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What is super sub in ODI? According to super-sub rules, competing teams have to name 12 players, including one designated as the super-sub, before the toss. The super-sub can be brought in for batting or bowling any time during a match. But once the super-sub has batted or bowled, he cannot be replaced by anyone else and has to play the rest of the match. The super-sub rule will not be implemented in the 2006...

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What causes a person to sleepwalk? The cause of sleep walking in children is usually unknown but may be related to fatigue, prior sleep loss, or anxiety. Although the exact cause of sleepwalking is unknown, sleep experts believe sleep walking in adults can be associated with of triggered by mental disorders, stress, fever, reactions to drugs and alcohol, or medical conditions such as partial complex seizures and hormonal...

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What are some of the side effects of taking Lexapro? While LEXAPRO is well tolerated by most people, it is important to keep in mind that medicines can affect each person differently. Some may experience no or very minor side effects, while others may find the drug more difficult to tolerate. Most of the side effects experienced by patients taking LEXAPRO are mild to moderate and go away with continued treatment, and usually do not cause patients...

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What is a "Charlie Horse" (leg cramp) and how do we get rid of them? A charlie horse is pain caused by cramped muscles. Anyone who demands too much from his muscles or who makes them perform unaccustomed tasks is sure to feel the painful consequences later on. The time lag varies from a few hours to a day or two. Overworked muscles are sore, sensitive to the touch, and exhausted. The affected muscle groups are prone to cramps during this period. The pains...

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What is CRR? CRR or Cash Reserve Ratio is, simply put, the portion (expressed as a percent) of depositors' balances banks must have on hand as cash. This is a requirement determined by the country's central bank, which in the U.S. is the Federal Reserve.

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What is a nickel defense? The nickel defense adds an extra defensive back, known as the "nickel back" (NB), in order to defend against a pass. This defense is any formation where a 5th defensive back replaces a linebacker on the field, so the defense has 5 defensive backs, and has either 4 down linemen and 2 linebackers or 3 down linemen and 3 linebackers. Nickle backs are usually free safeties or strong...

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What is Barnard's star and what makes it special? Barnard's star is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus which is notable for having the largest proper motion (10.3" per year) of any star relative to the Sun. This large proper motion was discovered by the astronomer E. E. Barnard in 1916. Lying at a distance of about 1.8 pc or 5.96 ly, Barnard's star is the fifth closest known star to Earth. Only the Sun and the three...

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What is the meaning and origin of the phrase"when pigs fly"? When pigs fly is an informal way to joke that someone will never do something or something will never happen. Example: "Do you think you will ever work at that company again?" Reply: "When pigs fly!" You have to go back a long way to find the original of this idea. It seems to have been a traditional Scottish proverb, which was first written down in 1586 in an edition of...

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What was Ernesto "che" Guevara's ethnicity? Guevara was born in Rosario, Argentina, the eldest of five children in a family of mixed Spanish and Irish descent.

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How did the name penguin come about? Penguin is thought by some to derive from the Welsh words pen (head) and gwyn (white), applied to the Great Auk, which had a conspicuous white patch between the bill and the eye (although its head was black), or from an island off Newfoundland known as "White Head" due to a large white rock. According to another theory, the original name was pen-wing, with reference to the rudimentary...

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What is a NASCAR scorer? NASCAR uses four methods of scoring: transponders, electronic button, manual scoring and scoring tape. Transponders are small boxes, smaller than the size of a deck of cards, located under the car near the rear bumper that transmit a signal to the scoring stand every time the car crosses a strategically placed line embedded in the race track. The second method is an electronic...

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If you cut off the tail end of a worm, will it grow back? Depends on the type of worm and where you cut it. The common earthworm is a relatively simple organism. It lives a simple life crawling through the ground eating rotting organic matter. It has relatively simple digestive, circulatory, and nervous system. One of the most obvious characteristics about the earthworm is that its body is segmented. Often we refer to the location of internal...

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When was Pluto discovered, and by whom? Pluto was discovered by the astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona on February 18, 1930 when he was comparing photographic plates taken on January 23rd and 29th. After the observatory obtained confirming photographs, the news of the discovery was telegraphed to the Harvard College Observatory on March 13, 1930. The planet was later found on photographs dating back to...

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What are the "Jovian planets"? The term "Jovian planet" refers to one of 4 gas giants within Earth's solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The term is in reference to the Roman god Jove, also known as "Jupiter". The term was intended to indicate that the Jovian planets were all similar to Jupiter, but it has become less popular after notable differences were found between these planets;...

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How many Concordes were built? Only 20 Concordes were built, six for development and 14 for commercial service. These were: -two prototypes -two pre-production aircraft -16 production aircraft The first two of these did not enter commercial service. Of the 14 which flew commercially, 12 were still in service in April 2003. All but two of these aircraft - a remarkably high percentage for any commercial fleet - are...

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Who shot Andy Warhol and what was the motivation behind it? On June 3, 1968, Valerie Solanas, author of the "shock-feminism" classic SCUM Manifesto and a regular of the Factory (Warhol's studio), entered the studio and fired three shots at Warhol, nearly killing him. Although the first two rounds missed, the third passed through Warhol's left lung, spleen, stomach, liver, esophagus, and right lung. Solanas then turned the gun on a...

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Why does snow make a crunchy sound when you step on it? Snow is made of ice crystals. Ice crystals have six points. One snowflake can consist of multiple crystals. There are gaps between the points of a crystal that are empty, except for air. When snow falls to the ground, air is trapped inside of that layer of snow. You have probably noticed that when snow is stepped on, it gets compressed. The air gets pushed out of the snow. The sound you hear...

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Is it true that there is one inch of water in every ten inches of snow that falls? The water content of snow is more variable than most people realize. While many snows that fall at temperatures close to 32oF and snows accompanied by strong winds do contain approximately one inch of water per ten inches of snowfall, the ratio is not generally accurate. Ten inches of fresh snow can contain as little as 0.10 inches of water up to 4 inches depending on crystal structure, wind...

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Does France have a nickname? How did it get that nickname? The nickname fro France is Marianne, or rather, the nickname given to the feminine allegory of the Republic. Some people believed it came from the name of the Jesuit Mariana, the 16th century theoretician. Others thought it was the image of the wife of the politician Jean Reubell, basing their belief on an old date. For a full history of the origins and current status and meaning of...

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What compounds does selenium form a part of usually? Selenium occurs as selenide in many sulfide ores, such as those of copper, silver, or lead. It is obtained as a byproduct of the processing of these ores, from the anode mud of copper refineries and the mud from the lead chambers of sulfuric acid plants. These muds can be processed by a number of means to obtain free selenium.

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How many nuclear weapons does the United States currently have? Although the United States has produced something like 70,000 nuclear weapons of 71 major types since their invention, there are now roughly 9600 nuclear weapons of 10 major types (as determined by the official designation system) in the U.S. arsenal. The official name of this arsenal is the "Enduring Stockpile" and it is divided into three categories of warhead readiness. The...

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What does ESPN stand for? ESPN is an abbreviation of Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. The network is dedicated to sports 24 hours a day. It was founded by Scott Rasmussen and his father Bill Rasmussen, and launched on September 7, 1979. ESPN broadcasts primarily out of its studios in Bristol, Connecticut and is available in over 77 million homes in the United States. The name of the company was shortened...

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Why were the Viet Cong known as "Charlie"? "Charlie" originates from the abbreviation VC for "Vietcong." In the NATO phonetic alphabet, used in radio transmissions, the words for V and C are "Victor" and "Charlie". Victor Charlie for the Vietcong was soon shortened to Charlie. This use of Charlie was first recorded among soldiers in 1965. Charlie could mean either 'a member of the...

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What is an action? The working mechanism of a firearm. Various types exist, including single-shots, multi-barrels, revolvers, slide- or pump- actions, lever-actions, bolt-actions, semi-automatics and automatics. The action is the moving parts of a firearm that allow loading, firing, unloading and the ejection of the spent case.

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What is a trigger weight? The force which must be applied to the trigger to fire; measured by hanging a weight on the trigger. It is typically around 4 pounds (2 kg) if the arm is cocked. About 12-18 pounds (5-8 kg) must be applied to cock a double-action pistol.

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What is a caliber? The diameter of the bore of a gun; but for artillery and naval guns, the length of the barrel in numbers of diameters. For instance, a 5 inch 38 caliber gun would have a barrel 190 inches long.

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What is a chain gun? Essentially the same as a Machine Gun, a Chain Gun is also a breech-loading gun. Unlike Machine Guns, Chain Guns are always belt-fed. Chain Guns use slightly more powerful rounds and are used primarily to target armored vehicles. Chain Guns are self-loading and do not require an external loader. Chain-Guns are capable of Spreadfire.

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Is it true that some people died from taking Viagra? From the marketing of sildenafil citrate (Viagra) in late March through July 1998, during which more than 3.6 million outpatient prescriptions were dispensed, the FDA received reports of 123 patients who died after having been prescribed this drug. Twelve deaths concerned foreign patients and 30 concerned patients with unverifiable information (from hearsay, rumor, the media, or unidentifiable...

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What are quick ratios? A quick ratio is a ratio that measures a company's ability to meet its current liabilities with its liquid assets. When using a quick ratio, it's a good rule of thumb that a healthy company should have at least a ratio of 1.0. To calculate this, divide the liquid assets (cash, accounts receivable, and marketable securities) by the company's current liabilities.

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What are Karnaugh maps? The Karnaugh map provides a simple and straight-forward graphic method of minimising boolean expressions. It groups together expressions with common factors, thus eliminating unwanted variables. With the Karnaugh map, Boolean expressions having up to four and even six variables can be simplified. The Karnaugh map is a rectangular map of the value of the expression for all possible input...

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Who is the owner of the Eiffel Tower in Paris? The Tower belongs to the city of Paris, which contracted the operations to a limited company, the Société Nouvelle d'exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SNTE).

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How often is the Eiffel Tower repainted? It used to be completely repainted every 7 year, but since 2003 it will be every 5 years for the first floor up to the top and every 10 years for the entire Tower.

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Who was Jumbo, the elephant who immortalized his name as a word for large? Jumbo (1861 - September 15, 1885) was arguably the most famous elephant ever, and is the root of the adjective 'jumbo' (e.g. the jumbo jet). Jumbo was an African elephant, born in 1861 in the French Sudan from where he was imported to France and kept in the old Zoo Jardin des Plantes close to the South railway station Gare de Sud in Paris . In 1865 he was transferred to the London...

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How many official languages does South Africa have? South Africa has 11 official languages, second only to India in number. They are Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, and Venda. As a result, there are many official names for the country. South Africa also recognises eight non-official languages: Fanagalo, Lobedu, Northern Ndebele, Phuthi, South African Sign Language, Khoe, Nama and...

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What is the purpose of the Adam's Apple? Why don't women have them? Women do have an Adam's apple, but it's much less prominent. The human larynx rests in a frame of cartilage bound by ligaments and muscle. At the front is the thyroid cartilage creating the lump at the front of the neck known as the laryngeal prominence, known commonly as the Adam's apple. Properly called the prominentia laryngea, is the central ridge where two plates of...

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What is an ISO standard? What ISO standards are there? The International Organization for Standardization (ISO or Iso) is an international standard-setting body made up of representatives from national standards bodies. Founded in 1947 February 23, the organization produces world-wide industrial and commercial standards. While the ISO defines itself as a non-governmental organization, its ability to set standards which often become law through...

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What are the requirements for a pitcher in MLB to win a Cy Young award? The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the most outstanding pitchers in the Major Leagues. The award was first introduced in 1956 by Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Denton "Cyclone" Young who passed away in 1955. The award was originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues. In 1967, the practice began of honoring one pitcher in each...

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Why are basketballs orange? Until the late 1950’s basketballs were dark brown. In 1957, the rules stated that the ball should be of natural tan color unless both teams agreed to the use of a yellow ball. Butler-coach Paul “Tony” Hinkle originated the orange colored basketballs now used by the NCAA: he wanted a ball that could be better seen by players and fans. He worked with The Spaulding Company to come up with a new...

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Who is Karl Lagerfeld? Karl (Otto) Lagerfeld (born September 10, 1938 (according to some sources 1933) in Hamburg, Germany) is widely recognized as one of the most influential fashion designers of the late twentieth century. He made his name as an independent creator who collaborated with a variety of different fashion labels, including Chloe, Fendi and Chanel. In the early 1980s he set up his own label, called...

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How are dinosaurs named? Dinosaurs generally are named after a characteristic body feature, after the place where they were found, or after a person involved in the discovery. Usually the name consists of two Greek or Latin words (or combinations); in order, these are the genus (plural, genera) and the species name. For example, the Greek and Latin combination (binomen) Tyrannosaurus rex means "king of the tyrant...

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What is the name of the triangular symbol used to indicate indicate radioactive material or radiation? It is simply called the trefoil symbol. The Unicode encoding of this symbol is U+2622. The name derives from the Latin "trifolium", meaning three-leaved plant, which is why rrefoil is also a common name for some kinds of clover, which have three-foiled leaves.

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What is "Point Nemo"? The Pacific Pole of Inaccessibility, also called Point Nemo (47°30' S, 120° W) is the place in the ocean that is farthest from land. It lies in the South Pacific Ocean, 2688 km (1670 mi or 1451 NM) from the nearest lands: Ducie Island (part of the Pitcairn Islands) in the north, Motu Nui (part of the Easter Islands) in the north-east, and Maher Island (off the coast of Marie Byrd Land,...

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What is the Rongorongo script? Rongo rongo is the hieroglyphic script found on Easter Island. It has remained a mystery since its discovery: it has not been deciphered despite attempts by many linguists, and claims of success by some of them which invariably resulted in ridicule by peer scientists. Just 21 wooden tablets remain bearing the script. Rongo-rongo may mean peace-peace, and the texts may record peace treaties,...

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What is "taphonomy"? Taphonomy is the study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die. The term taphonomy, (from the Greek taphos meaning burial, and nomos meaning law), was introduced to palaeontology in 1940 by a Russian scientist, Ivan Efremov. Taphonomists study such phenomena as biostratinomy, decomposition, diagenesis, and epibiont encrustation.

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How are crop circles created? If you don't believe in flying saucers, it's safe to say they are made with planks, rope, hats, tape and wires. I suggest you take a look on http://www.circlemakers.org/guide.html , this site has a very long manual on how to make circles and other shapes, which tools to use and what techniques to use. It also features some great examples and funny hoax stories. Enjoy!

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What makes a gas "inert"? In chemistry, the term inert is used to describe something that is not chemically active. The noble gases were described as being inert because they did not react with the other elements or themselves. Now scientists know that the reason that inert gases are completely inert to basic chemical reactions (such as combustion), for example, is because their outer valence shell is completely filled...

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What are the "noble" gasses? The noble gases are a chemical series. They are the elements in group 18 (old-style Group 0) of the periodic table; specifically helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon.

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Where do they get the helium to fill balloons? Pressurized helium is commercially available, extracted from natural gas. Lots of companies sell it. Helium is the second most abundant element in the known universe after hydrogen and constitutes nearly a quarter of the mass of the universe. However, in the Earth's atmosphere, the concentration of helium by volume is only 1 part in 200,000, largely because most helium in the...

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What is the difference between a leopard and a jaguar? You might wanna add the cheetah to that as well. Apart from habits, these are the main differences in appearance: Leopard Lives in Africa & Asia Spots are broken circles No dot in circle Black marking on the backs of ears Jaguar Lives in Central/South America Spots are circles Dot in center of circle Belly is white Cheetah Lives in Africa & Arabian...

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How long will my plasma TV last? Depending on how you use it, between 13 and 20 years. The lifespan of plasma TVs is measured relative to the half-life of its phosphor gases. Half-life is the point at which plasma manufacturers posit that the picture brilliance has diminished enough to make a very noticeable difference in picture quality (and possibly merit replacement). Half-life, then, is the true halfway point in the...

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Where is Planet X? Planet X (or Transpluto) is a hypothetical planet beyond Pluto. Its existence was argued for on the basis of apparent discrepancies in the orbit of Neptune. A common name for this hypothetical planet is Persephone. Pluto was originally thought to be Planet X, but Pluto's mass was not sufficient to explain Neptune's orbit, so the search continued. However these apparent...

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What is the nature of Scion's affiliation with Toyota? Scion is a United States-only division of Toyota Motor Corporation founded in 2003. It is also a brand of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Toyota Motor North America, Inc. is the holding company for all Toyota companies in North America. Scion currently has three models: the xA and xB (both rebadged Japanese market cars, named ist and bB, respectively) and the tC (a new design based on the...

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From which "wild" fish is the goldfish a domesticated version? A smallish member of the carp family, the goldfish is a domesticated version of a dark-gray carp native to East Asia, first domesticated in China and introduced to Europe in the late 17th century.

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Do goldfish really have a 3 second memory span or is this just a myth? It is often said that goldfish have a memory of only a few seconds, but this is not entirely true. Goldfish have what could be called a selective memory, that is to say they have some kind of concience of what has happened on previous occasions, but are not sure what it was. They can be trained to do simple tasks such as eat from a certain ring inside their bowl, This is because they...

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When do infants usually start teething? Teething is the process of teeth breaking through the gums. The first teeth often appear around 6 months of age, but there is a wide range of normal for this process. Some babies start teething as early as 3 or 4 months, others do not start until 12 months. Between 6 and 10 months is usually considered "normal". The signs and symptoms of teething vary from one child to the next but...

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What is the best way to store bananas? It depends on the state you bought them in and the way you like them. In your grocery store you may find bananas that are green-tipped, full yellow, or yellow with brown spots. All of these bananas are ready to eat. Bananas with a yellower skin color have a sweeter flavor. Bananas are fully ripened when brown spots appear on the peel. These bananas have a softer texture and are very sweet. ...

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How did the sperm whale get its name? The Sperm Whale was named after the milky-white semiliquid waxy substance "spermaceti" found in its head and originally mistaken for sperm. The name derives from the late Latin sperma ceti (sperma is actually a loan word from Greek) meaning 'sperm of the whale' (strictly, 'sperm of the sea monster'). The common name for the species is actually an apocopation of...

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In chess, what is the notation for kingside and queenside castling? The notation for castling is O-O on the kingside and O-O-O on the queenside, in both the descriptive and the algebraic systems.

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Who replaced Bill Wyman in the Rolling Stones? After his departure in 1991, Wyman was replaced by respected session musician and Miles Davis sideman Darryl Jones. He joined the recordings of record Voodoo Lounge (1994) and Bridges to Babylon (1997) and toured with the Stones in support of both records.

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What exactly is colloidal silver? Colloidal Silver is nothing more than a small amount of silver molecules suspended in water. A "colloid" consists of ultramicroscopic particles within the range of 0.004 to 0.015 microns in diameter. These particles stay suspended because they have a tiny charge placed on them produced by the electrocolloidal process. The particles are so small that the force of an electrical charge...

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What is the "Circle of Willis"? The circle of Willis (Latin: circulus arteriosus cerebri) is a circle of blood arteries supplying the brain. It is formed by both the internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery. It was named after Thomas Willis, a London doctor in the 17th century. After the internal carotid arteries enter the skull from each side, they will each trifurcate into the anterior cerebral artery, middle...

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How much does a brain weigh? The adult human brain usually weighs between 1 and 1.5 kg (three pounds) in an average volume of 1,600 cm³.

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Is a male brain bigger than a female brain? Yes. The male brain has approximately 4% more brain cells and 100 more grams of brain tissue than the female brain. I won't go into how males and females use their brains though... ;-)

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What is the origin and meaning of the word hypocrite? The word derives from the late Latin hypocrisis and Greek hupokrisis both meaning play-acting or pretence. Today, hpocrisy is the act of pretending to have beliefs, virtues and feelings that one does not truly possess.

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What are the requirements one must meet in order to become President of the USA? Section One of Article II of the U.S. Constitution establishes the requirements one must meet in order to become President. The president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States (or a citizen of the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.

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Why isn't PERL called "PEARL"? Perl was originally named "Pearl", after "the pearl of great price" of Matthew 13:46. Creator Larry Wall wanted to give the language a short name with positive connotations, and claims he looked at (and rejected) every three- and four-letter word in the dictionary. He even thought of naming it after his wife Gloria. Before the language's official release, Wall...

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What is an Alberta Clipper? An Alberta clipper is a type of fast moving storm which occurs over the northern Great Plains and upper Midwest in the United States. They usually beset the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Most clippers occur in winter. Alberta clippers take their name from the Canadian province of Alberta. This is where they appear to...

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What is a Derecho? A Derecho is a widespread and long-lived windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms. Derechos are usually not associated with a cold front, but a stationary front. They occur mostly in July, but can occur at anytime during the spring and summer season. Winds in a derecho can be enhanced by downburst clusters embedded inside the storm. Winds can exceed 100 mph...

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What is the Karman Line? The Karman Line is an internationally designated altitude commonly used to define outer space. According to definitions by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the Karman or Kármán line lies at a height of 100 km (about 62 miles) above Earth's surface (ie. in technical terms 100 km above mean sea level). Around this altitude the Earth's atmosphere becomes negligible...

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What is seersucker? Seersucker is a light thin fabric, generally cotton or rayon, with a crinkled or puckered surface and a usually striped pattern. Originally, in the eighteenth century, seersucker was striped Indian cotton, the stripes being the identifying feature. You can tell that from the original name, the Persian shir o shakar, literally “milk and sugar”, in reference to what we would now call its candy...

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What exactly is braising? Braising is a cooking method usually used for tougher cuts of meat, such as pot roasts, rumps, shanks and ribs, and sometimes for vegetables. The food cooks in liquid, similar to stewing, in order to add flavor and to moisten and tenderize the meat. This technique is also known as pot-roasting. Braising/pot-roasting is a much more effective means for breaking down the tough fibers than any...

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What's the difference between a tailback, halfback and fullback? halfback - the halfbacks may function as running backs, blocking backs or short-yardage receivers. In some formations, running back positions may have specialized names. In a traditional formation, there are two halfbacks. Modern formations typically have only one, and some formations have none. However, the term has all but disappeared from the modern American football vocabulary, replaced by...

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What happened to Albert Einstein's brain after he died? Although Einstein's body was cremated, his brain was saved. Einstein died at 1:15 am on April 18, 1955 at Princeton Hospital in New Jersey. Later that morning, Princeton Hospital pathologist Dr. Thomas Harvey performed an autopsy on Einstein and removed Einstein's brain. Harvey cut the brain into 240 pieces. He was very protective of the brain and kept it jars at his house. In the...

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Are there any true wild horse species left? One can distinguish between wild animals, whose ancestors have never undergone domestication, and feral animals, who had domesticated ancestors but who now live in the wild. Several populations of feral horses exist, including those in the West of the United States (often called "mustangs") and in parts of Australia (called brumbies) and in New Zealand called "Kaimanawa...

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What is the largest basilica in the world? St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Rome. It covers an area of 23,000 m² and has a capacity of over 60,000. Construction on St. Peter's was begun in 1506 and finished in 1626. The dome was designed by Michelangelo, who became chief architect in 1546. However, the Guinness Book of Records currently lists Notre-Dame de la Paix in Yamoussoukro (the administrative capital of Côte...

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What did Alan Reed, the voice of Fred Flintstone, die from? Reed's health began to fail in the early 70's. He died in Los Angeles on 14 June 1977, following a long illness.

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What are the technical stats for the Super NES? Processor 16-bit 65c816 Processor Speed 3.58, 2.68, and 1.79 Mhz RAM Memory 128 Kbytes Video RAM 64 Kbytes Resolution 512 X 448 pixels Colors 32768 Colors On Screen 256 Max Sprites 128 Maximum Sprites per line: 32 Maximum Sprite size: 64x64 Minimum Sprite size: 8x8 Sound Chip 8-bit Sony SPC-700 Sound Channels 8 Controller Response Time 16ms

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How old was Priscilla when she married Elvis Presley? She was born on 24 May 1945 in Brooklyn and married Elvis on 1 May 1967 in Las Vegas, so she was 21.

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Which is the longest of the four Gospels? The Gospel of Luke. Luke's narrative is built on the platform of historical reliability. His emphasis on chronological and historical accuracy make it the most comprehensive of the four gospels, and the longest and most literary.

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Who is the saint that tamed a wild wolf? St. Francis of Assisi. He was deeply committed to the well-being of the environment and of all of creation in as grass roots a fashion as has ever been seen. He lived with animals. He rejoiced amongst nature. He preached to the birds to remind them to praise their Creator for the blessings they had. He tamed a wild wolf and made it one of his many pets. Yet, he understood the plight of nature...

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What is an apostolic bull? The word "bull" refers not to an animal, but to the seal that is placed on the most important of papal letters. The Holy See retains the ancient custom of securing important letters with a seal. Many times, a seal is made of wax, which is poured over the closed letter and imprinted with the insignia of the sender. In the case of an important letter issued by the Holy See, the letter...

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How many days after Easter does Pentecost occur? The name says it all: Pentecost means "the 50th day" in ancient Greek. It is a holiday of Christianity, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, fifty days after the resurrection of Jesus at Easter, and ten days after the Ascension. It is also known in English as Whitsun (Whitsunday), because of the white robes worn by those who were to be newly baptized on...

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What do the letters on the top of the crucifix mean? I assume you mean the letters "INRI". In the Gospel of John (19:19–20) the inscription is explained: "Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, 'Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.' Many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in...

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How tall is Paris Hilton? According to http://www.allmovieportal.com, she is 5' 8" (1.73 meters). I presume that's without wearing high heels.

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What is the traditional gift given to a couple for their 15th wedding anniversary? According to the Chicago Public Library's Information Center list on http://www.chipublib.org/008subject/005genref/giswedding.html , it is chrystal.

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Who is the Stig on the BBC show Top Gear? The original Stig (in a black suit) was Perry McCarthy, who has raced in Formula One and competed in the legendary Le Mans 24 hours. He did the first 22 programmes. After that, he decided it was time to move on as he had a race programme to contend with as well. According to The Top Gear TV show, "while filming for the third series of the show, something went horribly wrong, and the...

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Do black colored roses really exist? No true black roses exist. Roses sold as black ones are really a dark maroon. So far, the only "black" rose has been the product of chemical manipulation (dyes), but these roses tend to get their petals badly scorched by the sun. Manipulation of the genes for color is being attempted, but so far without any success.

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What is a shuttle roller coaster? A shuttle roller coaster is any roller coaster which ultimately does not make a complete circuit, but rather reverses at some point throughout its course and transverses the track it initally went through backwards.

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What does the Chinese character, tattooed on the back of Angelina's left shoulder mean? It's the Chinese character for "death"

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How many universities are there in India? An awfull lot: over a hundred. If you are looking for one in particular, I suggest you visit http://www.findaschool.org/index.php?Country=India .

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What is the highest place on earth with a railroad station? At 8,000 ft, Ghoom in Darjeeling, India, is the highest commercial railroad station in the world.

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How did the last Ethiopian emperor, Haile Selassie, die? Selassie was placed under arrest on September 12, 1974 after a military coup. A year later, on August 28, 1975, the state media reported that the deposed emperor died in prison on August 27, 1975, following complications from a prostate operation. His doctors denied that any complications had occurred and rejected the government version of his death. It is widely believed by historians that he...

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Is there a way I can do my own belly button piercing at home? A friend of mine did it like this: "The way I pierced mine was using a safety pin. Then i left it in for about 2 weeks until the skin stretched, then replaced the pin with a ring. At first you should use a 12 g or smaller. There is no way for it not to get infected. It always will, but if you put peroxide on it at least a couple times a day it will slowly become uninfected." So,...

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If blind people do have dreams, do they know what they are seeing? Kinda overlaps the question in http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/11187 , but I'll repeat my answer: Answer from somebody I know who has been blind since she was fairly young: " Yes, blind people do dream. What they see in their dreams depends on how much they could ever see. If someone has been totally blind since birth, they only have auditory dreams. If someone such as I, has...

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What takes place in human decomposition from hour to hour after death? The physiological consequences of death include: -algor mortis the reduction (algor = "cool") in body temperature following death. This is generally a steady decline until matching ambient temperature, although external factors can have a significant influence.is the reduction in body temperature following death. This is generally a steady decline until matching ambient...

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What are the categories for the Nobel Prizes? Prizes have been awarded annually since 1901 for achievements in: Physics (decided by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) Chemistry (decided by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) Physiology or Medicine (decided by the Karolinska Institute) Literature (decided by the Swedish Academy) Peace (decided by a committee appointed by the Norwegian Storting) Economics (decided by the...

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What is neurolinguistics? Neurolinguistics is the science concerned with the human brain mechanisms underlying the comprehension, production, and abstract knowledge of language, be it spoken, signed, or written. By its nature an interdisciplinary endeavor, this field straddles the borders between linguistics, neurobiology, and computer science, among others. Researchers are drawn to it from a variety of backgrounds,...

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In linguistics, what is an "eggcorn"? Eggcorn is a linguistics term that refers to a language error in which a person fallaciously replaces a word or phrase with a word or words that sound identical, at least in the dialect the person uses. example: "Inner g" instead of "energy" etc.

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How much percent of the world's oil reserves is estimated to be in Kuwait? Kuwait has proved crude oil reserves of 94 billion barrels (15 km³) - 10% of world reserves.

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In Kuwait, what are the Bidoon people? Bidoon (meaning "without") is a term used in Kuwait to refer to residents of the country who do not hold citizenship. Bidoon may be refugees who have illegally entered a Kuwait to avoid poverty or war, or those who have settled there since 1920 but who have not been recognised by the state. Before 1990, the majority of bidoon were Bedouin settlers from the northern Arabian...

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What was the original name of Dream Theater? Dream Theater's early mid 1980s line-up consisted of Berklee College of Music colleagues John Petrucci (Guitars), John Myung (Bass), and Mike Portnoy (Drums), along with Charlie Dominici (Vocals) and Kevin Moore (Keyboards). They performed under the name Majesty.

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Why doesn't Dream Theater lead singer James LaBrie use his real first name, Kevin? Kevin LaBrie joined the band as the replacement of the first singer Charlie Dominici. He chose to be known by his middle name James upon joining the band to avoid confusion, because one of the other initial band members was called Kevin as well: keyboard player Kevin Moore. Moore was later replaced by Derek Sherinian and Jordan Rudess, but LaBrie held on to "James".

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Why are there no political parties in Saudi Arabia? Because they are forbidden. The Basic Law, adopted in 1992, declared that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by the sons and grandsons of King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, and that the Holy Koran is the constitution of the country, which is governed on the basis of Islamic law (Shari'a). Because the formation of political parties is forbidden, no national elections take place. The king's...

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What is the stance on homosexuality in Saudi Arabia? Homosexual activity is considered to be a criminal offense and those convicted may be sentenced to lashing and/or a prison sentence, or death.

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What's the punishment for drug traffickers in Saudi Arabia? Penalties for the import, manufacture, possession, and consumption of alcohol or illegal drugs are severe. Convicted offenders can expect jail sentences, fines, public flogging, and/or deportation. The penalty for drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia is death. Saudi officials make no exceptions. Customs inspections at ports of entry are thorough. The U.S. Embassy and Consulates General have no...

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Who is Garfield named after? The character is named after creator Jim Davis's grandfather, James Garfield Davis (who was probably named after former U.S. President James Garfield).

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Who was the original owner of Odie? Odie's original owner was Lyman, a friend and roommate to Jon Arbuckle. However, Lyman disappeared in 1983 and Odie became a pet to Jon.

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What is a spider? A high rest that allows a player to cue over an intervening ball. It takes it's name from the long 'legs' that give it it's extra height.

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What is a side? Side-spin effect, applied to the cue-ball by striking left or right of centre. It has little effect until the cue-ball strikes a cushion at an angle, when the cue-ball will either speed up (Running Side), or slow down (Check Side) as it leaves the cushion.

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What is a shot to nothing? A stroke in which the player attempts to pot an object-ball and leave the cue-ball in the baulk area of the table. If he misses the pot no easy scoring shot will be left, but if he does pot the red the cue-ball may finish favourably for one of the three baulk colours.

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What is a nap? The very fine, hair-like surface of the cloth that runs from the bottom (baulk) of the table to the top. Like velvet it feels smooth when brushed one way but rough in the other, and causes a ball to run more truly 'with' the nap than against it, especially the cue-ball if it's played with side.

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What is a kick? An unnatural contact between the cue-ball and object-ball. Commonly believed to be caused by a speck of dust or chalk on either ball at the point of contact.

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What is a jaw? Refers to the part of the cushion that curves in to form the pocket opening.

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What is a fluke? Any shot that ends well for the player even though the outcome was completely unintentional. As a rule, hard-hitting players get more flukes than those playing with more control.

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What is a double? A stroke in which either the cue-ball or the object-ball contacts one or more cushions before completing the shot.

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What is a clearance? A series of consecutive scoring strokes in which all remaining balls on the table are pocketed.

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What is a cannon? A stroke in which the cue-ball is made to contact more than one object-ball. A cannon has no scoring value in Snooker, but is commonly used to gain or improve position.

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What is does it mean to be "angled?" The striker is said to be "angled" when the cue-ball lies so close to, or touching, the jaw of a pocket, that the cushion prevents a direct shot being played at the ball "on".

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What is snookered? The condition of incoming player's cue ball position when he cannot shoot in a straight line and contact all portions of an on ball directly facing the cue ball (because of balls not "on" that block the path).

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What is a pot? The pocketing of an object ball.

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What is a miss? The call the referee makes in snooker if it is judged the player has not endeavored to the best of his ability to hit the ball on.

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What is a free ball? After a foul, if the cue ball is snookered, the referee shall state "Free Ball". If the non- offending player takes the next stroke he may nominate any ball as on, and for this stroke, such ball shall be regarded as, and acquire the value of, the ball on.

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What is a frame? The equivalent of one game in snooker.

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What is a plant? A position of two or more red balls that allows a ball to be driven into a pocket with a combination shot: the white cueball hits a red, which hits another red that is pocketed.

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What is a break? Total consecutive points scored by a player in one inning/turn.

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What is a baulk line? A straight line drawn 29" from the face of the bottom cushion and parallel to it.

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What is a baulk? The intervening space between the bottom cushion and the Baulk-line.

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Linkin Park considered several names before deciding on Linkin Park, what were the other names they considered? The band called itself Hybrid Theory after the addition of singer Chester Bennington (the idea being that they were a hybrid of rock and rap), however, due to a trademark issue with a band called Hybrid, they were forced to change their name. Some discarded ideas (serious or not) were Clear (the band's favorite), Probing Lagers (which they thought was the lamest), Ten PM Stocker (because...

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What is Donald Trump's ethnic background? Trump was born in New York as the fourth of five children of Frederick C. and Mary MacLeod Trump. His grandfather came from Germany. His mother, who has family in Lewis on the Scottish Western Isles, probably named him "Donald", which in Gaelic means "proud" or "world ruler".

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What is the current line up of Dream Theater? James LaBrie - Vocals and Percussion (During Live Performances) John Petrucci - Guitars and Vocals Mike Portnoy - Drums, Percussion, and Vocals. John Myung - Bass guitar and Chapman Stick Jordan Rudess - Keyboards

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Who were the members of "Temple of the Dog"? Temple of the Dog featured members of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. The band was was started by Chris Cornell as a tribute after the death of his former roommate, Mother Love Bone singer Andrew Wood. The members: Jeff Ament - Bass Matt Cameron - Drums Chris Cornell - Banjo, Harmonica, Vocals Stone Gossard - Guitar Mike McCready - Guitar Rick Parashar - Organ, Piano, Producer Eddie...

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What are the emirates of the United Arab Emirates? Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain.

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What are the countries of the "Maghreb"? Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunesia, and to a lesser extent Mauretania. It is the region of the continent of Africa north of the Sahara desert and west of the Nile, its mixed Arab-Berber inhabitants were traditionally called Moors by the Europeans.

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Which countries are generally included in the "Middle East"? The term Middle East defines a general area, so does not have precise borders. It is generally taken to include: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen and the Palestinian Territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The countries of the Maghreb (Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia) are...

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What are the three official calendar systems, used in Iran? The solar Islamic calendar as the main date, the lunar Islamic calendar for religious events, and the Gregorian calendar for international events.

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Who are the members of the Traveling Wilburys? George Harrison aka Nelson/Spike Tom Petty aka Charlie T. Jnr./Muddy Roy Orbison aka Lefty Bob Dylan aka Lucky/Boo Jeff Lynne aka Otis/Clayton The 'Sideburys', as they are often referred to are Jim Keltner (Drums), Jim Horn (Sax), Ray Cooper (Percussion) and Ian Wallace (Tom-toms on Handle With Care). With Roy and George now passed away the band has drastically diminished,...

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Where was the Titanic built? The Titanic was built in the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland and the hull was launched on May 31, 1911. She was the second ship of the Olympic-class liners of the White Star Line Company built in that shipyard.

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How deep is the wreck of the Titanic? 3,800 meters

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Who first discovered the wreck of the Titanic? The wreck was located on September 1, 1985 by a joint American-French expedition led by Jean-Louis Michel and Dr. Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. It was found at a depth of 3,800 meters, at 41°43'55"N 49°56'45"W, near Newfoundland. The ship was found to have broken in two large pieces, which lie on the bottom of the ocean a few hundred meters...

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How many people were killed during the Titanic disaster, and how many survived? Only 705 people from a total of 2,228 survived. 1,523 perished.

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When did the Titanic sink? On April 15, 1912. It hit the iceberg on April 14 though, while sailing south of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. The last lifeboat left the ship at 02:05 on April 15th. At 02:18, the ship began to split in two and the completely flooded bow started to fall away into the depths. The stern began its death plunge at 02:20. The ship began her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New...

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What determines the sex of baby turtles? For many turtle species, the temperature in the nest determines the sex of the hatchlings: warmer areas result in females, cooler areas result in males.

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How does a turtle's shell grow? Turtles are "born" with a shell. In the first days after hatching the shell can be softer, because their bones are not calcified all the way yet. Once fully grown, turtles and tortoises have hard, protective shells that are made up of 59 to 61 bones covered by plates called scutes. The scutes are made of keratin, the primary substance in hair, nails and hooves of other animals, but...

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What are the official languages of Papua New Guinea? Over 700 indigenous Papuan languages are spoken in the country, but there are three official languages. English is one of them, but most people speak the creole language Tok Pisin. In the southern region of Papua, the third official language, Motu, is spoken.

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What is "apophatic" theology? Apophatic or negative theology, also known as the Via Negativa (latin for the "Negative Way") and Apophatic theology, is a theology that attempts to describe God through negative attributes, through discussing what God is not. In this theology, one should not say that God exists in the usual sense of the term; nor can we safely say is that God is not nonexistent. We can only say that...

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How many islands does the Indonesian archipelago have? Indonesia has 18,108 islands, of which about 6,000 are inhabited. The largest populated islands are Java, where about half of the population lives, Sumatra, Borneo (shared with Malaysia and Brunei), New Guinea (shared with Papua New Guinea) and Sulawesi.

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Was Andy Serkis, the actor who 'played' Gollum, ever in any of the LOTR movies with his own face? Yes. In The Return of the King Serkis himself appears in a flashback scene as Sméagol before his degeneration into Gollum. This scene was originally earmarked for The Two Towers but held back because it was felt that audiences would relate better to the original Sméagol once they were more familiar with who he became. The decision to include this scene meant that Gollum's face had to be...

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How many Oscars did the Lord of the Rings series win? Seventeen Oscars (four for The Fellowship of the Ring, two for The Two Towers, and eleven for The Return of the King); these cover many of the awards categories (in fact, The Return of the King won all the awards for which it was nominated, including Best Picture), but oddly, for none of the acting categories. The Return of the King's Oscar sweep is widely seen as a proxy award for the...

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Why was Athena angered by Medusa, then changed her into a hideous monster? Medusa was changed into a Gorgon by Athena as punishment for desecrating her temple by sleeping with Poseidon there. When Athena came upon Medusa and Poseidon (also an arch-rival of Athena's since he vied for dominance over Athens, Athena offering the olive tree, Poseidon, the horse), she turned Medusa's beautiful hair into snakey tendrils and banished her to the far ends of the earth...

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How do I get Michelle to be my girlfriend? Michelle likes guys with some handles. You need about 20 - 40% muscle and 20 - 50% fat. Raising your sex appeal helps a lot as well: make sure you drive a fancy car before talking to her in the San Fierro Driving School (you need to get out of the car in back into it again before your sex appeal is raised).

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Where is Barbara's house? She doesn't have a house, but Barbara Schternvart can be found at the Sheriff's Parking Lot in El Quebrados from 16:00 to 06:00.

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How do you run a 3 or 4 man gang? I've gained enough respect, but what do I do now? Target one of your fellow gang members like you would if you wanted to shoot him. Press "up", and he will follow you and attack your enemies automatically.

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In gymnastics, what is virtuosity? The artistry, or the degree of rhythm and harmony, displayed while a movement is executed. In general, the more flowing and seamless a series of skills appears to be, the greater the virtuosity and the higher the score.

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What is a twist? Not to be confused with a salto, a twist occurs when the gymnast rotates around the body's longitudinal axis, defined by the spine.

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What is a tuck? A position in which the knees and hips are bent and drawn into the chest; the body is folded at the waist.

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What is a pike position? Body bent forward more than 90 degrees at the hips while the legs are kept straight.

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What is a kip? Movement from a position below the equipment to a position above, usually on the uneven bars, parallel bars or high bar.

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What is a flic-flac? Also known as a flip-flop or back handspring. Take off on one or two feet, jump backwards onto hands and land on feet. This element is used in a majority of tumbling passes on the floor exercise. It's also used a great deal on the balance beam.

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What is a deduction? Points taken off a gymnast's score for errors. Most deductions are pre-determined, such as a 0.5 deduction for a fall from an apparatus or a 0.1 deduction for stepping out of bounds on the floor exercise.

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What is a composition? The structure of a gymnastics routine. Each individual movement or skill is a building block; the arrangement of the moves in the exercise is called the composition of the routine.

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What is amplitude? The height or degree of execution of a movement. In general, the higher the salto or the more breathtaking the movement, the better the amplitude and the score.

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What is an aerial? A stunt in which the gymnast turns completely over in the air without touching the apparatus with his or her hands.

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In boxing, what are the Marquess of Queensberry rules? The Marquess of Queensberry rules are a code of popularly accepted rules in the sport of boxing. They were named so because John Sholto Douglas, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code. The boxing code was written by John Graham Chambers in 1865 and published in 1867 as "the Queensberry rules for the sport of boxing". This code of rules superseded the Revised...

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In boxing, what was "the Brawl for it All? The Brawl for it All was the name of the boxing fight between Michael Spinks and Dwight Muhammad Qawi, fouhgt on March 18, 1983. The fight had some historical significance, because it was to unify the world Light-Heavyweight title, a feat that wouldn't be achieved again until more than 15 years later. "The Brawl for it All" was a longly awaited match. Qawi had defeated...

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In boxing, what was "the Rumble in the Jungle"? The Rumble in The Jungle was a historic boxing event that took place on October 30, 1974, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, then known as Zaire. It pitted then world Heavyweight champion George Foreman against former world champion and that time challenger Muhammad Ali, who was looking to become the second fighter ever, after Floyd Patterson, to recover the world's Heavyweight...

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In boxing, what was "the Thrilla in Manila"? The Thrilla In Manila was a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, fought in the capital of The Philippines on October 1, 1975. Ali won. Produced by Don King and broadcast to many countries worldwide with HBO's antenna, The Thrilla in Manila had a tremendous media following. Some boxing fans call it the greatest fight ever. Ali and Frazier seemed to honestly dislike each...

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What's the origin of the term "Southpaw", the term for a left handed pitcher? Early ball fields were built so that home plate faced to the east. That way, the late afternoon sun wouldn't be in the batter's eyes, a dangerous situation when a baseball is thrown in your direction. The pitcher faced west, and if he was left handed, the ball would be thrown with his south side hand, his "south paw".

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A boxing area is square. So why is it called a ring? The term "ring" comes from the original practice of having a circle of spectators form a ring around the two contestants. Often a rope would be held by the crowd to designate the area the fighters would have to move around. There weren't even stools, since the fights were usually outdoors and in isolated areas, so one of the fighter's supporters, called a "second",...

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How many albums has Rammstein made so far? Herzeleid (1995) ("Heartache") Sehnsucht (1997) ("Longing") Live aus Berlin (1999) ("Live from Berlin") Mutter (2001) ("Mother") Reise, Reise (2004) ("Arise, Arise")

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What is the purpose and origin of the three-point line? Baskets made on or inside of the three point arc/line are worth two points, basket made from outside the arc are worth three points. It's hard to imagine the league without it, but it is only 25 years ago the NBA decided to draw the line. And they decided to draw that line 22 feet (6.71 meters) from the hoop on the sidelines and 23 feet, 9 inches (7.24 meters) from the hoop at the top of...

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Who are the band members of Rammstein, and what are their nicknames? -Richard Z. Kruspe-Bernstein (Guitar) -Paul Landers (Guitar) -Till Lindemann (Vocals) -Oliver Riedel (Bass) -Christoph "Doom" Schneider (Drums) -Christian "Flake" Lorenz (Keyboards)

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What is "The Child of Krakatau"? On December 29, 1927, a group of Javanese fisherman who were startled by steam and debris bleching from the sea above the collapsed caldera, thus marking the reawakening of Krakatau after 44 years of calm. The activity continued, and on January 26, 1928 the rim of a basaltic scoria cone first appeared above sealevel. A year later, it had grown into a small island which was quickly dubbed Anak...

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Which country has the most active volcanoes? Indonesia contains over 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country on earth. They comprise the axis of the Indonesian island arc system, which is generated by northeastward subduction of the Indo-Australian plate. The great majority of these volcanoes lie along the topographic crest of the arc's two largest islands - Java and Sumatra. The islands are separated by the Sunda Straits,...

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What is a lahar? An Indonesian term for a volcanic mudflow. These lethal mixtures of water and tephra have the consistency of wet concrete, yet they can flow down the slopes of volcanoes or down river valleys at rapid speeds, similar to fast-moving streams of water. These mud slurries carry debris ranging in size from ash to lapilli, to boulders more than 10 meters in diameter. Lahars can vary from hot to cold,...

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What is magma? Molten rock beneath the surface of the earth.

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What is a lava? Magma which has reached the surface through a volcanic eruption. The term is most commonly applied to streams of liquid rock that flow from a crater or fissure. It also refers to cooled and solidified rock.

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What is a hyaloclastite? A deposit formed by the flowing or intrusion of lava or magma into water, ice, or water-saturated sediment and its consequent granulation or shattering into small angular fragments.

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What is an extinct volcano? A volcano that is not presently erupting and is not likely to do so for a very long time in the future.

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What is a dormant volcano? Literally, "sleeping." The term is used to describe a volcano which is presently inactive but which may erupt again. Most of the major Cascade volcanoes are believed to be dormant rather than extinct.

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What is a compound volcano? A volcano that consists of a complex of two or more vents, or a volcano that has an associated volcanic dome, either in its crater or on its flanks. Examples are Vesuvius and Mont Pelee.

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What is a crater? A steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent.

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What is a bomb? Fragment of molten or semi-molten rock, 2 1/2 inches to many feet in diameter, which is blown out during an eruption. Because of their plastic condition, bombs are often modified in shape during their flight or upon impact.

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What is ash? Fine particles of pulverized rock blown from an explosion vent. Measuring less than 1/10 inch in diameter, ash may be either solid or molten when first erupted. By far the most common variety is vitric ash (glassy particles formed by gas bubbles bursting through liquid magma).

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What is a stratovolcano? A volcano composed of both lava flows and pyroclastic material.

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What is a shield volcano? A gently sloping volcano in the shape of a flattened dome and built almost exclusively of lava flows.

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What is a repose? The interval of time between volcanic eruptions.

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What is pyroclastic flow? Lateral flowage of a turbulent mixture of hot gases and unsorted pyroclastic material (volcanic fragments, crystals, ash, pumice, and glass shards) that can move at high speed (50 to 100 miles an hour.) The term also can refer to the deposit so formed.

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What was the destructive power of the Mt. St. Helens eruption compared to the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? The blast was equivalent to a little more than 500 times the power of the atomic bomb that flattened Hiroshima. As it moved outwards, the blast flattened an area of mature forest roughly 35 km by 20 km. Trees were pushed flat pointing away from the source of the blast, and debris overtook cars as people tried to escape.

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What was the real name of Che Guevara? Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna (May 14, 1928, Argentina - October 9, 1967, Bolivia).

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How did Che Guevara die? Ernesto Rafael "Che" Guevara de la Serna died on october 9, 1967, after being captured in Bolivia in a CIA-organized military operation. The CIA wanted to keep him alive for interrogation, but he was executed by the Bolivian army.

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How was the Gestapo structured? In 1939, the entire Gestapo was placed under the authority of the RSHA, a main office of the SS. Within the RSHA, the Gestapo was known as "Amt IV". The internal organization of the group was as follows: Referat N: Central Intelligence Office -The Central Command Office of the Gestapo, formed in 1941. Prior to 1939, the Gestapo command was under the authority of the office of the...

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Who was Klaus Barbie? Klaus Barbie (October 25, 1913 - September 25, 1991) was a Hauptsturmführer in the German SS and the Gestapo during the Nazi regime. In 1941, Barbie was posted to the Bureau of Jewish Affairs and sent to Amsterdam and later, in May 1942, to Lyon — there, he earned the sobriquet "Butcher of Lyon" as head of the local Gestapo. He was accused of a number of crimes, including the capture...

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Who was Adolf Eichmann? Adolf Eichmann (March 19, 1906 - June 1, 1962) was a high-ranking official in Nazi Germany, and served as an Obersturmbannführer in the S.S.. He was largely responsible for the logistics of the extermination of millions of people during the Holocaust, in particular Jews, which was called the "final solution" (Endlösung). He organized the identification and transportation of people to...

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What are the nine gifts of the Spirit? According to the Christian Spiritists, the Coming of the Holy Spirit at the Pentecost marked the fulfillment of Jesus's mission. It was during the Pentecost that the transmission of Divine power that Jesus had prophesied occurred. It came in fiery tongues of flame that descended upon the heads of the apostles (Acts 2:2-3) who, at that moment, were possessed by the Holy Spirit and...

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Which countries are part of the G7 / G8 organizations? The Group of Seven or G7 is a coalition of the major industrial democracies: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States (the original G6 which met the first time in 1975), and Canada which joined in 1976, making it the G7. In 1998 by the addition of Russia the G8 was created. The hallmark of the G8 is an annual economic and political summit of the heads of...

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What are all the movies in which Johnny Depp has appeared? Movie, year, and character Johnny Depp played: -The Rum Diary (2005) (in production) .... Paul Kemp -Shantaram (2007) (announced) .... Lindsay -The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2006) (announced) .... Jean-Dominique Bauby -Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (2006) (pre-production) .... Captain Jack Sparrow -The Corpse Bride (2005) (filming) (voice) .... Victor -Charlie and the Chocolate...

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What is the Blues? Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. Blues has been a major influence on later American and Western popular music, finding expression in ragtime, jazz, big bands, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and country music, as well as conventional pop songs and even...

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In World War 2, what was Operation Torch? Operation Torch (from November 8, 1942) was the Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the North African Campaign. The Soviet Union had been putting pressure on the United States and Britain to begin operations in Europe, a second front to relieve the pressure on the Russian forces. The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill favoured an attack on northern...

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In World War 2, what was Operation Weserübung? Operation Weserübung was the German codename for Nazi Germany's assault on Scandinavia during World War II. The name translates as "Weser Exercise", the Weser is a German river. On the early morning of 9 April 1940 -Wesertag ("Weser Day")- Germany invaded Denmark and Norway, ostensibly as a defensive maneuver against a planned (and openly discussed) Franco-British...

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In World War II, what was Operation Dynamo? During World War II, Operation Dynamo was the name given to the evacuation from Dunkirk conducted from 27 May to 4 June 1940. In nine days, 338,226 French and British soldiers were taken off the beach by a ragtag fleet of over nine hundred vessels. These vessels, now known as the "Little Ships of Dunkirk" were a mainly a mixture of merchant marine vessels, fishing boats, pleasure...

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Were Eva Braun and Hitler married? If so, for how long? In early April 1945 she joined Hitler at the Führerbunker in Berlin. After she refused to leave as the Red Army closed in Hitler married her on April 29, 1945 and they committed suicide together the next day.

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In Buddhism, what is the "Panchen Lama"? The Panchen Lama is the second highest ranking lama after the Dalai Lama in the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism, the sect which historically controlled Tibet since the 11th century. The Panchen Lama bears part of the responsibility for finding the incarnation of the Dalai Lama and vice versa. The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, named Gedhun Choekyi Nyima the 11th reincarnation of the...

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In Buddhism, what is a "Han"? A Han is a wooden board, used in Zen monasteries, that is struck announcing sunrise, sunset and the end of the day.

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What is the name of the current dalai lama? The current dalai lama is, Tenzin Gyatso, born in 1935 and recognized at the age of 2 as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. He won the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize for his work on global human rights.

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What does the word "shinto" mean? Shinto is a combination of two Chinese words ("shen" and "dao") for "divine" (also God) and "path". Thus, Shinto means literally, "the way of the Gods."

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What holidays do Buddhists celebrate? There are many special or holy days held throughout the year by the Buddhist community. Many of these days celebrate the birthdays of Bodhisattvas in the Mahayana tradition or other significant dates in the Buddhist calendar. The most significant celebration happens every May on the night of the full moon, when Buddhist all over the world celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of the...

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What are the Noble Truths? The Buddha taught that life was dissatisfactory because of craving, but that this condition was curable by following the eightfold path. This teaching is called the four noble truths: -Dukkha: All worldly life is unsatisfactory, disjointed, containing suffering. -Samudaya: There is a cause of suffering, which is attachment or desire (tanha) rooted in ignorance. -Nirodha: There is an end...

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What does "dalai lama" mean? Dalai means "Ocean" in Mongolian, and "Lama" is Tibetan for "spiritual teacher". The title refers to the extent of the lama's wisdom; it was first bestowed by the Mongolian ruler Altan Khan upon the 3rd Dalai Lama and is now applied to every incarnation in the lineage.

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Why does the winner of the Indy 500 drink a glass of milk? Milk became the drink of champions after Louis Meyer, the winner of the 1936 Indianapolis 500, was photographed gulping down a bottle of buttermilk, his favorite drink. Apparently, his mom had recommended the drink, claiming it would refresh him. The photo found its way to the desk of an executive at the Milk Foundation who, seeing a rare promo opportunity, "made sure that from that...

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Do fish drink water? The answer to this question differs, depending on whether you're talking about saltwater fish or freshwater fish. Freshwater fish do not actively drink water, but absorb the water through their skin and gills. On the other hand, saltwater fish do actively drink sea water. Their gills process the water and take out the salt. The salmon is an interesting example of a fish that lives in...

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What is Brad Pitt's nationality? Brad Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Pitt grew up in Missouri and, after graduating from Kickapoo High School, Brad enrolled at the University of Missouri. When Brad Pitt was two credits away from graduating, he packed up his car - a Datsun he called "Runaround Sue" - and headed to Hollywood. Brad decided to try and become an actor. So, as you may already have concluded,...

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How far is Mercury from the Earth? Mercury's orbit is highly elliptical. This means that it revolves around the Sun so that it comes closer to the Sun and then farther away. Also, Mercury has a very strange rotation rate. Its gravitational dance with the Sun, combined with its eccentric orbit, has locked it into a 3:2 spin-orbit coupling. This means that the planet rotates three times for every two times it goes around the...

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How big is an "astronomical unit"? One AU is the average distance from the center of the Earth to the center of the Sun: 149,597,870 km.

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How far is Mercury from the Sun? Mercury's orbit is highly elliptical. This means that it revolves around the Sun so that it comes closer to the Sun and then farther away. Also, Mercury has a very strange rotation rate. Its gravitational dance with the Sun, combined with its eccentric orbit, has locked it into a 3:2 spin-orbit coupling. This means that the planet rotates three times for every two times it goes around the...

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Does the word "hypocrite" have anything to do with the philosopher Hippocrates? No, the word hypocrite derives from the late Latin hypocrisis and Greek hupokrisis both meaning play-acting or pretence.

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What are solar prominences? Filaments are large regions of very dense, cool gas, held in place by magnetic fields. They usually appear long and thin above the chromosphere, as in the picture above. It is because they are cooler than their surroundings that they appear dark. But if they appear on the "edge" of the Sun, they appear brighter than the dark outer space behind them. In that case we call them...

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How do you clean the lens on a PS2? First of all, if you break your PS2, don't try to hold me responsible. So, if you have butter fingers, get some help (someone who is good with electronics.) I've done it a couple of times, if you don't have two left hands and you are carefull it isn't hard at all. Second of all, the PS2 comes with a limited manufactures warranty. I think it's three months. I could be...

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How did suicide doors get their name? Suicide doors are automobile doors that are hinged on the edges closer to the back of the vehicle. The name refers to the perceived greater danger of such a door falling open at speed. Such doors were commonly seen on cars manufactured in the first half of the 20th century. Post-World War II examples are almost universally the rear doors of four-door cars. The last true, independently...

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Who was ruler of England after Queen Victoria? Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) reigned from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. Her uncle, King William IV, died in 1837, and as the young Queen had just turned eighteen years old, no Regency was necessary. Victoria was succeeded by her son, who reigned as Edward VII. Victoria's death brought an end to the rule of the House of Hanover in the United Kingdom; Edward VII,...

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How do movies, actors, etc. get nominated for Academy Awards? Awards are presented for outstanding individual or collective efforts of the year in up to 25 categories. Up to five nominations are made in most categories, with balloting for these nominations restricted to members of the Academy branch concerned. Directors, for instance, are the only nominators for Achievement in Directing. Nominations for awards in the Foreign Language and Short Film...

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What material was the Oscar statuette made of during World War II? In support of the war effort, the Academy handed out plaster Oscar statuettes during WWII. After the war, winners exchanged the plaster awards for golden statuettes.

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Who is the Oscar named after? According to http://www.oscar.com/, how the statuette got the nickname Oscar isn't clear. A popular story has been that Academy librarian and eventual executive director Margaret Herrick said that it resembled her Uncle Oscar. A reporter allegedly overheard her and helped brand the golden guy. In any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky used...

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When is someone considered to be officially blind? The World Health Organization (WHO) defines legal blindness as vision of 20/400 (3/60) or less in the better eye with correction, or a visual field of less than 10 degrees.

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Do blind people dream? Answer from somebody who has been blind since she was fairly young: " Yes, blind people do dream. What they see in their dreams depends on how much they could ever see. If someone has been totally blind since birth, they only have auditory dreams. If someone such as I, has had a measure of sight, then that person dreams with that measure of sight. I still dream as though I can see,...

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What language did the Huns speak? The Hunnic language is the Altaic language, related to Turkish. The European Huns had some Germanic and Sarmatian in their language due to the contacts with the Goths, Gepids and Alans. The Huns were allied with the Magyars (Hungarians), but they were eventually assimilated without many traces in the Hungarian language (which has a completely different origin). The language was probably...

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Where did the Goths originate? The Goths were a Germanic tribe which according to their own traditions originated in southern Sweden. They migrated southwards and conquered parts of the Roman empire.

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Where did the Tartars originate? Tatars or Tartars, collective name applied to the Turkic-speaking people of Europe and Asia. Most Tatars live in the central and southern parts of Russia, Ukraine, and in Bulgaria, China, Kazakhstan, Romania, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. They collectively numbered more than 8 million in the late 20th century. Most of the Tatars are Muslims. The majority—in European Russia—are descendants of the...

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Where did the Vandals originate? The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire, and created a state in North Africa, centered on the city of Carthage. The Vandals probably gave their name to the province of Andalusia (originally, Vandalusia), in Spain, where they temporarily settled before pushing on to Africa.

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Who did the real singing for the playback band Milli Vanilli? Milli Vanilli was a duo, Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus, formed in Germany in the mid-1980s. They are notorious for being the only group to have their Grammy Award stripped from them after it was revealed that they had not been involved in the creation of their breakthrough album, Girl You Know It's True and did not sing in concert. Their photos were pictured on the album cover and they...

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What is forensic psychology? Forensic psychology can be broken down into 3 areas: -Applying psychological techniques to help in the prosecution of criminals. -The rehabilitation of criminals once in the prison system. -Investigative Psychology (IP), more or less separate to this, a science created by Professor David Canter, who has written the books Criminal Shadows and Mapping Murder. IP is not a form of...

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Is there a code to unlock all the cities? Nope, not that I know of, and I know a lot. Beware, don't save after cheating!!! Any cheat codes used except the health and armour codes will prevent you from ever getting a 100% completion. Just like in Vice City. I made the mistake of saving after illegally spawning a tank, I allready had all 100 of the packages but after that the stat list said I only had 98 and there was no way I could...

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Where is Denise's house? It's very close to your starting safe house. Leave the house, take the alley right next to it and turn right. Denise's place is the first one on the right after the crossing. You can walk it if need be. She is usually available from 16:00 to 06:00. You do need to complete the "Burning Desires" mission in Los Santos first though (the first "Crash" mission, ordered...

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What is the respect stat in GTA San Andreas all about? Here's how respect works. Respect simply allows you to recruit more gangsters to follow you around as lackeys. You can get up to seven followers. Recruit a gang member by targeting an Grove Street member in green and hitting down on the D-pad. Running respect is 40% of your total score. Mission progress is 36%. Turf control is 6%, money is 6%, fitness is 4%, girlfriends are 4%, and...

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What are all the girlfriends in GTA San Andreas, and how do I conquer them? There are a total of six girls to take out. Your sex appeal for each girl goes about 60% clothes/tats and 40% car. Be sure to pimp yourself out before showing these gals a good time! 1. Denise Robinson - Get from "Burning Desire" mission in Los Santos. Time available - 16:00 to 06:00 2. Katie Zhan - The Avispa Country Club in San Fierro, practicing T'ai Chi at the edge of the...

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What are the rewards for pleasing the girlfriends in GTA San Andreas? Katie is a hospital worker, and thus you can die and retain all of your weapons and cash. Barbara is a cop, and does the same for being busted. Michelle lets you fix cars at your garage for free. Denise gives you a pimp suit. Millie gives you the key for the mission, and Helena just gives you sex as far as I know.

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What do I need to get 100% in GTA San Andreas? What you need: -All 100+ Storyline and Non-Storyline missions -All Side Missions (BMX Challenge, Chilad, Couriers, Import/Export, Freight Train, Gyms, NRG-500 Challenge, Lowrider, Quarry Missions, place first in all street races, get bronze or higher in all four schools, complete the Ammunation shooting challenges (4), all four stadium events completed, all R3 missions completed) -All save...

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What is the song "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones about? In spite of common belief, the song is not seriously arguing Christian doctrine, but using the devil as a symbol, a personification of evil, and of how it works in the world. If you take the lyrics at face value, you might consider that Mick Jagger (as lead vocalist and lyricist) is sincerely suggesting that the devil really isn't such a bad fellow. After all, he says, “every cop is a...

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What is the origin of the city name Chicago? The name Chicago originates from "Checagou" (Chick-Ah-Goo-Ah) or "Checaguar" which in the language of the Potawatomi means 'wild onions' or 'skunk'. The area was so named because of the smell of rotting marshland onions that used to cover it.

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Who was the first American to vote in a presidental election from space? Leroy Chiao, stationed on the International Space Station in 2004, cast his vote by encrypted e-mail and became the first American to vote in a presidental election from space.

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Who invented the ball point pen? The ball point pen was invented in 1938 by the Hungarian journalist Laszlo Biro, who noticed that the ink used in newspaper printing dried quickly, leaving the paper dry and smudge-free. He tried using the same ink in a fountain pen but found that it would not flow into the nib, as it was too viscous. Working with his brother Georg, a chemist, he developed a new tip consisting of a ball that...

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What kind of government does Poland have? Poland is a republic. It's full name is Rzeczpospolita Polska, meaning Republic of Poland. chief of state: President Aleksander KWASNIEWSKI (since 23 December 1995) head of government: Prime Minister Marek BELKA (since 24 June 2004); Deputy Prime Minister Jerzy HAUSNER (since 11 June 2003) cabinet: Council of Ministers responsible to the prime minister and the Sejm; the prime...

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At what outside temperature do polar bears start to overheat? Polar bears are wonderfully insulated; their insulation is so effective that when viewed with infrared (heat) camera they are barely visible. Only the pads of their feet emit detectable heat. They start to overheat at temperatures above 50°F (10°C) though, and need cold water to cool down.

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What are Joe Jackson's most popular songs? Joe Jackson's fifth album, Night and Day (released in 1982), was his best selling one. "Steppin' Out" and "Real Men" were the biggest hits of that album. "Is she really going out with him" is another big hit; both the live, unplugged version as the studio version.

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What are "skippers"? Skippers are a group of insects in the order Lepidoptera. The skippers are usually counted as butterflies, but they are somewhat intermediate between the rest of the butterflies and the remaining Lepidoptera, the moths. There are about 4000 species of Skippers, of which many look frustratingly alike. Skippers are classified in the superfamily Hesperioidea, which includes only one family, the...

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How come pigeons can always find their way "home"? After nearly a century of dedicated but frustrating research, no one knows how pigeons home, and all attempts to explain their navigational ability in terms of known senses and physical forces have so far proved unsuccessful. The problem of navigation remains essentially unsolved. However, the following article does mention infrasound, sense of smell, magnetic sensitivity and nonlocal quantum...

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What are "boobies"? Boobies a group of seabirds, closely related to the gannets. They belong to the order of Pelecaniformes,an order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. This order is distinguished from other birds by the possession of feet with all four toes webbed (totipalmate). Most have a bare throat patch (gular patch). Boobies are large birds with long pointed wings and long bills. They...

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Which skyscraper has the most in use floors in the world? Sears Tower in Chicago, built in 1974. It's 442 m (1,450 ft) and has 108 floors. The Empire State Building only has 102 floors, and the worlds highest building of the moment, The Taipei 101 building in Taipei (without pinnacle 509 m / 1,671 ft, finished in 2003) has only 101 floors.

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What is a "highrise"? Skyscrapers are also sometimes referred to as a highrise, generally the word highrise is used when referring to a skyscraper which is primarily used as residential building.

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What is the origin of the word "skyscraper"? The word skyscraper was originally a nautical term for a tall mast or sail on a sailing ship. Towards the end of the 19th century it was also used to refer to a tall habitable building, higher than 152 metres (500 feet), and is used to exclusively ever since.

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What is the oldest still standing skyscraper in the world? The Park Row Building in New York City, built in 1899. At 391 ft (119.2m) tall it was the tallest skyscraper in the world from 1899 until 1908 when it was surpassed by the Singer Building. The building is 30 stories tall.

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How do you remove Vaseline stains from clothes? Take a plastic knife or a butter knife and scrape over the stained area. Bring up as much of the Vaseline as possible. Nest, use a paper towel or a cloth, wet the cloth with rubbing alcohol and dab at the stained area. You will see a glossy coating and the alcohol will break down the oils in the Vaseline to remove it. Continue this at least three or four times and then go to the next step,...

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What is SOC-7 error in COBOL? Many times the reason for SOC7 is an un-initialized numeric item. Examine that possibility first. Many installations provide you a dump for run time abends ( it can be generated also by calling some subroutines or OS services thru assembly language). These dumps provide the offset of the last instruction at which the abend occurred. Examine the compilation output XREF listing to get the verb...

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What is a dreadnaught? A dreadnaught is a battleship, named after the revolutionary battleship HMS Dreadnought, launched in 1906. Battleships built before her were afterward known as "pre-Dreadnoughts", and those following as "Dreadnoughts" or "Super Dreadnoughts". One great innovation of the Dreadnought was the introduction of steam turbines, enabling it to sustain its maximum...

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Roughly how many species of insects do we know? Insects comprise the most diverse group of animals on earth, with over 800,000 species described—more than all other animals groups combined. Insects may be found in nearly all environments on the planet, although only a small number of species have adapted to any kind of life in the oceans. There are approximately 5,000 dragonfly species, 20,000 grasshopper, 170,000 butterfly, 120,000 fly,...

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Insects don't have lungs; how do they breathe? Insects do not breathe using lungs as terrestrial vertebrates do; instead they use tracheal respiration in order to transport oxygen through their bodies. Insects have openings on the surface of their bodies called spiracles that lead to their tracheal systems. The air goes into the tracheal tubes and passes through the system of branching trachea. The circulatory system of insects, like that...

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How many known species of birds are there in the world? There are almost 9000 known species of birds in the world.

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How did Winnie the Pooh get his name? The character was named after a stuffed bear owned by creator A.A. Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne, who had in turn named his toy after a real bear named Winnipeg, brought to Britain from Canada and whom Milne and his son often saw at the zoo. The bear was brought to Britain as the regimental mascot of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles (hence his name), a Canadian Army battalion serving in...

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What are the places wild orangutans still can be found? Previously, the orangutan's habit covered all of Indonesia, Malaysia, Southeast Asia and parts of India and China. Unfortunately, today the orang can only be found in Borneo and Sumatra.

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What is the current estimate of chimpanzee populations, and what was it a hundred years ago? Early in the 20th century there may have been several million common chimpanzees. Current population estimates show that common chimpanzee numbers have dwindled to between 150,000 to 235,000 individuals, with most of the remaining animals found in the Central African forests of Zaire, Gabon, Congo, and Cameroon. Historically chimpanzees lived in the forests of Africa in an area that falls...

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What does the name "Orangutan" mean? Orangutan is Malaysian for "man of the forest".

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What's the difference between sea horses and sea dragons? Though close relatives of sea horses, sea dragons have larger bodies, growing at least 18 inches (45 cm), where sea horses range in size from 16 mm to 35 cm. They also have leaf-like appendages which enable them to hide among floating seaweed or kelp beds. These creatures are only native to the waters around southern and western Australia and generally remain in shallow, temperate...

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What is the difference between Old and New World monkeys? Old World generally refers to monkeys of Africa and Asia; New World, to monkeys of the Americas. In Old World monkeys, the nostrils face downward and are narrow. New World monkeys have round nostrils facing to the side. The dental formula of the larger New World monkeys includes 3 premolars. Old World monkeys have 2. Old World primates are diurnal and generally larger than their New World...

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How do apes differ from monkeys? Apes differ from monkeys in several ways. Apes have no tail and generally have a larger body weight than most other primates. They have a more upright body posture and a broad chest. Apes rely more on vision than on smell and have a short broad nose rather than a snout. Apes have a larger brain relative to the body size than other primates do.

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Was there some significance to the World Trade Center attacks being on the date "9/11"? You would have to be one of the terrorists to know for sure. Some theories: Within the United States, the typographic styling of the 9/11 designation alludes to 911, the emergency telephone number used by the U.S. and Canada. There was some initial speculation that the correspondence between 911 and the date 9/11 as mentioned above was intentional, to communicate something along the lines...

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What is 7-Up Gold? 7-up Gold mixed the flavour of 7up with Cinnamon. PepsiCo noticed the heavy use of cinnamon in popular foods, and formulated 7up Gold. It was a pop that flopped bigtime: it was pulled from the market a few months after its mid-1988 release

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In what ways is the number 5 implemented in the Pentagon? Number of sides: 5 Number of floors, plus mezzanine and basement: 5 Number of rings/corridors: 5 Area of center court: 5 acres (coincidence I guess)

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How and when did Japan receive its name? The English word for Japan came to the west from early trade routes. The early Mandarin Chinese word for Japan was recorded by Marco Polo as Cipangu. However, the Cantonese word for Japan, from which the word Japan was probably originally born, is Jatbun. In Malay the Cantonese word became Japang and was thus encountered by Portuguese traders in Malacca in the 16th century. It is thought the...

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Have there ever been children born on Antarctica? At least three children have been born in Antarctica. The first was Emilio Marcos Palma, born January 7, 1978 to Argentine parents on the Argentine Base Esperanza, near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula. In 1986, Juan Pablo Camacho was born at the Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Base, becoming the first Chilean born in Antarctica. Soon after a girl, Gisella, was born at the same station.

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When is Chinese New Year's? Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar, which is usually the day on which the second new moon after the winter solstice (the moment when the earth is in that point of its orbit at which one of the earth's hemispheres is most tilted away from the sun) occurs. The New Year season...

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Who "invented" homeopathy? At its core, homeopathy is a method of treating diseases and medical conditions invented by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755–1843) in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and significantly refined as well as popularized by the American James Tyler Kent, M.D. It is based on the theory that each naturally occurring element, plant, and mineral compound will, when ingested or applied,...

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Is it true that fragrances change scent on different people? Yes. Each of us has our own unique body chemistry based on our genes, skin type, hair color, and even the type of lifestyle we lead and the environment in which we live in. So it is important not to purchase a fragrance because you smelled it in a magazine ad or on someone else. Try it on your own skin to see how it reacts with your own body chemistry.

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Is it important to change fragrances according to the different seasons of the year? Yes, since heat increases the intensity of a fragrance. There are certain fragrances that are more appropriate for summer and other stronger scents that would be better for winter use. A good guideline to follow is to wear lighter scents in the summer and stronger in the winter. Citrus scents are perfect for summer while orientals are better for winter.

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What is the proper way to store fragrances? Avoid extreme temperatures when storing fragrances. Keep your bottle tightly capped, upright and out of direct sunlight. It's not necessary to store them in the refrigerator, however, a cool, dark place should prolong the life of your scent. Colognes and eau de toilettes (not parfum) may be kept in the refrigerator in order to maintain their freshness. A tip to remember... Don't...

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Why did Japan attack the US (at Pearl Harbor) to bring them into WW2? Strategic motives: the purpose of the attack on Pearl Harbor was to neutralize American naval power in the Pacific, if only temporarily, so Japan could have it's way in southeast Asia. The Japanese move into southern Indo-China, beginning in mid-1941, provoked the major Powers in the area into action, more than the diplomatic protest notes which had been the usual for nearly a decade:...

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How did the town of Moosic get its name? Moosic was so called from the mountains roundabout, the Moosic Mountains. The plentifulness of moose gave the name to these mountains. Dr Joseph Sprague, pioneer physician in the valley, was the first settler, locating on the present Main Street in 1771.

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What is a 'respirocyte'? Respirocytes are artificial red blood cells. In fact, they are nanomachines, tiny mechanical devices designed to operate on the molecular level. Each respirocyte is between 0.2 and 2 microns in diameter. Respirocytes function as artificial red blood cells by carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules through the body. In the future, they could serve as a universal blood substitute,...

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What is nephrology? Nephrology is the branch of internal medicine dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney. The word nephrology is derived from the Greek word nephros, which means "kidney", and the suffix -ology, or "study of". Most diseases affecting the kidney are not limited to the organ itself, but are systemic disorders. Nephrology concerns itself with the...

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What is bioethics? Bioethics is a field of study which concerns the relationship between biology, science, medicine and ethics, philosophy and theology. Bioethics issues include a.o. abortion, artificial insemination, genetic engineering and euthanasia.

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Is the principality of Monaco completely independent politically? Yes, but there is a catch. Monaco's sovereignty was recognised by the Franco-Monegasque Treaty of 1861. The Prince of Monaco was an absolute ruler until a constitution was promulgated in 1911. In July 1918, a treaty was signed providing for limited French protection over Monaco. The treaty, written into the Treaty of Versailles, established that Monegasque policy would be aligned...

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What portion of Monaco's inhabitants are actually native Monegasques? Only 16 %. The largest proportion of residents are French nationals (47%), while Monegasque and Italian nationals represent 16% each, and the remaining 21% belong to one of the other 125 nationalities that make up Monaco's international population.

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How long was Pelé's professional career? Pelé started his football career in Santos in 1956, at the age of 15, and played in his first international match only ten months later. In 1958, Pelé became the youngest ever World Cup winner in Sweden at 17. He played in two more Brazilian World Cup-winning teams, in 1962 and 1970. He missed most of the 1962 and 1966 World Cups due to injuries sustained in the early stages of the tournament....

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What is a "skins" game? A golf skins game is a type of game where only one player can win a point (skin) per hole. Format: Individual or Team Number of Players: 2 or more The player who has the lowest score (untied) on a hole wins a skin. One tie or all players tied results in no skins being won for that hole. The Skins game can be played with carryovers. If no skins are won on a hole then they can be...

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What countries have extradition treaties with the United States? Pfffff.... it's better to ask which countries do not... A complete list of countries with bilateral extradition treaties with the USA including dates can be found at http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/3181.notes.html . Countries which do not have extradition treaties but do maintain diplomatic relations with the US are Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh,...

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What is Olavsoka? Olavsoka is an annual civic-festival in the capital of the Faroe Islands, Torshavn. It is held in late July. The capital is turned into a party and people flock in to Torshavn from all of the islands. The main-attraction is the boat race in the harbour. Traditional wooden rowing boats from all over the Faroe Islands are competing in the race. The boat race at Olavsoka is a tradition that...

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What is the difference between an M.D. and a D.O.? The Medicinæ Doctor or Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or D.M.) is a doctorate level degree held by medical doctors. Once admitted to medical school, it takes four years to earn a M.D. degree. The course of study is divided into two roughly equal parts. Preclinical study generally comprises the first two years and consists of classroom and laboratory instruction in core subjects such as anatomy,...

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What is franking? What are franked mails? Franking is the practice whereby a large organization uses a special tamper resistant machine rather than stamps to pay for the sending of their mail. In the United States, members of Congress have franking priviliges, meaning that they can send free of charge any item bearing their name. All their mail is franked mail.

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In tennis, what is meant by a 'Serena Slam'? A Serena Slam is winning all four Grand Slam titles in a row, but not in the same calender year (which would be a Grand Slam). So any player that wins four Grand Slams in a row, not starting with the Austalian Open (the first of the season) would make a Serena Slam. Serena Williams won the French Open, Wimbledon, the US Open, and in the next season, the Australian Open.

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What is EPO and why is it so popular amongst cyclists? EPO, or erythropoietin, is a glycoprotein hormone produced in the human renal cortex. It has been found that it is also produced in the liver (mainly in the fetus), the brain and uterus. Erythropoietin acts by binding to the specific erythropoietin receptor (EpoR). It's production is stimulated by the reduction of oxygen in the renal arteries. Erythropoietin produced in the kidney/bone...

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What are the components of the Tour de France and how does one win? There are 3 main components, awarded with specific jerseys. The yellow jersey is worn by the overall time leader and is the most important one. It is awarded by calculating the total time each rider has been riding by adding the times taken to complete each stage so far. The rider with the lowest total time is considered the leader, and at the end of the event is declared the overall winner...

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In what year was the 3-point line added to the basketball court? The league that started the 3-point field goal was the American Basketball League (ABL). They did it back in 1961. The league only lasted 1 1/2 seasons though and their only other contribution to the basketball world was the widening of the free-throw lanes. In 1967, when the American Basketball Association began play it was part of the original rules and actually was a marketing tool to...

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What is a pitchout? A pitch deliberately thrown high and away from the batter to make it easier for the catcher to throw out a base runner who is standing off a base or attempting to steal.

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What kind of guitar is "Lucille", BB King's instrument? Lucille in her current form is a Gibson ES-355. B.B. has been playing the ES-355 for at least 25 years, before that he played an ES-335. The main difference between those two guitars is that the ES-355 is a solid body. B.B. likes to think of the ES-355 as the "big brother" of Gibson's Les Paul. Lucille has been with B.B. since 1949. The story has been told many times before,...

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Who invented the first chocolate bar? In 1828, Dutchman Conrad J. van Houten patented a method for extracting the fat from cocoa beans and making powdered cocoa and cocoa butter. Van Houten also developed the so-called Dutch process of treating chocolate with akali to remove the bitter taste. This made it possible to form the modern chocolate bar. It is believed that Joseph Fry made the first chocolate for eating in 1847. Daniel...

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Who really invented the light bulb? The invention of the light bulb is sometimes attributed to Thomas Alva Edison, who made contributions to its development and marketing, but today it is well-known that Heinrich Göbel built functional bulbs three decades earlier. Many others also contributed to the development of a truly practical device for the production of electrically generated lighting. Heinrich Göbel (April 20, 1818 -...

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Who really invented the zeppelin? Though the invention of the zeppelin is usually credited to Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, he did not have the original idea. Zeppelin seems to have become interested in constructing a "dirigible balloon" after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871, where he witnessed the use of French balloons during the siege of Paris. He had also encountered the military use of such aircraft in...

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What is a "Josephson junction"? Josephson junctions, first developed by B. D. Josephson, are quantum-mechanical circuit elements of superconducting devices. They are most commonly used in SQUIDs and Rapid Single Flux Quantum integrated circuits. A Josephson junction is the interface between two superconducting materials separated by a non-superconducting barrier. A current may flow freely within the superconductors, but...

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What is a Maxim Gun? The Maxim gun was the first effective machine gun portable enough to be used in warfare. Invented by American Hiram Maxim (1840 - 1916) in 1885, it used the energy of each bullet's recoil force to eject the spent cartridge and insert the next bullet. Trials showed it could fire 500 rounds per minute, equivalent to the firepower of about 100 rifles. Compared to modern machine guns, the...

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How did the word "bogart" come to mean "steal"? I don't exactly know why, but "bogart" became slang for a marijuana smoker who failed to pass on a joint within a reasonable amount of time (e.g. "Don't Bogart that splif, Dude"). My guess is Humphrey Bogart smoked a lot in his movies, so the one constantly smoking the joint was considered a Bogart - and a selfish thief.

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What is the welly boot dance? The welly boot dance is an African dance, which one may conjecture from the name is performed by dancers wearing Wellington boots. It is believed by some to have been a forerunner of the tap dance. The boots are embellished with bells, so that they ring as the dancers stamp on the ground. According to an article from the Shropshire news site Shropshire STAR.com, the dance is the highlight of...

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What is maypole dancing? Maypole dancing is a traditional form of folk dance from western Europe, especially England, Sweden and Germany. Dancers dance in a circle each holding a coloured ribbon attached to a central pole. By the movements of the dancers the ribbons are intertwined and plaited either on to the pole itself or into a web around the pole. The dancers may then retrace their steps exactly in order to...

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How do you perform the chicken dance? The "Chicken Dance" requires a group of people, and it goes as follows: - Begin in a large circle with everybody facing in towards the center of the ring. - At the start of the music, shape a chicken beak with your hands. Open and close it four times, during the first four beats of the music. - Make chicken wings with your arms. Flap your wings four times, during the next four...

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Which Olympic athlete won the most medals in track & field? The most gold medals were won by Ray Ewry (USA): he won a grand total of 10 gold medals during the Olympic games of 1900, 1904 and 1908. The most medals won by a man was 15 by Sovjet gymnast Nikolay Andrianov in 1972/1976/1980: 7 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze. The most medals won by a women woman were 18 by Sovjet gymnast Larissa Latynina in 1956/1960/1964: 9 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze...

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What is the origin of the cha cha? The English dance teacher Pierre Lavelle visited Cuba in 1952 and found a form of rumba being performed with extra steps: the slow step of the basic pattern is replaced with the triple step (cha-cha-cha chasse). He taught these steps as a separate dance which came to be known as Cha-cha-cha, or the Cha-Cha.

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What does the abbreviation "RADAR" stand for? RAdio Detection And Ranging

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What does the Beaufort Scale measure? The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on sea-state or wave conditions. It's based on the wind speed at 10 m above sea level. Then scale starts with "0" (calm) and ends with "12" (hurricane). The scale was created by the British naval commander Sir Francis Beaufort around 1805. The initial scale did not have wind speeds,...

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What were the specific events which earned John Kerry each of his three purple hearts? Purple Heart Number One: Kerry experienced his first intense combat action on Dec. 2, 1968, when he "semi-volunteered for, was semi-drafted" for a risky covert mission in which he essentially was supposed to "flush out" the enemy, using a little Boston Whaler named "Batman." A larger backup craft was called "Robin." Unfortunately, Robin had engine...

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What are the five major divisions within the science of oceanography? - marine geology (or geological oceanography), including plate tectonics and other studies of the ocean floor; - physical oceanography, which is concerned with the physical attributes of the ocean (such as its temperature-salinity structure, waves, and currents); - chemical oceanography (the study of the chemistry of the ocean); - biological oceanography (also sometimes considered a...

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What are seismic waves, and what are the types? A seismic wave is a wave that travels through the Earth, often as the result of an earthquake or explosion. Seismic waves are studied by seismologists, and measured by a seismograph. Body waves: travel through the interior of the Earth. They follow curved paths because of the varying density and composition of the Earth's interior. This effect is similar to the refraction of light...

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How many Apollo missions were there, and what were their goals? The Apollo program was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the United States of America using the Apollo spacecraft, conducted during the years 1961-1972. It was devoted to the goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth within the decade of the 1960s. This goal was achieved with the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. The program continued into the early 1970s...

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What is the correct way to triple jump? The triple jump is an athletic (track and field) event, previously also known as "hop, step and jump", which describes the actions a competitor takes. The athlete runs down a runway until he reaches a designed mark from which the jump is measured. The first landing after that mark has to be done with the same foot as that which the athlete set off before or on the mark. The next phase...

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What species was Gonzo from the muppets? Though he rather resembles a buzzard, it is kind of a running gag that it's not clear what species he is supposed to be. On the official Henson web site (at http://www.henson.com/ask/ask_archives_body.html#Goelz3) David Goelz talks about Gonzo, saying not even Gonzo himself knows. In many movies he's called a Whatever, starting in "The Great Muppet Caper", where...

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What are "sea legs"? To “have sea legs” is to be able to walk calmly and steadily on a tossing ship, or to become accustomed to a new or strange situation. The ability to adjust to a new situation or difficult conditions, as in "She's only spoken in public a few times; she hasn't found her sea legs yet." This expression was first recorded in 1712 and then referred to, as it still does, the...

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What exactly are the Joint Chiefs of Staff? The Joint Chiefs of Staff is a panel comprising the highest-ranking members of each major branch of the armed services in any particular country. The following information refers to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Armed Forces, but similar arrangements are common in other nations. The current Joint Chiefs of Staff are: General Richard B. Myers, Chairman, US Air Force ...

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What is a steeple chase? A race (usually 3000m) in which runners must negotiate barriers (hurdles or others) and water jumps

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Who invented Ruby? The creator of Ruby is Yukihiro Matsumoto from Japan. He began developing it in 1993. You can read info on him and Ruby on http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=18225&redir=1 .

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How do people with dreadlocks wash their hair? People who wear dreadlocks because of their beliefs or religion, often don't wash their hair with shampoo or something at all, only with water, because of those same beliefs. As for the rest (the trendies): 1. Resist the temptation to shampoo a new set of dreads for at least two weeks. Your scalp will eventually acclimate to the new schedule. When your locks are secure, consider a...

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How did Peter Parker's parents die? In Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5 it was revealed that the Parker's were assigned to infiltrate an Algerian based spy-ring controlled by a communist agent who took on the identity of the Red Skull. After the Skull learned of their true intentions, he had them killed by blowing up their plane. Peter first learned the truth about his parents after discovering some photos of his deceased...

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What was the name of Hitler's dog? Her name was Blondie. She was - of course - a German shepherd dog (known also as Alsatians). Hitler killed her himself before he committed suicide. As the Russians closed in, Hitler fed Blondie cyanide. He didn't want the Russians to capture her as a trophy and on top of that, he had begun to suspect that the cyanide Himmler had supplied for Hitler's own suicide might be fake. So...

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I keep getting a message that says "Points Manager" in the title bar that says the program has performed an illegal operation. What is Points Manager? Altnet's Peer Points Manager is provided with Kazaa and is a loyalty and incentive application that rewards users for sharing licensed content. This allows them to accumulate Peer Points and redeem them for more licensed content and a chance to win prizes such as DVD players. Users can easily opt out of Peer Points Manager. see http://www.sharmannetworks.com/content/view/full/111 I...

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How can I find more information on the Third Orders? Loads of info on http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14637b.htm , links on http://www.memorare.com/reform/third.html , http://www.catholiclinks.org/secularinstitutesenglish.htm and http://christianity-links.com/Denominations_Catholicism_Orders_Third_Orders.html .

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What does it mean to call a politician a "hard-liner"? A hardliner is someone who very strict and severe and not likely to change: an uncompromising course, opinion, decision or policy.

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What is the etymology of the word "highway"? As far as I know, the origin is the Dutch "heiweg", meaning "main road trough the moors from one town to another", dating form approx. the 10th century.

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What is a semi-manual gearbox? A semi-automatic gearbox is an automatic box with manual override. The on-board computer systems combine data from the engine, transmission and gear lever to control the throttle, clutch and gearshift during each change. The driver stays on the throttle during the shift and merely pulls the lever to go up a gear or pushes it to go down, the clutch pedal is not needed except for pulling away...

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Does the NFL have a promotion/relegation system? No. The division between major (NFL) and minor (college leagues) is absolute.

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Were footballs actually made out of pigskin at one point? Who made the first "pigskin"? A football is often called a "pigskin", mainly because calling it a pig's bladder, which is what it actually is (or was), is a bit too real even for football players. In the days before vulcanized rubber, animal bladders were easily obtained, more or less round, readily sealed and inflated, and reasonably durable--just the thing if you wanted to play the medieval equivalent of...

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How is the winning pitcher decided after the starting pitcher has been relieved and a reliever comes in? The rules for determining winning pitchers: *Credit the starting pitcher with a game won only if he has pitched at least five complete innings and his team not only is in the lead when he is replaced but remains in the lead the remainder of the game. *The "must pitch five complete innings" rule in respect to the starting pitcher shall be in effect for all games of six or more...

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What are the Dutch 'Delta Works'? In 1953, a break in the dykes and seawalls in the Netherlands killed 1,835 people and forced the evacuation of 70,000 more. Ten thousand animals drowned, and 4,500 buildings were destroyed. To prevent such a tragedy from happening again, an ambitious flood defense system was conceived and deployed, called the Delta Works. The project was meant to improve the safety of the lower areas of the...

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When it comes to military ranks, who enters a vehicle first? The junior enters first.... the senior leaves first.

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Are military personnel required (or allowed) to salute while they are military prisoners? To my understanding, military prisoners (held by their home country) have lost the right to salute. See http://www.armystudyguide.com/customs_courtesies/studyguide.htm.

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What do jellyfish eat? Most jellyfish are passive drifters that feed on small fish and zooplankton that become caught in their tentacles. Jellyfish have an incomplete digestive system, meaning that the same orifice is used for both food intake and waste expulsion. Jellyfish have stinging cells called 'cnidocytes', which contains the stinging nematocysts on their tentacles. Whenever a prey comes in...

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Who was the first one to break the 'minute barrier' in 100 meters freestyle swimming? Our favorite Tarzan, Johnny Weismuller.

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Where did the term "Huzzah!" come from, and why does the Army shout this in battle? Huzza or huzzah was first attested in 1573. According to a number of writers in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was originally a sailor's cheer or salute: "It was derived from the marine and the shouts the seamen make when friends come aboard or go off." (North, Examen, 1740). It might be related to the earlier hauling or hoisting cries, heisau! and hissa!, as in these...

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How can I stop all unwanted pop-ups, but keep wanted ones open? The newest Google toolbar has a built in popup killer, that kills almost all but lets you allow popups on pages you want by a one time simple click. The toolbar is free and downloadable on Google.com

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What is a 'second serve' in tennis? A serve is a fault if the server steps on or over the baseline before the ball is hit; or if the ball does not go over the net; or the ball is served over the net, but does not land in the proper court The server gets two chances to serve without a fault. If the first serve is correct, the game continues (unless it's an ace, a correct serve which the receiver cannot reach with his...

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What is 'break chance' in tennis? A break chance, or break point, is the point in a game where the server risks losing his serve. For example, the score could be 30-40, 15-40, 40-Advantage, etc. If his opponent scores the point, the server loses the game of the set. When the server loses the break point, and therefore loses the game, this is termed a service break.

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What is the Migratory Bird Treaty? In the early twentieth century, several governments realized that the protection of migratory birds was not something one nation could accomplish alone, because birds do not respect national boundaries. The treaty was signed by the United States and Great Britain (on behalf of Canada) in 1916 and was implemented in the United States by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The United States has...

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Is it true kolibris can fly backwards? Yes. When it comes to flying, nobody does it better. Like a helicopter, a kolibri or hummingbird can go up, down, sideways, backwards, even upside down! This is because most of its wing is made of hand bones instead of arm bones like other birds. Hummingbirds also have muscles that power both the up and down stroke instead of just the down stroke as in other birds. They can beat their wings up...

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What country has the most airports? The latest figures I cound find were from 2001. But I don't think another country caught up with the US... The top 5: 1 United States 14,695 2 Brazil 3,365 3 Russia 2,743 4 Mexico 1,852 5 Canada 1,419 For the complete top 50, see http://www.aneki.com/airports.html

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What is "Bollywood"? Bollywood is the name given to the Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. When combined with other Indian film industries (Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada), it is considered to be the largest in the world in terms of number of films produced, and maybe also the number of tickets sold. The term Bollywood was created by conflating Bombay (the city now called Mumbai)...

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What are the ideas behind the facial paintings of the KISS members? Paul Stanley: "The Starchild" Gene Simmons: "The Demon" Ace Frehley: "The Spaceman" Peter Criss: "The Cat" Eric Carr: "The Fox" Vinnie Vincent: "The Warrior"

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What is an unassisted triple play? An unassisted triple play occurs when one defensive player manages to record three outs in a half-inning on his own, all during one continuous play. Triple plays are fairly rare, but unassisted triple plays are so rare that they have only occurred 12 times in modern Major League Baseball history and once in the 19th century. The circumstances must be just right in order for an unassisted...

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What was the Black Sox baseball scandal about? The "Black Sox" baseball betting scandal was aconspiracy between a group of players and gamblers which led to the Chicago White Sox deliberately losing the 1919 World Series. In September 1920, a Grand Jury was convened to investigate, which resulted in the banning of the eight involved players, and a new commissioner and strict rules prohibiting gambling were introduced The...

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In the minor league system, what do AAA, AA, A and R mean? Minor leagues associated with Major League Baseball are classified by level of play. Currently, the most experienced and skilled minor leaguers play in the 'AAA'-level ("Triple A") leagues, the International League and the Pacific Coast League. Below the 'AAA'-level leagues are the 'AA'-level leagues, the Eastern League, the Southern League, and the Texas...

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How is slugging percentage calculated? In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the power of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats. Total bases can be calculated from commonly used baseball statistics by using the formula TB = 1B + (2*2B) + (3*3B) + (4*HR).

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How can I relieve the itching caused by a wasp bite? First of all, the wound should be washed with soap and water which helps remove some of the venom, and treated with an anti-sting product or antihistamine cream which can reduce the pain and spread of the venom. A treatment is to apply a poultice of meat tenderizer (for people not allergic to bee stings) or salt to the sting site as soon as possible after the incident. Use about 1/2...

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Is there a home remedy to get rid of poison oak? Or to relieve the itching? Hot water makes it feel better, but only so long as you are running hot water over it. As soon as you stop it feels a whole lot worse though. But some people find that hot water really does help. Some people say vinegar compresses or rubbing alcohol helps. More info on http://www.knoledge.org/oak/#remedies .

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What is a hanger steak? Hanger steak is so named because it is part of the diaphragm muscle that hangs between the loin and the ribs. Like a skirt steak, hanger steak is a grainy, fatty cut that is perfect for grilling or broiling. Hanger steak is nicknamed the "butcher's tenderloin" because traditionally butchers kept this full-flavored, odd-shaped meat for themselves. Hanger steak is also known as...

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How many CDs does Weird Al Yankovic have? 1983 "Weird Al" Yankovic 1984 "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D Eat It (Japan) The Official Music Of "Weird Al" Yankovic (Japan) 1985 Dare To Be Stupid 1986 Polka Party! 1988 Even Worse Peter And The Wolf "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits 1989 UHF/Original Motion Picture Soundtrack And Other Stuff 1991 Babalu Music! ...

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Where did Shaq play basketball in college? Did he graduate? Shaq played at Louisiana State University and didn’t graduate because he dropped out of college after his junior year in 1992 to make a career in the NBA. Which, of course, he did: after junior season he was selected by the Orlando Magic in the first round (first pick overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft....He was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Lakers on 7/18/96.

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How tall is Shaquille O'Neal and how much does he weigh? According to NBA.com, Shaq is 7'1" / 2,16 mtr and weighs in at 340 lbs / 154,2 kg.

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Where was Shaq born? Shaq was born on March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey.

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What was the profession of Willie Tanner? He was a social worker (which came in handy ;-) )

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What was the name of the pilot episode of the first Star Trek series? "The Cage" was the original pilot episode of Star Trek, made in 1964, but first broadcast on television in 1988. Much of the footage was recycled in the later episode "The Menagerie", which revisited the events of the plot. However, the process of editing ended up destroying what was thought to be the only known color print. For many decades, a black-and-white print of...

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From what race are the Romulans descendants? The Romulans descend from Vulcans. This group refused to accept the Vulcan philosopher Surak's teachings of complete suppression of emotions and split off from the main Vulcan race before they were able to master the ability to control their innate tendency toward rashness and emotional outbursts. Romulans are therefore quite deceitful, cunning, and brutal.

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What is the home world of the Klingons? The Klingon Empire was founded around 500 A.D. on the Klingon homeworld of Qo'noS by Kahless the Unforgettable.

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What is the color of Klingon blood? lavender/pink

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Who played the part of 'Mr. Chekov' in the original Star Trek series? Walter Koenig

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What does the "T" in Captain James T. Kirk stand for? Tiberius

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What is the 'Cassini-Huygens' space mission? Cassini-Huygens is a joint NASA/ESA unmanned space mission intended to study Saturn and its moons. The spacecraft consists of two main elements: the Cassini orbiter and the Huygens probe. It was launched on October 15, 1997 and is estimated to enter Saturn's orbit on July 1, 2004.

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What happened to the son of Charles Lindbergh? His two-year-old son Charles Augustus was abducted on March 1, 1932 from his home. The boy was found dead on May 12 in Hopewell, New Jersey just a few miles from the Lindbergh's home, after a nation-wide ten week search and ransom negotiations with the kidnappers. There were extensive negotiations with several purported kidnappers and purported associates. There were several hoaxes on...

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What were the seven wonders of the ancient world? 1 The Great Pyramid of Giza - serving as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, in present Egypt. Estimated date of completion: 2680 BC. 2 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the walls of Babylon - both built by Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC in present Iraq. 3 The Statue of Zeus at Olympia - carved by the Greek sculptor Pheidias, 5th century BC in present Greece. 4 The Temple of Artemis -...

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How many original Volkswagen Beetles were manufactured worldwide? On July 30, 2003, the final original VW Beetle (No. 21,529,464) was produced at the last remaining production facility in Puebla, Mexico, some 65 years since its public launch in Nazi Germany, and an unprecedented 58-year production run since 1945. VW announced this step in June, citing decreasing demand. The last car was immediately shipped off to the company's museum in Wolfsburg,...

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What is a "perfect game"? In a perfect game, a pitcher allows 0 runs, 0 hits and 0 errors over 9 innings. Only 17 pitchers have tossed perfect games in Major League history: American League Cy Young, 05-05-1904 Addie Joss, 10-02-1908 Charlie Robertson, 04-30-1922 Don Larsen, 10-08-1956 Catfish Hunter, 05-08-1968 Len Barker, 05-15-1981 Mike Witt, 09-30-1984 Kenny Rogers, 07-28-1994 David Wells,...

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Did The Doors continue after Jim Morrison died? The remaining Doors continued, Manzarek replacing Morrison as singer, and released two more albums, Other Voices and Full Circle. In late 2002, Manzarek and Krieger revived the Doors, recruiting singer Ian Astbury of The Cult, as well as drummer Ty Dennis and bassist Angelo Barbera, both of the Robbie Krieger Band.

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What's the origin of the bandname 'The Doors'? The band took their name from a line in a book by Aldous Huxley, The Doors of Perception, which was in turn borrowed from a line of poetry by the 18th century artist and poet William Blake: "If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it truly is, infinite."

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What were the names of all members of The Doors? Jim Morrison (vocals, died in 1971), Robbie Krieger (guitar), Ray Manzarek (organ, keyboard), and John Densmore (drums).

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Is 'Tommy' from The Who's rock opera a fictional character or was he real? Tommy is the fictitious biography of Tommy Walker. Tommy's father had been listed as missing in action during World War I, but he returns unexpectedly in 1921 (changed to World War II and 1951 in some later versions) and kills his wife's new lover in front of the seven-year-old Tommy. Tommy's parents enjoin him that "you didn't hear it, you didn't see it ... you...

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Who were the members of The Who? The band's original members were: -Roger Daltrey - lead singer -Pete Townshend - lead guitar/main songwriter -John Entwistle - bass guitar -Keith Moon - drummer Following Moon's death in 1978, he was replaced by Kenney Jones. Following the band's break-up in the early 1980s, on later tours drums were handled by Simon Phillips and Zak Starkey. Following...

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What was the original name of The Who? In its early days, the band was known as "Mister Rubberburner" and played mostly rhythm and blues.

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What was the original lineup of the Rolling Stones? The band came into being in 1961 when former schoolfriends Jagger and Richards met Brian Jones. The original lineup included Mick Jagger (vocals), Brian Jones (guitar), Keith Richards (guitar), Ian Stewart (piano), Charlie Watts (drums) and Bill Wyman (bass). By the time of their first album release Ian Stewart was "officially" not part of the band, though he continued to record and...

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What was the real name of Freddie Mercury? Freddie Mercury (September 5, 1946 - November 24, 1991) was born Faroukh Bulsara in Stone Town, Zanzibar to Bomi and Jer Bulsara. He had a sister, Kashmira Bulsara-Cooke. His father was an accountant for the British Colonial Office in Zanzibar. Freddie was educated at St. Peter's boarding school near Bombay, India, where he had his first musical training (Grade V piano) and also his...

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Where I can find a Legacy of Kain Defiance walkthrough for PC? When in trouble, I always take a look at http://www.gamefaqs.com . The link you need would be http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/game/37089.html

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My girlfriend's dog is vomiting and has some blood coming out of her anus. What could be wrong with her? Your dog clearly has 'internal' problems, probably in the stomach, caused by an infection or eating something sharp. Go and see a vet immediately, professional treatment seems to be in order. Better safe than sorry!

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How long can you store beer before it goes bad? "If you see a beer, do it a favour, and drink it. Beer was not meant to age." Generally, that is true. The average 'normal' beer has a mere shelf life of 3-6 months tops, before quality begins to degrade. However, some beers that are strong and/or highly hopped must age to reach their full flavor potential. Special beers like vintage beers, barleywines, imperial...

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On which planet is a "year" shorter than a "day'? On Venus. Venus rotates on its axis (a day) in a time equal to 243 Earth days. It's orbital period around the Sun (a year) is only 225 days. Hence, a day on Venus is longer than a year!

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Which colors do cats see? In scientific tests, cats have responded to the colors in the purple, blue, green and yellow range. Red, orange and brown colors appear to fall outside the cats color range and are most likely seen by them as dark to mid shades of gray. Cats appear to see less saturation in colors than humans, meaning cats do not see colors as intensely or vibrantly. Purple, blue & green appear to be the...

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Are there any remedies for blood blisters? There are no real remedies except letting it heal. A blood blister usually develops following a smashing or pinching injury. There's a small skin injury that pumps blood between the skin layers, raising up a blister of blood. If there are no other signs of a severe injury, blood blisters can usually be treated at home. See the doctor if there is: -persistent severe pain -inability...

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What is a triple double? When a player scores double-digits in 3 categories during one game (points, assists and rebounds are most common, but it can also be blocks or steals); a sign of great versatility.

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What is a team foul? Each personal foul committed by a player is also counted against his team; when a team goes over the limit, its opponent is awarded free-throw opportunities. When a team commits 5 or more team fouls per NBA period (4 in each overtime); 8 or more per WNBA half; 7 or more per half in college; this team is also said to be in the penalty.

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What is a shot clock? a clock that limits the time a team with the ball has to shoot it; 24 seconds in the NBA; in college, 35 seconds for men, 30 seconds for women.

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What is a rebound? When a player grabs a ball that is coming off the rim or backboard after a shot attempt.

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What is a personal foul? Contact between players that may result in injury or provide one team with an unfair advantage; players may not push, hold, trip, hack, elbow, restrain or charge into an opponent; these are also counted as team fouls.

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What's the difference between a layup and a layin? Both shots are taken after driving to the basket by leaping up under the basket. Using one hand to drop the ball directly into the basket is a layin; banking the ball off the backboard into the basket is a layup.

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What is a fake? A deceptive move to throw a defender off balance and allow an offensive player to shoot or receive a pass; players use their eyes, head or any other part of the body to trick an opponent. Also called feint.

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What is a dunk? When a player close to the basket jumps and strongly throws the ball down into it; an athletic, creative shot used to intimidate opponents.

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Who were the members of the first American Olympic 'Dream Team'? Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson and John Stockton. They were the U.S. basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics; it was the first time non-amateurs were permitted to represent the country.

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What is a blocking? The use of a defender's body position to illegally prevent an opponent's advance; the opposite of charging.

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What is a basket? The hoop attached to the backboard, it consists of a metal rim 18" in diameter suspended 10' from the floor, from which a 15-18" corded net hangs, and through which points are scored; also used to refer to a successful field goal.

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What are the dimensions of the backboard to which the basket is attached? The rectangular structure is 6' x 3 1/2'.

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What is an assist? The last pass to a teammate that leads directly to a field goal; the scorer must move immediately toward the basket for the passer to be credited with an assist; only 1 assist can be credited per field goal.

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What is a yellow card? A playing card-sized card that a referee holds up to warn a player for dangerous or unsportsmanlike behavior; also called a caution; 2 yellow cards in one game earns a player an automatic red card, signaling his removal from the game.

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What is a winger? An outside forward who plays to the sides of the strikers and whose primary task is to provide them with accurate crossing passes so they can shoot at the goal; often the fastest players and best dribblers on a team.

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What is a referee? The chief official; he makes all final decisions, acts as timekeeper, calls all fouls and starts and stops play.

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What is a throw-in? A type of restart where a player throws the ball from behind his head with two hands while standing with both feet on the ground behind a sideline; taken by a player opposite the team that last touched the ball before it went out of bounds across a sideline.

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What is a sudden death? A type of overtime where the first goal scored by a team ends the game and gives that team the victory; this goal is called the 'golden goal'

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What is a passing? When a player kicks the ball to his teammate; used to move the ball closer to the opposing goal, to keep the ball away from an opponent or to give the ball to a player who is in a better position to score.

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What is a linesmen? The 2 officials who assist the referee in making his decisions; they monitor the sidelines and goal lines to determine when a ball goes out of bounds and they carry a flag to signal their observations.

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What is a kickoff? The method of starting a game or restarting it after each goal; a player passes the ball forward to a teammate from the center spot.

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What is an injury time? Time added to the end of any period according to the referee's or fourth official's judgment of time lost due to player injuries or intentional stalling by a team.

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What is an indirect free kick? A kick awarded to a player for a less-serious foul committed by the opposition; the player kicks a stationary ball without any opposing players within 10 yards of him; a goal can only be scored on this kick after the ball has touched another player.

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What is a goal kick? A type of restart where the ball is kicked from inside the goal area away from the goal; awarded to the defending team when a ball that crossed the goal line was last touched by a player on the attacking team.

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What is a direct free kick? A kick awarded to a player for a serious foul committed by the opposition; the player kicks a stationary ball with no opposing players within 10 yards of him; a goal can be scored directly from this kick without the ball touching another player.

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What is a bicycle kick? When a player kicks the ball in mid-air backwards and over his own head, usually making contact above waist level; an acrobatic shot.

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What is a banana kick? A type of kick that gives the ball a curved trajectory; used to get the ball around an obstacle such as a goaltender or defender.

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What is an assist? The pass or passes which immediately precede a goal; a maximum of two assists can be credited for one goal.

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What is an advantage? A clause in the rules that directs the referee to refrain from stopping play for a foul if a stoppage would benefit the team that committed the violation.

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What is a slide tackle? An attempt by a defender to take the ball away from a ball carrier by sliding on the ground feet-first into the ball.

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What is a red card? A playing card-sized card that a referee holds up to signal a player's removal from the game; the player's team must play the rest of the game shorthanded; presented for violent behavior or multiple rule infractions (two yellow cards = one red card).

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What is a penalty kick? A kick taken from the penalty spot by a player against the opposing goalie without any players closer than 10 yards away; awarded for the most severe rule violations committed by the defense within its own penalty area; also taken in a tiebreaker to decide a match.

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What is an offside? Offside is a violation called when a player in an offside position receives a pass from a teammate; an indirect free kick is awarded to the non-offending team. an offside position occurs when an attacking player is positioned so that fewer than 2 opposing defensive players (usually the goalie and 1 other defender) are between him and the goal he is attacking; a player is not offside if he...

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What is a dribble? The basic skill of advancing the ball with the feet while controlling it.

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What is a corner kick? A type of restart where the ball is kicked from the corner arc in an attempt to score; awarded to an attacking team when the ball crosses the goal line last touched by the defending team.

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What are the major holidays celebrated in Thailand? Is this enough? ;-) January New Year's Day - January 1 - Observed by many Thais as a day off work Don Chedi Monument in Suphanburi province. Commemorates the victory of HM Naresuan over Burmese invaders in 1592. A fair is with demonstrations of elephant back duels. Febuary Chiang Mai Flower Festival When a variety of colorful flowers are in full bloom. Celebrations...

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What is "Songkran Days"? The Sonkran Days are the traditional Thai version of New Year. Song- kran originated in Sanskrit as “pass or move forward”, has a astrological definition of Sun movement from one zodiac sign to another. When movement changes from Pisces to Aries, it is specially called Maha Song-kran Song-kran period generally are the 13th, 14th, and 15th of April each year, specifically named Maha...

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When is the best time to visit the Kruger National Park? Game-viewing is best in winter but some visitors prefer the lush vegetation of the summer months. Arrive in March and April and see the dramatic rutting of Impala, Wildebeest and other species. The beginning of summer, in November and December is the best time to see the birth of young. In general, entrance gates and rest camps open at sunrise and close at sunset, and motorists traveling in the...

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What is a "township"? During apartheid, black South Africans were forced to live in areas set apart from whites. These areas, which came to be known as townships, remain today even though apartheid has disappeared, and many are struggling to overcome poverty, poor housing, and overcrowding. Soweto, which is an acronym for the South Western Township, is home to an estimated two to four million people and is by far...

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What languages are spoken in South Africa? Although there are 11 different languages spoken in South Africa, English - with a local South African flavor - is the most widely spoken. The other 10 include Afrikaans (a derivative dialect of Dutch), Ndebele, North Sotho, South Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu.

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What is the best time of the year to safari in Botswana? The safari season in Botswana runs from March through November. From December until the end of February is the rainy season and the wildlife is dispersed throughout the region. April and May are both delightful months to visit Botswana - marked by moderate temperatures, with highs averaging 88 degrees F (31 degrees C), and lows averaging 60 degrees F (15 degrees C). June, July and August...

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What was that thing on Janet's breast at the 2004 Super Bowl? It was a removable, star/sun shaped nipple piercing.

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What song was sampled by The Sugarhill Gang in their song "Rapper's Delight"? Like many songs from the time, "Rapper's Delight" was rapped over the instrumental track of a disco hit, in this case Chic's "Good Times".

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What is the real name of Patti LaBelle? Patricia Louise Holt.

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What is the real name of Donna Summer? Donna Summer was born LaDonna Andrea Gaines in Boston, Massachusetts.After resettling in Munich, Germany, she married Helmut Sommer. Summer is an anglicization of his last name.

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Were the four girls of Sister Sledge really sisters? Yes: Kim, Debbie, Joni, and Kathy Sledge.

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What were the names of the Boney M members? Marcia Barrett, Liz Mitchell, Maizie Williams and Bobby Farrell. The group was produced by Frank Farian, he also sang the male parts. Bobby Farrell was only 'dressing' because of his crazy dance style; he couldn't sing.

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What were the characters in The Village People? the leatherman: Glenn Hughes the cop: Victor Willis, later replaced by Ray Simpson the cowboy: Randy Jones the Indian: Felipe Rose the construction worker: David "Scar" Hodo the G.I.: Alexander Briley

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How did April Fool's Day become a tradition? The origins of April Fool's Day are unknown, although various theories have been proposed. It is considered to be related to the festival of the vernal equinox, which occurs on March 21. Prior to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1564, it was observed as New Year's Day by cultures as far apart as ancient Rome and India. New Year was originally celebrated from March 25 to April...

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What were the names of The Four Tops? Levi Stubbs, Duke Fakir, Obie Benson and Lawrence Payton. They were originally called The Four Aims, but changed it inro The Four Tops to avoid confusion with another group called The Ames Brothers.

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What are the characteristics of the Motown Sound? Motown, also known as The Motown Sound and Northern Soul, is a style of soul music popularized in the late 1960s in the United States by a roster of artists signed to Motown Records. Distinctive characteristics are the use of tambourine along with a drum kit, Rhythm and blues instrumentation, and a 'call and response' singing style originating in gospel music. The Motown Sound was...

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What is Cesar Chavez Day a celebration of? Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning, a holiday on March 31 in seven states (AZ, CA, CO, MI, NM, TX, UT) and dozens of cities and counties throughout the nation, provides students, teachers, business and community members with the unique opportunity to learn about Cesar and advance his values and principles by participating in volunteer, educational and cultural activities in their...

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What is the backwards message before "Still Life?" on Iron Maiden's "Piece of Mind" album? Nothing shocking really... The first one says "What ho sed de t'ing wid de t'ree bonce", which means "What ho said the monster with the three heads." The second says "Don't meddle wid t'ings you don't understand."

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What is an "Iron Maiden"? An iron maiden is a medieval torture device. It was a box big enough to admit a man, with folding doors and its interior studded with sharp iron spikes. When the doors were closed these spikes were forced into the body of the victim, who was left there to die in agony.

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What's the difference between a 2-stroke engine and a 4-stroke engine? A 2-stroke engine doesn't have valves, a 4-stroke engine does. In combustion engines the inner energy set free by combustion (e.g. of gasoline or Diesel fuel ) is changed partly into mechanical energy. There are several varieties of combustion engine. The most common is the four-stroke Otto Engine, which was invented by the German merchant and engineer Nikolaus August Otto in 1876. ...

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What is "zionism"? Zionism is a political movement among Jews holding that the Jewish people constitute a nation and are entitled to a national homeland. Formally founded in 1897, Zionism embraced a variety of opinions in its early years on where that homeland might be established. From 1917 it focussed on the establishment of a Jewish homeland or state in Palestine, the location of the ancient Kingdom of Israel....

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What is the "PLO" and what are its goals? The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is an organization of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state to consist of the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, with an intent to replace Israel. In recent years the official goal has been redefined to consist of only the West Bank and Gaza Strip, although substantial parts of the...

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What is "Hamas" and what are its goals? Hamas is a militant Palestinian Islamist organization, operating mainly in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. It was founded by Ahmed Yassin in 1987 as an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood and is dedicated to the destruction of Israel and the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine. It is best known for its tactic of suicide bombings against Israeli civilians, and it is classified by Israel, the...

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What are the "Yazidi"? The Yazidi are adherents of a small Middle Eastern religion with ancient origins. They are primarily ethnic Kurds, and most Yazidis live in Iraq and Syria with smaller communities in Turkey and Armenia. There are also Yazidi refugees in Germany. The Yazidi worship Malak Ta’us, apparently a pre-Islamic peacock god with links to Mithraism and, through it, to Zoroastrianism. The Yazidi maintain a...

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What is the "Bahá'í" faith? The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion, whose members follow the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, their prophet founder. The Bahá'í Faith is the second most widespread of the world's independent religions in terms of the number of countries in which it is represented (second due to its absence from the Vatican City), established in 236 countries and territories throughout...

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In oceanography, what is known as the 'global conveyor belt'? The global conveyor belt, or 'thermohaline circulation', is a term for the global density-driven circulation of the oceans. Derivation is from 'thermo' for heat and 'haline' for salt, which together determine the density of sea water. Surface currents (such as the Gulf stream) head polewards from the equatorial Atlantic Ocean, cooling all the while and...

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What is the name of the mascot of Iron Maiden, that features in most videos and album covers? Eddie. The original Eddie was just this theatrical mask. You can kind of see it in the band photos on the first album and on the "Running Free" single picture sleeve. It's a face right next to the band logo. It was connected to a pump that would spurt out various kinds of liquids and it would drool all over Doug Sampson or Clive Burr or whoever was at the drums that time. People...

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In what part of Europe do the guys form System of a Down have their roots? Singer Serj Tankian, guitarist Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian and drummer John Dolmayan share an Armenian ancestry.

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Who produced System of a Down's first album? System’s 1998 self-titled debut was produced by bearded board whiz Rick Rubin (Slayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Public Enemy).

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What is double-clutching? (from http://www.elecdesign.com/Globals/PlanetEE/Content/755.html ) Double-clutching is a gear shifting procedure to save wear and tear on your gearbox, and on your clutch, at the expense of a little extra work for your left leg. Let's say you're accelerating in second gear. When you're ready to shift into third, you decide not to use the standard approach, which is just to...

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Who is St Albert? Also known as: Albert the Great Patron Saint of: medical technicians, scientists, universal Church Born: 1206 Died: 1280 Canonized: 1931 Feast Day: November 15 Albert was born of nobility in Lauingen, France, and it was during his studies at the University of Padua that he decided to become a Dominican friar. While at the university, he demonstrated an unusual grasp for...

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Who is Saint Stanislaus? Also know as: Stanislaus Kostka Patron Saint of: youth, broken bones Born: October 1550 Died: August 1568 Canonized: 1726 Feast Day: November 13 Stanislaus was born of nobility in Poland in 1550, one of 7 children, under very strict religious rule. At 14 years of age, Stanislaus entered a Jesuit college in Vienna. While there, he became very ill. During that illness, he...

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Who is St. George? Patron Saint of: Boy Scouts, England, soldiers Born: unknown Died: c.304 Canonized: Feast Day: April 23 We know with certainty very little about the life of Saint George. As the legend goes, there was a small town in Libya called Sylene. It was in a swamp near that city that a ferocious beast lived. The villagers were at the mercy of this dragon and unless they kept it...

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Who is St. Vitus? Patron Saint of: comedians, dancers, epilepsy Born: unknown Died: c.303 Feast Day: January 15 The birthdate of Saint Vitus is unknown, but it is believed that he was born in Sicily and lived during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. At a very young age, Saint Vitus became a devout Christian. On his many travels throughout Sicily with his guardian Vitus became known to the Romans...

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Who is St Agnes? Patron Saint of: Children of Mary, girls, young girls Born: c292 Died: c304 Feast Day: January 21 According to St. Augustine and St. Ambrose, St. Agnes was martyred at the age of 12. Pope Damasus adorned her tomb with sacred poetry. St. Agnes is represented with a martyrs palm and a lamb. On her feast day the Pope blesses the Pallium, a stole made from lambs wool which is worn...

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Who is St Alexis? Also known as Alexius; The Man of God Patronage Alexians, beggars, belt makers, nurses, pilgrims, travellers Died c. early 5th century Name Meaning defender; helper Memorial 17 July Profile Only son of a wealthy Christian Roman senator. Wanted to devote himself to God, but his parents arranged a marriage for him. On his wedding day his fiancee agreed to release...

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Who is St Cyril? Also known as Apostle of the Slavs; Apostle of the Southern Slavs Constantin; Constantine the Philospher; Constantine; Cyril the Philosopher; Patronage Bohemia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, ecumenism, Europe, Moravia, unity of the Eastern and Western Churches, Yugoslavia Born 827 at Thessalonica, Greece as Constantin Died 14 February 869 at Rome, Italy ...

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Who is St. Germaine? Also known as Germana Cousin; Germaine of Pibrac; Germana Patronage abandoned people, abuse victims, against poverty, bodily ills, child abuse victims, disabled people, girls from rural areas, handicapped people, illness, impoverishment, loss of parents, peasant girls, physically challenged people, poverty, shepherdesses, sick people, sickness, unattractive people, victims of abuse,...

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Who is St. Maurice? Also known as Mauritius Patronage against cramps, alpine troops, armies, Austria, clothmakers, cramps, dyers, gout, infantrymen, Piedmont, Italy, Sardinia, soldiers, swordsmiths, weavers Died martyred c.287 at Aaunum, an area of modern Switzerland Memorial 22 September Profile Layman. Soldier. Officer in a legion of Christian soldiers from Upper Egypt during the reign...

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Who is St. Sebastian? Patronage archers, armourers, arrowsmiths, athletes, bookbinders, diseased cattle, dying people, enemies of religion, fletchers, gardeners, Huelva, Spain, iron mongers, lacemakers, laceworkers, lead workers, masons, plague, police, racquet makers, Rio de Janeiro, soldiers, Spanish police officers, stone masons, stonecutters Born at Narbonne, Gaul Died martyred c.288 at Rome ...

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Who is St. Valentine? Patronage affianced couples, against fainting, bee keepers, betrothed couples, engaged couples, epilepsy, fainting, greeting card manufacturers, greetings, happy marriages, love, lovers, plague, travellers, young people Died beaten and beheaded c.269 at Rome; buried on the Flaminian Way; relics later translated to the Church of Saint Praxedes Memorial 14 February Profile ...

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Who is St. Philip Neri? Also known as Philip Romolo Neri; Apostle of Rome; Amabile Santo Patronage Rome, United States Army Special Forces Born 22 July 1515 at Florence, Italy Memorial 26 May Died 27 May 1595 Beatified 11 May 1615 by Pope Paul V Canonized 12 March 1622 by Pope Gregory XV Profile Though he was related to Italian nobility, Philip came from a poor family. His...

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Who is St Colman? Also known as Colman; Colman of Melk; Coloman of Stockerau; Coloman of Melk; Colomannus Patronage against hanging, against plague, Austria, hanged men, horned cattle, horses, plague Born in the British Isles, exact location undetermined Died hanged in October 1012 at Stockerau, Austria Memorial 13 October Profile May have been of noble or royal birth. Monk. While...

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Who is St Bede? Also known as Venerable Bede; Father of English History Patronage lectors Born 672 at Wearmouth, England Died 25 May 735 Canonized 1899 by Pope Leo XIII Memorial 25 May; formerly 27 May Profile Born around the time England was finally completely Christianized. Raised from age seven in the abbey of Saints Peter and Paul at Wearmouth-Jarrow, and lived there...

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Who is St Alban? Patronage converts, refugees, torture victims Memorial 20 June Born Verulamium, Hertfordshire (now Saint Albans), England Died tortured and beheaded c.305 at Holmhurst Hill, England Profile Soldier and solid citizen. Converted by a persecuted priest whom he sheltered. He then changed clothes with the priest, allowing him to escape. Caught, he was ordered to renounce...

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Who is Louise de Marillac? Louise de Marillac is the Patroness of Social Workers. She was born probably at Ferrieres-en-Brie near Meux, France, on August 12, 1591. She was educated by the Dominican nuns at Poissy. She desired to become a nun but on the advice of her confessor, she married Antony LeGras, an official in the Queen's service, in 1613. After Antony's death in 1625, she met St. Vincent de Paul,...

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Who is Benedict the Moor? Benedict the moor is the Patron Saint of African-Americans and Negro missions in North America Also known as "Benedict the Black", Benedict the Moor was born of African slaves to owners in San Fratello, Sicily in 1526. Benedict's parents were rewarded for their loyal service with freedom of their son at the age of 18. Benedict continued to work along side his family for...

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Who is Elizabeth Seton? Elizabeth Ann Seton is the first American born saint. She was born in New York City in August of 1774 into a devout Episcopalian family. She founded a school for girls in Baltimore. She wanted to teach children, and help the poor. Other women came to help her, including her sister-in-law Rebecca who also converted to Catholicism. Slowly the community of women grew. After a few years,...

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What is "Holy Week"? Holy Week is the Christian week from Holy Monday through Easter (Resurrection) Sunday. Each of the days of Holy Week has its own traditions of services in the West. Believers are encouraged to follow in their prayers with readings from the Gospel the account of each of the actions from the time of the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to the crucifixion and death of Jesus...

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Who is Thomas More? Sir Thomas More (February 7, 1478 - July 6, 1535) was Lord Chancellor of England under King Henry VIII and had a European reputation as a humanist author. His most famous work was Utopia in which he created an imaginary island-kingdom in which some modern scholars have seen an idealized opposite of More's contemporary Europe and in which other modern scholars have seen a wicked satire of...

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Who is Don Bosco? Giovanni Melchior Bosco, or John Bosco, (August 16, 1815 - January 31, 1888) was a priest and educator. He is popularly known as Don Bosco (Father Bosco). He was the founder of the Salesian Society (the Salesians of Don Bosco) and, with Mary Domenica Mazzarello, co-founder of the Salesian Sisters (the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians). Today, he is patron saint of Christian apprentices,...

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What is the map of Pirii Reis? The special thing about Pirii Reis' map was that it showed the complete landmass of Antartica, including the correct shoreline structure, rivers, mountains and other geographic landmarks which are beneath the ice and were only discovered by modern science in the last decades...

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What is the world's largest brewing company? Budweiser has been for many years, but in 2004, Belgian-based brewer Interbrew acquired Brazilian brewer Ambev. Together, Interbrew-Ambev is the largest brewer in the world. Interbrew has about 200 brands of lagers, premium beers, and specialty brews. Interbrew owns Canada’s Labatt Brewing and Germany’s Brauerei Beck & Co., maker of the Beck’s brand. Other flagship beers are Stella...

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What is a 'fumarole'? A fumarole is an opening in the earth's crust, often in the neighbourhood of volcanoes, which emits steam and gases such as carbon dioxide, hydrochloric acid, and hydrogen sulfide. The term is derived from the Latin 'fumus' (smoke).

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What is 'obsidian'? Obsidian is a type of naturally occurring glass, produced from volcanoes when the right kind of lava cools rapidly, efor example by flowing into water. It consists mainly of silicon dioxide. The color of obsidian varies: iron and magnesium can give the obsidian a dark green to black color. Obsidian is commonly used for ornamental purposes. When cut in one direction it is black; when cut across...

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What countries are part of 'Latin America'? The term Latin America is used loosely to refer to all the American countries south of the United States: used this way, it covers the whole of South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It is used in a strict sense to refer solely to the nations in those geographical regions where the Spanish and Portuguese languages predominate; this narrower definition excludes the countries...

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What is Trappist beer? Trappist beer is brewed by Trappist monks, members of the Cistercian order. Trappist is a licensed term, and currently only six breweries in the world may legally produce Trappist beers. All six of them are Belgian. To use the name and the "Authentic Trappist Product" logo, the rules of the International Trappist Association must be observed: -The product must be made within the...

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In what country was beer originally invented? A 3900-year old Sumerian poem honoring the brewing goddess Ninkasi contains the oldest surviving beer recipe, describing the production of beer from barley via bread. Beer became vital to all the grain-growing civilizations of classical antiquity, especially in Egypt and Mesopotamia. The Babylonian Code of Hammurabi required that tavern-keepers who diluted or overcharged for beer should be...

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In the context of buying computer parts, what do the terms "bulk" and "retail" mean? What should I be looking for? Retail is the end consumer package: the part is packed in a nice box, many times including a lot of extra software and manuals. Bulk parts are usually packed in a simple plastic bag and include only the bare software neccessaties. A lot of the small computer stores buy bulk parts to build their own systems with, but they are also sold to consumers. If you're not a complete nerd, go for...

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What is the red soil in Georgia called? Not all Georgia soils are red, but many of them are. The State is well known for its abundance of "Georgia Red Clay". The red color that is so evident in Georgia soils is due primarily to iron oxides. Soils form from the interaction of climate, organisms, parent materials, relief, and time. Red soils in Georgia result from the affect of a warm, humid climate weathering acid...

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What is the origin of the term 'geyser'? The name geyser comes from Geysir, the name of the best-known geyser in Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the word gjósa, "to gush."

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What is the highest waterfall in North America? Yosemite Falls in California is the highest waterfall in North America with a 436 m (1430 ft) in one drop followed by 98 m (320 ft) in another, flowing year-round. The highest single drop waterfall is Ribbon Falls in California with a 491 m (1612 ft) drop when flowing.

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What is the highest waterfall in the world? Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest at 979 m (3230 ft).

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Can rainbows be seen during night-time? In a very few cases, a moonbow, or night-time rainbow, can be seen on strongly-moonlit nights. As human visual perception for color in low light is poor, moonbows are perceived to be white. Cumberland Falls, a North American waterfall located in southeast Kentucky, is advertised to have a "moonbow".

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Is it true that the clitoris on a vagina is sometimes located at the bottom, below the vaginal opening and closer to the anus, rather than the top? If so, is this considered a deformity and does it have an effect on sex? I have never seen or heard of it. Sounds almost impossible. So yes, it has to be a deformity. As for the effect on sex: if it's working and stimulated in a normal way there shouldn't be a problem.

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What does 'Al-Qaida' mean, and who came up with this name? Al-Quida means 'the base' or 'the movement'. This name was actually given to the organization by the US government, after discovering a computer disk with name lists of members that was labeled 'Al-Quida'.

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In which cities does Madame Tussaud's wax museum have branches? Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London, England, with branches in Amsterdam, Hong Kong (Victoria Peak), Las Vegas and New York. Wax figures of the Tussauds include historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars and famous murderers. Madame Tussaud is Marie Tussaud, born in Strasbourg on 1 December 1761. She had a lot of talent for the art of wax modelling, and made wax figures of...

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What is Playboy Magazine's worldwide circulation? Is it the world's best selling magazine? Playboy's circulation is more than three million copies in the United States and 4.5 million worldwide. Ther most widely circulated issue appeared in November 1972 and sold 7,161,561 copies. It is not the world's best selling magazine, National Geographic for example is published in 23 languages, with a total circulation of approximately 9.5 million copies per month, 8 million of...

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In what part of the Earth's atmosphere is the ozone layer? The ozone layer is a part of the stratosphere. The stratosphere is the layer of Earth's atmosphere which, at the equator, is situated between about 17 km and 50 km altitude above the surface, while at the poles it starts at about 8 km altitude due to the lower tropopause height caused by the lower tropospheric temperature there. The concentration of atmospheric ozone in the ozone layer...

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What are the layers of the Earth's atmosphere? - troposphere: 0 - 7/17 km, temperature decreasing with height. - stratosphere: 7/17 - 50 km, temperature increasing with height. - mesosphere: 50 - 80/85 km, temperature decreasing with height. - thermosphere:- 80/85 - 640+ km, temperature increasing with height. The boundaries between these regions are named the tropopause, stratopause and mesopause. As the atmosphere has no abrupt...

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How can I steal a tank? Getting a tank in the 'Yes Sir mission' is very easy. Be patient, and you'll see the convoy stops for lunch at the donut shop! Run to the tank and steal it, simple! Later in the game, getting a tank is also easy. Go to the police station at Washington beach. You can get a police uniform inside to the left in the changing rooms. There is a policeman in there who will shoot at...

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Is the currency used in San Marino, like in Italy, the Euro? Yes. On new year's day 2002, San Marino, like the other 11 members of the Eurozone, started using Euro notes and Euro coins for cash transactions. Within a few months, the old coins and banknotes in Lire have been withdrawn. Since San Marino is a very small country, the number of their Euro coins is relatively low, so coin collectors appreciate them very much.

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Is San Marino completely independent from Italy? Yes. The Republic of San Marino, an enclave in central Italy, is fully independent. The third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco) also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named Marinus on september 3rd 301 A.D. San Marino's foreign policy is very much aligned with that of Italy. Social and...

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Why is it that planets revolve around the sun? The basic reason for the heliocentric system or why the planets revolve around, or orbit the sun (rotate actually is used to describe their spin, for example, the Earth completes one rotation about its axis every 24 hours, but it completes one revolution around the Sun every 365 days), is that the gravity of the sun keeps them in their orbits. Just as the Moon orbits the Earth because of the...

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What is a solar flare? A flare is defined as a sudden, rapid, and intense variation in brightness. A solar flare occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is suddenly released. Radiation is emitted across virtually the entire electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves at the long wavelength end, through optical emission to x-rays and gamma rays at the short wavelength end. The amount of...

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Is England supposed to be referred to as England, The United Kindom, Britain, or Great Britain? I assume with 'England' you mean all the Britsh islands. The CIA factbook, last updated on dec. 18th 2003 and absolutely correct, states about the official country name: conventional long form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland conventional short form: United Kingdom abbreviation: UK Guess this will lead to some discussion again, but how you refer to it...

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What are The Round Table Groups, and do they still exist? The Round Table Groups were founded in London in the late 19th century by South African diamond baron Sir Cecil Rhodes. Rhodes, (who had connections to high level Freemasonry) founded the groups as a way of preserving and advancing the interests of the British Empire worldwide. They function as a collection of small discussion groups, one in every major capitol city, answerable to a head...

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Is there a successor organization of the former Russian KGB? Following the coup of 1991, the KGB was dismantled. It's successor was the FSK (Federal Counterintelligence Service), which was reorganized into the FSB (Federal Security Service) in April 1995. The current Russian president Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was head of the FSB from july 1998 to august 1999.

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Was the Russian KGB ever officially dismantled, and if so, when? The Russian KGB officially ceased to exist on November 6, 1991. The KGB was dissolved due to the participation of its chief, Colonel General Vladimir Kryuchkov, in the August 1991 coup attempt designed to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev. He used many of the KGB's resources to aid the coup attempt. Kryuchkov was arrested, and General Vadim Bakatin was appointed Chairman on August 23, 1991...

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What exactly is meant by the "United Kingdom"? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy that includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. These four parts are not independent countries with their own governments, they share one government, residing in the capital London. The four parts do have a lot of different cultural events, holidays, and customs, and have their own sports teams,...

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What was Merle Haggard's first big hit? According to www.rolingstone.com, in 1964 Haggard scored his first Top 20 hit, a cover of Stewart's "Sing a Sad Song." His third solo single, "Just Between the Two of Us" reached the Top 40 and his fourth single "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" reached the Top 10, launching Haggard's career as a solo musician. In 1965 he signed to Capitol, who...

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What is the Trilateral Commission, and does it really exist? It exists. The Trilateral Commission is a private organization, founded in 1973 at the initiative of David Rockefeller. It consists of over 300 private citizens from Europe, Japan, and North America to promote closer cooperation between these three areas. The organization is often criticized by political activists and academics working in the social and political sciences, and is also...

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Who is Jean-Bertrand Aristide? Dr. Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born July 15, 1953), nicknamed Titide, was a President of Haiti (1991, 1994 - 1996, 2001 - 2004). Formerly a Catholic priest, he became the first democratically elected leader of Haiti in 1991, five years after the fall of the Duvalier regime. His popularity did not extend to the army and in that same year, a military coup d'etat forced Aristide to flee. In...

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What is America's Flag Day a celebration of? National Flag Day is always the 14th day of June. National Flag Week is the week of June 14th. The Fourth of July is traditionally celebrated as America's birthday, but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, to observe June...

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What is the longest river in the world? The top ten: Nile (6,690 km). Chang Jiang (Yangtze) (6,380 km). Amazon (6,280 km). Mississippi-Missouri (6,270 km). Ob-Irtysh (5,570 km). Congo (4,670 km). Amur (4,410 km). Huang He (Yellow) (4,350 km). Lena (4,260 km). Mackenzie (4,040 km).

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Is it true that every snowflake is unique? A snowflake is generally considered a uniquely shaped piece of falling snow, a crystalline form of water ice. However, the concept that no two snowflakes are alike is incorrect: it is entirely possible, but unlikely, that a pair of snowflakes may be visually identical if their environments were similar enough, either because they grew very near one another, or simply by chance. The American...

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Where can I find a list of endangered animal species? The IUCN Red List, created in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species. It is maintained by the IUCN. The list is set upon precise criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species and subspecies. These criteria are relevant to all species and all regions of the world. The list is established upon...

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How can nano iron particles helps to purify water? Iron's cleansing power stems from the simple fact that it rusts, or oxidizes. Contaminants such as trichloroethene, carbon tetrachloride, dioxins or PCBs are caught up in the oxidizing reaction and break down into simple carbon compounds that are far less toxic. The oxidizing iron also reduces dangerous heavy metals such as lead, nickel, mercury or even uranium. Iron itself has no known...

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What are the differences between nuclear fission and nuclear splitting? There is no difference. The word fission simply means splitting. Nuclear energy can be obtained in two ways: fission and fusion. Fission is a nuclear process in which a heavier unstable nucleus divides or splits into two or more lighter nuclei, with the release of substantial amounts of energy. When a free neutron of the proper energy is captured by the nucleus of a fissionable atom, the...

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Do the Scottish celebrate St. Patrick's day? Nope, though the man was born in Scotland, St. Patrick's Day is an Irish holy day. The Scottish celebrate St. Joseph's Day (2 days later, March 19) instead. The what and why of both days is explained elsewhere in this Holiday Section.

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Where is the Exclusive Economic Zone? The EEZ is a concept adopted at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (1982), whereby a coastal state assumes jurisdiction over the exploration and exploitation of marine resources in its adjacent section of the continental shelf, taken to be a band extending 200 miles from the shore. The U.S. EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) was declared by Presidential Order in 1983.

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Why does our hair turn gray? Pigment-producing cells add colour to our hair as it grows. Darker hair has more pigment than lighter hair. As we age, the pigment-producing cells slowly die off. Hair’s base colour shows through, and individual hairs appear white. When mixed in with strands of hair that still have their original colour, hair looks grey. Individual hairs each have an outer layer (the cuticle) of overlapping...

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Where does the custom of saying "God bless you" after a sneeze come from? Another story about the origin: The custom of saying "God bless you" after a sneeze was begun literally as a blessing. Pope Gregory I the Great (540-604 AD) ascended to the Papacy just in time for the start of the plague in 590 AD (his successor succumbed to it). To combat the plague Gregory ordered litanies, processions and unceasing prayer for God's intercession. When...

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Does cow-tipping injure the cow? Assuming cow tipping is possible, it could be, but it would be injuries caused by the fall like any 'ordinary' fall. There would be no specific 'cow tipping' injuries. Some farm communities have passed laws prohibiting cow tipping, as the activity is likely to result in injury to the prospective tippers and/or to the cow. However, a cow disturbed by an attempted tipping...

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Can sleeping cows be tipped over, or is this a myth? Cow tipping is a hypothetical recreational activity in which a person or group of people sneak up on a standing, sleeping cow and push it over. Some variants of the myth state that the cow is then unable to get up. However, it is unclear whether cow tipping is actually practiced anywhere, or whether anyone has ever successfully tipped a cow. There are a number of problems with the...

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What causes male pattern baldness? The trigger for this type of baldness, which is also known as androgenetic alopecia, is currently believed to be an enzyme, 5-alpha reductase, that converts the hormone testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which inhibits hair growth. The age at which the enzyme appears, if it does at all, is genetically determined.

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What causes a sneeze? A sneeze is generally caused by irritation in the passages of the nose. Pollens, house dust, and other particles are usually harmless, but when they irritate the nose the body responds by expelling them from the nasal passages. The nose mistakes strong odors, sudden chills, and even bright lights (see photic sneeze reflex) for parasites, and it tries to defend itself with a sneeze. A sneezer...

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Who wrote the book of Revelation? The author of the book of Revelation, or the Apocalypse, calls himself John. "John to the seven churches which are in Asia" (Ap., i, 4). And again, "I, John, your brother and your partner in tribulation . . . was in the island which called Patmos, for the word of God" (i, 9). The Seer does not further specify his personality. But from tradition we know that the Seer the...

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Who was the first female senator? Rebecca Felton, at the age of 87... On October 3, 1922, Georgia's Democratic Governor Thomas Hardwick made history by appointing the first woman to a Senate vacancy. He believed this act would appeal to the women of Georgia, newly enfranchised by the Constitution's Nineteenth Amendment--which he had earlier opposed. Taking no chances of creating a potential rival for the seat in...

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How is wine made? I won't go into the process of growing grapes (that's a story by itself) and the harvesting (actual times vary with the climate, latitude and judgment of individual growers). When harvesting, some vineyards use mechanical harvesting techniques, but most hire workers to pick the grapes by hand. The grapes are then brought to the winery. Many wineries are located on or near the...

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How do wine aficionados decide what makes a "good year" for wine? What factors are considered? Contrary to popular belief, a good year doesn’t necessarily indicate a better wine. A good year refers to the amount of sun the grapes received. In such a year, the grape skin is thicker and there is a higher tannin content, resulting in a dry taste and a full body. You should leave a wine like this in the cellar. A “bad year” simply means that there was a rainy summer and you shouldn’t keep...

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What is the difference between madeira and port? Both madeira and port are 'fortified' wines; the wine has had grape brandy added to it after a couple of days' fermentation, making it about 80% wine and 20% brandy. The main difference is in the regions the wines originate and the grapes used, making Madeira a little bit more exclusive. Origin: Port originates in the Douro Valley, Portugal. The valley stretches east from the...

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What is port? Port is a 'fortified' wine that originates in the Douro Valley, Portugal. The valley stretches east from the city of Oporto to the border with Spain. The term "port wine" can only refer to these wines, much like French regions lay claim to certain titles. Port first became popular when the English were at war with France, and could therefore not drink French wines. The...

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What should I consider when matching wine with food? The basic rule is red wine with red meat, white wine with fish and white meat. But it is all a matter of taste of course, so here are some additional guidelines to help you choose which wines would accentuate your meal. Match not only the flavor of the wine to the flavor of the food, but to the intensity of flavor and weight or body of the wine as well. A heavy, alcoholic wine will...

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What is in a 'Viagra Shot'? 1/3 oz Green Creme de Menthe 1/3 oz white Creme de cacao 1/2 oz Bailey's irish cream 1/2 oz Amaretto Blend, add ice and strain into glass.

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Why is the American 20th amendment nicknamed the 'lame duck' amendment? The Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1933) abolished the so called lame duck sessions of Congress. Prior to its enactment, national elections were held in November, but the president and the new Congress did not take office until March 4 of the next year. As a result, defeated officials, called "lame ducks," remained in office for four months but with diminished power...

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Why does a female hyena have a pseudo (false) penis? Hyena females are considerably larger than the males. The females are masculinized due to the excess testosterone in their bodies; they have more testosterone in their bodies than most male hyenas. As a result of this masculinization, females are a third larger than the males, have more muscle mass, are more aggressive, and have masculinized genetalia. Their vulva is fused to look like a...

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What was the Bretton Woods monetary system? It was an international monetary system operating from 1946-1973. The value of the dollar was fixed in terms of gold, and every other country held its currency at a fixed exchange rate against the dollar; when trade deficits occurred, the central bank of the deficit country financed the deficit with its reserves of international currencies.

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What is the current base year for the GNP Deflator, used to measure the increase in the average price of products? It still is 1972...

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In economic terms, what is a Dutch disease? Dutch disease is the adverse effect on a country's other industries that occurs when one industry substantially expands its exports, causing a real appreciation of the country's currency. It is named after the effects of natural gas discoveries in the Netherlands, and most commonly applied to effects of exports in natural resource extractive industries on manufacturing.

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What is in a mojito? Ingredients: 3 fresh Mint sprigs 2 tsp Sugar 3 tblsp Lemon juice (or lime), fresh 1 1/2 oz Light rum Club soda, Chilled In a tall thin glass, crush part of the mint with a fork to coat the inside. Add the sugar and lemon juice and stir thoroughly. Top with ice. Add rum and mix. Top off with the club soda (or seltzer). Add a lemon slice and the remaining mint. Serves one.

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What is in a Dog Piss? There must be more kinds of dog piss.... Ingredients: 3 oz Vodka 12 oz Beer 4 oz Southern Comfort Mixing instructions: Dump the ingredients into a container and stir it. It's very simple and very delicious.

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What is in a caipirinha? It's a traditional Brazilian drink prepared with cachaça, an alcoholic beverage made by distilling the liquids extracted from sugar cane, containing between 70 - 80% of alcohol. Ingredients: -1 lime -2 ounces of cachaça -Sugar to taste -Ice cubes Wash the lime and roll it on the board to loosen the juices. Cut the lime into pieces and place them in a glass. Sprinkle with the...

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What is in a caipiroska? Caipiroska is mixed this way: Ingredients: -Vodka -8 wedges Lime -Sugar -Crushed Ice Crush the sugar into the lime wedges with a spoon. Place the lime wedges in the bottom of an 8 oz. glass. Cover it with crushed ice. Pour the vodka to fill the glass. If you use the Brazilian alcoholic beverage of cachaca instead of vodka, this drink is called caipirinha.

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What is an authentic recipe for the French drink "Diabolo Menthe"? Quite simple: -10 oz glass, filled with ice -1 oz Green Mint syrup -7-Up Pour syrup over ice cubes; fill with 7-Up.

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What is meant by the term "hostile takeover" in corporate law? A takeover which goes against the wishes of the target company's management and board of directors. The company being acquired does not want to be purchased, but is, usually, by buying shares (the hostile party does an open tender offer to shareholders, that's hard to resist).

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How does carbon-14 dating (for determining the age of archeological artifacts) work? Carbon-14 dating is a way of determining the age of certain archeological artifacts of a biological origin up to about 50,000 years old. It is used in dating things such as bone, cloth, wood and plant fibers that were created in the relatively recent past by human activities. Cosmic rays enter the earth's atmosphere in large numbers every day. For example, every person is hit by about...

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Who was involved in the Thirty Years War? The Thirty Years War consisted of a series of declared and undeclared wars which raged through the years 1618-1648 throughout central Europe. During the Thirty Years War the opponents were, on the one hand, the House of Austria: the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperors Ferdinand II and Ferdinand III together with their Spanish cousin Philip IV. During the long course of the Thirty Years War the...

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What was the original colour of the three great pyramids of Gizeh? White. What we see today is really only the core of the original pyramids. They were plated with a smooth outer sheath of fine finishing white limestone, that has later been removed by Romans and builders of Medieval Cairo for use in their own buildings.

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What momentary British monarch was dubbed "little man" by his ex-girlfriends? Poor little Edward VIII.

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Does drinking tea turn your teeth yellow? Just as people have different skin and hair color, people also have different tooth color. Some teeth are more yellow, and some teeth yellow with aging. Natural tooth color can be discolored by a number of causes. The surface of the tooth can be stained by tobacco, certain foods and beverages such as coffee, tea and berries. Tea is not as harmfull for your tooth color as tobacco, but it does...

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What are day-boat sea scallops? Sea scallops come from the North Atlantic coast from New Jersey to Labrador Canada, specifically concentrated off the coast of Maine. They are dredged from the sea bed as deep as 900 feet. The best scallops are called diver or day boat scallops. Divers are collected by hand by divers and they are generally the largest in size. Day boat refers to boats that fish for scallops just for the...

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How did Salisbury steak get its name? It was named after a 19th-century English physician, Dr. J. H. Salisbury, who recommended that his patients eat plenty of beef for all manner of ailments. It is essentially a ground-beef patty that has been flavored with minced onion and seasonings before being fried or broiled. Salisbury steak is often served with gravy made from pan drippings.

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How did the city of Flagstaff, Arizona get its name? In 1855 Lieutenant Beale, in surveying a road from the Rio Grande in New Mexico to Fort Tejon in California, passed over the spot where Flagstaff now stands. While camping at the Eastern extremity of the present town, the lieutenant had his men cut the limbs from a straight pine tree in order to fly the United States flag. Hence the name. The town’s first recognized permanent settler,...

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What is arachibutyrophobia? The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth. According to http://www.changethatsrightnow.com/problem_detail.asp?PhobiaID=1381&SDID=5170 this seems to be quite common...

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What is alektorophobia? An excessive fear of chickens or other feathered creatures.

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What is the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in greyhound races? Anise. Dogs really seem to love the scent, that's why in greyhound racing the "rabbit" is scented with anise. Anise is also used a lot in animal foods and baits.

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On average, how many squirts does it take to yield a gallon of milk from a cow's udder? There has actually been some research to this. It takes an average of 345 squirts to yield a gallon of milk from a cow's udder...

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What is the Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu? T......tahu (sigh) is the Maori name of an otherwise unremarkable hill which is 305 metres high, near Mangaorapa, New Zealand. At 85 letters, it is the longest placename in the world that's officially in use. The name for Bangkok (155 letters, also on AnswerBag), is longer, but isn't used as an official indication of the city. Meaning of the name: The brow of the hill, where...

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Are spiders considered insects? No. Spiders, like insects, are invertebrates (animals without backbones), but there are lots of differences: Insect Body divided into 3 parts: head, thorax and abdomen Spider Body divided into 2 parts: cephalothorax (head + thorax) and abdomen Insect 3 pairs of walking legs Spider 4 pairs of walking legs Insect Has antennae Spider Lacks antennae Insect May...

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How is paper recycled? Does someone go through each piece and sort it? Recycling centers usually ask that you sort your paper by grade, or type of paper. Your local recycling center can tell you how to sort paper for recycling in your community. In a paper recycling center, the various paper types are moved to a big vat called a pulper, which contains water and chemicals. The pulper chops the recovered paper into small pieces. Heating the mixture breaks the...

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Why do Mexican jumping beans jump? The thing that makes these beans jump is a tiny moth larvae that lives inside the bean. The moth lays its eggs in the flower of the plant, and the eggs are incorporated into the seeds. The larvae then eat out the interior of the bean and live there. When the larvae move, so does the bean. Eventually, the larvae turn into moths that emerge from the beans to repeat the cycle.

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Is it safe to put plates with a small amount of gold leaf in the microwave? A small amount shouldn't do any harm. But microwaves can not go through metal (including gold and silver). When they hit the metal, they are reflected, just like light off a mirror. If there is only metal inside the microwave, this is even worse than running it with nothing inside, because the microwaves will be reflected right back into the parts of the microwave that will be damaged....

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What is Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy? Munchausen by proxy syndrome (MBPS) is one of the most harmful forms of child abuse. It is also perplexing. MBPS involves an apparent deeply caring mother who repeatedly fabricates symptoms or provokes actual illnesses in her helpless infant or child. Maybe the most important aspect of this syndrome is the immense ability of the mother to fool doctors and the susceptibility of physicians to...

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What does it mean to be manic-depressive? Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a serious brain disease that causes extreme shifts in mood, energy, and functioning. From high to low, from euphoria to depression, from recklessness to listlessness, it affects approximately 2.3 million adult Americans—about 1.2 percent of the population. Men and women are equally likely to develop this disabling illness. The...

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What is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia? Believe it or not, hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of.... long words..... :-)

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Who was Big Bertha? Big Bertha was a gigantic 94-ton mortar with a foot-and-a-half muzzle. This long range WWI German cannon was soon nicknamed Fat Bertha or Big Bertha (literally Dicke Bertha), in deference to the 'beautiful' Bertha Krupp, owner of the German Krupp weapons factory. She had inherited the Krupp works in 1902 at the age of only sixteen.

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Where were the M*A*S*H episodes filmed? The external shots were filmed at the Fox Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains area of California, which was eventually donated by Fox to the state of CA and renamed to Malibu Creek State Park. The filming of internal shots (inside buildings and selected close-up shots of outside areas such as the compound) was done on stage #9 of the 20th Century Fox Studios in Hollywood, California.

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Where do the biggest waves in the world break? The easy answer is Hawaii. These islands are the most isolated land mass on earth surrounded by ample ocean surface for the great storms of the Pacific to generate giant, perfect waves that pulse from deep water into the shallow reefs and lava rock of the Hawaiian island chain (e.g. Jaws, Waimea, Pipeline). However, there are several surf spots that have been discovered and/or exploited in...

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Is there a scientific explanation for how the Ouija board works? There is one scientific theory, which says that the Ouija moves due to the "ideomotor effect" (sometimes called "automatism"). The ideomotor effect refers to the involuntary and unconscious motor behavior of a person. The term "ideomotor action" was coined by William Carpenter in 1882 in his explanation for the movements of dowsing rods and pendulums by dowsers,...

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When was the thong invented? Fashion designer Rudi Gernreich has been credited with introducing the first thong bikini in 1974. Proof, background and examples on http://www.themanroom.com/modules.php?name=Heroes&rop=article&wpage=mh_8.htm

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What is a poltergeist? "Poltergeist" is a German word meaning "noisy spirit." Current research indicates, however, that poltergeist activity may have nothing to do with ghosts or spirits. Since the activity seems to center around an individual, it is believed that it is caused by the subconscious mind of that individual. It is, in effect, psychokinetic activity. The individual is often under...

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What is the origin of the Groundhog Day tradition? In 1723, the Delaware Indians settled Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania as a campsite halfway between the Allegheny and the Susquehanna Rivers. The town is 90 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, at the intersection of Route 36 and Route 119. The Delawares considered groundhogs honorable ancestors. According to the original creation beliefs of the Delaware Indians, their forebears began life as animals...

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How did "trick or treating" become part of the Halloween tradition? Summary, just in case the links die: The custom of trick-or-treating is thought to have originated with a ninth-century European custom called souling. On November 2, All Souls Day, early Christians would walk from village to village begging for "soul cakes," made out of square pieces of bread with currants. The more soul cakes the beggars would receive, the more prayers they would...

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Who is the only player in NFL history to throw himself a touchdown pass? Quarterback Brad Johnson, currently playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 1997, when playing for the Minnesota Vikings against the Carolina Panthers, Johnson's third-and-goal pass was batted down, but it bounced right back to him. He scrambled 3 yards for a touchdown and 14-7 lead. Vikings won 21-14 btw...

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Which Super Bowl had the highest combined score, and who were the two teams? Superbowl XXIX in Miami (1995): San Fransisco 49ers beat San Diego Chargers 49-26. Btw it's now halftime in Superbowl XXXVIII, so whatever happens, this one doesn't count...

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What are the fundamental Shinto beliefs? Shinto (or kannagara no michi, literally “the way of the deities”) is Japan’s indigenous religion. Shinto refers to diverse and localized religious beliefs, ritual practices, and institutions. On the one hand, Shinto encompasses local community practices, while on the other it also includes the elaborate and highly structured ceremonial practices of the imperial institution and, in earlier...

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Who's the most successful Formula One driver of all times? Though Ayrton Senna is often considered the most talented driver ever, German Michael Schumacher holds the most records. Since the 1994 death of Ayrton Senna, he has been breaking them all, first with Bennetton, later with Ferrari. And he's still not done driving... In 2001, he broke Alain Prost's record for the most wins. In 2003, he broke the record the by Juan-Manuel Fangio, by...

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Whats the difference between Formula One cars and the American Indy cars? There are a lot of differences, but generally speaking, Indy cars are bigger, faster and more durable whereas F1 cars are more agile and accelerate faster. An F1 car is slower on the straights but much quicker in the corners. The engine has less horsepower but the power comes on quicker and because a Formula One car is lighter and more responsive it reacts faster to the driver's input and...

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Whats the difference between "Motel" and "Hotel"? A motel is an establishment which provides lodging and parking in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area as opposed to a hotel where the rooms are accessible from within the establishment itself.

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Why don't spiders get stuck to their webs like the insects that they catch? First, some spiders have oil on their bodies. The oil is slippery, so the web won't stick to it. Second, since spiders build their own webs, they know which strands of silk are sticky and which ones are not. They stay away from the sticky strands.

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How long can camels survive without water? Camels can go without water for up to two weeks. Camels can survive a 40% loss of body weight without serious consequences. Heavy fur and the fatty hump serve to insulate the body, preventing body temperature from rising to the sweating point (the major cause of water loss). When water again becomes available, camels are able to restore their body water quickly; they have been known to drink...

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Did the Titanic have any sister ships? Yes. The White Star line decided to build three identical ships, from the one set of plans that the Harland and Wolff company was preparing. These ships were later given the names "Titanic", "Olympic", and "Britannic". It was common for steamship companies to build several ships from the same plans. A lot of money was saved since the engineers only had to draw...

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Who gave Santa's reindeer their names? The names Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen originated from the Childrens story "It was the night before Christmas" by Clement Moore Rudolf came later from the song "Rudolf the red nosed reindeer", sung by Dean Martin e.o. Fireball was created by the writers of "Rudolf" for an action animation special in 1967. Olive, the...

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Why is New York called 'The Big Apple'? In the early 1920s, "apple" was used in reference to the many racing courses in and around New York City. Apple referred to the prizes being awarded for the races -- as these were important races, the rewards were substantial. A writer for the New York Morning Telegraph, John Fitzgerald, referred to New York City's races "Around the Big Apple." It is rumored that...

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What was the 1992 Maastricht Treaty all about? Maastricht Treaty was an agreement among 12 European nations: Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Great Britain. This treaty was designed to form a more economically and politically integrated European economy, including the reduction or elimination of tariffs and nontariff barriers, the creation of monetary unit (the euro),...

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Is it true the city of Amsterdam is built on wooden poles? Yes, the center part of the city is. The swampy peat made it necessary to build the houses on long, mostly wooden poles (oak), hammered deep into the ground. The summer of 2003, with its heatwave, little rain and extremely high temperatures was a real threat. The groundwater level was so low that the poles were no longer under water which is dangerous because of the rotting process that...

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What is OLE embedding? OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) is Microsoft's framework for a compound document technology. Briefly, a compound document is something like a display desktop that can contain visual and information objects of all kinds: text, calendars, animations, sound, motion video, 3-D, continually updated news, controls, and so forth. Each desktop object is an independent program entity that can...

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Why is Rio de Janeiro, being Brazil's biggest and most important city, not its capital? On April 21, 1960, the city of Brasilia was officially inaugurated and started functioning as the new capital of Brazil. Its population today is about 1,750,000 inhabitants (satellite cities included). Shifting the capital from Rio de Janeiro to the heartland was actually quite an old idea. Hipolito Jose da Costa was supportive of it at the turn of the previous century. Jose Bonifacio...

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In theory, could a Formula One car drive along the ceiling? Yes. 100 miles per hour is the speed an F1 car needs to travel to go upside-down! At that speed, due to it's aerodynamic design an F1 car generates more downforce than its own weight, so it can theoretically drive on the ceiling, sticking on it like glue. I'm still waiting for some volunteer drivers though...

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What is oversteer? What is understeer? Oversteer Oversteer is when the rear wheels are carving a larger arc than the front wheels or the intended line of the turn. Rear "slip angles" exceed those of the front tires. This is often described as a "loose" condition, as the car feels like it may swap ends, or be "twitchy." It causes the front of the car to turn towards the inside and the turn. This...

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In Formula One racing, what do all those different colored flags mean? Yellow: caution; no overtaking/safety car out. Yellow with red stripes: caution; track is slippery (usually oil). Blue (stationary): you are about to be lapped. Let the other car through. Blue (waved): let the other car through immediately. You are now risking a penalty. Red: race stopped, slow down and return to pit lane. Black (with car number) car must return to pit lane...

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Why does traffic drive on the left side of the road in some countries? About a quarter of the world drives on the left, and the countries that do are mostly old British colonies. This strange quirk perplexes the rest of the world; however, there is a perfectly good reason. Up to the late 1700's, everybody travelled on the left side of the road because it's the sensible option for feudal, violent societies of mostly right-handed people. Jousting...

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In which countries in the world does the traffic drive on the left? In 53 countries traffic is driving on the left on the road. The complete list: AG Antigua and Barbuda AU Australia BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BN Brunei Darussalam BS the Bahamas BT Bhutan BW Botswana CY Cyprus DM Dominica FJ Fiji GB the United Kingdom GD Grenada GY Guyana ID Indonesia IE Ireland IN India JM Jamaica JP Japan KE Kenya KI Kiribati KN Saint Kitts and Nevis ...

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Why do lions, and other large cats, sleep so much? Lions -and all cats, actually- spend very much time at sleeping, simply because they can. Why? Well, their special anatomy and physiology shows their organism is used to acting in abrupt impulses. A hunter doesn't need endurance and self-control, but intensive work in short period of time and distance. According to this, cats get great satisfaction during rest and respites. In a whole,...

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Where did the name Pearl Jam come from? Lead singer Eddie Vedder's grandmother's name was Pearl. She was married to a Native American that influenced her cooking style. She had a recipe for preserves that included a Native American hallucinogenic substance, hence, Pearl Jam.

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What makes a boomerang return to the thrower? A boomerang is in fact simply two wings joined together in a single unit. The wings are set at a slight tilt and they have an airfoil design - they are rounded on one side and flat on the other, just like an airplane wing. This design gives a wing lift: the air particles move more quickly over the top of the wing than they do along the bottom of the wing, which creates a difference in air...

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What is a heelflip? A trick where you ollie, bring your front foot to the toe side of the board, flicking the board back with the ball of the foot. The board flips in the air, and you land on it.

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What is a 50-50? Grinding with both trucks.

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What is a 5-0? Grinding with only the back truck.

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What is a manual? A trick where, while rolling, the front wheels are lifted off the ground, but the tail does not touch the ground. Similar to a wheelie in other wheeled sports.

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What is a nosegrind? Grinding with only the front truck.

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What is an ollie? A trick where the skater pops the board into the air. Basicly, the trick involves snapping the tail of the board down while sliding the front foot up along the board.

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What is a nollie? A trick where the skater pops the board into the air. Basicly similar to an Ollie, but with the nose of the board instead of the tail.

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What is a grind? Sliding along an edge (such as a curb, bench, rail, coping, etc.) using your trucks. Depending on which trucks are being used, and what direction you are moving, there are many different types of grinds, such as the 50-50, the 5-O, the Nosegrind, and many many others.

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What is a truck? The axle for a skateboard. The metal T-shaped part that mounts onto the underside of the board, that the wheels will be attached to. A regular trick-board will have two trucks, each facing each other.

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What are the license levels in skydiving, and how do you earn them? A-LICENSE – The first level or Basic USPA license that signifies that a skydiver has advanced beyond the student phase. Persons holding a USPA A License are able to jumpmaster themselves, perform basic relative work jumps, water jumps and pack their own parachute. B-LICENSE – The second level or Intermediate USPA license. Persons holding a USPA B license are able to jumpmaster themselves,...

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Why do dogs sometines eat their own and other dogs feces? Coprophagy, or consuming feces, is common in domestic dogs. Dogs are scavengers, which means that anything can be considered food to a dog. Eating feces, although disgusting to us, is not disgusting to them, its food. They may simply be harvesting undigested food from the fecal material, whether it’s their own or another animals. Coprophagy may be caused by a nutritional (thiamine or...

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How long are "dog years"? Multiplying a dog's age by seven is the most common method to calculate their age in human years, but it doesn't always hold true. In fact, there's a more carefully graded system, because dogs have a rapid growth to maturity. The first year of a dog’s life equals 15 human years. The second year is an additional 9, making the dog 24 on its second human-year birthday. For every...

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Where does the term 'hat trick' come from? The term "hat trick" probably evolved from cricket. The Oxford English Dictionary explains: "The feat of a bowler who takes three wickets by three successive balls originally considered to entitle him to be presented by his club with a new hat or some equivalent."

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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? In nature, living things evolve through changes in their DNA. In an animal like a chicken, DNA from a male sperm cell and a female ovum meet and combine to form a zygote -- the first cell of a new baby chicken. This first cell divides innumerable times to form all of the cells of the complete animal. In any animal, every cell contains exactly the same DNA, and that DNA comes from the zygote. ...

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What was the former name of the country of Namibia? South-West Africa (SWA)

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What was the former name of the country of Nigeria? The Republic of Biafra.

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What is Shamanism? Shamanism is classified by anthropologists as an archaic magico-religious phenomenon in which the shaman is the great master of ecstasy. Shamanism itself, was defined by the late Mircea Eliade as a technique of ecstasy. A shaman may exhibit a particular magical specialty (such as control over fire, wind or magical flight). When a specialization is present the most common is as a healer. The...

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What is the full name of Bangkok? Since links might die, the English translation: The city of angels, the great city, the residence of the Emerald Buddha, the impregnable city (of Ayutthaya) of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra and built by...

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On DVD's, what are "regional codes," "country codes," or "zone locks" and what do they do? Motion picture studios want to control the home release of movies in different countries because theater releases aren't simultaneous (a movie may come out on video in the U.S. when it's just hitting screens in Europe). Also, studios sell distribution rights to different foreign distributors and would like to guarantee an exclusive market. Therefore they have required that the...

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What is the complete NATO official phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo... Zulu)? The NATO phonetic alphabet: Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu. This alphabet dates from about 1955 and is approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization, the FAA and the International Telecommunication Union; note that different bodies prefer...

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On "Married With Children," what did "NO MA'AM" (Al's men's club) stand for? National Organization of Men Against Amazonian Masterhood...

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What is the official dartboard setup? The official throwing distance, for most countries, is 2.37 meters, as measured along the floor, from the plane of the face of the dartboard. In feet, this is 7 feet, 9-1/4 inches. The height of the board, to the center of the bull, is 173 centimeters, or 5 feet, 8 inches.

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What are the rules for 501? The object of Standard Play is to be the first team or player to reach zero from a starting score of 501. During his turn, a player throws three darts and subtracts his total from his previous score until he reaches zero. This game is simple, but it becomes tricky as the players near the zero score. To win, a player not only has to reach zero exactly, but also must obtain it through a...

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What are the rules for cricket? The objective is to 'own'/'close' certain numbers on the board (20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, and the bull), and to achieve the highest point score. The player/team to do so first, wins. To close an inning, a player or team must score three of a number to own it. This can be accomplished with three singles, a single and a double, or a triple. Once a player or team closes...

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What are the rules of sumo wrestling? In short: knock your opponent out of the 15-foot diameter ring or make your opponent touch the ground with any part of the body other than the soles of the feet. Punching, gouging, and kicking are prohibited, but slapping and tripping are allowed. Techniques, "kimarite" are very important in sumo, since technical expertise allows "rikishi" - to defeat opponents who are...

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Who was the inventor of volleyball? The sport of volleyball, originally called "mintonette", was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan, following the invention of basketball by only 4 years. Morgan, a graduate of the Springfield College of the YMCA, styled the game to be a blend of basketball, baseball, tennis and handball. The original volleyball net, borrowed from tennis, was only 6'6" high (though one...

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What are the dimensions of a volleyball court? The court is 60 feet (18m) by 30 feet (9m), so each side is 30 ft. by 30 ft. The "ten foot line" is actually 3 meters (9'10.116") from the center line. The net is 7'11-5/8" (2.4m) high for men and 7'4-1/8" (2.2m) for women.

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What is the proper inflation pressure for a volleyball? Usual inflation is between 4 and 6 lbs. air pressure. Most volleyballs have the correct psi printer near or around the vault btw.

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How do I ski moguls? Here's How: 1 Practice short, fast turns on groomed terrain. 2 Find a small bump in the slope, and use the bump of snow to unweight your skis by absorbing your knees. 3 Start on a beginner to intermediate run with small moguls. 4 Steer your tips toward the bump. 5 Sink low with full edge and pressure. 6 Bring your pole forward and plant on the top of the bump. 7 Extend your legs,...

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What are the slope skill ratings, and what do they mean? The signs most commonly used to designate trail difficulty in the United States and Europe are green circles for easy slopes, blue squares for intermediate runs, and black diamonds for difficult trails. Double black diamonds are sometimes used to designate especially difficult terrain.

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What is the game length of a rugby match? There are two 40 minute halves separated by a 10 minute half time. The referee is the sole timekeeper.

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How many players does a rugby team have? A rugby team is made up of 15 players. There are 8 forwards, who concentrate on winning possession, and 7 backs, whose chief job it is to advance the ball. All players, though, get involved in offense and defense. Players advance the ball by running with it or kicking it. Forward passes are illegal. All players on a rugby team have the opportunity to run or kick the ball. There's a...

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What does the German 'Reinheitsgebot' for beer mean? The Reinheitsgebot is the oldest food regulation in the world and that it still exists today. The first regulation appeared in Augsburg, Bavaria sometime in the 1490's. Translated to English, the word "Reinheitsgebot" essentially means "purity law." In short, in the German beer tax law, which regulates beer production, it states: "For the preparation of beer,...

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What is the difference between green, brown, and clear bottles, and why? There is a difference in the amount of light filtered out. Brown bottles do the best job. Beer can be broken down fast by exposure to light, unless protected. Florescent light has a wavelength that reacts with a certain molecule in the hop chain, causing the beer to skunky with a wet cardboard smell and taste. Clear bottles, unless covered, offer no protection. They are often protected by...

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Why do only female mosquitos bite? The female mosquito bites humans and animals to get a special protein from blood she needs for nourishment to lay eggs. Male moquitos, you guessed it, don't lay eggs so they don't need to bite for blood. They don't even have the mouth parts for it. The female requires one blood meal for each batch of eggs. If she is not interrupted by a slapping hand, the female will suck two...

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What's the difference between a gasoline engine and a diesel engine? In a gasoline engine, a mixture of gasoline and air, controlled by a throttle, is inducted into a cylinder. Some engines use aftermarket cold air intakes to gain horsepower, torque, and throttle response. This is compressed by a piston and at optimal point in the compression stroke, a spark plug creates an electrical spark that ignites the fuel. The combustion of the fuel results in the...

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What exactly is foie gras au torchon? Foie gras is the the fattened liver of a goose or duck, which has been force-feeded to grow a bigger liver. When the type of bird is not specified, foie gras is taken to be the liver of a duck. The au torchon version is cooked in a towel. For recipes of all kinds of foie gras see http://www.hertzmann.com/articles/2000/foiegras/page8.php?link=

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What does the "D" in D-Day stand for? In military terms when an operation is planned the days leading up to the day of execution of a plan are labelled as, for example, D-10, D-9, D-8, D-7 and so on, meaning "Day Minus 10, Day Minus 9" etc. right up to D-Day itself. Similarly the days after an operation are labelled as D+1, D+2, D+3 etc. This system is used for two main reasons, one it helps to keep the actual planned...

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Do fish sleep, and if so, how? Sleep means different things to different forms of animal life. The Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary sums it up pretty well: A period of rest during which volition and consciousness are in partial or complete abeyance and the bodily functions partially suspended; a behavioral state marked by characteristic immobile posture and diminished but readily reversible sensitivity to...

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Is it true that dogs can only see in black and white? According to http://www.sciencenet.org.uk , dogs do not see in black and white, they have colour vision similar to red/green colour blind people. They only possess two of the three types of core (colour sensing cells in the retina). There are three types of cone: blue, green and yellow (often called red). Dogs only have blue and yellow and the yellow core detects yellow and red. When the yellow...

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What is 'Trimurti'? Trimurti, meaning "having three forms", is the term applied to the three main Hindu gods: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. This Trimurti or triad represents all aspects of the Supreme Being. The Trimurti is depicted as a single-bodied, three-headed man. This symbolises the fact that the three forms are aspects of one Supreme Being. Nothing in the universe is created, preserved, or destroyed...

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How long can you keep wine once the bottle is opened? Wine evolves once the bottle is opened and has a finite lifespan. It is the gradual exposure to oxygen that ages a wine. Once you open the wine, you are accelerating this procedure. The higher the alcohol, the more robust the wine. Most half-full bottles of wines and champagnes will oxidise overnight. Use a vacuvin to remove the air from the bottle. Fortified wines have been stabilised with the...

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How many people were killed in the Nazi concentration camps? Six million Jews were systematicly annihilated by the Nazi regime during World War 2, most of them in concentration camps. In 1933 approximately nine million Jews lived in the 21 countries of Europe that would be occupied by Germany during the war. By 1945 two out of every three European Jews had been killed. The European Jews were the primary victims of the Holocaust, but they were not the...

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What was the breed of the dog in the movie 'Turner and Hooch'? It was a Dogue de Bordeaux, also known as the "french mastiff".

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What is the origin of the phrase 'Labour of Sisyphus'? Sisyphus was the son of Aeolus (the king of Thessaly) and Enarete, and founder of Corinth. He instituted, among others, the Isthmian Games. According to tradition he was sly and evil and used to way-lay travelers and murder them. He betrayed the secrets of the gods and chained the god of death, Thanatos, so the deceased could not reach the underworld. Hades himself intervened and Sisyphus was...

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Who were the Vestal virgins? Not a myth, they were real... The Vestal Virgins were the priestesses of Vesta in charge of maintaining the sacred fire within the Temple of Vesta on the Forum Romanum. They were the only female priests within the roman religious system. The vestal virgins were selected from distinguished patrician families at an age from three to ten. A vestal virgin served thirty years. The first ten years...

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Who were the Argonauts? In Greek mythology, the Argonauts were a band of heroes, before the Trojan War, who accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. They sailed the ship the Argo, hence their name, which literally means "Sailors of the Argo". They were sometimes called Minyans because Jason came from Minya. The ship was named after its builder, Argus, son of Phrixus. Pelias,...

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What was the 'galloping gertie'? The Tacoma Narrows Bridge--affectionately known as "Galloping Gertie"--was the third longest suspension bridge in the world. Before it collapsed, that is. On November 7, 1940, the largest structure ever to fall in the water did just that and immortalized Tacoma in high school physics textbooks for years to come. Wind-induced vibrations running the length of the bridge caused the...

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What are the rules of craps? Hold on to your seats: Casino craps is played completely against the casino, on a big felt layout set inside a large table with high rails around the side so you can bounce the dice off 'em and still keep 'em on the table. Up to between 12 and 16 people can play at once, depending on the size of the table. Each player bets a minimum amount determined by the table. Each die has...

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When you are in the last seat before the bank, is it usual to consider the other players' winning options? No. It is a common misconception that incorrect plays by the player at 'third base' will "take the dealer's bust card" or "leave the dealer a good card". As long as the shuffle is sufficient to randomize the cards, improper play of other players will be just as likely to help as it is to hurt. However, bad players can cause frustration and anxiety which may...

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What are 'lambics'? Lambics are specifically Belgian beers, made in a certain part of Belgium, specifically in Payottenland east of Brussels in the Zenne valley. The beer may well be named for the Payottenland town of Lembeek. Lambics are fermented using wild, air born yeasts. Brewers often have their primary fermenting vessels on the top floor of the brewery so that they can open holes in their roofs to let...

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How fast was the fastest recorded serve? American tennis player 'Big Bill' Tilden, in 1931, was credited with a service of 163.3 mph / 262.8 km/h. In 1981 a West German lawn tennis coach and statistician, Horst Goepper, claimed a serving speed of 199.53 m.p.h.during a test in Weinheim, but that's not official and not in a game. The fastest server in the women's game is Venus Williams (USA), who recorded a...

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What is the term for a 6-0 game? The term 'game' is slightly incorrect. Tennis is played in sets, sets have at least six games. Winning a game without giving up any points is called a love game. The player scores 4 points in a row (15-0, 30-0, 40-0, gamepoint). What you probably mean is a set of tennis which is won 6-0 without dropping a single point.This is called a Golden Set. Only one player in the...

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What is the most points you can score in tennis if you don't give up any points? Winning a game without giving up any points requires scoring 4 points in a row (15-0, 30-0, 40-0, gamepoint). Winning a set requires 6 games. Six lovegames are 24 points. Assuming the match is a best of five, three straight sets will give you the win. 3 x 24 is 72. Voila.

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What is a tie-breaker? Rule for deciding sets where the score has reached 6-6. During tie-breaks players are awarded points numerically. The first player with 7 points wins the set, provided he or she has a lead of 2 points, e.g. 7-5. If not, play continues until this two-point advantage lead has been established, e.g. 10-8. The score for the set is then recorded as 7-6, i.e. seven games to six.

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What is spin? The rotation of a ball resulting from special types of strokes like slice and topspin. Spin affects a ball's trajectory and the way it bounces.

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What is a drive? A powerful stroke with slight topspin. Given its long, straight trajectory it is well-suited as a passing shot or attempted winner.

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What is a slice? A slice shot differs from a "drive" in that the backspin applied keeps it in the air for longer, causing it to travel further before bouncing.

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What is a serve and volley? A tactic where players serve and then rush to the net with the aim of playing a winning volley off the opponent's return.

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What is a lob? A lob is a ball hit in a high arc, usually over the opponent's head. For the most part it is played when the opponent is standing at the net.

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What is a drop shot? A slice shot that stops very quickly and hardly bounces.

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What is the WTA? Womens Tennis Association. The WTA are the governing body of the women's professional tennis circuit.

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What is the ATP? Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP are the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuit.

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What is a volley? To hit the ball before it bounces on the court.

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In tennis, what is love? When one of the tennis players has a score of zero (0). A game won with no points scored by the opponent is called a love game.

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What is a grand slam? To win all 4 of major tennis tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) in one season you are said to have won the Grand Slam. Therefore, the 4 major tournaments are also known as Grand Slam events.

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What is a double fault? If the server fails to serve correctly on both 1st and 2nd serves this is called a Double Fault. The server then loses this point.

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What is a break point? The point in a game where the server risks losing his serve. For example, the score could be 30-40, 15-40, 40-Advantage, etc. When the server loses the Break Point, and therefore loses the game, this is termed a Service Break.

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What is an advantage? The point being played after a Deuce. A player who has the Advantage and wins the next point wins the game.

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What is a deuce? The score in a game when both players have won three points each, 40-40.

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What is an ace? Scoring a direct point with a service, the receiver does not touch the ball.

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Is it theoretically possible to find the exact value of pi? Pi is an irrational number, i.e. it cannot be expressed by a whole number or a common fraction. According to Encarta Encyclopedia pi has been worked out to a million decimal places by a computer without coming to a whole fraction. It just goes on and on...

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Why is our galaxy called the 'Milky Way'? I heard the ancient Greeks called our galaxy the Milky Way because they thought it was made from drops of milk from the breasts of the Greek goddess Hera...

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What is a cut? An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with the edge or point.

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What is an en garde? The stance that fencers assume when preparing to fence.

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What is a piste? The linear strip on which a fencing bout is fought; approx. 2m wide and 14m long.

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What is a riposte? An attack made immediately after a parry of the opponent's attack.

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What is a sabre? A fencing weapon with a flat blade and knuckle guard, used with cutting or thrusting actions.

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What is a salute? With the weapon, a customary acknowledgement of one's opponent and referee at the start and end of the bout.

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What is a thrust? An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.

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What is a velodrome? An oval banked track, usually 333.33 meters in length.

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What is a soigneur? Comparable to a trainer in other sports, this person gives massages and watches the physical health of the riders along with the team doctors.

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What is a peloton? The main group of riders, also known as the “pack,” “field,” or “bunch.”

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What is an echelon? A line of riders taking orderly turns at the lead and staggered so that each rider will get maximum protection from the wind. Also called a “pace line.”

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What is a criterium? A multi-lap event on a course usually a mile or less in length and of medium total distance, usually 25-75 miles.

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What is a runout? A batsman is declared run out when the fielder hits the wicket before the batsman touches the white line of the crease while running for a run.

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What is a bye? When a ball passes the wicket untouched by the batsman and the batsman runs for a run, it is known as a bye.

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What is a six? When a ball is hit directly over the boundary, the batsman gets 6 runs.

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What is a four? When a ball is hit by the batsman along the ground and it passes the boundary, the batsman scores 4 runs.

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What is an over? Six balls bowled by a bowler completes an over. After the completion of an over a new over begins from the other end by a new bowler.

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What is a pitch? The area between the two wickets where the batsman bats and the bowler bowls.

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What is a bail? The bails are two wooden crosspieces which sit in grooves on the top of adjacent pairs of stumps. Each bail is 11.1 cms in length.

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What is a bouncer? A ball delivered by a faster bowler which is not so much regarded as a wicket-taking ball but as a method of unsettling a batsman. It is bowled from a shorter length and therefore bounces higher, usually around head height to force indecision from batsmen.

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What is a bowl(ing)? The method by which the ball is presented to batsmen in a match. There are numerous varieties, fast, swing, medium or spin, with variations on each.

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What are full tosses? A ball which doesn't bounce before it reaches the batsman. Usually conducive to a free hit by the batsman.

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What is a slip? The fielding position behind the batsman and wide of the wicket-keeper where fieldsmen attempt to catch the 'slips' that occur from batsmen when the fail to properly connect with balls.

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What is a stump? One of the three poles at each end of the pitch. Collectively, the three stumps are called the 'wicket'.

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What is a wide? A ball bowled that is too wide for a batsman to comfortably reached. Results in a run being awarded to the bowling team and a penalty ball to be bowled.

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What is a wicket? The collection of three stumps at either end of the pitch. It also describes a dismissal as being the fall of a 'wicket.' There are 10 wickets available in an innings and partnerships are referred to as first, second etc wicket partnerships.

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Is cannabis legal in the Netherlands? I live in the Netherlands, and I enjoy the soft drugs policy ;-) Possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use has been decriminalized in the Netherlands. The sale of cannabis is technically an offence under the Opium Act, but prosecutorial guidelines provide that proceedings will only be instituted in certain situations. An operator or owner of a coffee shop (which is not...

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Why is sea water salty? As the rains fall and water flows over the land, the water dissolves salt out of the rocks, washes the salt into streams, then rivers, and finally carries the salt to the sea. The salt stays in the sea because no water flows out of the sea — just as no water flows out of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. When seawater evaporates to form clouds, almost all of the salt stays behind. The left-behind...

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How did the days of the week get their names? The planets have given the week days their names following this order: Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Sun. English has retained the original planets in the names for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. For the four other days, however, the names of Anglo-Saxon or Nordic gods have replaced the Roman gods that gave name to the planets. Thus, Tuesday is named after Tiw, Wednesday is...

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Why can't we tickle ourselves? Just before we make a movement, a signal is sent to the brain telling it what to expect. If the movement is anticipated, the brain filters it out, de-sensitizing us to the signal. That's why we can't tickle ourselves. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, from University College London, placed volunteers in a brain scan. They attempted to stimulate themselves with a plastic tickling device, but...

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What is the total distance of railways in the world? CIA statistics per 01/2004: total: 1,122,650 km Includes about 190,000 to 195,000 km of electrified routes of which 147,760 km are in Europe, 24,509 km in the Far East, 11,050 km in Africa, 4,223 km in South America, and 4,160 km in North America. The rest are diesel or even steam powered routes.

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Where is the point on Earth that is furthest below sea level on land? According to the CIA site, the lowest point is the Bentley Subglacial Trench on Antarctica: -2,540 m .

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How long is the total coastline on Earth? 356,000 km. Give or take a few inches.

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How long are all the land boundaries on Earth when added up? The land boundaries in the world total 250,472 km (not counting shared boundaries twice).

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How big is the earth's land mass? And water mass? total: 510.072 million sq km land: 148.94 million sq km water: 361.132 million sq km note: 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land

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What was the former name of Zimbabwe? Rhodesia. After gaining independence from the UK in 1980 it was changed to Zimbabwe. As early as 1960, the African nationalist movement had already decided that the country's name was "Zimbabwe".

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What are the Baltic states? Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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At what speed are regulation paintball guns supposed to shoot each ball? Commercial paintball fields must limit the velocity of a fired paintball to less than 300 feet per second.

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Are 'Holland' and 'the Netherlands' the same? As far as the traveller is concerned, yes. Holland is the name commonly used abroad to refer to the country that is officially named The Netherlands. Strictly speaking, Holland comprises only the two western provinces of North and South Holland - a region that encompasses Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and other well-known Dutch cities such as Delft, Leiden and Haarlem.

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How do they determine which teams may participate in the Tour de France? Selection criteria have differed over the years, but in 2004 there will be 22 teams with 9 riders each at the start. 14 teams are qualified based on the latest UCI team ranking after the last World Cup Race. Further more: * the 10 "top-clubs" for 2004 based on the UCI ranking dated 19.10.2003 * the winning trade team of the World Cup * the trade team of the winner of last...

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Which country has been World Champion the most? Brazil (5 times). The complete list: 1930 in Uruguay: Uruguay 1934 in Italy: Italy 1938 in France: Italy 1950 in Brasil: Uruguay 1954 in Switzerland: Germany 1958 in Sweden: Brazil 1962 in Chile: Brazil 1966 in England: England 1970 in Mexico: Brazil 1974 in Germany: Germany 1978 in Argentina: Argentina 1982 in Spain: Italy 1986 in Mexico: Argentina 1990 in Italy: Germany 1994...

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What is a punch? A type of golf shot designed to fly lower than normal. It is hit with the ball played farther back in the stance and a shorter follow-through. The player often chokes down on the club used. Punch shots are frequently used in windy conditions.

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What is out of bounds? Those areas outside the course from which play is not allowed, or any area designated as out of bounds by the committee. Out of bounds will be marked in some way - often by the use of stakes or some barrier (a fenceline, for example). Items used to designate OB are not considered obstructions, are considered to be fixed, and therefore cannot be removed in order to play.

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What is an iron? Irons are one of the three (or four, depending on who's counting) subsets within a full golf set: Woods, irons and putter. Some people consider wedges a fourth subset, but wedges are irons regardless of whether they are separated. Irons are the clubs most likely to be used from the fairway, although they are often hit from the tee, too (especially on par-3 holes).

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What is a hole? 1. The point on the green where the flagstick stands and where turf and sod have been removed to create the "hole" into which the player putts. 2. One of the playing areas around a golf course, fully from teeing ground to fairway to green. There are 18 holes on full golf course; 9 holes on smaller ones.

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What is a gimme? A putt that one player requests be conceded by another player, allowing the first player to pick up and move on as if the putt had been holed. If a ball is closer to the hole than the distance from your putter head to putter grip when laid flat on the green, it's a gimmie and you can pick up.

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What is a handicap? A number that represents a golfer's potential playing ability. A handicap is not an average of a golfer's scores, but rather an estimate of how good that golfer might score on his or her best day.

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What is a bunker? An area of ground on a golf course that has been hollowed out, removing turf or soil, and leaving a depression that is most commonly filled with sand, but can also simply be a grassy area. Bunkers vary greatly in size and shape and depth. They are most commonly found serving as greenside hazards, but also often show up in fairways and alongside fairways. Also known as: trap, sand trap.

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What is a bite? The word 'bite' is most often heard as a command shouted at the ball in flight by a golfer who wants the ball to hit the green and stop. A ball hit with backspin will have "bite." Bite can be contrasted with "release." When a ball releases, it hits the green and continues rolling forward. When a ball bites, it hits the green and stops quickly without rolling much...

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What is a chip? A shot typically played from very close to the green, usually within a few yards of the putting surface, in which the ball is struck using a club (usually 6-iron to PW) played back in the player's stance. Such a combination produces a shot that is in the air very briefly before settling to the putting surface and rolling toward the cup. Chip shots are usually played with a 6-, 7-, 8- or...

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What is a par? A number assigned to an individual hole and to the full collection of holes on a course that represents the expected number of strokes it should take to play each hole.

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What is a fore? A word of warning yelled out by a player who has hit an errant shot. If your shot is in danger of hitting or landing very close to another player or group of players on the course (for instance, if you slice a ball into an adjoining fairway), you should yell "fore!" to warn players to watch out.

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What is a fairway? The closely mown area that usually runs in between the tee box and green of a golf hole. Fairway grass is usually cut at a height from 3/8 of an inch to a half-inch.

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What is a caddy? A person whose job it is to carry the golf bag of a player. Caddies for pro players assist with club selection and strategy.

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What is a bogey? A score of one over par on any individual hole. On a par-3, a score of 4 is a bogey; on a par-4, a score of 5 is a bogey; on a par-5, a score of 6 is a bogey.

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What is an approach? Your shot into the green from the fairway. Any ball struck from the fairway to the green is termed an approach shot, unless you are around the greens complex (in which case the shot will most likely be termed a chip shot or pitch shot).

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What are albatrosses? Another term for a double eagle, or 3-under par on any one hole. Albatross is used most commonly in the U.K.

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Why does my dog eat grass? Grass eating can be due to several reasons. Dogs with gastric irritation may seek grass to eat, to induce vomiting. If you notice your dog is continually eating grass to induce vomiting, take a trip to your Vet. Dogs (and cats, too) eat grass for the raw nutrition their diets lack. They instinctively chew and eat grass to obtain the vitamins, minerals and live enzymes provided by fresh,...

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What was Vichy-France? The government of Vichy France was a political aberration, born from the collapse of the 3rd republic in the face of military humiliation as the superior forces of Nazi Germany advanced and crushed an outdated and overly conservative and traditionalist French army. France was soon divided into two countries, one called Occupied France that was under direct rule by Nazi Germany, and Vichy...

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Is it safe to travel to Tibet? Conditions may vary, depending on the region of Tibet you intent to visit. The main tourist areas are safe, but you can always get the most recent information at your local travel agency. Apart from the territorial issues: most Tibetans are devout Buddhists, who believe good deeds will accumulate merit in their next lives, so crimes are rare. A nice site with Tibet travel faqs is...

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What is the 'Drake equation'? Just a quick summary, because links haven't got eternal life ;-) There are various forms of it, but basically it is a means of doing boundary calculations for the prevalence of intelligent life in the universe. It might take the form of saying that if there are: X stars in the Galaxy, of which Y % have planets, of which Z % can support life, on which A % intelligent life has...

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What makes us feel an itch? Itch is a sensory stimulus to our body. It is, you might say, a modified form of the touch sensation. This sensation persists till you remove the source stimulus by scratching or rubbing. The average human body is covered by about 20 square feet (2 square meters) of skin. Skin is the only organ that is constantly exposed to potential irritation. And, with so many things coming into contact...

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What's the difference between the Gregorian and the earlier Julian calendar system? The average length of a year in the Julian Calendar is 365.25 days (plus one additional day being added every four years). This is significantly longer than the "real" length of the solar year, 365.2422 days. Tthis error accumulates so that after about 131 years the calendar is out of sync with the equinoxes and solstices by one day. Pope Paul III recruited several astronomers,...

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Who invented Monopoly? According to the official Monopoly web site (www.monopoly.com): "It was 1934, the height of the Depression, when Charles B. Darrow of Germantown, Pennsylvania, showed what he called the Monopoly game to the executives at Parker Brothers." Darrow's design was strikingly similar to one patented on January 5, 1904, by Lizzie J. Magie, a Quaker woman from Virginia. Her game was...

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In how many languages has Monopoly been published? Monopoly has been officially published in 26 languages. It is licensed in 45 countries. According to the official Monopoly web site (www.monopoly.com), "The 26 languages in which the game is printed included Italian, Indian, Arabic, Portuguese, Croatian, Czech, Icelandic and Russian. Most foreign editions adopt their own currency and property names -- for example, Boardwalk becomes...

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Who were the sisters of Medusa? Medusa had two sisters: Sthenno and Euryale. Together, the three were known as the Gorgones. They were the daughters of the seagods Phorcys and Ceto.

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How is the strength of earthquakes measured? Earthquakes can be measured in several ways, two of which are intensity and magnitude. Intensity measures damage to the surface and the effects on humans. The scale used to measure intensity is called the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. Magnitude does not depend on population and effects to ground structures, but rather on wave amplitude and distance from the epicenter. This measure uses...

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What are the different types of earthquakes, and which are stronger? There are three types of earthquakes: shallow, deep, and subduction. Shallow Earthquakes ("Crustal" quakes) are caused by faults in the continental plates, as a result from the relative motion of sections of the plates. They are usually 1 to 5 magnitude, less than 15 miles deep, occur random and unpredictable and most of them are not even felt. Deep Earthquakes ("Intra...

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Who are the official rulers of Andorra? The French president and the Spanish bishop of Seo de Urgel.

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To which country does Greenland belong? Denmark.

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What is World War II? A war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis...

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What is World War I? A war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918

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What is the purpose of the Adam's Apple? Why don't women have them? Woman do have an adam's apple, it just shows less noticeably. When the larynx or voicebox grows larger during puberty, it sticks out at the front of the throat. This is what's called an Adam's Apple. Everyone's larynx grows during puberty, but a girl's larynx doesn't grow as much as a boy's does. This larger larynx gives boys deeper voices. The primary...

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What were the core beliefs of Carl Jung? Jung's theory divides the psyche into three parts. The first is the ego,which Jung identifies with the conscious mind. Closely related is the personal unconscious, which includes anything which is not presently conscious, but can be. The personal unconscious is like most people's understanding of the unconscious in that it includes both memories that are easily brought to mind and...

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What is the Mason-Dixon Line? Though the Mason-Dixon line is most commonly associated with the division between the northern and southern (free and slave, respectively) states during the 1800s and American Civil War-era, the line was delineated in the mid-1700s to settle a property dispute. The two surveyors who mapped the line, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, will always be known for their famous boundary. In 1632,...

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What frequencies are within the range of human hearing? Sound frequencies between 20 and 20,000 Hz can be heard by people. As people get older, the higher frequencies become more difficult to hear.

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How far is a light-year? In miles and kilometers. One light year is 186,000 X 60 X 60 X 24 X 365 miles. Light travels 186,000 miles per second, and there are 60 seconds in a minute; 60 minutes in an hour; 24 hours in a day; and 365 days in a year. That's a total of 5,865,696,000,000 miles, which is in kilometers multiplied by 1.60934 = 9,439,899,200,640 km...

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What is DirectX? Microsoft DirectX is an advanced suite of multimedia application programming interfaces (APIs) built into Microsoft Windows; operating systems. DirectX provides a standard development platform for Windows-based PCs by enabling software developers to access specialized hardware features without having to write hardware-specific code. This technology was first introduced in 1995 and is a...

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What is HDMI? HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, and A/V receiver and an audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV). HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel...

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What does it mean for a theater to have THX? THX Certified Cinemas offer movie-goers the best picture and sound available in a movie experience. Through developing and implementing performance standards for cinema auditorium design, acoustic standards, projection equipment and loudspeaker performance, THX has certified more than 3000 cinemas worldwide which deliver optimal film presentation. THX Certified Cinemas offer movie-goers the...

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What is a flight? The 'feathers' or 'wings' of the dart which make the dart more aerodynamic

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What is a shaft? The portion of the dart that holds the flight.

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What is a madhouse? Double 1 or 1 double 1 to win a game of '01

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What is a game on? A call for silence at the start of the game

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What is a barrel? The metal portion of the dart (where you grip the dart)

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What is a perfect game? For 501: a nine dart game (usually 7 times T20 and T19/D12 or T15/D18). For cricket: an eight dart game (all triples and 3 times bull)

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What are tops? Double 20 (located at the top of the board)

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What is a shanghai? A turn of 3 darts that scores a single, double, and triple in the same number wedge, in any order. ( example: S20, D20, T20 )

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What is a robin hood? Impaling a dart into the flight or shaft of a dart already in the board

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What is a leg? One game in a match, like a set in tennis has games

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What is an oche? The throwing line, often a bar or a raised floor

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What is a bed? Any scoring segment of the board, like the 20's segment, 19's, etc.

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What is a bullseye? The center bed of the board, worth 50 points. A single bull (the ring around the bullseye, is worth 25 points.

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What is a triple? The inner ring of the board, scores three times the value of the bed. Also: treble.

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What is a double? The outer ring of the board, scores twice the value of the bed

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Why do some cheeses have holes in them? The holes are made by sizable bubbles of gas produced by a special kind of bacterium in the cheese-ripening process. In making most kinds of cheese, according to "On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen," by Harold McGee (Collier Books), there are three basic steps: making curds from milk, concentrating the curds and ripening the curds. First, hungry bacteria,...

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What are the full lyrics to the Pirates of the Caribbean song "Yo, Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me"? YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME) Lyrics by Xavier Atencio and music by George Bruns Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, and loot, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot, Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We extort, we pilfer, we filch, and sack,...

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How does Google rank the sites in its search result pages? The heart of Google software is PageRank, a system for ranking web pages developed by their founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University. It provides the basis for all of their web search tools. PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page's value. In essence, Google interprets a link...

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What is Gnosticism? Gnosticism is a philosophical and religious movement which started in pre-Christian times. The term is derived from the Greek word gnosis which means "knowledge". It is pronounced with a silent "G" (NO-sis). Gnostics claimed to have secret knowledge about God, humanity and the rest of the universe of which the general population was unaware. It became one of the three main...

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How can you reduce the appearance of pores? The pores were always there, but the 'appearance' occurs because they enlarge. Our pores appear larger as we age, especially around the nose. Often, these pores are much more noticeable if you have oily skin, but even women with dry complexions can suffer from large pores within the dreaded T-zone. Most enlarged pores on the face are the result of hereditary factors, more than...

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I was on a blind date recently with a girl who practices 'Wicca' (witchcraft) and she says she practices her rituals on 'Sabbats'. What is the 'Sabbats' and what are these rituals? Wicca 'witches' honor nature and have 8 sabbat rituals a year. These are festivals, that mark the year as it turns through its seasons: Table of the Wheel of the Year: February 2nd. Imbolg, Candlemas. The return of the Light. March 21st. Spring Equinox. Light and Dark in balance. April 30th. Beltane, May Day The beginning of Summer. June 22nd. Summer Solstice. The Longest...

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How did Mama Cass, former singer of The Mamas & The Papas, die? She had a heart attack. The story that she died whilst choking in a chicken bone is a fairy tale.

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How does smoking marijuana make you hungry? Does it speed up the metabolism? Thanks to http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/other/legend/ARCHIVES/vol38issue13/news8.htm : Recently, scientists in Italy have discovered more about the mechanisms that make marijuana users hungry, as well as what makes humans hungry in general. The operative molecules are called endocannabinoids, and they have receptors in the brain that, when activated, increase the appetite of the subject. ...

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How is ecstasy made? For the home chemist: look at http://www.neonjoint.com/drug_recipes/chapter15.html A short summary of how to make MDMA (=ecstacy): The following synthesis is not meant to be carried out by a novice chemist, although it is not terribly difficult. For descriptions of how to carry out the procedures, you should buy a standard lab procedures reference manual (or preferably you should take...

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Officially, how many Ferrari F40's were built? Between 1987 and 1992 exactly 1311 Ferrari F40's were built. The F50 is even more rare: only 349 were built between 1995 and 1997.

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What is Chon hong hi? It's a system of Taekwon-Do as formulated by General Choi Hong Hi, the Founder of Taekwon-Do. The “Chang Hon” or “blue cottage” forms are known for its combination of fast and slow, light and forceful movements together with extensive footwork. “Chang Hon” is the pen name of General Choi Hong Hi.

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What's the difference between stout, ale, porter, lager, pilsner, and the other types of beer? All beer can be classified as either a lager or an ale. The differences begin during the brewing process. Whether the beer is an ale or lager is defined by the type of yeast used in the brew and the temperature at which fermentation takes place. Ales are brewed with top-fermenting yeast which allows for rapid fermentation at warmer temperatures; Lagers are brewed with bottom-fermenting yeast...

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Which is older - the Rose Bowl or the Rose Parade? Looked it up on http://www.tournamentofroses.com/ : "The 115th Rose Parade themed Music Music Music, will take place on Thursday, January 1, 2004 featuring spirited marching bands from throughout the nation, majestic floral floats, and high-stepping equestrian units. Following the Rose Parade the 90th Rose Bowl Game will feature an exciting match up between two championship teams,...

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What is Alicia Keys nationality? She was born in Harlem, New York City, and thus has the American nationality. Her mom is Italian-American, her dad is African-American. They divorced when she was two btw.

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What are the fundamental beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses? Although Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs come from the Protestant and Adventist tradition, they do hold many beliefs that set themselves apart. The following are some key beliefs that make them different: Jehovah God: Their God is the God of the Old Testament - all-powerful, all-knowing, and everlasting. They refer to Him as Jehovah - a true, personal, and exclusive name that all should...

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What type of government does Laos have? Under the 1991 constitution, executive governmental power is held by a president, who is chosen by an elected National Assembly to serve a five-year term.

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What is an ISDN line? ISDN stands for Integrated Services Digital Network. This service allows you to digitally transfer data to and from the Internet and, therefore, gives you dramatically higher speeds than you could ever get from a standard analog modem. They require special telephone lines, which cost a little (or a lot, depending on your phone company) more than normal phone lines. It is available as either a...

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What sorts of food are "kosher"? It's easier to explain what sorts of food are not kosher. The basics of the Jewish dietary laws are not eating pork, shellfish or other unkosher animals, and not mixing dairy and meat. This also applies to food products containing such ingredients. Meat of any animal which does not both chew its cud and have a split hoof, such as rabbit or hare, pig, horse, dog or cat. Allowed is...

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What is a dreidle? A dreidel is a four sided top with a Hebrew letter on each side. The four letters are: SHIN, HEY, GIMEL, NUN These letters mean "A Great Miracle Happened There." In Israel the dreidel is a bit different in that their letters mean " A Miracle Happened HERE!" Dreidel is also a popular game played during the Holiday. Players use pennies, nuts, raisins, or chocolate...

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What is the significance of the yarmulke? Wearing of a head covering (yarmulka, skullcaps, kippah [pl. kippot]) for men was only instituted in Talmudic times (approximately the second century CE). The first mention of it is in Tractate Shabbat, which discusses respect and fear of God. Some sources likened it to the High Priest who wore a hat (Mitznefet) to remind him something was always between him and God. Thus, wearing a kippah...

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How can I find out how much fat I need in my daily diet to lose weight or maintain my weight? An excellent example of how to set up your own personal "fat budget' can be found on http://www.ring.com/health/fat_bud/fat_bud.htm It includes an easy printable chart. Have a look!

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What are the full lyrics to "The Twelve Days of Christmas"? On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to...

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Who were the English crusading against in The Crusades? The Crusades were expeditions undertaken, in fulfilment of a solemn vow, to deliver the Holy Places from Mohammedan tyranny and sanctioned by the Pope that took place during the 11th through 13th centuries. They began as Catholic endeavors to capture Jerusalem from the Muslims but developed into territorial wars. The idea of the crusade corresponds to a political conception which was...

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How do I unlock Seung Mina's costume? You have to play the weapon master mode to unluck cahracters, costumes, weapons and other items. You can also buy some costumes in the shop (press "start" when in the weapon master mode, which items are for sale depents on the level you press "start" on). For more info see http://www.consolecheatcodes.com/playstation2/soulcalibur2cheats.html ...

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Who killed John F. Kennedy? There are many theories as to the identity of the killer of J F Kennedy, (CIA, FBI, KGB, maffia, lone gun man, to name but a few). Officially it was concluded that the killer, acting alone, was 24-year-old Lee Harvey Oswald. He was arrested within hours of the assassination. No motive was established, there simply wasn't enough time because Oswald was shot dead by Jack Ruby within 48 hours...

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Who invented the television, and when? Probably no other invention in history has been so hotly disputed as the prestigious claim to the invention of 'Tele-vision or 'long-distance sight' by wireless.” On December 2, 1922, in Sorbonne, France, Edwin Belin, an Englishman, who held the patent for the transmission of photographs by wire as well as fiber optics and radar, demonstrated a mechanical scanning device that...

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What exactly does a chiropractor do? Chiropractic is founded on the principle that proper maintenance of the spine through Chiropractic adjustment or manipulation will ensure the well-being of the body. A Doctor of Chiropractic, also referred to as a Chiropractor, treats spinal column dysfunction. The Chiropractor sets out to relieve any spinal impediment to the normal functioning of the spinal column. Without spinal impediment...

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What is a "blue chip" stock? Stock in a well-established, financially-sound, and stable company that has demonstrated its ability to pay dividends in both good and bad times. These stocks are usually less risky than other stocks.

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What are school vouchers, and why are they controversial? School vouchers, also known as scholarships, redirect the flow of education funding, channeling it directly to individual families rather than to school districts. This allows families to select the public or private schools of their choice and have all or part of the tuition paid. Scholarships are advocated on the grounds that parental choice and competition between public and private schools...

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What is a "magnet" school? To facilitate public school desegregation, many states and school districts have created magnet schools, which provide specialized curriculums and instructional approaches to attract students from a variety of neighborhoods in a metropolitan area. Often, enrollment for magnet schools is regulated to ensure schools remain racially balanced; enrollment is controlled in a variety of ways,...

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What is a Montessori school? Early in the twentieth century, Dr. Maria Montessori, Italy's first woman physician, developed educational materials and methods based on her belief that children learn best by doing, not by passively accepting other people's ideas and pre-existing knowledge. It was an innovative learning idea and means the active personal pursuit of many different experiences: physical, social,...

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How old can rabbits live to be? Rabbits live an average of 5-10 years, but have a potential life span of 15 years.

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Where do wild rabbits live? Rabbits are native to every continent but Australia and Antarctica. The majority of rabbits are native to North America, Europe and Asia. They live almost everywhere, including forests, prairies, deserts, and even the tundra. Cottontails are geneally not very strong runners, so they tend to shelter in burrows. Hares are the fastest and strongest runners and they only need to use grass nests...

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What do rabbits eat? Assuming you're talking about wild rabbits: rabbits are "grazers" meaning they feed on grasses and other plants. They may also feed on buds, twigs, and bark, especially during the winter months. The arctic hare is the only rabbit known to eat meat.

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How many babies can a rabbit have at once? Female rabbits generally have anywhere from 2-10 babies each litter, but may have a few more too! The babies are born blind and helpless and are taken care of and nursed in the delicately fur-lined nest prepared by their mother. Rabbits usually produce several litters every year.

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What was the deal with Jimmy Carter and the killer rabbit? Is there a photograph around? The rabbit incident happened on April 20 1979 while Carter was taking a few days off in Plains, Georgia. He was fishing from a canoe in a pond when he spotted a rabbit swimming toward him. It was never precisely determined what the rabbit's problem was. Carter later speculated that it was fleeing a predator. Whatever the case, it was definitely a troubled rabbit. "It was hissing...

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What is a "key grip"? In the USA, a grip is a person responsible for the adjustment and maintenance of production equipment on the set. Their typical duties include laying dolly tracks or erecting scaffolding. In the UK, grips work exclusively with equipment that the camera is mounted on. A key grip is the chief of a group of grips, and works closely with the gaffer (the head of the electrical department,...

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Is Marisa Tomei married? After a brief romance with Twin Peaks cast member Dana Ashbrook, Marisa has apparently been seeing New York playwright Frank Pugliese on and off since the mid-'90s. They're still not married though...

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What is the significance of the menorah? The menorah, a seven-branched candelabrum, is one of the oldest symbols of the Jewish faith. It has been said that the menorah is a symbol of the nation of Israel and our mission to be "a light unto the nations." (Isaiah 42:6). The sages emphasize that light is not a violent force; Israel is to accomplish its mission by setting an example, not by using force. This idea is highlighted...

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How did Descartes become known as the father of modern philosophy? René Descartes (1596-1650) is one of the most important Western philosophers of the past few centuries. During his lifetime, Descartes was just as famous as an original physicist, physiologist and mathematician. But it is as a highly original philosopher that he is most frequently read today. He attempted to restart philosophy in a fresh direction. For example, his philosophy refused to accept...

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What are the fundamental beliefs of Hinduism? Hinduism is, some would say, the world's most ancient and sprawling religion. Its scriptures and teachings are voluminous and wide-ranging, addressing everything from science and history to philosophy, art and, of course, spirituality. Comparatively speaking, the Hindu teachings are uniquely inclusive rather than exclusive. The deepest layers of the Hindu teachings are in fundamental...

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What is the best way to clean coins without damaging them? As a general rule, coins should not be cleaned at all as doing so may end up ruining the coin's numismatic value. The wisest course is to leave your coin collection untouched and stored in the proper holders. The reason that cleaning coins is rarely a good idea is that cleaning is apt to alter a coin's surface or toning in an undesirable manner (such as leaving small "poct...

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Is there a story behind that famous "upside down plane" stamp? Is it one of a kind? No story, just a printing mistake. But a printing mistake occasionally turns a common stamp into a highly prized trophy. The well-known 24-cent airmail stamp with the upside down plane of 1918 is a famous example. An unused regular copy of the stamp is worth something less than $100 in today's market. A stamp of the same issue with an inverted center can be sold for two thousand times that...

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What are the dimensions of the goal post? NFL goal posts are 18 1/2' wide with the crossbar at 10'.

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How does the NASCAR points system work? The winner of a NASCAR race pockets 175 points. From there the points given decline in five-point increments for places two through six, points awarded drop four points per driver for positions seven through 11 and three-point increments separate drivers' points for finishers in 12th place or lower. 2nd place: 170 points 3rd place: 165 points 4th: 160 points 5th: 155 points 6th: 150...

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What is Digital Rights Management? Before owners of premium digital media content will offer their valuable content for sale or promotion, a secure e-commerce system that protects digital content from illegal use is needed. A critical component of any such e-commerce system is digital rights management (DRM). DRM is a set of technologies content owners can use to protect their copyrights and stay in closer contact with their...

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What is the Windows "Registry"? The Windows Registry is a database where all the information about your computer is stored. Everything from colors, installed applications, or changes you make in Control Panel, are included in the Registry database. It is possible to break Windows by changing the Registry. Any changes you make should be done with caution. If you take the simple step of making a backup copy of the Registry,...

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Are there any good websites that have guitar tutorials? http://www.netspace.org/~mts/guit_tut/tutorial.htm is quite good. Other decent sites are http://www.cyberfret.com/ and http://www.rickbull.co.uk/tutorials/Guitar/ .

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Where can I find information about the animation software and techniques used by Pixar Studios? I guess www.pixar.com would be a good place to start....

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What is Yom Kippur? It's the Jewish Day of Atonement. A day set aside for fasting, depriving oneself of pleasures, and repenting from the sins of the previous year. It's probably the most important holiday of the Jewish year. Yom Kippur atones only for sins between man and G-d, not for sins against another person. To atone for sins against another person, you must first seek reconciliation with that...

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What is Ramadan / Ramzan? Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. It is during this month that Muslims observe the Fast of Ramadan. Lasting for the entire month, Muslims fast during the daylight hours and in the evening eat small meals and visit with friends and family. It is a time of worship and contemplation. A time to strengthen family and community ties. For very extensive info see...

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What exactly is Kwanzaa? Kwanzaa is a unique African American celebration with focus on the traditional African values of family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement. Kwanzaa is neither political nor religious and despite some misconceptions, is not a substitute for Christmas. It is simply a time of reaffirming African-American people, their ancestors and culture. Kwanzaa, which means "first...

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Are Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe still married? As of 01/01/2004: Yes

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How do you make gravy? The art of making gravy: http://www.texascooking.com/features/oct2000plm.htm

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What is the "Maillard reaction" and why should I care? The Maillard reaction takes place when components like reducing sugars and amino acids or proteins react together. It occurs in most foods on heating and also takes place in the human body. In food technology the Maillard reaction plays a central role in the development of color, aroma, flavor, texture and nutritional value of cooked and processed foods. In humans, the Maillard reaction...

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How is beer made? Read this: http://realbeer.com/spencer/howtobrew1st.html . It's a guide about how to brew beer yourself, but it also explaines all about the ingredients and processes, also used by big breweries.

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What is in an Irish Car Bomb? 1/2 pint Guinness 1 oz Jamison 1/2 oz Bailey's Irish cream Pour Guiness into a pint glass. Float Baileys on top of Jamison in shot glass. Drop shot glass, carefully, into Guiness. Drink quickly before it curdles.

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Is there a god, and either way, how do we know? I don't believe in (a) God myself, but if people who do get strength or comfort out of praying to him, it is a usefull concept. In that case God does exist, in their minds and/or harts, it's a spiritual, but power giving entity.

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What was the "Silk Road"? One of the world's oldest and most historically important trade routes between Europe and Asia/China. Marco Polo 'used' it a lot. You can read all about it on http://www.ess.uci.edu/~oliver/silk.html .

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Why would there be blood in my dog's vomit? He might have swallowed something sharp or have some kind of infection. Don't ask questions, go to your local vet immediately!

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Which colognes do women like best on a man? Brands and scents are a matter of personal preferences, but from what I've heard the attraction is caused by pheromones. Even animals produce this stuff to attract members of the opposite sexe. Musk usually contains lots of pheromones, so I always use a musk-based cologne. Which smells nice too btw. Does it work? I'm not sure. A nice smell makes you feel more confident, and...

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Just by having file sharing programs up and running, aren't you inadvertently sharing with anyone who chooses to get into your system? What can be done to avoid this? After you've downloaded the music files, remove them from the shared folder the programs use. This folder is usually the same for downloaded files and shared/uploadable files. You won't share the files anymore after you've removed them from that folder, which is not very nice, but at least it's save. Create a folder called "music" i.e. on C:/, and store your...

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Are there any websites with good printable combo lists for the characters? The textfile on http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/file/soul_calibur_ii.txt contains a list of combos per character. You'll have to remove some some crap first though... http://db.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/file/soul_calibur_ii.txt is another list, looks quite complete but I don't know how a printed version will look...

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Can I create new vehicles for Vice City on the PS2? I know it can be done for the PC. Nope, impossible.

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What are all the unique jumps? I always try to find out stuff myself first, but if I really am stuck I usually visit gamefaqs. Excellent guides and maps. In this case: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/33074.html. You will find all you need here!

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Where are all the hidden packages? I always try to find out stuff myself first, but if I really am stuck I usually visit gamefaqs. Excellent guides and maps. In this case: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/33074.html. You will find all you need here!

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My PS2 has been taking a long time to boot up games. It sits at the 'Browse' menu for 30 seconds or more before it starts reading the disc, especially with newer games. I clean it once a month. Is something wrong? Your lens could be dirty anyway. Cleaning discs usually remove dust from the lens with a little brush, but the lens might be smudged by other stuff like smoke moisture. If your warranty has expired, open the ps2 and clean the lens carefully with cotton wool dipped in alcohol (cleaning alcohol, not the drinking stuff).

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