title: Horror punk

paragraphs: Horror punk (sometimes referred to as horror rock) is a dark style of music mixing gothic and punk rock sounds with morbid imagery. Often, song topics are taken from horror films, horror punk bands create an atmosphere by telling tales through their songs. It is closely related to an often overlaps with the death rock movement; while death rock tends to lean more towards the goth sound, horror punk leans towards a doo-wop sound.

paragraphs: The Misfits are recognized as the first band of the horror punk subgenre. Misfits first horror punk recording sessions can be traced back to 1977. In 1982, the Misfits released their first full-length album, Walk Among Us. Influenced by the Misfits, another early punk band TSOL released a horror punk album called Dance with Me in the early 1980s.

paragraphs: The genre, with the exception of artists like Jack Grisham (on the left) and Michale Graves (on the right), is generally apolitical.

paragraphs: Horror hardcore is a term coined by Dwid Hellion that refers to a hybrid of horror punk and hardcore punk. The Misfits' third album, "Earth A.D.", and the early work of Glenn Danzig's subsequent band Samhain inaugurated the style. Septic Death and Integrity also performed this subgenre.

paragraphs: Horror metal is a term which originated in the 1980s to describe Ripper's first album. Since then, a number of bands playing several different styles of metal have fallen under this banner, including Necrophagia and the Vision Bleak.


title: Psychobilly

paragraphs: Psychobilly is a style of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. Some psychobilly songs include thrash metal or country music styles. Psychobilly is commonly played with a simple guitar/bass/drum/vocal arrangement, with many bands consisting of only three members. Often the guitarist or bassist will be the lead vocalist.

paragraphs: The first psychobilly band was the Meteors, a band from London, UK.

paragraphs: Psychobilly band members and fans often shave part of their heads.


title: Slim Harpo

paragraphs: James Moore, known as Slim Harpo, (January 11, 1924 — January 31, 1970) was a famous blues musician born in Lobdell, Louisiana, USA. He played in the style called Swamp blues.

paragraphs: As a child he learned to play the guitar and the harmonica. He started playing in the 1940's and in 1948 became a full time musician, using the name "Harmonica Slim". He changed his name to "Harpo Slim" in the 1950's.

paragraphs: He had several hit recordings including, "King Bee" in 1957, "Raining in my Heart" in 1961 and "Scratch My Back" in 1966.

paragraphs: The Rolling Stones recorded "King Bee" on their first album.

paragraphs: Harpo Slim died from a heart attack in 1970.


title: Barnyard (video game)

paragraphs: Barnyard is a 2006 party game based on the animated movie of the same name. It has been released for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, PC, and the Wii.


title: Paleolithic diet

paragraphs: The modern diet known as the paleolithic diet (abbreviated as 'paleo diet' or 'paleodiet') is a way of eating. It is also called the 'caveman diet', 'Stone Age diet' or 'hunter-gatherer diet'.

paragraphs: It is based on the wild plants and animals which humans ate in the Paleolithic era. This was a period about 2.5 million years long: it ended around 10,000 years ago, when people began farming. The term "Paleolithic diet" may also refer to what people actually ate back then instead of the diet today.<ref name="doi:10.1080/11026480510032043">

paragraphs: Meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, roots, and nuts make up most of the modern Paleolithic diet. It does not include grains, legumes, dairy products, salt, refined sugar, and processed oils. The diet is much lower in carbohydrates than is usual today, and much higher in protein.

paragraphs: Walter L. Voegtlin first made the modern Paleolithic diet popular in the 1970s.

paragraphs: Authors and researchers recommended and changed the diet in several books and academic journals.

paragraphs: Paleolithic nutrition is based on the idea in evolution that modern humans are genetically adapted to the way their Paleolithic ancestors ate, and that human genetics have not changed much since people began growing their own food. Therefore a good way of eating today would be like how people ate then.

paragraphs: The basic idea is that the diet is healthy because our body is adapted to make use of it. Two studies of the Paleolithic diet in humans have shown good things for people's health.

paragraphs: This way of eating is somewhat controversial among nutritionists.

paragraphs: Some argue that if hunter gatherer societies did not suffer from certain diseases, this was because they ate food with fewer calories, or for other reasons. They also say it may not be how people really ate in the Paleolithic era.<ref name="doi10.1046/j.1467-3010.2000.00019.x"></ref>

paragraphs: There is a wide consensus that present-day diets in first world countries is causing damage and serious health problems. One expert review said:

paragraphs: The huge intake of calories is not balanced, as it once was, by the hard work needed to stay alive and do the hard work necessary to live. The industrial revolution changed work in all walks of life. Now machines do the hard work.

paragraphs: And it is not just a question of fat and carbohydrates. The consumption of sodium salt is hugely greater today than ever before.

paragraphs: These present-day eating habits, and the lack of exercise, lead to cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and cancer, and to obesity in the US and other Western countries.

paragraphs: According to S. Boyd Eaton, "we are the heirs of inherited characteristics accrued over millions of years; the vast majority of our biochemistry and physiology are tuned to life conditions that existed before the advent of agriculture some 10,000 years ago. Genetically our bodies are virtually the same as they were at the end of the Paleolithic era some 20,000 years ago".

paragraphs: Ideas about paleolithic nutrition come from evolutionary biology. The reason for eating like this is that natural selection had enough time for Paleolithic humans' bodies and metabolisms to get used to the food that they could eat then. But in the 10,000 years since people started farming, natural selection has not had enough time for people's genetics to change to get used to the new diet. This has led to some diseases.

paragraphs: More than 70% of the total daily energy consumed by all people in the United States comes from foods such as dairy products, cereals, refined sugars, refined vegetable oils and alcohol, that Paleolithic supporters say were not eaten during the Paleolithic era. However, there is evidence that Paleolithic societies may have been using cereals for food use at least as early as 23,000 years ago, more than 100,000 years ago, and perhaps as early as 200,000 years ago. However, Loren Cordain has said that the new evidence shows that grains were not eaten much back then, and he has also said that eating of wild grass seeds of any kind needs technology and processing to make the food possible to eat, and that this technology was probably not around 105,000+ years ago.

paragraphs: Disagreements are not about the background consensus described above. It is about how good the Paleolithic diet is as a solution to that problem. It is also about whether the argument behind the diet is a sound argument.

paragraphs: Not everybody agrees with evolutionary reasons behind the Paleoithic diet. According to Alexander Ströhle, Maike Wolters and Andreas Hahn, with the Department of Food Science at the University of Hanover, saying the human genome evolved during the Pleistocene (a period from 1,808,000 to 11,550 years ago) is not based on the right beliefs about evolution.

paragraphs: They also say that 10,000 years may have been enough time for people to adapt to diets with food grown through farming. For example, alleles that helped people eat dairy became common in Europe just a few thousand years after people started raising animals. There is also evidence that the diet of Stone Age humans may have had some form the refined starches and grains that are not part of the paleolithic diet. A 2010 study showed the discovery of a 30,000 year old mortar and pestle from which flour of several plants were isolated.


title: Alligator Records

paragraphs: Alligator Records is an independent blues record label from Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by Bruce Iglauer in 1971. For his work maintaining Chicago Blues Iglauer was honoured "Chicagoans-of-the-Year 2001"

paragraphs: Alligator Records was founded to publish an album by Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers, his favourite band. His employer, Bob Koester of Delmark Records refused to do so, therefore Iglauer decided to make his own record label.

paragraphs: Since its beginning Alligator Records has published over 250 Blues- und Bluesrockalbums.

paragraphs: Official wbsite of Alligator Records with discography


title: Pikes Peak

paragraphs: Pikes Peak is a 14,115-foot mountain near Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It is one of the world's most famous mountains and can be seen from over 100 miles on clear days. It was named after Zebulon Pike who explored the area in 1806. The summit of the peak can be reached either by car or railway. The spectacular view from the top is what inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write "America The Beautiful" in 1893, and there is a plaque with the words to the song at the summit as well. It is also the home of the second oldest car race in the United States.


title: Specialty Records

paragraphs: Specialty Records was an American record label from Los Angeles. It was founded as Juke Box Records in 1946, but renamed by its owner Art Rupe when separated from some of his former partners. Speciality is known for its rhythm and blues, blues, gospel and early rock and roll music which the label recorded. Specialty also had two music publishing companies, Venice Music and Greenwich Music. During the 1960s Speciality stopped the recordings and only sold the old records. In 1968, because of interest in the early days of rock and roll, Rupe started the label again and reissued much of the old material.

paragraphs: Art Rupe was famous for being one of the most honest men in recording business. He paid and recorded his musicians well and he never paid for being played in the radio. On Speciality you can hear some of the wildest rhythm and blues of this time because Rupe gave a lot of freedom to his musicians.

paragraphs: In 1991 the label was sold to the Concord Music Group which has reissued albums by a number of Specialty's original artists.


title: Rap metal

paragraphs: Rap metal is a subgenre of rap rock which fuses vocal and usually instrumental elements of hip hop music with heavy metal. Rap metal is often confused with rap rock and rapcore.


title: Slav defence

paragraphs: The Slav defence is an important reply to 1d4. It is popular with top players. The Slav usually begins:

paragraphs: Other fourth moves for White are 4.e3, 4.cxd5 and 4.Qb3.

paragraphs: This line was explored in two world championship matches between Alekhine and Euwe in 1935 and 1937.

paragraphs: Sometimes called the Botvinnik variation.


title: Funk rock

paragraphs: Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses funk and rock elements.

paragraphs: Its earliest incarnation was heard in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s by acts such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience (last two albums), Eric Burdon and War, Trapeze, Parliament-Funkadelic, Betty Davis and Mother's Finest. In the 1990s acts such as Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine and Faith No More revived the genre.

paragraphs: Funk rock is a fusion of funk and rock. Many instruments may be incorporated into the music, but the overall sound is defined by a definitive bass or drum beat and electric guitars. The bass and drum rhythms are influenced by funk music but with more intensity, while the guitar can be funk-or-rock-influenced, usually with distortion, which is similar to overdrive or fuzz.


title: Funk metal

paragraphs: Funk metal is a subgenre of funk rock that fuses elements of heavy metal and funk. Allmusic has claimed that, "Funk metal evolved in the mid-'80s when alternative bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Infectious Grooves, Mordred and Fishbone began playing the hybrid with a stronger funk underpinning than metal."Faith No More have also been described as funk metal that dabbled in rap-metal.

paragraphs: Rage Against the Machine's mix of funk and metal not only included rap, but also elements of punk rock. Primus, a band that has never had a clear genre, have been called things such as "thrash metal-funk meets Don Knotts, Jr.Living Colour have been cited by "Rolling Stone" as "Black-funk-metal pioneers."

paragraphs: Certain bands not from an alternative background, such as Bang Tango and Extreme, have also frequently incorporated funk into their musical style.


title: Fishbone

paragraphs: Fishbone is an American alternative rock band formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, which plays a fusion of ska, punk rock, funk, and other musical styles. Critics considered Fishbone to be one of the most distinctive and varied bands of the late '80s. With their hyperactive, self-conscious diversity, goofy sense of humor, and sharp social commentary, the group gained a large cult following during the late '80s, yet they never became mainstream.


title: Provincial Assembly of the Punjab

paragraphs: The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore in eastern Pakistan. The Assembly was established under Article 106 of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan as having a total of 371 seats, with 66 seats reserved for women and eight reserved for non-Muslims.


paragraphs: The Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the unicameral legislative body of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of the Pakistan. The assembly has 124 elected members. There are 99 regular seats, with 22 seats reserved for women and 3 seats for Non-Muslims.

paragraphs: The assembly elects a Chief Minister of the Province. He selects a Cabinet of Ministers to run the various government departments.


title: Asian Development Bank

paragraphs: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia. The President of the Asian Development Bank is Abhist Vejjajiva


title: San Bernardino, California

paragraphs: San Bernardino is a city in San Bernardino County, California. It is one of the main cities in Southern California's Inland Empire region east of Los Angeles. It has a population of 209,924.

paragraphs: San Bernardino has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ("Csa" in the Koeppen climate classification).

paragraphs: On 2 December 2015, 14 people were killed in a mass shooting.


title: Group of 24

paragraphs: The Group of 24 (G24), a chapter of the G-77, was established in 1971 to coordinate the positions of developing countries on international monetary and development finance issues and to ensure that their interests were adequately represented in negotiations on international monetary matters.


title: Clacton-on-Sea

paragraphs: Clacton-on-Sea is a medium-sized seaside town in Tendring, Essex, England. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. Many people in the town are elderly. The A133 road runs into Clacton-on-Sea.


title: Great Dunmow

paragraphs: Great Dunmow is a town near the A120 road in Uttlesford, Essex, England.


title: Braintree

paragraphs: Braintree is a town in Essex, England, near the A120 road.


title: Maldon

paragraphs: Maldon is a town and civil parish on the A414 road, in Essex, England. In 2001 there were 14,034 people living in Maldon.


title: Woodbridge

paragraphs: Woodbridge is a town near the A12 road in Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, England. In 2001 there were 7,368 people living in Woodbridge.


title: Harrogate

paragraphs: Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. About 76,000 people live there. It is famous for its traditional roman baths, the beautiful Valley Gardens and the traditional tea room , Betty's.


title: Kettering

paragraphs: Kettering is a town near the A14 road, in Northamptonshire, England.


title: Andover, Hampshire

paragraphs: Andover is a town near the A303 road in Hampshire, England.


title: Appleby-in-Westmorland

paragraphs: Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish. It is in Eden, Cumbria, in North West England. It has a population of 3,048. It is in the historic county of Westmorland, of which it is the traditional county town.

paragraphs: The town's name was simply Appleby, until the local government changes of 1974. The council changed the town's name, to preserve the historic county name.


title: Kendal

paragraphs: Kendal is a town near the M6 motorway in Cumbria, England.


title: Workington

paragraphs: Workington is a town in Allerdale, Cumbria, England. Workington is connected by the A66 road and the A596 road. In 2001 there were 24,295 people living in Workington.


title: Barrow-in-Furness

paragraphs: Barrow-in-Furness is a town in south Cumbria (England), connected by the A590 road. The old town and seaport form about half of the modern Borough of Barrow-in-Furness.

paragraphs: Before 1 April 1974, Barrow was in Lancashire.


title: Register

paragraphs: The word register can have several meanings. Very often it means: something that is written down so that there is a record (written proof) of something. It may, for example be a list of names.

paragraphs: It can also be used as a verb: to register, i.e. to write something down in an official register (e.g. a special book), e.g. to register a birth, marriage or death.

paragraphs: Registration is the act of registering or being registered.


title: Ulverston

paragraphs: Ulverston is a town on the A590 road, in Cumbria, England.


title: Hartlepool

paragraphs: Hartlepool is a town near the A689 road in County Durham, England.

paragraphs: There is a legend that during the Napoleonic Wars, a French ship was wrecked off the coast near Hartlepool. The captain's pet, a monkey, was washed ashore. The people from Hartlepool thought it was a person and tried to ask it questions. When they were unable to understand the monkey they assumed it was a French spy. A trial was held on the beach and the monkey was sentenced to death and hanged. This event is remembered in several songs. The local football team, Hartlepool United F.C., used to greeted with cries of "Who hung the monkey?". Their mascot is a monkey called "H'Angus the Monkey". The rugby football team, the Hartlepool Rovers, are known as the Monkeyhangers.


title: Haverhill

paragraphs: Haverhill is a town in St Edmundsbury, Suffolk, England. In 2001 there were 22,010 people living in Haverhill.


title: Knaresborough

paragraphs: Knaresborough is a town in North Yorkshire, England. It is east of Harrogate. In 2001 there were 14,761 people living in Knaresborough.


title: Honiton

paragraphs: Honiton is a town in Devon, England, near the A30 road.


title: Dartmouth

paragraphs: Dartmouth is a town and civil parish on the A379 road, in South Hams, Devon, England. In 2001, there were 5,512 people living in Dartmouth. Dartmouth got its name from being at the mouth of the River Dart.


title: Tavistock

paragraphs: Tavistock is a town in Devon, England, north of Plymouth. Tavistock is a market town in West Devon, England on the River Tavy. 11,018 people live there. It was in existence in the year 961, when the Abbey of Tavistock was founded by a rich Anglo-Saxon nobleman. The most famous person from Tavistock is Sir Francis Drake.

paragraphs: Tavistock is on the edge of Dartmoor, on the A386 road. In the centre of the town is Bedford Square, around which are St Eustachius's Church and the ruins of the Abbey, the Town Hall, and the Pannier Market buildings behind the Town Hall.


title: Ode

paragraphs: An ode is a type of lyric poem. The word comes from the Ancient Greek. An ode is a poem which is written in praise of something or someone, saying how wonderful they are.

paragraphs: Very often an ode will have the title "Ode to..." followed by the name of the thing or person that it describes, e.g. John Keats wrote a poem "Ode to a Nightingale".

paragraphs: Odes were written by the poets of Ancient Greece as well as by the Romans. Horace was particularly famous for his odes, and many English odes written centuries later were based on Horace's lyrical verses.


title: Newton Abbot

paragraphs: Newton Abbot is a town near the A380 road, in Teignbridge, Devon, England. In 2001 there were 23,580 people living in Newton Abbot.


title: Hitchin

paragraphs: Hitchin is a town near the A1 road, in Hertfordshire, England. In 2011 approximately 33,350 people lived there.


title: Nutritionism

paragraphs: Food contains nutrients. The diet of a person is made of different kinds of food. Nutritionism is the idea that only the nutritients found in different foods determines their value for the diet. The value of a diet can be calculated by adding up the values of all nutritients of the individual food items. According to nutritionism, people only eat to stay healthy. In general, the term has a negative connotation.


title: Bodmin

paragraphs: Bodmin is a town on the A30 road, in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of the county southwest of Bodmin Moor.

paragraphs: The neighbouring parishes are Cardinham, Lanhydrock, Lanivet and Helland.

paragraphs: In 2001 there were 12,881 people living in Bodmin.

paragraphs: In the Middle Ages Bodmin was one of the most important towns in Cornwall and the site of a monastery founded by Saint Petroc. The parish church of Bodmin was built in the 15th century and is the second largest church in the county after Truro Cathedral.


title: Battle of Polygon Wood

paragraphs: The Battle of Polygon Wood was a small battle that took place in World War I.

paragraphs: It happened during the second part of the Battle of Passchendaele. Most of the battle was fought in an area named Polygon Wood, near Ypres, Belgium.


title: Royston

paragraphs: Royston is a town near the A 505 road in North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England. In 2001 there were 14,570 people living in Royston. Royston is a very historic town as it has the meridian of time running through it. We also have the Roy stone. Royston was originally called Roysia but the arrival of the stone lead to a change of the towns name. There is also a historic cave which is imagined to be a religious work as it has a lot of religious images around it. There are many schools in Royston including Roysia, Greneway and Meridian which are called Rsat (Royston Schools Academy Trust) These three schools are about to link together to become one.


title: Prosthesis

paragraphs: A prosthesis is a device made to replace a missing human body part. They are used by people who are missing body parts due to accidents, health problems (amputees) or being born without them. Originally, prostheses were simply pieces of wood (for example, wooden legs), but now they are made of lighter materials.

paragraphs: Currently available prostheses can help return mobility to those with transtibial (below the knee), transfemoral (above the knee), transradial (below the elbow), and transhumeral (above the elbow) amputations. There is still much research to be done before artificial limbs can function with the same versatility as a natural limb; as a result many of the currently available prosthetic limbs are tailored to a specific activity or need.

paragraphs: In Para-alpine skiing, the device needs to be made to work like an ankle because the way the ankle moves is very important in skiing. The device for skiing is only used in skiing. People use other prostheses when they are not skiing.

paragraphs: Prosthetic arms can be designed for climbing as well. Private Jaco Van Gass, an amputee veteran, designed a special prosthetic arm with a built in ice pick that he would use to climb Mount Everest. It also includes a battery pack and heat patch to keep his stump warm.

paragraphs: Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius also had prostheses designs specifically for spot. He used carbon fiber running blades that, some argue, give an advantage over natural legs.

paragraphs: A traditional prosthetic limb consists of three main components: a socket, an attachment mechanism, and a control system.

paragraphs: The socket is the part of the prosthetic that attaches to the users natural body. A precise fit is extremely important to the function of the limb, so typically molds are taken of a patient’s residual limb to ensure the fit is ideal. If it does not fit correctly, the socket could cause severe tissue damage to the patient.

paragraphs: The attachment mechanism is a means of securely anchoring the limb in a way that is both comfortable and easy for the user to control. The attachment mechanism may work by tension (straps) or even merely by suction between the socket and the limb.

paragraphs: The control system varies greatly from limb to limb. Some are controlled entirely by the user’s motion; he or she learns to balance on it. In other cases, cables are pulled to cause a limb to bend in the desired direction.

paragraphs: Today, the most promising control system is the myoelectric signal. This technology is allowing for thought-controlled prosthetics to be developed.


title: Saffron Walden

paragraphs: Saffron Walden is a town near the M11 motorway, in Essex, England.


title: Leiston

paragraphs: Leiston is a town near the A12 road, in Suffolk, England.

paragraphs: Along with the nearby hamlet of Sizewell, Leiston forms the Leiston-cum-Sizewell civil parish.


title: Southwold

paragraphs: Southwold is a town on the A1095 road, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is a seaside town and has beach huts.


title: Halesworth

paragraphs: Halesworth is a town on the A144 road, in Suffolk, England.


title: Stowmarket

paragraphs: Stowmarket is a town near the A14 road, in Suffolk, England.


title: Thetford

paragraphs: Thetford is a town near the A11 road, in Breckland District, Norfolk, England.


title: Hemorrhoid

paragraphs: Hemorrhoid or haemorrhoid (also commonly called piles) are vascular structures (similar to veins) in the anal canal which help with stool evacuation. We only speak of hemorrhoids (or piles) when they become swollen or inflamed. But Hemorrhoids are a normal part of the anatomy and everyone has these structures. They act as a cushion that is made of complex tissue. Their job is to aid the passage of stool. Hemorrhoids are very common. Nearly three out of four adults will have hemorrhoids from time to time.

paragraphs: It is not known what causes hemorrhoids, but doctors often speak of several main factors. These factors include chronic constipation or diarrhea, sitting on the toilet for a long time and straining during defecation. Hemorrhoids may also appear because of sports. When something heavy is lifted, additional pressure is applied on the area. Women are in danger of having hemorrhoids during pregnancy. This also happens due to increased pressure from the baby. Hemorrhoids are more likely with aging because the tissue becomes weaker. Some people are more likely to get hemorrhoids if other family members have them.

paragraphs: According to their anatomical origin hemorrhoids can be two types - internal and external. Internal hemorrhoids originate from inside the anus. But internal hemorrhoids can also go down and show outside the anus. In this case, medical professionals are talking about prolapse.

paragraphs: Symptoms of internal hemorrhoids include "itching, bleeding, swelling, mucus discharge, burning sensation, prolapse, and soiling". Patients also complain of general discomfort while sitting, feeling of fullness and presence of a foreign body inside the anus. Internal hemorrhoids can only cause painless bleeding from the anus, while external hemorrhoids are painful. External hemorrhoids are located on the outside of the anus. They look like a bluish lump. But sometimes internal hemorrhoids can also become extremely painful. This happens because they develop a clot. In these cases, a thrombosed hemorrhoid occurs and it may have to be operated. Pain in the area around the anus may be due to another disease, such as anal fissure, anal fistula, or proctitis.

paragraphs: Hemorrhoids are diagnosed by a doctor. A visual examination of the anus is usually needed. The doctor may want to perform a rectal examination which will help detect internal hemorrhoids, tumours, polyps, or abscesses. The visual examination usually requires a special device, called anoscope to be inserted in the anus. The procedure is painless unless another disease is presented.

paragraphs: Treatment of hemorrhoids can be done at home or in the hospital. Usually, the best option is to prevent getting them. This can be done by keeping the stools soft and bulk, so they pass easily during defecation. Stools can be made softer and larger by increasing fiber intake. This means eating more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Most people do not have enough fiber in their diet. In such case, fiber supplements, such as psyllium or methylcellulose, can be of benefit.

paragraphs: It is also important to increase fluids intake and maintain hydration. It is recommended to drink six to eight glasses of water a day to help keep stools soft.

paragraphs: Home treatment may include sitz baths, topical creams, and suppositories. There are many types available for the treatment of hemorrhoids, but there is little evidence supporting their use.

paragraphs: Small lifestyle modifications are important when dealing with hemorrhoids. Not straining during defecation and going as soon as the urge appears are important measures. Staying active can help prevent constipation and reduce weight.

paragraphs: Sometimes hemorrhoids can not be treated at home or the patient seeks help. Doctors can treat hemorrhoids with office procedures or in a hospital setting.

paragraphs: In severe cases when home and office procedures fail, a surgical approach can be considered. There are several surgical techniques used. All of them are associated with different complications, such as bleeding, infection (sepsis), anal strictures, fecal incontinence, etc. Some of the procedures involve hemorrhoid removal. These procedures are commonly known as Hemorrhoidectomy. There are several variants, but in all of them, the surgeon will remove the hemorrhoids. The procedure can be performed to remove external and large prolapsing internal hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoidectomy is infamous for being very painfu. l This is due to specific location, where the procedure is performed. The anal canal contains many nerves, which can easily be traumatized.

paragraphs: Other surgical procedures include - stapled hemorrhoidopexy (PPH, Longo's procedure) and doppler-guided artery ligation (DG-HAL/RAR or THD).

paragraphs: Stapled hemorrhoidopexy involves a special device, called stapler, which lifts and fixates the prolapsed hemorrhoids. The stapler will also excise mucosal tissue to block the blood flow to the remaining hemorrhoids. However, stapling procedure is associated with a greater risk of recurrence.

paragraphs: Doppler-guided ligation of hemorrhoidal arteries (DG-HAL/RAR or THD) has been recently purposed as a safe and relatively painless alternative to hemorrhoidectomy. A special ultrasound device is applied to identify the arteries that supply the hemorrhoids. The surgeon will then will the ligate them, cutting the blood supply and preventing further problems. However, the procedure is associated with a high recurrence rate.


title: Daventry

paragraphs: Daventry is a town on the A45 road, in the county of Northamptonshire, England.


title: Wellingborough

paragraphs: Wellingborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England. In 2001 there were 72,519 people living in the town. The town is near the A45 road.

paragraphs: Wellingborough is an Anglo-Saxon town. It and was settled in the sixth century by the Saxons. It was first known as "Wendeling burh" - "the stronghold of Waendel's people".


title: Dormitory

paragraphs: A dormitory, also known as dorm, is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often in [[boarding


title: Annie Edson Taylor

paragraphs: Annie Edson Taylor (October 24, 1838 – April 29, 1921) was an American school-teacher and adventurer. She was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel without dying. She did this on her 63rd birthday, October 24, 1901.


title: Horse fly

paragraphs: A horse fly is a type of insect and a member of the family Tabanidae (order Diptera), but more specifically are any member of the genus "Tabanus". These stout flies, as small as a housefly or as large as a bumblebee, are sometimes known as greenheaded monsters; their metallic or iridescent eyes meet dorsally in the male and are separate in the female. Gad-fly, a nickname, may refer either to the fly’s roving habits or to its mouthparts, which resemble a wedge-shaped miner’s tool.

paragraphs: The bites of the female fly often carry parasites onto the victim (such as a horse). The resulting sore can be extremely distressing to the animal.


title: Blues Music Award

paragraphs: The Blues Music Awards are presented by the Blues Foundation, an organization to promote the blues music. The Blues Foundation started the awards in 1980 under the name W. C. Handy Awards. In 2006 they were renamed Blues Music Awards. The Blues Music Award is one of the highest honors a blues musician can get in the USA.

paragraphs: Like the Grammys the Blues Music Award is given in different categories. The nominees are chosen by a group of people who are connected with Blues music.

paragraphs: Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm - 2 Man Wrecking Crew

paragraphs: Broke & Hungry Records, Cathead Blues & Mudpuppy Recordings - M For Mississippi: A Road Trip Through The Birthplace of the Blues

paragraphs: Eagle Records - Albert Collins Live At Montreux 1992


title: Beaconsfield

paragraphs: Beaconsfield is a town near the M40 motorway in Buckinghamshire, England. A new service station has opened on the motorway called Beaconsfield service station. It has a population of 12, 081 as of 2011.


title: Berkhamsted

paragraphs: Berkhamsted is a town and civil parish near the A41 road in Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England. In 2001 there were 16,498 people living in Berkhamsted.


title: Bridport

paragraphs: Bridport is a town near the A35 road in Dorset, England. It is near the coast at the western end of Chesil Beach.

paragraphs: In 2006 West Dorset district was named 10th best place to live in the UK. The town is twinned with Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, France.


title: Aspatria

paragraphs: Aspatria is a town near the A596 road, in Allerdale, Cumbria, England.


title: Keswick

paragraphs: Keswick is a town near the A66 road in Cumbria, England.


title: Thirsk

paragraphs: Thirsk is a town near the A1 road in North Yorkshire, England. There is a museum about James Herriot.


title: Bolton, Cumbria

paragraphs: Bolton is a village and civil parish in Eden, Cumbria, England. In 2001 there were 416 people living in Bolton. It has a church called All Saints Church. It is three miles north of Appleby-in-Westmorland.


title: Tadcaster

paragraphs: Tadcaster is a town near the A64 road in North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 there were 6,039 people living in Tadcaster.


title: Redcar

paragraphs: Redcar is a town near Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England.


title: Whitehaven

paragraphs: Whitehaven is a town on the A595 road in Cumbria, England. Whitehaven was Built on shipping and mining, but these have now declined.


title: Cockermouth

paragraphs: Cockermouth is a town near the A66 road in Cumbria, England, in the Borough of Allerdale. In 2011 there were 8,761 living in Cockermouth.


title: Maryport

paragraphs: Maryport is a town on the A596 road in Allerdale, Cumbria, England. In 2001 there were 11,275 people living in Maryport.

paragraphs: The Romans built the fort Uxellodunum in Alauna (which is now called Maryport) around the year 122, to help defend the western end of Hadrian's Wall.


title: Louth

paragraphs: Louth is a town near the A16 road in Lincolnshire, England. In 2001 there were 15,930 people living in Louth.


title: Skegness

paragraphs: Skegness is a town and civil parish on the A52 road and A158 road in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. In 2001 there were 18,910 people living in Skegness.

paragraphs: It is known for being bracing, which means that it often has high winds. This is due to its exposed position on the North Sea.

paragraphs: Skegness is known as the home of Butlins, a theme park.


title: Bungay

paragraphs: Bungay is a town on the A143 road in Suffolk, England. In 2001 there were 4,895 people living in Bungay.


title: Okehampton

paragraphs: Okehampton is an old market town on Dartmoor near the A30 road in West Devon, England. In 2001, there were 5,846 people living in Okehampton. Okehampton is the ideal place to explore Dartmoor with the highest Tor on Dartmoor (Yes Tor) being a short distance from the town.

paragraphs: Heritage railway services are operated from Okehampton railway station. The station was formerly on the Southern Railway main line from Exeter to Padstow.


title: Launceston

paragraphs: Launceston is a town near the A30 road in Cornwall, England. In 2001 there were 7,135 people living in Launceston. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary Magdalen. Launceston was the former capital of Cornwall until it was replaced by Bodmin in 1835.

paragraphs: Launceston is just over one mile (1.6 km) west of the River Tamar which marks the border between Cornwall and Devon and is often referred to as the "gateway to Cornwall".

paragraphs: The Norman ruler of Cornwall built a castle here which is now in ruins.


title: Wadebridge

paragraphs: Wadebridge is a town on the A39 road in Cornwall, England. In 2001 there were 6,351 people living in Wadebridge. The town is situated on the south bank of the River Camel a few miles inland from the north coast of Cornwall. It is well known for the road bridge across the river which was built to replace the dangerous ford in the Middle Ages.

paragraphs: The showground for the Royal Cornwall Show is near Wadebridge.


title: Liskeard

paragraphs: Liskeard is a town near the A38 road in Cornwall, England. In 2001 there were 8,656 people living in Liskeard. The parish church is dedicated to St Martin and Liskeard railway station is on the railway line from Plymouth to Penzance.


title: Helston

paragraphs: Helston is a town on the A394 road in west Cornwall, England. In 2001 there were 9,780 people living in Helston. The annual Furry Dance (known outside Cornwall as the Flora Dance) is said to originate from the medieval period and is held on May 8th each year. Another traditional celebration, the Hal-an-Tow, is reputed to be of Celtic origin.


title: Falmouth

paragraphs: Falmouth (meaning mouth of the River Fal) is a town on the south coast of Cornwall. The A39 road links Falmouth with North Devon. In 2001 there were 20,775 people living in Falmouth. Falmouth harbour is a large natural harbour and Carrick Roads are nearby. Carrick Roads are the estuary of the River Fal.

paragraphs: The MP for Falmouth is Sarah Newton, a Tory. The school there is Falmouth School.


title: Deal, Kent

paragraphs: Deal is a town on the A258 road in Kent, England. In 2011, there were over 30,000 people living in Deal.

paragraphs: In 1989, 11 military bandsmen were killed when the PIRA bombed the Royal Marine Depot.


title: Atherstone

paragraphs: Atherstone is a town near the A5 road, in Warwickshire, England. In 2001, there were 8,338 people living in Atherstone.


title: Warwick

paragraphs: Warwick is a town near the M40 Motorway in Warwickshire, England. In 2001 there were 25,434 people living in Warwick.


title: Carnforth

paragraphs: Carnforth is a town near the M6 motorway in Lancashire, England. In 2001 there were 5,350 people living in Carnforth.


title: Ashburton

paragraphs: Ashburton is a town near the A38 road in Devon, England. In 2001 there were 3,909 people living in Ashburton.


title: Exmouth

paragraphs: Exmouth is a town on the A376 road in Devon, England. In 2001, there were 32,972 people living in Exmouth.


title: South Molton

paragraphs: South Molton is a town near the A361 road in North Devon, Devon, England. In 2001 there were 4,093 people living in South Molton.


title: Newmarket

paragraphs: Newmarket is a town near the A14 road in Suffolk, England. In 2001, there were 14,995 people living in Newmarket.


title: Swanley

paragraphs: Swanley is a town inside the M25 motorway in Kent, England. In 2001 there were 20,986 people living in Swanley.


title: Sevenoaks

paragraphs: Sevenoaks is a town near the M25 motorway in Kent, South East England. In 2001 there were 18,588 people living in Sevenoaks.


title: Needham Market

paragraphs: Needham Market is a town and civil parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England. In 2001, there were 4,495 people living in Needham Market. The town is near the A14 road.


title: Wymondham

paragraphs: Wymondham is a town near the A11 road and Norwich in Norfolk, England. In 2001 there were 12,539 people living in Wymondham.


title: Biggleswade

paragraphs: Biggleswade is a town and civil parish near the A1 road in Bedfordshire, England. In 2012 there were 15,383 people living in Biggleswade. There is a train station that goes to London. The local upper school is called Stratton Upper School. Other famous people that have lived in Biggleswade are Pam Rhodes and Dan Albone. The town has lots of Cafés and Hair Dressers. Biggleswade has a parish church and the other churches are in Biggleswade Churches Together. Biggleswade has a radio station, Biggles FM.


title: Blandford Forum

paragraphs: Blandford Forum is a historic Georgian town in Dorset, England. In 2001 there were 8,745 people living in Blandford Forum. There is a church in the centre of the town. It is on the River Stour.

paragraphs: There are three Primary Schools: Archbishiopwake Primary School, Milldown Primary and Blandford St Mary. There is also a Secondary School called The Blandford School.

paragraphs: There is a large well known brewery Hall and Woodhouse who also own the Crown Hotel.

paragraphs: There is a leisure centre which has a 25m pool and children's water slide. A sauna and steam room are next to the pool. There is also a fully equipped gym and a cafe.

paragraphs: The famous annual Steam Fair is held nearby in Tarrant Hinton. and Blandford Forum is host to the rock festival every year, called Teddy Rocks which is charitable event to raise money for cancer awareness.

paragraphs: Annually there is a Georgian Fayre in the town centre and also a Yuletide Festival. The Blandford Carnival is well known celebration of the local community.


title: Dorchester

paragraphs: Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, England. In 2001 there were 16,171 people living in Dorchester.


title: Hornsea

paragraphs: Hornsea is a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. In 2001 there were 8,243 people living in Hornsea.


title: Bracknell

paragraphs: Bracknell is a town in Berkshire, England. In 2001 there were 50,131 people living in Bracknell.


title: Skipton

paragraphs: Skipton is a town in North Yorkshire, England. In 2001, 14,313 people lived in Skipton.


title: Grange-over-Sands

paragraphs: Grange-over-Sands is a town in Cumbria, England. In 2001 there were 4,042 people living in Grange-over-Sands. It is located near the A590 road.


title: Aylsham

paragraphs: Aylsham is a town near the A140 road in Norfolk, England. In 2001 there were 3,884 people living in Aylsham.


title: Maghull

paragraphs: Maghull is a town near the M58 motorway in Merseyside, England. In 2001 there were 22,225 people living in Maghull.


title: Withernsea

paragraphs: Withernsea is a town on the A1033 road in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. In 2001 there were 5,980 people living in Withernsea.


title: Buntingford

paragraphs: Buntingford is a town near the A10 road in Hertfordshire, England. In 2001 there were 4,820 living in Buntingford.


title: Buckingham

paragraphs: Buckingham is a town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is to the west of Milton Keynes and to the north of Aylesbury. In 2001, 11,572 people were living in Buckingham.


title: Attleborough

paragraphs: Attleborough is a town near the A11 road in Breckland District, Norfolk, England. In 2001 there were 9,702 people living in Attleborough.


title: Eye, Suffolk

paragraphs: Eye is a town in Suffolk, England. In 2001, the town had a population of 2,000 people. Eye is near the A140 road.


title: Brigg

paragraphs: Brigg is a small market town in North Lincolnshire, England. In 2001, it was shown that the population of Brigg was 5,076 in 2,213 households.


title: Market Rasen

paragraphs: Market Rasen is a town and civil parish in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. In 2001 there were 3,230 people living in Market Rasen.


title: Gainsborough

paragraphs: Gainsborough is a town and civil parish in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. In 2001 there were 16,869 people living in Gainsborough.


title: Tyldesley

paragraphs: Tyldesley is a village in Greater Manchester, England. Tyldesley has a library.


title: Basildon

paragraphs: Basildon is a large town in Essex, England. Basildon was recorded to have a population of 1,159 in 1931. It was then expanded when it became a new town in the late 1940s. It now has a population of over 100,000.


title: Wickford

paragraphs: Wickford is a town in Essex, England near Basildon. Wickford has a railway station.


title: Baldock

paragraphs: Baldock is a town near the A1 road in Hertfordshire, England. There is a service station on the A1 called Baldock service station.


title: Lymington

paragraphs: Lymington is a town on the A337 road in Hampshire, England. Lymington has a hospital.


title: Palearctic

paragraphs: The Palearctic (or 'Palaearctic') ecozone is one of the eight dividing the Earth's surface.

paragraphs: The Palearctic is by far the largest ecozone. It includes the terrestrial ecoregions of Europe, Asia north of the Himalayan foothills, northern Africa, and the northern and central parts of the Arabian Peninsula.

paragraphs: The Palearctic ecozone includes mostly boreal and temperate climate ecoregions, which run across Eurasia from western Europe to the Bering Strait.

paragraphs: The boreal and temperate Euro-Siberian region is the Palearctic's largest biogeographic region, which transitions from tundra in the northern reaches of Russia and Scandinavia to the vast taiga, the boreal coniferous forests which run across the continent. South of the taiga are a belt of temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests. This vast Euro-Siberian region has many shared plant and animal species, and many similarities with the temperate and boreal regions of the Nearctic of North America.

paragraphs: Eurasia and North America were often connected by the Bering land bridge, and have very similar mammal and bird fauna, with many Eurasian species having moved into North America, and fewer North American species having moved into Eurasia.

paragraphs: Many zoologists consider the Palearctic and Nearctic to be a single Holarctic ecozone. The Palearctic and Nearctic also share many plant species.

paragraphs: The lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea in southern Europe, north Africa, and western Asia are home to the Mediterranean basin ecoregions, which together constitute world's largest and most diverse mediterranean climate region of the world, with generally mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. The Mediterranean basin's mosaic of forests, woodlands, and scrub are home to 13,000 endemic species. "Conservation International" has designated the Mediterranean basin as one of the world's biodiversity hotspots.

paragraphs: A great belt of deserts, including the Sahara desert, and Arabian desert, separates the Palearctic and Afrotropic ecoregions. These desert ecoregions are included in the palearctic ecozone; other biogeographers identify the ecozone boundary as the transition zone between the desert ecoregions and the Mediterranean basin ecoregions to the north. This would place the deserts in the Afrotropic, while others place the boundary through the middle of the desert.

paragraphs: The Caucasus mountains, which run between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, are a particularly rich mix of coniferous, broadleaf, and mixed forests, and include some temperate rain forest.

paragraphs: Central Asia and the Iranian plateau are home to dry steppe grasslands and desert basins, with montane forests, woodlands, and grasslands in the region's high mountains and plateaux.

paragraphs: The middle altitude foothills of the Himalaya between about 2000–2500 m form the boundary between the Palearctic and Indomalaya ecoregions.

paragraphs: China, Korea and Japan are more humid and temperate than adjacent Siberia and Central Asia, and are home to rich temperate coniferous, broadleaf, and mixed forests. These are now mostly limited to mountainous areas, as the densely populated lowlands and river basins have been converted to intensive agricultural and urban use.

paragraphs: East Asia was not much affected by glaciation in the ice ages, and retained 96 percent of Pliocene tree genera, while Europe retained only 27 percent.


title: Holarctic

paragraphs: The Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole.

paragraphs: This region is divided into the Palearctic and the Nearctic. The palearctic is Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The Nearctic is North America north of southern Mexico.

paragraphs: These are further subdivided into a variety of ecoregions. Many ecosystems, and the animal and plant communities that depend on them, are found across multiple continents in large portions of this ecozone.

paragraphs: The continuity of these ecosystems results from the shared glacial history of this ecozone. Also, during glacial periods, mammal fauna was able to cross from Asia to North America via the Bering Strait.


title: Moodabidri

paragraphs: Moodabidri is a town in India. It is in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state. It is 37 km away from the district headquarters, Mangalore. People there speak Tulu, Konkani and Kannada. This place consist of many notable tourist spots like Thousand Pillar Temple , Kadalakere Nisarga Dhama, Hanuman Temple, Soans farm, Butterfly park, Beluvai, Satynarayana temple etc. This place is famous for its heritage and monuments . Many jain basadi's (temples of Jain religion) are the places to visit.


title: Afrotropic

paragraphs: The Afrotropic is one of the Earth's eight ecozones. The zone was formerly known as the Ethiopian Zone.

paragraphs: The zone includes Africa south of the Sahara, the southern and eastern parts of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran, extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. Almost all this land was part of the ancient southern supercontinent of Gondwana, which started to break up 150 million years ago.

paragraphs: Because Africa is a very large continent, and runs north/south acrsoss the equator, the zone has many different climates and habitats.

paragraphs: Most of the Afrotropic, has a tropical climate. A broad belt of deserts separate the Afrotropic from the Palearctic ecozone, which includes northern Africa and temperate Eurasia.

paragraphs: South of the Sahara, two belts of tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands run east and west across the continent, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ethiopian Highlands.

paragraphs: Immediately south of the Sahara lies the Sahel belt, a transitional zone of semi-arid short grassland and Acacia savanna.

paragraphs: Rainfall increases further south in the Sudan, a belt of taller grasslands and savannas. The Sudanian savanna is home to two great flooded grasslands and savannas, the Sudd wetland in the Sudan, and the Niger Inland Delta in Mali.

paragraphs: South Arabia, mostly Yemen and parts of western Oman and southwest Saudi Arabia, has few permanent forests. Otherwise woodlands scatter the land and are very small Juniper or Acacia forests.

paragraphs: A belt of lowland tropical moist broadleaf forests, runs across most of equatorial Africa.

paragraphs: The largest tropical forest zone in Africa are the forests of the Congo Basin in Central Africa. A belt of tropical moist broadleaf forest also runs along the Indian Ocean coast, from southern Somalia to South Africa.

paragraphs: The Great Rift Valley gives East Africa its unique mix of deep lakes, highlands, volcanoes and grassland.

paragraphs: Woodlands, savannas, grasslands and desert.

paragraphs: Madagascar and neighboring islands form a distinctive sub-region of the ecozone, with numerous endemic taxa like the lemurs.

paragraphs: Madagascar and the Seychelles are not part of Africa, and that explains why the advanced primates of Africa (monkeys, apes) are not found in Madagascar. This is because Madagascar has not been connected to Africa since the break-up of Gondwana. Lemurs are found occupying more or less the same ecological niches as monkeys do in Africa.

paragraphs: Other Indian ocean islands, like the Comoros and Mascarene Islands, are volcanic islands that formed more recently. Madagascar contains several important biospheres: its biodiversity and numbers of unique species is high.


title: York Cottage

paragraphs: York Cottage was the home of King George V and Queen Mary when they were Duke and Duchess of York. It is currently used as the Estate Office for Sandringham House. Some of the building is also used as flats for estate employees and holiday accommodation.

paragraphs: King George V and his wife, Queen Mary, lived in the house after their marriage in 1893.


title: Midhurst

paragraphs: Midhurst is a town in West Sussex, England. In 2001 there were 4,889 people living in Midhurst.


title: Newcastle-under-Lyme

paragraphs: Newcastle-under-Lyme, known locally as just Newcastle, is a market town in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire in England, near to the city of Stoke-on-Trent. It is located in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, near to the borders with Shropshire and Cheshire.

paragraphs: In 2011, the town had a population of 75,082 people.

paragraphs: The "Newcastle" part of the town's name comes from the town being the location of a new castle in the 12th century. The "Lyme" part of the name could refer to the Lyme Brook, a stream of the River Trent, or the Forest of Lyme that covered the area with lime trees in the Middle Ages.

paragraphs: The town is home to Newcastle-under-Lyme School, an independent school. The school was established in the 17th century.

paragraphs: In the 18th century, Newcastle was an important coaching town, located on the main road from Liverpool and Manchester to Birmingham and London.


title: Fort Belvedere, Surrey

paragraphs: Fort Belvedere is a country house on Shrubs Hill in Windsor Great Park, England, very near Sunningdale, Berkshire, but actually over the border in the borough of Runnymede in Surrey. It is a former royal residence - from 1750 to 1976 - and is most famous for being the home of King Edward VIII. Fort Belvedere is still owned by the Crown, and is now occupied by private tenants.

paragraphs: Fort Belvedere was built 1750-1755, for Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, younger son of George II and Queen Caroline, famous for his role in the Battle of Culloden. It was, at first, merely a folly (a building built as art, instead of having a purely practical purposes). It was used as a summer-house, and seven counties could be seen, as now, from the top of the flagstaff tower. The triangular turreted structure was set in a dense plantation of trees and overlooked Virginia Water, a man-made body of water constructed by Thomas and Paul Sandby at the request of the Duke.

paragraphs: Sir Jeffrey Wyattville, who was responsible for the rebuilding of Windsor Castle under George IV, enlarged the house in 1828, for use as a hunting lodge. Additions included an octagon room in the North-East side, where the King regularly had dinner.

paragraphs: The new work included the extension of the military appearance of the house, though it never had any military use. A set of 31 guns, cast 1729-1749 by the first master founder at the Royal Foundry, later the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, were used to fire salutes until 1907, often for Queen Victoria who was a frequent visitor. The Bombardier entrusted with the care of the guns lived in Bombardier’s Cottage, connected to the main house by an archway.

paragraphs: Later the property was used by a variety of royals, or their servants. In 1911, the old building was converted into a residence, and was used by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. The fort has 7 bedrooms.

paragraphs: The ruins in the grounds can be seen from the shore of Virginia Water and are part of an ancient temple brought from Leptis Magna near Tripoli. The ruins are located between the south shore and Blacknest Road close to the junction with the A30 London Road and Wentworth Drive.

paragraphs: In 1929, the building became vacant, and was given to Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales by his father, King George V. This became the Prince's chief residence, and was used extensively by the Prince for entertaining and as a country retreat. When he became King in 1936, Edward continued to use the Fort, even though he now had a much wider choice of residences to live in.

paragraphs: The Prince of Wales was resident 1930-36. During his tenure extensive remodelling to the interior was carried out. Interior decorator Herman Schrijver, who had decorated the home of the prince's future wife, Wallis Simpson, worked on the Fort's interiors in 1935.

paragraphs: The Fort became the setting of the Abdication crisis during 1936, when Edward abdicated the throne following the British and Dominion governments' opposition to his marriage to Wallis Simpson. Edward held his final meetings with British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and signed the Instrument of Abdication, witnessed by his brothers, at the Fort.

paragraphs: During World War II, the Fort was used by the Office of the Commissioners of Crown Lands, which had been evacuated from their central London offices. After the War the house stayed empty. The Hon. Gerald Lascelles, younger son of Mary, the Princess Royal (daughter of King George V) was the tenant 1956-1975, on a 99 year lease. He restored the gardens, and added a swimming pool, and tennis court. In 1976 the Emir of Dubai moved in. More recently the house is occupied by private tenants. The Crown Estate Commissioners remain the owners of the freehold, as the property is still part of the Great Park.


title: Matlock, Derbyshire

paragraphs: Matlock is a town on the A6 road in Derbyshire, England. In 2001 there were 9,496 people living in Matlock. Matlock gives its name to the lead based mineral named Matlockite.


title: Koteshwara

paragraphs: Koteshwara is a village in India. It is in Udupi district of Karnataka state. It is near Kundapur town.


title: Radiated tortoise

paragraphs: The radiated tortoise is a type of tortoise. It has vibrant yellow streaks down its bumpy black shell. It lives in southern and hotter parts of Madagascar. It can stay alive up to about 50 years in the wild and about 100 years in captivity.

paragraphs: The radiated tortoise has a black patch on its head. Its scaly legs are yellow. Its shell is its most impressive feature. The shell is black and bumpy with a pattern of yellow stripes on it. The radiated tortoise can weigh up to 35 lbs.

paragraphs: The radiated tortoise likes to use the same food source many times before choosing a new one. They eat seeds, fruit, succulent plants and shrubs. They get their water from water pools on rocks. It is very hot so they have to stay hydrated.


title: Tring

paragraphs: Tring is a town near the A41 road and Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. In 2001 there were 12,027 people living in Tring.


title: Clitheroe

paragraphs: Clitheroe is a town near the A59 road in Lancashire, England. In 2001 there were 14,697 people living in Clitheroe.


title: Australasian ecozone

paragraphs: The Australasian zone is an ecological region which fits the geographic region of Australasia. That means Australia, New Guinea and neighbouring islands. The northern boundary is the Wallace Line.

paragraphs: The ecozone includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (including Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian province of Papua).

paragraphs: The smaller islands include the eastern part of the Indonesian archipelago, including the island of Sulawesi, the Moluccan islands (the Indonesian provinces of Maluku and North Maluku) and islands of Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, and Timor, often known as the Lesser Sundas.

paragraphs: The Australasian ecozone also includes several Pacific island groups, including the Bismarck Archipelago, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, and New Caledonia. New Zealand and its surrounding islands are a distinctive sub-region of the Australasian ecozone. The rest of Indonesia is part of the Indomalayan ecozone.

paragraphs: The Australasian continental plate was once attached to Antarctica as part of the Gondwana supercontinent. The peculiarity of its flora and fauna is due to its long separation from the rest of the world. Apart from some birds, and until recent introductions by man, the native life had been undisturbed by invasions. The ecozone has the only two living monotremes, and has no native eutherian mammals.

paragraphs: Almost all its native mammals (except the two monotremes) are marsupials. The indisputable remains of Australian placental mammals started from the Miocene, when Australia moved closer to Indonesia. After 15 million years ago (mya) bats appeared in the fossil record, and after 5-10 mya rodents did, and 1 mya rats arrived. This information is based on the fossil record. Several thousand years ago, man brought the dingo, and 200 years ago many more species. This information applies to Australia. The fauna of New Zealand, and the Pacific islands shows a different pattern. There the migrations from the Indomalayan ecozone mostly did not arrive.

paragraphs: Alfred Russell Wallace found the dividing line between the Australasian ecozone and the rest of the world. It runs between the islands of Lombok (Australasia) and Bali (Indomalaya).


title: A Dog of Flanders

paragraphs: A Dog of Flanders was written in 1872 by English author Marie Louise de la Ramée. It is about a dog named Patrasche who ends up living with an artist named Nello and his grandfather, Jeehan Daas.

paragraphs: Several movies and TV series have been made based on this book. Among them are:


title: Eczema

paragraphs: Eczema (from Greek "ēkzema", "to boil over") is a form of dermatitis, or inflammation of the epidermis. The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin.

paragraphs: Eczema is a skin disease that makes your skin red and become irritated. Eczema can last for a most of a person's life. The person's skin may start to fall off. The person may get a rash, and skin may ooze fluids (liquid will come out from the area). If a person has eczema, the person's skin might itch and turn a lighter color in the area. Eczema is common on the backs of knees. It is also most common during the winter.

paragraphs: There are three different kinds of eczema: atopic, contact dermatitis, and neurodermatitis. No kind of Eczema is contagious. If a person's relatives have Eczema, that person is more likely to have it, too. Some foods or medicines can start eczema. There are medicines that can help eczema hurt less. Eczema can be treated with lotions and ointments. Bathing with hot water will make Eczema rashes worse.


title: John Payne

paragraphs: John Payne (May 28, 1912 - December 6, 1989) was an American actor and singer.

paragraphs: John Payne began his career playing a small role in the William Wyler movie "Dodsworth" (1936). In 1938 he got a role in the comedy "College Swing", directed by Raoul Walsh. He appeared on Broadway from 1935 to 1939. His first starring role was playing a boxer Steve Nelson in "Kid Nightingale" (1939), directed by George Amy. John Payne work with Randolph Scott and Maureen O'Hara in the war movie "To the Shores of Tripoli" (1942), directed by H. Bruce Humberstone.

paragraphs: In 1946 he got the role co-starring in "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947), directed by George Seaton. Another great movie starring Payne was "Kansas City Confidential" (1952), directed by Phil Karlson. In this movie Payne plays an ex-convict trying to become a part of society who people think robbed many armored car.

paragraphs: He has also been a regular performer in Westerns movies "El Paso" (1949), "The Eagle and the Hawk" (1950) and "Passage West" (1951) directed by Lewis R. Foster, "The Vanquished" (1953), directed by Edward Ludwig, "Silver Lode" (1954), directed by Allan Dwan, "Rails Into Laramie" (1954) directed by Jesse Hibbs, "Santa Fe Passage" (1955) directed by William Witney, "The Road to Denver" (1955), directed by Joseph Kane, "Tennessee's Partner" (1955), where he worked with Ronald Reagan, directed by Allan Dwan, and "Rebel in Town" (1956) by Alfred L. Werker.

paragraphs: John Payne also had success in television. He was the star of western "The Restless Gun". It was a television series broadcast on NBC between 1957 and 1959, Payne starred as Vint Bonner, a lone cowboy and former Confederate soldier. He also made appearances in "Zane Grey Theater" (1957), "The Dick Powell Show" (1962), "The Name of the Game" (1968), "Gunsmoke" (1970), "Cade's County" (1971), and "Columbo" (1975).


title: Plucking (glaciation)

paragraphs: Glacial plucking is when a glacier freezes into the side of a valley and it pulls rock away.


title: Stoke Fleming

paragraphs: Stoke Fleming is a village and civil parish on the A379 road and Start Bay, South of Dartmouth in South Hams, Devon, England. In 2001 there were 1,012 people living in Stoke Fleming. Stoke Fleming has a Library and a primary school.


title: Another Perfect Day

paragraphs: Another Perfect Day is the sixth album by the British heavy metal band Motörhead. The album was released in 1983 and reached number 20 in the UK charts.


title: Swilland

paragraphs: Swilland is a village and civil parish in Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, England. In 2001 there ware 164 people living in Swilland. Swilland has a church called St Mary.


title: Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory

paragraphs: Newcastle Waters is a small settlement near the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is 777 km north of Alice Springs and 705 km south of Darwin. It is inside Newcastle Waters station, a large cattle station with over 45,000 head of cattle. The station covers 10,353 square kilometers. The nearest petrol station and accommodation is found 23 kilometres (14 miles) south at Elliott.

paragraphs: Newcastle Waters was named by the explorer, John McDouall Stuart in 1861. He named it after the Duke of Newcastle. The waterhole Stuart discovered is now called the Longreach Hole. When the Australian Overland Telegraph Line was built, a relay station was built at Newcastle Waters in 1870. The cattle station was set up in 1883. In 1930 the government set aside an area of the station for a town site. It was an important stop for moving cattle herds through the Northern Territory. However in the 1960's as cattle were moved by trucks, the town was abandoned. The buildings in the town are now in poor condition.


title: Kupang

paragraphs: Kupang is the provincial capital of East Nusa Tenggara province in southeast Indonesia.

paragraphs: The city is in West Timor on the island of Timor, and had a population estimated in 2012 at 450,000. It is surrounded by (but is separate from) the regency of Kupang, which had a population estimated in 2009 at 394,173. It is the biggest city and port on the island of Timor.

paragraphs: Kupang's economy is mainly based on its cement industry and the export and import of goods from its busy port. The airport of Kupang El Tari (IATA-Code: KOE), is approximately 8 km from the city center to the east. As capital of East Nusa Tenggara, the transport and administrative links from Kupang with isolated islands are extensive.

paragraphs: The location was an important port and trading point during the Portuguese and Dutch colonial eras. There are ruins and remnant signs of the colonial presence in the city.

paragraphs: The city was an important landing and refueling place for early long distance airplane flights between Europe and Australia in the early twentieth century. It was an important location during the conflict in East Timor, for the Indonesian military, as well as the militias. The camps around Kupang were also of significant impact on the city.

paragraphs: In 1962, the University of Nusa Cendana was established, and the city became important both in the field of education and also economically.

paragraphs: In 1967, the city was made the seat of the Diocese of Kupang. In 1989 the diocese was elevated to become the Archdiocese of Kupang.

paragraphs: Kupang was the final destination of William Bligh who was set adrift in an open boat during the Mutiny on the Bounty (1789). The Mutiny on the Bounty took place about 30 nautical miles (56 km) from Tofua. Lt William Bligh navigated the overcrowded 23 foot (7 m) open launch on an epic 41-day voyage first to Tofua and then to the West Timor city of Kupang equipped only with a sextant and a pocket watch— no charts or compass. He recorded the distance as 3,618 nautical miles (6710 km). He passed through the difficult Torres Strait along the way and landed on June 14. The only casualty of his voyage was a crewman named John Norton who was stoned to death by the natives of Tofua, the first island they tried to land on.

paragraphs: News of the journey of Captain Bligh inspired the escape of a party of convicts from the penal colony at Sydney Cove, Australia. A group of nine convicts and two children, led by William Bryant, stole a small uncovered government boat and escaped from Port Jackson, Australia. Ten weeks later, they arrived at Kupang, having covered , a feat as remarkable as Blighs, given that only three members of the group had any sailing experience.

paragraphs: Kupang is the first port of call for yachts in the annual Sail Indonesia rally which starts in Darwin, Australia towards the end of July each year. In 2006 about 100 yachts from around the world took part in the rally. From Kupang yachts head north to Alor and then stop at various ports in Indonesia over a period of about three months ending up in Singapore.

paragraphs: Kupang has a sister city relationship with:


title: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

paragraphs: The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is the central bank of a group of six independent Caribbean nations, namely:

paragraphs: It was set up in October 1983 in order to keep the East Caribbean dollar (EC$) stable, to regulate the banking system and to help the balanced growth and development of member states. Its headquarters are in Basseterre, on the island of St. Kitts.

paragraphs: All of the ECCB members are also a part of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).


title: Framlingham railway station

paragraphs: Framlingham railway station is a railway station in Framlingham, Suffolk, United Kingdom. It opened in 1859, and ended passenger service in 1952. Freight service ended in 1963.


title: Westerfield railway station

paragraphs: Westerfield is a railway station in Westerfield Suffolk, England. The station is a junction of the Felixstowe Branch Line to Felixstowe, and the East Suffolk Line to Lowestoft. The station is 6 km (3½ miles) east of Ipswich. Westerfield is a small village north of Ipswich and the station is situated on the south side of the village. As a result patronage has never been high and it might be the fact because the location is a junction that has been partly responsible for keeping it open.


title: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

paragraphs: The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a higher court for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat). It has unlimited jurisdiction in each member State.

paragraphs: The ECSC was set up in 1967 by the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court Order No. 223 of 1967. In Grenada, the Court is called "the Supreme Court of Grenada and the West Indies Associated States". See section 105 of the Grenada Constitution.

paragraphs: The functions of the ECSC are as follows:

paragraphs: The Headquarters of the ECSC is in the Heraldine Rock Building, Waterfront, Castries, Saint Lucia. The building houses the Justices of Appeal’s chambers, the Court of Appeal Registry, the Judicial Education Institute, Library, and the Administrative Services.

paragraphs: Also, there are Court Offices in the nine Member States, which house the chambers of the High Court Judges and the offices of the High Court Registry. Each High Court Registry is headed by a legally trained Registrar to give administrative and legal support for the working of the High Court.


title: Pope John XIX

paragraphs: Pope John XIX (;   -died October 1032), born Romanus, was an Italian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and the 145th Pope from 1024 to 1032.

paragraphs: Romanus was born in Rome to the noble Tusculum family. He was the brother of Pope Benedict VIII and the uncle of Pope Benedict IX.

paragraphs: Romanus was elected pope in 1024. His family used his money and influence to make Romanus the pope. This was called simony. He chose the name Pope John, and he is known as John XIX.

paragraphs: After his election, Pope John became a priest and a bishop.

paragraphs: John XIX is credited as the first pope to grant an indulgence.

paragraphs: His successor was his nephew, who became known as Benedict IX.


title: Martin Luther King, Sr.

paragraphs: The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. (born Michael King; December 19, 1899 – November 11, 1984) was an African American civil rights activist and the father of Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a Baptist minister. His son - Martin Luther King, Junior - was a civil rights activist who went against racial segregation. His spouse, Alberta Williams King, was assassinated.


title: Pico Rivera, California

paragraphs: Pico Rivera is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is in the southeastern part of the county, near Whittier and Montebello. The city was formed in 1958 when the communities of Pico and Rivera came together. Those places had been farming towns, but became residential after World War II. At one time, there was a large factory that made Ford cars in Pico Rivera. The city has a large Mexican-American population, with Latinos making up 88% of the population.


title: Open Door Policy

paragraphs: The Open Door Policy was a policy between China, the United States and several nations in Europe. It opened trade with China to each of these nations. Prior to that, China was a closed country. Europe was about to fight a war to open up China by force. This grew out of the Open Door Notes sent by United States Secretary of State John Hay to diplomats in Europe.