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Who finds these facts out? like the hat holding water? Was that found out physically or mathematically?
That would be an interesting fact to add to the collection..
1,525,000,000 miles of telephone wire a strung across the U.S.
101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die throughout the movie.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily. looool!
123,000,000 cars are being driven down the U.S's highways.
160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road.
166,875,000,000 pieces of mail are delivered each year in the U.S.
27% of U.S. male college students believe life is "A meaningless existential hell."
315 entries in Webster's Dictionary will be misspelled.
5% of Canadians don't know the first 7 words of the Canadian anthem, but know the first 9 of the American anthem.
56,000,000 people go to Major League baseball each year.
7% of Americans don't know the first 9 words of the American anthem, but know the first 7 of the Canadian anthem.
85,000,000 tons of paper are used each year in the U.S.
99% of the solar systems mass is concentrated in the sun.
A 10-gallon hat barely holds 6 pints.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off.
A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate.
A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person.
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
A fully loaded supertanker travelling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue.
A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel can.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there.
A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average.
A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
A jellyfish is 95 percent water.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A jumbo jet uses 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
A male emperor moth can smell a female emperor moth up to 7 miles away.
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 6 years. Wow.
A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night.
A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana.
A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove.
A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.
A skunk can spray its stinky scent more than 10 feet.
A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.
A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans!
A walla-walla scene is one where extras pretend to be talking in the background -- when they say "walla-walla" it looks like they are actually talking.
A whale's penis is called a dork.
About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30.
About 70% of Americans who go to college do it just to make more money. [The rest of us are avoiding reality for four more years.]
According to a British law passed in 1845, attempting to commit suicide was a capital offense. Offenders could be hanged for trying.
Actor Tommy Lee Jones and former vice-president Al Gore were freshman roommates at Harvard.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
All porcupines float in water.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
Almost a quarter of the land area of Los Angeles is taken up by automobiles.
America once issued a 5-cent bill.
America's first nudist organization was founded in 1929, by 3 men.
Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone.
An animal epidemic is called an epizootic.
An average person laughs about 15 times a day.
An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Armadillos are the only animal besides humans that can get leprosy.
Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex.
Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute.
Aztec emperor Montezuma had a nephew, Cuitlahac, whose name meant "plenty of excrement."
Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under is cap to keep him cool. He changed it every 2 innings.
Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.
Baby robins eat 14 feet of earthworms every day.
Back in the mid to late 1980's, an IBM-compatible computer wasn't considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator.
Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball.
Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.
Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
Ben and Jerry's send the waste from making ice cream to local pig farmers to use as feed. Pigs love the stuff, except for one flavor: Mint Oreo.
Bird droppings are the chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the Western Pacific.
Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.
Bubble gum contains rubber.
Camel's milk does not curdle.
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".
Cat's urine glows under a blacklight.
Cats can produce over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs can only produce about ten.
Charles Lindbergh took only four sandwiches with him on his famous transatlantic flight.
Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
Cleo and Caesar were the early stage names of Cher and Sonny Bono.
Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church.
David Prowse was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of Vader's lines, and didn't know that he was going to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie.
Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ?
Dogs and cats consume almost $7 billion worth of pet food a year.
Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was the physician who set the leg of Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth... and whose shame created the expression for ignominy, "His name is Mudd."
Dr. Seuss pronounced "Seuss" such that it rhymed with "rejoice."
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt."
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants.
Einstein couldn't speak fluently when he was nine. His parents thought he might be retarded.
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.
Eskimo ice cream is neither icy, or creamy.
Even if you cut off a cockroach's head, it can live for several weeks.
Every person has a unique tongue print.
Every time Beethoven sat down to write music, he poured ice water over his head.
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning "containing arsenic."
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung.
Gilligan of Gilligan's Island had a first name that was only used once, on the never-aired pilot show. His first name was Willy. The skipper's real name on Gilligan's Island is Jonas Grumby. It was mentioned once in the first episode on their radio's newscast about the wreck.
Giraffes have no vocal cords.
Goethe couldn't stand the sound of barking dogs and could only write if he had an apple rotting in the drawer of his desk.
Hang On Sloopy is the official rock song of Ohio.
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
Honeybees have hair on their eyes.
Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks.
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone and hydroxydeoxycorticosterones are the largest anagrams.
Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego.
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
If you bring a raccoon's head to the Henniker, New Hampshire town hall, you are entitled to receive $.10 from the town.
If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4,950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.
If your eyes are six feet above the surface of the ocean, the horizon will be about three statute miles away.
In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die.
In 1980, there was only one country in the world with no telephones - Bhutan.
In 1983, a Japanese artist made a copy of the Mona Lisa completely out of toast.
In 1984, a Canadian farmer began renting ad space on his cows.
In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
In Bangladesh, kids as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating on their finals.
In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" were considered a dirty word.
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
In every episode of "Seinfeld" there is a Superman somewhere.
In Kentucky, 50 percent of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers.
In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles.
In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
In space, astronauts cannot cry, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow.
In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to mobile services (two-way radios in taxicabs, for instance) but did not re-number the other channel assignments. That is why your TV set has channels 2 and up, but no channel 1.
In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
In the movie "Casablanca," Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam."
In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons.
In Tokyo, they sell toupees for dogs.
Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.
It takes a lobster approximately seven years to grow to be one pound.
It takes about a half a gallon of water to cook macaroni, and about a gallon to clean the pot.
It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth. Then the frog uses its forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.
It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland.
It was once against the law to slam your car door in a city in Switzerland.
It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain church in Omaha, Nebraska.
It's against the law to catch fish with your bare hands in Kansas.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (Don't try this at home!)
Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been overmixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customers wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since.
John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
"Kemo Sabe" means "soggy shrub" in Navajo.
Kotex was first manufactured as bandages, during WWI.
Lee Harvey Oswald's cadaver tag sold at an auction for $6,600 in 1992.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet.
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son.
Lorne Greene had one of his nipples bitten off by an alligator while he was host of "Lorne Greene's Wild Kingdom."
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its original size: "L.A."
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
Millie the White House dog earned more than 4 times as much as President Bush in 1991.
Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.
Montpelier, VT is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.
More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the world.
More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.
More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones.
Mosquitoes have teeth.
Most Americans' car horns beep in the key of F.
Most cows give more milk when they listen to music.
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag.
On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.
One in every 4 americans has appeared on television.
One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the 1930's lobbied against hemp farmers -- they saw it as competition. It is not as chemically addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, or caffeine.
One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet.
Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star.
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Over 1000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
Owls are one of the only birds who can see the color blue.
Pamela Anderson Lee is Canada's Centennial Baby, being the first baby born on the centennial anniversary of Canada's independence.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air.
Pinocchio is Italian for "pine head."
Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. If captured, they could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape.
Polar Bears trying to blend in with the ice will sometimes cover up their black nose with their paws.
Pollsters say that 40 percent of dog and cat owners carry pictures of the pets in their wallets.
Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States.
Recycling one glass jar, saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours.
Reindeer like to eat bananas.
Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."
Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns.
Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games.
Slugs have 4 noses.
Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food.
Some toothpaste's contain antifreeze.
Spotted skunks do handstands before they spray.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realize what is occurring, relax and correct itself.
Sylvia Miles had the shortest performance ever nominated for an Oscar with "Midnight Cowboy." Her entire role lasted only six minutes.
Texas is also the only state that is allowed to fly its state flag at the same height as the U.S. flag.
The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.)
The average American drinks about 600 sodas a year.
The average American will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year.
The average bank teller loses about $250 every year.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.
The average person is about a quarter of an inch taller at night.
The average person laughs 15 times a day.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The Baby Ruth candy bar was actually named after Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth.
The band Duran Duran got their name from an astronaut in the 1968 Jane Fonda movie "Barbarella.
The blesbok, a South African antelope, is almost the same color as grapejuice.
The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts) is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane.
The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life".
The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."
The company providing the liability insurance for the Republican National Convention in San Diego is the same firm that insured the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic.
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The Earth weighs around 6,588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.
The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver."
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
The housefly hums in the middle octave, key of F.
The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.
The katydid bug hears through holes in its hind legs.
The "L.L." in L.L. Bean stands for Leon Leonwood.
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The moon is moving away at a tiny, although measurable distance from the earth every year. Do the math and you will clearly see that 85 million years ago it was orbiting the earth at a distance of about 35 feet from the earth's surface. This would explain the death of the dinosours; the tallest ones, anyway.
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."
The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses.
The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is.
The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age. Its name was Fred.
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
The only nation whose name begins with an "A" but doesn't end in an "A" is Afghanistan.
The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-Star Game.
The penguin is the only bird who can swim, but not fly.
The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites.
The phrase, "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye" is from Ancient Rome. The only rule during wrestling matches was, "No eye gouging." Everything else was allowed, but the only way to be disqualified was to poke someone's eye out.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times.
The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head.
The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
The Sanskrit word for "war" means "desire for more cows."
The "save" icon on Microsoft Word shows a floppy disk, with the shutter on backwards.
The saying "it's so cold out there it could freeze the balls off a brass monkey" came from when they had old cannons like ones used in the Civil War. The cannonballs were stacked in a pyramid formation, called a brass monkey. When it got extremely cold outside they would crack and break off... thus the saying.
The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello.
The starfish is one of the only animals who can turn it's stomach inside-out.
The state of Florida is bigger than England.
The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."
The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley.
The United States Government keeps its supply of silver at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.
The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.
The verb "cleave" is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead".
The word "modem" is a contraction of the words "modulate, demodulate." (MOdulate DEModulate)
The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."
The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people.
The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old.
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
There are over 52.6 million dogs in the U.S.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
There are more plastic flamingos in America than real ones.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
There are only thirteen blimps in the world. Nine of them are in the United States.
There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
There is a town in Newfoundland, Canada called Dildo.
There wasn't a single pony in the Pony Express, just horses.
Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs -- it will let you go instantly.
Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it is known as Tennessee.
Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in Sweden. The conversion to right-hand was done on a weekday at 5pm. All traffic stopped as people switched sides. This time and day were chosen to prevent accidents where drivers would have gotten up in the morning and been too sleepy to realize that this was the day of the changeover.
When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror.
When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.
When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.
White Out was invented by the mother of Mike Nesmith (formerly of the Monkees).
Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? Paul Reiser himself.
Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble's Maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker.
Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women's hearts beat faster than men's.
You blink over 20,000,000 times a year.
You can only smell 1/20th as well as a dog.
You'll eat about 35,000 cookies in a lifetime.
You're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206.
You're more likely to get stung by a bee on a windy day than in any other weather.
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day.
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe.
Your right lung takes in more air than your left one does.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.
Some silly, but somehow interesting facts.
Who finds these facts out? like the hat holding water? Was that found out physically or mathematically?
That would be an interesting fact to add to the collection..
THey Realy Are Interesting:eek:
Jazakallaah Khair Bro
lol wow.
loool, what?! oh lemme guess, this is in the u.s where everyone is careless and only care bout the moh-nay? if i stay in this country any longer i really will go insaane...12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
who actually comes up wit these facts tho? This is tiiiight, but mustv been done by some one who sits in there room 24/7 tryna discover something and make history :rolleyes: *ahem*


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Labour MPs who tried to remove their leader with staged, staggered Shadow Cabinet resignations, a meaningless vote of 'no confidence' and a series of contrived stunts to make him look poor are facing the wrath of their fellow party members.
Several constituency Labour parties have already passed votes of 'no confidence' against their own MPs, with many more registering their confidence in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
First to bear the brunt of his fellow members' displeasure, according to The Canary, was John Spellar, widely believed to be Labour's most right-wing MP:
The first victim of what is now becoming known as the #ChickenCoup, is likely to be Labour MP John Spellar. He recently appeared on the BBC's Daily Politics programme, and launched into a breathtaking rant about the party membership and voters – who are now all to the left of him.
Dismissing the membership as "Trots" and "lunatics" – Spellar revealed the utter contempt with which the Blairite ring of the Parliamentary Labour Party holds their 380,000 members and millions of voters.
So, as The Canary predicted – local constituencies are now moving against those MPs for disloyalty – beginning with Spellar. The Canary received this press release from Spellar's ward this week:
"90% of John Spellar's Local Labour Party Members Support Jeremy Corbyn. Following the tabling of a Motion of No Confidence in the Labour Party Leader, officers of Abbey Ward in the Warley constituency launched a poll of its members. Over 90% of the members have called on John Spellar (their Labour MP) not to support the Vote of No Confidence. The members called on all Labour MPs, especially our own MP John Spellar, to join with the majority of party members and reject this attempt to remove Jeremy Corbyn. It is only by uniting behind the leadership of the party that we will ensure that the Labour Party proves to the electorate that we are capable of governing and providing a real alternative to the austerity measures of this Tory Government at the next general election.
John Kelly
Abbey Ward
(Warley CLP)"
But Spellar looks to be only the first, among a widespread democratic upheaval within the party. As BBC Newsnight tweeted (but no journalists seemed bothered to pick up) this is likely the beginning of a landslide rebellion against the neoliberal/Blairite establishment of the party.
It has been suggested on Twitter that Tristram Hunt's CLP, Stoke on Trent Central, has also passed a motion of no confidence against him.
The Independent has published the results of a poll of party members stating that Mr Corbyn will "comfortably" defeat any of the likely challengers against him in a Labour leadership contest:
Though a new YouGov survey shows increasing concern amongst Labour members about Mr Corbyn's leadership, there is little support for any of the alternative candidates vying to topple him.
Mr Corbyn would defeat Tom Watson by 50 points to 39, Angela Eagle by 50 points to 40, and Dan Jarvis by 52 points to 35, the poll says.
In any case, according to LabourLeft's Eoin Clarke on Twitter: "Latest indication now is all three prospective challengers against Corbyn have chickened out. This will forever be remembered as #ChickenCoup"
One reason for this collective lack of confidence may be the treatment of Angela Eagle by her constituency party. The day after the EU referendum (June 24), Wallasey CLP voted overwhelmingly to support Mr Corbyn – with 40 members for him, none against, and four abstentions.
The deputy chair of Wallasey CLP has also appeared on television, voicing his own support for Mr Corbyn. At one point he stated that he believed in democracy, "unlike 172 Labour MPs".
Isle of Wight Labour members have overwhelmingly supported Mr Corbyn:
At a meeting (Thursday) attended by 75 party members the following Motion was approved by 45 votes to 16:
•IW Labour re-affirms it's support for Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party, democratically elected by party members;
•welcomes the new members of the Shadow Cabinet;
•calls on the Parliamentary Labour Party to put the interests of the country first, by stopping its divisive and distracting leadership challenge and focusing instead on dealing with the aftermath of the EU Referendum result.
Both Labour councillors (Cllr Geoff Lumley and Cllr Alan Hollands) supported the Motion.
Nottingham East CLP has passed a vote of confidence in Mr Corbyn, although Chris Leslie MP wasn't there to hear his CLP's decision.
And Twitter tells us there were "great speeches at Lewisham West & Penge CLP meeting in support of Jeremy Corbyn."
I'll publish more information as and when I receive it. If you have information about, events, CLP meetings and votes – either about Mr Corbyn or about rebel Labour MPs, feel free to get in touch via the 'comment' column.
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CALENDARS: First, I want to thank everyone who ordered the 2013 Josh Skeptic Calendar. I especially want to thank Dr. Michael Mann, whose hilarious conspiracy theory outburst sold more calendars than Josh or I ever could have hoped to. Like President Obama has sold more firearms in America with his missives, so it goes with Dr. Mann.
Second, I want to apologize to everyone who ordered a calendar.
Why? Because I'm behind in getting them all shipped. Two things have conspired to prevent them from getting out in a timely manner. The first is simply family obligations and other holiday related issues, including days off at the printer and shipping companies, simply taking available time away. The second is the Paypal account used to take the orders. I have to make a separate transaction for filling each order, and Paypal for security reasons, limits me to 30 transactions per day. I've asked for a waiver, and they cannot. So even though I could get these all shipped in a day of marathon order processing, I'm throttled by the financial instrument.
Calendars shipped last week and will also be shipping tomorrow, I ask your patience.
For those that want a 2013 Josh Skeptic Calendar, follow the link. I'm going to leave the order process open until next Sunday, January 13th. For the UK and Europe, plus other countries than the USA, see Josh's web page to order there as the printer I use does not have the ability to ship outside the USA.
TRAVEL: for the first time since starting WUWT in 2006, I will be attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to look for new business opportunities in 2013. While Michael Mann and others imagine "big oil" and money loaded think tanks funding WUWT, the reality is that it is self-funded and done with the help of things like Google adwords, donations, and calendar sales. Having never had to bootstrap anything in his life, relying on the government to pay his way, it is easy to see how Mann and others fall into this thinking trap. The other reality is that had I not started WUWT, I'd be much further along with my business and far more successful than I am. Steve McIntyre and I both remarked about this during our dinner at AGU in December (see photo at the link). He's getting back to more mining consulting, I'm going to spend more time on my own business as well this year.
The travel this week means I'll be offline during most working hours, posting will be light, and limited to early mornings and evening, provided I'm not too exhausted from all the walking.
UPCOMING STORIES: Tonight sometime after 6PM PST, I'll be posting the first of two important stories about some startling things I have discovered about the US surface temperature record. One issue revolves around what the National Climatic Data Center reports to the public and to the press not holding up once it is scrutinized. The press never looks at the details they get fed it seems, which is an effect of their day-to-day deadline oriented nature. Once you look at it though, you realize something is just not right.
The issues I discovered were a pure case of serendipity, I didn't go looking for them, they found me while I was researching for the second story described below. Worse, it isn't just a one-off example, but is systemic. NCDC may have to issue some retractions, or at the very least, explain themselves. There may also be violations of the Federal Data Quality Act going on, but I'll leave that to the lawmakers and Congress to decide.
The second story also revolves around NCDC data, and has some surprises. I expect it will post Monday night or Tuesday sometime. I'm still wrapping up details.
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Surya Hospitals is one of the best pediatric hospital in Mumbai, Pune and Jaipur.
We have been into pediatrics for the last 32 years. It is the largest pediatric setup in our country. We have a successful and robust school health program, in which individual examination of the children is done by our panel of specialist doctors consisting of a pediatrician, a Pediatric dentist, a pediatric ophthalmologist, a Pediatric ENT specialist and a child psychologist twice in a year.
We have tied up with 50 individual schools across Mumbai & Pune, which are as follows:
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- CNM school
- J V Parekh International school
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- Ryan International school
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- Tridha school-
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- D Y Patil International schools- Pune & Mumbai
Mount litera School – Pune
School Health Programme is one of the important components of total Health Care Delivery System in the State, which helps in keeping close watch on the health of school going children. It is an admitted fact that the children are the future of the Nation. If the children are healthy, the Nation is bound to be strong. In the light of these observations, it was felt that the school health services should be developed as an integral part of the health care delivery system. Govt. of India have emphasized the importance of the medical check-up of Primary and secondary classes school going children.
WHO promotes school health programmes as a strategic means to prevent important health risks among children and adolescents to engage the education sector in efforts to change the behaviors that impact health.
Why Kids need an Annual Health Checkup?
Regular check-ups help to ensure normal development, healthy growth, and protection from preventable disease. Proper nutrition, activity, and immunizations help kids avoid common and potentially severe diseases. Many diseases — including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, can be lessened or avoided with the evaluation, guidance, and support offered by a child's primary care practice. The medical checkup is not only important for identifying an illness at an early stage, but also for maintaining your personal health, making you aware of your current condition and giving you the possibility to improve your lifestyle.
What's involved in a School Health Checkup?
Surya Hospital will typically review the child's vital signs such as blood pressure and growth measurements, and parameters, ophthalmologist and dentist. Including height, weight, and body mass index. Also review and address physical and mental health, school success, and parents' questions and concerns.
Advantages of 'School Health Check-up' program:
- Makes complete medical records available to a child/ parent/ doctor/ school administration in form of Growth chart and health record Performa
- Keeps the school safe from medico-legal view point
- Can be integrated with the annual medical check-up of students so as to capture all information immediately
- Allows the school medical team to do a 'Heath Audit' to monitor progress in health of their students
- Suggests corrective interventions where required
- Inculcates the habit of health monitoring in children and helps them take charge of their health
Why should the school opt for detailed health check-up of students? Health is something for parents to look after!
Considering the amount of time children spend in school nowadays, it is vital for schools also to partner with parents in the healthcare of children.
Some other good reasons for conducting regular health check-ups of children:
- Good health has direct impact on academics and attendance. E.g. Vision and hearing directly impact the child's ability to understand and keep pace with academic work in the class. Sadly, these problems are on the rise today due to increased time spent in front of gadgets and with earphones
- Wellness initiatives are important to ensure that children remain healthy and perform well in curricular as well as extra-curricular activities
- It is mandatory for schools to maintain health data of children to view any child's 'Key Medical Information' in seconds in case of medical emergency during school hours.
- Health data of children also helps the school to study overall health trend of children and take necessary remedial action. E.g. modify the type of food available in case of increasing obesity, inclusion of gymnastics/yoga, etc.
- Furthermore, preventive health check-ups draw attention of parents to likely health problems in their children.
How do we make preventive health care accessible?
- We conduct annual medical check-ups (inclusive of Dental, Obesity and physical examination) at school premises. This saves time for the students and ensures that it does not interrupt their studies
- Recent studies suggest that more than 80% of parents do not provide for preventive health check-up of their children for reasons such as lack of awareness, time constraints, etc. We make it easy by bringing it to your school
- After medical check-up, we provide descriptive report for individual students. This helps parents in understanding health of their child
- We keep electronic records to maintain year over year progress of each child
- We do follow-up calls with parents to ensure that required steps has been taken to ensure that child remains healthy
- We arrange for health awareness seminars at school for students and parents
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Dr. Harshad Shah, of Cypress, CA was sentenced to 51 months in prison on charges of trying to bribe an Internal Revenue Service agent who was auditing his taxes.
Although Shah claimed entrapment and tried to get the charges dismissed, the Government had multiple recordings where Shah, without any inducement from the agent, continued to pressure the agent to accept the bribe despite the revenue agent's reminders that his conduct was illegal.
The revenue agent eventually accepted the bribe of $30,000 who determined that Shah owed $410,000 in back taxes and turned the recordings into the Justice Department.


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Undiscovered beaches, virgin forests, hide-away islands and now eco-luxe accommodation…
A few years ago the idea of going to Nicaragua for an upscale holiday would never have arisen, but the massive tourism potential of the country is starting to be unlocked. The natural beauty of the country, with bio-diverse tropical forests, extensive beaches, lakes, volcanoes and hide-away islands is attracting increasing attention and the opening of some high-end boutique resorts points the way for the future of Nicaragua. Now is the time to go and see the country before it changes too much.
Immediate thoughts of Nicaragua may conjure up images of revolution and Sandanistas, but the country is now peaceful and its charming, friendly people are looking towards a better tomorrow.
Lake Nicaragua is the only lake in the world to contain freshwater sharks and also the only lake to have two active volcanoes in it. The charming colonial town of Granada is set on the shores of the lake and is dominated by its Cathedral. It offers a good range of restaurants and hotels and is a must-visit city. The nearby dormant Mombacho Volcano is easily accessible by 4WD vehicles and offers dramatic views over the lake and neighbouring areas. We recommend a visit to the active Masaya Volcano and National Park, which is gently smoking about an hour from Granada. Further to the north is another colonial gem – the city of Leon – although it can get pretty hot here as it does not have the cooling lake breezes that benefit Granada.
Development on the eastern side of the country – the so-called 'Mosquito Coast' of the Caribbean – is still way behind the Pacific side, but the Corn Islands are currently a hidden gem; plans are afoot for more upscale development.
Nicaragua is still a largely agricultural country, and produces fine cigars and some of the best rum in the world – Flor de Cana. The abundance of organic produce along with fresh fish and seafood – both from the lake and from the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean coasts – means that the new generation of Nicaraguan chefs have plenty of excellent raw materials to craft into exciting dishes.
Nicaragua could yet challenge Panama as a global transport hub: there are plans afoot – with the backing of the Chinese – to build a new canal through the country, using Lake Nicaragua as the main part of the course. This could completely transform the future of the country, but for now it remains a charming, undeveloped backwater and, in our view, a great place to visit and relax in.
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In the last few years, local entrepreneur Steve Salis acquired two institutions on Connecticut Avenue, promising to reinvent them: Dupont Circle's venerable Kramerbooks & Afterwords bookstore/eatery and, about four miles up the road, Chevy Chase DC's American City Diner. Then . . . nothing happened.
Now there's finally movement on one of the projects. The increasingly decrepit diner, which has sat empty since July 2018, will become a branch of Sidekick bakery, an offshoot of Salis's Ted's Bulletin chain. Though there's no firm opening date, progress is expected soon. In addition to counter service and a sit-down cafe, the space will likely include a small Kramer-branded book component.
The diner's signature train-car structure will be incorporated into the new space. "It would be easier to knock everything down, but it's good to keep the heritage," says Salis, who also cofounded the &Pizza chain and owns the barbecue hot spot Federalist Pig. The space had been planned as a French brasserie, but Salis scrapped that idea after a struggle over zoning issues, which led to this more modest concept.
Meanwhile, plans for Kramerbooks remain in limbo. Salis had hoped to do an extensive overhaul, but the space stretches across three buildings and has three different landlords, making it complicated. Salis is mired in a legal dispute with one of them. (He's hoping it can be resolved in mediation, but so far that hasn't worked and there's a chance it could go to trial.) "We expect to go forward with our plan eventually, but most likely it will be an abridged version," says Salis, who adds that the previous owners had intended to close the place this year before he took it over with the goal of spending about $3 million to create "Kramerbooks 2.0," as he puts it.
Salis is also searching for a second location for the store, where he can fulfill his vision of a "whimsical, highly dynamic cultural hub" with books, food, drinks, and possibly live music. Penn Quarter, Capitol Hill, and H Street, Northeast, are currently in the mix.
For Salis, all the delays and directional shifts are just part of the process. "One of the beautiful things about owning a bunch of companies is that we can pivot from one to another," he says. The two projects have "taken more time than we expected, but that has allowed other things to emerge."
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Did you know that there are over 1763 restaurants and bars in Anne Arundel County? Can you imagine how many gallons of beer are consumed? How many crabs are picked? We can't, but we have someone who can.
Enter, The Bar Bitch! Have you ever noticed that pair of sober eyes behind the bar while your were slightly bloodshot? Ever wonder what goes on behind the closed kitchen door? If you ever wanted a no holds barred insight into the service industry in Anne Arundel County, you are at the right place. Ella will take you behind the scenes and let you see the good, the bad and the ugly of the service industry.
We have told her not to name names (unless necessary) so while you are out and about, be on your toes and mind your manners, because you could be the next target for Ella the Bar Bitch.
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Ice Prince x Naeto C x Dicey – "Ki Jo Mole"
Nigerian music producer, Dicey returns to the music scene with a new banging song titled "Ki Jo Mole".
The talented street hit maker teams up with Super Cool Cat rapper, Ice Princeand veteran rapper Naeto C. This record is a sure club banger and the next street jam that will buzz this summer.
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Megan Kamerick interviews the new president of The University of New Mexico, Garnett S. Stokes, who is the first woman to serve in the highest leadership position at UNM. They will talk about her priorities for the university and how she will address big questions about the culture and future of UNM.
NMiF host Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists continue to look at contested races in the upcoming June primary, focusing this week on Congressional District 1. They also examine the effects of stable housing on child well-being, and discuss safety record violations among the top contenders to manage Los Alamos National Labs.
New Mexico in Focus is involved, informed, in-depth media airing weekly on New Mexico PBS. The program debuts Friday nights at 7 p.m. on NMPBS 5.1 and appears online. The show rebroadcasts on NMPBS 5.1 Sundays at 7 a.m. and on NMPBS 9.1 on Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.
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Garnett Stokes, president, The University of New Mexico
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Jeffrey Candelaria, Konnection Now & host on KKOB
Sophie Martin, attorney
Laura Sanchez-Rivét, attorney at Cuddy and McCarthy, LLP
H. Diane Snyder, former state senator
Megan Kamerick
Gene Grant
The producer of New Mexico in Focus is Sarah Gustavus with associate producer Kathy Wimmer. NM PBS Public Affairs executive producer is Kevin McDonald.
Funding for New Mexico in Focus is provided in part by the McCune Charitable Foundation.
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The City of Belfast Planning Board at its meeting of Wednesday, June 17, 2020, beginning at 6:00 PM, shall conduct a public hearing on proposed amendments to the City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 102, Zoning that affect certain properties located in the Residential 1, Residential 2 and Residential 3 zoning districts. The amendments would result in a reduction in the minimum amount of front structure setback (setback from the adjacent street) now required. In all cases, the current amount of front setback required is 60 feet. The proposal would reduce the amount of front structure setback to 40 feet for most of these properties. And, for five properties that have street frontage on High Street, 369 High St, 375 High St, 379 High St, 1 Hassell Drive, and 6 Hassell Drive, the setback from High Street would decrease to 20 feet.
The Planning Board public hearing on June 17 will be conducted via ZOOM. The Board will not physically be meeting in City Hall and there will be no access to City Hall during the meeting. Persons who wish to offer comment to the Board can do so in any of the following ways: 1) Submit comment via email in advance of the meeting. This is the best and preferred way for you to submit your comments for the hearing. Comment should be sent to email@example.com. All comment should be submitted by 2:00 pm on June 17 so it can be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting. 2) You can send a letter to City of Belfast, Code and Planning Dept, 131 Church St, Belfast, ME. All letters must be received by 2:00 PM on June 17. 3) During the meeting, you can submit comment using the ZOOM platform. You can access the ZOOM webinar via the following. We note that only audio comment will be accepted and ask for cooperation in not trying to access the webinar with video (we are trying to preserve band-width):
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Bangladeshi fintech startup raises $2m from impact-oriented Indian VC
By Osman Husain for TechinAsia
CloudWell, a last-mile payments startup headquartered in Bangladesh's capital city, Dhaka, announced today that it has secured US$2 million in series A funding from Indian VC Aavishkaar Frontier Fund. Valuation figures were not disclosed.
CloudWell, which was founded in November 2012, offers a number of payment solutions under its brand name PayWell, including point-of-sale systems, prepaid debit cards, and payment gateways.
PayWell is used for things like prepaid mobile phone top ups, utility bill payments, and train ticket purchases. Its customers include large enterprises across the telecommunications, financial services, and ecommerce industries in Bangladesh.
CloudWell says it has a network of over 5,000 retail shops that cover 34 districts in the country. A majority of them are outside the capital city, Dhaka.
It plans to use the cash to accelerate growth and scale up its nationwide network.
"With this investment from Aavishkaar, PayWell will expand its market across Bangladesh with a targeted network of more than 30,000 agents in 2 years, retailing various services to consumers and also equipping SMEs and enterprise merchants to accept payments from more than 30 million mobile financial services users," said Anisul Islam, chairman and CEO of CloudWell in an emailed statement.
The investment in CloudWell marks the first time Aavishkaar has chosen to back a company in Bangladesh. The impact-oriented fund invests in companies that build sustainable, social enterprise products. It closed its latest fund last year, with a targeted investment of US$75 million across South and Southeast Asia.
"CloudWell provided a compelling investment case for Aavishkaar, with a skilled entrepreneur team creating a highly scalable business, ramping up on the back of large and growing mobile financial services and digital economy," explained Sanchayan Chakraborty, partner at Aavishkaar.
"We are pleased to have made the first investment in Bangladesh and look forward to playing a role in supporting the startup and SME ecosystem in the country," he added.
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Bradley Beal's new deal with Wizards makes him only active NBA player with 'no-trade' clause, per report
Bradley Beal's new five-year, $251 million contract with the Washington Wizards became official on Wednesday, and there's an interesting aspect to it. Beal's deal contains a true "no-trade" clause, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks. This gives Beal the opportunity to veto any and all trades during the life of the contract. In other words, he would have to personally agree to any deal before the Wizards could move him, should they want to. Beal's deal also includes a 15 percent trade kicker, and a player option on the fifth season, per Marks.
In order to qualify for such a no-trade clause, a player must be in the league for at least eight seasons, and he must have spent four of those seasons with his current franchise. Beal becomes the only current active player with a full no-trade clause, and just the 10th in history. The other players to have had the clause were LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Tim Duncan, David Robinson and John Stockton. Not bad company for Beal to join.
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There was widespread speculation that Beal would walk away from Washington in free agency, but he maintained all along that D.C. is where he wants to be, and he proved that by putting pen to paper on a full five-year deal.
"I have been blessed to call the city of Washington my home and the Wizards organization and our fans my family for the last 10 years, growing as a player, a leader, a husband and a father along the way," Beal said in a statement after his contract became official. "Today represents such a special moment in my life. I could not be more grateful to have the opportunity to continue to partner with Ted, Tommy, Wes and the entire organization in moving forward to achieve our dream of bringing championships to D.C. and, just as importantly, to help our community continue to accomplish amazing things together."
Beal's commitment doesn't preclude him from potentially asking for a trade somewhere down the road, but both sides are obviously hopeful that it won't ever come to that. If it does, though, no deal will go through without Beal giving it the thumbs up.


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How 'The Haunting of Hill House' pulled off that incredible 'Two Storms' episode
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A behind the scenes look at the making of episode 6 shows the unbelievable efforts from the cast and crew.
Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House is a series full of incredible vignettes and brilliant storytelling. While the stories themselves are important, the blocking and composition of each scene can be essential to the mood of the episode. The Haunting of Hill House episode 6 is the most beautifully composed episode of the whole season and we bet you were wondering how exactly director Mike Flanagan, the cast, and the production team pulled the whole thing off.
Episode 6, Two Storms, seamlessly transports viewers between the funeral home and Hill House with impossibly long shots and elaborate sequences. Through out, you get a sense that some camera trickery must be at play (which, of course there is), but more than that, the episode was just incredibly well planned and rehearsed.
Netflix released a behind the scenes look at episode 6 and it will give you an even greater appreciation for how an episode like 'Two Storms' is put together.
The Haunting of Hill House | Featurette: The Making Of Episode 6 [HD] | Netflix
"We were doing 18 page scenes without any cuts," explains Mike Flanagan.
The set also had to be constructed with episode 6 in mind, knowing that they would have to follow the characters all over the house.
"Every shot was the product of 100 people standing on each others shoulders and having to execute dozens or hundreds of tasks," Flanagan says in the Netflix BTS featurette.
Not only did the actors have to deliver their lines flawlessly, unseen crew members were also on hand to move around props, equipment, and provide support for the carefully choreographed scenes. The longest scene in the episode was apparently 17 minutes long.
In an interview with Vulture, Flanagan elaborated further on the process. "We shut down the company for over a month to choreograph and rehearse each of our five long takes," he explained. "The longest was 17 minutes. There was no room for error at all, and if we made a mistake, we had to start over. We rehearsed for almost a month with our second team stand-ins before we even folded the cast into the process."
All that hard work definitely paid off. Episode 6 is certainly a revelation, demonstrating how engaging and gripping television can be.


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Elizabeth, you have been amazing. Thank you so much. I have been arranging this for 17 years and by far you have been the best to work with. Very much appreciated.
Kim B, Event Childcare Client
I cannot thank you enough for connecting us with Amanda. She was a DREAM. My son was immediately comfortable with her and they had a ball the entire afternoon and into the evening. We will be highly recommending your service for anyone coming through Portland. Thank you so much for everything.Casey, Hotel babysitting family
Thanks so much!!! Working with you has literally been my dream come true, Elizabeth!
Schwetz Family, Falmouth
" Cat was absolutely amazing. It is such a relief to come home and find your kids happy and having fun. I could definitely tell my daughter enjoyed her because she asked if she could return. To be honest, and I was also honest with Cat, our kids we're both a little bit at each other in the morning and angry with one another however, after Cat's visit, they seem to have changed moods around and we're getting along great the rest of the day. Cat had no problem balancing what each child wanted to do and before I left the house heard her making a 15 min plan with them and asking what they enjoyed.
I'm sure she doesn't need any more, but she is the 5 star sitter!
Thank you! "
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I have worked with Elizabeth Sage for 12-years as a nanny for Portland Nannies. During that time I have found Elizabeth to be professional, and exceptional at what she does for people. Caring not only about the families that she helps, but also about her nannies that she values. She is an excellent communicator, she has a true talent for "matchmaking" bringing families and nannies together for the love, care and development of the children. She works tirelessly, always. She is open, honest, and a joy to work with. It is a true honor to be a Portland Nanny.
Elizabeth's application process is extensive, a 10 page thorough evaluation of each nanny's philosophy on childcare, along with their personality, temperament and skill set education and experience. After that, she has a thoughtful and insightful interview. Next she completes background checks, both criminal and driving. She follows through on calling recommendations. The nanny packet that she sends each family with nanny information, application, resume, cover letter, is nothing short of STELLAR! She updates her family postings weekly, they are well written, and capture the heart of each family and what their needs are perfectly. This helps a potential nanny to know right up front what the job consists of, if it meets the needs of what the nanny is looking for, the location, the job expected, and the package a family will offer. She sends these postings to her nannies weekly, and she also posts them on her website. If you are a family looking for a nanny, a household manager, or a babysitter, you are in the right place.
If you live in Maine, or are moving to Maine, Elizabeth Sage, at Portland Nannies, is your go to person to find qualified and exceptional help. Whatever your need is, Elizabeth will find you the perfect nanny for you. If you decide, as a parent, to work with Elizabeth, you will know that she is passionate about her agency, she is kind, thoughtful, meticulous and a wonderful connector of people.
If you are lucky enough to be selected as a Portland Nanny (she rejects 75% of applicants) then Elizabeth will always look out for your best interests to find you a family that will truly value you and the important work you do, one that will offer you a complete professional package with both remuneration, holiday pay, bonus pay, sick and vacation time, and she will find a family that respects you and the work you do. Because helping to love and raise someone's child, IS the most important work that can be done.
Elizabeth Sage is a person that makes everyone feel like the most important person in the room, and that, in and of itself, is a priceless gift.
Brenda, Nanny in Portland & Windham
I would love to give a huge positive "shout out" to you Elizabeth, your professionalism, compassion, patience, understanding, etc…From the first conversation we had, I was beyond impressed and felt like we could talk for hours about this very important work we nannies do to help raise our precious children, support the family/ parents, etc…It is not for the faint of heart but nothing more critical in my opinion!!Suzanne, nanny in Falmouth
" Thank you so much Elizabeth! I'm so impressed with how friendly, helpful and organized you are. I've let some other moms I know who are considering hiring nannies for their babies/toddlers this fall that I think you seem really great to work with and that I definitely recommend contacting you. We had Lily babysit our children, she the sweetest! My kids say to this day that she is their favorite too. She is just absolutely the nicest, most thoughtful person. I hope things at school and with all else are going really well for Lily. That girl is amazing and is going to do outstanding things in this world."
Reid Family, Falmouth
Hello! We had Amanda sit for us last night and I just wanted to let you know that she was amazing right from the start. Easy going, great communication and immediately bonded with the children. Thank you for connecting us with her!
Shannon, Hotel Family
I honestly cannot say any bad things about Portland Nannies or you Elizabeth. You are an incredible, powerful director and leader and I appreciate your compassion, drive and understanding. You were incredibly helpful and supportive when I desperately needed you. I would not have been able to find such success without your unwavering support and knowledge.
Portland Nannies has been a wonderful network and I feel incredibly grateful for the opportunity to meet other caretakers. It's always so exciting to make a connection and hear the stories of other Nannies. I'm so lucky to be a part of the crew.
Truly truly one of the best jobs I've ever had and with the network of support from the best people! I would recommend Portland Nannies everyday to every (good) caretaker!
Rebecca, Nanny in Freeport
Portland Nannies is the best! My husband and I got connected to Portland Nannies through many families who recommended their services to us, and now I see why. Elizabeth and the team at Portland Nannies made it so easy to find qualified, vetted applicants for our summer needs. We were able to source, interview, and hire a wonderful nanny for our 6-month-old, Aster, all hassle-free. We'll definitely be using Portland Nannies for years to come!—The Steele Family, Prouts Neck
"My experience working with Portland Nannies was absolutely wonderful! I was unsure of working with an agency at first as I've always found jobs on my own, but I am so glad that I went for it! Elizabeth was so helpful in finding a family that fit my needs. It was really reassuring to have somebody there in case any issues came up, for negotiations, and to just talk about various opportunities with. Portland Nannies helped me find a job that recognized this as my professional career."
Ali, Nanny in Portland
Elizabeth, you've been incredibly helpful. I never thought I'd have someone to find me families and keep me out of the "in between jobs stress". I know this is your job, but I really appreciate you.
Nanny Emily, Cape Elizabeth
Elizabeth! We are in route home to Connecticut, but had a wonderful visit to Maine. I just wanted to send a quick note to say how wonderful Dianne was! She was prompt, so kind, arrived with age-appropriate and thoughtful gifts, snacks and activities and left us a sweet note at the end of the evening to let us know what she did with the boys. It was wonderful to be able to have a few hours away, while also feeling at ease that all was OK. Thank you again!
Erin Petrausch
We had such a wonderful experience with your company and especially Brigid. She was great with our 2 boys who can be quite rambunctious. Our toddler even asked where she was both mornings after seeing her.
Thank you for everything! Kelly
We've been so grateful for the care and stability that Barbara has provided. THANK YOU for jumping into action and securing a nanny who so perfectly aligned with our needs. It's been a wonderful experience that I will be sure to share with other local families.
Portland Nannies has been incredible to work with! With our hectic schedule, it has given us so much reassurance to know that we had help scheduled before our son was born and that we will always be able to find help to suit our changing needs as our son grows. Elizabeth has an incredibly thorough screening process, which means that we are very well informed on each candidate before we even met them. The interview was largely a formality per 'fit' with all of the information we had at our fingertips. We couldn't think of a question that had not already been asked on the application. We can't say enough great things about Portland Nannies.
Our son and his wife had NEVER left their daughter with a sitter before. Compounding that, we didn't know what our accommodations would be like, what the schedule of events entailed that weekend or how little Reina would react to any of it. To sum up, nanny Katie exceeded our expectations, handled those first few rocky moments brilliantly with understanding, love and humour. Instinctively we just knew everything was going to be fine and I could actually see my kids visibly relax the moment she walked through the door, smiling and eager. Katie went the extra mile too. She became nanny, friend, and family photographer. It is hard to describe, but she actually made our new little family have the BEST time when it could have been so stressful. I know whoever hires her from Portland Nannies will be extremely lucky. But most importantly, when she becomes a nurse, that profession will gain an amazing woman. I cannot tell you enough how wonderful she was. Thank you so much! Mrs. Whicher Toronto, Canada
"Thank you so much for your fabulous nanny service. We were so lucky to have June help us out this past week on our vacation. She put up with Willie for three days and we are very appreciative. Hope to use Portland Nannies and hopefully June again soon." Evans Family
"Thanks so much Elizabeth! I'm so impressed with how friendly, helpful and organized you are. I've let some other moms I know who are considering hiring nannies for their babies/toddlers this fall that I think you seem really great to work with and that I definitely recommend contacting you. " The Reid family
Portland Nannies continues to be a very important part of our events!
We use their services at our annual Holiday Party and they are caring
for children with very special medical needs. We have had a very
positive experience and will use them in the future. We would
recommend Portland Nannies to other friends and organizations because
they did a great job and we received positive feedback from all of the
parents." -Tracey Gideon, Hemophilia Alliance of Maine Community & Program Manager
We met Nanny Liz when Portland Nannies sent her to our hotel as a babysitter 5 years ago. We were visiting Cape Elizabeth and we needed someone to take care of our two children for the evening. Since then, Liz has watched our children on numerous visits to the Portland area. She habitually arrives on time, with a bag full of toys and a high level of enthusiasm. She is always willing to accommodate our children's needs and requests, often spending time with them playing a game or assisting with an arts and crafts project. Our children really look forward to spending time with her.
Portland Nannies did an outstanding job screening qualified applicants to meet with our family. The service provided was top notch, and was extremely efficient during a time when we had very little time to find a nanny. Portland Nannies led us to the perfect person for our family. All of our expectations were exceeded. We are grateful to Portland Nannies.
Elizabeth and the folks at Portland Nannies listened to our criteria and did a great job providing a large number of well-qualified candidates in a short period of time. We were quite surprised at both the number of the candidates and how well they met the criteria we provided to Elizabeth. It was a great feeling to know that the candidates had been thoroughly screened, including background checks.
Portland Nannies was very helpful and accommodating in sending us highly qualified nanny applications for review. Their service was much easier than having to place newspaper ads. I appreciate all of the background work that was done for us on the nannies.
Portland Nannies has brought an integrity and professionalism to the process of entering into a private home as a workplace. Portland Nannies has also facilitated clear boundaries for salary and job descriptions. I appreciate the friendliness and genuine approach of the staff.
I was in a massive bind, my lined up sitter called out and thus I needed help and right then! I had called everyone I could think could help and no one was free on such short notice. I was panicking so I called Portland Nannies. Elizabeth was amazing! Within ten minutes I had a confirmation of a nanny who was available. The nanny was absolutely amazing; she was kind and played with my daughter the entire time. A thank you is simply not enough when you are in a bind up to your neck, but thank you Portland Nannies!
I had a great experience working with Portland Nannies. Elizabeth was very nice and made me feel very comfortable through the process. I would definitely recommend Portland Nannies to other families and nannies; they made the process very easy.
Portland Nannies made it very easy and efficient to find a care provider for our child. Having the background checks, references, etc. readily available made a huge difference. The applications forwarded to us met our needs and expectations; there were certainly some outstanding candidates!
I had a great experience with Portland Nannies. They were very good at getting back to me via email or phone about questions or concerns I had. I enjoy the entire newsletter that they put out, I find it very helpful! I appreciate all the work that Portland Nannies has done to help me find a great family to work for. Using Portland Nannies was way easier then finding a nanny position on my own.
Portland Nannies provided a professional and experienced set of applicants. We were very pleased with the interviews and the entire process. I would absolutely recommend Portland Nannies, they have a stellar quality of applicants and great customer service.
I am so glad that i decided to use Portland Nannies. Not only did they have great candidates, but the interview process is much more thorough than I would have ever been on my own. It gives me much peace of mind, as well as it made this challenging process a breeze.
I would most definitely recommend Portland Nannies to my friends. Elizabeth was so helpful and patient with me! This was a stressful time and Elizabeth did a great job listening and making some suggestions. I was very impressed with the quality of nannies. There was tons of experience and diverse backgrounds. Portland Nannies went above and beyond what I was expecting.
I had a fantastic experience with Portland Nannies. Elizabeth helped me find a great position. I would recommend Portland Nannies to other families or nannies because they are so helpful at finding positions but they also offer ongoing support to both families and nannies.
I had an excellent experience working with Portland Nannies. Elizabeth found the perfect families for me. I feel very proud to be a part of Portland Nannies. Elizabeth is amazing at matching families with great nannies and great families with nannies.
My experience with Portland Nannies was very good. They are very helpful and they always follow through. Portland Nannies provides a very good service and they work so hard.
I highly recommend the Portland Nannies service. My family recently attended an event in Portland. We needed a nanny but we had no connections in the area and were uncomfortable with the risk of an unknown caregiver. Elizabeth was very responsive, listened to our requirements, and quickly identified a great nanny candidate. Best of all, she backed this up with complete reference information which put our mind at ease. Our Nanny was a perfect fit for our needs.
My experience with Portland Nannies has been wonderful! I feel their services are right on target. I would recommend Portland Nannies to other families and nannies because finding a good fit takes experience. Portland Nannies takes the time to help both families and nannies. They have helped me find a good match and I am thankful and grateful.
I would most definitely recommend Portland Nannies and already have! Elizabeth could not have been more helpful and efficient. She operates her business with honesty and respectfulness, which is so rare today. The thought of leaving your child with someone other than yourself can be excruciating. Sometimes life's circumstances demand it. You can trust Portland Nannies to guide you and help you make the right choices. Portland nannies is only a phone call or email away and you always get a quick response.
My experience working with Portland Nannies has been nothing but great. Elizabeth has always been available when I had questions and there were always extra babysitting jobs offered. I have met some great families along the way because of Portland Nannies. Portland Nannies is an amazing company and you can tell Elizabeth had an interest in every one of her clients. It has been seen clearly that she does her very best to please everyone.
The support Elizabeth gave me while I was looking for a job and checking in with me once I started with the family was so helpful. Whenever I know of people looking for babysitting or nannying I always recommend Portland Nannies. Thanks again for everything!
Elizabeth and I have known each other for years now, and she is a wonderful person, and businesswoman. Working with Portland Nannies has continuously been very helpful and seamless. I have been granted incredible opportunities and have been placed with great long term positions and families. She continues to provide nannies with resources, support, and fun outings to make our jobs smooth and care-free! I always refer Portland Nannies to other families and other nannies.
My experience working with Portland Nannies has been nothing but great. Elizabeth has always been available when I had questions and there were always extra babysitting jobs offered. I have met some great families along the way because of Portland Nannies. Portland Nannies is an amazing company and you can tell Elizabeth had an interest in every one of her clients. It has been seen clearly that she does her very best to please everyone.
I have been associated with Portland Nannies for almost 20 years! At the beginning it was quite a lengthy process but I have gotten the best jobs possible with this agency. It is totally worth the time to invest with this company. I am an experienced nanny, chef, and farmer. Because of all my occupations my schedule has needed to be flexible. Elizabeth has always found the perfect fit for me and the family I am employed with. My current employer calls me their Fairy Godmother! I would highly recommend anyone considering their profession of a nanny to get in touch with this company.
My experience has been wonderful so far. Elizabeth made every effort to make sure I was up to date on the family list so that I could interview with various families and find a great match. It really didn't take longer me to find a family I was compatible with. This position really is my dream job. I am so happy we found each other through this agency. I refer families and nannies to Portland Nannies and have met both great families and great nannies because of this agency.
I am very happy to be a part if this agency. Elizabeth is a great person and she always is working to find out the right family for the right nanny. Portland Nannies is always working for the benefit of the nannies and families with whom they work.
My experience with Portland Nannies has been very successful. I was able to almost immediately start looking over my options as a nanny and get to work within just a couple of weeks of filling out the online application. I really appreciate all of the effort that Elizabeth puts forth in keeping in communication and checking in with me as I get to know the family I work with and she helps so much in searching for more opportunities.
We have found several candidates we liked, their portfolios were very detailed. The service has been very helpful and provided qualifies applicants that we would not have been able to find on our own.
Elizabeth was really helpful. It was nice having someone pairing up myself with a family, really paying attention to what I am interested in, want to do, and then ultimately finding the best possible families for me. I will continue recommending Portland Nannies to other nannies because of my positive experience with Portland Nannies as well as my success with them.
I am so grateful for many things this year- one of which is having the opportunity to meet you and work with Elizabeth. It has been a wonderful experience and I hope to stay connected for many years to come. You are a special "resource" to many and I feel lucky to know you.
Dear Elizabeth, Thank you so much for everything you have done for our family! We are so excited about our nanny. I never thought I would feel so comfortable heading back to work, you are a lifesaver!
Elizabeth worked closely with us to help us figure out what we needed and then found a nanny who was a perfect fit for our family. She made an overwhelming process easy.


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Wimbledon, United Kingdom
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Founded in 1829, King's College School Wimbledon is one of the leading academic schools in the UK.
Emphasizing the position music occupies in the life of the School, the new Music School consolidates music teaching, practice and performance spaces at the entrance to the School campus.
An L-shaped foyer enables access to all parts of the building by linking three distinct elements. A triple-height auditorium seating up to 200 people and a stage for a 70 piece orchestra is located closest to the centre of the School campus. Music teaching classrooms, practice rooms and a larger rehearsal room wrap around two sides of the auditorium in two individual, lower buildings with a basement.
Picking up on the School context and in particular the Great Hall, external walls are constructed from handmade brick using LIMETEC mortar and the roofs from handmade clay roof tiles set in a pattern which again expresses the triangulated structure of the Concert Hall and Rehearsal Room.
Working as a group of three linked but individual buildings, they are arranged to be viewed amongst a group of existing trees, breaking down the bulk of the development and embedding it neatly within the School environment. The building is to be rated as BREEAM Very Good, with excellent environmental and acoustic conditions throughout, including appropriate levels of natural daylight and ventilation.
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About Elisha M.E. Kelly
Elisha M.E. Kelly was born and raised in the Ottawa Valley's Pontiac County, Quebec, and she is pleased to serve her clients in both English and French.
After attaining her Social Sciences degree, she successfully completed both her civil law and common law degrees at the University of Ottawa. Called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2006, she has since practiced in the areas of family law, civil litigation, real estate, wills and estate administration.
Elisha's current practice focuses on real estate, wills and estate administration.
Elisha naturally connects well with her clients. Her approach is simple and direct: Give people more than they expect and do so cheerfully!
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Sheath blight caused by fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani can cause significant yield loss in rice, especially in warm, high rainfall environments. Integrated pest management (IPM) is the key to sheath blight control. This system utilizes disease resistance, pesticides, cultural practices and biological control to control multiple pests. Silicon fertilization is an additional cultural practice that can reduce sheath blight severity and increase grain yield. Studies were conducted in the greenhouse and field to determine the effect of calcium silicate on sheath blight severity, rice grain yield, and leaf silicon concentration. Results in the greenhouse study showed that sheath blight severity was significantly reduced in the cultivar Cypress when calcium silicate was applied to a Crowley silt loam soil. Disease severity for another cultivar Katy was inconsistent in that disease severity was significantly reduced in 1997, but not in 1995. In the same experiment but using reclaimed marsh soil, sheath blight on Katy was significantly reduced in 1997 but not in 1995. In contrast to Cypress grown in Crowley silt loam soil, disease severity was unaffected by the calcium silicate in the reclaimed marsh soil. In the 1995 field study, silicon fertilization on a Crowley silt loam soil in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, affected yield, y-leaf Si (most recently matured leaf at panicle initiation growth stage) and mature straw Si. Rice grain yield increased 13 percent from a 3.3 Mg ha-1 application of calcium silicate. A significant reduction in sheath blight severity was detected on three different soil types in Louisiana when amended with calcium silicate. The sheath blight severity decreased linearly with slag amendment. These results show that Si fertilization can reduce fungal disease severity, improve grain yield and increase silicon concentration levels in rice tissues. Cultivars differ in their response to the slag amendment in different soils. Silicon concentration in plant tissues can be used as an indicator of yield potential and disease severity in some rice cultivars.
Recommended Citation
Robichaux, Chris Raymond, "The Effect of Calcium Silicate on Rice Yield and Sheath Blight Disease." (2001). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 361.


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With their elongated shape, marquise cut engagement rings often appear like the pinnacle of luxury. According to legend, the name "marquise" honors and was inspired by the Marquise of Pompadour's perfectly-shaped mouth. The marquise cut diamond has the largest top-view surface area of all the diamond shapes, so it will make nearly any carat size look larger than it would look in another shape. The marquise-shaped engagement ring will elongate the finger and flatter most hand shapes.


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There is a proposed tax bill that includes a provision that would allow commercial oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Environmental activist groups state that drilling in the refuge will most likely affect a main calving ground for the Porcupine caribou herd; this herd is between 120 and 200 thousand animals; it is the largest and healthiest herd in North America. The Porcupine herd is one of the only ones that has not experienced a significant decrease in their population, but scientists worry that drilling in their habitat will lead to the herd shrinking.
If this bill becomes law, there will be two oil lease sales that will allow drilling in the 635 thousand hectare coastal area over the next 7 years. This has been a proposal the Republicans have been pushing for over 30 years. According to Science Magazine, the plan also could allow drilling on an additional 40 thousand hectares of refuge that is controlled by Native Alaskan corporations, meaning potential direct and indirect impacts on tens of thousands of acres.
The effect that drilling would have on caribous has been confirmed since researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey have found that caribou tend to avoid areas in a 14-kilometers radius surrounding diamond mines. Further research has proven that even decades after, in certain Porcupine caribou-populated areas in Canada the animals will continue to avoid areas where there has been oil drilling.
Climate change and hunting are two other factors that greatly impact the size and health of the herd. While scientists remain unsure of how significant the losses will be, activists will continue to advocate for a government that cari-(a)bou(t) the environment.