During a canned food drive, items were sorted into bins. The drive resulted in 0.125 bin of soup, 0.125 bin of vegetables, and 0.5 bin of pasta. Altogether, how many bins would the canned food take up? Answer:

Stainless Steel Bowl / 5 qts.
Stainless Steel Bowl / 1.5 qts.
Stainless Steel Bowl / 0.75 qts.
Stainless Steel Bowl / 0.75 qts.

Question: There are several books on a bookshelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?
Answer: 9. Try sketching the problem out to see it.
Haha. There could also be seventeen in that case.

How many tbsp of quinoa in 4 grams?
How many tbsp of quinoa in 4 grams?
(*) or precisely 0.35547 US tablespoon. All values are approximate.

If a farmer buys chicken feed for £4 per tonne, pig feed for £3 per tonne and cattle feed for 40p per tonne. How much of each would he have if he had 100 tonnes for £100?
Answer: 8 tonnes of chicken feed, 12 tonnes of pig feed and 80 tonnes of cattle feed.

You buy turpentine in a paint store or a hardware store.
Answer: You buy turpentine in a paint store or a hardware store.
How do you know if your juniper oil contains turpentine?
Answer: light it on fire, turpentine is flammable.
Can you use turpentine on clothes?
Answer: Turpentine is sometimes used to get paint out of clothes. It isoften dabbed on the stain with a sponge or towel, and then allowedto dry.
Is mineral turpentine an acid?
Answer: No, Mineral turpentine is not an acid. Mineral turpentine is also known as turpentine substitute, turps substitute, or just turps. It is an inexpensive petroleum-based replacement for the vegetable-based turpentine. It is commonly used as paint thinner for thinning oil-based paint and varnishes, cleaning brushes, as an organic solvent in other applications, and as dry cleaning and other industrial cleaning purposes. It is even used as a Larvicidal for Chrysomya megacephala.
Mineral turpentine is a hydrotreated light distillate of petroleum, and consists of a complex mixture of highly refined hydrocarbon distillates mainly in the C9-C16 range. The material is a clear transparent liquid at room temperature. The liquid is highly volatile and the vapors are flammable. It can be a very dangerous inhalant. It is primarily low aromatic white spirits, or Naptha.
Answer: What are your parasites suffering from?
What happens when a person drinks turpentine?
Answer: It is not safe to drink turpentine oil. Turpentine oil is meant to be used on the skin. WebMD claims that when taken by mouth, turpentine oil can cause serious health problems including headache, sleeplessness, coughing, bleeding in the lungs, vomiting, kidney damage, miscarriage, coma, and death.
Can the fruit from the turpentine tree be eaten?
Answer: I cant tell you how much I doubt it.
What are the dangers of using solvents like enamel paint and turpentine to melt styrofoam or polystyrene and how can I protect myself from them?
Answer: Many paint solvents that will melt styrofoam contain toluene.
Toluene is a know carcinogen. Toluene become airborne and spreads quickly.
Solvents containing toluene should be used outdoors or in well ventilated areas.

Suppose it is known that 8% of males are colour blind. In a random sample of 500 males, what is the approximate probability that at least 10% of them are colour blind? Correct answer is 0.05. Can someone show the steps or the idea behind this question. Can someone please help me with this question.
Of the 4 test statistics commonly used for MANOVA why is Pillai’s Trace used most often?
What is the population parameter of interest? When the responses are normal?

How many teaspoons of dried apricots in 3/4 gram?
How many teaspoons of dried apricots in 3/4 gram?
(*) or precisely 0.18949 US teaspoon. All values are approximate.

The total cost of 7 pencils, 5 erasers and 3 pens is $8.
The total cost of 6 pencils, 3 erasers and 2 pens is $6.
How much will 2 pencils, 4 erasers and 2 pens cost?

How many cups of syroup in 1/4 gram?
How many cups of syroup in 1/4 gram?
(*) or precisely 0.00073534 US cup. All values are approximate.

There are five frogs sitting on a log over a stream. Four of the frogs decided to jump into the stream. How many frogs are left sitting on the log?
Answer: Five! Deciding to do something is not necessarily actually doing it.
Moral of the story? Don’t analyse a task to death or procrastinate; just do it!

As a rule, one centimeter of rain is equal to how much snow?
Answer: b) Typically, one centimeter of rain equals 10 centimeters of snow. This varies somewhat according to the snow’s moisture content, but it’s the norm.

Assume that a pole vaulter can convert all of his kinetic energy into potential energy. If a 70.0 kg pole vaulter approaches the vault with a velocity of 9.80 m/s, about how high can he get?
Correct Answer: B. 4.90 m.
The mass of the vaulter cancels out.
Photo attributed to Marquis Lewis.

Question 196 The world's growing appetite for what food product is a leading cause of tropical deforestation?
Answer: Wrong question. Because even Walt Disney took Oscar to his home 22 times and Walt disney holds the batton of Most awards won by a male.

A solution of sodium chloride contains 500 mg of sodium chloride made up to 100 mL with water. Express this solution as a percentage.
Answer is D, all respondents got the answer, but we shall only reward Clement and O’can.

What Percent Is x Larger Than z ?
What Percent Is x Larger Than z ?
If x is 50% larger than y and z is 25% larger than y, what percent is x larger than z ?
Hence, the answer is (4) 20 %.

How many North American birds use the boreal forest every year?
Correct Answer: C. The boreal forest is used by nearly half of the birds in North America every year. That’s a pretty important habitat, if you ask us! And with the boreal making up more than half of Canada’s land area, it’s pretty enormous too.
CWF Helps Determine Migratory Bird Populations in the North.

Which U.S. city had the first professional baseball team?
Pick the performer who was born on March 27.
Answer: a. Mariah Carey was born March 27, 1970.

How many days does it take for the earth to go around the sun?
The correct answer is C) 365¼ days. This is why we have Leap Year.

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean tweeted an image of his 2015 helmet which features the message 'Forza Jules' in support of Jules Bianchi, who remains in hospital following a crash in last year's Japanese Grand Prix.
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo tweeted back: "@RGrosjean nice touch on the top mate. #ForzaJules."
Williams' Felipe Massa tweeted: "I think my helmet is a bit small for @Susie_Wolff...". See above picture.
World champion Lewis Hamilton has tweeted his thanks to fans for their support after his latest split from singer Nicole Scherzinger.
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo came up against The Stig for a Top Gear challenge this week. Find out how he got on this Sunday.
Daniel Ricciardo tweeted: "The Stig & I squared off... I had him. #7daysaweek"
McLaren tweeted pictures of how they filmed their Back To The Future-inspired pre-season YouTube video featuring Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso.
Lotus driver Romain Grosjean has been busy in Paris by the looks ofhis Twitter account,in a photoshoot for his sponsors.
Romain Grosjean tweeted: "End of the shooting day in #Paris with a beautiful view from the top!"
Which F1 legend's helmet does Jenson Button's new design resemble?
As Jenson Button reveals a new helmet, the McLaren team remark on a resemblance to three-time world champion Niki Lauda as they tweet: "Hmm, there's definitely something quite Lauda-esque about Jenson's new lid, huh?"

Social media has become an integral part of our lives. Many of us can’t go to bed without checking out the day’s Facebook statuses. During the day, we are Tweeting, Facebook-ing, or Instagramming during our lunches. Not to mention, “checking in” everywhere we go with FourSquare. RSS feeds are linked into our phones, and the second we hear that “ding”, it takes all the willpower we have not to check it immediately. And what about that Starbucks app? You know, the one that rings every time you drive by one?
We are essentially plugged in 24 hours a day. We want to engage and be engaging, and be highly “social”, but only in the privacy of our own homes, wearing our pajamas, watching bad TV, or huddled in our cubicle, not actually speaking or interacting with a live human being in person. We broadcast our lives to the world, yet there are days when we might not actually speak to a person. Not a text. Not a status update. Not a Tweet. You know, with your voice.
What if we took the time to unplug? What if you went to an outing without your phone? What if you actually spoke to real, live people, in a room, maybe with food and beverages? What if we socialized and networked the old-fashioned way?
If networking is really about making connections, there is no greater connection to be made than a face to face conversation. Social media is fantastic and addicting. It is so much easier to text or email than call. And we all know that everyone wants to see pictures of our food, or shoes, or kids (okay, maybe not).
Take the time to socialize and network one on one. Knowing that you aren’t checking your phone and your calendar every five minutes dramatically shifts the intent of personal contact. It makes your client feel special. And really, what if we did this in our personal lives too? Being present at an event you are attending, experiencing the event in the present moment, is often more rewarding that taking that cell phone video.
Do a little experiment. Call one of your clients from a land line. Arrange to meet for coffee, or lunch, or whatever. And then go! Leave your mobile device on your desk. Just walk away and meet that client. Face to face. Eat some food. Drink some coffee. Engage your client and make that connection, for real.
Got a project in mind? We always answer our phone, live, in person.
Give us a call (203) 936-7761.
What Dr. Duke and Dr. Fivush found is that “every family has a unifying narrative.” These narratives shape us and define us. They are traditions that make us who we are.
What if these narratives could truly be documented in a way that could be shared, from generation to generation, with our own families and beyond? What if multiple family members added to the narrative?
No other time in history have we had the ability to preserve our family photographs and film “in the cloud.” No more worrying about deterioration, yellowing of photographs, or fading of handwritten notes. Today, more and more, families are choosing to film video biographies and autobiographies.
Preserve your family history with video biographies and incorporate family heirlooms such as letters, photographs, documents, family trees, handwritten notes about family members or places of origin, and the filming of family stories told by those who were witnesses. Recording and documenting these family narratives not only brings families together, but is a multimedia documentation for generations to come.
Miceli Productions can help preserve your family memories on video.
Give us a call (203) 936-7761.
A few days ago, Paul B. Brown, a contributor to Forbes Magazine, published a poignant list: 23 Things Every Entrepreneur Must Know. What we found is that a large part of the list was applicable to life, not just entrepreneurs, and it truly is worth sharing. So, whether you are human, or an entrepreneur, or both, here are just a few lessons Mr. Brown has to offer.
The most important decision you can make is…where you want to spend your time.
Action trumps everything. Stop thinking and get underway.
Take small, smart steps towards your goals.
If you want to build a [something] successful … give up control.
You need to be able to turn every obstacle into an asset. Yes, every single one.
If the dogs don’t like the dog food, it’s bad dog food.
If you are going to fail, and sometimes you will, fail quickly and cheaply.
(Really) Learn from your mistakes.
Creativity and innovation must be linked to a business objective. Creativity is wonderful. But creativity that isn’t tied to making money is just a hobby. It isn’t a viable business concept.
Surely, you have used Pinterest. You must have seen the gorgeous photography and amazing ideas for life and business. Or, like us, you have spent hours looking at memes.
If you don’t have a Pinterest account for your business, you may be missing out. Not only do you have the opportunity to showcase your business to a vast audience, but there are some awesome business conversions that can happen if you have a Pinterest account and use it effectively.
1) Pinterest Creates Amazing SEO for Your Website – If you use professional and user-generated photography, engaging descriptions, fitting page descriptions, and add hyperlinks to your business’s website, the backlinks created by Pinterest boost your SEO tremendously. Pinterest verifies accounts and businesses, and is seen as a certified and creditable source, thereby making your business certified and credible too. Not to mention, it drives substantial traffic to your website alone. Imagine if your pin went viral!
2) Pinterest Builds Your Targeted Demographic – Because of the platform itself, it is difficult to stumble upon something you weren’t looking for in the first place. If you are looking for “kids’ organization ideas”, it is unlikely that you will find “cooking for your vegan Pekinese” on the same page. Pinterest is highly categorical. You may find some surprisingly cool stuff, but it is typically in the category you were searching to begin with. Therefore, it inherently is niche. The demographic you want to look at your business will be searching out the categories your business (and Pinterest “pins”) fall under. You will be hitting and expanding within your targeted demographic.
3) Shareability Factor of Pinterest is Immeasurable – Pinterest is a fairly new platform, and it is morphing the social media scenery. People are “liking” pins, “sharing” pins, and “repinning.” The account of origin is always attached to the pin, so people are in essence, aiding in the branding of your business when they share a “pin” from your boards. Pins become mini-commercials and branding opportunities for your business. What you pin, how you pin, and how often you pin speaks to the ways in which you wish your business to be seen by consumers. And because it is such a shareable platform, your pins must be worthy of sharing. Be sure that your pins represent your business in an authentic way. To say a “pin” is worth a thousand words is an understatement.
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Last Fall, Miceli Productions was hired by HealthyWage to produce a photo shoot that would capture all the images for their new website. The company offers incentive-based challenges that make weight loss more exciting, focused and accountable. Started 4 years ago by founders David Roddenberry and Jimmy Fleming, HealthyWage has undergone a tremendous amount of growth in the past year. Cue photo shoot and new website launch.
Founder Jimmy Fleming secured New York-based photographer Ryan Scherb to capture images, but wanted to go outside of the city for locations. He then contacted Miceli Productions to coordinate the production management and art direction of the shoot. We immediately got to work casting models, location scouting, hiring hair and make-up stylists and securing permissions to shoot on-location in CT. We also coordinated travel for the models, catering, props, wardrobe and accounting – all the services needed to host a successful shoot on location. The result was a full day photo shoot at Sherwood Island State Park in CT, which gave us great natural backgrounds to work with – the glass enclosed pavilion, the forest near the beach, and the beach, of course!
A big congratulations to HealthyWage on the launch of their new website!
Miceli Productions can help you produce your next photo or video shoot.
Miceli Productions recently worked with the Judy Dworin Performance Project to capture photos for promoting their upcoming show The Witching Hour, a fascinating dance-theater piece depicting women and men accused, tried and convicted of witchcraft in mid 17th-century Connecticut. The piece investigates how fears of difference can turn dangerous and what lessons can be learned today by studying our past ills. More on the historical story and about the project background.
See more images from Miceli Productions’ photo shoot of The Witching Hour.
Images for Advertising, Fashion, Product, Travel, Corporate, Portrait, Nature, Fine Art.
‘The Witching Hour’ Returns to the Stage—Don’t miss it!
During Halloween week this fall, a newly restaged version of the award-winning, The Witching Hour will be presented on Friday and Saturday November 1st and 2nd at 7:30 p.m. in the Aetna Theater at the Wadsworth Atheneum where the very first incarnation of the piece was seen in 1994! Set in the context of the Puritanical community values of colonial Connecticut, The Witching Hour presents the little known stories of the prejudices and persecutions that resulted in the nation’s earliest witch craze in Hartford. Audiences will have the opportunity to discuss the performance and its themes with the cast in post-show talkbacks.
On Tuesday October 15th at 12:00 noon there will be a sneak preview of the piece at the Old State House, the site where Alyse Young, the first woman accused as a witch was executed in 1647.
Told through dance, spoken word, and music, The Witching Hour invites parallels to such pressing contemporary issues as bullying, gender injustice, intolerance, and wrongful accusation. Tickets are $25 General Admission, $15 Seniors & Let’s Go Arts! Members, $10 Students. To purchase tickets, call (860) 527-9800, email info@judydworin.org or buy online tickets at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/478170.


Paco 's Countertop Company purchased pieces of marble from a quarry. The weights of the pieces they purchased were 0.3333333333333333 ton, 0.3333333333333333 ton, and 0.08333333333333333 ton. How many tons of marble did Paco 's Countertop Company purchase in all? Answer:

We start with six boxes. We divide these six boxes by three. This means: how many groups of three can we make with the six boxes that we have? Answer: 2.
We start with eighteen boxes. We divide these eighteen boxes by three. This means: how many groups of three can we make with the eighteen boxes that we have? Answer: 6.
We start with thirty-six boxes. We divide these thirty-six boxes by three. This means: how many groups of three can we make with the thirty-six boxes that we have? Answer: 12.

Diameter of a Ping Pong Ball?
Diameter of a Ping Pong Ball?
Answer : 3 40 mm Explanation : Answer: C) 40 mm Explanation: The ball with which Table Tennis is played is called Ping Pong Ball.According to the International rules, the diameter of the ping pong ball must be not less than 39.5 millimeters and not greater than 40.5 millimeters having a mass of 2.7 grams.

Jellyfish are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. They have several different basic morphologies that represent several different cnidarian classes including the Scyphozoa (about 200 species), Staurozoa (about 50 species), Cubozoa (about 20 species), and Hydrozoa (about 1000-1500 species that make jellyfish and many more that do not). The jellyfish in these groups are also called, respectively, scyphomedusae, stauromedusae, cubomedusae, and hydromedusae; medusa (plural medusae) is another word for jellyfish. Jellyfish are found in every ocean, from the surface to the deep sea. Some hydrozoan jellyfish, or hydromedusae, are also found in fresh water. Most of the information about jellyfish that follows in this article is about scyphozoan jellyfish, or scyphomedusae. These are the big, often colorful, jellyfish that are common in coastal zones worldwide.
In its broadest sense, the term jellyfish is sometimes used also to refer to members of the phylum Ctenophora. Although not closely related to cnidarian jellyfish, ctenophores are also free-swimming planktonic carnivores, are also generally transparent or translucent, and occur in shallow to deep portions of all the world's oceans. Ctenophores move using eight rows of fused cilia that beat in metachronal waves that diffract light, so that they sparkle with all of the colors of the rainbow. The rest of this article deals only with jellyfish in the phylum Cnidaria.
Jellyfish don't have specialized digestive, osmoregulatory, central nervous, respiratory, or circulatory systems. They digest using the gastrodermal lining of the gastrovascular cavity, where nutrients are absorbed. They do not need a respiratory system since their skin is thin enough that the body is oxygenated by diffusion. They have limited control over movement, but can use their hydrostatic skeleton accomplish movement through contraction-pulsations of the bell-like body; some species actively swim most of the time, while others are passive much of the time. Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water; most of their umbrella mass is a gelatinous material - the jelly - called mesoglea which is surrounded by two layers of epithelial cells which form the exumbrella (top surface) and subumbrella (bottom surface) of the bell, or body.
Jellyfish do not have a brain or central nervous system, but rather have a loose network of nerves, located in the epidermis, which is called a erve net. A jellyfish detects various stimuli including the touch of other animals via this nerve net, which then transmits impulses both throughout the nerve net and around a circular nerve ring, through the rhopalial lappet, located at the rim of the jellyfish body, to other nerve cells. Some jellyfish also have ocelli: light-sensitive organs that do not form images but which can detect light, and are used to determine up from down, responding to sunlight shining on the water's surface.
Answer: A baby jellyfish is called a planula, polyp, ephyra.
What do you call a female jellyfish?
Answer: A female jellyfish is called a sow.
What do you call a male jellyfish?
Answer: A male jellyfish is called a boar.
What do you call a group of jellyfishs?
Answer: A group of jellyfishs are called a bloom, fluther, smack, smuck, smuth.
Question: What is the scientific classification of a jellyfish?
Answer: A jellyfish has the scientific classification of scyphozoan.
Question: What class is a jellyfish in?
Answer: A jellyfish is in the invertebrate class.

This product contains all of the digits from 1 to 8. Can you complete it?
Answer: 64 * 58 = 3712.

How far is Lakeland Florida from Houston Texas?
Answer: It is 973 miles according to Google Maps.
How far to Niceville Florida from Houston Texas?
Answer: It is 579.41 miles according to MapQuest.
Answer: The distance from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa,Florida to Plant City, Florida is 18.6 miles. The average drivingtime is 19 minutes.
How many miles are between Houston Texas and Sarasota Florida?
Answer: It is 1,033 miles according to Google Maps.
How many miles is it from Houston Texas to Sarasota Florida?
Answer: It is 1,033.59 miles according to MapQuest.
Can you travel by train between Houston Texas to Florida?
How many miles from Houston Texas to titusville Florida?
Take I-10 EAST from Houston to I-95 SOUTH to DAYTONA BCH via I-295 SOUTH around Jacksonville. (EXIT 356 off I-10 in FLORIDA to get onto I-295. Follow signs to I-295 SOUTH; EXIT 61A off I-295 to get onto I-95 SOUTH towards DAYTONA BCH.) To avoid New Orleans, take I-12 EAST (EXIT 169 off I-10 in Baton Rouge to get onto I-12 EAST; EXIT 85C off I-12 to continue EAST on I-10).
Take I-95 SOUTH to Titusville.
It is 981 miles according to Google Maps.
Driving distance to Houston Texas to Key West Florida?
Driving distance from Tampa Florida to Marble Falls Texas?
Answer: It is 1,210.58 miles according to MapQuest.
Driving distance in miles from jacksonville Florida to Houston Texas?
What is the road distance from Fort Lauderdale Florida to Houston Texas?
Answer: About 1,165 road miles using I-10 W.

Ireland Travel | Adventure Travel with O.A.T.
Discover Celtic treasures and cultural delights during a Dublin walking tour with Emmy award-winning travel expert Rudy Maxa.
Wander wordlessly through the emerald scenery of Ireland in this short film.
Follow a local Irish farmer around his countryside property and hear why he treats his cows just like family.
While Ireland is a year-round travel destination, it can get quite chilly during January and February—but perhaps not as cold as one would expect during the height of winter. Frost is common, but it seldom snows and temperatures rarely drop much below freezing. With the winds blowing off the Atlantic throughout the year, dressing in layers is almost always advisable. Many rural sights may not be open during these months but cities like Dublin are crowd-free and it’s also the most inexpensive time of year to explore the wonders of the Emerald Isle.
February 1: Saint Brigid’s Day, a celebration of Ireland's most important female saint, also marks the beginning of spring.
February (or early March): Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday) is more popularly known as Pancake Day in Ireland, where the tradition of eating pancakes developed as a way to use up stocks of milk, butter, and eggs—items forbidden during the abstinence of Lent.
Temple Bar TradFest is an annual five-day music and culture festival that takes place in late January and celebrates traditional Irish and folk music at various venues in Dublin’s cultural quarter of Temple Bar.
Be charmed by the Celtic culture that abounds on Ireland’s west coast with Emmy-award winning travel expert Rudy Maxa.
Weather in Ireland is unpredictable, but during the spring months of March and April temperatures generally range from the mid-40s to the mid-50s (°F). With the onset of milder weather, markets open and flowers start to bloom throughout the countryside. Although it can rain at any time, April is also one of the sunniest months of the year in Ireland—and as far as March goes, most people in Ireland say that with St Patrick’s Day falling on the 17th, the weather during this month doesn’t matter at all!
Late April: Cúirt International Festival of Literature is a six-day international literary event that takes place in Galway.
There’s no bigger celebration in Ireland than on March 17—St Patrick’s Day. Ireland’s national holiday features parades and festivals celebrating Irish culture in almost every city and town—with the biggest parade in Dublin.
Wander wordlessly through the emerald scenery of Ireland in this short film.
May and June are two of Ireland’s most pleasant traveling months, with temperatures averaging in the mid- to high-60s (°F). Not quite peak tourist time yet, May and June are perfect for witnessing Ireland’s trademark green countryside or viewing the wildlife in the picturesque islands scattered along the west coast.
May: Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival is an annual festival of music, art, and literature that takes place during the first weeks of May in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter.
Mid June: Bloomsday celebrates the life of James Joyce with events of his novel Ulysses relived along the streets of Dublin.
Late June: Cork Midsummer Festival is a massive annual arts festival at various venues in Cork that features dance, theatre, music, food, and more.
Sit back and watch the flow of city life go by against the backdrop of Ireland’s beautiful capital.
July and August are peak travel times in Ireland, with cities and coastal locales seeing their biggest crowds of the year. This is also the warmest time to visit—yet temperatures rarely make it even into the 70s (°F). Adding to the allure of these summer months are long days (with 6am sunrises and 10pm sunsets), calm seas, and the opening of all parks, restaurants, museums, and sightseeing attractions throughout the country.
July: The Galway International Arts Festival features two weeks of live music, theater, street performances, and more in the city of Galway.
Late August: The Auld Lammas Fair, Ireland’s oldest traditional market fair, is held each year in Northern Ireland’s coastal town of Ballycastle.
Discover Celtic treasures and cultural delights during a Dublin walking tour with Emmy award-winning travel expert Rudy Maxa.
Considered the “shoulder season” in Ireland, this is when the tourist crowds begin to thin out, B&Bs start to close, and the hillsides turn purple as the heather flowers—with the changing hues of the season reaching their peak in October. With cooler temperatures, twelve hours of daylight, and fewer crowds, this is still a great time to visit Ireland.
Late September: Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival attracts people from around the world to witness culinary events and indulge in oysters and other bounty from the sea.
Mid October: Kinsale Gourmet Festival is a two-day celebration of local food in a variety of restaurants around the seaside town of Kinsale.
The 2018 All-Ireland Football Finals are scheduled to be held in Dublin in early September.
Bring the warmth of an Irish kitchen into your home with this quintessential soda bread recipe.
The winter months can be cold and dreary in Ireland, but holiday festivities get underway at the beginning of December, with bustling Christmas markets and towns and cities aglow with decorative lights. And with all the crowds gone, the countryside offers visitors serene and delightful scenes of frost-covered hills and trees.
December 26: Wren Day is an Irish tradition consisting of “hunting” a fake wren, putting it on top of a decorated pole, and groups of locals dressing up and parading through towns and villages.
From hearty stews to perfect pints, take a mouthwatering look at the culinary traditions of the Emerald Isle.
Wilde. Swift. Yeats. The pubs, people, and places of Dublin inspired these literary giants, making the city a mecca to many literary traditions we know today. Dublin and its citizens—known to be among the friendliest in the world—are an experience melding together a storied medieval history with modern progress. To walk down the streets and alleyways of this city means immersing yourself in a proud and vibrant culture always looking back and reaching forward.
First and foremost, the people of Dublin are its lifeblood. Festivals and street celebrations abound, with a rich tradition of music and dancing that makes Dublin a great place to let your hair down year round. These people and the traditions that came from them—the iconic Irish pub experience and James Joyce’s Ulysses being among many—make Dublin the cultural center of Ireland.
Settled in around the ninth century, Dublin changed hands between native Irish settlers, the Vikings, and eventually the Normans coming from Wales. It was then that Ireland ultimately came under the control of King Henry II of England until Ireland gained its independence in 1922. Echoes of Dublin’s medieval history permeate throughout the city. Dublin Castle, built in the 13th century following a quintessential Norman style, once served as the center of power for the King of England and today is the location of presidential inaugurations and foreign affairs events. Christ Church Cathedral, constructed in 1030 AD, is a stone Gothic building which held the preserved heart of St. Lawrence O’Toole until 2012 when it was stolen.
Dublin is also home to Trinity College, the alma mater of Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, and many more heroes of the literary world. Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I of England, it was modeled after the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Though modern construction has been incorporated, much of Trinity College is a gleaming example of the Georgian aspic style.
For a tranquil respite from the bustling city, many Dubliners enjoy taking peaceful strolls around the pond of St. Stephen’s Green. Once marshy grazing land, the green is now a brilliantly manicured, lush green getaway from the city.
Dance your way through a day in Dublin, the Emerald Isle’s lively capital city.
Picturesque Galway on Ireland’s west coast has long been considered the most “Irish” of the Emerald Isle’s cities. Here—among the cozy pubs, fish and chip shops, and colorful homes that line the harbor—you’ll find a reverence for Irish tradition and customs stamped on the city’s soul. Stroll down cobbled Shop Street, the city’s bustling main thoroughfare, to hear the lilting notes of fiddles, pipes, and accordions mingle with the voices of notoriously chatty locals. And keep an ear out for the sound of the mysterious Irish language: there are more Irish speakers in this traditional corner of the country than almost anywhere else in Ireland.
For all its history, Galway seamlessly merges old with new. This is, after all, a university town, and the large student population lends a young, hip vibe to the city’s medieval architecture. The 16th century Spanish Arch, an iconic Galway landmark, is a reminder of the city’s former standing as an important trading port for the Spanish and French; today, it’s a popular meeting spot for the young and young at heart, who often gather here to enjoy a pint on a sunny day.
Outside the city center, wild Connemara charms with its windswept landscape and rugged coastline. This remote part of Galway was made famous by John Wayne’s acclaimed turn as “The Quiet Man,” the 1950s romance also starring Maureen O’Hara. For Galway’s signature souvenir, venture to Claddagh, the parish known for its eponymous ring. The hands, heart, and crown on the ring’s face symbolize friendship, love, and loyalty—values embodied by the friendly and spirited people of this coastal city.
Birthplace of the ill-fated Titanic, Belfast is a city with a turbulent past and bright future. From the quickly-blossoming arts and culture scene to the exquisite baronial-style Belfast Castle, this self-proclaimed “Athens of Ireland” is a paragon for progress while embracing its storied past.
From 1966 to 1998, Belfast was center stage for “The Troubles,” a decades-long conflict between Catholics and Protestants—the former fighting to unite Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland, and the latter wishing to remain separate and part of the United Kingdom—which resulted in bombings, assassinations, and street violence between the two groups. Though the rival factions officially came to a peace agreement before the turn of the century, sparse violence still flares up occasionally.
Yet, while Belfast has a dark past, the beauty to be found is in many ways fairy-tale-like. Arching over the road leading up to the historic home of the royal House of Stuart—known as Gracehill Manor—intertwining beech trees create a canopy known as the Dark Hedges. The Crumlin Road Gaol—infamously known as “The Crum”—was the home of Belfast’s prisoners from 1846 to 1996, and site of births, deaths, and marriages as well as executions, and escapes. Now a music venue, restaurant, and event hall, The Crum is a microcosm of Belfast’s transformation.
As new investment creates more opportunity in the city, modern architecture is beginning to mix in with the Edwardian-style buildings of the city’s classic past. Riding around in one of the city’s famous black taxis, the traveler can see how the blending of past and present inspired some of Belfast’s more famous natives, including author C.S. Lewis and singer-songwriter Van Morrison. Whether complex and inspiring history, the fruits of a modern cultural hub, or sipping great beer in one of its classic pubs is your goal, resurgent Belfast awaits the traveler looking for an immersive experience.
In the wild west of Ireland, County Clare beguiles with dramatic landscapes and a centuries-old heritage. The rolling green fields emblematic with Ireland give way to a surreal rocky terrain known as The Burren. Drive along this stony coastline and eventually … you’ll come to the edge of the world.
At least, that is how it may seem when you encounter the Cliffs of Moher—a collection of sheer sea cliffs that are estimated to be around 300 million years old. For five miles, the cliffs dominate the landscape, plunging down into the steely waves below. A massive 702 feet at their highest point, the Cliffs of Moher also offer magnificent views of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, and the mountains of Connemara—if the temperamental Irish weather cooperates.
Those who wish to explore some of Ireland’s most far-flung locales can board a ferry in Galway Bay and set off for the Aran Islands. Inis Oirr (Inisheer) is the smallest of the islands, with a population of approximately 250 people. The tiny island is easily traversed by foot or by horse-and-trap tour. Its main attraction is the eerie shipwreck of the M/V Plassey, a cargo ship that ran aground in 1960 and was left behind—its rusted shell looming from the shore.
Back on the mainland stands a slightly more elegant ruin: Ennis Friary. Founded in the 13th century, the Friary boasts dozens of 15th- and 16th-century limestone sculptures, including a famous statue of St. Francis displaying the stigmata, as well as scenes from the Passion story.
The town of Donegal offers travelers a mix of serene natural beauty—from its charming harbor, picturesque beaches, and craggy mountain passes—to manmade delights such as the iconic tweed that bears the town’s name.
For centuries, Donegal has continued to produce their tweed using traditional methods and local materials. Sheep's wool is still spun on a flax wheel and woven on a loom, and the rich purple and green colors come from plants such as blackberries, fuchsia, and moss. The tweed is then crafted into caps, suits, and vests prized by locals and travelers alike.
Rising in the center of town is elegant Castle Donegal. Constructed in the 15th century, its origins are contested—some say it was built by local Irish chieftains while others believe it to have initially been a Viking fort. The structure lay in ruins for 200 years before it was recently restored to its former glory.
Natural and manmade beauty can be found at Glenveagh Castle and National Park, the second largest park in Ireland. The castle was commissioned in 1870 by Captain John Adair. While the end result was stunning, Adair is not remembered kindly by the people of Donegal, as he forcibly evicted 224 tenants from the land all for the sake of his own personal hunting estate. In an ironic twist of fate, Adair died before his lavish castle was completed. Today, the castle and grounds are open to the public; and the lakes, forests, and glens—not to mention a herd of wild red deer—are free for everyone to enjoy.
Killarney is a scenic town located in County Kerry that is marked by three lakes and more than 40 islands. Its verdant landscape is sprinkled with moss-covered ruins, stone castles, and historic cathedrals. This land has been inhabited for centuries and rose to prominence during the Bronze Age due to the availability of copper ore found on Ross Island—a scenic piece of the 26,000-acre Killarney National Park. Another treasure of Ross Island is the 15th-century Ross Castle, which was believed to have been one of the last sites to surrender to the English during the 17th-century Irish Confederate Wars, which were civil wars fought between the Irish, English, and Scottish.
About a mile away from Ross Island is another island that sits in the National Park, Innisfallen, which is located on the Lough Leane Lake. In the seventh century, the island was vacant and isolated until a monk who sought solitude to pray moved to Innisfallen and established a monastery. Today, the monk is known as Saint Finian and the island is known for this ancient site.
While these famous Killarney attractions are currently some of the town’s main allures, in the 19th century, the construction of the railway and visits from royalty and important novelists boosted the town’s popularity. Today, Killarney is also known for its expansive stretches of green fields and craggy mountains, lush forests and tranquil waterfalls, charming downtown streets and exciting pub culture.
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William the Conqueror. Richard the Lionheart. Henry VIII. It’s hard to imagine these iconic rulers commanding their kingdoms from any other setting than a castle. Yet these fortifications didn’t come into being until 1066, when William first began constructing them as military bulwarks. The first castles were mixed use, equal part military stronghold and living quarters. Soon, they became the homes from which royals and nobles ruled.
Over time, castles came to contain all the elements of feudal life in one setting: the ruling class, the servant class, and soldiers who defended them all. With medieval standards of living, castles were cold and dark much of the time, but became ever more elaborately decorated over the years, and the scene of the grandest pageantry of the day. With groundskeepers, stable hands, kitchen staff, and servants living in or near the castles, in addition to the lords and the military, these strongholds were like miniature cities unto themselves, often long before cities appeared.
The castles of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales have since become iconic symbols of history and culture, and each has a story of its own. With no one-size-fits-all approach to feudal architecture, these seats of power are as varied and colorful as the nations in which they rise.
Like any island, Tresco was vulnerable to attack from the sea, and, with a central location among the Isles of Scilly, being captured provided its holders with access to other islands. Despite the first castle being named for King Charles, it was actually young King Edward VI who determined that Tresco was at risk of falling into the hands of the covetous French, and he ordered construction of a worthy fortress in the mid-16th century.
Built in the shape of a semi-hexagon, King Charles’s Castle boasted a massive central chamber with openings that gave its crew the ability to fire on vessels below in five directions simultaneously. This would have been more impressive had the architects considered their design a little more carefully. Because the edifice rose a full 130 feet over the harbor, the only way to fire its weapons was to aim them dramatically downward; but in this position, cannonballs simply rolled out before they could be fired. Only interlopers who came ashore were in actual danger, as soldiers above were well-armed with bows and arrows. No wonder then, that in 1651 during the English Civil War, the anti-royalist forces led by Robert Blake simply sailed past the harbor and went ashore elsewhere, to take not only Tresco but St. Mary’s, the next island.
To embellish his point, Blake sent a team to partially blow up King Charles’s Castle, then used some of the rubble as stone for a new castle. Named for Oliver Cromwell, this castle was closer to the harbor and was thus actually useful. With its six gun ports on a two-story façade, it was definitely the bigger, badder brother to the first castle. Showing more foresight than Edward VI, Blake got it right: No one could gain control of the island without passing in the line of fire from the castle. Meanwhile, its shape and size made it unlikely that the castle could be destroyed from sea—and, in fact, it still stands.
Although some castles changed hands due to political shifts or as the spoils of war, 15th-century Kisimul Castle off the Isle of Barra in Scotland has been strongly associated with the fortunes of a single family for nearly 600 years. For most of that time, this castle—which covers an islet but seems from a distance to float on the water—was the property of Clan MacNeil, which traces its roots back to a legendary High King of Ireland, Niall of the Nine Hostages. The head of the MacNeil family was called the chief and 20 consecutive chiefs oversaw Kisimul as their own.
In 1838, however, with the family fortunes falling, the 40th chief sold the island (and with it, the castle), and much of the clan moved to America, Canada, and other English-speaking lands. With no clan to maintain the castle, it fell into disrepair, some of its masonry being hauled away for paving stone. But 100 years later, Robert Lister MacNeil, an America-born clan descendant, determined to set things right. Using all of the money he’d earned as an architect in the States, as well as most of his wife’s inheritance, he bought back the island and set to work restoring the castle, which became one of Scotland’s treasures as the only remaining significant medieval castle in the Hebrides.
In 2011, 46th clan chief Roderick MacNeil, trying to avoid letting the island fall into disrepair ever again, made an unusual offer: The family would lease the castle to Historic Scotland, a National Trust organization, for 999 years. The terms? Rent of one British pound per year—and a bottle of Scotch whisky. It was an offer Scotland could not refuse.
At Dublin’s Malahide Castle, many families and political factions have walked the halls—and some, it is said, still do. Built in the 12th century by King Henry II of England and given as home to the family of his knight Sir Richard Talbot, the stone manse was expanded in the 18th century to include more imposing towers, and boasts a 22-acre garden with 5,000 species of plants. But what makes Malahide Castle stand out in the Irish imagination is its legendary ghosts, an array of colorful figures from 800 years of history.
There’s Miles Corbet, who sided with Oliver Cromwell against King Charles I in the English Civil War, and briefly claimed the castle. After Cromwell’s overthrow, Corbet was hung, drawn, and quartered, to set a grisly example for future anti-monarchists. His was the first ghost said to haunt the castle, often in full armor. As if it is not enough to encounter a ghost to begin with, his specter might fall apart, separating into quarters before your eyes.
Corbet was followed by Walter Hussey, who was murdered by a spear-throwing rival on his way to his own wedding. Adding to insult to (fatal) injury, his bride-to-be later married the rival, so Hussey’s ghost is said to wander the halls clutching his side asking if anyone has seen his former sweetheart. One Malahide couple, Maud Plunkett and her husband the Lord Chief Justice, never parted at all—it’s said that she can be seen chasing him through the castle at night, hounding him in the afterlife the way she is said to have done in their mortal years.
Puck, the four-foot-tall jester, haunts Malahide in a different fashion. He provided amusements for the ruling family and fell in love with Lady Elenora Fitzgerald, who had been detained at the castle under suspicion of plotting against King Henry VIII. Puck was found murdered, likely by pro-Henry forces, but his death was attributed to suicide. Legend says his ghost promised never to hurt anyone, and that remains true. But he also refuses to be forgotten and is said to show up unwanted in photographs taken inside the castle.
One of the oldest Welsh tales is that of Macsen Wledig, emperor of the Western Roman Empire in Britain, who dreamed of sailing a ship and crossing the sea to a land that was home to the world’s greatest castle and most beautiful maiden. After leaving Britain for Rome, the emperor found no such castle or maiden, and sank into despair. He sailed back to Britain—but when he ventured ashore in Wales, he found a castle at Caernarfon as great as he imagined, and a maiden beyond his hopes. He settled there, refusing to ever return to Rome. Macsen Wledig was a real person but the story was a myth, created long after his passing, which somehow caught the Welsh fancy. By the time Edward I ruled the British Empire in the 13th century, the story was part of local lore, and Edward was determined to build a castle as impressive as the one of legend. Replacing a smaller castle (which itself had replaced a smaller Roman fort that bore no resemblance to Macsen’s grand dream), mighty Caernarfon Castle rose in less than five years, with massive polygonal towers, multicolored stone meant to invoke the glories of Constantinople, and a stone enclosure wall that encompassed all of the original town as well.
Impressed with his own handiwork, Edward determined to make this castle a formal part of British royal tradition. He achieved this by insisting that his wife be moved to Caernafon for the birth of their first child, so that the Prince of Wales would be, in fact, English. To this day, Caernafon is the site of investiture for the Prince of Wales, including His Royal Highness Prince Charles in 1969.
It is likely that Prince William will follow suit, should his father Charles assume the throne in the coming years.
Not every royal family is as close as the current House of Windsor. Mary, Queen of Scots, maintained a running battle with cousin Queen Elizabeth I that can only be called epic.
Mary’s seat of power seemed secure enough: Edinburgh Castle sits atop a chunk of 350-million year-old volcanic rock 390 feet above sea level, a truly immutable base. But even before she arrived in the 16th century, the castle had evolved multiple times over the years. First built in 1093 as the Castle of the Maidens, it had been damaged often in the continual battles with the English, requiring a steady stream of repairs. In 1360, King David II added 90-foot towers, and a century later, King James III brought the rest of the castle into line with more elegant furnishings and elaborate royal apartments.
Mary was by far the most famous of its residents, but when Elizabeth forced Mary to abdicate, a cadre of Mary’s supporters barricaded themselves in the castle to support their queen and sustain local rule. That turned out to be a bad idea, because Elizabeth, at her boiling point, simply gave orders to retake the castle. Her forces did considerable damage—including felling David’s mighty towers—in the process. The nobles lost, Mary was later executed, and the castle itself never recovered its height. Nonetheless, like all great castles, its value to the culture, and the history written in its stonework, endures to this day.
Nutritious, satisfying, and incredibly versatile, potatoes have been a cornerstone of Irish cooking since they were introduced to the Emerald Isle in the early 17th century. Tiny plots could yield enough tubers to feed a large family and turn a profit, making them the perfect crop for subsistence farmers. Today, the enchanting island produces nine varieties of potato. The Irish favor the high-starch, fluffy varieties—ideal for mashing, baking, and pureeing into soups. But some low-starch, waxy potatoes are grown there, and their firmer texture means they hold their shape through boiling, roasting, and steaming. No matter your preferred preparation, you’re sure to get your potato fill on Maritime Jewels of the British Isles & Ireland.
When the mercury drops in the fall, nothing satisfies quite like a steamy bowl of soup. In Ireland—where the temperatures rarely climb above 70 degrees Fahrenheit—soup is always a welcome addition to the menu. This delicious potato and leek version is quintessentially Irish, and relies on the preferred high-starch potatoes for creaminess. With just seven ingredients, it requires minimal prep, and makes enough to feed a hungry family or freeze for a future chilly day.
Soak the chopped leeks in cold water to clean, and drain.
Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add the leeks and onion, cover with a tight lid, and sweat until the leeks are soft.
Add the chopped potatoes, cover, and cook for an additional 10 minutes, watching carefully so they don’t burn.
Add the chicken stock and simmer for 30 minutes until the potatoes are cooked.
Season well with salt and pepper, and blend the soup until smooth and creamy.
Try making this delicious potato and leek soup that is quintessentially Irish and super creamy.
With 5,000 years of history and mythology to draw from, it’s no surprise that Irish tradition is overflowing with charms and superstitions about everything—from finding love to buying a cow. The Emerald Isle’s inhabitants adapted and mixed Celtic, Anglo- Saxon, and Christian customs to create a rich and varied lore of folk wisdom.
When people talk about “the luck of the Irish” nowadays, it’s meant sincerely—but the origin of the phrase was dark, as Ireland suffered through centuries of poverty, famine, and political oppression under British rule. So it’s unsurprising that many Irish superstitions revolve around all things lucky and unlucky. Black cats, crowing hens, whistling girls, and knitting at night are unlucky. A hen wandering into your house, hearing a cuckoo call on your right, and meeting a white lamb on the road are all good omens.
Magpies, ubiquitous in Ireland and known for their cleverness and thievery, have a whole host of superstitions surrounding them. One magpie at your door foretells death, but two is a sign that good luck is coming. It’s unlucky to meet a magpie on a journey, though meeting two magpies on your right is lucky. But then again, three magpies on your left is unlucky.
These contradictory beliefs were most famously collected together in the book Irish Cures, Mystic Charms & Superstitions, compiled in 1888 by Lady Jane Wilde. Lady Wilde’s book brings together traditions from all over Ireland, and it’s certain that some were regional or even confined to a village or two. But the comprehensiveness of the traditions and lore in the book give a fascinating glimpse into life in pre-modern Ireland, where residents relied heavily on faith and folk wisdom in their everyday lives.
Although many of the home remedies Lady Wilde lists seem cringeworthy (it’s hard to believe anyone ever actually tried to cure a fever by eating a live spider rolled into a lump of butter) at least one now has modern science behind it. The seemingly poor choice to use spiderwebs to cover wounds and stop bleeding turns out to be based on the fact that spider webs are rich in Vitamin K, which encourages blood to clot.
Other superstitions took their basis from Christian beliefs. Killing a robin, whose red breast symbolized the blood of Christ, meant bad luck for life. And Friday was believed to have been the day of Adam’s creation, the expulsion from the Garden of Eden, and Christ’s death, “hence,” according to Lady Wilde, “its evil repute and fatal influence.” Haircuts, business deals, moving house, and starting trips were all verboten on Fridays.
Another major influence on Irish superstitions is belief in fairies, usually called “fair folk,” “good neighbors,” or just “The Folk” in conversation, since saying their name out loud is said to catch their attention. Irish fairies are not the pixie-dust sprinkling, benevolent creatures of modern children’s stories. Some legends say they are the Tuatha De Danann, the pagan gods of Ireland angry at being consigned to the underworld by conquering Christians. Other, Christianized versions of their origin call them fallen angels, demons who didn’t make it all the way to hell. In any case, they regard humanity with malice.
The Sidhe, the fairy race, were said to steal babies and replace them with weak, ugly “changelings.” So families were to lock every drawer and cabinet in a house as soon as a baby was born to keep fairies from lying in wait to kidnap the baby. Other fairy-related superstitions include avoiding building on a known fairy-path or moving a fairy mound, which is a doorway between our world and the fairies’ realm. Inconveniencing fairies led to their wrath, which meant personal and financial ruin for any human foolish enough to cross them.
While few people still believe in changelings, some fairy stories are taken seriously even today. When Irish developer Sean Quinn, once the nation’s richest man, lost his entire fortune in 2012, locals in County Cavan said it was the fairies revenge for Quinn moving a local fairy mound to build a quarry on the site. For the unfortunate Quinn, in this case, the original meaning of “luck of the Irish” held true.
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The millennia of history nestled within the Emerald Isle's "rebel county"
Thanks to its geographic diversity and relative inaccessibility before modern-day travel, much of County Kerry continues ancient Irish traditions.
Located in Ireland’s southwest, County Kerry is home to some of the Emerald Isle’s most ethereal natural beauty and iconic history. Best known for the scenic Ring of Kerry, Kerry’s spectacular geological features date back to the end of the last ice age ten thousand years ago, when retreating ice sheets cut into the landscape, creating the lakes, valleys, and mountains that enchant visitors to this day.
These spectacular sights—including the interconnected Lakes of Killarney, the breathtaking mountain pass of Moll’s Gap, and the verdant flora throughout the ring—are the rolling green hills of Ireland writ large. Killarney National Park’s 25,000 acres of pristine landscape encompass Ireland’s magical natural beauty: Much of what is today known as the Ring of Kerry rests in this park. Established in 1932, when the owners of the grand Victorian estate Muckross House gifted their 4,000 acres of land to the Irish government, the park was expanded in the 1970s to cover more than 25,000 acres of protected land.
The Lakes of Killarney—glacial Lough Leane, Muckross Lake, and the Upper Lake—make up about a quarter of the park. Each lake boasts a unique and diverse ecosystem, with thriving populations of cormorants, deer, salmon, and trout. The park also boasts the country’s largest area of ancient oakwoods, and is home to MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Ireland’s tallest mountain range, whose peaks top out at a modest 3,414 feet.
Humans have inhabited the area for more than 4,000 years, since the Bronze Age; the remains of a copper mine on the Ross Island peninsula provide evidence of Ireland’s earliest known metalwork. And Christianity arrived in Kerry in the middle of the first millennium, leaving behind early Christian settlement ruins still visible today. Among them is the monastery Saint Finian the Leper founded on Inisfallen Island in Lough Leane (Gaelic for “Lake of Learning.”) Established in the seventh century AD, it remained occupied until the 14th century.
In addition to ancient roots, Kerry has a long and proud history as “The Kingdom County,” intermittently warring against British subjugation from the 12th century Norman invasion to the 1918 War for Independence, when Kerry was a republican stronghold. Among its most significant losses in the long fight against England was the end of the Nine Years' War in 1603, when much of Kerry’s land was confiscated by the British and given to English settlers. Irish farmers, unable to own land and forced tenants to the British, were kept poor by the rents they were required to pay the crown.
A century and a half later, Thomas Browne, 4th Viscount of Kenmare and a prominent Irish landowner and politician, came up with the idea of improving the local economy through the modern tourist trade. By promoting the area’s pristine nature as an idyllic spot for visiting English gentry to enjoy their fishing and hunting holidays, the town of Killarney developed from a modest village into a thriving center for tourism and trade.
Kerry’s renown had grown so much by 1861 that Queen Victoria herself came to see the sights. Ladies’ View, a scenic spot between Killarney and Kenmare, was named for the queen’s ladies in waiting, who vocally admired the magnificent views there. The writings of famed poets, including Tennyson and Wordsworth, further cemented Killarney’s reputation as an international vacation destination.
While English rule developed the world’s appreciation for Kerry’s beauty, it proved ill-suited for the management of the county’s people. The landlord/tenant system disintegrated when farmers’ main crop and food source—the potato—failed. During the Great Irish Famine of 1845-1852, approximately one million citizens died; just as many emigrated to escape such a fate. Areas of County Kerry lost up to 30% of their population, a loss that still contributes to the county’s areas of windswept isolation today.
Thanks to its geographic diversity and relative inaccessibility before modern-day travel, much of County Kerry continues ancient Irish traditions. Six Kerry towns are classified by the government as Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking), with Gaelic spoken as the primary language. The fishing town of Dingle, on a craggy peninsula of the same name, is the largest of these, with a population of nearly 2,000. Although areas where Gaelic Irish is spoken as a first language are in decline, it is still taught in schools, in hopes of preserving this precious tradition for the future.
From its formation in the ice age to 4,000 years of human habitation, County Kerry retains memories both natural and manmade from its entire varied history. Its beauty and longevity will no doubt continue to enchant visitors for generations to come.
The people of Ireland have expressed their joys and sorrows through song for centuries— chronicling their pain and pride with haunting ballads and dance-friendly ditties. For most of that time, men dominated the Celtic music scene—but thanks to some talented women, the landscape of Irish music has been transformed over the past several decades.
During centuries of British occupation of Ireland, every aspect of Irish culture was suppressed. British forces even confiscated musical instruments, leading the Irish to express themselves through a cappella singing, known as sean-nos (“old-style”). When restrictions were eased in the late 1800s, there was enthusiastic interest in a revitalizing Irish customs—including participation in feis cheoil (“music festival involving competition”). Women were sometimes the subjects of songs at these events, but they weren’t often at the center of the stage. This started to change, however slowly, in the 20th century.
Julia Clifford was one woman who helped pave the way for women in Irish music during this time. Clifford was so well respected as a traditional fiddler in the 1960s that a type of Irish folk music was named after her style of play (as well as others from her area). The style, called Sliabh Luachra for the region from which she hailed, was rhythmic, wild, and suited to dancing.
The vocalist Bridie Gallagher was another trailblazer. Nicknamed the “Girl from Donegal,” she began as a singer in a ceili band in her native Creeslough before going on to sing at the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, and Royal Albert Hall.
Female musicians from Ireland continued to garner praise through the latter half of the 20th century, but it wasn’t until the 1990s that some became household names. One of the faces of modern Irish music is Enya, whose real name is Eithne Ní Bhraonáin. Like Gallagher, Enya is from Donegal, but her music is very different. She uses mostly synthesizers and multi-layered vocal tracks to achieve a distinctive style influenced by Irish music—in fact, many of her songs have Irish-language lyrics.
Though each of these modern women was influenced by the music of her homeland, their songs were a departure from the oldtime tunes of Clifford, Gallagher, and their predecessors. As it turned out, though, this time period brought a renewed interest in traditional Irish music as well.
A prime example is A Woman’s Heart, a collaborative album created by esteemed Irish folk artists Mary Black, Delores Keane, Sharon Shannon, and others. Released in 1992, the album wasn’t expected to do well—the musicians only hoped to move a few thousand records—but it struck a chord with listeners: The record sold 750,000 copies worldwide.
More recently, the band Celtic Woman has built upon the global interest in female focused music from the Emerald Isle. The all-woman ensemble has been called “Riverdance of the voice,” and plays modern favorites as well as classic Celtic tunes. The group has become a cultural phenomenon, selling millions of albums and performing at sold-out arenas worldwide.
Today, Irish women continue to garner critical and commercial success, and have become some of the most well-known musicians in the world. It is clear that in a genre once dominated by men, Irish women no longer take second fiddle.
Find out how a few notable talents transformed the genre in the 20th century, from Julia Clifford to Enya.

'Best Documentary Award' at the Ajyal Film Festival (Made in Qatar) sponsored by Ooredoo Qatar, goes to Mariam al-Dhubhani, student at Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q), and Mohamed al-Jaberi, International Politics student at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) and intern at its Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS). The film, "Just another Memory," highlights the life of a Yemeni couple living away from a war-torn home. Read the full synopsis at the Doha Film Institute (DFI) website.

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Cod is popular as a food with a mild flavour and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA). Young Atlantic cod or haddockprepared in strips for cooking is called scrod. In the United Kingdom, Atlantic cod is one of the most common ingredients infish and chips, along with haddock and plaice. It is also frequently consumed in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Brazil. Cod flesh is moist and flaky when cooked and is white in colour.
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Answer: The song was "I Got You, Babe", Sonny and Cher's 1965 hit.

The Three Marks of Existence are an essential Buddhist teaching regarding the nature of experience. A basic teaching of Buddhism, the Three Marks of Existence are three characteristics that all conditioned phenomena share. This means that every sensation, thought, and experience we have is subject to these three marks. An example of a non-conditioned phenomena in Buddhism is full enlightenment or nibbana (Pali – nirvana). The Three Marks of Existence are anicca, dukkha, and anattā, or impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and not-self. We grow to know these characteristics through meditation practice, especially with the practice of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. All three of these marks may be hard to grasp or even agree with at first, and that is okay. We may even find ourselves aversive to the idea of them. Through meditation practice, we gradually come to know these characteristics.
The first of the Three Marks of Existence is anicca. Anicca is a Pali word that literally means inconstant or not continuous. The Buddha’s teaching of impermanence points toward the natural changing nature of everything. Nothing we experience is constant and unchanging. Whether it is a sound, physical sensation, thought, emotion, or something external, everything changes. This paragraph may seem redundant in its mentioning of change. It’s because it really is that important and simple: everything is changing.
Take the body, for example. It is constantly changing. Almost every cell in the body regenerates after a period, meaning that body your have today is not the same body you had ten years ago. Or, you may take a feeling of love you have for somebody. Whether it is a child, a parent, a friend, a pet, or a significant other, you may love another being deeply. Although your love may not wane, it changes. How you loved this being a year ago is not the same way in which you love the being today. The quality of the love changes. The feeling, thought patterns, and physical sensations change.
When we look at any of our experience we can see it changing, sometimes subtly. Maybe we have chronic pain in meditation practice. Tuning in to the experience, we see that the pain may have a natural moving quality. When we move or shift positions, the pain changes. This doesn’t mean the pain necessarily goes away, but the intricacies of the experience change. It’s easy to see how some things change, while it is difficult to see how other phenomena are impermanent. One helpful practice is to bring to mind something we consider permanent or unchanging and challenge ourselves to find the impermanence in it. In meditation, we don’t necessarily need to look directly for impermanence; if we are truly mindful, the impermanent nature becomes clear.
The second of the Three Marks of Existence is dukkha. Dukkha is most commonly translated into English as “suffering,” but “unsatisfactoriness,” “dis-ease,” or “stress” may convey the meaning of dukkha more accurately. Dukkha, in a general sense, is the natural discomfort we all experience in life. It may come in many forms: anxiety, regret, anger, grief, sadness, clinging, and many more. We experience the pain of loss, the pain of craving more, and the simple pain of living. There is a shared experience of dis-ease. Although we just offered several different translations of the Pali word dukkha, it may just be best to abandon any English word. When we translate dukkha, we lose some if its meaning, and it may create confusion about the principle.
As one of the Three Marks of Existence, dukkha is the idea that nothing we experience outside nibbana causes lasting satisfaction. This is easiest to see with the unpleasant experiences we have. When we have pain, hear a sound that we find unpleasant, or find ourselves thinking unpleasant thoughts, we can see that these experiences are not creating happiness. Furthermore, the aversion that arises in response to these stimuli are dukkha. With neutral experiences, it is similarly easy. The neutral sensations don’t create happiness, and the reaction of boredom, confusion, or even aversion certainly aren’t sukkha (the opposite of dukkha).
Where many people run into problems with this idea is with the pleasant experiences. How is joy, love, or sitting with our favorite meditation teacher dukkha? It’s a point of contention amongst many beginners to Buddhist meditation. We must understand that dukkha is NOT suffering in the way that we often use the word suffering in English. Rather, dukkha here is the simple fact that these experiences do not create ultimate freedom. Because everything is impermanent, the joy, love, and meditation with our favorite teacher eventually end. When the joy leaves us, we may actually suffer. We may be able to enjoy experience as it is, and let it go when it leaves. The point is that it is transient. It is not a cause of lasting sukkha. This doesn’t mean we should shun pleasant experiences; it’s perfectly healthy to rejoice in the joy we experience. When we see the nature of experience as just phenomena occurring, we are able to see the dukkha in it. As with impermanence, you may challenge yourself to find something that is not dukkha. Having something in mind, try to see if you can see any dukkha surrounding the phenomenon.
The final of the Three Marks of Existence, anattā, is at the center of much confusion and debate. Often translated as “no-self,” people get the impression that the Buddha taught there is no self. There is no you reading this, and there is no me writing it. However, that is not what anattā means. Gil Fronsdal often points out that Anattā is more appropriately understood as “not-self.” It’s just a one letter difference, but an important one. The teaching here is not that there is no self; it is that experience is not self. So what does this mean?
Let’s start with the sensation of your feet on the ground. We can see the anattā in this experience by looking closely at what is happening. We may not be aware of this always, but it happens quite often. The foot is in contact with the ground, and the sensation reaches the brain. The mind sees it as pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. The mind has a response or reaction (clinging, boredom, aversion, etc.). By itself, the sensation of the foot on the ground is nothing. It cannot exist by itself. It is a process, dependent upon the mind, the ground, the foot, feeling tone, and much more. So anattā may be understood as: no phenomena exists inherently by itself. The same may be said for sounds, emotions, thoughts, tastes, and smells. They lack an inherent self; they are processes dependent upon other processes.
Next, we can consider a physical object. Let’s take a wooden coffee table. When we look or feel, we sense a coffee table. Anattā here isn’t that the table doesn’t exist. Rather, it is that the table is dependent upon so many things, it is only our perception of it as a table that makes it a table. Think of everything that had to happen to bring that table to fruition. A tree had to grow, it had to receive sun and water, somebody had to cut it down, it had to be shipped somewhere to be made into a table, it was cut and assembled, somebody shipped it to a store, and you walked in and bought the table with money you earned from working. If we went more in depth, we would see an infinite number of causes and conditions for the table to be present. When we look at the table we see all of the effort, time, and different materials used to make it. By itself, it is a combination of these causes and conditions. Once we perceive it as a table, it becomes a table.
Finally, let’s consider our own being. When we look at ourselves, we can disassemble our experience. The mind is similar to a mirror, just reflecting whatever experience is occurring. Think of a mirror sitting in a hallway, and numerous people walking past it. The mirror stays a mirror, but its content changes. Every moment a new person walks by it and a new image is reflected. It is similar with the mind. We hear a noise or have a thought, and the composition of the mind changes. You may notice this by simply closing your eyes and noticing the thoughts that arise. Our own experience is a process, this is the key. We are not stable beings. We are ever-changing processes, with the mind reflecting what is occurring.
Anattā is often the most confusing of the Three Marks of Existence, and this may be the case for you as you read this. It’s okay. Keep it as a working hypothesis. Be aware of this teaching, and be open to seeing it in your practice. If nothing else, it may help to keep in mind that experience is a process.
In the Satipatthana Sutta, the Buddha’s discourse on establishing mindfulness, the Buddha directly instructs us to know these three characteristics in mindfulness meditation practice. This is actually the purpose of mindfulness meditation in Buddhism. This is done through various forms of meditation practice, but is of great importance in many Buddhist traditions.

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Nina did a running drill to get in shape for soccer season. First, Nina ran 0.08333333333333333 mile. Then she ran 0.08333333333333333 mile and 0.6666666666666666 mile. How many miles did Nina run in total? Answer:

As he reminded me with a wall post earlier, Jacob and I have been dating for 1.3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 months now, intense huh? I told him that I wasn’t counting our positive anniversaries so much as our negative ones. It’s funny how important our anniversaries were about 4-8 mo. Then we got engaged and there were more days to celebrate but the only one that “really” matters (at least monthly) is that day coming up in January 😀 And that one is less than 3 months away, yay!

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Go! Intentionally fracture your fibula!
You are the joints of the lower appendages of a eusocial animal.
I bequeath unto you the frigid glenohumeral joint.
You and the curvy peg are now parting ways, thanks to me.
A conglomeration of wind, precipitation, humidity and temperature is above me as I randomly touch various things with my hands.
Prevent blood-sucking parasites from using their mandibles, and slumber securely.
Refrain from enumerating avian live stock prenatally.
The pump which both delivers and retrieves molecules from every component of my construct has stopped its function.
Visible collections of gaseous vapors are plated without exception.
Retrieve and refasten your various body parts at once!
While you are entertained, the fourth dimension is airborne.
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How to convert Feet to Yards (ft to yd)?
1 ft = 0.333333333333 yd.
1 x 0.333333333333 yd = 0.333333333333 Yards.
In relation to the base unit of [length] => (meters), 1 Feet (ft) is equal to 0.3048 meters, while 1 Yards (yd) = 0.9144 meters.

jlp94 wrote: I assume it won't be open in March 2019 when I visit?
skyrocket II seem to go up pretty fast (after all, it's really not that much track in too large of a footprint). . .so you never know.
I wouldn't expect it to open before May...like mid-May to Memorial Day weekend. Late April (after Easter) I think would be pushing it, but you never know.
For the record, not that it matters, the Busch/SW parks will have 33.3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333% of all Sky Rocket II coasters.
The Great Zo wrote: For the record, not that it matters, the Busch/SW parks will have 33.3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333% of all Sky Rocket II coasters.
The Great Zo wrote: For the record, not that it matters, the Busch/SW parks will have 33.3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333% of all Sky Rocket II coasters.
And 100% of the "Comfort Collar" crap!
The Great Zo wrote: For the record, not that it matters, the Busch/SW parks will have 33.3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333% of all Sky Rocket II coasters.
Do any of our European friends subscribe to First Drop magazine? Apparently there's some reporting in there that whatever replaces Gwazi will effectively be a brand new coaster with a single 212 ft / 65 m steel-structured lift hill, and the original lifts being used as regular hills in the layout. Anyone know more about this apparent rumor?
A.J. wrote: Do any of our European friends subscribe to First Drop magazine? Apparently there's some reporting in there that whatever replaces Gwazi will effectively be a brand new coaster with a single 212 ft / 65 m steel-structured lift hill, and the original lifts being used as regular hills in the layout. Anyone know more about this apparent rumor?
Out of curiosity, does that park have any height limit for coasters?
A.J. wrote: Do any of our European friends subscribe to First Drop magazine? Apparently there's some reporting in there that whatever replaces Gwazi will effectively be a brand new coaster with a single 212 ft / 65 m steel-structured lift hill, and the original lifts being used as regular hills in the layout. Anyone know more about this apparent rumor?
Out of curiosity, does that park have any height limit for coasters?
Falcon's Fury is 335'. While it is just a free-standing structure and not a coaster, I'd imagine that any height limit for the park would also have been applied to Falcon's Fury. While BGT is pretty much right in a neighborhood, I'd imagine that the park is probably grandfathered in, and possibly pre-dates the residences. So resident should have known when moving there to not be bothered by the sights of a themepark.
A.J. wrote: Do any of our European friends subscribe to First Drop magazine? Apparently there's some reporting in there that whatever replaces Gwazi will effectively be a brand new coaster with a single 212 ft / 65 m steel-structured lift hill, and the original lifts being used as regular hills in the layout. Anyone know more about this apparent rumor?
This is (apparently(!!!)) the quote from the magazine. Its on all the FB coaster groups, but I can't say for sure if its accurate. If true it sounds amazing.
"The new Gwazi will make some major modifications to the dueling coasters. The first of which is to remove its dueling element. A new steel structure lift hill will give the coaster a 65m (212ft) 91degree first drop. Making it the tallest and steepest RMC hybrid coaster as well as the tallest coaster in Florida. The original lift hills will remain and feature as "normal" hills on the new track"

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1333.3333333333333333333 as a decimal - solution and the full explanation with calculations.
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John is three times younger than his father, but two times older than his brother Jim. How old is John if Jim is 40 years younger than his father?
Answer: John is 16 years old.
Let X be John’s age, F be father’s age, and J be Jim’s age. Then, 3X=F, X/2 =J, and J+40=F. Solving this system of three equations for X, we get X=16.
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Which one has more carbs? 100g of rice or pasta? Answer: They are pretty much the same!!! Pasta has 131 calories and 25grams of carbs and rice has 130 calories and 28grams of carbs. How many of you got that one correct? Goes to show that you can keep on track with your diet without having to eat the same boring thing everyday.

How long would it take to fly anywhere on Earth using a SpaceX rocket?
How long would it take to fly anywhere on Earth using a SpaceX rocket?
Answer: less than an hour.
Before he gets us to Mars, Elon Musk wants to get us anywhere on Earth in under an hour.
At Friday’s International Astronautical Conference, the CEO of SpaceX revealed the company’s plans for its largest airborne vehicle yet, the BFR. While originally intended to facilitate SpaceX’s goal of putting humans on Mars by 2024, Musk announced that he also envisions using the rocket for high-speed Earth travel.
The world’s longest flight — from Doha, Qatar, to Auckland, New Zealand — currently takes 16.5 hours. However, with SpaceX’s BFR rocket, flight time would be just 45 minutes.

Gregory built seven motorcycles. He sells each for $900.00. How much money did Gregory earn selling his motorcycles?
Albert sent a letter to his penpal everyday for the entire month of January and February. How many letters did Albert send his penpal?
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Calvin owns a restaurant. He pays $1,200.00 a month in rent. How much rent does Calvin pay a year?
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Gina pays $80.00 for cable service a month. How much money does Gina pay for cable a year?
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If Nelson drives 55 miles per hour hour, how long will it take him to reach Miami, Florida, 165 miles away?
Answer: It will take Nelson 3 hours.
William is a chef and cooked three different dishes. He sold them to his friend Nilda for $60.00 each. How much money did William earn?

What tech does the Department of Homeland Security want to implement to improve border security?
What tech does the Department of Homeland Security want to implement to improve border security?
Answer: Facial scanning and recognition.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may be taking a page out of Apple’s book when it comes to identification and security. Apple’s latest and greatest iPhone, the iPhone X, boasts facial recognition technology that will make proving yourself to your phone more convenient than ever — all you have to do is look at it. DHS wants to provide similar levels of convenience to travelers crossing U.S. borders.
“This call is looking for innovative solutions to capture facial recognition quality photos from travelers in order to facilitate identity checks without requiring occupants to leave the vehicle,” said the call for proposals.
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Any idea what this word picture is saying?
Any idea what this word picture is saying?
Answer: No TV for a week!

What are a group of universities doing to raise money for NASA's budget for planetary exploration?
What are a group of universities doing to raise money for NASA's budget for planetary exploration?
What are a group of universities doing to raise money for NASA's budget for planetary exploration?
Answer: They are holding a nationwide car wash and bake sale. On Saturday, June 9, nine universities from across the U.S. will participate in the nationwide car wash and bake sale in an effort to help NASA avoid budget cuts for its planetary exploration. The participating universities are calling on individuals to sign up and take part in the high school-style fundraising event.

25.33333 as a decimal - solution and the full explanation with calculations.
What is 25.33333 as a decimal?
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A man's age at death was one twenty-ninth of the year of his birth. How old was he in 1900?
Answer: He was 44 years old.
From the question you know the man died between 1900 and 1940. We also know his age at death (x) is one twenty-ninth of the year of his birth (29x). If you add his age at death to the year he was born you get the year he died (30x). Only one year between 1900 and 1940 is divisible by 30, 1920 (the year he died). The year he was born can now be found: 1920 * (29/30) = 1856. So in 1900 he was (1900 - 1856) = 44 years old.

Most of the engineers live within 20 km.
Very few live beyond 20 km.
Answer: Most of the students are 160 – 170 cm tall.
Very few students are taller than 170 cm.