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Thursday Thirteen - More Piano Facts
2007-10-31 23:56:00 Spinet pianos were made by Samuel Blythe as early as 1789 at Salem, Mass. The term Grand was first used in 1777.Abraham Lincoln used Chickering Grand #5070 while at the White House. During 1869 the US produced 25,000 pianos valued at $7,000,000, during 1910 production was 350,000 pianos valued at $100,000,000 ! The term "Tickle the Ivorys" refers to playing the ivory keys of the piano, however, ivory has not been used to make piano keys since about the 1950's (they are plastic, sometimes referred to as "Ivorine"). That there are currently over 50 Brand Names of pianos? During the past 100 years there have been approximately 5000 Brands of pianos placed on the market. Most are still on display in homes or elsewhere. Piano s are made of thousands of pieces of wood glued together to form various parts of the playing mechanism as well as the cabinet. Felt, buckskin, paper, steel, iron, copper, and other materials are also used. Don't forget to visit PianoSuppies.com for piano lamps, be... More About: Facts , Thirteen , Thursday
WW - Expensive Quran!
2007-10-31 13:51:00 A Quran written in 1203, believed to be the oldest known complete copy, has sold for more than $2.3 million at an auction.The holy book, which had been estimated to sell for up to $715,000, fetched $2,327,300 at Tuesday's auction in London, Christie's said.That was a record auction price for a Quran or any type of Islamic manuscript, the auctioneer Christie's said.A nearly complete, 10th-century Kufic Quran, thought to be from North Africa or the near East, sold $1,870,000.Both were offered for sale by the Hispanic Society of America, and were purchased by trade buyers in London, Christie's said.The record-setting Quran was signed by Yahya bin Muhammad ibn 'Umar, dated 17 Ramadan 599 (June 1203).It was acquired in Cairo in 1905 by Archer Milton Huntington, who founded the Hispanic Society in New York City in 1904. Huntington, the adopted son of railroad and ship-building magnate Collis P. Huntington, died in 1955.The calligraphy in the manuscript was done in gold outlined in th...
The Gartner Symposium
2007-10-27 02:11:00 The Gartner Symposium / ITXPO - where technology meets businessIt is the industry's largest and most strategic conference for senior IT and business professionals together with ITxpo - the interactive exhibit floor loaded with the latest technology solutions. There is no other event in the world like it.The aim is to meaningfully interact with the leading solution providers in a no-hype environment.In the past, the Gartner Symposiums have received immence positive feedback from the attendees - and have been lauded for the proffesionalism and elegance of the conferences. Let us hope that the remaining four this year are no exception.There were 7 conferences scheduled for 2007:San Fransisco, California : 22-26 April (already happened)Barcelona, Spain : 20-23 May (already happened)Orlando, Florida : 7-12 OctoberCannes, France : 4-8 NovemberSydney, Australia : 20-23 NovemberTokyo, Japan : 28-40 NovemberYou can register for the Gartner Symposium or find more information about it from th... More About: The G
Thursday Thirteen - Interesting Facts about China
2007-10-25 00:46:00 China is the world's largest economy. The exact population of China is unknown. Many of its people are "undocumented" by their own government. Its official population ranges from 1.3 billion to 2 billion people. 24% of the world speaks Chinese (there are over 200 different Chinese languages and regional dialects). The official state language is Pu-tong-hwa (Mandarin). According to economists, China will become the world's wealthiest nation by the year 2012. The Great Wall of China is NOT visible from outer space. Its too thin. Its just a myth that it can be seen. The only man-made structures visible from space are: The Pyramids of Giza and the Hoover Dam. Tea, popularized by the Chinese was first bagged and shipped around the world in 1903. China manufactures 60% of the world's bicycles (the United States buys 86% of the world's bicycles). Gunpowder was first discovered in China where it was used to create fireworks, signal flares and small missiles used for military purposes. I... More About: Interesting , Facts , China , Thirteen , Thursday
TT - More Alcohol Trivia
2007-10-18 01:02:00 1. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President of the U.S. in 1932 on a pledge to end National Prohibition. 2. During World War II, reduction of consumption activists argued that soldiers should not be permitted to drink alcohol beverages. However, General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, insisted that such prohibition would be 'harmful to the men in the service."3. The consumption of alcohol was so widespread throughout history that it has been called "a universal language."4. Opposition to the enforcement of Prohibition increased as people became disillusioned with the Noble Experiment. Montana became the first state to repeal its enforcement of Prohibition, doing so in 1926 (Prohibition lasted from 1920 through 1933).5. Shochu, a beverage distilled from barley, was the favorite beverage of the world’s longest-living man, Shigechiyo Izumi of Japan, who lived for 120 years and 237 days. He was born on June 29, 1865 and died on February 21, 1986. 52 The U.S. M... More About: Trivia , Alcohol
Thursday Thirteen - Interesting facts about pianos
2007-10-11 00:55:00 Christie's Auction House recently sold a Vicorian Steinway grand piano for $1.2 MILLION DOLLARS! The piano was sold to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute of Williamstown, Massachusetts.What famous piano company was Engelhard Steinweg the founder of? Maybe this will help. In 1853 he Americanized his name to Henry E. Steinway! 1997 was the 150th Anniversary of his famous Steinway Pianos! Heinrich E came to the States in 1850 at which time he and three of his sons each acquired employment working for four different piano makers. In 1853 he founded Steinway & Sons which is when he Americanized his name (at the time Broadwood pianos was doing well, so he thought it an intelligent marketing decision to anglicize their last name.) He was born in 1797, making 1997 was the 200th Anniversary of his birth. That the piano is known as "The King of Instruments"? The piano earned this title for a number of reasons including it's tonal range ( the piano covers the full spectrum of any ... More About: Interesting , Facts , Thirteen , Thursday , Eres
Expo Real 2007
2007-10-06 01:07:00 The EXPO REAL 2007 (the 10th International Commercial Property Expo sition) is taking place on 8th to 10th October 2007 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre Since its premiere in 1998, EXPO REAL has developed into a central platform for investments, business and real-estate projects in Europe. All the key real-estate markets and locations and all the international key players in the real-estate sector are present at EXPO REAL. The extensive conference programme focuses on the latest trends and innovations in thereal-estate market. You can visit their website - Expo Real
TT - Alcohol Trivia
2007-10-04 01:01:00 1. President Lyndon B. Johnson's favorite drink may have been scotch and soda. He would ride around his Texas ranch in an open convertible in hot weather. He drank his "scotch and soda out of a large white plastic foam cup. Periodically, Johnson would slow down and hold his left arm outside the car, shaking the cup and ice. A Secret Service agent would run up to the car, take the cup and go back to the station wagon (following the President's car). There another agent would refill it with ice, scotch, and soda as the first agent trotted behind the wagon. then the first agent would run the refilled cup up to LBJ's outstretched hand, as the President's car moved slowly forward."2. Don’t swallow in Utah! Wine used in wine tastings in Utah must not be swallowed!3. Adding a miniature onion to a martini turns it into a Gibson.4. The longest bar in the world is 684 feet (or about 208.5 meters) long and is located at the New Bulldog in Rock Island, Illinois.5. A drinking establishment... More About: Trivia , Alcohol
Wordles Wednesday - Fast Food Comparisons II
2007-10-03 02:31:00 I got such a marvellous response to the previous lot that I decided to put up a few more - hope you all like these too!On the left is the Menu photograph of the food and on the right is the actual food served to the customer. More About: Food , Fast Food , Fast , Wednesday
Expo World
2007-09-29 01:10:00 My recent addiction is Expo s - you might have noticed that from my last two posts ;-)Anyway - I found this new blog - Expo World - its quite young - only 5-6 posts, but it contains good solid information on some expos - so I liked it - anyway, go check it out.By the way, I've decided to try and write a short review of a blog at random once a month (hopefully), so enjoy!
Spider Facts
2007-09-27 00:06:00 Certain female species of spiders such as the Australian crab spider, sacrifice their bodies as a food source for their offspring.Some male spiders pluck their cobwebs like a guitar, to attract female spiders.Fried spiders taste like nuts.The largest spider ever was the Megarachne which had a diameter of 50 cm. The fossil was found in Argentina.The bite from a black widow spider is not automatically fatal. In fact, less than 1% of all people bitten by this spider run the risk of dying, and most of them are saved with the use of antivenin.The skeleton of a spider is located on the outside of the body.Spider s usually have eight eyes, but still they cannot see that well.There are about 34,000 species of spiders.Spiders have claws at the ends of their legs.Only the female black widow spider has a poisonous bite. The male spider's venom is not poisonous and it does not attack its prey.Of the 35,000 species of spiders, only 27 species are known to have caused human fatalities.Spiders bel... More About: Facts
Wordless Wednesday - Fast Food Comparisons - I
2007-09-26 02:29:00 Interesting comparison of food shown in the menu and the orignal food served to the customer. On the left is the Menu photograph of the food and on the right is the actual food served to the customer. More About: Food , Fast Food , Fast , Wednesday
Thursday Thirteen - 13 Most Popular Books in the World
2007-09-20 02:10:00 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallowsby J. K. Rowling2. Margin of Safety : Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investorby Seth A. Klarman 3. Best of Business Card Design 6by Blackcoffee Design Inc4. Margin of Safety : Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investorby Seth A. Klarman 5. Thousand Splendid Sunsby Khaled Hosseini 6. Ayodhya without the Communal Stamp : In the Name of Indian Secularismby Nilofar Suhrawardy 7. The Secretby Rhonda Byrne 8. 2012 The Shaman's Prophecyby D. Rhoades Hoskins 9. McDonnell F-4 Phantom : Spirit in the Skiesby David Donald, Jon Lake10. Turn for Worseby W. R. Barna 11. Cost Accounting : A Managerial Emphasisby Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M. Datar, George Foster 12. Glycemic Index Cooking Made Easy : Lose Weight, Eat Well, and Boost Your Energy Levels Using Low GI Foodsby Janette Brand Miller, Kaye Foster-Powell, Joanna McMillan-Price 13. Playing in Isolation : A History of Baseball in Taiwanby Junwei Yu More About: Books , World , Popular , Thirteen , The World
13 Most Rare Stamps
2007-09-13 02:17:00 Penny Black-United KingdomBasel Dove-Switzerland - Canton of BaselPost Office Mauritius-United KingdomPerot Provisional-BermudaCottonreels-British GuianaHawaiian Missionaries-HawaiiScinde Dawk-Scindh, IndiaInverted Head Four Annas-IndiaInverted Swan-Western AustraliaTreskilling Yellow-SwedenRed Mercury-AustriaBritish Guiana 1 cent Magenta-British GuianaWoodblock Stamps -Cape of Good Hope More About: Rare
TT - Interesting Facts About France
2007-09-06 00:27:00 Nearly 20% of the territory of Franc e lies outside Europe and known as "DOM-TOM" (overseas departments and territories), where over 2.5 million French citizens live.More tourists visit France each year than any other country in the world, with 67 million annual tourist arrivals (more than the country's population).André Gide, French writer and Nobel Prize of Literature, said "French people are Italian people in bad mood".The tides in the region of Brittany and Normandy are the strongest in Europe, with a difference in level of up to 15 meters between high and low tide.French used to be the language of the nobility and diplomacy all across Europe and in the Ottoman Empire, then the world's first real international language until English replaced it in the mid-20th century.The name "France" comes from "Frank", a Germanic tribe that invaded the Western Roman Empire in the 6th century and founded the first independent kingdom covering most of today's France.The French state is one o... More About: Interesting , Facts , Eres
TT - Interesting Facts About Paris
2007-08-30 00:30:00 Paris is the capital city of France, the largest country of Western Europe with 550 000 km² and with about 60 millions inhabitants in the Whole of France. The City of Paris has about 2,160,000 people living there and it covers about 41 square miles. The altitude of Paris averages between 90ft and 120ft above sea level. Some of the attractions of Paris include The Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame Cathedral, The Arc de Triomphe, The Louvre Museum, The Champs-Elysées, and Musé d'Orsay. The Eiffel Tower is probably one of the most famous symbols of France and was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889, took 2 years to complete and it was the world's tallest building up until 1930. The Eiffel Tower has over 2.5 million rivets, 15,000 iron pieces, over 40 tonnes of paint and there are 1652 steps to the top. The River Seine actually breaks the city into the Rive Droite (Right Bank) north of the river and the Rive Gauche (Left Bank) south of the river. Paris is a huge tourist ... More About: Interesting , Facts , Paris , Eres
TT - 13 Facts about French Food
2007-08-23 00:34:00 The famous Petit Suisse ("little swiss cheese") of Gervais are not from Switzerland, but from Normandy, in France.Crêpes, one of the most popular food in Europe, originate from Brittany, in the west of France.Wine has been made in France since Roman times.There are 450 different wine appellations in France. There are tens of thousands of small wine-producing domain, but only 15% of all French wines enjoy the marketing benefits of AOC designations.Bordeaux alone has over 9,000 different châteaux.72% of the adult French population finds it difficult to understand French wine labels.In 2004, France produced 56.6 millions hectoliters of wine.Wines from the North of France (e.g. Alsace) are usually made from a single variety of grape (e.g. Pinot Noir), whereas wines further south are typically blends of varietals (e.g. Carbernet Sauvignon + Merlot), which is why they do not mention them on the label like in Australia, California, Chile or South Africa.France produces some of the world... More About: Food , Facts , French food |
