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Ballet steps
| Name of step |
Description |
| arabesque |
standing on one leg with the other leg stretched out behind |
| ballon |
a floating leap |
| batterie |
leap while beating the calves together |
| bourrée |
small step on the points of the toes |
| brisé |
leap from one leg, beating the legs together and landing on both feet |
| capriole |
leap while beating one leg against the other |
| chassé |
step while sliding the foot with no heel lift |
| ciseaux |
leap with the legs wide apart |
| entrechat |
vertical jump beating the calves together |
| glissade |
slow sliding steps with feet brought together between each step |
| jeté |
leap from one leg to the other |
| pointes |
dancing on the toes |
Cannes Film Festival
This international film festival is held every May in Cannes, France. The first festival was held in 1947. The main award is the Palme d'Or (known as the Grand Prix prior to 1955) for best film. Awards for supporting performances were introduced in 1979.
| 1991–2001 |
| Year |
Palme d'Or for Best Film |
| 1991 |
Barton Fink (USA) |
| 1992 |
The Best Intentions (Sweden) |
| 1993 |
The Piano (New Zealand/Australia) |
| Farewell, My Concubine (Hong Kong/China) |
| 1994 |
Pulp Fiction (USA) |
| 1995 |
Underground (Bosnia-Herzegovina) |
| 1996 |
Secrets and Lies (UK) |
| 1997 |
The Eel/Unagi (Japan) |
| The Taste of Cherries (Iran) |
| 1998 |
Mia Eoniotita Ke Mia Mera/Eternity and A Day (Greece) |
| 1999 |
Rosetta (Belgium) |
| 2000 |
Dancer in the Dark (Denmark) |
| 2001 |
La Stanza del Figlio/The Son's Room (Italy) |
| 2002 |
| Award |
Winner(s) |
| Palme d'Or for Best Film |
The Pianist Roman Polanski (France) |
| Grand Jury Prize |
The Man Without a Past Aki Kaurismaki (Finland) |
| Best Director |
(co-winners) Kwon-Taek Im Chihwaseon (South Korea) and Paul Thomas Anderson Punch-Drunk Love (USA) |
| Best Female Performance |
Kati Outinen The Man Without a Past (Finland) |
| Best Male Performance |
Olivier Gourmet Le Fils/The Son (Belgium) |
| Best Screenplay |
Sweet Sixteen Paul Laverty (UK) |
| Camera d'Or |
Bord de Mer Julia Lopes-Cural (France) |
| Jury Prize |
Yadon Ilaheyya/Divine Intervention Elia Suleiman (Palestine) |
| 55th Anniversary Prize |
Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore (USA) |
| Short films |
| Award |
Winner(s) |
| Palme d'Or |
Eso Utan/After the Rain Peter Meszaros (Hungary) |
| Jury Prize |
(co-winners) A Very Very Silent Film Manish Jha (India) and The Stone of Folly Jesse Rosensweet (Canada) |
| Cinefondation, First Prize |
Um Sol Alarnajado/Four Days Eduardo Valente (Brazil) |
Emoticons
An emoticon or 'smiley' is a symbol designed to communicate emotion in text using punctuation marks and other symbols. Most
emoticons take the form of a human face and should be viewed sideways. Below is a selection of some of the growing number of emoticons now in use online.
| Emoticon |
Interpretation |
| :-) |
happy |
| : ) |
| :-> |
| : > |
| :-( |
sad |
| : ( |
| :-< |
| : < |
| ;-) |
winking |
| ; ) |
| ;-> |
| ; > |
| :-t |
cross, angry |
| ~:-( |
| :-| |
indifferent |
| :-o |
suprised, amazed, shocked |
| 8-0 |
| :-D |
laughing |
| :,-( |
crying |
| :'-( |
| ;-( |
| 8-| |
in suspense |
| |-| |
asleep (bored) |
| :-& |
tongue-tied |
| :-# |
lips are sealed |
| :-x |
| :-\ |
undecided |
| :-/ |
sceptical |
| :-P |
poking tongue out |
| $-) |
greedy |
| >:-) |
devilish |
| >:-> |
| >;-) |
| >;-> |
| 0:-) |
angelic |
| <:-) |
dunce (stupid question?) |
| <:-# |
smiling with beard |
| 8-) |
smiling with glasses |
| 8 ) |
| 8-> |
| 8 > |
| (-: |
left-handed, Australian |
| :-* |
kiss |
| :-X |
| ( 8(|) |
Homer Simpson |
| @@@@8 (|) |
Marge Simpson |
Healthy weights for men and women
| Height |
Men |
Women |
| cm |
ft |
kg |
lb |
kg |
lb |
| 148 |
4ft 10in |
|
|
42–54 |
93–119 |
| 152 |
5ft |
|
|
44–57 |
97–126 |
| 156 |
5ft 1in |
|
|
45–58 |
99–128 |
| 160 |
5ft 3in |
52–65 |
115–143 |
48–61 |
106–134 |
| 164 |
5ft 5in |
54–67 |
119–148 |
50–64 |
110–141 |
| 168 |
5ft 6in |
56–71 |
123–157 |
52–66 |
115–146 |
| 172 |
5ft 8in |
59–74 |
130–163 |
55–69 |
121–152 |
| 176 |
5ft 9in |
62–77 |
137–170 |
58–72 |
128–159 |
| 180 |
5ft 11in |
65–80 |
143–176 |
61–75 |
134–165 |
| 184 |
6ft |
67–84 |
148–185 |
|
|
| 188 |
6ft 2in |
71–88 |
157–194 |
|
|
| 192 |
6ft 4in |
75–93 |
165–205 |
|
|
International clothing sizes
Size equivalents are approximate.
| UK |
Europe |
USA |
| Women's suits/dresses |
| 8 |
36 |
6 |
| 10 |
38 |
8 |
| 12 |
40 |
10 |
| 14 |
42 |
12 |
| 16 |
44 |
14 |
| 18 |
46 |
16 |
| 20 |
48 |
18 |
| 22 |
50 |
20 |
| 24 |
52 |
22 |
| Men's suits |
| 36 |
46 |
36 |
| 38 |
48 |
38 |
| 40 |
50 |
40 |
| 42 |
52 |
42 |
| 44 |
54 |
44 |
| 46 |
56 |
46 |
| Men's shirts (collar sizes) |
| 14 |
36 |
14 |
| 141/2 |
37 |
141/2 |
| 15 |
38 |
15 |
| 151/2 |
39 |
151/2 |
| 16 |
40 |
16 |
| 161/2 |
41 |
161/2 |
| 17 |
42 |
17 |
| 171/2 |
43 |
171/2 |
Largest land mammals
| Animal |
Scientific name |
Weight (tonnes) |
| African elephant |
Lorodonta africana |
5.90 |
| Asian elephant |
Elephas maximus |
5.40 |
| white rhinoceros |
Ceratotherium simum |
3.50 |
| hippopotamus |
Hippopotamus amphibious |
3.00 |
| American bison |
Bison bison |
1.50 |
| dromedary |
Camelus dromedarius |
0.70 |
| polar bear |
Ursus maritimus |
0.65 |
| brown bear |
Ursus arctos |
0.60 |
| elk, or moose |
Alces alces |
0.55 |
| Galapagos giant tortoise |
Geochelone nigra |
0.50 |
| gorilla |
Gorilla gorilla |
0.35 |
| tiger |
Panthera tigris |
0.30 |
The planets
(– = not applicable.)
| Planet |
Main constituents |
Atmosphere |
Average distance from the Sun |
Orbital period (Earth yrs) |
Day length |
Diameter |
Density1 |
| km (millions) |
mi (millions) |
km (thousands) |
mi (thousands) |
| Mercury |
rock, ferrous |
– |
58 |
36 |
0.241 |
58d 15h 30m |
4.88 |
3.03 |
5.4 |
| Venus |
rock, ferrous |
carbon dioxide |
108 |
67 |
0.615 |
243d 0h 27m |
12.10 |
7.51 |
5.2 |
| Earth |
rock, ferrous |
nitrogen, oxygen |
150 |
93 |
1.000 |
23h 56m |
12.76 |
7.92 |
5.5 |
| Mars |
rock |
carbon dioxide |
228 |
141 |
1.880 |
24h 37m |
6.78 |
4.21 |
3.9 |
| Jupiter |
liquid hydrogen, helium |
– |
778 |
483 |
11.860 |
9h 51m |
142.80 |
88.73 |
1.3 |
| Saturn |
hydrogen, helium |
– |
1,427 |
886 |
29.460 |
10h 14m |
120.00 |
74.56 |
0.7 |
| Uranus |
ice, hydrogen, helium |
hydrogen, helium |
2,870 |
1,783 |
84.000 |
17h 14m |
50.80 |
31.56 |
1.3 |
| Neptune |
ice, hydrogen, helium |
hydrogen, helium |
4,497 |
2,794 |
164.800 |
16h 7m |
48.60 |
30.20 |
1.6 |
| Pluto |
ice, rock |
methane |
5,900 |
3,666 |
248.50 |
6d 9h 17m |
2.27 |
1.41 |
~2.0 |
1 Relative density: 1 = density of water.
Time zones in the USA
| Time zone |
Hours behind GMT |
| Atlantic Standard Time |
4 |
| Eastern Standard Time |
5 |
| Central Standard Time |
6 |
| Mountain Standard Time |
7 |
| Pacific Standard Time |
8 |
| Alaska Standard Time |
9 |
| Hawaii/Aleutian Standard Time |
10 |
US presidents
After having beaten the British at Yorktown in 1783, George Washington took part in drafting a new constitution for the USA and was elected its first president in 1789.
| Year elected/took office |
President |
Party |
Losing candidate(s) |
Party |
| 1789 |
1 |
George Washington |
Federalist |
no opponent |
|
| 1792 |
|
George Washington1 |
Federalist |
no opponent |
|
| 1796 |
2 |
John Adams |
Federalist |
Thomas Jefferson |
Democrat–Republican |
| 1800 |
3 |
Thomas Jefferson |
Democrat–Republican |
Aaron Burr |
Democrat–Republican |
| 1804 |
|
Thomas Jefferson1 |
Democrat–Republican |
Charles Pinckney |
Federalist |
| 1808 |
4 |
James Madison |
Democrat–Republican |
Charles Pinckney |
Federalist |
| 1812 |
|
James Madison1 |
Democrat–Republican |
DeWitt Clinton |
Federalist |
| 1816 |
5 |
James Monroe |
Democrat–Republican |
Rufus King |
Federalist |
| 1820 |
|
James Monroe |
Democrat–Republican |
John Quincy Adams |
Democrat–Republican |
| 1824 |
6 |
John Quincy Adams |
Democrat–Republican |
Andrew Jackson |
Democrat–Republican |
| Henry Clay |
Democrat–Republican |
| William H Crawford |
Democrat–Republican |
| 1828 |
7 |
Andrew Jackson |
Democrat |
John Quincy Adams |
National Republican |
| 1832 |
|
Andrew Jackson1 |
Democrat |
Henry Clay |
National Republican |
| 1836 |
8 |
Martin Van Buren |
Democrat |
William Henry Harrison |
Whig |
| 1840 |
9 |
William Henry Harrison |
Whig |
Martin Van Buren |
Democrat |
| 1841 |
10 |
John Tyler2 |
Whig |
|
|
| 1844 |
11 |
James K Polk |
Democrat |
Henry Clay |
Whig |
| 1848 |
12 |
Zachary Taylor |
Whig |
Lewis Cass |
Democrat |
| 1850 |
13 |
Millard Fillmore3 |
Whig |
|
|
| 1852 |
14 |
Franklin Pierce |
Democrat |
Winfield Scott |
Whig |
| 1856 |
15 |
James Buchanan |
Democrat |
John C Fremont |
Republican |
| 1860 |
16 |
Abraham Lincoln |
Republican |
Stephen Douglas |
Democrat |
| John Breckinridge |
Democrat |
| John Bell |
Constitutional Union |
| 1864 |
|
Abraham Lincoln1 |
Republican |
George McClellan |
Democrat |
| 1865 |
17 |
Andrew Johnson4 |
Democrat |
|
|
| 1868 |
18 |
Ulysses S Grant |
Republican |
Horatio Seymour |
Democrat |
| 1872 |
|
Ulysses S Grant1 |
Republican |
Horace Greeley |
Democrat–Liberal Republican |
| 1876 |
19 |
Rutherford B Hayes |
Republican |
Samuel Tilden |
Democrat |
| 1880 |
20 |
James A Garfield |
Republican |
Winfield Hancock |
Democrat |
| 1881 |
21 |
Chester A Arthur5 |
Republican |
|
|
| 1884 |
22 |
Grover Cleveland |
Democrat |
James Blaine |
Republican |
| 1888 |
23 |
Benjamin Harrison |
Republican |
Grover Cleveland |
Democrat |
| 1892 |
24 |
Grover Cleveland |
Democrat |
Benjamin Harrison |
Republican |
| James Weaver |
People's |
| 1896 |
25 |
William McKinley |
Republican |
William J Bryan |
Democrat–People's |
| 1900 |
|
William McKinley1 |
Republican |
William J Bryan |
Democrat |
| 1901 |
26 |
Theodore Roosevelt6 |
Republican |
|
|
| 1904 |
|
Theodore Roosevelt1 |
Republican |
Alton B Parker |
Democrat |
| 1908 |
27 |
William Howard Taft |
Republican |
William J Bryan |
Democrat |
| 1912 |
28 |
Woodrow Wilson |
Democrat |
Theodore Roosevelt |
Progressive |
| William Howard Taft |
Republican |
| 1916 |
|
Woodrow Wilson1 |
Democrat |
Charles E Hughes |
Republican |
| 1920 |
29 |
Warren G Harding |
Republican |
James M Cox |
Democrat |
| 1923 |
30 |
Calvin Coolidge7 |
Republican |
|
|
| 1924 |
|
Calvin Coolidge1 |
Republican |
John W Davis |
Democrat |
| Robert M LaFollette |
Progressive |
| 1928 |
31 |
Herbert Hoover |
Republican |
Alfred E Smith |
Democrat |
| 1932 |
32 |
Franklin D Roosevelt |
Democrat |
Herbert C Hoover |
Republican |
| Norman Thomas |
Socialist |
| 1936 |
|
Franklin D Roosevelt1 |
Democrat |
Alfred Landon |
Republican |
| 1940 |
|
Franklin D Roosevelt1 |
Democrat |
Wendell Willkie |
Republican |
| 1944 |
|
Franklin D Roosevelt1 |
Democrat |
Thomas E Dewey |
Republican |
| 1945 |
33 |
Harry S Truman8 |
Democrat |
|
|
| 1948 |
|
Harry S Truman1 |
Democrat |
Thomas E Dewey |
Republican |
| J Strom Thurmond |
States' Rights |
| Henry A Wallace |
Progressive |
| 1952 |
34 |
Dwight D Eisenhower |
Republican |
Adlai E Stevenson |
Democrat |
| 1956 |
|
Dwight D Eisenhower1 |
Republican |
Adlai E Stevenson |
Democrat |
| 1960 |
35 |
John F Kennedy |
Democrat |
Richard M Nixon |
Republican |
| 1963 |
36 |
Lyndon B Johnson9 |
Democrat |
|
|
| 1964 |
|
Lyndon B Johnson1 |
Democrat |
Barry M Goldwater |
Republican |
| 1968 |
37 |
Richard M Nixon |
Republican |
Hubert H Humphrey |
Democrat |
| George C Wallace |
American Independent |
| 1972 |
|
Richard M Nixon1 |
Republican |
George S McGovern |
Democrat |
| 1974 |
38 |
Gerald R Ford10 |
Republican |
|
|
| 1976 |
39 |
James Earl Carter |
Democrat |
Gerald R Ford |
Republican |
| 1980 |
40 |
Ronald Reagan |
Republican |
James Earl Carter |
Democrat |
| John B Anderson |
Independent |
| 1984 |
|
Ronald Reagan1 |
Republican |
Walter Mondale |
Democrat |
| 1988 |
41 |
George Bush |
Republican |
Michael Dukakis |
Democrat |
| Ross Perot |
Independent |
| 1992 |
42 |
Bill Clinton |
Democrat |
George Bush |
Republican |
| 1996 |
|
Bill Clinton1 |
Democrat |
Bob Dole |
Republican |
| Ross Perot |
Reform |
| 2000 |
43 |
George W Bush |
Republican |
Al Gore |
Democrat |
| Ralph Nader |
Green Party |
1 Re-elected.
2 Became president on death of Harrison.
3 Became president on death of Taylor.
4 Became president on assassination of Lincoln.
5 Became president on assassination of Garfield.
6 Became president on assassination of McKinley.
7 Became president on death of Harding.
8 Became president on death of F D Roosevelt.
9 Became president on assassination of Kennedy.
10 Became president on resignation of Nixon and Agnew.
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