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• Récit imaginaire sur Night Hawks d'Hopper

                And I could feel his eyes staring at me. I could feel his breath on my neck. I couldn't go back.               - Yes, I said in a heartbeat. I'm still in, if you are?             - Ha-ha darling, please, he looked at me amused. You're the one who's hesitating,        I'm not.             - I'm not.             - You're nervous; you're blushing, you're trembling. You're hesitating because what you asked me to do to your own family is awful, he said as he was getting closer to my...

• Créer une histoire à partir du tableau Night Hawks de Hopper

                And I could feel his eyes staring at me. I could feel his breath on my neck. I couldn't go back.               - Yes, I said in a heartbeat. I'm still in, if you are?             - Ha-ha darling, please, he looked at me amused. You're the one who's hesitating,        I'm not.             - I'm not.             - You're nervous; you're blushing, you're trembling. You're hesitating because what you asked me to do to your own family is awful, he said as he was getting closer to my...

• Percy Bysshe Shelley: Ode to the Westwind (Sprache & Litteratur).

  Than thou, O uncontrollable! If evenI were as in my boyhood, and could be The comrade of thy wanderings over Heaven,As then, when to outstrip thy skiey speedScarce seemed a vision; I would ne’er have striven As thus with thee in prayer in my sore need.Oh, lift me as a wave, a leaf, a cloud!I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed! A heavy weight of hours has chained and bowedOne too like thee: tameless, and swift, and proud. V Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is:What if my leaves are falling...

•   Chapitre XXIII               Les Hamilton étaient des gens étranges, tendus comme des cordes d'instruments de musique.

  fut unaccident. Ilyavait tantdeproduits chimiques. C’estnotre avis. » Mais Samuel pensaquel’accident s’appelait douleuretdésespoir. La mort d’Una secoua Samuel commeuntremblement deterre silencieux. Ilne prononça paslamoindre bellephrase, ils’assit seuletberça sadouleur. Ilavait l’impression quesanégligence étaitcoupable. Son corps qui,jusque-là, avaitjoyeusement luttécontre letemps, cédaunpeu. Sapeau ferme devint vieille, sesveux clairs sevoilèrent etses larges épaules s’affaissèrent. Liza, ell...

• Oper: La Bohème - Texte.

  Plötzlich öffnet sich die Tür, und eine aufgeregte Musette erscheint. Ihr folgt Mimì, die ihre letzte Stunde nahen fühlt und den einzigen Mann wiedersehen will, densie wirklich geliebt hat. Auf der Treppe ist sie ohnmächtig geworden. Rudolf bemüht sich liebevoll um sie. Sie kommt zu sich, und die alte Liebe erwacht nocheinmal. In der Mansarde ist die Armut groß. Musette opfert ihre Ohrringe und geht mit Marcel, einen Arzt rufen. Colline wird seinen alten Mantel verpfänden. Mimì ist mit Rudolf al...

• Bees. It's a warm summer afternoon in a park or garden.

  become the queens. When a honey bee finds food, it tells other honey bees. The bee comes back to the hive with nectar. Itthen performs a dance. The bee’s movements tell the other bees where to look for this nectar. BUMBLEBEES If you go on a picnic, a yellow and black bumblebee may buzz by. Bumblebees have thick, hairy bodies.Their hair helps keep them warm. Only the queens live through the winter, however. The workers anddrones die. Like honey bees, bumblebees live in colonies. Bumblebees like t...

• Oper: Die Hochzeit des Figaro - Texte.

  Traurig und allein gedenkt die Gräfin der Augenblicke der Liebe. Susanna kommt, und die Gräfin diktiert ihr einen Brief für den Grafen, der ihn zum nächtlichen Treffen einlädt. Es kommen einige Mädchen; unter ihnen Cherubino in Frauenkleidern. Der Page wird entdeckt, aber Barbarina bittet für ihn; durch eventuelle Enthüllungen inSchwierigkeiten gebracht, willigt der Graf in ihre Heirat ein. Vierter Akt Ein Kabinett Durch einige Worte Barbarinas erfährt Figaro von Susannas Verabredung mit dem Gra...

• Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter Essay

  and her husband is supposed to meet her there. She finds comfort in the person of Minister Arthur Dimmesdale, and let herself be tempted by an act of passion, and love that gave birth to a « sinful » child. Then Hester has to carry the burden of her shame embodied in the Scarlet Letter, and in Pearl. Hester follows what we can call natural laws : Roger Prynne (aka Chillingworth) is described as old, deformed, and a man of science confine in his books, whereas Hester is young...

• Dante Alighieri: Die göttliche Komödie (Sprache & Litteratur).

  Schamroth zu ihm: ei! der VirgiliusUnd jene Quelle, die so reichen StoffZur Sprach’ und Kurzweil’ gibt? Du Glanz und RuhmDer andern Dichter! hochgeschätzt sey mirDie große Liebe und der lange Fleiß,Womit ich immer Deine Werke las!Du bist mein Meister, mein Schriftsteller; nurVon dir allein hab’ ich gelernt, mich hübschIm Schreiben auszudrücken; was mir Ehr ’Gemacht hat. Schau die Bestie doch an,Um derentwillen ich den Reißaus nahm!Berühmter Weiser hilf mir doch von ihr,Weil sie mir Puls und Ader...

• Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

  Fieldgate, Norm Player 1979 Fleming, Willie Player 1982 Flutie, Darren Player 2007 Forster, Sidney (Sid) Builder 2001 Foulds, William Builder 1963 Frank, Bill Player 2001 Fulton, Greg Builder 1995 Gabriel, Tony Peter Player 1985 Gaines, Gene Player 1994 Gall, Hugh Player 1963 Gaudaur, Jake Builder 1984 George, Ed Player 2005 Gibson, Frank Builder 1996 Golab, Tony Player 1964 Grant, Bud Builder 1983 Grant, Tommy Player 1995 Grey, Herbert Player 1983 Gray, Lord Earl Builder 1963 Griffing, Dean Pla...

• Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

  Fieldgate, Norm Player 1979 Fleming, Willie Player 1982 Flutie, Darren Player 2007 Forster, Sidney (Sid) Builder 2001 Foulds, William Builder 1963 Frank, Bill Player 2001 Fulton, Greg Builder 1995 Gabriel, Tony Peter Player 1985 Gaines, Gene Player 1994 Gall, Hugh Player 1963 Gaudaur, Jake Builder 1984 George, Ed Player 2005 Gibson, Frank Builder 1996 Golab, Tony Player 1964 Grant, Bud Builder 1983 Grant, Tommy Player 1995 Grey, Herbert Player 1983 Gray, Lord Earl Builder 1963 Griffing, Dean Pla...

• Molière: Der eingebildete Kranke (Sprache & Litteratur).

  werden um so klarer mit dem einen sehen.A r g a n. Das eilt nicht so.T o i n e t t e. Adieu. Es tut mir leid, Sie so bald verlassen zu müssen, indes ich muß zu einer großen Konsultation, die wegen eines gestern verstorbenen Mannesabgehalten wird.A r g a n. Wegen eines gestern verstorbenen Mannes?T o i n e t t e. Ja, wir wollen feststellen und herausfinden, was hätte geschehen müssen, um ihn zu kurieren. Somit auf Wiedersehen.A r g a n. Sie wissen doch, kranke Leute brauchen kein Geleit zu geben....

• Kuiper Belt - astronomy.

  III RESEARCH The Kuiper Belt is an exciting area of research in astronomy. The discovery and astronomical exploration of the Kuiper Belt over the past decade have fueled arevolution in scientists’ views of the solar system. Today astronomers recognize the Kuiper Belt as the third major region of the solar system (the other two regions arethe inner solar system, with its small rocky planets, and the outer solar system, with its gas-giant planets). They believe that the belt helps explain Pluto’...

• Jim Thorpe's Olympic Triumph.

  Thorpe's decathlon gold medal was widely hailed in the United States. James E. Sullivan, chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee, said it was particularlyimpressive in light of criticisms that the American team consisted of too many “specialists” in track and field. “His all-around work was certainly sensational,”Sullivan told the New York Times. ”In fact, the pentathlon was added to the games especially for the benefit of foreigners, but we have shown that we can produce all-around men, too. I...

• Dante Alighieri.

  illustrate the larger meaning of their actions in the universal scheme. Dante is guided through hell and purgatory by Virgil, who is, to Dante, the symbol of reason. Thewoman Dante loved, Beatrice, whom he regards as both a manifestation and an instrument of the divine will, is his guide through paradise. Each section contains 33 cantos, except for the first section, which has, in addition, a canto serving as a general introduction. The poem is written in terza rima (third rhyme), a three-line...

• From The Pilgrim's Progress - anthology.

  First, The pilgrims were clothed with such kind of raiment as was diverse from the raiment of any that traded in that fair. The people, therefore, of the fair, made agreat gazing upon them: some said they were fools, some they were bedlams, and some they are outlandish men. (I Corinthians ii.7, S.) Secondly, And as they wondered at their apparel, so they did likewise at their speech; for few could understand what they said; they naturally spoke the language ofCanaan, but they that kept the f...

• From The Red Badge of Courage - anthology.

  The youth put forth anxious arms to assist him, but the tall soldier went firmly on as if propelled. Since the youth's arrival as a guardian for his friend, the otherwounded men had ceased to display much interest. They occupied themselves again in dragging their own tragedies toward the rear. Suddenly, as the two friends marched on, the tall soldier seemed to be overcome by a terror. His face turned to a semblance of gray paste. He clutched the youth's armand looked all about him, as if dre...

• Pippin s’en fut avec une demi-douzaine de gars sur des poneys.

  voir. Le Patron et ce Sharcoux, dont ils ont parlé, ils pourraient faire quelque malheur là -bas avant le matin. » « Bon, Sam, dit Chaumine. Choisis un gars ou deux, et amène le chez moi. Tu n’auras pas besoin d’approcher du vieux village de H obbitebourg de l’autre côté de l’Eau. Mon Jolly, ici présent, te montrera. » Sam partit. Merry établit une surveillance autour du village et des gardes aux barrières pour la nuit. Après quoi, lui et Frodon s’en furent avec le Père Chaumine. Ils...

• Boxing Champions.

  1992 Riddick Bowe 1992-1994 Lennox Lewis 1994-1995 Oliver McCall 1995-1996 Frank Bruno 1996 Mike Tyson 1997-2001 Lennox Lewis 2001 Hasim Rahman 2001-2004 Lennox Lewis 2004-2005 Vitali Klitschko 2005-2006 Hasim Rahman 2006- Oleg Maskaev IBF Champions (Since 1983)1983-1985 Larry Holmes 1985-1987 Michael Spinks 1987 Tony Tucker 1987-1990 Mike Tyson 1990 James 'Buster' Douglas 1990-1992 Evander Holyfield 1992-1993 Riddick Bowe 1993-1994 Evander Holyfield 1994 Michael Moorer 1994-1995 George Foreman...

• Boxing Champions World Heavyweight Champions.

  1992 Riddick Bowe 1992-1994 Lennox Lewis 1994-1995 Oliver McCall 1995-1996 Frank Bruno 1996 Mike Tyson 1997-2001 Lennox Lewis 2001 Hasim Rahman 2001-2004 Lennox Lewis 2004-2005 Vitali Klitschko 2005-2006 Hasim Rahman 2006- Oleg Maskaev IBF Champions (Since 1983)1983-1985 Larry Holmes 1985-1987 Michael Spinks 1987 Tony Tucker 1987-1990 Mike Tyson 1990 James 'Buster' Douglas 1990-1992 Evander Holyfield 1992-1993 Riddick Bowe 1993-1994 Evander Holyfield 1994 Michael Moorer 1994-1995 George Foreman...

• From "Song of Myself" - anthology.

  Till that becomes unseen and receives proof in its turn.Showing the best and dividing it from the worst age vexes age,Knowing the perfect fitness and equanimity of things, while they discuss I am silent, and go bathe and admire myself.Welcome is every organ and attribute of me, and of any man hearty and clean,Not an inch nor a particle of an inch is vile, and none shall be less familiar than the rest.I am satisfied—I see, dance, laugh, sing;As the hugging and loving bed-fellow sleeps at my side...

• Samuel de Champlain.

  From 1616 to 1620 Champlain spent most of each year in France, with brief summer visits to Québec. In France he had to struggle to keep the Canadian enterprisealive, raise capital, and enlist workers. He also had to fight to keep his command over Québec. In 1618 he presented reports on the future of the French colonies inAmerica to the king and to the French Chamber of Commerce. In these reports he proposed that 300 settler families and 15 Récollets be established at Québec, with 300 soldiers to...

• Samuel de Champlain - explorer.

  From 1616 to 1620 Champlain spent most of each year in France, with brief summer visits to Québec. In France he had to struggle to keep the Canadian enterprisealive, raise capital, and enlist workers. He also had to fight to keep his command over Québec. In 1618 he presented reports on the future of the French colonies inAmerica to the king and to the French Chamber of Commerce. In these reports he proposed that 300 settler families and 15 Récollets be established at Québec, with 300 soldiers to...

• Malaria.

  last long and is unlikely to be fatal. Infants and children are especially vulnerable to malaria because they have not yet built up immunity to the parasite. Some peoplehave genetic traits that help them resist malaria. Sickle-cell anemia and thalassemia, for example, are inherited blood disorders linked to malaria resistance. Travelers who lack immunity to malaria should take precautionary measures when visiting areas where the disease is prevalent. Such measures include using insectrepellents,...

• Devops

  Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to our first session of the DevOpS Academy. I am your host, Lawrence Muthoga and I look after Microsoft Open source business across Middle Eastern Africa and a good thing with the open source world is it runs on Dev OPS Dev OPS is the engine that fuels it and so it's only right that I step in and share with you why you should care about Dev OPS in this first session in this series of videos, we're going to be talking about. Not just why you ne...

• Dante Alighieri I INTRODUCTION Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, and one of the supreme figures of world literature, who was admired for the depth of his spiritual vision and for the range of his intellectual accomplishment.

  Dante AlighieriOne of the greatest poets in the history of world literature, Italian writer Dante Alighieri composed poetry influenced byclassical and Christian tradition. Dante’s greatest work was the epic poem La divina commedia (1321?; The DivineComedy, 1802). It includes three sections: the Inferno (Hell), in which the great classical poet Virgil leads Dante on a tripthrough hell; the Purgatorio (Purgatory), in which Virgil leads Dante up the mountain of purification; and the Paradiso(Paradi...

• Giraffe - biology.

  One of the most striking elements of giraffe behavior is the duel between males fighting for mating privileges. Giraffe duels are among the most extraordinary in theanimal kingdom. They start when two males approach each other and begin to rub and intertwine their necks. This behavior—known as necking—allows the opponentsto assess each other’s size and strength. Often, necking alone is enough to establish seniority. If not, the rivals begin to exchange blows with their heads. Each giraffebraces...

• Dark Matter - astronomy.

  observed, and the measured frequency of such events has placed limits on how much dark matter can take the form of MACHOs. From the observations that have beenmade by astronomers, it is now known that MACHOs cannot be the dominant constituent of dark matter. There are simply not enough such gravitational lenses. Physicists suspect that a more exotic form of cold dark matter must exist. This form is not baryonic. Like neutrinos, this form barely interacts with ordinary matter, butis some type of...

• Foreign Trade.

  tax policies. Direct government support of various domestic industries is also viewed as a nontariff barrier to trade, because such support puts the aided industries at anunfair advantage among trading nations. V 20TH-CENTURY TRENDS In the first half of the 20th century, equal tariffs for similar goods was not the policy of all nations. Countries levied differential tariffs (charging lower tariffs to favorednations) and established other restrictive trading practices as weapons to fight unfrien...

• Amerikanischer Film.

  Frankenstein, 1975; Frankenstein Junior ). Der „New-Hollywood”-Bewegung, die sich Ende der sechziger Jahre gebildet hatte, um für größere gestalterische Freiheiten und weniger Abhängigkeit vom Kommerz zu kämpfen, waren Regisseure wie Dennis Hopper ( Easy Rider, 1969; Easy Rider ), Arthur Penn ( Bonnie and Clyde, 1967; Bonnie und Clyde ), Robert Altman ( Nashville, 1975; Nashville ), Peter Bogdanovich ( The Last Picture Show, 1971; Die letzte Vorstellung ), Francis Ford Coppola ( The Go...

• Magnetism I INTRODUCTION Magnetism, an aspect of electromagnetism, one of the fundamental forces of nature.

  the French physicist Paul Langevin produced a theory regarding the temperature dependence of the magnetic properties of paramagnets (discussed below), which wasbased on the atomic structure of matter. This theory is an early example of the description of large-scale properties in terms of the properties of electrons and atoms.Langevin's theory was subsequently expanded by the French physicist Pierre Ernst Weiss, who postulated the existence of an internal, “molecular” magnetic field inmaterials...

• From The Sound and the Fury - anthology.

  'You'd better slip on your pants and run,' he said. He went out. I got up and moved about, listening to him through the wall. He entered the sitting-room, toward the door. 'Aren't you ready yet?' 'Not yet. Run along. I'll make it.' He went out. The door closed. His feet went down the corridor. Then I could hear the watch again. I quit moving around and went to the window and drew thecurtains aside and watched them running for chapel, the same ones fighting the same heaving coat-s...

• San Diego - geography.

  Qualcomm Stadium is the home of the San Diego Chargers, playing major league football. PETCO Park is the home of the San Diego Padres, playing major leaguebaseball. Major sporting events in the city include a professional golf tournament in February, hydroplane races on Mission Bay in late summer, and the Holiday Bowlpostseason college football game in December. VI ECONOMY The total value of all the goods and services produced in San Diego make it one of the most powerful economies in the worl...

• Automation.

  Not all industries require the same degree of automation. Agriculture, sales, and some service industries are difficult to automate. The agriculture industry may becomemore mechanized, especially in the processing and packaging of foods; however, in many service industries such as supermarkets, for example, a checkout countermay be automated and the shelves or supply bins must still be stocked by hand. Similarly, doctors may consult a computer to assist in diagnosis, but they must makethe final...

• Constitution of Canada.

  A2 Constitution Act of 1982 The Constitution Act of 1982 patriated Canada’s constitution, allowing Canadian lawmakers to amend the constitution without significant involvement by the United Kingdom. It also established procedures that made it somewhat easier to pass constitutional amendments. Before the act was passed, no amendments could be madewithout the unanimous consent of the provinces. The Constitution Act of 1982 established the so-called 7 and 50 rule, which allows amendments to the...

• Oper: Falstaff - Texte.

  Da die gewisse Stunde naht, wird die Szene für die Falle, die man Falstaff stellen will, vorbereitet: Ein großer Korb mit schmutziger Wäsche und ein offenerWandschirm werden aufgestellt. Die Fröhlichkeit der Frauen wird nur von der Besorgnis Nannettas getrübt. Sie ist in den jungen Fenton verliebt, während ihr Vatersie mit Doktor Cajus verheiraten will. Frau Quickly, die am Fenster Wache hält, meldet die Ankunft Falstaffs; alle verstecken sich rasch, außer Alice natürlich, die sich mit einer Lau...

• From Bulfinch's Mythology: Charlemagne - anthology.

  The titles of some of Archbishop Turpin's chapters will show the nature of his history. They are these: 'Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves.' 'Of theWar of the holy Facundus, where the Spears grew.' (Certain of the Christians fixed their spears, in the evening, erect in the ground, before the castle; and found them,in the morning, covered with bark and branches.) 'How the Sun stood still for Three Days, and the Slaughter of Four Thousand Saracens.' Turpin's history has perhap...

• Connecticut Yankee - anthology.

  This missionary knight's name was La Cote Male Taile, and he said that this castle was the abode of Morgan le Fay, sister of King Arthur, and wife of King Uriens,monarch of a realm about as big as the District of Columbia—you could stand in the middle of it and throw bricks into the next kingdom. “Kings” and “Kingdoms”were as thick in Britain as they had been in little Palestine in Joshua's time, when people had to sleep with their knees pulled up because they couldn't stretch outwithout a passp...

• 1996 Summer Olympics.

  jump, the first African woman ever to win an Olympic field event. In the first Olympic women's soccer competition, the United States returned to world prominence with a 2-1 gold medal victory over China before more than 76,000spectators—believed to be the largest crowd in history for a women's sporting event. The U.S. team won the first women's World Cup in 1991, defeating Norway inthe final match, but had failed to defend the title in 1995 when they lost to the Norwegians in the semifinals...

• Police.

  body. In larger agencies, executive officers may be selected through a civil service or merit system, after moving through the ranks from patrol officer to sergeant,lieutenant, captain, and (in still larger agencies) deputy or assistant chief. At the county level, the head of the agency usually holds the title sheriff. The sheriff is almost always elected and has the power to appoint deputies. Sheriffs'departments often provide law enforcement services for unincorporated areas of counties and ar...

• Obesity.

  of a day, contributing to the development of obesity. V TREATMENTS FOR OBESITY Obesity can become a chronic lifelong condition caused by overeating, physical inactivity, and even genetic makeup. No matter what the cause, however, obesity can beprevented or managed with a combination of diet, exercise, behavior modification, and in severe cases, weight-loss medications and surgery. A Diets The most common and conservative treatment for obesity utilizes a nutritionally balanced, low calorie diet...

• From Robinson Crusoe - anthology.

  How strange a Chequer-Work of Providence is the Life of Man! and by what secret differing Springs are the Affections hurry'd about as differing Circumstancespresent! To Day we love what to Morrow we hate; to Day we seek what to Morrow we shun; to Day we desire what to Morrow we fear; nay even tremble at theApprehensions of; this was exemplify'd in me at this Time in the most lively Manner imaginable; for I whose only Affliction was, that I seem'd banished from humanSociety, that I was alone, cir...

• Lesotho - country.

  V GOVERNMENT Under the terms of the constitution of 1965, which was suspended in 1970, Lesotho was a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature. After a coup in 1986,legislative and executive powers were vested in the king but actually exercised by a 6-member military council and a 20-member council of ministers. In 1993 Lesothoadopted a new constitution that redefined the role of the monarchy and altered the legislative branch of the government. The king, who is head of state, has no...

• Federal Reserve System.

  and their powers were also expanded. For example, discount rates now had to be approved periodically by the board. Sales and purchases of governmentsecurities—the open-market operation that previously had been managed solely at the discretion of the presidents of the reserve banks—were centralized in the FederalOpen Market Committee (FOMC), consisting of the seven governors, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and four other reserve bank presidentsserving on a rotating basis....

• Discrimination.

  Throughout United States history many other groups have suffered racial or religious discrimination. Since Europeans first came to America, Native Americans havebeen forcibly deprived of their lands and denied civil rights. Congress enacted the Indian Civil Rights Act in 1968, and the federal courts have entertained a number ofsuits designed to restore to Native American tribes ancestral lands and hunting and fishing rights. Many religious groups, including Roman Catholics, Jews, and others,have...

• Psychoanalysis.

  A cornerstone of modern psychoanalytic theory and practice is the concept of anxiety, which institutes appropriate mechanisms of defense against certain dangersituations. These danger situations, as described by Freud, are the fear of abandonment by or the loss of the loved one (the object), the risk of losing the object's love,the danger of retaliation and punishment, and, finally, the hazard of reproach by the superego. Thus, symptom formation, character and impulse disorders, andperversions,...

• International Criminal Court.

  only exercise its jurisdiction when a national court is unwilling or unable to carry out the investigation or prosecution. For example, the ICC might intervene when agovernment’s judicial system has collapsed or is actively shielding a person from criminal responsibility. The court may hold accountable any person aged 18 or older at the time of the crime without regard to the individual’s official duties or functions. Therefore, heads ofstate, legislators, and other high-ranking government offic...

• Water Pollution.

  Cryptosporidium in the water supply of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sickened more than 400,000 people and killed more than 100. H Thermal Pollution Water is often drawn from rivers, lakes, or the ocean for use as a coolant in factories and power plants. The water is usually returned to the source warmer than when itwas taken. Even small temperature changes in a body of water can drive away the fish and other species that were originally present, and attract other species in placeof them. Thermal pol...

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I INTRODUCTION Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an 18th-century Austrian classical composer and one of the most famous musicians of all time, came from a family of musicians that included his father and sister.

  The opera, Mitridati, rè di Ponto (Mithridates, King of Pontus), was produced in 1770 in Milan under Mozart’s direction with success. Also that year the pope made Mozart a knight of the Order of the Golden Spur. A Salzburg and Germany From 1775 to 1780 Mozart was based mainly in Salzburg working for the archbishop Hieronymous von Colloredo. Although dissatisfied with the low pay and limitedopportunities his employment offered, Mozart composed many works during this period, including his first...

• Cat. I INTRODUCTION Cat, small, mainly carnivorous animal, Felis silvestris catus, member of

  D Coat Colors The domestic cat's original coat color was probably grayish-brown with darker tabby stripes, a color that provides excellent camouflage in a variety of environments. Allother coat colors and patterns are the result of genetic mutations; for example, solid coat colors such as black and blue are the result of a gene that suppresses tabbystripes; an orange coat is the result of a gene that transforms black pigment to orange; and a solid white coat is the result of a gene that complet...