Identify the connect!

1. A Unipolar "Field-Effect" Transistor, Proceedings of the IRE, Nov. 1952
2. "Traitorous eight" or "Fairchild eight"
3. Flynn effect and dysgenics
4. Point contact transistor

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Dewan > Maharaja

C. P. Ramaswamy Iyer, or Sir CP as he was called, served as the dewan to the maharaja of X from 1936 to 1947. He was instrumental in X's resistance to assimilation in the Indian Union and it was believed that the he had the Maharaja under his thumb. After an attempt on CP's life, X did eventually agree to join independent India. X was joined with another princely state (Y) and a part (Z) of the Madras province of British India to form a new state which united areas that spoke a common language. Identify X. Bonus points for Y and Z.

One for the monsoon!

X is an Arabic name for a country (called Y today) derived from the Persian work "The three princes of ____" which involves a country in the east whose princes by accidents and sagacity discern the nature of a lost camel.

An English word Z also originates from X and X's connotations in the Persian work above. A certain amount of Z would seem to have stood medieval Arab dhows and Chinese junks docking on the shores of Y in good stead until they learned to count on the regular reversals of monsoon winds to propel their sails beyond that way-stop. There are many celebrated examples of Z in science (unconnected to X and Y) including that of Alexander Fleming and Penicillin.

Identify X, Y and Z.

Intro to the charmed wood- January 19th 2010

"If you happen to have read another book about __ __, you may remember t hat he once had a swan (or the swan had __ __, I don't know which) and that he used to call this swan __. That was a long time ago, and when we said goodbye, we took the name with us, as we didn't think the swan would want it anymore. Well, when Edward Bear said that he would like an exciting name all to himself, __ __ said at once, without stopping to think, that he was __-__-__. And he was. So I have explained the __ part. Now I will explain the rest of it."

Identify the extract above; and the blanks for bonus points!

Serendipity for December 22nd

1. Gula, of Afghan (Pashtun) ethnicity, was orphaned during the Soviet Union's bombing of Afghanistan and sent to the Nasir Bagh refugee camp in Pakistan in 1984. Gula was one of the students in an informal school within the refugee camp when she met Steve McCurry.

2.

"a photograph that inspired countless young men to hunch their shoulders, look distant, and let the girl do the clinging"

3. Lois Gibson, a forensic artist with the Houston Police Department, is claiming that she has conclusively determined that __ is Glenn McDuffie, 80, a North Carolina native who played semiprofessional baseball and worked in construction and for the Postal Service. “She measured his ears, facial bones, hairline, wrist, knuckles and hand, and compared those to enlargements __,” The A.P. reported. Alas, Ms. Gibson’s claims will probably not settle the matter. In 1980, Life Magazine counted 11 men — not including Mr. McDuffie — who said they were ___. As of 1995, three women had stepped forward saying they were the ___.

Connect the three clues above and also identify them all.

Stich the clues together- Decmber 8th 2010

Connect the following clues. Blanks are not the connect but are giveaway clues. Bonus points for identifying the different blanks.

1.

The land that became ___ was obtained from the Cherokee Indians and Creek Indians by white settlers and their armies in 1822, with the first white settlement established in the area being Decatur. ___ achieved prominence through being a transportation hub, first for the railroad and then for airlines.

2.

Latham was enchanted with ___, and asked her if she had ever written a book. ___ demurred. "Well, if you ever do write a book, please show it to me first!" Latham implored. Later that day in 1935, a friend of ___, having heard this conversation, laughed. "Imagine, anyone as silly as Peggy writing a book!" she said. ___ stewed over this comment, went home, and found most of the old, crumbling envelopes containing her disjointed manuscript. She arrived at The ___ Terrace Hotel, just as Latham prepared to depart ___. "Here," she said, "take this before I change my mind!"

3.

"___ was not beautiful, but...," she had an effect on men, especially when she took notice of them. It is the day before the men are called to war, ___  having been fired on already.

4.

... and Katharine Hepburn, who went so far as demanding an appointment with producer David ___and saying, "I am ___! The role is practically written for me." David replied rather bluntly, "I can't imagine ___ chasing you for ten years."

X- the great leveler for November 24

The first X, introduced in 1827 by George Shillibeer for a ___ ___ at Abney Park in Stoke Newington, north-east of London (UK), was designed ___ ___ 25 children.

R:G:B :: 255:216:0

In April 1939, Dr. Frank W. Cyr, a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York organized a conference that established national X construction standards for the U.S., including the standard ___ ___ ___ the X. It became known officially as "National X Chrome." The ___ was selected because ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ easiest to see in the semi-darkness of early morning.

Glean X from the 3 clues above. Happy Thanksgiving!

Those far-flung states- Nov 10th 2010

Connect the following-

Alaska, Maine, Hawaii, Maine, Hawaii and Florida.

The order is not important. Repetitions are not to be ignored.

Clue: The total of 6 is one less than 7.

Clue#2: Think Geography! There are 7 _____s on earth.

Decipher an image for October 27, 2010

This chart is based on a trend that has been in the news a lot lately (especially in the USA). Identify

Fill in the blank- October 13th 2010

Red Sea<-->Suez
Black Sea<-->Bosporus and Dardenelles
Atlantic Ocean<--> _________

Historical firsts for October 1st 2010

Connect the images above!

Irish and Chinese workers meet- Sept 22, 2010

Connect the following 3 clues-

1.

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2.

3. Union Pacific No: 119 and the Jupiter.

X: A symbol (Sept 10th 2010)

Identify X in the quote below.  The picture above is related to X.

"As for the X's famous color, __, it was not an obvious choice. Mr. Starr reports that Ammann favored gray (as used for the __), and others wanted black. While the Navy “preferred a yellow and black striping to facilitate visibility __ through low-lying fog,” the Army Air Corps wanted a red-and-white color scheme more visible from the air. The __ paint was primer, used to protect __ against the elements, and it gradually went from being a default choice to the color of choice.

In an over-the-top burst of purple prose, Mr. Starr observes that __ not only “unified the __ into one compelling statement,” but also summoned memories of “the gold of the __ that had created the __, and the gold of the Golden Horn of the Bosporus first suggested by John Frémont when he named the site in 1846 and by metaphor evoked a color-drenched city of towers, domes, and stepped-back structures rising like Constantinople from blue waters along green hillsides, their red-tiled roofs touching a sun-flooded azure sea.”"

(Michiko Kakutani; New York Times Book Review Aug 23, 2010).

Shot on/Shown on Campus- August 30th 2010

Every year, the Crimson Key society, a student organisation at Harvard that conducts campus tours and otherwise promotes college spirit, runs X strictly for laughs for first-year students during their orientation. This year’s two screenings take place on Aug. 30.

That involves Crimson Key’s nearly 100 members sitting in the rear of the auditorium of the Science Center building and jeering the proceedings. Just before Ms. MacGraw utters the deathless catchphrase Y, Crimson Key members loudly implore her, “Don’t say it!” At the conclusion, when Mr. O’Neal repeats her bathetic utterance, they shout, “Plagiarist!” And so it goes.

Crimson Key’s hallowed tradition apparently began in the late 1970s. They regard its presentation as a bonding experience. “Most people have a soft spot for X, ” said Eeke de Milliano, the group’s president. “It is sentimental hogwash, but the freshmen are, I think, secretly proud to see their university on the screen.” That sentiment eluded Raymond Vasvari, a Cleveland-based lawyer who underwent his X indoctrination in 1983. “You take all these people from different socioeconomic backgrounds who are suddenly stamped with the Harvard imprimatur and marched into this big, brutalist, antiseptic space with 1,600 other geeks to watch this girl die."

Identify X. Bonus points for the quote Y.

X led to Slugging- August 23rd, 2010

Slugging involves the creation of free, unofficial ad hoc networks, often complete with published routes and pick-up and drop-off locations. Sluggers go to facilities with lines of sluggers. Y pull up to the queue for the route they will follow and either display a sign or call out the designated drop-off point they are willing to go to and how many sluggers they can take. There are a number of unofficial rules to the arrangement-

* No talking unless the Y initiates conversation.
* No open windows unless all approve.
* No money will ever be exchanged or requested.
* Smoking and drinking beverages is prohibited, unless the Y permits it.
* The Y has full control of the radio.
* Y are not to pick up sluggers outside the line, referred to as "body-snatching".

While the practice is most common and most publicized in the Washington, D.C. area, slugging is also used in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, and other U.S. cities. What legal modification, X, made slugging attractive to all? (Y is just a place-holder)

What's that equation? (Aug 11th 2010)

Regular Appearances- July 30th 2010

Connect the following-

1. Bagehot- (3 February 1826 – 24 March 1877), an English businessman, essayist and journalist who wrote extensively about literature, government, and economic affairs.

2. Schumpeter- (8 February 1883 – 8 January 1950), an Austrian economist and political scientist born in Moravia, then part of Austria-Hungary, now in the Czech Republic. He popularized the term "creative destruction" in economics.

3. Charlemagne- (742- 814), King of Franks and Emperor of the Romans.

4. Lexington- a town in  MA, USA, famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the battle of Lexington, on April 19, 1775.

5. Buttonwood- a common and familiar tree in North America, also called the American Sycamore. Early Wall St. traders used to gather under one.

6. Banyan- a fig, most commonly the Indian Banyan tree.

Ritual Souvenirs- July 19th 2010

X is a long-time ritual well established in its sport and behind it are tales, often personal, speaking to a player's standing in the game or marking a chapter in his career. It is believed to have originated when France, after beating England in 1931, were so ecstatic that they initiated a request for X. X sometimes results in souvenirs in the hands of former players that can fetch top money at auctions.

Identify X.

Build and release- Tuesday July 6th

Connect the 3 images above. The first depicts a scene from the old testament. You may google this one, but say so if you do.

Happy 4th of July!

To June 23rd, with stars

Connect the following-

1. The video clip below, taken from a recent episode of the TV show Glee.


2. An Ex-RAF Engineer of West-Indian origin teaches high school in a difficult neighbourhood in London.

3. The Academy Awards for Best Actor in 1963 and "in recognition of his remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being" in 2002.