The Boston Bruins are a professional hockey team that compete in the National Hockey League (NHL). They are members of the Northest Division of the Eastern Conference. The team is based in Boston, Massachusetts where they were founded in 1924. This makes the Bruins the oldest team in the NHL from the United States. The Bruins have won 23 division championships and 6 Stanley Cups during their history, including their most recent win in the 2010-11 season. Continue reading if you want to know where the Bruins play their home games.
Laura Linney is a celebrity actress who has been nominated for 3 Academy Awards during her distinguished career. Her acting career began on Broadway after studying acting at the Juilliard School. Her first roles in front of the camera were rather modest, but it wasn’t long before she landed an important role in the movie “Primal Fear.” Her performance was well received and led to her breakthrough role in the film “The Truman Show” in 1998. Her career continued to gain momentum and she continues to work in Hollywood to this day. The following is a list of movies that Laura Linney has acted in during her career so far.
Iraq is located in Western Asia and shares it borders with Syria and Turkey to north, Iran to the east and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south. It also has a narrow coastline along the Persian Gulf. Iraq is home to approximately 30 million people and about 7 million of those reside in the capital city of Baghdad. The total area of the country is 438,317 km2 (169,234 sq mi.). Iraq means “the fertile” or “the deep-rooted land” in Arabic. This name may have come from the two large rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, that run through the country.
It is a well known fact that oil floats on water. In many situations we see this phenomenon such as after rainstorms when it is common to see oil on top of puddles. It is also common to see oil droplets on top of the water when washing dishes. Many experiments are undertaken in elementary school to observe this fact of science. So why does oil float on water? Read this article to find out.
A mirror is an object that reflects back an image without losing much of the image quality. There are a number of different types of mirrors, but the most common mirror is a plane mirror. This type of mirror has a flat surface and is designed to reflect visible light. Mirrors are used for self-grooming, architecture and decoration. High quality mirrors are also used in a variety of scientific equipment, such as telescopes and microscopes.
Pumpkins are a popular vegetable best known for their thick orange or yellow shell. Inside this shell is the edible portion of the pumpkin as well as the seeds, that can also be eaten. Most varieties of pumpkin are quite large at an average of 4-8 kg (9-18 lbs), but they are capable of growing over 453 kg (1000 lbs) in some cases. Pumpkins are used in many different recipes, including the popular pumpkin pie. Today, pumpkins are grown on every continent apart from Antarctica. If you have ever wondered where they originated from, keep reading to find out.
Groupon is a website that offers one deal each day, which consists of a discounted gift certificate for a different company each day. The name blends the words group and coupon, and is based on the idea that a coupon only becomes available after a set number of people agree to purchase it. The first region served by the website was Chicago, but this was soon followed by Boston, New York and Toronto. Today, the website serves much of North America as well as regions in Europe, Asia, South America. Groupon has approximately 35 million registrations and reported revenue for 2010 of over $300 million. The company employs over 7000 people and remains one of the most visited websites on the Internet. If you have ever wondered who founded this successful Internet business, keep reading to find out.
Dengue fever is a tropical disease that infects over 50-100 million people each year and causes approximately 13,000–25,000 deaths. In 80% of cases few or no symptoms are reported, but in 5% of cases the symptoms are very serious and can become life threatening. The common symptoms include; skin rash, fever, headache and severe muscle and/or joint pain. This pain gave rise to the alternative name for the disease, break-bone fever. In a small number of cases the disease develops into dengue hemorrhagic fever, which causes bleeding, plasma leakage and low platelet count. In other serious cases a condition called dengue shock syndrome occurs, which causes extremely low blood pressure. If you have ever wondered what causes this potentially fatal disease, keep reading to find out.
The mantises are an group of insects made up of about 2,200 species. Although they are often confused for stick insects, grasshoppers and crickets, they are actually more closely related to termites and cockroaches. They are usually known as praying mantises because they adopt a prayer like stance. They are found virtually worldwide in tropical and temperate environments. If you have ever wondered what these insects eat, keep reading to find out.
Florida is a state located in the southeastern part of the United States of America. It shares a border with Alabama and Georgia, and is flanked by the Gulf of Mexico to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Florida has the 4th largest population of any US state with approximately 19 million people. Since the first European contact in the 16th century, the area now known as Florida has a long and interesting history. Let’s take a quick look at this history.