(Oyunlar) Batak: Batak, bir çeşit kağıt oyunudur. İskambil oyunları arasında "Kozlu Oyun" olarak bilinir. İki veya daha üstü oyuncu ile oynanır. Genel olarak 4 kişi oynanan Batak, bir dakika içinde kağıtların dağıtılmasıyla başlar ve 10-30 dakika arası sürer. İhaleli ve İhalesiz olarak 2 çeşit oyanınış biçimi vardır
n 1) a person who spends a lot of money on his bike and clothing, but still can't ride(Poser) Occasionally called a "Barney" 2) (from road riding) a person who has a mishmash of old gear, doesn't care at all about technology or fashion, didn't race or follow racing, etc Often identified by chainring marks on white calf socks Myth has it that "Fred" was actually a well-known grumpy old touring rider
a US dancer, singer, and actor who appeared in many musical films, often dancing with Ginger Rogers. His most famous film is Top Hat (1935) (1899-1987). orig. Frederick Austerlitz born May 10, 1899, Omaha, Neb., U.S. died June 22, 1987, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. dancer and singer of stage and movies. At age seven he began his popular vaudeville dance act with his sister Adele, and they made their Broadway debut in 1917; they continued dancing in stage hits until Adele retired in 1932. Astaire's successful film appearances with Ginger Rogers began with Flying Down to Rio (1933) and continued until 1939. In the 1940s and 1950s he danced on-screen with Eleanor Powell, Cyd Charisse, and Judy Garland. His singing, though untrained, was admired by the finest songwriters of his time. He retired in 1971 but occasionally appeared in films and on television. His combination of sophisticated, seemingly effortless grace and technical virtuosity revolutionized popular-dance performance
known as Mr. Rogers born March 20, 1928, La Trobe, Pa., U.S. died Feb. 27, 2003, Pittsburgh, Pa. U.S. television host and producer. He produced the local public-television show The Children's Corner (1954-61) and later created a similar program, Mister Rogers, for Canadian television (1963-64). In 1968 he developed it into Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Known for his gentleness and his desire to educate, Rogers, who was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1962, used puppets, music, and guests to teach his viewers about various subjects and emotions. His show, the longest-running U.S. children's television program, garnered many honours. In 2002 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S. civilian honour
a British tennis player who won the men's singles competition at Wimbledon three times (1934-36). He later started a successful company making sports clothes (1909-95)
known as Mr. Rogers born March 20, 1928, La Trobe, Pa., U.S. died Feb. 27, 2003, Pittsburgh, Pa. U.S. television host and producer. He produced the local public-television show The Children's Corner (1954-61) and later created a similar program, Mister Rogers, for Canadian television (1963-64). In 1968 he developed it into Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Known for his gentleness and his desire to educate, Rogers, who was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1962, used puppets, music, and guests to teach his viewers about various subjects and emotions. His show, the longest-running U.S. children's television program, garnered many honours. In 2002 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S. civilian honour
born Aug. 24, 1897, Evansville, Ind., U.S. died Dec. 1, 1954, Nashville, Tenn. U.S. singer and songwriter, a pioneer of country music. He grew up in St. Louis, and he performed at Chicago nightclubs as a teenager. He wrote and recorded popular music in the 1920s, including "Honest and Truly." As country music emerged, Rose became one of its foremost songwriters. He had his own Nashville radio show and later wrote songs for Gene Autry's films. Many of his songs have become classics, including "Tears on My Pillow" (1941) and "A Mansion on the Hill" (1948), cowritten with Hank Williams, whose career he helped foster. In 1942 he and Roy Acuff cofounded the Acuff-Rose Publishing Co. Rose was one of the first three musicians elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame
v. born Jan. 22, 1890, Louisa, Ky., U.S. died Sept. 8, 1953, Washington, D.C. U.S. jurist. He served in Congress for all but two years during the period 1923 to 1938. After serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals (1938-43), he held high executive positions, including secretary of the treasury under Pres. Harry Truman. He helped establish the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund. From 1946 to 1953 he was chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. During his tenure he favoured Truman's internal security policies and upheld the equal-protection rights of racial minorities
orig. Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer born Oct. 30, 1915, New York, N.Y., U.S. died March 3, 1998, New York City U.S. broadcast producer and journalist. He began his career in radio in 1938 and later joined CBS. In the 1950s he collaborated with Edward R. Murrow to produce the radio news series Hear It Now and the television series See It Now. Friendly also produced CBS Reports (1961-71) and many special programs. He served as president of CBS News (1964-66), then taught at Columbia University's school of journalism. An outspoken critic of the quality of most TV programming, he became a communications adviser for the Ford Foundation (1966-80) and was instrumental in establishing the PBS network
born April 29, 1907, Vienna, Austria died March 14, 1997, London, Eng. Austrian-born U.S. film director. After studying law in his native Vienna, he learned cinematography in Paris and worked in Berlin. In 1929 he moved to Hollywood, and in 1934 he codirected his first feature, The Wave, which was initially followed largely by documentaries and short subjects. His feature films, many of which focus on the crisis of moral courage, include The Search (1948), The Men (1950), the classic western High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953, Academy Award), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun's Story (1959), A Man for All Seasons (1966, Academy Award), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and Julia (1977)
(Oyunlar) Oh Hell (also known as Up the River, Hell Yeah!, Stinky Fingers, Get Fred, Gary's Game, Diminishing Bridge, Shit On Your Neighbor, Kari's Lane, German Bridge in Hong Kong, and many variations of "Oh Hell" with euphemisms and other swearwords) is a trick-taking card game in which the object is to take exactly the number of tricks bid, unlike contract bridge and spades, where taking more tricks than bid is a loss. Its first appearance dates to the early 1930s and is sometimes credited to Geoffrey Mott-Smith
born June 24, 1915, Bingley, Yorkshire, Eng. died Aug. 20, 2001, Bournemouth, Dorset British mathematician and astronomer. He was educated at the University of Cambridge, where he became a lecturer in 1945. Within the framework of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, Hoyle formulated a mathematical basis for the steady-state theory of the universe, making the expansion of the universe and the creation of matter interdependent. Controversy about the theory grew in the late 1950s and early '60s. New observations of distant galaxies and other phenomena supported the big-bang model and weakened the steady-state theory, which has since generally fallen out of favour. Though forced to alter some of his conclusions, Hoyle persistently tried to make his theory consistent with new evidence. He is known also for his popular science works and fiction