*Butters*: Savenger Hunt!!

Okay..So I'm Not using google or wikipedia, here are the answers to some weird questions. This is the task for this week 4 tutorial. I didn't show up because I had family matters to attend to. Well..here it goes..

1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin? How long did it take to grow?

Joe Jutras from North Scituate, Rhode Island, brought a 1689 pound pumpkin to the Topsfield Fair GPC weigh-off in Topsfield, Ma. on September 29, 2007. His new world record beat the previous world record by 187 pounds. Last year's world record holder was Ron Wallace with a 1502 pound pumpkin at the Rhode Island Weighoff on October 7, 2006. (H-Ref 1)

It didn't mention how long did it take to grow... Oh well.. ^^"

That's huge! it looks like we found Cinderella carriage..

2. Best (quickest, fastest) way to contact Lily Allen?

Um..go to her Myspace or Facebook which is a start.. Or her Website. (H-Ref 3)

3. How long is a giraffe's tongue?

A giraffe's tongue is 18 to 20 inches (46 to 50 centimeters) long and blue-black. Some people think the color is to keep the tongue from getting sunburned. Giraffes can moo, hiss, roar, and whistle.

Click here for more Images. (H-Ref 4)

4. Define "glycomics" and in your own words, what does it really mean? What does the term seagull manager" refer to?

The term glycomics is derived from the chemical prefix for sweetness or a sugar, "glyco-", and was formed to follow the naming convention established by genomics (which deals with genes) and proteomics (which deals with proteins). The definition of glycomics has evolved to cover a range of scientific disciplines that are applied to study the structure and function of carbohydrates (sugars) in biological systems.

The nine common sugars found in mammalian cells can be combined in a myriad number of ways to form complex carbohydrate structures (glycans). The glycan repertoire (glycome) of a given cell or organism is thus many orders of magnitude more complex than the genome or the proteome.

The emerging field of glycomics is gathering momentum to earn its place alongside other established ‘omics fields such as genomics and proteomics. (H-Ref 5)

As for 'Seagull Manager'.. it means..

transient, highly critical manager: a manager whose interaction with the workforce consists in arriving, criticizing everything and everybody harshly, and leaving again.
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5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film? Which of his films had "Blondie" in it?

The first feature film was called 'Transfer' (1996) & Blondie was in 'Videodrome' (1983). (H-Ref 7)

6. When was the original "Hackers Manifesto" written?

Written almost 15 years ago by The Mentor, this should be taped up next to everyone's monitor to remind them who we are, this rang true with Hackers, but it now rings truth to the internet generation. (H-Ref 8)

7. Why do phone numbers in Hollywood films always start with 555?

"555" is an exchange number commonly thought to be reserved by the phone companies for use by TV and Hollywood movies in order to prevent prank phone calls to real people. In fact, only 555-0100 through 555-0199 are now specifically reserved for fictional use, and the other numbers have been released for actual assignment. The 555 exchange was originally useful for this purpose because it was (in North America) reserved for various internal phone company service numbers, so calling one of the 555 numbers would not have reached an actual customer. (H-Ref 9)

8. Cheapest form of travel from Gold Coast to Sydney?

I reckon the cheapest way to travel would be by plane...if your deciding to go one way..which is pretty cheap.. cost about from $60 to $ 80 per person, don't forget including tax...You can fly through Qantas, Virgin Blue or Jetstar.. The cheapest I researched was Virgin Blue..Also I recommend you bring your own food..its such a rip-off on the planes when buying snacks..LOL (H-Ref 10)

9. Top song in the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?

Shakin' All Over
NORMIE ROWE & THE PLAYBOYS
Released in 1965

Melbourne singer Normie Rowe became Australia's top teen idol of the late 60s and the star of Ivan Dayman's Sunshine label. He had a string of hits in Australia from 1965, recorded four singles in London, toured Britain and America, and even inspired a tribute song, Norman-Normie. (H-Ref 11)

10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on vocals and keyboards?

Stephen played keyboard for Brisbane punk band, the Black Assassins. (H-Ref 12)

Bibliography

H-Ref 1: http://www.ask.com/bar?q=how+big+is+the+world%27s+biggest+pumpkin&page=1&qsrc=19&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpumpkinnook.com%2Fgiants%2Frecord.htm

Accessed: 20/08/2009 - Ask.com

H-Ref 2: http://www.ask.com/bar?q=how+long+is+a+giraffe+tongue%3F&page=1&qsrc=19&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiegozoo.org%2Fanimalbytes%2Ft-giraffe.html

Accessed: 20/08/2009 - Ask.com

H-Ref 3: http://www.lilyallenmusic.com/lily

http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=lily+allen&init=quick#/lilyallen?ref=search&sid=730644712.124152306..1

http://www.myspace.com/lilymusic

Accessed: 20/08/2009 - Yahoo.com

H-Ref 4: http://www.ask.com/pictures?qsrc=167&o=0&l=dir&q=how%20long%20is%20a%20giraffe%20tongue%3F