Why are horse riders called jockeys?

Why are horse riders called jockeys? The word comes from the name Jock, a parallel to Jack, used chiefly in Scotland. It was genericized to mean a male person. Why is it called a jockey? A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also […]

What information is contained in the ICS 201 form?

What information is contained in the ICS 201 form? Incident Briefing ICS Form 201: Provides the Incident Commander (and the Command and General Staffs) with basic information regarding the incident situation and the resources allocated to the incident. In addition to a briefing document, the ICS Form 201 also serves as an initial action worksheet. […]

What year did chat rooms become popular?

What year did chat rooms become popular? Group chat Most people were introduced to real-time online chat with something like CompuServe’s CB Simulator (introduced in 1980), Internet Relay Chat (1988) or AOL’s chat rooms (1989). But text-based group chat started much earlier, with 1973’s Talkomatic for the PLATO time-sharing system. What was the first online […]

Are all horses Birthdays January 1?

Are all horses Birthdays January 1? All Thoroughbred racehorses have the same birthday unless they live in different hemispheres. Horses born in the Northern Hemisphere are considered born on January 1st, and horses born in Southern Hemisphere celebrate their birthday on August 1st. Do horses have 2 birthdays? All horses born in the same year […]

Are Index Funds expensive?

Are Index Funds expensive? There aren’t many stock index funds that track value stock indices. There are a few that are quite costly, and a few that are good and cheap. Mutual funds that pay dividends are often value funds. Value stock index funds tend to track the Russell 1000 Value index or the S&P […]

What happened to East Timor?

What happened to East Timor? East Timor declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975, but was invaded by neighbouring Indonesia nine days later. The country was later incorporated as a province of Indonesia. The militias killed approximately 1,400 Timorese and forcibly pushed 300,000 people into West Timor as refugees. What did Indonesia do […]

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