The Author of Uncle Vanya (1897)

Anton Chekhov the playwright was also Anton Chekhov the physician. "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress". He wrote Uncle Vanya in 1897 and The Cherry Orchard in 1904.

Barmbrack

Barmbrack is an Irish raisin bread, and translates literally to "speckled bread".

Dutch Antilles

The Dutch Antilles were also known as Dutch Caribbean.

Greek Easter

Is one week after the UK Easter. The traditional Greek Easter Sunday involves a whole roast lamb and Greek wine, Ouzo (wine flavoured with anice, similar to liquorice). The following Monday (Orthodox Easter Monday) is a national holiday in Greece.

The Firth of Forth

The FoF is the firth (Estuary) of Scotland's River Forth (estuary == enclosed body of water that flows to the sea), where the Forth flows out to the North Sea. The Forth flows from Loch Ard eastwards to the North Sea. The Trossarchs region in which Loch Ard resides is the inspiration for the poem "The Lady of the Lake" by Edinburgh-born poet, historical novelist and playwright, Sir Walter Scott (1810).

Technology of UAVs - From Global to Euro Hawk

UAVs are "unmanned aerial vehicles". They include aircraft such as the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk. A variant of Global Hawk equipped with German sensors has been dubbed EuroHawk. It operates at an altitude of 20,000 meters, well above the normal altitude flown by civil aircraft. (747s fly up to 40k feet or 12k meters).

Gulab Chikki and other Sweeties

Gulab chikki consists of square bars of almonds, cashews and pistachios wrapped with dried rose petals on a base of sugar and jaggery, a type of unrefined cane sugar. Its colour is golden brown or dark brown. Of the Indian states, Maharashtra is the largest producer and consumer of jaggery.