Which Las Vegas casino has an ancient Roman theme?

Themed Hotels in Las Vegas | USA Today Themed Hotels in Las Vegas (Photo: streetsign: las vegas boulevard image by Brenton W Cooper from Fotolia.com ) Related Articles Couples Hotels in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada is world-famous for its glitz, glitter, gambling, and fantasy-related allure. It therefore comes as no surprise that Vegas offers an abundance of elaborate, themed hotels for travelers to enjoy. Themed Vegas hotels are virtual cities unto themselves, offering everything you will need to keep occupied, sheltered, and well fed. Excalibur Hotel You can do everything from gamble to get married in this expansive medieval-castle-themed hotel that offers accommodations fit for the knights of the round table themselves. One thousand of the hotel's rooms have been remodeled to include 42-inch flat-screen televisions, updated in-room electronics, and enlarged bathrooms with granite counter tops. Special dining deals such as all-you-can-eat buffets and gourmet dinner specials can be enjoyed in The Steakhouse at Camelot, located in the hotel complex itself. The in-house casino offers a wide variety of table games, slot machines, and other games of chance. Above the casino floor, a ceiling full of elaborate stained glass panels adds to the castle theme with their medieval depictions. Catch a wide variety of live entertainment at the hotel's showroom, including a dinner show that includes live jousting, fireworks, and a three-course meal that you eat with your fingers. If you want to tie the knot in Vegas, you can do so at the Excalibur's Canterbury Wedding chapels, which are located on site. With such comprehensive entertainment and lavish provisions, you never need to leave the Excalibur hotel in order to enjoy the full Vegas experience. Excalibur Hotel 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas NV 89109 877-750-5464 excalibur.com The Venetian Hotel This elaborate themed hotel brings guests right into the heart of Venice itself, with detailed ceiling frescoes, a winding canal complete with floating gondolas, and expansive Italian fountains for swimming pools. This mega-hotel has over 4,000 rooms available, 1,013 of which are luxury suites located in what is known as the "Venetian Tower." It boggles the mind to comprehend all that is available within the walls of the Venetian Hotel. A 62-room spa offers some of the most extensive treatments anywhere, an enormous casino offers gambling galore, a live music venue offers top notch entertainment, the famous Madame Trousseau's Wax Museum offers candid poses of famous figures, a health club, a nightclub, more than 70 restaurants and shops, a wedding chapel and a 1.9-million-square-foot convention center. Book your reservations online or via the hotel's reservation hotline. The Venetian Hotel 3355 Las Vegas Blvd S. Paradise, NV 89109 800-851-1703 thevenetian.com Caesar's Palace Mingle with celebrities, pop culture icons, and fellow travelers with a bit of cash to spend at this legendary hotel and casino in the heart of the Las Vegas strip. Modeled after ancient Rome, this themed hotel includes five towers named Centurion, Roman, Forum, Augustus, and Palace. The huge on-site casino includes a world-famous race and sports book, where fans can view and bet on sporting events on 6 big screens and 12 televisions. There are a number of restaurants in this themed Vegas hotel, including Guy Savoy’s Restaurant, headed by the famous French chef. Wedding chapels are available if you want to get married in classic Roman style at one of the outdoor garden locations or indoor in one of three chapels. There are eight Roman pools for you to enjoy, along with a health club, spa, aquarium, convention center, and entertainment venues. Caesar’s Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, NV 89109 866-227-5938 caesarspalace.com References


Who finished 3rd in the 1992 Presidential election?

THE 1992 ELECTIONS - DISAPPOINTMENT -- NEWS ANALYSIS An Eccentric but No Joke - Perot's Strong Showing Raises Questions On What Might Have Been, and Might Be - NYTimes.com THE 1992 ELECTIONS: DISAPPOINTMENT -- NEWS ANALYSIS An Eccentric but No Joke; Perot's Strong Showing Raises Questions On What Might Have Been, and Might Be By STEVEN A. HOLMES, Published: November 5, 1992 DALLAS, Nov. 4— Ross Perot, a political neophyte who said and did enough bizarre things during the Presidential campaign to allow his critics to brand him as an eccentric or worse, scored a more impressive showing than any third-party candidate since Theodore Roosevelt ran on the Bull Moose ticket 80 years ago. More than 19 million people voted for him Tuesday. And though he personally campaigned in only 16 states, Mr. Perot received more than 20 percent of the vote in 31. He actually finished second in Utah. He finished third in every other state, but in one, Maine, he pulled 30 percent of the vote. A performance that strong tempts speculation about what might have been. What if Mr. Perot had stayed in the race through the summer and fall instead of dropping out for months? What if he had not appeared on "60 Minutes" the week before the election and made unsubstantiated accusations about the Republican Party and his daughter's wedding? Money Was No Problem To be sure, some of Mr. Perot's strength must be laid to his own formidable resources. Third-party or independent candidates of the past could not buy half-hours on all three networks as if they were campaign buttons, and they generally could not afford to subsidize the effort to get themselves on the ballot in all 50 states. Mr. Perot could not have done what he did without his own tens of millions, as he would be the first to acknowledge. Still, the public was under no obligation to respond to his appeal, and it does appear that Mr. Perot may have mobilized a brand new army, one that is primarily under 45 and one that considers itself neither Republican nor Democrat, but independent -- all the more fitting since Mr. Perot did not run on a party label. The Perot army is overwhelmingly white. Mr. Perot did best in states where the black population is below the national average of 12 percent, receiving 22.7 percent of the vote in those states. In states where the black population is above average, Mr. Perot received 13.1 percent of the vote. Thirty-four states have black populations below 12 percent. In 16 states and the District of Columbia, more than 12 percent of the population is black. A deep distrust of politicians is another distinguishing mark of Mr. Perot's camp. In interviews with voters leaving the polls, conducted by Voter Research and Surveys, 57 percent of the Perot voters agreed that the Government would work better if the voters got rid of all elected officials and selected new ones this year. By comparison, 48 percent of all voters surveyed felt that way. Can't Even Stop It What the Perot partisans will do, with or without him, is a question that is no doubt nagging leaders of both major parties. In a briefing today, Perot aides made clear they intend to try to turn United We Stand, America, the grass-roots organization Mr. Perot helped found and nurture, into a permanent group. "Are we going to keep this thing going?" said Orson G. Swindle 3d, executive director of the organization and Mr. Perot's campaign manager. "In all candor, there's no way we can stop it. This is truly a phenomenon that is unparalleled in the history of our country, politically." Mr. Swindle's prideful sentiments notwithstanding, the impact of Mr. Perot's supporters on the campaign's outcome appears to have been minimal. If Mr. Perot had not been on the ballot, 38 percent of his voters said, they would have voted for Gov. Bill Clinton, and 38 percent said they would have voted for President Bush. Of the 31 states where Mr. Perot garnered more than 20 percent, 17 were won by Mr. Clinton and 14 by Mr. Bush. A Breeze, Not a Storm "Perot may have breathed some fresh air into the campaign, in terms of his pers


The Price of Freedom: I Want You Poster Dimensions: 38" H x 25" W Physical Description Four color print on paper. Specific History The Armed Forces History collections have been collecting recruiting posters for more than 50 years. Recruiting as an activity of the military is important to the understanding of who serves in uniform, during both war time and peace time and the visual materials used to market military service. The collection contains examples of early Civil War broadsides, World War I posters, including the original artwork for Uncle Sam as drawn by Montgomery Flagg; and World War II posters, which show the recruiting of men and women for all services, and auxiliary organizations. The collection contains primarily Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I, and World War II recruiting posters for the Army, Navy and some Marine. More modern day recruiting materials are also contained in the collections, and cover a broad range of Army recruiting slogans. General History Posters during World War II were designed to instill in the people a positive outlook, a sense of patriotism and confidence. They linked the war in trenches with the war at home. From a practical point, they were used to encourage all Americans to help with the war effort. The posters called upon every man, woman, and child to endure the personal sacrifice and domestic adjustments to further the national agenda. They encouraged rationing, conservation and sacrifice. In addition, the posters were used for recruitment, productivity, and motivation as well as for financing the war effort. The stark, colorful graphic designs elicited strong emotions. The posters played to the fears, frustrations, and faith in freedoms that lingered in people's minds during the war.


"What product is ""Dolphin Safe"" in the U.S. but not necessarily in other countries?"

The World Trade Organization’s Tuna Dolphin decision | Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources The World Trade Organization’s Tuna Dolphin decision Vol. 44 No. 1 Brett Grosko,                                                                                Andrew Long Brett Grosko is co-chair of the Section’s International Environmental and Resources Law Committee and a trial attorney in the Wildlife and Marine Resources Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, the U.S. Department of Justice. Andrew Long is co-vice chair for newsletters for the International Environmental and Resources Law Committee and an associate professor at Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida. In the latest development in a decades-long trade dispute between Mexico and the United States, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body (Appellate Body) recently found that the United States’ “dolphin safe” labeling program discriminated against Mexican tuna imports in violation of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement). The dispute concerns the Mexican tuna fleet’s use of purse seine nets, which are set on dolphin pods swimming above yellow fin tuna stocks in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, a large oceanic area stretching from California to Chile and west to the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Mexico argued that its exports should be entitled to use the label because its practices are in line with a separate agreement, the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP). The AIDCP requires vessels to carry on-board observers to record dolphin deaths incurred during fishing operations. Mexico claimed that the U.S. “dolphin safe” rules have decimated its tuna fleet by two-thirds. The Appellate Body made three key findings in its May 16, 2012 opinion, formally entitled: United States-Measures Concerning the Importation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products, AB-2012-2. First, the Appellate Body found that the U.S. labeling program constituted a “technical regulation” and was, therefore, subject to the TBT Agreement. The TBT Agreement defines a “technical regulation” as a “[d]ocument which lays down product characteristics or their related processes and production methods . . . with which compliance is mandatory.” Such a regulation can “include or deal exclusively with . . . labelling requirements as they apply to a product, process or production method.” While the United States challenged the lower WTO Panel’s September 2011 finding that the scheme was “mandatory,” contending that tuna exporters were free to sell their product in the United States without the “dolphin safe” label, the Appellate Body rejected this argument. Instead, it determined that the U.S. program was “mandatory,” reasoning that the U.S. measure “sets out a single and legally mandated definition of a ‘dolphin-safe’ tuna product and disallows the use of other labels on tuna products that do not satisfy this definition.” Second, the Appellate Body reversed the lower WTO Panel’s finding that the labeling provisions were not inconsistent with Article 2.1 of TBT Agreement, which requires that WTO Members must treat all other Members’ exports no less favorably than “like products” of national origin (National Treatment) and “like products” originating in any other country (Most Favored Nation). The Appellate Body reasoned that by excluding most Mexican tuna products from access to the label while granting access to most U.S. tuna products and tuna products from other countries, the “dolphin safe” measure modifies the conditions of competition in the U.S. market, negatively impacting Mexican exports. The Appellate Body rejected the United States’ argument that the impact on Mexican exports resulted solely from consumer choice and concluded that


What type of product is Mrs. Butterworth's?

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"What was once described by a U.S. senator as ""a series of tubes""?"

'Series of tubes' senator convicted of corruption - CNET CNET 'Series of tubes' senator convicted of corruption 'Series of tubes' senator convicted of corruption Ted Stevens made Internet history with an inept invocation of a "series of tubes" during the Net neutrality debate. His newest debacle: a corruption conviction a week before the election. Up Next Governments suck at social media, but you deserve some blame Until Monday, Sen. Ted Stevens was best known in technology circles for his "series of tubes" analogy. Now he'll be known for his jury conviction on corruption charges. A federal jury in Washington, D.C., convicted the Alaska Republican of all seven charges of accepting gifts and home renovations from a wealthy oil contractor and then lying about them on official documents. Sen. Ted Stevens has been found guilty on all counts in a corruption case.Photo by                      U.S. Senate Stevens is running for re-election next week. Because it's too late for the Republican Party to remove his name from the ballot and because it's not terribly likely that Alaskans will vote for a convicted felon, Stevens' conviction will aid the Democrats in assembling a filibuster-proof Senate majority. (They're also hoping to pick up seats in races in Virginia, New Mexico, Colorado, New Hampshire, and Minnesota.) The irony is that Stevens' famous analogy of a " series of tubes " was an entirely reasonable one. Electrical engineers have long used the analogy of pipes and tubes to explain voltage (water pressure) and current (gallons per second). The Unix operating system and its progeny use the term " pipes " to describe interprocess communications. Similarly, Internet engineers on discussion groups as august as Nanog regularly toss around terms like " fat long pipes ." And an Internet RFC from as long ago as 1989 refers to "filling the pipe" so "that the sender of data can always put data onto the network." The word "tubes" has been used in antispam discussions years before anyone outside of Washington, D.C., heard of Stevens. And Princeton computer science Professor Ed Felten, to his credit, noted that the anti-Stevens criticism "seems a bit unfair." What turned Stevens into an Internet laughingstock was twofold:  1. An especially inept invocation of the "pipes" or "tubes" analogy. His additional "it's not a big truck" improvisation didn't help. 2. The fact that he dared to use the analogy to assail politically popular Net neutrality regulations. (If he had used it to call for such rules, you can be sure that the online chortling would have been muted or nonexistent.) But poking fun at the senator, who is also known for his tantrums over the "Bridge to Nowhere," misses the chance to critique actual legislative failings. Here are some of them:  Like vice presidential candidate Joe Biden , Stevens has been a fast friend of Hollywood's content industries. Stevens said at one hearing that a broadcast flag was necessary to curb Internet piracy of TV shows. "It is a subject that requires an act of Congress, in my opinion," he said.  Stevens co-sponsored, along with Democratic senator Ernest Hollings, what's probably the most ill-conceived technology bill in recent memory (and that's saying something). It was called the Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act and would require practically any hardware or software to include embedded copy-protection technology.  Stevens used his position as chairman of the Senate committee that writes Internet regulations to call for a crackdown on perfectly legal online porn depicting consenting adults. "My advice is you tell your clients they better do it soon, because we'll mandate it if they don't," Stevens informed a representative of the adult entertainment industry.  Stevens was no foe of Internet taxes. In 2006, he wanted to expand existing taxes on telephone systems to include all "communications" services, whatever that means. "I believe fax is a communication, I think e-mail is a communication, and I do believe they all should contribute," he sa


What recent Broadway hit is about the life of one of the founding fathers?

Hip-hop and history blend for Broadway hit ‘Hamilton’ | PBS NewsHour Hip-hop and history blend for Broadway hit ‘Hamilton’ November 20, 2015 at 6:20 PM EST 163337163314163314Hip-hop and history blend for Broadway hit ‘Hamilton’He’s on the $10 bill and he died in a duel, but what else do you know about Alexander Hamilton? Now his life is the subject of a cutting-edge hip-hop Broadway musical, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Jeffrey Brown talks to the celebrated writer and performer about updating the history of one of the Founding Fathers to reflect and engage today’s America.2015-11-20 18:56:00disabled2365613331HAiEVjW-GNA203777203762http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/veteran-retelling-true-stories-took-patriots-day/How a veteran at retelling true stories made ‘Patriots Day’“Patriots Day” recounts the 2013 Boston marathon bombing and subsequent manhunt. Although the film is not a documentary, it aims to stay very true to the real events. For director Peter Berg, it’s his third film based on a story ripped from the headlines. Jeffrey Brown talks to Berg about the responsibility to get it right.2017-01-13 00:00:00http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/GettyImages-624190316-320x196.jpg2365933705dDuPRcSjT_8203636203655http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/classical-pianist-genres-golden-time-ray-charles/What this classical pianist learned from Ray Charles“Music entered my life before I knew it,” says classical pianist Jean Stark. Stark grew up in Belgium during what she calls a “golden time” for classical music and was granted a scholarship by the queen herself, who recognized Stark’s enormous potential. This is her Brief But Spectacular take on playing, listening and what she learned from Ray Charles.2017-01-12 06:00 pmhttp://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/stark1-320x196.jpgqg6dwqa4eRQ203633203654http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/depicting-colonialism-globalization-art-full-contradiction/Depicting globalization through art 'full of contradiction'A “Wind Sculpture” by visual artist Yinka Shonibare MBE was recently installed in front of the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. It’s the seventh in Shonibare's series of vibrantly colored and patterned public artworks that are made of fiberglass, but look like cloth. Jeffrey Brown talks to Shonibare about his interest in depicting globalization and what he asks of his viewers.2017-01-12 18:00:00http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/RTX8TLO-320x196.jpgppEaihcfgi8 He’s on the $10 bill and he died in a duel, but what else do you know about Alexander Hamilton? Now his life is the subject of a cutting-edge hip-hop Broadway musical, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Jeffrey Brown talks to the celebrated writer and performer about updating the history of one of the Founding Fathers to reflect and engage today’s America.


What type of furniture is also known as an Ottoman?

ottoman - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com Random Word ottoman Your dad's favorite cushioned spot to rest his feet can be referred to as an ottoman — it's also known as a hassock or a footstool. This word may conjure anything from a vast empire to a footstool — it's all the same word, ultimately from the Arabic personal name Othman (which loses a lot, soundwise, in translation). The puffy footstools known as ottomans were allegedly originally a component of said empire's comforts.


What is either a large rock or a city in Colorado?

Colorado Minerals by Erin Allen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsum Paradox Valley is located in southwestern Colorado has the largest evaporite deposits in the state but is on land being proposed as a Wilderness Area ( http://geosurvey.state.co.us/pubs/wilderness/paradox_web.pdf . However, the gypsum has not been mined because transportation costs would outweigh profits (Matthews et al., 2003). Eagle Basin near Gypsum, Colorado is located near a viable transportation corridor and has mined gypsum for years ( http://geosurvey.state.co.us/Default.aspx?tabid=106 ). The city of Gypsum is just off of Interstate 70 and near a major railway connection, making transportation quick, easy, and affordable. The Eagle Basin deposit is Pennsylvanian in age and contains a thick gypsum layer and gypsum has many important uses in industry ( www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go336/gypsum.htm ). Return to table of contents. Colorado's Natural Fuel Resources Colorado's energy resources, including coal, oil, and natural gas, are important to the economy and are widely abundant in throughout the state. While these are not strictly speaking minerals, the public perception is that they are mineral resources. Coal Coal is a widespread mineral and underlays 29,600 square miles or 28% of the total land area. The coal in Colorado is especially valuable because of its low sulfur and mercury content. Local power plants burn 45% of the coal mined in Colorado, and the rest is shipped to other states. Most of the coal production is from the northwest part of the state. Coal mining and production information can be found at http://geosurvey.state.co.us/portals/0/MMF2005.pdf , Colorado Mineral and Energy Industry Activites, 2005, p. 22-32 http://coloradomining.org/Publications/2005Coalstats.pdf , 2005 Coal Production and Employment http://coloradomining.org/Publications/CoalFactSheet2004.pdf , Colorado Coal Fact Sheet http://coloradomining.org/Publications/RockCoalOctNov06.pdf , Rock and Coal Oil and Natural Gas The second oil field established in the United States was located near Canon City, Colorado. 42 of the 64 counties in Colorado have produced oil, and 39 have produced natural gas. In 2005 oil and gas brought in $9.29 billion dollars to theColorado economy. Since 2002 the gas production in the state has been on a steady rise, while the crude oil is showing a decline in production. Oil and gas production information can be found at http://geosurvey.state.co.us/portals/0/MMF2005.pdf , Colorado Mineral and Energy Industry Activites, 2005, p. 6-21 Return to table of contents. Conclusions Colorado is very dependent upon the minerals that can be found within its borders for its economic well being. These minerals were key in bringing settlers to the state in 1858 and developing many of Colorado's mountain towns. Minerals will continue to be important for Colorado because of the revenue they are capable of generating. However, the people of Colorado need to learn from the past and try to make to best of the finite supply available. Towns need to have a dynamic economy and not rely on one mineral to support their well being. Colorado has a very important role in balancing the economic advantages with the stablity of the environment and the approprite extraction of its resources. Return to table of contents. References Aber, S.W. 2006. Gypsum: Origins, properties,and applications. Presented by the GO 336 Mineralogy Class, Emporia State University. WWW URL: http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go336/gypsum.htm Alternative Energy Blog-Solar-Energy-Wind-Power.com 2005. Only 85 years of uranium supplies?. WWW URL: http://alt-e.blogspot.com/2005_06_01_alt-e_archive.html . [Retrieved 11/2006.] Archer's Poudre River Resort. The Kelsey Lake Mine is North America's only commercially active diamond mine. WWW URL: http://www.poudreriverresort.com/prospecting_for_placer_diamonds.htm . [Retrieved on 8 Nov. 2006] Cappa, J., Young, G., Keller, J., Carroll, C., and Widmann, B. 2006. Colorado mineral and energy industry activities, 2005, Information Series 73.


What's the best-selling variety of Girl Scout cookies?

The Most Popular Girl Scout Cookies What are the best-selling Girl Scout cookies? The Answer: According to the Girl     Scouts of America , here is the percentage-of-total-sales     breakdown of its most popular cookies, as of 2011: Thin Mints


What city did Brandon and Brenda Walsh move to in high school?

Brenda Walsh | 90210 Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] Character Brenda is a fierce, passionate woman, even in her teen years, who is bold in her choices [1] and is not afraid to stand up for herself and what she believes in, whether it's to her friends or family. [2] However, she is a teenager who also cares about fitting in high school and not being an outcast. Even in foreign territory when she arrives in Beverly Hills, she seeks out adventures and new experiences [3] . As she adjusts to life in California, she becomes more settled and spends her time figuring out her interests [4] and what Beverly Hills can offer her. Brenda is the daughter of Jim and Cindy Walsh, and the fraternal twin sister of Brandon Walsh . She lived in Minnesota until her father, Jim Walsh, got a job promotion, prompting the family to move to Beverly Hills in 1990. The show initially focused on the struggles of the twins, how they both adjusted to their new lives in Beverly Hills with culture shock and their relationships with their new Beverly Hills friends, Dylan McKay , Andrea Zuckerman , Steve Sanders , Kelly Taylor , Donna Martin , and David Silver . She was the show's female protagonist from seasons 1 to 4. Brenda returned in the franchise's fourth spin-off, 90210 . Beverly Hills Brenda's first appearance Upon arrival in Beverly Hills, Brenda feels overwhelmed by the social pressures and the high upkeep teens maintain in terms of expensive clothes and the importance they give to their image. Brenda pretends to be a college student to romance a lawyer named Jason, who is older than she is, who ends their relationship after he finds out the truth about her age. Feeling that she has no means compared to her rich friends, Brenda suddenly gets implicated in shoplifting when she meets a new friend, Tiffany. She dyes her hair to get Dylan's attention after hearing he has a preference for blondes, to disastrous results. When Brenda meets Kelly's hip mother, Jackie, she is very impressed by her, but completely unaware of her alcoholism and drug use, and the effect it has on Kelly. She volunteers for a rape crisis center with Andrea and gets to know an unseen student date-rape victim and saves her from an attempted rape. Brenda and Dylan's first kiss Brenda starts falling for Dylan McKay, which stirs differing reactions from her family: Brandon is wary, and her father vehemently opposes the union because of Dylan's father Jack McKay, who is in jail for corporate financial fraud. Eventually Jim realises Dylan should not be judged by his father and allows Brenda to date him. Brenda and Brandon throw a party at their house and Brandon falls victim to the West Beverly High party scene when he ends up drinking a few too many tequilas, gets into a car accident, and is arrested for drunk driving, which Brenda helps him cover up. Kelly and Brenda win free skydiving lessons on a radio call-in show. Brenda as Laverne Brenda throws a slumber party and invites Kelly, Donna and Andrea over for the night, with an unexpected and not so nice friend of Kelly's, Amanda Pacer, crashing the party. She and Dylan plan to meet at a hotel at Palm Springs during Presidents' Weekend, but Brenda forgets the name of the hotel where they're supposed to meet. She later finds Dylan but is suspicious of the girl who is already in his bedroom. She takes over Brandon's job at the Peach Pit and dresses up as Laverne. She moves into a single apartment owned by a hippie stand-up comedienne. She discovers a lump in her breast, and has a biopsy. Brenda and Dylan at Prom One of the most important events in terms of Brenda's growth as a character is her romance with Brandon's loner friend, Dylan McKay. Brenda and Dylan date for two years, and their relationship becomes serious very fast. Their relationship starts when, after an intense argument with his father, Dylan shares a passionate kiss with Brenda. On a trip to Palm Springs, Brenda goes to meet Dylan in a hotel room, but sees him with someone else and jumps to the conclusion that they had sex. Brenda and Dylan fight but make u


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What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?

Observing Constitution Day | National Archives Observing Constitution Day Background On September 17, 1787, a majority of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention approved the documents over which they had labored since May. After a farewell banquet, delegates swiftly returned to their homes to organize support, most for but some against the proposed charter. Before the Constitution could become the law of the land, it would have to withstand public scrutiny and debate. The document was "laid before the United States in Congress assembled" on September 20. For 2 days, September 26 and 27, Congress debated whether to censure the delegates to the Constitutional Convention for exceeding their authority by creating a new form of government instead of simply revising the Articles of Confederation. They decided to drop the matter. Instead, on September 28, Congress directed the state legislatures to call ratification conventions in each state. Article VII stipulated that nine states had to ratify the Constitution for it to go into effect. Beyond the legal requirements for ratification, the state conventions fulfilled other purposes. The Constitution had been produced in strictest secrecy during the Philadelphia convention. The ratifying conventions served the necessary function of informing the public of the provisions of the proposed new government. They also served as forums for proponents and opponents to articulate their ideas before the citizenry. Significantly, state conventions, not Congress, were the agents of ratification. This approach insured that the Constitution's authority came from representatives of the people specifically elected for the purpose of approving or disapproving the charter, resulting in a more accurate reflection of the will of the electorate. Also, by bypassing debate in the state legislatures, the Constitution avoided disabling amendments that states, jealous of yielding authority to a national government, would likely have attached. Ratification was not a foregone conclusion. Able, articulate men used newspapers, pamphlets, and public meetings to debate ratification of the Constitution. Those known as Antifederalists opposed the Constitution for a variety of reasons. Some continued to argue that the delegates in Philadelphia had exceeded their congressional authority by replacing the Articles of Confederation with an illegal new document. Others complained that the delegates in Philadelphia represented only the well-born few and consequently had crafted a document that served their special interests and reserved the franchise for the propertied classes. Another frequent objection was that the Constitution gave too much power to the central government at the expense of the states and that a representative government could not manage a republic this large. The most serious criticism was that the Constitutional Convention had failed to adopt a bill of rights proposed by George Mason. In New York, Governor George Clinton expressed these Antifederalist concerns in several published newspaper essays under the pen name Cato, while Patrick Henry and James Monroe led the opposition in Virginia. Those who favored ratification, the Federalists, fought back, convinced that rejection of the Constitution would result in anarchy and civil strife. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay responded to Clinton under the pen name Publius. Beginning in October 1787, these three penned 85 essays for New York newspapers and later collected them into 2 volumes entitled The Federalist, which analyzed the Constitution, detailed the thinking of the framers, and responded to the Antifederalist critics. They successfully countered most criticism. As for the lack of a bill of rights, Federalists argued that a catalogued list might be incomplete and that the national government was so constrained by the Constitution that it posed no threat to the rights of citizens. Ultimately, during the ratification debate in Virginia, Madison conceded that a bill of rights was needed, and the Federalists assured the public t


What reality TV show did the villainous Omarosa appear in?

Omarosa: Greatest Reality TV Villain of All Time? | POPSUGAR Entertainment Omarosa: Greatest Reality TV Villain of All Time? Omarosa: Greatest Reality TV Villain of All Time? June 16, 2008 by Entertainment 2 Shares Omarosa may never have won The Apprentice — but her obnoxious ways have earned her a new title. The she-devil of not one but two seasons of the Donald Trump reality show has topped TV Guide's list of the Top 10 Reality TV Villains. Omarosa ascended to the top of the list by beating out lots of other folks we love to hate, including Project Runway 's Wendy Pepper and Lisa Fernandes from the most recent season of Top Chef . Also on the list: Puck from The Real World: San Francisco and — of course — Spencer Pratt, who clocked in at No. 7. (Heidi somehow avoided making the cut.) While I generally agreed with everyone on the list, there are a couple I might have swapped out. Jonny Fairplay of Survivor was pretty awful, but so was Richard Hatch (though maybe imprisonment for tax evasion is punishment enough for him). And sure, Trish was terrible on The Bachelor during Jesse Palmer's season, but Brad Womack — the dude who didn't pick anyone — would make my list for sure. Which reality TV stars do you find most heinous? You can see TV Guide's full list if you . Jonathan Baker, The Amazing Race Jonny Fairplay, Survivor: Pearl Islands Puck, The Real World: San Francisco Trish Schneider, The Bachelor Lisa Fernandes, Top Chef: Chicago Spencer Pratt, The Hills


What is either an album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers or a show starring David Duchovny?

Red Hot Chili Peppers Sue Showtime Over 'Californication' - MTV mtv Gil Kaufman 11/20/2007 Who didn't see this one coming? The Red Hot Chili Peppers filed a lawsuit on Monday against Showtime Networks over the name of the David Duchovny series "Californication," which also happens to be the name of the band's 1999 album and hit single. According to a statement issued by the band's management, the suit alleges unfair competition, dilution of the value of the name and unjust enrichment, claiming the title is "inherently distinctive, famous ... and immediately associated in the mind of the consumer" with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Singer Anthony Kiedis said in the statement, " 'Californication' is the signature CD, video and song of the band's career, and for some TV show to come along and steal our identity is not right." The suit claims that in creating, marketing, promoting and distributing the show, the defendants have been "fraudulent, knowing, willful and wanton" by appropriating the title of one of the band's biggest sellers, which it said has moved 14 million copies worldwide and was nominated for a Best Rock Album Grammy. "The Red Hot Chili Peppers would never have allowed their iconic album and song title to be used as the title of a television program — much less this one," Justin Ehrlich, the band's lawyer, said of the album, which was also in Rolling Stone's list of the top 500 albums of all time. "They are particularly offended that Showtime used its material without permission." The Showtime series, which debuted in August, stars former "X-Files" lead Duchovny as novelist Hank Moody, who is struggling with a midlife crisis in the midst of a serious bout of writer's block. The title of the show isn't the only Chili Peppers reference. In fact, actress Rachel Miner plays a secretary named Dani California, the same name as the hit single the Peppers released in 2006, featuring a character that has appeared in several of the group's songs. (Interestingly, that song was widely criticized at the time of its release for its striking similarities to Tom Petty's 1993 hit "Mary Jane's Last Dance"; both songs were produced by Rick Rubin.) Musical references are sprinkled throughout the show, which was recently picked up for a second season. During a scene in the fifth episode guest-starring Henry Rollins, Duchovny mentions the names of three of his novels, which also happen to be the names of Slayer albums. The show has also made frequent references to late singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, and the first season's finale was called "The Last Waltz," an homage to Martin Scorsese's concert film of the Band's famed final show. Other episode titles alluded to the Sex Pistols ("Filthy Lucre") and Bob Seger ("Turn the Page"). The suit, which names show creator/ executive producer Tom Kapinos and two production companies, seeks damages and a permanent injunction barring Showtime from using the title. Showtime did not respond to requests for comment at press time. At a Television Critics Association press tour in July, Kapinos explained to reporters that he first heard the word "Californication" in reference to the state of Oregon, according to an Associated Press report. "Apparently in the '70s there were bumper stickers that said, 'Don't Californicate Oregon,' because Californians were coming up there, and I just thought it was a great, great title for this show," he said. [This story was originally published at 12:00 pm E.T. on 11.19.2007]


What product did Phil Robertson get rich by selling?

Phil Robertson | Duck Commander Phil Robertson View more photos of  Phil Robertson Born and raised in Vivian, Louisiana, Phil Robertson came from a large family with 7 children and little money. Because of the location of his family home in a rural setting near Shreveport, and the aforementioned scarcity of money, hunting became an important part of his formative years. As a high-school athlete, Phil earned All-State rankings in football, baseball, and track, which afforded him the opportunity to attend Louisiana Tech University on a football scholarship. There, Phil played first-string quarterback – ahead of Terry Bradshaw, who later went on to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers team to 4 Super Bowl championships. Phil said, "Terry went for the bucks, and I chased after the ducks." After receiving his Bachelor's degree in Physical Education and a Master's in Education, Phil spent several years teaching in Louisiana schools. Acclaimed as an excellent teacher by his students, Phil came to the conclusion that his time and talents would be better spent in the woods. Phil and his family, which by this time included his wife, Kay , and four boys – Alan , Jase , Willie , and Jeptha – began a quest to turn his passion for hunting and fishing into a livelihood. Never satisfied with the duck calls on the market, Phil began to experiment with making a call that would produce the exact sound of a duck. A duck call for duck killers, not for, as Phil described, “world champion-style duck callers.” Phil stated, “No duck would even place in a duck calling contest.” In 1972, Phil Robertson gave up a coaching career for his love of duck hunting when he whittled a better duck call than any on the market, the first Duck Commander call. His first year, Robertson sold $8,000 worth of duck calls and his wife, Kay, somehow managed to feed four boys on that salary. The same year, he received a patent for this call and in 1973, formed the Duck Commander Company. The Robertson family home in West Monroe, Louisiana, became the Duck Commander factory, from where he and family members assembled, packaged, and shipped all the calls. Phil traveled from store to store and state to state in those early days, with most of his attempts to sell the new product line ending in rejections. In fact, a certain large store in Stuttgart, Arkansas, laughed him out of the building! By the way, that store now is one of the Duck Commander’s largest accounts. In the beginning, Kay and their sons not only helped Phil with the Duck Commander business, but they also ran the nets and took fish to market in a side commercial fishing business that kept food on the table. In the mid-’70s, Phil turned his life over to the Lord and made dramatic changes. Phil Robertson is not only known as The Duck Commander, but also he has built a reputation across the country for his faith and belief in the Almighty. Every year, he is invited to speak to hundreds of churches and organizations, telling them what the Lord has done for him and what the Lord can do for them. Duck Commander is still a family business, with all 4 sons and their wives either presently working or previously having worked for the company at one time or another. The Robertsons no longer build, package, and ship calls from their home on the Ouachita River. The production has moved into the warehouse located in West Monroe, which is featured on A&E’s hit TV series, “Duck Dynasty.” Phil still enjoys running fishing nets and now the fish he catches feeds all of the kids and grandkids. Yes, it’s a rough life, but as Phil says, “Somebody’s gotta do it.” Since 1973, Duck Commander Products, which now include much more than just duck calls, have been sold in all 50 states and in several countries. Not long after the success of the calls, Phil began a series of videos that developed a worldwide fan-base of fellow duck hunters. The “Duckmen” videos revolutionized duck hunting with their rock ‘n’ roll, “in-your-face” style. These videos rightfully claim leading authority status in the hunting industry. Phil’s calls and techniques hel


Whose likeness did Republicans propose putting on the dime, in 2003?

Proposal would put Ronald Reagan's face on the $50 bill - latimes Proposal would put Ronald Reagan's face on the $50 bill Rep. Patrick McHenry's bill to replace Ulysses S. Grant's image with the 40th president's generates controversy. March 03, 2010 |By Richard Simon Reporting from Washington — Ronald Reagan is honored by, among other things, an airport, a freeway, an aircraft carrier and -- ironically for a critic of big government -- one of the biggest federal buildings in Washington. Now, some of the late president's admirers are launching a new effort to add another honor: printing his likeness on a $50 bill in place of Ulysses S. Grant's. In polls of presidential scholars, Reagan consistently outranks Grant, said Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.), who introduced legislation to make the change. But at least one Democrat who serves on the House Financial Services Committee, where the proposal has been sent, isn't ready to jettison Grant for "someone whose policies are still controversial." "Our currency ought to be something that unites us," said Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks). Grant admirers, who credit him for leading the Union Army to victory during the Civil War, were none too pleased either. "I'm very upset," said Keya Morgan, a New York-based Grant scholar who has a Web page on the 18th president. "I have all the respect in the world for Reagan, but what he accomplished is not anywhere as important as what Ulysses S. Grant accomplished." An earlier proposal to put Reagan on the dime in place of President Franklin D. Roosevelt drew objections from Democrats, for whom Roosevelt is as much of a hero as Reagan is for Republicans. An effort to put Reagan on the $20 bill in place of Andrew Jackson drew opposition from Tennessee lawmakers. A 2005 move to put Reagan on the $50 bill never made it out of the House Financial Services Committee, even though Republicans controlled the chamber at the time. "President Reagan is indisputably one of the most transformative presidents of the 20th century," McHenry said in a letter to colleagues seeking their support. "Like President Roosevelt on the dime and President Kennedy on the half dollar, President Reagan deserves a place of honor on our nation's currency." The move comes as efforts are underway in California and Nevada to name mountains after Reagan and as planning gets underway for a yearlong observance in 2011 of the 100th anniversary of Reagan's birth. richard.simon@ latimes.com


What, according to Yogi Berra, ain't worth a dime anymore?

A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore. - Yogi Berra - BrainyQuote A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore. Find on Amazon: Yogi Berra Cite this Page: Citation


"What chain restaurant featured the jingle ""I want my baby back ribs""?"

Chili's Baby Back Ribs Commercial - YouTube Chili's Baby Back Ribs Commercial Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Apr 9, 2009 My production of the old Chili's Baby Back Ribs Commercial. I want my baby back-baby back-baby back ribs Category


What language did the Pennsylvania Dutch speak?

Language | Amish Studies Experts by Name Language The vast majority of Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonites across North America speak two languages fluently, Pennsylvania German (popularly known as Pennsylvania Dutch) and English. A small minority known as the Swiss Amish, who live mainly in southern Indiana, speak a form of Bernese Swiss German instead of Pennsylvania German. Pennsylvania German developed in the eighteenth century as the result of the immigration of approximately 81,000 German-speakers from Central Europe, including Switzerland, to southeastern Pennsylvania. The vast majority (96 percent) of these immigrants were of the Lutheran or German Reformed faith; of the remaining 4 percent, roughly one-half were Mennonites and only a few hundred were Amish. Whatever varieties of German they spoke in Europe, the Amish assimilated to the language of the majority, Pennsylvania German, which resembles most closely the German dialects spoken in the southeastern Palatinate, near the city of Mannheim. The influence of English on Pennsylvania German is often overstated. Only 10 to 15 percent of Pennsylvania German vocabulary is English-derived; its core grammatical structures remain Palatine German. The Amish speak Pennsylvania German among one another and it is the language of sermons in church. English is used mainly with non-Amish relatives and friends, but it is also the dominant medium of literacy. While most Amish have a good reading knowledge of the standard German of the Bible and other religious texts, they read and write mainly in English. English is the medium of instruction in Amish parochial schools. Although the Amish originally comprised only a small minority of the Pennsylvania German-speaking population, they and the Old Order Mennonites are the last groups to use the language actively and pass it on to their children. Maintenance of both Pennsylvania German and standard German has become an important symbol of Amish identity and a tangible connection with their spiritual heritage. Additional information See pp. 121-25 of chapter 7, “Symbols and Identity,” in Donald B. Kraybill, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, and Steven M. Nolt, The Amish. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013). Louden, Mark L., Pennsylvania Dutch: The Story of an American Language. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016). Johnson-Weiner, Karen M. “Group Identity and Language Maintenance: The Survival of Pennsylvania German in Old Order Communities.” In Diachronic Studies on the Languages of the Anabaptists, ed. by Kate Burridge and Werner Enninger, 26-42. Bochum, Germany: Universitätsverlag Dr. N. Brockmeyer, 1992. Louden, Mark L. “Pennsylvania German in the Twenty-First Century.” In Sprachinselwelten – The World of Language Islands, ed. by Nina Berend and Elisabeth Knipf-Komlósi, 89–107. Peter Lang, 2006. About the site Amish Studies is an academic website developed by the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College to provide reliable information on Amish life and culture. Designed to assist scholars, students and the general public, the site was developed with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of a collaborative research grant on Amish diversity and identity in the 20th century. The research team included principal investigator Donald B. Kraybill of Elizabethtown College (Pa.) and two co-investigators, Steven M. Nolt of Goshen College (Ind.) and Karen M. Johnson-Weiner of SUNY Potsdam (New York). The Amish population statistics are updated annually in June or July. Other information will be revised and added on a periodic basis. Recent books


What major University bans profanity, alcohol, caffeine, premarital sex, and even beards?

10 Strictest College Campuses: 10 Unbelievably Strict College Campuses - CollegeTimes COLLEGETIMES Home  » 10 Strictest College Campuses: 10 Unbelievably Strict College Campuses http://cotms.co/1MslqAA 10 Strictest College Campuses: 10 Unbelievably Strict College Campuses By  CollegeTimes   |  April 26, 2010 Flickr Every college and university around the world expects its students to uphold certain standards. Honesty, refraining from causing harm to others, community, and staying within the laws of the home country all remain relatively reasonable and universal codes that give students structure while still preserving their individuality and bolstering their character. But some schools, most especially those affiliated with the evangelical Christian movement in the United States, raise a number of extremely difficult questions with their adherence to a highly restrictive code of values. While it usually remains the students’ choice to partake of such environments, many outside the affiliated fundamentalist organizations may look over their rules and find their jaws dropping. For these schools, leeching beyond the academic and school-related extracurricular functions and into the private lives of their students remains a high priority, with handbooks dictating very clearly how all of them must behave regardless of whether or not they live or play on campus. Are they genuinely pushing their students towards the path of Christ? Or are they treating free-willed adults as if petulant children incapable of forging their own individual perceptions, decisions, and behaviors without being fed someone else’s interpretations of Christian dogma? There are as many answers as there are people to consider the questions, because the world exists in shades of grey. Perhaps they are harmful. Perhaps they are harmless. But the following schools nonetheless play host to a number of regulations that seem rather appalling to mainstream society, and this article takes an admittedly irreverent peek at a little of what they have to say. 1. Oral Roberts University All resident and commuter students at Oral Roberts University are required to attend church at least twice a week and find themselves to a highly restrictive dress code. All men and women are expected to dress modestly, stay well-groomed, and avoid tattoos and body piercings. The former may not wear makeup, because breaking archaic gender tropes will rip the very foundations of society asunder. Alcohol is held up as equally detrimental as illegal substances regardless of whether or not a student partakes responsibly and remains at or above the drinking age – and the University does not discriminate on whether or not consumption or possession takes place on- or off-campus, either. Raffles are not even allowed as fundraiser due to their association with gambling, which is also banned. Obviously, dishonest or disruptive remains heavily discouraged as it does even in public schools. But premarital sex, homosexuality, aligning oneself with occult religions (though the handbook never actually specifies which belief systems they consider “occult”), using expletives, tobacco possession or use, dancing, and working at any establishment that encourages or involves any such things apparently constitute impropriety and stand as offenses worthy of expulsion. 2. Pensacola Christian College While most schools understandably discourage nationally illegal activities involving drugs or underage drinking, Pensacola Christian College outlaws perfectly legal ones such as gambling, possession of pornography, dancing, swearing, smoking tobacco, and even patronizing movie theatres. They completely reach into the personal lives and convictions of their students, demanding that they refrain from such so-called “perversions” such as premarital sex, extramarital sex (even if both parties agree to an open relationship), and homosexuality. Anyone caught in such a position faces discipline or dismissal. In addition, all students enrolled in 12 or more hours are required to attend at least one chapel event a week. Par


What is the second most valuable crop in the U.S. - after corn?

Corn: Canada's third most valuable crop Corn: Canada's third most valuable crop By Marie-Andrée Hamel and Erik Dorff Skip to text Text begins Corn for grain: the world’s top cereal crop When it comes to cereal crop production around the world, corn is king. This may come as a surprise to many. Anyone who has ever seen the endless seas of golden wheat on the Canadian Prairies might think that this lynchpin of Canadian agriculture is the number one cereal crop. The same might be thought of rice and the landscape of paddies stretching as far as the eye can see across Asia. But instead, the most produced cereal crop worldwide is actually corn (also known as maize), a cereal native to the Americas. It outstrips both rice and wheat in terms of global production (Table 1). Table 1 World and Canadian production of major grains and oilseeds, 2011 Table summary This table displays the results of World and Canadian production of major grains and oilseeds. The information is grouped by Commodity (appearing as row headers), World, Canada, Share of total and World position, calculated using Metric tonnes, Percent and Rank units of measure (appearing as column headers). Commodity ... not applicable Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Maize or corn for grain Note1 is the number one cereal crop worldwide with 885.3 million tonnes produced in 2011 according to the FAO Note2 . The top producer was the United States with 313.9 million tonnes or 35.5% of global production. The U.S. was followed by China which produced 192.8 million tonnes (21.8% of world production). Canada placed 11th in world production of corn with 10.7 million tonnes of grain corn produced in 2011 (Table 2). Table 2 Top grain corn producing nations, 2011 Table summary This table displays the results of Top grain corn producing nations. The information is grouped by Rank (appearing as row headers), Country, Production and Share of world production, calculated using Metric tonnes and Percent units of measure (appearing as column headers). Rank 0.7 Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, data accessed February 13, 2014. In Canada, over 32,300 farms reported planting 1.63 million hectares of corn (corn for grain, corn for silage and sweet corn) according to the 2011 Census of Agriculture. The value of farm cash receipts for grain corn alone reached $2.08 billion in 2011, ranking it as the third most valuable crop in Canada, after canola and wheat. Note3 One plant with many specialized varieties Farmers and corn breeders have developed multiple varieties suited to particular uses and adapted to distinct environments. In Canada, three broad types of corn dominate farmers’ fields: corn for grain, corn for silage, and sweet corn. In 2011, 23,472 farms reported growing corn for grain, a 17.7% decrease since 1971. During the same period, the number of farms reporting corn for silage Note4 declined by 65.0% to reach 13,184 farms in 2011.The number of farms reporting sweet corn Note5 area declined by 46.6% from 1971 to 2,997 farms in 2011. Chart1 shows that more than 1.3 million hectares of corn for grain was reported in the 2011 Census of Agriculture, more than double the 573,039 hectares (Chart 1) reported in 1971. The 2011 total represented 81.8% of the total corn area reported. Description for chart 1 Canadian grain-corn production is located in central Canada Ontario and Quebec form the backbone of corn for grain production in Canada. According to the Census of Agriculture, Ontario accounted for 61.7% of seeded area in 2011, with Quebec following at 30.2% and Manitoba at 6.4% (Chart 2). While corn for grain is the third largest grain crop in Canada (after wheat and canola), it ranks as the number one crop in Ontario in terms of production Note6 and farm cash receipts. Description for chart 2 Climate is a decisive factor in determining the areas of the country where corn for grain can be a viable crop. In general, the longer and warmer the growing season, the greater the possible harvest. C


President Obama's newly decorated Oval Office After the White House released photos of the newly renovated Oval Office late last month, the Explainer noticed something a little bizarre: There was no computer on President Obama's desk, or any paperwork, either. Does Obama actually work in the Oval Office? Not most of the time. The president conducts briefings and holds staff meetings in the Oval Office, but it's used primarily as a ceremonial space. Obama does much of his day-to-day work—such as editing speeches and reviewing papers—in the President's Study , located off the Oval Office, and in the Treaty Room , on the second floor of the White House. Many recent former presidents—including both Bushes, Carter, Ford, and Johnson—chiefly worked out of the study as well. The last president to use the Oval Office regularly for desk work may have been John F. Kennedy, who would go there after hours to record the day's events for what would, presumably, have become his memoirs. Advertisement The desk in Obama's Treaty Room, unlike the Resolute desk in the Oval Office, is piled high with paperwork. The room also contains a computer , a printer , and a television . Despite these office amenities, it's unlikely that Obama uses a computer regularly in the White House. As the Explainer noted last year , previous presidents, including Bush and Clinton, went without computers and e-mail in order to avoid the Presidential Records Acts of 1978, which requires commanders-in-chief to archive their correspondence and make it public. (The PRA does not include a section on e-mail, but the act's broad definition of a presidential record has been interpreted to include electronic communication.) Bonus Explainer:  Why is the Oval Office oval? It's supposed to recall the elliptical salon in George Washington's temporary presidential house. Washington thought the oval design encouraged guests to stand around him in a circle. He could then bow to greet each guest in order and from about the same distance.


What city's Lower Ninth Ward is partially below sea level?

Myths of Katrina | Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum Remembering the past, sharing stories of the present, and planning for the future. Search Reply How many times have we heard the argument that the Lower Ninth Ward is just “too far below sea-level” to rebuild? Aerial view of the Industrial Canal Levee and Lower Ninth Ward, April 2006. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith. Courtesy Carol M. Highsmith. We’ve seen this myth spread from news media sources to the mouths of congressmen, turning up in countless conversations about the lack of progress in the Lower Ninth Ward (See The Seattle Times  and House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s infamous comment ).  Now it’s been seven years since the storm and we still see articles circulating that refer to the Lower Ninth Ward as one of the “lowest-lying” and “most flood-prone” area in the city. From day one, Lower Ninth Ward residents and activists have argued such claims are exaggerated and bogus, pointing to neighborhoods in Lakeview and New Orleans East (equally as vulnerable and “flood-prone”) that were given more resources and opportunities to rebuild ( Landphair , 2007 ). Scientists who have studied the topography of New Orleans agree that the Army Corps’ elevation warning for the Lower Ninth Ward was far from certain ( Schwartz , 2006 ). Much of the Lower Ninth Ward is ”two to three feet higher” than areas of the Lakeview or New Orleans East neighborhoods, as well as the western side of Jefferson Parish, but after the storm, there wasn’t a discussion about people having to move from there. Advocates of the Lower Ninth argue that the “question of high ground versus low ground is also beside the point…’If you build a good flood-control system, the entire city is safe…If we don’t get a good flood-control system, the entire city is dangerous.” After doing some research, I found that many articles refer to the Lower Ninth Ward being above sea level in some areas and relatively higher than New Orleans East or Lakeview, but I wasn’t able to locate a source with actual data to back up the argument. This is most likely due to the unofficial neighborhood lines, as well as rapidly changing elevation rates throughout New Orleans. In order to find more accurate snapshot of New Orleans’ elevation levels, I decided to take a look at the USGS elevation index for the Lower Ninth Ward and New Orleans East. Even within each sub-neighborhood, elevation levels vary quite a bit, but the overall data supports arguments that the Lower Ninth Ward is indeed much higher than the vast majority of Lakeview and New Orleans East. According to the USGS elevation dataset, most landmarks in the Lower Ninth Ward range from 3 feet below to 3 feet above sea level (Lee Playground 0 Feet ; Bonart Playground 3 Feet ; Beulah Land Baptist Church -3 Feet ; Amozion Baptist Church 3 Feet ). Meanwhile, the New Orleans East neighborhood has areas in Pines Village and Read Blvd East as low as 10 feet below sea level, with its highest areas in West Lake Forest coming in right at sea level (Pines Village -10 Feet ; Pradat Playground -7 Feet ; Werner Playground -7 Feet ; Wimbledon Playground -7 Feet ; Baptist Church 0 Feet ; Prince of Peace Lutheran Church -3 Feet ; Louisiana Nature Center -10 Feet ; Little Woods -3 Feet ). The idea that the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood is unworthy of being rebuilt because of its elevation has proven to be yet another myth in the devastating story of Katrina.


What city is the southernmost state capital?

Southernmost U.S. capital • Mordo Crosswords - Crossword Puzzle Answers Answers, Clues and Solutions for all the Puzzles We think that knowledge should pass freely. This time, we got the following crossword puzzle clue: Southernmost U.S. capital that also known as Southernmost U.S. capital dictionary.  First, we gonna look for more hints to the Southernmost U.S. capital crossword puzzle. Then we will collect all the required information and for solving Southernmost U.S. capital crossword .  In the final, we get all the possible answers for this crossword puzzle definition. Honeymoons in Hawaii squares measure being chosen from couples marrying all told seasons, from red-faced June brides to red-nosed Dec brides. The plush island state has several faces, from its remote and isolated beaches to the new, hip, and happening of downtown state capital, the state's capital. Consisting of various islands, the terra firma state sometimes attracts guests to its four main islands: Oahu Island, the large Island of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui. Every of those islands encompass a special side that draws couples seeking differing kinds of Honeymoons in Hawaii, from the swashbuckling to the romantic. If you want to incorporate many islands in your honeymoon, think about taking a cruise round the island state.   Here are more similar crossword definitions: State capital that means "sheltered bay", Capital whose name means "sheltered bay", AFC-NFC Pro Bowl city; Setting of the first revolving restaurant in the U.S., Chaminade University site, Try Solution 8 letters: HONOLULU  Do you have other crossword puzzle solutions? Please write us in the comment box. Did we help you ? Please click Like and Share. good luck :)


What is the only U.S. state where prostitution is legal?

Prostitution legal definition of Prostitution Prostitution legal definition of Prostitution http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Prostitution Prostitution The act of offering one's self for hire to engage in sexual relations. Prostitution is illegal in all states except Nevada, where it is strictly regulated. Some state statutes punish the act of prostitution, and other state statutes criminalize the acts of soliciting prostitution, arranging for prostitution, and operating a house of prostitution. On the federal level, the Mann Act (18 U.S.C.A. § 2421 [as amended 1986] makes it a crime to transport a person in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of prostitution or for any other immoral purpose. Prostitution, historically and currently a trade largely practiced by women, was not a distinct offense in colonial America. A prostitute could be arrested for Vagrancy if she were loitering on the streets, but generally, the act of engaging in sex for money was not itself a crime. The first prostitution statutes were enacted during the so-called Progressive political movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Urban areas experienced unprecedented growth during this period. Cities became the centers of industrial manufacturing and production, and they were quickly ravaged by disease and poverty. The Progressive movement emphasized education and instituted new government controls over the activities of the general population. The movement introduced the Prohibition of alcohol, which was banned from 1919 to 1933, vested government with increased power over the lives of poor persons, and created a host of new criminal laws, including laws on prostitution. Prostitution increased during this period, and it was seen as one of the biggest threats to public health because of its potential to spread debilitating venereal diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhea. Prostitutes were viewed as moral failures. The male customers of prostitutes were not held up to scorn, but the women who practiced prostitution were seen as responsible for increases in crime and the general decay of social morals. Commercial Sex: Repression or Legalization? In the United States, 49 states make prostitution a crime. The only exception is Nevada, which permits brothels to operate in specific areas of the state. Since the 1970s, advocates of reform have called for either the legalization or the decriminalization of prostitution. Proponents see these approaches as a way of preventing women from being punished for making a choice on how they want to earn an income. Opponents of these changes dismiss the idea that women voluntarily choose this type of work and claim that prostitution is yet another part of the U.S. commercial sex industry, which systematically subordinates women. Proponents of decriminalization argue that it would remove the stigma associated with prostitution and increase profits. They contend that decriminalization would also relieve the police of the costly and futile effort to stop an unstoppable practice. Legalizing prostitution would mean regulating it. Supporters contend that this would allow the government to collect millions of dollars annually in taxes, reduce collateral crime, and protect the public from sexually transmitted diseases. Proponents point to Nevada, where the use of brothels facilitates testing for diseases and reduces the number of street prostitutes. Other supporters of decriminalization and regulation challenge what they see as the paternalistic argument that women need to be protected from sexual exploitation. This argument, they claim, is nonsensical because it means that to protect women from exploitation, society must imprison them for engaging in prostitution. In addition, those who favor decriminalization note that the worst form of exploitation suffered by prostitutes is from pimps. If prostitution were legal, women would generally conduct business on their own, free from the parasitic and abusive conduct of pimps. Decriminalization supporters also cite the difference between the


What McDonald's shake can only be purchased around Saint Patrick's Day?

McDonalds Shamrock Shake - History of McDonalds Shamrock Shake Great Beyond / flickr Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Today is March first, and for many that is reason for celebration — and not just because it's Ke$ha's birthday. It's the start of McDonald's Shamrock Shake season, which, for most locations, lasts just until the end of March. Second only to the McRib in rabid popularity, the frosty green shake has inspired a devoted, cultish following. The drink (yes, let's remember this is simply a drink...a creamy, cold, minty, delicious drink) currently has nearly 21,500 fans on its unofficial Facebook page. There is even a website dedicated to Shamrock Shake watch where people can monitor local shake appearances. While there are many who would like to see the shake added permanently to the menu, it may be better that the temptation is not there; a 16-ounce small serving packs 550 calories and 13 grams of fat. Ratchet it up to a large and you'll consume double that. But that's not to say the shake doesn't have its redeeming qualities. Most Popular More from Delish: A St. Patrick's Day Feast The tale of the emerald potable is one based in charity with a dash of whimsy. It was first developed in 1970, according to McDonald's, although Harold Rosen, who owned a McDonald's franchise in Connecticut, claims he invented the shake in 1966. Regardless of its true origins, the shake's major breakout as a true phenomenon occurred in 1975. According to the McDonald's website , "it all began with a little girl, a football team, and a visionary doctor." Philadelphia Eagles tight end Fred Hill's daughter was diagnosed with leukemia and began treatment. The Hills camped out on hospital benches and in waiting rooms and saw other families doing the same — families that traveled long distances and could not afford hotel rooms. So the Hills decided to do something about it.


"What type of surgery do the main characters of ""Nip/Tuck"" practice?"

Nip/Tuck Fan Reviews & Ratings - TV.com 7.0 By hails52o ,    May 27, 2013 I agree with most people in saying that I was sceptical about the show given that I only knew 1 or 2 of the actors that would be starring in the drama series and at least one of them wasn't a big time actress (Referring to the actress who played Julia- Ne'e Naughton). I don't know why in Hell they had her play the character of Julia who is meant to be the ultimate dream girl to both Christian and Sean. Quite ridiculous to think of her as even remotely attractive. In fact I wouldn't deem her rootable in Christians eyes at all. In saying that, they could have picked a better character who didn't resemble Michael Jackson (turned white) as Matt- the son of Sean. I guess they were doing someone a favour? Christian who played his character fantastically would have to be THE worst friend anyone could have. Just when you start to see a kind heart in him from season 3 onwards, he will do something completely unforgiveable in any sane persons mind, that ultimately reminds you of all the reasons why he should be hated. I was rooting for Kimber to be with Sean although it got stupid with the idea of them passing her back and forth. I at one point wanted Christian to be with Kimber after she was attacked by the Carver. In fact I was saying in my mind to Kimber to stay with Christian, that he was a changed man. How stupid was I after the way he then treated her in the next season?! After the death of Kimber which could have been truly a sad scene (had they made a few adjustments) I don't get how a main character that started out in season 1 commits suicide in season 6 and is abruptly forgotten about! What happened to any of the characters truly mourning?! Seeing Christian in tears after finding out had me choked up- but then he was back to his old sleazy self the next day. I could really go on and on about the stupid parts of the show and how ridiculous the storylines were but ill end it with this: watch it all. Maybe even just to have a laugh because once it ends, you cant help but miss the team that were Sean, Liz and Christian. DO YOU AGREE? It started as an awsome show but to be honest after the carver season Nip/Tuck has its moments its not so addicting anymore. They need to fix it. 8.0 By aixa00 ,    Sep 20, 2012 Ok, needs to be awsome again, more addicting like it used to be. They need a new plot something interesting that draws attention like the carver ( it gave me goose bums). Nip tuck its a good show but it has bacome one of those shows that I do not need to watch every day. It has become one of the shows that I watch because there is nothing else on. Bottom line is that is needs some fine tunning, so every week I can say that I cannot wait 'till next week to watch it. It needs to be more addicting. DO YOU AGREE? JOELY RICHARDSON IS THE WORST ACTRESS I HAVE EVER SEEN AND TO BE ON SUCH A COOL SHOW! 7.5 By KellyMizellAl ,    Mar 17, 2012 I got super excited when I saw Nip Tuck available on NetFlix so I started with season 1 and I have been working my way down. I'm on the last episode of season 6 and let me just say the most aggravating part of this show is JOELY RICHARDSONS acting. I know she is covering her accent but come on. The nasal noises before she speaks get old. They come before every line. It's like a stuffed up nose attempt at a sigh and it sounds horrible. She does it so much it's like come on you have to know how aggravating you sound. Also have you watched her in her sex scenes where she is supposed to be turned on. Her heat of passion look like she is going in to a seizure with the convulsing and overly fake heavy breathing. It was horrible to watch. If I was making out with a woman and she acted like that I would call 911. It is over acting at it's best. She was annoying to watch on the show. If it was a make out scene between Joely and someone else I would fast forward. If you want a good example look at the scene in the episode where she had the facial surgery and she had a dream she was married to Christian. When she corn


"What Tennessee senator was also an actor who starred in ""Law & Order"" and ""The Hunt for Red October""?"

Fred Thompson Biography (Actor/Lawyer/U.S. Senator) Birthplace: Sheffield, Alabama Best known as: Actor and U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1994-2003) Fred Dalton Thompson was a Washington-Hollywood hybrid, a twice-elected United States senator and an actor who starred in movies and the TV series Law & Order. Thompson grew up in Tennessee and began a law career in 1967. He served as a U.S. Attorney (1969-72) and got involved in national politics under Tennessee Senator Howard Baker, an association that put Senate co-counsel Thompson smack in the middle of the investigation of Watergate and the Richard Nixon White House (1973-74). He fell into acting when invited to play himself in the movie Marie (1985), a drama based on a real-life political scandal in Tennessee, in which Thompson defended whistleblower Marie Ragghianti. Thompson was a natural on screen, and during the 1980s he had a remarkable run of authoritarian character roles in top-tier features such as No Way Out (1987, starring Kevin Costner ), Days of Thunder (1990, starring Tom Cruise ), The Hunt for Red October (1990, starring Sean Connery ) and In the Line of Fire (1993, starring Clint Eastwood ). Thompson returned to Tennessee and national politics in 1994 and was elected to the U.S. Senate (filling the seat formerly held by Al Gore , who had become vice president under Bill Clinton ). A Republican, Thompson was re-elected in 1996, but chose not to run again in 2002. He then joined the cast of TV's Law & Order, but continued to maintain a profile in Washington. (He reportedly helped John Roberts get through his 2005 confirmation to the Supreme Court.) Thompson's camera-friendly paternalism and conservative ideology brought comparisons to former actor/president Ronald Reagan . Thompson quit his role on Law & Order in May of 2007 in order to run for the Republican nomination for president in 2008. He announced his run on 6 September 2007, but dropped out of the race on 22 January 2008 after performing poorly in early primaries. He then hosted a radio show and a television show, but served mostly as an occasional guest on political entertainment programs. Extra credit: Thompson attended Memphis State University and got his law degree from Vanderbilt… He made a deal with ABC News Radio in 2006 to serve as an on-air commentator. He occasionally fills in for radio legend Paul Harvey … Thompson is 6’6″ tall, according to a 2007 article in USA Today. Copyright © 1998-2017  by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.


Whose grave is marked by an eternal flame at Arlington National Cemetery?

President John F. Kennedy Gravesite President John F. Kennedy Gravesite → Use Policy President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Gravesite John F. Kennedy made his first formal visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1961, to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. At the conclusion of the ceremony President Kennedy spoke to more than 5,000 people gathered in the Memorial Amphitheater. President Kennedy's address began; "We meet in quiet commemoration of a historic day of peace. In an age that threatens the survival of freedom, we join together to honor those who made our freedom possible. ... It is a tragic fact, that war still more destructive and still sanguinary followed [World War II]; that man's capacity to devise new ways of killing his fellow men have far outstripped his capacity to live in peace with his fellow man." Eleven days prior to Kennedy's assassination he returned to Arlington for the 1963 Armistice Day services. This time he did not address the crowd in the amphitheater. On Nov. 22, 1963, while on a campaign trip to Dallas, President Kennedy was shot and killed. There are only two U.S. presidents buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The other is William Howard Taft, who died in 1930. Though Kennedy is buried at Arlington, at the time of his death, many believed that he would be buried in Brookline, Mass. Woodrow Wilson was the only other president besides Taft who had been buried outside of his native state and in the National Capital Region. President Wilson is buried at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The Associated Press on Nov. 22, 1963, prematurely announced, "President Kennedy's body will lie in state at the White House tomorrow. ... There's nothing definite yet on the funeral, but it's understood it will be in Boston." The New York Times announced later that day, "The president was expected to be buried at the Kennedy family plot in Holyhood Cemetery, near Brookline, Mass. He is a native of Boston." Kennedy's brother-in-law and director of the Peace Corps, Sargent Shriver, arrived at the White House to make tentative arrangements for Kennedy's funeral. However, nothing was definite until the wishes of Jacqueline Kennedy, the president's widow, were known. Her wishes were stated simply, "He belongs to the people." Shriver prepared for all possibilities and had even contacted the superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery. The superintendent informed Shriver that ample space was available in Arlington and that the cemetery would be ready to handle the funeral. The first formal statement from Mrs. Kennedy concerning the burial was to model her husband's funeral after ceremonies rendered for Abraham Lincoln. The research on President Lincoln's funeral was done by Professor James Robertson, the executive director of the U.S. Civil War Centennial Commission. He contacted David Mearns, the director of the Library of Congress. The two men went to the government repository where the lights were inoperative because they were connected to a timer switch and would only operate during the time the Library was scheduled to be opened. Using flashlights they found copies of Frank Leslie's Illustrated and Harper's Weekly which depicted the 1865 funeral in graphic detail. Using this information, the East Room of the White House was transformed to fit the description of the funeral almost a century earlier. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara felt that President Kennedy should be interred on federal property so that his grave would be accessible to the American people. McNamara contacted the superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery and wished to see potential burial plots for the president at ANC. Three plots were shown: one near the mast of the USS Maine, one at Dewey Circle, and the third on the slope below Arlington House (Custis-Lee mansion). The president's brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, found the "Maine" location inappropriate and the "Dewey" location inaccessible; however, he believed that the slope below Arlington House was ideal. The final decis


What variety of Girl Scout cookies contains toasted coconut?

Meet the Cookies - Girl Scout Cookies Meet the Cookies Meet the Cookies Meet the Cookies Do you have a favorite Girl Scout Cookie you crave all year long?  Learn more about it, and check out our full assortment of delicious,  purpose-filled Girl Scout Cookies below. Who knows—you might even find  a new favorite! And did you know that Girl Scout Cookies are SO much more than just  a sweet treat? That’s right. Every box you buy helps power unique and  amazing experiences for the awesome girls who sell them—it also gives  her the opportunity to learn essential   life skills , soar in confidence, and quickly discover the leader  within.  They have a great time doing it, too, and they couldn’t do it  without you. Sweet!  Want to get involved with Girl Scouts? JOIN    VOLUNTEER    DONATE Introducing NEW Girl Scout S'mores™ cookies! We’re celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouts selling cookies by  introducing new Girl Scout S’mores cookies. That’s right! We’re  combining two iconic Girl Scout traditions—s’mores and Girl Scout  Cookies! Joining legendary classics like Thin Mints and Caramel  deLites/Samoas, the new Girl Scout S’mores cookies will be carried in  select markets during the 2017 cookie season. Girl Scout S'mores™ Our new crispy graham cookie double dipped in yummy crème icing and finished with a scrumptious chocolatey coating (WHOA!) is one more delicious way to support her next adventure! CONTAINS: WHEAT | SOY Why are there two bakers? Girl Scout councils contract with one of two licensed bakers, whose recipes and ingredients may differ slightly. Contact your local Girl Scout council to find out which baker they partner with.  Girl Scout S'mores™ Our new crunchy graham sandwich cookies with creamy chocolate and marshmallowy filling (YUM!) are one more delicious way to support her next adventure! CONTAINS: WHEAT | SOY | MILK INGREDIENTS Why are there two bakers? Girl Scout councils contract with one of two licensed bakers, whose recipes and ingredients may differ slightly. Contact your local Girl Scout council to find out which baker they partner with.  Thin Mints® Purchasing a box of Thin Mints—our round, mint-flavored cookies with a delicious chocolaty coating—helps a girl learn  money management . She handles money, keeps records, even tracks orders—activities that are essential to running a successful business. CONTAINS: WHEAT | SOY Why are there two bakers? Girl Scout councils contract with one of two licensed bakers, whose recipes and ingredients may differ slightly. Contact your local Girl Scout council to find out which baker they partner with.  Caramel deLites® / Samoas® A tasty treat isn't all that's involved with a box of our caramel and toasted coconut-covered cookies. Through interaction with each customer and other Girl Scouts, a girl learns the importance of keeping her word, doing the right thing, and being fair. A girl learns the  business ethics  that will serve her throughout life. CONTAINS: WHEAT | MILK | SOY | COCONUT Why are there two names? Girl Scout cookies are produced by two bakers. That’s why some of our cookies have two different names! But whether the box says Samoas® or Caramel deLites®, these two cookies are similarly delicious.  Peanut Butter Patties®/ Tagalongs® A layer of peanut butter with a rich chocolaty coating? Mouth-watering treats. But did you know that every box a girl sells helps her learn decision making ? She makes a plan, solves problems on her own, and thinks creatively—skills she needs to be successful, now and in the future. CONTAINS: WHEAT | MILK | SOY | PEANUTS Why are there two names? Girl Scout cookies are produced by two bakers. That’s why some of our cookies have two different names! But whether the box says Peanut Butter Patties® or Tagalongs®, these two cookies are similarly delicious.  Shortbread/Trefoils® When a girl hands you a box of these cookies—each one in the shape of our iconic trefoil—she's building important  people skills . She's meeting new customers, making eye contact, talking about the cookies, and saying thanks. And that builds he


What does Frederick's of Hollywood sell?

Frederick's of Hollywood closes all stores, strips down to Web - LA Times Frederick's of Hollywood closes all stores, strips down to Web Frederick's Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times After years of financial struggle, Frederick's of Hollywood has closed all of its store locations and will operate only online. After years of financial struggle, Frederick's of Hollywood has closed all of its store locations and will operate only online. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times) Samantha Masunaga Contact Reporter Frederick's of Hollywood has closed all its stores and will sell only from its website Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc., a Los Angeles lingerie brand that struggled to compete with rival Victoria's Secret, has closed all of its stores and will do business only online. "We no longer have store locations," the retailer  said on its website , but added that its online store offered the same selection of merchandise. In 2014, Frederick's operated 94 stores and a catalog business, in addition to its website. Ron Friedman, a retail expert at consulting and accounting firm Marcum, said he wasn’t surprised by the store closures. “As a company, I think they became old and stale,” he said. “Victoria’s Secret has been a home run compared to them.” But Frederick’s can be profitable online, he added, if it comes up with an effective marketing strategy using social media to get the word out and attract customers. (Tiffany Hsu) “An online business is nothing more than another retail store without fixed rent,” he said. “They have to really focus and hire people that really understand the online business.” Born out of the World War II pinup craze, the company was the brainchild of Frederick Mellinger. He initially opened a lingerie business in New York before moving the shop, renamed Frederick's of Hollywood, to Los Angeles in 1947. The company launched into mail order catalogs before opening stores in malls in the 1960s. The retailer added sex toys and racy underwear to its inventory for a time. Despite Mellinger's famous quote that "sex never goes out of fashion," the company fell behind competitors. Frederick's declared bankruptcy in 2000, then emerged from bankruptcy in 2003 and went public in 2006.  In 2013 Frederick's was bought out by a consortium that includes HGI Funding, a subsidiary of the New York-based Harbinger Group Inc., and some of its own shareholders. For more business news, follow @smasunaga .


What body has been led by John Jay, John Marshall, and Earl Warren?

Courtroom Sketch Art on Display at GW’s Virginia Campus | GW Today | The George Washington University Courtroom Sketch Art on Display at GW’s Virginia Campus Courtroom Sketch Art on Display at GW’s Virginia Campus An exhibition at GW’s Virginia Campus provides a rare window into some of the highest-profile trials of recent decades. October 08, 2009 Renowned courtroom sketch artist William J. Hennessy has had a front row seat at many of the major court cases of contemporary times, including the trials of the D.C. snipers,  Lewis Libby and the Microsoft antitrust case. Through Nov. 30, 17 of Mr. Hennessy’s works depicting these cases and more are on exhibit at GW’s Virginia Campus. A second exhibition at the campus features portraits of all the nation’s Supreme Court chief justices, some by noted presidential and Civil War photographer Mathew Brady. Mr. Hennessy's work has been aired on network news programs and in national newspapers and magazines. A resident of Loudoun County, Va., he has been a featured guest on NBC Dateline, CNN, ABC News and Fox News, and recently published All Rise: Courts, Crime, and Courtroom Art. “The current exhibit of courtroom sketches by William Hennessy, combined with the portraits of the chief justices of the Supreme Court provide yet another great opportunity for the GW and Northern Virginia communities to experience significant art and important American history,” says Craig Linebaugh, chief academic officer for the campus. The chief justice portraits, from the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, include images of all 17 men who have led the high court, including John Jay, John Marshall, William Howard Taft, Charles Evans Hughes, Earl Warren, Warren E. Burger, William H. Rehnquist and John G. Roberts. Both exhibits are part of the Regional Artist Series, a partnership between the GW Virginia Campus and Gallery 222/Loudoun Academy of the Arts Foundation to bring artists and artwork of exceptional quality to the greater Loudoun community. “GW has formed a terrific partnership with Gallery 222/Loudoun Academy of the Arts Foundation that has enabled us to bring superb exhibits to the Virginia Campus,” says Dr. Linebaugh. “Gale Waldron, executive director of the gallery, and Joan Ziemba, director of corporate and community relations for the Virginia Campus, have worked together to create exhibits that are not only aesthetically significant but are true learning experiences for those who view them.” Related Links


What company's 2012 bankruptcy caused a brief halt in the production of Twinkies?

Goodbye Hostess | Zero Hedge Goodbye Hostess Nov 21, 2012 3:35 PM 0 HOSTESS JUDGE APPROVES MOTION TO WIND DOWN COMPANY HOSTESS WINS APPROVAL TO CLOSE AND BEGIN SELLING ASSETS Next up: the Twinkie economy. Fom Leveraged Loan : U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain this afternoon approved Hostess Brands’ emergency wind-down plan, as well as an amendment to its debtor-in-possession credit agreement that will allow Hostess to access the full amount of its $75 million DIP loan during its liquidation. Drain also denied a motion filed by the U.S. Trustee to convert the case to Chapter 7, though he did not rule out the prospect of a conversion at a later date. Hostess returned to the bankruptcy courthouse in White Plains, N.Y., this morning after a last-minute mediation yesterday between the company and its main bakers’ union failed to produce a settlement to halt liquidation of its assets. The hearing began Monday afternoon, but was delayed shortly thereafter to give the company and the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union a final opportunity to engage in mediation to avert the strike the BCT began last week. But by Tuesday evening, Hostess announced that the mediation was “unsuccessful.” Judge Drain opened today’s hearing with a brief, private chambers conference to discuss the mediation, the details of which remain confidential. Back in open court, Hostess financial advisor Joshua Scherer, of Perella Weinberg, took the witness stand to discuss the company’s failed efforts to sell the company as a whole, and the status of its newly launched liquidation strategy. During its Chapter 11, Hostess fielded six bids for the sale of the company as a whole, none of which passed muster, Scherer said. In the past five days, however, since Hostess officially launched its liquidation process, the company has received “a flood of inquiries,” said Hostess lawyer Heather Lennox, of Jones Day. The company expects to file a number a number of stalking-horse bids for its assets within the next few weeks, she said. “The number of inbound calls has been surprising, on a number of fronts,” Scherer said. Those inquiries fall into four “buckets,” he explained. Offers have come from regional bakeries, national competitors, customers (such as Wal-Mart, Kroger and Giant Eagle), and a fourth catch-all category, including large consumer products companies. Scherer said the liquidation sale has generated “very significant interest” from international buyers as well. Many of the buyers were uninterested in the assets when Hostess was weighed down by its union liabilities, he said. “We have very significant momentum right now with, from a selling perspective, positive press,” Scherer said. “It’s critical to maintain momentum and a competitive dynamic.” “Every day our product is off the shelf, it’s diminishing in value. Our customers get used to selling goods without our brands, and the end-users learn to live without Twinkies and Wonder Bread.” On the stand, Hostess CEO Gregory Rayburn said he needs to terminate about 15,000 employees today so that they can collect unemployment benefits. Drain approved an employee retention plan that would keep about 3,200 employees on the job during the wind-down process.