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By the end of 2007, the Homeland Security Department expects to be able to send emergency alerts to cell phones, web sites and PDAs to warn Americans of impending disaster. The system will also involve warnings on cable TV and satellite radio, in an update on the alerts planned during the Cold War. In 1951, President Truman created the US's first alert system, which required radio stations to broadcast on certain frequencies during emergencies.

DEFINITION: (adj.) Having a heart-shaped outline. SYNONYMS: heart-shaped, cordiform. USAGE: When a cordate leaf fell from the tree, she considered it a sign that she would soon find love.

Astor was a businessman, inventor, and writer. He made a fortune in real estate, built the Astoria Hotel, patented several inventions, and wrote a science fiction novel about life on the planets Saturn and Jupiter in the year 2000. His 2nd marriage to the much younger Madeleine Talmadge Force caused a scandal, and the two took an extended honeymoon abroad to wait out the controversy. On their return trip, John Jacob Astor was killed in what historical disaster?

This blackout came at a low point in New York's history, when the city was facing a financial crisis. It lasted only one night, but by the time it was over, a record 3,776 people had been arrested, and looting, vandalism, and arson had caused an estimated $300 million worth of damage. The chain of events that caused the blackout began when two circuit breakers were tripped in Westchester County. What was responsible for tripping them?

Tivoli Gardens is a famous amusement park that opened in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1843, making it the second oldest amusement park that has survived intact to the present day; the oldest is in a neighboring town also in Denmark. From the beginning, the park's attractions included standards such as the merry-go-round, the scenic railway, and exotically styled buildings. How did Tivoli's founder, Georg Carstensen, persuade King Christian VIII to grant him a charter to create Tivoli?