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A previously unknown photograph of British nurse Florence Nightingale that was taken in 1858 recently went on display at the Florence Nightingale Museum in London. The image was discovered in an album of pictures taken in the mid-19th century by William Slater. The museum said portraits of Nightingale are rare because the famed nurse was reluctant to be photographed for religious reasons and worried that personal fame might hinder her work.

DEFINITION: (noun) A person regarded as arrogant or conceited. SYNONYMS: egoist, egotist. USAGE: He was dismissed by many as a swellhead, but his ridiculously high estimation of himself sustained him through all sorts of challenging situations.

Milosevic was the leader of the Serbian Communist Party and the president of Serbia from 1989–1997 and of Yugoslavia from 1997–2000. Following the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, he promoted the nationalistic Socialist idea of a Greater Serbia and supported Serbian militias in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. In 2002, a UN criminal tribunal charged Milosevic with crimes against humanity and genocide; he died in a prison before his trial concluded.

Operation Infinite Reach was a US cruise missile strike on purported terrorist bases in Afghanistan and Sudan. The attack came in response to bombings at US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed at least 235 people and were linked to local members of al Qaeda. The US response targeted terrorist camps in Afghanistan and a pharmaceutical factory in Sudan, which the US claimed was helping Osama bin Laden build chemical weapons. Why was the US criticized for the attack in Sudan?

Persian carpet-weaving dates to thousands of years ago and forms an integral part of the Persian culture. The intricate carpets exhibit numerous colors and forms in a dazzling display of warmth and creativity. Carpet dealers have developed a classification for Persian rugs based on design, type of fabric, and weaving technique. The numerous categories are named for cities and areas associated with each design. What is the difference between Anatolian rugs and Persian rugs?