September 26, 2006
Surgery in Space?
inexorable
DEFINITION: (adjective) Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless.
SYNONYMS: relentless, grim, unappeasable, unrelenting, unforgiving, stern.
USAGE: The inexorable investigator questioned the witness repeatedly, long after she had been reduced to tears and claimed to know nothing more.
Olivia Newton-John
This British-born Australian singer and actress achieved international fame when her song "If Not for You," written by Bob Dylan, was released in 1971. In 1974, she represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest and had a #1 hit single with "I Honestly Love You." In 1975, she moved to the US and broke into film, co-starring with John Travolta in Grease. The movie was the biggest box office hit of 1978 and remains a favorite. Who was Newton-John's Nobel Prize-winning grandfather?Sweden Adopts New Act of Succession
The Act of Succession is the part of the Swedish Constitution that regulates the rights of members of the House of Bernadotte to ascend to the Swedish throne. It was adopted in 1810 and is still enforced today. Among other things, the act specifies that the monarch and the royal family shall belong to the Church of Sweden and be raised within the realm. In 1980, what change was made to the rule of succession?









































