September 28, 2006
NYC Proposes Ban on Trans Fats
The city health department unveiled a proposal that would prohibit cooks at New York City's 24,600 food service establishments from using ingredients that contain artificial trans fatty acids. The artery-clogging fats, which are commonly listed on food labels as partially hydrogenated oil, are present in some shortenings , margarine, and frying oils and are found in foods like french fries and doughnuts. In Chicago, a similar proposed ban on trans fats has been protested by some who see it as unnecessary government meddling.pyre
DEFINITION: (noun) A heap of combustibles for burning a corpse as a funeral rite.
SYNONYMS: funeral pyre.
USAGE: Hunt caused a huge pyre of pinewood to be made, which soon sent up a great column of flame that might be seen far and wide over the prairies.
Georges Clemenceau
Clemenceau was a French journalist and statesman whose politics brought him into conflict with Napoleon III's government. After several years spent in the US, he returned to France and became mayor of Montmartre following Napoleon III's dethronement. In 1880, he began publishing La Justice, which became the primary organ of Parisian radicalism. His L'Aurore carried Zola's famous "J'accuse" on its front page. He served as premier during WWI and was a key architect of what treaty?Al-Aqsa Intifada Begins
Palestinians consider the al-Aqsa Intifada (2000-present) a war of national liberation against foreign occupation, whereas Israelis consider it a terrorist campaign. The intifada has also been called the "Oslo War" by those who consider the violence a result of concessions made by Israel following the Oslo Accords, and "Arafat's War," after the late Palestinian leader whom many Israelis blame for starting it. What was the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit of 2005?Alexandre Dumas
Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit.The History of Campbell’s Soup
Campbell's is the most well-known producer of canned soups in the US and sells products in 120 other countries. In 1994, consumers purchased almost 2.5 billion cans of its soup, favoring the Chicken Noodle, Cream of Mushroom, and Tomato varieties. In the 1960s, the red-and-white soup can became fodder for Andy Warhol, the pop counter-culture artist, in his famous series of iconoclastic images. The can's design, adopted by Campbell's in 1898, was inspired by the colors of what team uniform?September 27, 2006
Was Mona Lisa Pregnant When She Posed?
Using laser scanning, art experts have revealed a veil-like cloth hanging from Mona Lisa's dress in Leonardo da Vinci's 16th century masterpiece. This garment was commonly worn by pregnant women and new mothers in Renaissance Italy, suggesting that da Vinci's model was either expecting a child or had recently given birth. The woman in the portrait is thought to be Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Florentine merchant Francesco del Giocondo.slacker
DEFINITION: (noun) One who shirks work or duty, especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime.
SYNONYMS: shirker.
USAGE: Jim was a slacker and made the rest of his group do all the work on the project.
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was an American Revolutionary leader and patriot. In the mid-1760s, he drafted protests against Great Britain's Stamp and Townshend Acts and authored pamphlets designed to stir up sentiment against the British. Adams helped organize the revolutionary Sons of Liberty, was the chief instigator of the Boston Tea Party, served on the Continental Congress, and signed the Declaration of Independence. How was he related to John Adams?Taliban Captures Kabul
During the chaotic period that followed the overthrow of the Soviet-backed government of Afghanistan, the Taliban entered Afghanistan through Pakistan with a well-funded militia and captured the capital city of Kabul. The rival revolutionary leader, Rabbani, subsequently fled the city, and the Taliban operated a fundamentalist Islamic state until their overthrow by US-backed forces loyal to Rabbani in late 2001. What three nations officially recognized the Taliban government?- » About
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