July 11, 2007

magnanimous

DEFINITION: (adjective) Courageously noble in mind and heart. SYNONYMS: greathearted. USAGE: Then he imagined how, after the attack, Bogdanich would come up to him as he lay wounded and would magnanimously extend the hand of reconciliation.

Hells Angels

The Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle club was formed in Fontana, CA, in 1948; the local chapter remains active, but the club's popularity and membership has since expanded worldwide. The name, taken from the movie Hell's Angels, has come to represent the epitome of 1960s biker counterculture. Members have been known to engage in illegal activities, but the club rejects any criminal responsibility. What unlikely company was recently sued by the club for copyright infringement?

100 Million Vote on New 7 Wonders

Over 2,000 years ago, Greek scholars named seven sites the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Only one of those sites, the Great Pyramid of Giza, remains standing today. Now, the 7 New Wonders have been selected in a worldwide poll of more than 100 million people; votes were cast over the internet and by telephone. The winning seven are the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, the Statue of Christ Redeemer, the Colosseum, Petra, the Taj Mahal, and the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza.