![]() ![]() Sea of Tranquillity, for the Apollo 11 astronauts BASE Because of this, the UN declared the use of napalm in civilian areas a war crime in 1980.Ĥ4. The thickening agent in napalm causes the burning material to stick to skin causing severe burns. It was initially used in incendiary bombs and in flamethrowers. Napalm was developed in a secret program at Harvard during WWII. Napalm is a incendiary compound used in weapons that is made from petroleum mixed with a thickening agent. Our English word “salami” is actually the Italian plural for “salame”. The name “salame” comes from “sale”, the Italian word for salt, and “-ame”, a suffix indicating a collective noun. The meat in the sausage is preserved with salt, and it can be hung and stored for as long as ten years. Salame (note the “e” at the end) is an Italian sausage that is traditionally associated with the peasant classes. “Pastrama” likely morphed into “pastrami” influenced by the name of the Italian sausage called salami. The original name may have evolved from the Turkish word “pastirma” meaning “pressed”. In the US, pastrami was originally called “pastrama”, a dish brought to America by Jewish immigrants from Romania in the second half of the the nineteenth century. In Norse mythology, the runic alphabet was said to have a divine origin. The sheikdoms entered into a maritime truce with Britain in 1835, after which they became known as the Trucial States, derived from the word “truce”.Ī rune is a character in an alphabet that is believed to have mysterious powers. Before 1971, the UAE was a British Protectorate, a collection of sheikdoms. The two largest members of the UAE (geographically) are Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the only two of the seven members that have veto power over UAE policy. It was covered By Creedence Clearwater Revival (as “Suzie Q”) in 1968.Ību Dhabi is one of the seven Emirates that make up the federation known as the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The song “Susie Q” was written by, and originally released by, Dale Hawkins in 1957. 1957 hit covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1968 SUSIE Q William Shatner says that he deliberately ran long on the first shoot (with the kiss) and fluffed the hurried second shoot (without the kiss), so that the network would have no choice.Ģ3. Apparently the scene was meant to be shot twice, with and without the kiss, so that network executives could later decide which version to air. In a 1968 episode, Kirk (played by William Shatner) and Uhura kiss, the first inter-racial kiss to be broadcast in the US. The role was significant in that Uhura was one of the first African American characters to figure front and center in US television. Nyota Uhura was the communications officer in the original “Star Trek” television series, played by Nichelle Nichols. Did you know that he appeared in the 1963 film, “Pt-109”? He played the helmsman steering the Japanese destroyer that ran down John F. Takei has played lots of roles over the years, and is still very active in television. Mr Sulu was of course played by George Takei in the original “Star Trek” series. ![]() Sulu and Uhura, e.g., on the Enterprise SHIPMATES Mesta was played by Ethel Merman in the movie titled “Call Me Madam”.Ģ1. Perle Mesta was a socialite and fundraiser for the Democratic Party. Socialite who inspired 1950’s “Call Me Madam” PERLE MESTA The country’s most famous city is … Timbuktu.ġ7. The Republic of Mali is a landlocked country in western Africa, south of Algeria. “Egad!” developed as a polite way of saying “oh God!” in the late 1600s and is an expression of fear or surprise somewhat like “good grief!”.ġ6. In the mid-1600’s “to jape” was a slang term meaning “to have sex with”. The exact origins of “jape” are unclear, but it does seem to come from Old French. The nearby Giza Plateau is home to some of the most amazing ancient monuments on the planet, including the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx. Giza is located on the west bank of the Nile, about 20 km southwest of Cairo. ![]()
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