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Cruise and Holmes in tabloids
Tomkat
In computer dividing image into smaller parts for display or storage
Pixelate
FOB in business
Freight or free on board
Can be fob shipping or destination- bears liability
The point at which liability shifted to buyer
Not a gratuitous shipping cost
S words
2 weapons beginning with S in summer Olympics that are used for events
Sabre fencing
Shotgun skeet shooting
Recently departed Public figure born marie yan uh corb uh lon uh earned nickname Madame cahones for comments about Cuban military pilots shooting down civilian aircraft
Madelyn Albright
Wore broaches to send political messages to this who she met with
Since 75 thr sale of tiny species of this animal as a pet has been banned in thr US
CDC says because of samenolla but linked to a series of outbreaks with children putting in mouth
Animals prob ok due to biological defenses and ability to hold breath for long time
Tony turtles
Shell < 4 in
First state to declare independence from England
New Hampshire
Only 2 to win back to back AA for best actor
Tom hanks - Philadelphia and forest gump
Spencer Tracy - 56 years prior 37 and 38 for Manuel fuh del o (captains courageous) and Edward flannagen ( boys town)
Thr wasteland poem and cruelest month
Students likely agree with all of the standardized testing
TS Elliot
April
Polio vaccine
Also who created the one used outside US and that replaced because more easily distributed
Salk
Albert saben-oral so easier to distribute
Divisions in nFL
8
Other names for hoagies (philly)
Hero grinder subs
Salty snack often paired with cheese or mustard is served at Miller a twist in reading terminal market
Soft pretzel
This muscle separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Thor as sick
Diaphragm
Primary muscle responsible for breathing
Take my breath away and make it last forever babe
Lyrics from this 21 song
Take my breath
The weekend
Term for tony blood vessels that deliver oxygen as well as nutrients between arteries and veins to cells throughout the body
Capillaries
served as Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945 and who was the first female cabinet secretary in US history.
Frances Perkins
The DOL has been headquartered in the Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C. since 1975.
Once the fourth largest lake in the world, this began to shrink dramatically in the 1960s due to the loss of water. Today, the it is no more.
Aral Sea
This is the world’s largest landlocked country.
Republic of Kazakhstan
in Central Asia
Kazakhstan was also the last of the former Soviet Republics (SSRs) to declare itself independent from Russia
D-Day in 1944 took place along a 50-mile stretch of this coast divided into these five sectors:
Normandy
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. The worst fighting by far took place on Omaha Beach, a sector assigned to the US Army that was transported by elements of the US Navy and the Royal Navy.
is an edible seaweed that we used to know as “laver” when we were living in Wales. It is usually dried into thin sheets. Here in the US, we are most familiar with it as the seaweed used as a wrap for sushi.
Nori
Leaves at the altar :
JILTS
To jilt someone with whom you have a relationship is to drop them suddenly or callously. “Jilt” is an obsolete noun that used to mean “harlot, loose woman”.
Figaro is the title character in at least two operas: “
The Barber of Seville” (“Il barbiere di Siviglia”) by Rossini, and “The Marriage of Figaro” (“Le nozze di Figaro”) by Mozart. The two storylines are based on plays by Pierre Beaumarchais, with one basically being a sequel to the other.
largest seeds of any plant on the planet
And second largest
The coco de mer palm tree has the largest seeds of any plant on the planet. We are more familiar with the coconut palm tree, the second-largest plant seeds known
was the southern part of the historic Land of Israel. The most famous location within is the city of Jerusalem.
Judea
This game has been around since 1938, and is the invention of an architect named Alfred Mosher Butts. Butts was born on April 13th, and we now celebrate National this Day on April 13th each year in his honor.
Scrabble
is a very clever computer game. Players build and grow cities and societies by creating the conditions necessary for people to move in and thrive. It was launched in 1989, and to this day it is consistently ranked as one of the greatest computer games of all time.
SimCity
(the Sims)
Something described as this is related to the kidneys. “
renal
Ren” is the Latin word for “kidney”.
Rh se Mountains run southeast of Los Angeles. The range was named by Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolà.
Southern California’s Santa Ana
Don Gaspar camped below the mountains in 1769 on July 26, the Feast of Saint Anne.
The series of children’s illustrated books called “this. Each book contains page after page of illustrations with crowds of people surrounding famous landmarks from around the world. The challenge is to find who is hidden in the crowd.
The series of children’s illustrated books called “Where’s Waldo?” was originally titled “Where’s Wally?” in Britain, where the books originated. Each book contains page after page of illustrations with crowds of people surrounding famous landmarks from around the world. The challenge is to find Waldo/Wally, who is hidden in the crowd.
This language is a Celtic tongue that is known as “Cymraeg” by its native speakers.
Language in which “w” can be a vowel
Welsh
The country of Wales is known as “Cymru” in Welsh.
Particle exchanged in water purification :
ION
Deionized water is very similar to distilled water in that both are purified versions of the original. The process of deionization removes almost all mineral ions using an ion-exchange resin. Those mineral ions are replaced with hydrogen and hydroxide ions, which combine to make dihydrogen monoxide molecules, i.e. water.
This is the practice of collecting postage stamps.
Philately
The term “philately” was coined (in French, as “philatélie”) in 1864 by French collector Georges Herpin. He came up with it from the Greek “phil-” meaning “loving” and “ateleia” meaning “exemption from tax”. Apparently “exemption from tax” was the closest thing Herpin could find to “postage stamp”.
This is the practice of collecting postage stamps.
Philately
The term “philately” was coined (in French, as “philatélie”) in 1864 by French collector Georges Herpin. He came up with it from the Greek “phil-” meaning “loving” and “ateleia” meaning “exemption from tax”. Apparently “exemption from tax” was the closest thing Herpin could find to “postage stamp”.
is the largest of three active volcanoes in Italy, and indeed the largest of all active volcanoes in Europe. It is about 2 1/2 times the height of its equally famous sister - this . Mt. Etna is home to a 110-km long narrow-gauge railway, and two ski resorts. It is sometimes referred to as “Mongibello” in Italian, and as “Mungibeddu” (sometimes “Muncibeddu”) in Sicilian. The English name “Etna” comes from the Greek “aitho” meaning “I eat”.
Mount Etna on the island of Sicily
Mt. Vesuvius
Mt. Vesuvius
This is a method of removing unwanted hair. It involves a an item that catches hairs, which are then plucked from the skin. The process really originated in Central Asia and India and was imported to the US, where it gained in popularity in the 1980s. Ouch!
Threading
doubled thread
