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This site serves as a resource site for students in Biology 1 & 1A. The goal of this course is to providee a general overview of major biological topics, provide. Life by Design. By Miranda Hersey. A beautifully illustrated guided journal that helps readers find their purpose and create the. Today’s Wiki- est, Amazonian Googlies. Across. 14. Bayonets, say : STABSA bayonet is a blade that is attached to the muzzle end of a rifle. It’s thought that the term derives from the French city of Bayonne in Gascony where perhaps bayonets were first made. That Old Black Magic” composer : ARLEN“That Old Black Magic” is a song written by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song has been recorded by many artists over the decades, but was first released by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra in 1. Bit of riding gear : CROPA riding crop is a type of whip, one without a long lash. Big acronym in energy : OPECThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in 1. Baghdad, Iraq that was attended by Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Nine more countries joined the alliance soon after, and OPEC set up headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and then Vienna, Austria in 1. The basic aim of OPEC was to wrench control of oil prices from the oil companies and to put it in the hands of the sovereign states that own the natural resource. Actress Parker : POSEYParker Posey is an American actress who has earned the nickname “Queen of the Indies” due to her success in several indie movies. She did miss out on one mainstream role though, as she was edged out by Jennifer Aniston to play Rachel on “Friends”. The paparazzo … : WAS GONE IN A FLASHPaparazzi are photojournalists who specialize in taking candid shots of celebrities. The name comes from the famous Fellini movie, “La Dolce Vita”. One of the characters in the film is a news photographer called Paparazzo. Día de San Valentín flowers : ROSASIn Spanish, a gift of roses (rosas) might be given on the 1. February (1. 4 de febrero), Saint Valentine’s Day (Día de San Valentín). Saint Valentine’s Day was chosen by Pope Gelasius I in 4. AD to honor various martyrs with the name Valentine. However, the saints’ day was dropped by the Catholic church in 1. Pope Paul VI. Try telling that to Hallmark though …3. Santa Baby” singer : KITTEartha Kitt sure did have a unique voice and singing style. Her rendition of “Santa Baby” has to be one of the most distinctive and memorable recordings in the popular repertoire. Some of you will no doubt remember Eartha playing Catwoman on the final series of the TV show “Batman”. New York City’s ___ River : EASTThe East River is a strait in New York City connecting Upper New York Bay to Long Island Sound, separating Manhattan Island from Long Island. As it connects to Long Island Sound, the East River was once known as the Sound River. Division in biology : MITOSISMitosis is the process by which the complement of chromosomes in a cell nucleus replicates and then divides into two identical sets of new chromosomes. Mitosis is followed by division of the cell itself, resulting in two identical cells. Meiosis is a special type of cell division that results in reproductive cells that have half the full complement of chromosomes. The reproductive cells join together, with one cell coming from each parent, to form a new cell with a full complement of chromosomes. That new cell develops into offspring that have characteristics of both parents. Roll in a disaster supply kit : DUCT TAPEWhat we tend to call “duct” tape today was originally known as “duck” tape. In its first form, duck tape was rubber- based adhesive applied to a duck cloth backing, hence the name. Cotton duck cloth is a canvas- like material, a plain woven cotton fabric. The name “duck” comes from the Dutch “doek” meaning “linen canvas”. Duck tape started to known as “duct tape” in the fifties, as it was commonly used to wrap air ducts in the construction industry. Christmas wrapper? ELFOur word “oaf”, meaning a stupid or clumsy person, comes from the Old Norse word “elf” meaning “silly person”. Our word “elf” has the same root. On the other side of the Atlantic, the plural of “elf” is “elves”, and in some dictionaries the plural of “oaf” is written as “oaves”. U. P. S. driver assignments: Abbr. RTESUnited Parcel Service (UPS) is based in Sandy Springs, Georgia and has its own airline that operates out of Louisville, Kentucky. Grab (onto) : GLOM“Glom” is a slang term meaning “steal”, although it can also be used to mean “latch onto” when used as “glom onto”. The term probably comes from the Scots word “glam” meaning “to snatch at”. One heading to the cape? TOROIn Spanish, the bull (el toro) might be charging at a bullfight. Kitchen tool : RICERA potato ricer is a kitchen tool used to force potato through small holes that are about the diameter of a grain of rice. It usually looks like a large garlic press. The lingerie manufacturer … : SLIPPED AWAY“Lingerie” is a French term, but as used in France it just means any underwear, worn by either males or females. In English we use “lingerie” to describe alluring underclothing worn by women. The term “lingerie” comes into English via the French word “linge” meaning “washables”, and ultimately from the Latin “linum”, meaning “linen”. We tend not to pronounce the word correctly in English, either here in the US or across the other side of the Atlantic. The French pronunciation is more like “lan- zher- ee”, as opposed to “lon- zher- ay” (American) and “lon- zher- ee” (British). Emulate Harry Connick Jr. CROONHarry Connick, Jr. He had a recurring role on the sitcom “Will & Grace” from 2. Grace’s husband Dr. Leo Markus. His first acting job was in the excellent 1. Memphis Belle”, in which he did a great job playing a tail gunner with a peppy sense of humor. He played a similar role in 1. Independence Day”. City, 1. 93. 9 film locale : EMERALDThe Emerald City is of course the capital of the Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum’s series of “Oz” novels. The movie “The Wizard of Oz” is full of irony. The Scarecrow wants to be intelligent and discovers he is already very smart. The Tin Man wants to be able to love and finds out that he already has a heart. The Lion thinks he is a coward but turns out to be fearless. And the big reveal is that the Wizard of Oz, who is positioned as all- powerful, is actually just a bumbling and eccentric old man. Dion and the Belmonts’ “The Wanderer”) : I ROAMThe 1. The Wanderer” was recorded by the singer Dion. The backing group for the recording was uncredited, but was actually a vocal group called the Del- Satins. Dion had sung with the Belmonts, but went solo in 1. Scale part : SOLDo re mi fa sol la ti do …8. The Jungle Book” bear : BALOO“The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling was originally published in 1. Mowgli. Baloo is a sloth bear who teaches the cubs of a wolf pack the Law of the Jungle. His most challenging pupil however is no lupine, but the man- cub Mowgli. Fund for a third party : ESCROWOne type of escrow account is held by a trusted third party for two parties who have some contractual arrangement, an arrangement that is often in dispute. The third party only releases the funds when both parties have fulfilled their contractual obligations. Dubai’s federation: Abbr. UAEDubai is one of the seven Emirates that make up the federation known as the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 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. Magazine founder Eric : UTNEThe “Utne Reader” is known for aggregation and republishing of articles on politics, culture and the environment from other sources in the media. The “Utne Reader” was founded in 1. Utne” being the family name of the couple that started the publication. The soda jerk … : RAN LICKETY- SPLIT“Lickety- split” is the latest in a line of terms that derived from the word “lick”, which was used in the sense of a “fast sprint in a race” back in the early 1. From “lick” there evolved “licketie”, “lickety- click”, “lickety- cut” and finally “lickety- split”, all just colorful ways to say “fast”. The banana split was created in Latrobe, Pennsylvania in 1. This particular sundae was the idea of David Stickler, a young apprentice pharmacist at the Tassel Pharmacy’s soda fountain. In the halcyon days of yore, a “soda jerk” was usually a young person whose main job was to serve ice cream sodas in a drugstore. The server would “jerk” the handle on the soda fountain to dispense the soda water, giving the job its distinctive name. Comic’s sidekick : FOILA “foil” is a person who enhances another by providing contrast, as in a “straight man” to a comic.
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