octopus” comes from the Greek for “eight-footed” Flashcards
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He was a Danish physicist who won his 1922 Nobel Prize for his work on quantum mechanics and atomic structure. Later in his life, he was part of the team working on this Project that developed the first atomic bomb. He and this other person had a series of public debates and disputes in the twenties and thirties. Although the two respected each other very highly, they held very different views on quantum theory, different views on the laws of physics at the atomic level.
Niels Bohr
Manhattan Project
Albert Einstein
The passage of time has shown that Bohr was on the right side of those debates.
is a much-respected Shakespearean actor and film director from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Not only is he familiar with playing Shakespearean characters on stage, he is also noted for many performances in Shakespearean plays adapted for the big screen. He was married to the magnificent actress Emma Thompson, and after their divorce spent years in a relationship with actress Helena Bonham Carter. Recently, I have been enjoying watching him in the crime TV series called “Wallander” that is set in Sweden.
Kenneth Branagh
the father of the atomic bomb
Oppenheimer” is an epic 2023 film starring Cillian Murphy in the title role. The movie follows J. Robert Oppenheimer, “the father of the atomic bomb”, from his student days right through World War II and beyond. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film has an amazing ensemble cast that includes:
Matt Damon (General Leslie Groves)
Robert Downey Jr. (Lewis Strauss)
Josh Hartnett (Ernest Lawrence)
Kenneth Branagh (Niels Bohr)
Tom Conti (Albert Einstein)
Gary Oldman (Harry S. Truman)
Playground time :
RECESS
To recess is to go back, to retreat. The use of the noun “recess” to mean “period of stopping from usual work” dates back to the early 1600s. This usage might stem from the action of parliamentarians “recessing” into, returning to private chambers.
This term “” is an emergency codeword that is used internationally as a distress signal, especially when making a radio transmission. “It” comes from the French phrase “venez m’aider” meaning “come to help me”. When used properly, the term is repeated three times in a row:”.
Mayday
“Mayday Mayday Mayday
Island called “The Gathering Place” :
OAHU
Oahu has been called “The Gathering Place”, although the word “O’ahu” has no translation in Hawaiian. It seems that “O’ahu” is simply the name of the island. One story is that it is named after the son of the Polynesian navigator who first found the islands. The island is made up of two volcanoes, Wai’anae and Ko’olau, joined together by a broad valley, the O’ahu Plain.
This is a board on which an artist holds and mixes paints. A classical one is oval in shape, and has a thumbhole and an insert for brushes. Not every artist uses a classical one. For example, Picasso used a sheet of newspaper.
palette
This company was started by married couple Leonard Shoen and Anna Mary Carty in Ridgefield, Washington in 1945. The Shoens used $5,000 of seed money to build trailers in their garage, and then cleverly recruited gas station owners as franchisees with whom they would split the rental revenue.
The U-Haul
She is a busy woman; an actress, singer and television host. She won a Primetime Emmy in 2023 for her work as host of the game show “Password”, a revival of the show hosted by Allen Ludden in sixties and seventies. She was also nominated for several Best Actress awards for her performance in the 2022 sci-fi horror film “Nope”.
Keke Palmer
This is a delicious dessert comprising a molded custard topped with a clear caramel sauce. Not to be confused with this related dessert made from molded custard with a hard, burnt caramel layer on top.
Flan (also “crème caramel”)
The related crème brûlée is a dessert made from molded custard with a hard, burnt caramel layer on top.
These are members of the Boidae family of snakes, all of which are non-venomous. Interestingly, the female is always larger than the male
Boa constrictors
This is a small dish used in cooking. The term “” is an anglicized version of the French “”, which describes a dish based on cheese or meat that is baked in a small mold.
A ramekin
French “ramequin”,
Originally, this term “” described a modest building attached to a main structure. In fact, in centuries past, the manger in which Jesus was born was often referred to as one . The modern, more luxurious connotation dates back to the early twenties.
penthouse
This is the largest volcano on the planet (in terms of volume).
Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii
The name “Mauna Loa” is Hawaiian for “Long Mountain”
is an actress best known for playing lawyer Kim Wexler in this TV crime drama “.
Rhea Seehorn
Better Call Saul”
Seehorn’s birth name is Deborah Rhea, but she opted to use her middle name at a young age (which she pronounces as “Ray”).
Palestinian leader who shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize :
ARAFAT
Yasser (also “Yasir”) Arafat was born in Cairo in 1929, the son of two Palestinians and the second-youngest of seven children. Arafat was beaten by his father as a child and so did not have a good relationship with him. Arafat did not attend his father’s funeral, nor did he visit his grave. The beatings were apparently administered because the young Arafat was repeatedly attending religious services in the Jewish quarter of Cairo. Arafat’s explanation was that he wanted to “study the mentality” of the Jewish people.
The parable is related in the Gospel of Luke. The parable tells of a man with two sons. The youngest asks for and receives his share of the family estate, and then spends it all unwisely. When he returns, he faces an unwelcoming older brother. The father, however, declares happily that his son “was lost and now is found”.
Parable of the Prodigal Son
Someone who is prodigal is wasteful or extravagant.
Oppenheimer” is an epic 2023 film starring him in the title role. The movie follows J. Robert Oppenheimer, “the father of the atomic bomb”, from his student days right through World War II and beyond. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film has an amazing ensemble cast that includes:
Matt Damon (General Leslie Groves)
Robert Downey Jr. (Lewis Strauss)
Josh Hartnett (Ernest Lawrence)
Kenneth Branagh (Niels Bohr)
Tom Conti (Albert Einstein)
Gary Oldman (Harry S. Truman)
Cillian Murphy
US stamps
This Roman numbers appeared on stamps in a 22 series for the 50th anniversary of an anti discrimination law
IX
Title IX
Broadway plays
Rita Moreno and sally struthers were the first to star in female versions of this comedy their characters becoming olive and Florence
The odd couple
Olive Madison and Florence unger
One of best selling true crime books written by Truman capote
In cold blood
Song lyrics
Now we got problems and
I don’t think we can solve them you made a really deep cut and baby now we got
Bad blood Taylor swift
2015
Neils confusing movie recaps
82 movie with cyber dine systems robot wqs being crucified on tree of woe but rescued by sue Bo tie and them went on to kill king jaffe jaffer
Conan the barbarian
Cyber dine terminator
king jaffe jaffer in movie fohl suh doom played by James
Earl Jones
This bulbous flowering plant which comes in both hard and soft neck varieties has been cultivated for at least 4K years
Garlic - sometime called stinking rose
