Pauses for service crossword5/5/2023 The name “Latifah” is Arabic in origin and translates as “delicate, very kind”. Queen Latifah is the stage name of the multitalented Dana Owens. 44 Queen Latifah’s given first name : DANA The fjord is home to 40 islands that lie within the city’s limits. The Norwegian capital of Oslo is located at the northern end of a fjord known as Oslofjord. 41 Seethe (Norway) : DO A SLOW BURN (hiding OSLO hiding A) The Latin word for “fruit” is “pomum”, which gives us the botanical term “pome” that is used for a group of fleshy fruits, including apples and pears. Abbas is also the President of the Palestinian National Authority, a position equivalent to head of state. Mahmoud Abbas took over as Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 2004 after the death of Yasser Arafat. led by Mahmoud Abbas beginning in 2004 : PLO The ending letter of the word “world” is a letter D (dee). The use of the words “zip” and “zippo” to mean “nothing” dates back to the early 1900s, when it was student slang for being graded zero on a test. The French have the same expression “de rien”, also translating to “of nothing” and used the same way. “De nada” translates literally from the Spanish as “of nothing”, and is used to mean “you’re welcome” or “don’t mention it”. “Nada” is the Spanish word for “nothing”. Rather delightfully, Homer referred to Eos as “rosy-fingered dawn” in both “Iliad” and “Odyssey”. Eos would wake each morning to welcome her brother Helios the sun. In Greek mythology, Eos was the goddess of the dawn who lived at the edge of the ocean. And so, “Rome” was born, perhaps instead of “Reme”! 30 “Rosy-fingered” Greek goddess : EOS The pair had a heated argument about who should be allowed to name the city and Romulus hit Remus with a shovel, killing him. He is known as one of the American players who competes in international tournaments more than most, and has a reputation as a real gentleman all around the world.Īccording to tradition, Rome was founded by the twin brothers Romulus and Remus. Mark O’Meara is a golfer from Goldsboro, North Carolina. I haven’t heard the word “till” used much here in that sense … 26 Golfer who won the 1998 Masters (Italy) : MARK O’MEARA (hiding “ROME” hiding K) What we usually call a cash register here in North America, we mostly call a “till” in Ireland and the UK. 24 Sight at a checkout counter : CASH REGISTER Pan’s anger created a “panic” (a word derived from the name “Pan”) and a group of shepherds were driven to kill Echo. Echo refused Pan’s advances so that he became very angry. In Greek mythology, Pan was a lecherous god who was part-man and part-goat, and one who fell in love with Echo the mountain nymph. One is the Glagolitic alphabet, but the more famous is the Cyrillic alphabet that developed into the Cyrillic script that is used widely today across Eastern Europe and much of Asia. They invented two Slavic alphabets for use in translating the Bible into Slavic languages. As well as introducing Christianity to the region in the 9th century, the brothers taught many illiterate people to write. Saints Cyril and Methodius were brothers, and Christian missionaries among the Slavic peoples. the South Slavic (including Bulgarians, Croats and Serbs).the East Slavic (including Russians and Ukrainians).the West Slavic (including Czechs and Poles).This large ethnic group is traditionally broken down into three smaller groups: The Slavic peoples are in the majority in communities covering over half of Europe. We often use the term to describe a singer with a big ego. The word is used in Italy to mean “goddess” or “fine lady”, and especially is applied to the prima donna in an opera. “Diva” is the feminine form of “divus” meaning “divine one”. The term “diva” comes to us from Latin via Italian. That ban is touted as the main reason that the bald eagle was rescued from near extinction. It was the public outcry sparked by the book, and reports of links between DDT and cancer, that led to the ban on the use of the chemical in 1972. And then Rachel Carson published her famous book “Silent Spring”, suggesting there was a link between DDT and diminishing populations of certain wildlife. DDT was used with great success to control disease-carrying insects during WWII, and when made available for use after the war it became by far the most popular pesticide. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies AcrossĭDT is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (don’t forget now!).
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