Women speak an average of 20,000 words a day vs. 7,000 words for men, according to Louann Brizendine, a practicing physician at the University of California-San Francisco and author of The Female Brain. I tried talking to other women but it just didn’t work or they just weren’t into some…
Darth Sidious, the most powerful villain in Star Wars, is one of two characters who actually caused Anakin’s fall to the dark side (whereas everyone else merely influenced it), and Palpatine’s doing so was a masterpiece of genius and seduction. Star Wars: The Clone Wars includes a moment of Anakin…
She found herself drawn to the nascent field of psychology, and in the late 1880’s Calkins was granted special permission to attend seminars at Harvard (then an all-male institution), including those offered by William James and Josiah Royce. Following her training under James, Calkins worked alongside Edmund Sanford of Clark…
During the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine the GreatConstantine the GreatConstantine I (Latin: Flavius Valerius Constantinus; Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Konstantinos; 27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor who reigned from 306 to 337 AD, and was the first one…
Pablo Casals was born to Carles Casals I Ribes and Pilar Defill� de Casals in El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain. His father was a parish organist and choirmaster, which explains his musical career. From a young age, his father, a strict disciplinarian, taught him various instruments such as piano, organ and…
Burt Lancaster, Steve McQueen and Paul Newman were all approached to play Dirty Harry, and all of them turned the role down down, although Newman recommended 41-year-old Eastwood for the part. Dirty Harry’s famous line “…you’ve got to ask yourself one question: ’Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do you, punk?”…
The Republic (Greek: Πολιτεία, translit. Politeia; Latin: De RepublicaDe RepublicaDe re publica (On the Commonwealth; see below) is a dialogue on Roman politics by Cicero, written in six books between 54 and 51 BC. The work does not survive in a complete state, and large parts are missing.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki…
A rebound can be grabbed by either an offensive player or a defensive player. Rebounds are divided into two main categories: “offensive rebounds”, in which the ball is recovered by the offensive side and does not change possession, and “defensive rebounds”, in which the defending team gains possession. Rebounds Leaders:…
LOOK: Steve Aoki launches ceremonial first pitch into stands at Fenway Park. DJ Steve Aoki was at Fenway Park to throw out the first pitch prior to Monday’s game between the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox and let’s just say it didn’t go well. Investor interest in those pitch…
Menes, also spelled Mena, Meni, or Min, (flourished c. 2925 bce), legendary first king of unified Egypt, who, according to tradition, joined Upper and Lower Egypt in a single centralized monarchy and established ancient Egypt’s 1st dynasty. Den seal impressions (1st Dynasty); found on a cylinder seal in Den ’s…