Zebra, the pen company, was founded in Japan in 1914. 51 *Pattern inspired by nature : ZEBRA PRINT (Zebra pen) The Cripps Pink is a cross between a Lady Williams and a Golden Delicious, and is named for John Cripps, the British-Australian horticulturist who came up with the original cultivar. The trademark “Pink Lady” applies to several cultivars of apple, most notably the Cripps Pink. The use of the term “bigwig” harks back to the days when men of authority and rank wore … big wigs. 43 Boardroom bigwig : EXECĪ bigwig is someone important. With this experience, he created pens that were less likely to leak ink and founded his company based on these patented designs. Parker had repaired and sold fountain pens as a sideline for many years. The Parker Pen Company was founded in 1888 in Janesville, Wisconsin by George Safford Parker. The ball of dough is flattened into an oval shape with a rolling pin, and then the oval is folded in half. Parker House rolls are so called because they were invented at the Parker House Hotel in Boston in the 1870s. 39 *Buttery choice in a bread basket : PARKER HOUSE ROLL (Parker pen) The novel won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1958, and was adapted into a 1963 film “All the Way Home” starring Jean Simmons and Robert Preston. It is about the death of a father and the impact it has on his family. “A Death in the Family” is a 1957 novel by James Agee. 35 “A Death in the Family” writer James : AGEE The company was founded back in 1896 by Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche, and initially produced vitamins. The giant pharmaceutical and medical diagnostics company Hoffmann-La Roche is based in Basel, Switzerland. Guthrie was actually born in Melbourne, Australia. Savannah Guthrie is a broadcast journalist who started to co-anchor the NBC news show “Today” in 2012. She is also the author of the bestselling autobiography “Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer, and Kathie Lee”. Hoda Kotb is an Egyptian-American television journalist who is perhaps best known as a co-host of the NBC morning show “Today”. Registered nurse (RN) 29 Guthrie’s “Today” co-anchor : KOTB The term “hypodermic” comes from the Greek “hypo-” meaning “under” and “derma” meaning “skin”. 27 RN’s needle : HYPOĪnything described as hypodermic (such as “hypodermic needle”) is related to parts under the skin. The “Pilot” name was adopted in 1938, a change from the original Namiki Manufacturing Company. Pilot is a Japanese pen company, and the largest manufacturer of pens in Japan. 25 *Feasibility assessment of a large project : PILOT STUDY (Pilot pen) “❼ómo está usted?” is the more formal way of asking “How are you?” in Spanish.

It’s thought that the term “oodles”, meaning “a lot”, comes from “kit and caboodle”. The former is referred to as an AM signal (“amplitude modulation”), and the latter as an FM signal (“frequency modulation”). Information is transmitted using this carrier wave in two main ways, by varying (modulating) the instantaneous amplitude (signal strength) of the carrier wave, and by modulating the instantaneous frequency of the carrier wave. In telecommunications, a radio signal is transmitted using a sinusoidal carrier wave. Richard passed the company on to his son Alonzo T. Cross was founded in 1846 in Providence, Rhode Island by one Richard Cross. Cross is a company that claims to be the oldest manufacturer of fine pens. The term is usually abbreviated to “etc.” 17 *High-intensity workout regimen : CROSSFIT (Cross pen)ĬrossFit is a trademarked fitness, strength and conditioning program that was introduced in 2000.Ī. The Latin phrase “et cetera” translates as “and other things”. The German exclamation “ach!” is usually translated into English as “oh!” 15 “And so on” : ETC ETC The hula can be performed while sitting (a noho dance) or while standing (a luna dance). The hula is a native dance of Hawaii that uses arm movements to relate a story. One way to kill moth larvae in fabric is to freeze the garment for several days at a temperature below -8 degrees celsius. In fact, the only known effective repellent is the naphthalene found in mothballs, which might be a health concern for humans. Many people store woolens in cedar chests believing that the scent of the wood prevents a moth infestation. The larvae of several types of moth are noted for eating fabrics made from natural fibers such as wool or cotton.

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies AcrossĪ caw is the harsh cry of a crow, and crows might be found in fields of corn … 4 Insect whose larvae eat clothes : MOTH

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