Somehow, it was insulting to refer to a person as a rook, as in the type of bird. The earlier use of “rook” as a noun was as a disparaging term describing a swindler or cheat. An alternative theory is that the term only arose with the construction of the elevated railway “loop” that forms the hub of the city’s “L” system. One theory is that the “loop” got its name from the cable loops in the city’s old cable car system. The historic commercial center of Chicago is known as the Loop. We’ve been using the adjective “two-bit” to mean “cheap, tawdry” at least since 1929. That’s also why the quarter is sometimes referred to as “two bits”. The US went for the quarter in deference to the practice of dividing Spanish Milled Dollars into eight wedge-shaped “bits”. Most currencies have a “20-cent” coin, which is easier to work with mathematically.

The American quarter is a little unusual in the world of decimal currency, if you think about it.

And yes, basketball star Kobe Bryant was named after that very same beef. Here in North America, the city of Kobe is perhaps most famous for its beef. Kobe is a port city on the island of Honshu in Japan. 54 Capital of Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture : KOBE for some future bilinguals : ESLĮnglish as a Second Language (ESL) is sometimes referred to as English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The insect known as the earwig may have gotten its name from the mistaken belief that it burrowed into the human brain via the ear canal in order to lay its eggs in the brain. 41 Insect with distinctive pincers : EARWIG Olympia contest is a women’s bodybuilding competition that was first held in 1980. 31 Horse color : ROANĪ roan horse has an even mixture of white and colored hairs on the body with the head, lower legs, mane and tail having a more solid color. The term comes from the Middle French “léger de main” that translates as “light of hand”. “Legerdemain” is a term used for “sleight of hand”, the set of techniques used by magicians to manipulate objects such as cards or coins. This sense of absorbing water effortlessly gives rise to the expression “learning by osmosis”. In the process of osmosis, the solvent tends to flow from an area of less concentration to an area of higher concentration. Osmosis is the movement of a solvent (often water) across a semipermeable membrane.

27 Moving toward equilibrium, in biology : OSMOSING The Academy considered naming the award the “Eddies” after Thomas Edison, but then opted for “Grammy” after Edison’s invention: the gramophone. As a result, they founded the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. These executives concluded that there were many people in the recording industry deserving of accolades but who would probably never make it to the Walk of Fame. The idea of a Grammy Award came up when recording executives were working on the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the fifties. The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held in 1959 and focused on recognizing outstanding achievement in the recording industry. Two hours to get your hair done? It takes me just two seconds … 22 Grammy for Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.” or Cardi B’s “Invasion of Privacy” : BEST RAP ALBUM She also had to sit for two hours every day just to get her hair styled. Carrie Fisher has stated that she hated the famous “cinnamon bun hairstyle” that she had to wear in the films, as she felt it made her face look too round. Princess Leia is Luke Skywalker’s twin sister in the original “Star Wars” trilogy and was played by Carrie Fisher. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across

Punsville crossword january 5 2017