National Statuary Hall is a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is a large, two-story, semicircular room with a second story gallery along the curved perimeter. It is located immediately south of the Rotunda. The meeting place of the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly 50 years (1807-1857),[1] and now the main exhibition space for the National Statuary Hall Collection.[2] This chamber is the second hall and third meeting place built for the House of Representatives in this location. Prior to this, the House members met in a squat, oval, temporary building known as "the Oven," which had been hastily erected in 1801. The first permanent Hall, designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, was completed in 1807; however, it was destroyed when invading British troops burned the Capitol in August, 1814 during the War of 1812. The Hall was rebuilt in its present form by Latrobe and his successor, Charles Bulfinch, between 1815 and 1819. Unfortunately, the smooth, curved ceiling promoted annoying echoes, making it difficult to conduct business. Various attempts to improve the acoustics, including hanging draperies and reversing the seating arrangement, proved unsuccessful. The only solution to this problem was to build an entirely new Hall, one in which debates could be easily understood. In 1850, a new Hall was authorized, and the House moved into its present chamber in the new House wing in 1857.[2] Find an alphabetical list of the people depicted in the statues, along with the state represented by each statue at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Statuary_Hall

Replacement of statue in Statuary Hall
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/2/2132.html

The National Statuary Collection Study Committee – made up of six members of the Ohio General Assembly and several non-voting members – wants to hear from Ohioans about what person from Ohio’s history should be cast in bronze or marble and placed in the U.S. Capitol Building for generations of families and school children to see and learn from. The Study Committee was formed following passage in 2006 of Senate Bill 277, sponsored by State Sen. Jeff Jacobson (R-Dayton), to replace the statue now in the U.S. Capitol of former Gov. William Allen, a 19th century politician who coined the pro-expansion political slogan “Fifty-Four/Forty or Fight!” People may select from this list:
James Ashley, Thomas Edison, Ulysses S. Grant, William McCulloch, Jesse Owens, Judith Resnik, Albert Sabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Taylor Upton and the Wright Brothers.

Voting locations are shown, and ballots will be available online beginning March 20, 2010 at: http://www.legacyforohio.org/index3.html Voting will continue until June 12, 2010.

C-SPAN Announces New Searchable Library of Videos from 1987 to Present
Washington Post Political Blog: On Wednesday [March 17, 2010], C-SPAN launches a searchable video library that includes all of its programming dating to 1987. Bonuses: A "Congressional Chronicle" feature lets viewers to search all floor speeches and committee remarks for any member, and built-in tools allow you to post a video link to Facebook, Twitter or e-mail."

EPA Makes Chemical Information More Accessible to Public
News release: For the first time, EPA is providing web access, free of charge, to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory. This inventory contains a consolidated list of thousands of industrial chemicals maintained by the agency. EPA is also making this information available on Data.Gov, a website developed by the Obama Administration to provide public access to important government information. This action represents another step to increase the transparency of chemical information while continuing to push for legislative reform of the 30 year old TSCA law.

un•ex•pect•ed \ˌən-ik-ˈspek-təd\ adjective
Date: circa 1586
: not expected : UNFORESEEN
— un•ex•pect•ed•ly adverb
— un•ex•pect•ed•ness noun
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexpected

Mysterious back-formation (2010): unexpect
Annodyne, Inc has created an online marketing campaign for The Philadelphia Orchestra with the goal of boosting single ticket sale through the non-traditional concept of “Unexpect Yourself”".