The United States Cabinet (usually referred to as the U.S President's Cabinet or simplified as the Cabinet) is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States. Its existence dates back to the first American President, George Washington, who appointed a Cabinet of four people (Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson; Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton; Secretary of War Henry Knox; and Attorney General Edmund Randolph) to advise and assist him in his duties. Cabinet officers are nominated by the President and then presented to the United States Senate for confirmation or rejection by a simple majority. If approved, they are sworn in and begin their duties. Aside from the Attorney General, and previously, the Postmaster General, they all receive the title Secretary. See more plus images of the seals of each department at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Cabinet

In 1940, actress Hedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler) and composer George Antheil began talking about radio control for torpedoes. The idea itself was not new, but her concept of "frequency hopping" was. Lamarr brought up the idea of radio control. Antheil's contribution was to suggest the device by which synchronization could be achieved. He proposed that rapid changes in radio frequencies could be coordinated the way he had coordinated the sixteen synchronized player pianos in his Ballet Méanique. By the time the two applied for a patent on a "Secret Communication System," on June 10, 1941, the invention used slotted paper rolls similar to player-piano rolls to synchronize the frequency changes in transmitter and receiver, and it even called for exactly eighty-eight frequencies, the number of keys on a piano. With the help of an electrical engineering professor from the California Institute of Technology they ironed out its bugs, and the patent was granted on August 11, 1942. In the United States Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil, shunned by the Navy, no longer pursued their invention. But in 1957, the concept was taken up by engineers at the Sylvania Electronic Systems Division, in Buffalo, New York. Their arrangement, using, of course, electronics rather than piano rolls, ultimately became a basic tool for secure military communications. http://www.inventions.org/culture/female/lamarr.html

Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District, The Beige Book December 1, 2010
http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/beigebook/2010/20101201/FullReport.htm

Regard Rings By placing together the first letter from each gemstone, a word was revealed. The name “regard” would be created from: ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby & diamond. See information on wedding traditions at: http://weddings.pirate-king.com/wedrings.htm Note that regard rings could be given on other occasions, such as anniversaries or the birth of a child.

Newsweek magazine and The Daily Beast, an operating company of IAC [NASDAQ: IACI], announced on November 12 they have agreed to merge their operations in a joint venture to be owned equally by Sidney Harman and IAC. The new entity will be called The Newsweek Daily Beast Company. The directors of the joint venture will include Dr. Harman as Executive Chairman, IAC Chairman Barry Diller, and one director each to be appointed from either side. Dr. Harman, who acquired Newsweek magazine from the Washington Post Co. over the summer, said: “In an admittedly challenging time, this merger provides the ideal combination of established journalism authority and bright, bristling website savvy. I like partnering with Barry Diller and I look forward to building our company with Tina Brown and Stephen Colvin."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-11-12/newsweek-daily-beast-merge-announcement/

See the sculptures of Brendan Jamison: Sugar Cube Tate Modern & Helen's Tower Series
http://www.brendanjamison.com/sugarcube.html

Welcome to the online virtual Elevator Museum, researched and developed by William C. Sturgeon and ELEVATOR WORLD. Sturgeon is founder and past Editor of ELEVATOR WORLD Magazine, the international trade publication of the building transportation industry. The Online Elevator Museum operates as a flexible framework that allows individuals, companies and organizations to continuously contribute historic information so it remains a work in progress. The Elevator Museum is an educational tool designed to provide students, researchers and industry members with a broad picture of how lifting has evolved through the ages. http://www.theelevatormuseum.org/index.php An interest in moving sidewalks and escalators took the vertical transportation industry beyond moving passengers vertically. Certainly, heavy-duty drum hoist machines had performed valuable service for the funicular during its decades of popularity. Even though the vast majority of those in the elevator industry concentrated upon transporting people and goods in multistory buildings, manufacturers, engineers and inventors in the discipline accepted the logic of experimenting with other types of equipment moving passengers any distance. http://www.theelevatormuseum.org/esc5.php

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Two trends
MORE oversized portions of food, more spices, more ingredients, added alcohol and caffeine in food and beverages
LESS attention to those around you as you contact people not around you