![]() The term comes from the Old French “triste”, a waiting place designated when hunting. More usually we consider a tryst to be a pre-arranged meeting between lovers. In the most general sense, a tryst is a meeting at an agreed time and place. This change of direction is known as refraction. It then becomes clear that white light is actually a mixture of different colors, which show up as a beautiful spectrum.Ī beam of light can change direction when passing from one medium into another. When light passes through a prism, it splits up (disperses) into differing wavelengths. The dove is a symbol of peace, and the hawk is a symbol of war. Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera, and the Roman equivalent to Ares was Mars. Ares united with Aphrodite to create several gods, including Phobos (Fear), Deimos (Terror) and Eros (Desire). The Greek god Ares is often referred to as the Olympian god of warfare, but originally he was regarded as the god of bloodlust and slaughter. Pho (pronounced “fuh”) is a noodle soup from Vietnam that is a popular street food. They are pieces of candy that look like M&Ms, but are filled with peanut butter. Reese’s Pieces are an extension to the successful Peanut Butter Cups line. In a more specific sense, the helm is the handle, tiller or wheel that is used to control the steering gear. In its broadest sense, the term “helm” describes the whole of a ship’s steering mechanism, including the rudder and tiller. When visiting Britain and Ireland, that “draught” beer on the menu is what we call a “draft” beer here in the US. The term “stout” was first used for a type of beer in the 1600s when it was used to describe a “strong, stout” brew, and not necessarily a dark beer as it is today. The style is known as “italic” because the stylized calligraphic form of writing originated in Italy, probably in the Vatican. Italic type leans to the right, and is often used to provide emphasis in text. Las Cruces (Spanish for “the crosses”) is the second largest city in the state of New Mexico, and is the home of New Mexico State University. ![]() The area north of the river developed as a US military post, eventually becoming the modern city of El Paso, Texas. The Rio Grande was chosen as the border between Mexico and the US in 1848, so most of the city of El Paso del Norte became part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua (and is now called Ciudad Juárez ). Most of the urban development under Spanish rule took place on the south side of the river, with El Paso del Norte acting as the center of governance for the Spanish for the territory of New Mexico. That first community was on the south bank of the Rio Grande, and was called El Paso del Norte (the North Pass). 19 City downriver from Las Cruces : EL PASOĪlthough there have been human settlements in the El Paso area for thousands of years, the first European settlement was founded in 1659 by the Spanish. 18 Convertible option : T-TOPĪ T-top is a car roof that has removable panels on either side of a rigid bar that runs down the center of the vehicle above the driver. The fjord is home to 40 islands that lie within the city’s limits. The Norwegian capital of Oslo is located at the northern end of a fjord known as Oslofjord. Repossession (repo) 16 European capital with more than 340 lakes : OSLO ![]() This was changed to “Friends Like Us”, before finally going to air as “Friends”. When the incredibly successful sitcom “Friends” was in development it was given the working title “Insomnia Cafe”. In all three of the aforementioned series, we hear LeBlanc uttering his trademark pickup line “How you doin’?” ![]() For my money, LeBlanc’s best performances are playing a fictionalized version of himself in the excellent sitcom “Episodes” that ran from 2011 to 2017. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies AcrossĪctor Matt LeBlanc became famous playing Joey Tribbiani in the sitcom “Friends”, and extended that role into a less successful spinoff show “Joey”. ![]()
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