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Alfred B. Nobel was a Swedish chemist and engineer who
invented dynamite. He dedicated nine million dollars in his
will to establish the Nobel Prizes, which are awarded
annually, without regard to nationality, in six areas (peace,
literature, physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, and
economic science) "to those who, during the preceding year,
shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind."
Nobel is credited with creating a controllable combustible
that made blasting rock and the construction of canals and
tunnels a relatively safe process. He also contributed to
the inventions of synthetic rubber, artificial silk, and
synthetic leather.
Family members were shocked when they learned that Nobel
had dictated that his fortune be used to establish the
Nobel Prizes. They contested his will, but his final wishes
were executed and the first awards were distributed in 1901,
on the fifth anniversary of his death.
Each winner of a Nobel Prize, which can go to individuals
and institutions, takes home a medal, a diploma, and cash,
which varies each year and depends on the income earned on
the Nobel Foundation fund. In 2008, winners recipients
receive 10 million Swedish kroners, or about $1.72 million.
In two cases the Prize has been awarded posthumously to
people who were nominated when they were still alive. This
was the case with UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld
(1961, Peace Prize) and Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1931, Literature)
â€"both of whom were awarded the prize in the years they died.
Since 1974, awards have not been allowed for a deceased
person.
Prizes are not automatically awarded each year. They can
be withheld if there are no worthy candidates or when a
world situation makes awarding the prizes impractical.
Because of World War II, no awards were given from 1940â€"
1942. Prizes can also be declined. Even if a prize is
declined, the winner is entered in the books, but the cash
gift reverts back to the fund
and institutions, takes home a medal, a diploma, and cash,
which varies each year and depends on the income earned on
the Nobel Foundation fund. In 2008, winners recipients
receive 10 million Swedish kroners, or about $1.72 million.
In two cases the Prize has been awarded posthumously to
people who were nominated when they were still alive. This
was the case with UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld
(1961, Peace Prize) and Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1931, Literature)
â€"both of whom were awarded the prize in the years they died.
Since 1974, awards have not been allowed for a deceased
person.
Prizes are not automatically awarded each year. They can
be withheld if there are no worthy candidates or when a
world situation makes awarding the prizes impractical.
Because of World War II, no awards were given from 1940â€"
1942. Prizes can also be declined. Even if a prize is
declined, the winner is entered in the books, but the cash
gift reverts back to the fund
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The big electronic computer in the accounting department performed
admirably until summer weather arrived. Then it practically quit.
A diagnosis of the trouble revealed that the machine was extremely
sensitive to changes in temperature, so the only thing to do was to
move it into an air-conditioned room.
Now, as we office drones perspire and droop, we are treated to the
vision of the computer operating coolly and efficiently beyond the
glass wall of its private office. What was that again about men
being smarter than machines?
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Don't you long for the good old days, when Uncle Sam lived within his
income, and without most of yours?
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Her arms laden with shopping bag, Mrs. Douglas remembered she
had forgotten to mail a card to her childhood friend Faye. Buying a
card and dashing into the post office, she bought a first-class stamp.
"Excuse me, she said, her arms aching. "but must I put the stamp on
myself?"
"No ma'am," deadpanned the clerk, "it goes on the envelope."
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admirably until summer weather arrived. Then it practically quit.
A diagnosis of the trouble revealed that the machine was extremely
sensitive to changes in temperature, so the only thing to do was to
move it into an air-conditioned room.
Now, as we office drones perspire and droop, we are treated to the
vision of the computer operating coolly and efficiently beyond the
glass wall of its private office. What was that again about men
being smarter than machines?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Don't you long for the good old days, when Uncle Sam lived within his
income, and without most of yours?
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Her arms laden with shopping bag, Mrs. Douglas remembered she
had forgotten to mail a card to her childhood friend Faye. Buying a
card and dashing into the post office, she bought a first-class stamp.
"Excuse me, she said, her arms aching. "but must I put the stamp on
myself?"
"No ma'am," deadpanned the clerk, "it goes on the envelope."
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Bet Ya' Didn't Know:
In ancient Rome, gold salves were used for the treatment of skin
ulcers. Today, gold leaf plays an important role in the treatment
of chronic ulcers.
The thumbnail grows the slowest; the middle nail grows the fastest.
Key lime, a yellow lime with a bitter rather than sour taste, was
named after the Florida Keys. Key lime pie became popular in
the 1950s â€" a custardlike pie made with lime juice, condensed milk,
and eggs and served in a pastry shell.
Arguably the largest state in the world, Western Australia covers
one-third of the Australian continent. It spans over 1 million
square miles.
Researchers have discovered that events such as pleasant family
celebrations or evenings with friends boost the immune system
for the following two days. Unpleasant moments had the opposite
effect: negative events, such as being criticized at work, weakened
the immune function for one day afterward.
ulcers. Today, gold leaf plays an important role in the treatment
of chronic ulcers.
The thumbnail grows the slowest; the middle nail grows the fastest.
Key lime, a yellow lime with a bitter rather than sour taste, was
named after the Florida Keys. Key lime pie became popular in
the 1950s â€" a custardlike pie made with lime juice, condensed milk,
and eggs and served in a pastry shell.
Arguably the largest state in the world, Western Australia covers
one-third of the Australian continent. It spans over 1 million
square miles.
Researchers have discovered that events such as pleasant family
celebrations or evenings with friends boost the immune system
for the following two days. Unpleasant moments had the opposite
effect: negative events, such as being criticized at work, weakened
the immune function for one day afterward.
Benjamin Franklin had seven sisters and nine brothers. He was
the fifteenth child and youngest son.
The first president to appear on television was Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He was seen by U.S. viewers at the opening of the New York World's
Fair on April 30, 1939.
the fifteenth child and youngest son.
The first president to appear on television was Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He was seen by U.S. viewers at the opening of the New York World's
Fair on April 30, 1939.
The fortune cookie was invented in 1916 by George Jung, a Los
Angeles noodlemaker.
Up to 20,000 pounds of pressure per square inch may be absorbed by
a pole vaulter on the joints of his tubular thigh bones when he lands
Angeles noodlemaker.
Up to 20,000 pounds of pressure per square inch may be absorbed by
a pole vaulter on the joints of his tubular thigh bones when he lands
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