CDC reports 11 cases of human plague since April The average number of cases between 2001 and 2012 was seven, with less than one death each year. "We don't want people to panic but we do want people to be aware of the heightened risk," said Dr. Natalie Kwit, a veterinarian with the division of vector borne diseases at the CDC. How do we still have the plague, centuries after the Black Death? The cases, which are required to be reported to the CDC, have been reported in six states. Experts raise alarm as plague kills dozens in Madagascar The youngest of the patients is 14 and the oldest is 79. Plague occurs in rural and semi-rural areas of the Western United States, most commonly in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. The bacteria that causes the plague, Yersinia pestis, is naturally occurring in the environment and is found in areas where there are wild rodents. People are usually infected after a flea becomes infected from a rodent such as a rat, squirrel or chipmunk, and then transmits it to a person by biting them.
Early Modern Resources The Knight in The Canterbury Tales: General Prologue & Frame Story Character Analysis Look up in the sky! It's a bird…it's a plane…it's SUPER KNIGHT! Seriously, this guy is one perfect knight. If there's been a battle in the past twenty years, chances are good he was there. In all of Christendom and Heathendom, there's no man who's ridden farther. But not only is the Knight a stellar battlefield athlete, he's also a genuinely nice guy. Unlike with some of the other characters, we can be sure that this knight is exactly what Chaucer says he is. In The Canterbury Tales, the Knight is a representative of those who belong to the very high social class of the nobility. The Knight Timeline
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THE 50'S FAMILY AND TODAY'S BALTIMORE— Are we returning to the 1950's-style family? When people discuss recent changes in family life in the United States, they often take the 50's as their point of reference. Many of us were either growing up or rearing children then, so that decade is a natural standard to use. Scholarly and popular commentators on the family frequently note that since the 50's, the divorce rate has more than doubled, the birth rate has dropped sharply, and the average age at marriage his risen. These comparisons often leave the mistaken impression that patterns of marriage and childbearing in the 50's were typical of the patterns in the United States in the 20th century. By recognizing the distinctiveness of the 50's, we can avoid exaggerating the significance of the changes in the family that have occurred since then, and we can better predict the likely direction of change in the near future. Consider the purported ''postponement of marriage'' by young adults today.
Oscar Wilde online | The Works and Life of Oscar Wilde The technology of the 1950s | Times News Online (Bob Urban, who usually writes this column, is out buying his wife a Valentine. Substituting for him is Bruce Frassinelli, a 1957 graduate of Summit Hill High School, who lives in Schnecksville and is an adjunct instructor at Lehigh Carbon Community College.) By BRUCE FRASSINELLI tneditor@tnonline.com My 17-year-old granddaughter e-mailed me the other day, saying that her English teacher assigned her and her classmates a project: Contact your grandparents and ask them about significant technological changes in their lives since they were children. I thought about the question awhile, then decided to give her several specifics rather than a long laundry list. The year 1950 was a technological wonderland in the life of this then 11-year-old. The first started with the arrival of a delivery truck from Ridge Center, the local furniture-appliance store, in Lansford. They also connected an antenna to our roof so we could see the three channels that were offered. Our home number was 432-J.
The World's Greatest Books Home Search Site Contact Us Site Map Our FREE ebooks Help to download and convert files on this site The Western World's Greatest Books More than 500 Classics Set out below are more than 500 of the western world's greatest books, spanning the period from BC to 1954. The list has been compiled from some of the titles appearing in 500 Classics Reviewed , Salem Press, 1995 and 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Ed. How does one decide which books are "great"? The number in brackets after the Title , is the year first published or the year written. The works are presented, on this page, in Author order. For a list of some of Australia's greatest books, go to the Australia's Greatest Books page. Listing by Author
Seating at an Official Luncheon or Dinner - The Emily Post Institute, Inc. When entertaining dignitaries, such as government or military officials and foreign diplomats, the host or hostess of an official luncheon or dinner seats the guests according to rank. Traditionally, the host and hostess sit at the head and foot of the table. When they are friends with a number of the guests, they may choose instead to sit opposite each other at the middle of the table, where it will be easier for them to converse with more people. When both women and men are attending the event, seating is as follows: The highest-ranked male guest sits to the right of the hostess.The man next in rank sits to the left of the hostess.The wife of the man of highest rank sits to the left of the host. Other considerations include these: