Of the 22 people who got sick with anthrax in 2001, five of them died. All of the people who died had inhalation anthrax, the most serious form of the disease. In all, 43 people tested positive for exposure to anthrax, and 10,000 more people were considered at risk of…
The Christmas season has officially started! There’s finally a mash-up of Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” You can listen to the new mash-up below. The song features James Hetfield’s vocals on top of Carey’s famous instrumental track. This genius…
The Sunderland owner, Stewart Donald, has agreed a deal to sell the club to a consortium led by minority shareholder Juan Sartori and Kyril … The former Black Cats owners have accepted bids for their Sunderland shares, according to reports. Who really owns Sunderland AFC? “What they are hoping is that…
The New England Patriots (USA) scored a 16-0 record in 2007, becoming the first team in NFL history to achieve an undefeated regular season since the league went to a 16-game schedule in 1978. A winless season is a regular season in which a sports team fails to win any…
The Greens fielded candidates in a number of races in 2006. The party won 66 races nationwide, including 21 in California and 11 in Wisconsin. One of the biggest victories included the election of Gayle McLaughlin as mayor in Richmond, California. The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is…
The show was cancelled in 2008, following the suicide of district attorney Louis Conradt, as police attempted to serve him with a search warrant after he had been caught talking to and exchanging pictures with a Perverted-Justice volunteer posing as a 13-year-old boy. The guy clearly was a predator. He…
Only two governors have ever been successfully recalled. In 1921, Governor Lynn Frazier of North Dakota was recalled during a dispute about state-owned industries. In 2003, Governor Gray Davis of California was recalled over the state budget. Eleven recall efforts collected enough signatures to qualify for the ballot and of…
Only 9% of glioblastoma patients are still alive two years post diagnosis and these are considered long-term survivors [50]. Constance Blanchard never expected to still be alive 10 years after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain … The percent chance of surviving eight years or more after…
Craig Stradler – the only player to win the Masters sporting either a moustache or a beard. But there’s at least a dozen competitors in this year’s 89-player … Former Clemson golfer Kyle Stanley among many sporting beards this year at the Masters. Do any pro golfers have beards? He wants…
The word “before” in the test question renders the past perfect tense (“had been invented”) unnecessary and verbose. The short answer is that either “was invented” or “had been invented” is good enough, but “was invented” is possibly better, because of its brevity. a) has invented is incorrect for two…