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Post by barb43 on Nov 10, 2020 20:01:03 GMT
Correct! The picture is from an occasion in 1922 when at age 62 she hit 100 clay targets in a row from 16 yards during a shooting contest in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
That's impressive!
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Post by barb43 on Nov 10, 2020 23:41:25 GMT
This woman unknowingly (ie, without her consent) made a donation to science that in essence immortalized her.
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Post by barb43 on Dec 5, 2020 15:03:23 GMT
This woman, a poor African-American, was treated for cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital, which unbeknownst to her, has resulted in her leaving an immortal legacy. Her case has also impacted bioethics.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 8, 2020 2:53:06 GMT
Henrietta Lack?
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Post by barb43 on Dec 8, 2020 15:57:37 GMT
Yes - Henrietta Lacks! Her story is a sad one, but I think it's great so much research and development has occurred based on her cancer cells. Yes, I think she and her family should have known about it. I am happy to hear that her family was later compensated. I was disgusted by the family who jumped into the limelight this past summer - during all the BLM nonsense - wanting to make this a racial incident.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 8, 2020 23:36:13 GMT
Famous for both science fiction and donuts:
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Post by barb43 on Dec 9, 2020 3:19:18 GMT
In the cosmic scheme of things, how big is Randy's Donuts? Big enough for the Space Shuttle to land in! (I couldn't resist)
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 9, 2020 8:43:24 GMT
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 11, 2020 22:14:37 GMT
He is sometimes called the father of a certain sub genre of science fiction.
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Post by barb43 on Dec 12, 2020 14:20:18 GMT
Edward Elmer Smith? ... and the sub genre he is known for: Space Opera! As soon as I saw that term, I thought of Flash Gordon!
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 12, 2020 21:32:02 GMT
Correct!
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Post by barb43 on Dec 12, 2020 23:51:36 GMT
This man comes from Jewish parents in the late 1930s in New York. After some time on stage, he moved to California. He found work in westerns and later, guest starred in all of our favorite TV shows from the 1960s to 1990s. After retiring, he became a successful businessman, but eventually returned to acting. By the time his starring gig ended,our hero was probably left for dead on Mars. At least he was a familiar face in most American homes at the time. I can't publish a more recent photo of him, or you'd know him instantly. ... These days, he's 82, and still doing some work.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 13, 2020 0:52:16 GMT
I'm thinking Jonathan Goldsmith, but if so the Mars reference is going completely over my head.
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Post by barb43 on Dec 13, 2020 2:54:19 GMT
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 15, 2020 23:06:14 GMT
The Mars reference is from the pitiful way Dos Equis ended their Most Interesting Man in the World ad campaign. I must have missed that particular commercial. I hadn't even realized that those adds were no longer running.
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