He won the Nobel Peace Prize. The James Beard Foundation, one of the most prestigious culinary institutions in the nation, was founded by:. Julia Child. Because Orthodox Jews are forbidden from handling money on the Sabbath, synagogues raise money for their congregations by:.
The blood vessels that were used during former President Bill Clinton 's quadruple heart bypass surgery came from:. Breast cancer. Photo: D. Garry Turner, of Lincolnshire, England, has the world's stretchiest skin and demonstrates his talents to promote the 50th anniversary of the Guinness World Records and the new edition of the book. Although a growing group of Argentine legislators want Guevara's remains to be returned to his home, his bones have been in a Cuban mausoleum since after they were unearthed from a mountain village in Bolivia where the guerrilla leader and several of his comrades were executed in The director of "Schindler's List" received France's highest honor from President Jacques Chirac, who praised Spielberg's messages of hope and humanity.
Started 19 years ago by a group of artists in San Francisco who burned an 8-foot wooden figure, the Burning Man festival has grown into an annual counterculture event in the Black Rock Desert where money is banned and a loose definition of art is lauded.
This year's figure stood 40 feet high, took four months to build and was shipped to the site aboard flatbed trucks. Bees rove in search of nectar and can produce types of honey, ranging from pumpkin to raspberry blossom, according to Ernie Miner, a master beekeeper. Yet bees have been under siege for 20 years, decimated by plagues of deadly mites, adverse weather and loss of nectar-rich cropland.
After the death of the cook and writer, Child and other friends of Beard converted Beard's New York City home into a memorial where established chefs cook lunches and dinners to raise money for scholarships.
