PHILADELPHIA — On a Friday afternoon in June, Ezra Eisenstein went to the Mütter Museum here to hang out with old friends. There, he paid a visit to Carol Orzel and Harry Eastlack — two skeletons who, in life, suffered from a bone disorder called fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Nearby was Mrs. Ellenbogen, an approximately 200-year-old corpse coated in adipocere, a byproduct of decomposition that gave her the nickname “The Soap Lady. Read More...
North Carolina upstart Harris Teeter continues to build on its foothold in the Washington area with a slew of supermarkets in the works.
Just last week, developer Forest City Washington named the grocer as one of seven new retailers signed on at its sprawling mixed-use project on the District's Southeast waterfront, the Yards. Once the grocery store is completed in 2013, customers can cruise the aisles and head to the sushi bar, gourmet deli or wine section. Read More...
There are three references to rulers named Darius in the Bible. The first, chronologically, occurs in the book of Daniel, where the ruler is called Darius the Mede (Daniel 6:1). This Darius ruled for only two years (538–536 BC) and is best known as the ruler who promoted Daniel to a high position in the kingdom and then cast him into the lions’ den, much against his better judgment. When he saw that Daniel was unhurt by the lions, Darius decreed that “people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. Read More...