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Provided by the compucert - A woman who assists during childbirth labor and provides support to the mother, her child and the family after childbirth.
Doula derives from Greek doula, "servant-woman, slave," akin to hierodule.
cell membrane
- The invisible force field that makes cell-phone conversations inaudible to everyone else.
"Sorry, you're breaking up . . . What? . . . I said, HOW'S THAT URINARY TRACT INFECTION HEALING? . . . What? . . . No, of course no one can hear me -- I'm surrounded by the cell membrane."
TriviaWhat are the only two mammals native to the Hawaiian islands?
- The Hawaiian monk seal and the Hawaiian hoary bat.
- George Washington: took the oath of office to become the first POTUS (1789)
- Louisiana Purchase: France agreed to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States for $15 million, thereby doubling the size of the US (1803); eight years later on the same date, Louisiana became the 18th state
- A Tale of Two Cities: Charles Dickens' novel was first published as a serial in a literary magazine (1859)
- Vietnam War: officially ended when Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City) fell and South Vietnam surrendered (1975)
Johann Karl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855): one of world's greatest mathematicians, proved the fundamental theorem of algebra
Cloris Leachman (84): the actress with the most prime-time Emmy Awards; other actors born today include Jill Clayburgh (66), Perry King (62), Adrian Pasdar (45), Johnny Galecki (35) and Kirsten Dunst (28)
Willie Nelson (77): "outlaw country" singer/songwriter; plus, musicians Franz Lehár (1870-1948), Bobby Vee (67), Merrill Osmond (57), Carolyn Dawn Johnson (39) and Jeff Timmons (37)
Stephen Harper (51): Canadian prime minister; other world leaders born on this date include Mary II (1662-1694) and Carl XVI Gustav (64)
Isiah Thomas (49): former Detroit Pistons point guard
Ashley Dupré (25) former high-class hooker who took down the NYS Gov Eliot Spitzer, NY Post Columnist
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