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Jeff Glor talks to Michael Wallis about “David Crockett,” his biography of the great American hero. Jeff Glor: What inspired you to write the book? Michael Wallis: Like other historical figures I have written about (i.e. Pretty Boy Floyd and Billy the Kid, to name but two), David Crockett (he never signed his name Davy) is a character shrouded in myth, half-truths and legend. The authentic story of this frontiersman reads much better than most of the other versions, including the Crockett portrayed by Fess Parker for Walt Disney in the ’50s. JG: What surprised you the most during the writing process? MW: Many things surprised me while researching and writing this biography. For 신안출장안마 example, although Crockett had very little formal education, I discovered he read Ovid’s Metamorphoses translated into English, the Bard, and the King James Bible. He was neither a buffoon nor a great intellect, but a savvy frontiersman who was comfortable deep in the woods on a bear hunt but also at ease in the halls on Congress and the fancy parlors of Philadelphia and New York. His self- effacing humor and down-home country wit profoundly influenced Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln, Will Rogers, and many others. JG: What would you be doing if you weren’t a writer? MW: I would be a stage and motion picture actor. If you had asked this question 45 years...

You don’t need to scald your hands to get rid of germs. For effective hand hygiene, water temperature matters less than time, new research states. The finding runs counter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines recommending that food establishments and restaurants deliver water at 100 degrees Fahrenheit for hand washing, the researchers said. Scientists at Rutgers University in New Jersey said they found that cold water is as effective as hot in getting rid of harmful bacteria and other germs. What’s more important, they said, is that people scrub their hands with soap for at least 10 seconds. “People need to feel comfortable when they are washing their hands, but as far as effectiveness, this study shows us that the temperature of the water used didn’t matter,” said Donald Schaffner, a specialist in food science at the university. And, 연천콜걸 using cold water saves more energy than warm or hot water, Schaffner pointed out. “Also, we learned even washing for 10 seconds significantly removed bacteria from the hands,” he said in a university news release. For the study, the researchers contaminated the hands of 21 volunteers with high levels of a harmless bacteria several times over six months. The participants were then asked to wash their hands in 60-degree, 79-degree or 100-degree water. The amount of soap the people used didn’t affect the findings. The researchers noted that...

(AP) JERUSALEM – The Muslim Brotherhood victory in Egyptian presidential elections, announced Sunday, has raised fears in Israel that its strategic 1979 peace agreement with its southern neighbor could be in danger. In contrast, in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, ecstatic residents flocked into the streets, fired guns in the air and handed out candy in celebration. Muslim Brotherhood’s Morsi named Egypt’s PresidentTimeline: Key events in Egypt’s uprising and transition Israel’s peace agreement with Egypt, its first with an Arab country, is a cornerstone of Israeli security. The agreement ended decades of hostilities, with to five wars and thousands of deaths. More in After the Arab Spring While relations have never been warm, Egypt has upheld the deal, keeping its bordering Sinai peninsula largely demilitarized, allowing the Israeli military to focus on other hostile borders with the Palestinians, Syria and Lebanon. In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he respected the results of Egypt’s democratic process and hoped the peace agreement would remain intact. “Israel expects to continue cooperation with the Egyptian government on the basis of the peace agreement between the two countries, which is of interest to the two peoples and contributes to regional stability,” he said. With the Egyptian military still the ultimate power in Egypt, senior Israeli defense officials who maintain contacts with Egypt said Sunday that they do not expect any immediate changes...