Meanders form because water erodes the outside of curves and deposits eroded material on the inside. Over time, the curves shift position. As meanders erode from side to side, they create a floodplain. This is a broad, flat area on both sides of a river.
In 1991, Sinead OâConnor boycotted the Grammy ceremony and refused her award for Best Alternative Album, Best Record of the Year and Best Alternative Musical Performance, stating that her absence was a protest against the extreme commercialism of the Grammy Awards.
Jean-Paul Sartre. French author and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre is one of the only people to ever refuse to accept a Nobel Prize. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1964, but he refused to accept the award for personal reasons.