Cholesterol, Clearing the Smoke. Ah, cholesterol values; the topic that has caused frustration in everyoneâs life at some point. Cholesterol discussions with your physician always fill the room with an aura of uncertainty. It is a difficult topic for physicians, as we are constantly given mixed messages.
The Man Who Would Not Be King. February 20, 2006. George Washington is the face on the one-dollar bill and - these days - the smiling face of Presidentsâ Day sales. Most of us know he was the first president of the United States. But why is that important? What else do we know about him? George Washington was the man who established the American republic.
Bust of Washington based on a life mask cast in 1786, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. Houdon's portrait sculpture of Washington was the result of a specific invitation by Benjamin Franklin to cross the Atlantic in 1785, specifically to visit Mount Vernon, so that Washington could model for him. Washington sat for wet clay life models and a plaster life mask.