I have always liked my name, even though I was always called 'Reese's Pieces' in elementary school-for about 2 days, I might add, until it got old. I was proud of my name's history, meaning, and connection to family, even at a young age.
Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914 Larvik, Norway â April 18, 2002 Colla Micheri, Italy) was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a scientific background in zoology and geography.
By Susana Mas, CBC News Posted: Sep 19, 2013 5:53 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 19, 2013 7:15 PM ET. Bruce Heyman, a partner at Goldman Sachs in Chicago, is U.S. President Barack Obama's pick to be the next ambassador to Canada. Heyman and his wife Vicki are well-known Obama fundraisers. His nomination hearing is Wednesday, December 11, 2013. (Daniel Dubois and Kerry Dahlen/vanderbilt.edu)