A navigator who needed to know the speed of the vessel had a sailor drop the log over the ship's stern. The log acted as a drogue, remaining roughly in place while the vessel moved away. The sailor let the log-line run out for a fixed time while counting the knots that passed over.
Thereâs little wonder anymore about the compromises Camille has made to stay Bill Cosbyâs wife. Camilleâs statement is striking for its stubborn commitment to myth. She and her husband were long considered one of Black Hollywoodâs most enduring power couples: He was a comedian, and she was his business manager.
Hugo Lafayette Black (February 27, 1886 â September 25, 1971) was an American politician and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party, Black represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1937, and served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1937 to 1971.