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The Five Naked-Eye Planets

Joel — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:18:52 +0000

Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn

There are five planets in our solar system that can be seen with the naked eye, i.e. without any equipment such as a telescope. They were known to ancient astronomers and along with the Sun and the Moon were identified as special celestial objects.

“Under Someone’s Thumb”

Joel — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:33:15 +0000

To be “under someone’s thumb” is an expression indicating that someone or something is controlled or heavily influenced by someone else.

Green Thumb

Joel — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 05:56:30 +0000

“Green thumb” is an expression used to indicate a person who is skilled at gardening or with plants.

Golden Rule (Ethics)

Joel — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:32:48 +0000

“The Golden Rule” is a basic ethical principal by which an individual should conduct his or her life and dealings with others. In Western Civilization, it is most famously contained in the words of Jesus Christ, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” However, similar sentiments have been expressed by others in different eras and in different places.

Golden Rule (Best Practices)

Joel — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:38:52 +0000

While the most common usage for the phrase “golden rule” refers to ethical practices—”Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” the phrase can also be used to indicate best practices or wisdom in a particular field.

The quotes below give examples of “golden rules” in such diverse fields as restaurants, human resources, writing, and financial markets.

The Five Major Circles of Latitude

Joel — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:09:59 +0000

The Big Five Grain Exporters

Joel — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:48:31 +0000

Argentina
Australia
Canada
European Union
United States

The Five Ranks of the British Peerage

Joel — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:59:00 +0000

The Five Rings of the Pentagon

Joel — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:11:43 +0000

The Big Five of Hawaii

Joel — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:34:15 +0000

The Year of the Five Emperors

Joel — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:44:05 +0000

The Five Good Emperors

Joel — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:18:36 +0000

Pinky Swear

Joel — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:19:48 +0000

The Fifth Modernization

Joel — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:31:11 +0000

Five-Finger Discount

Joel — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:50:14 +0000

The term “five-finger discount” is a slang for shoplifting or stealing from a store.

The Five Fingers

Joel — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:28:40 +0000

The Big Five Movies Studios

Joel — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:41 +0000

“Acting in concert, they [the Big Five movie studios] had enough first-run theaters to provide a nationwide exhibition showcase for their films, and their combined production efforts (in association with three minor distributors) were sufficient to supply an entire year’s schedule of films. Achieving near 100 percent self-sufficiency restricted the freedom of the independent producers, distributors, and exhibitors from gaining access at any one stage in the vertical chain. At the exhibition level, [in the late 1930's] the Big Five collectively operated 70 percent of the all-important first-run theaters in the ninety-two cities with a population of 100,000 or more and 60 percent in those cities with a population of between 25,000 and 100,000.”—Barry R. Litman, “Motion Picture Entertainment” in The Structure of American Industry, 9th edition, edited by Walter Adams and James Brock, (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995), p. 199.

The Russian Five

Joel — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:43:26 +0000

The Five Republics of France

Joel — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:46:59 +0000

The First Republic (1792-1804)
The Second Republic (1848-1852)
The Third Republic (1870-1940)
The Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
The Fifth Republic (1958-present)

The Keating Five

Joel — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:01:59 +0000