The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it in 1741. It had a hollow baffle near the rear (to transfer more heat from the fire to a room's air) and relied on an "inverted siphon" to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle. It was intended to produce more heat and less smoke than an ordinary open fireplace, but it achieved few sales until it was improved by David Rittenhouse. It is also known as a "circulating stove" or the "Pennsylvania fireplace".
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Mark. was first, and correct, with:
Benjamin Franklin.
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Ben Franklin
Cal in Vermont said:
Benjamin Franklin?
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Benjamin Franklin.
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Ben Franklin
Dave replied:
Benjamin Franklin. Eventually called the "Franklin Stove," the invention was a cast iron insert into an existing fireplace that caused more heat to be radiated into the room, reduced the chance of the fire catching the house on fire, and reduced the wood consumption. Franklin turned down a patent on the stove, wanting the public to benefit and to encourage others to refine his invention without worrying about patent infringement. And as Franklin hoped, other inventors improved his design in the coming years.
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It's better known by its eponymous name, the Franklin Stove, one of many
inventions by Ben Franklin.
zorch said:
Pencilvania fireplace
Benjamin Franklin. It's sometimes called the Franklin stove.
Roy the Snowflake, self-isolating in Tyler, TX replied:
I don't know why I knew who came up with the Pennsylvania Fireplace, but I also don't know why I was dreaming of Howard Johnson's Fried Clams when I woke up this morning. Our good Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin was the guy who came up with that thing.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
Ben Franklin
Deborah wrote:
The Pennsylvania Fireplace is another name for the Franklin Stove, which was invented by Benjamin Franklin. We could sure use his sort in leadership right now.
Rainy and cold weekend. The sun sure looks good today.
Billy in Cypress U$A said:
My guess was confirmed by Wiki:
Benjamin Franklin invented the Pennsylvania Fireplace also known as the Franklin Stove.
Daniel in The City answered:
Benjamin Franklin
DJ Useo replied:
I say Ben Franklin, because my great-grandmother still had one of his stoves, & stunk us out with it quite often.
She knew I didn't like her cooking, so she made me requested mac 'n cheese once, which turned out to be cooked noodles, with a hunk of cheddar cheese on the side. lol
Still, she cared, & I liked that a lot.
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• Despite losing his right arm in World War I, Paul Wittgenstein continued playing the piano. He played the melody of the right hand using his forefinger and left thumb, and to play a chord he broke it up into two notes, but by making clever use of the piano pedal he was still able to give the impression of playing the whole chord. Of course, little music was written for the left hand only. However, several composers, including Benjamin Britten, Paul Hindemith, Sergei Prokofieff, Maurice Ravel, and Richard Strauss, wrote music for the left hand only so Mr. Wittgenstein could play it. Far from being a mere curiosity, Mr. Wittgenstein played concerts for more than 40 years, wrote a three-volume book titled School for the Left Hand of pieces arranged for the left hand, and recorded two albums: Paul Wittgenstein plays Piano Music for the Left Hand and Transcriptions for Piano Left Hand.
• Belly dancer Mésmera once performed for musician Stevie Wonder. She made music for him by clicking her tiny zill cymbals, which he enjoyed, but because Mr. Wonder is blind, he was missing the dance. Therefore, she put his hands on her hips so he could feel the movements of the dance. Of course, she didn't put his hands anywhere else, and because Mr. Wonder is a gentleman, he didn't try to put his hands anywhere else.
• George Shearing is one of the few people who can ethically get away with playing with marked cards. This famous pianist is blind, and he uses cards marked in Braille.
Pianists
• Russian pianist Vladimir de Pachmann sometimes enjoyed fussing with his piano seat. He would come out in front of an audience, pretend that his seat wasn't the right height, raise it, lower it, try placing books of various sizes on the seat - then he would put a single sheet of music on the seat, sit, and start playing. Occasionally, he would play a difficult piece by Chopin - the Sonata in B Flat Minor - then tell the audience, "I play that better than anybody in the world."
• Before giving a concert, Sviatoslav Richter was invited to try the piano. Mr. Richter sat briefly at the piano, and then rose and said that he was satisfied. When asked why he didn't actually play the piano, he replied that he would not because he was always disappointed by the sound.
• At a dance rehearsal, the pianist was having trouble finding the correct chord for a difficult section of the Schoenberg Second Symphony. Choreographer José Limón came over, placed his fingers on the correct keys, smiled, and said, "This is the chord, my friend."
• Oscar Levant was set to play the Brahms Concerto for the movie Humoresque, but the producer, Jerry Wald, asked him if he could cut the concerto from eight minutes to two. Mr. Levant replied, "Sure, I can do it - but you'll be hearing from Brahms in the morning."
Police
• While in Amsterdam, famous violinist Fritz Kreisler saw a music shop displaying several violins in the window. On a lark, he decided to see how much the proprietor would offer him for his own very valuable violin: a Guarneri. The proprietor looked over the violin, excused himself, left for a moment, and returned with a police officer, whom he told, "Arrest this man. He has stolen Fritz Kreisler's violin." Mr. Kreisler had left his identification papers at his hotel, so to prove his identity, he played the violin. The music shop proprietor listened, and then said, "Nobody but Kreisler could play that beautifully."
CBS begins the night with a RERUN'NCIS', followed by a RERUN'FBI', then a RERUN'FBI: Most Wanted'.
Scheduled on a FRESHStephen Colbert are Conan O'Brien and Michael Stipe.
On a RERUNJames Corden, OBE, (from 3/2/20) are Mark Wahlberg, Iliza Shlesinger, and Rob Haze.
NBC starts the night with a FRESH'Ellen's Game Of Games', followed by a RERUN'New Amsterdam', then the FRESH'NBC News Special Report: Coronavirus Pandemic'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Kerry Washington, Russell Wilson, and Ciara.
Scheduled on a FRESHSeth Meyers is Sen. Kamala Harris.
Scheduled on a FRESHLilly Singh are Adam Rodriguez and Kelsey Cook.
ABC opens the night with a FRESH'The Conners', followed by a FRESH'Bless This Mess', then a FRESH'mixed-ish', followed by a FRESH'black-ish', then a FRESH'For Life'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Ellen DeGeneres, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, and Sam Fischer.
The CW offers a RERUN'Supergirl', followed by a RERUN'Batwoman'.
Faux has a FRESH'The Resident', followed by a FRESH'Empire'.
MY recycles an old 'Chicago PD', followed by another old 'Chicago PD'.
AMC offers the movie 'Blade', followed by the movie 'Blade II'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Family Business
[7:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Shakaar
[8:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Facets
[9:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - The Adversary
[10:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - The Way of the Warrior
[11:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - The Way of the Warrior
[12:00PM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Hippocratic Oath
[1:00PM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - The Visitor
[2:00PM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Indiscretion
[3:00PM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Rejoined
[4:00PM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Starship Down
[5:00PM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Little Green Men
[6:00PM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - The Sword of Kahless
[7:00PM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Our Man Bashir
[8:00PM] JUMANJI
[10:15PM] JUMANJI
[12:30AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - The Visitor
[1:30AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Indiscretion
[2:30AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Rejoined
[3:29AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Starship Down
[4:28AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Little Green Men
[5:27AM] KILLING EVE - A Closer Look at Killing Eve
[5:30AM] MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS - Dinsdale!
[5:45AM] MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS - Spam (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Vanderpump Rules', another 'Vanderpump Rules', followed by a FRESH'Vanderpump Rules', 'Family Karma', then a FRESH'Watch What Happens Live'.
FX has the movie 'Pitch Perfect 3', followed by the movie 'Hidden Figures'.
History has 'The Curse Of Oak Island', followed by a FRESH'The Curse Of Oak Island: Digging Deeper', then a FRESH'The Curse Of Oak Island', followed by a FRESH'The Curse Of Skinwalker Ranch'.
IFC -
[6:00A] Monty Python's Flying Circus
[6:45A] Grindhouse Presents: Death Proof
[9:15A] Watchmen
[12:45P] Face/Off
[3:45P] Taken
[5:45P] Homefront
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[10:45P] Transporter 2
[12:45A] Taken
[2:45A] Face/Off
[5:45A] The Three Stooges (ALL TIMES EST)
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[7:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[7:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
[8:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[8:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
[9:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[9:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
[10:00am] Young Guns
[12:30pm] Young Guns II
[3:00pm] The Outsiders
[5:00pm] A Few Good Men
[8:00pm] The Patriot
[11:30pm] The Patriot
[3:00am] MacArthur (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters', followed by the movie 'John Wick: Chapter 2'.
TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESHConan is Stephen Colbert.
Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, More
'One World: Together at Home'
The music live-streams that Global Citizen has been webcasting on a daily basis to promote World Health Organization initiatives during the coronavirus pandemic now have a considerably more spectacular outgrowth. The two organizations have announced "One World: Together at Home," a global special that will be seen and heard across major broadcast and cable networks and digital music providers April 18.
Underscoring the fact that the two-hour special will air, in rarely precedented fashion, simultaneously on ABC, CBS and NBC (among many other platforms), it will be hosted by those three networks' competing late night hosts: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert.
Artists joining Gaga on the music lineup include Paul McCartney, Elton John, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Lizzo, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Chris Martin, Eddie Vedder, Kacey Musgraves, J Balvin, Keith Urban, Alanis Morissette, Lang Lang, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Joe Armstrong, Burna Boy and Maluma.
The show, set for 8 p.m. ET/5 PT on April 18, will air not just on the three aforementioned broadcast networks but via iHeartMedia and a vast array of cable and international channels, as well as digitally on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Yahoo, Twitch, Amazon Prime Video, Apple Music, Alibaba, LiveXLive, Tencent, Tidal and TuneIn.
A 9-year-old "Hamilton" superfan whose birthday treat to see the show was postponed due to coronavirus got a surprise call from actor John Krasinski - along with the original cast of the hit broadway musical.
Krasinski reached out to Mary Ann Bauman after he saw her tweet to "Hamilton" playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, describing how her daughter Aubrey had to miss the show's tour in Jacksonville due to the pandemic. "The Office" star told Bauman that he wanted to feature Aubrey in his new YouTube show, "Some Good News."
And though Bauman knew Krasinksi planned to tell Aubrey he would send her to see the show in New York City once coronavirus restrictions were lifted, she told NBC News she had no idea the cast would do a song. Aubrey says she pinched herself for days until the episode aired on YouTube, unsure she didn't dream the entire situation.
The episode of "Some Good News" went up Sunday night, has been viewed more than 2 million times and was No. 1 on YouTube's trending page by Monday afternoon. Viewers commented on how moved they were by the shock and joy on Aubrey's face as Lin-Manuel Miranda "Zoom bombed" her interview with Krasinksi.
Right now, with so much uncertainty during these unprecedented times, the power of humor is especially formidable. One person contributing some much needed laughs during these trying times is actor Leslie Jordan.
You may recognize Jordan from his scene-stealing supporting role as Beverly Leslie on "Will & Grace," the several different characters he has played over the years in the "American Horror Story" franchise, or as Lonnie Garr in the '90s sitcom "Hearts Afire."
But it's the performances he has been giving on his own personal social media that are making him go viral amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The 64-year-old actor explained that when working on the show "Cool Kids" in 2018, he was urged by execs to get on social media, something he didn't really want to do. But it's the videos that he has been posting lately on Instagram that people have especially found solace in.
Have you ever spent your afternoon playing bingo with Matthew McConaughey? Well, it'd be a lot cooler if you did.
The actor and Austinite called the numbers for people living at The Enclave at Round Rock Senior Living.
The Enclave frequently hosts bingo for its residents. They reached out to the academy-award winner back in September to be a celebrity host, and he answered the call.
McConaughey, his mother, Mary, and his wife, Camila, joined in the game along with his children, calling each draw out as a family.
Cardinal George Pell's historic child sex abuse convictions were quashed by Australia's High Court on Tuesday, paving the way for the senior Catholic cleric's release from prison.
The 78-year-old was acquitted on all five counts of sexually abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s, when the court overturned earlier decisions of a jury and lower appeals court.
A jury had convicted Pell of the offences in December 2018 before that decision was upheld by a three-judge panel in Victoria state's Court of Appeal last August, in a split 2-1 verdict.
But Australia's High Court found there was "a significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted because the evidence did not establish guilt to the requisite standard of proof".
The United States of America, we are told by everyone from the president to the United Nations, is a developed economy. That term, "developed economy", sounds like an endpoint, like man standing upright after a series of hunched and hairy iterations. It's the contrast that makes the definition - developed economies can only really exist if they are compared to their poorer "developing" counterparts. Covid-19 has merely shown the cracks in a very successful marketing campaign about which category the US falls into.
There are 2.9 hospital beds for every 1,000 people in the United States. That's fewer than Turkmenistan (7.4 beds per 1,000), Mongolia (7.0), Argentina (5.0) and Libya (3.7). In fact, the US ranks 69th out of 182 countries analyzed by the World Health Organization. This lack of hospital beds is forcing doctors across the country to ration care under Covid-19, pushing up the number of preventable deaths.
America's numbers are similarly unimpressive when it comes to medical doctors. The United States has 2.6 doctors per 1,000 people, placing it behind Trinidad & Tobago (2.7), and Russia (4.0 doctors per 1,000, for a country that is described as being "in transition"). Life expectancies at birth are lower in the US than they are in Chile or China. The US has a higher maternal mortality rate than Iran or Saudi Arabia.
It's not just health. Access to the internet is better in Bahrain and Brunei (two countries the UN does not consider developed economies) than it is in the US. Inequality scores are higher in America than they are in Mali and Yemen. A closer country to America in inequality is Israel, a country which functions as an apartheid state.
Fighting forest fires inside Chernobyl's dreaded exclusion zone sounds awful, but that's exactly what nearly 150 emergency responders had to contend with this past weekend, as a pair of blazes broke out near the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
As CNN reports, the blaze began Saturday inside Chernobyl's exclusion zone, which encompasses an area measuring 2,600 square kilometers (1,000 square miles). The blazes are burning near the village of Volodymyrivka, which is inside the exclusion zone, reports the Associated Press via CTV News.
Within the area of the blaze, radiation levels reached 2.3 microsieverts per hour (µSv/h), according to Firsov. Normally, the background radiation in the area is 0.14 µSv/h, he added. Sieverts measure the amount of energy, specifically ionizing radiation, that can be absorbed by human tissue. The readings were 16 times higher than normal and five times higher than the maximum allowable amount of background radiation per Ukrainian guidelines, CNN reported.
Around 116,000 Soviet citizens fled the region after the plant exploded on April 26, 1986, followed by another 220,000 who were resettled. Access to the Exclusion Zone remains restricted to prevent the spread of contaminated materials and to protect human health. Nature has returned to much of the area, and forest fires are now common near the decommissioned nuclear power plant.
In an un-bee-lievable discovery, scientists identified a bee that's male on its left side and female on its right side. The rare condition is known as gynandromorphy.
Researchers found the bee inside a nest collected in Panama, in a forest on Barro Colorado Island, describing it in a study published on Feb. 27 in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research. When the nest was collected, the bee was a larva enclosed in a brood cell, a chamber in the honeycomb where young bees grow, and the scientists noticed that it was a gynandromorph when it emerged as an adult.
This is the first known example of gynandromorphy in the bee species Megalopta amoena, and is only the second such case found in the genus Megalopta, or sweat bees, in over 20 years of field research, the study authors reported.
On the bee's head, the "female side" has a forward-facing antenna and a bigger, stronger mandible, according to the study. The female side's hind leg is also larger and hairier than its counterpart on the male side. Hairs used for pollen collection cover the female half of the lower body, while the male side of the body shows few hairs, the study authors wrote.
The bee is known as a bilateral gynandromorph, its sex differences divided down the middle. Gynandromorphy may also be axial, in which the front of the body is one sex and the back is another. The condition can also appear as a mosaic, with male and female features mixed up and scattered around the animal's body, scientists reported in 2013 in the Journal of Crustacean Biology.
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