* 2008 – The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama's election to the Presidency.

His image is a double-helix snake, or the Caduceus, very similar to the Rod of Asclepius used to symbolize medicine.

The caduceus is not to be confused with the Rod of Asclepius, the patron of medicine and son of Apollo, which bears only one snake.

" Rod Serling's definition is " fantasy is the impossible made probable.

Rod Walker is a high school student who dreams of becoming a professional colonist.

Rod, acting on advice, chooses to equip himself with hunting knives and basic survival gear rather than high-tech weaponry, on the grounds that the latter is dependent on the infrastructure required to maintain it and can easily become a crutch.

On the second day, Rod is ambushed and knocked unconscious by a thief.

Rod has no taste for politics or administration, and is happy to have Grant Cowper, an older college student and born politician, elected " mayor ".

Rod is subsequently put back in charge.

Years later, Rod is briefly depicted accomplishing his heart's desire ; the novel's ending finds him preparing to lead a formal colonization party to another planet.

Heinlein Society member and researcher Robert James has noted that Heinlein wrote a letter in which he " firmly states " that Rod Walker is black.

According to James, " The most telling evidence is that everybody in ' Tunnel ' expects Rod to end up with Caroline, who is explicitly described as black.

From there, the party is led by the Queen's parliamentary messenger — the Usher of the Black Rod — to the Senate chamber, wherein all justices of the Supreme Court, senators, members of parliament, and other guests are assembled.

is a Mexican Revolution action drama, starring James Coburn, as an Irish revolutionary, and Rod Steiger, as a Mexican bandit who is conned into becoming a revolutionary.

Terry Malloy ( Marlon Brando ) is a dockworker whose brother Charley ( Rod Steiger ) is Friendly's right hand man.

The actor who played Marty, Rod Steiger, is one of the most gifted young actors in the theater, and I owe him a genuine debt of gratitude for all that he contributed to this show.

This is done by flexing the rod and feeling for the point of most give or by using computerized rod testing ( see Fly Rod Balancing ).

* Rod cell, a cell found in the retina that is sensitive to light / dark ( black / white )

It must, however, be remarked that the Mishnah ( Pirkei Avoth v. 9 ) as yet knew nothing of the miraculous creation of Aaron's Rod, which is first mentioned by the Mekilta ( l. c.

7 ( it is to be interpreted thus according to Bava Batra 14a ), that Aaron's Rod, together with its blossoms and fruit, was preserved in the Ark.

`` Golly '', Rod exclaimed to Harmony as he dutifully stood by her side among the ringed spectators, `` don't that fiddle make you wish the Bible didn't say us Baptists can't dance ''??

* Complete Shepherd's Rod publications by Victor T. Houteff from original sources ( 1930 – 55 ) – Universal Publishing Association

Around this time, the green conservative movement was sometimes referred to as the crunchy con movement, a term popularized by National Review magazine and the writings of Rod Dreher.

14: Gothic Classics ( 2007 ) contains an adaptation of Carmilla, illustrated by Lisa K. Weber and adapted by Rod Lott.

The company was formed by Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto — former Texas Instruments senior managers.

Compaq was founded in February 1982 by Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto, three senior managers from semiconductor manufacturer Texas Instruments.

Pfeiffer became President and CEO of Compaq in 1991, as a result of a boardroom coup led by board chairman Ben Rosen that forced co-founder Rod Canion to resign as President and CEO.

For example, producer Mark " Hot Rod " Trollan copied bass-line sections from the 1983 Italo disco song " Feels Good ( Carrots & Beets )" ( by Electra featuring Tara Butler ) to form the basis of his 1986 production of " Your Love " by Jamie Principle.

Led by off-road racer Rod Hall, Team Hummer competes in the Stock classes of both BitD and SCORE, which feature production-based vehicles with stock frames, stock suspension designs, and production-based engines.

The 1985 and 1986 teams combined for only eight wins, including an 0 – 13 start in 1986, which prompted the firing of head coach Rod Dowhower, who was replaced by Ron Meyer.

On August 24, 1958, Jan & Arnie played in a live show hosted by Dick Clark that featured Bobby Darin, the Champs, Sheb Wooley, The Blossoms, The Six Teens, Jerry Wallace, Jack Jones, Rod McKuen, and the Ernie Freeman Orchestra in front of nearly 12, 000 fans at the first rock-n-roll show ever held at the Hollywood Bowl.

Throughout the 1950s he directed over 140 episodes of shows like Playhouse 90, Climax !, and Danger, including The Comedian, written by Rod Serling and starring Mickey Rooney as a ragingly vicious television comedian.

The film, written by Rod Serling, costarred Fredric March as the President and Ava Gardner as a former flame of Lancaster's, was nominated for two Oscars.

The soundtrack of that film included a title song written for the film by Rod McKuen, and was a late-night staple of early pay-cable channels such as HBO.

Sluggers Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison, who had already been stars in Washington, were joined by Tony Oliva and Zoilo Versalles, and later second baseman Rod Carew and pitchers Jim Kaat and Jim Perry, winning the American League pennant in 1965.

In 1969, the new manager of the Twins, Billy Martin, pushed aggressive base running all-around, and Rod Carew set the all-time Major League record by stealing home seven times.

This left them with no choice but to adopt more youthful formats, though the Standards format ( also known as the Great American Songbook from the series of albums produced by rocker Rod Stewart ) has undergone something of an off-air revival, with artists such as Stewart, Tony Bennett and Queen Latifah putting their own interpretation on the music.

It was also the first theme song in Star Trek history not originally written for the show it was used ; it was originally the theme song to the movie Patch Adams ( where it was sung by Rod Stewart and originally entitled " Faith of the Heart ").

The anthology series format popularized by Rod Serling rarely appeared in science fiction television after the 1980s, though aspects of this were used in both The X-Files and the 1990s reincarnation of The Outer Limits.

* milgramreenactment. org-site documenting Milgram's Obedience to Authority experiment by UK artist Rod Dickinson

He was interviewed live on air and remained in the studio for the news broadcast that followed ( read by Rod McNeil ), during which Milligan constantly interjected, adding his own name to news items.