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President-elect Barack Obama has asked retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Gration, one of his top foreign policy and military advisers during his campaign, to take the helm of NASA, according to a source informed of the selection. An announcement is expected as early as today. If that happens, he would be the first NASA administrator to be announced before the incoming president’s inauguration. Gration, a decorated fighter pilot who held senior policy positions in the military before retirement, is a virtual unknown to the space community, but he has some experience with NASA. In 1982, as a captain and fighter pilot instructor recently returned from Kenya, Gration spent a year as a White House Fellow working for NASA’s then-deputy administrator, Hans Mark. Gration’s lack of space experience should not preclude him from being qualified for the job, said John Logsdon, a space policy expert here. “There are lots of NASA administrators who have come from other areas without a background in
White Castle is an American regional fast-food hamburger chain. It is the first American hamburger fast food restaurant chain.[1] White Castle is known for small square burgers, sometimes referred to, and today trademarked as “Slyders.”[2] They were priced at five cents until the 1940s, and remained at ten cents for years thereafter while shrinking. For several years, when the original burgers sold for five cents, White Castle periodically ran promotional ads in local newspapers which contained coupons offering five burgers for ten cents, takeout only. Contents [hide] * 1 History * 2 Marketing * 3 White Castle In Media * 4 Logos * 5 See also * 6 References * 7 External links [edit] History White Castle Building No. 8, built in 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The castle-like features mimic Chicago’s Water Tower. This building no longer houses a restaurant. White Castle was founded in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas. Walter A. Anderson partnered with cook Edgar Waldo “Billy” Ingram to make White
White Castle was founded in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas. Walter A. Anderson partnered with cook Edgar Waldo “Billy” Ingram. At the time, Americans were hesitant to eat ground beef after Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel The Jungle had publicized the poor sanitation practices of the meat packing industry. The founders set out to change the public’s perception of the cleanliness of the industry. To invoke a feeling of cleanliness, their restaurants were small buildings with white porcelain enamel on steel exteriors, stainless steel interiors, and employees outfitted with spotless uniforms. Their first restaurants in Wichita, Kansas, were a success, and the company branched out into other Midwestern markets. The company’s refusal to franchise or take on debt resulted in the chain remaining relatively small. There are over 400 White Castle outlets, all in the United States, compared with about 13,000 McDonald’s in the country.
