Hi All,Just a quickie post to end the week on a fun note. If you remember, okay, I didn't - I had to look this up! Back on Friday, May 25th, 2012, I wrote a blog entry titled, 'Eight is Definitely Not Enough'. Click on the blog title previously or the here to see the blog entry.
Today, I'm going to write about the number 9.
1. International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-9).
Do you remember seeing those little codes next to your doctor bills that you receive? Basically the ICD is a health care classification system that provides for a systemof diagnostic codes by classifying diseases. A bit like the Dewey Decimal System, but for diseases. ICD includes 'nuanced classifications of a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal finding, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or disease. ICD-9 is the ninth version of the system.
2. 9Lives - is the name of a brand of cat food owned by Del Monte Foods and introduced to the market in 1959. It is best know for its mascot, Morris the Cat. See more about Morris the Cat by clicking on this link.
3. Nine West - is a fashion wholesale and retail company. Initially founded as a fashion footwear brand, Nine West expanded into handbags, sunglasses, legwear, outerwear, jewelry, beelts, watches, cold weather accessories, hats, scarves, wraps and eyewear. Nine West was acquired by Jones Apparel Group in 1999.
4. Culturally, the number nine is considered a good number in Chinese because it sounds the same as the word 'longlasting'.
5. Nine is also associated with the Chinese Dragon - a symbol of magic and power.
6. The nine Muses in Greek mythology are Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia and Urania.
7. The phrase 'cat-o-nine-tails' suggests perfect punishment and atonement....
8. In urban culture, the 'nine' is a slang word for a 9mm pistol or homicide.
9. There are nine circles of hell in Dante's Divine Comedy.
10. In Tolkien's Middle-Earth world, there are nine rings of power given to men. In the Fellowship of the Ring, there are nine companions, representing the free races.
11. Casting out nines is a quick way of testing the calculations of sums, differences, products, and quotients of integers.
12. Click here to find a list of highways numbered 9.
13. Click here to learn about Ninth Avenue - a major avenue in Manhattan.
14. Finally, a human pregnancy lasts nine months....
Enjoy the list - and have a great weekend.
Stu
