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The Robber Bridegroom

The Robber Bridegroom There was once a miller who had one beautiful daughter, and as she was grown up, he was anxious that she should be well married and provided for. He said to himself, 'I…

Parts of Speech: Verbs: All the Right Moves

Verbs: All the Right MovesParts of SpeechGrammarNouns: Prime-Time PlayersVerbs: All the Right MovesConjunctions: The Ties That BindPrepositions: Good Things Come in Small PackagesAdjectives: Happy…

Lewis Carroll: Echoes

EchoesLady Clara Vere de Vere Was eight years old, she said: Every ringlet, lightly shaken, ran itself in golden thread.She took her little porringer: Of me she shall not win renown: For the…

The Devil's Dictionary: Sophistry

by Ambrose Bierce SMITHAREENSORCERYSOPHISTRY -n. The controversial method of an opponent, distinguished from one's own by superior insincerity and fooling. This method is that of the later…

Emergency cords

The Question: Why do trains have emergency cords available to the public? Is there EVER a case where a passenger pulling the cord would be the right course of action…

Simpatico

Director/Writer:Matthew WarchusFine Line Features; R; 106 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte, Sharon Stone, Catherine Keener Simpatico is based on a Sam Shepard play, and…

NHRA Results, 2001

2001 Season Winston Point Standings Schedule and results of National Hot Rod Association Drag Racing events in the Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock divisions in 2001. All times are…

Thomas J. Fogarty

Thomas J. Fogarty Born: 1934Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Embolectomy balloon catheter—Dr. Fogarty's embolectomy catheter, which is used to remove blood clots, consists of a small hollow tube (…

Siegfried and Roy

Name at birth: Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Uwe Ludwig HornSiegfried and Roy combined white tigers with magic in a famously glitzy act that was the toast of Las Vegas in the 1990s. The two men…