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Time Measurement, Time Zones, and the International Date Line
How we structure time The two natural cycles on which time measurements are based are the year and the day. The year is defined as the time required for Earth to complete one revolution around the…Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Lonely House
by EmilyDickinsonThe SecretXVIThe Lonely House The Lonely House I know some lonely houses off the road A robber 'd like the look of, — Wooden barred, And windows hanging low, Inviting to A…The Newton Boys
Director:Richard LinklaterWriters:Richard Linklater, Claude Stanush and Clark WalkerDirector of Photography:Peter JamesEditor:Sandra AdairMusic:Edward D. BarnesProduction Designer:Catherine…Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard was the author of more than 40 crime and western novels and was known especially for his crackling dialogue and dark humor. He was a top-selling writer from the 1980s through his death…Fairy Tales
The Brothers Grimm The text is based on translations from the Grimms' "Kinder und Hausmarchen" by Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes. Contents The Golden Bird Hans in Luck Jorinda…Chauncey Judd: Dayton's Den
Search for the Fugitives Captain John Wooster's Dayton's Den About a mile and a half west of David Wooster's is a naked bluff of rock, the extremity of which breaks into a jagged…Normandy campaign
(Encyclopedia) Normandy campaign, June to Aug., 1944, in World War II. The Allied invasion of the European continent through Normandy began about 12:15 a.m. on June 6, 1944 (D-day). The plan, known…Amy Lowell: New York at Night
New York at NightA near horizon whose sharp jags Cut brutally into a sky Of leaden heaviness, and crags Of houses lift their masonry Ugly and foul, and chimneys lie And snort, outlined…Batman
Caped, ominous and a force for good, superhero Batman was the brainchild of cartoonist Bob Kane. The Batman character first appeared in Detective Comics in 1939, and was such a hit that Batman…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Stanzas - April, 1814
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Stanza, Written at BracknellTo HarrietStanzas - April, 1814 Away! the moor is dark beneath the moon, Rapid clouds have drank the last pale beam of even: Away!…Trending
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