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Anne Parillaud

Actress Anne Parillaud made it big in France and on the international art-house circuit, but still best known for playing the title role in La Femme Nikita (1990) -- a hit woman with high heels. The…

sporting dog

(Encyclopedia) sporting dog, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred for pointing, flushing, and retrieving game. These dogs hunt by air scent—as opposed to most…

Christina Rossetti: Song ("Two doves")

SongTwo doves upon the selfsame branch, Two lilies on a single stem, Two butterflies upon one flower:— Oh happy they who look on them.Who look upon them hand in hand Flushed in the rosy…

U.S. Open, 2006

(Flushing Meadow, N.Y., Aug. 28-Sept. 10, 2006) Men's singles—Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 Women's singles—Maria Sharapova…

U.S. Open, 2008

(Flushing Meadow, N.Y., Aug. 25-Sept. 7, 2008) Men's singles—Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 Women's singles—Serena Williams defeats…

Walt Whitman: You Lingering Sparse Leaves of Me

You Lingering Sparse Leaves of MeYou lingering sparse leaves of me on winter-nearing boughs, And I some well-shorn tree of field or orchard-row; You tokens diminute and lorn—(not now the…

U.S. OPEN, 2004

(Flushing Meadow, N.Y., Aug. 30–Sept. 12, 2004)Men's singles—Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt, 6–0, 7–6 (7–3), 6–0.Women's singles—Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Elena Dementieva 6–3, 7–5.…

U.S. OPEN, 2005

(Flushing Meadow, N.Y., Aug. 29–Sept. 11, 2005)Men's singles—Roger Federer defeated Andre Agassi, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6 (7–1), 6–1.Women's singles—Kim Clijsters defeated Mary Pierce, 6–3, 6–1.Men's…

U.S. Open, 2003

(Flushing Meadow, N.Y., Aug. 25–Sept. 7, 2003)Men's singles—Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3.Women's singles—Justine Heniin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters, 7–5, 6–1.…

Louise Imogen Guiney: Of Joan's Youth

Of Joan's YouthLouise Imogen GuineyI would unto my fair restore A simple thing: The flushing cheek she had before! Out-velveting No more, no more, On our sad shore, The carmine grape, the…