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It's Like, You Know

ABCWednesday 8:30–9:00 p.m.Cast:Chris Eigeman, Steven Eckholdt, Evan Handler, Jennifer Grey, and A.J. Langer The surprise comedy hit of the 1999 spring season features sharp writing and…

Know Your Telemarketing Rights

Source: Federal Trade Commission. Web: www.ftc.gov. In its publication “Ditch the Pitch: Hanging Up on Telephone Hucksters,” the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) outlines your rights in dealing with…

sideband

(Encyclopedia) sideband, any frequency component of a modulated carrier wave other than the frequency of the carrier wave itself, i.e., any frequency added to the carrier as a result of modulation;…

Esperanto

(Encyclopedia) EsperantoEsperantoĕspəränˈtō [key], an artificial language introduced in 1887 and intended by its inventor, Dr. Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish oculist and linguist, to…

Sully-Prudhomme, René François Armand

(Encyclopedia) Sully-Prudhomme, René François ArmandSully-Prudhomme, René François Armandrənāˈ fräNswäˈ ärmäNˈ sülēˈ-prüdômˈ [key], 1839–1907, French poet associated with the Parnassians. His early…

optical activity

(Encyclopedia) optical activity, the ability of asymmetric compounds to rotate the orientation of planar polarized light. Such compounds and their mirror images are know as enantiomers, or optical…

Constitutional Union party

(Encyclopedia) Constitutional Union party, in U.S. history, formed when the conflict between North and South broke down the older parties. The Constitutional Union group, composed of former Whigs and…

malice

(Encyclopedia) malice, in law, an intentional violation of the law of crimes or torts that injures another person. Malice need not involve a malignant spirit or the definite intent to do harm. To…

Moore, George Edward

(Encyclopedia) Moore, George Edward, 1873–1958, English philosopher, b. Upper Norwood. He was educated at Cambridge, where he was a fellow (1898–1904) and then a lecturer (1911–25) in the department…

Sara Teasdale: "I Know the Stars"

"I Know the Stars"I know the stars by their names, Aldebaran, Altair, And I know the path they take Up heaven's broad blue stair.I know the secrets of men By the look of their eyes, Their…