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Millard Fuller Biography
philanthropistBorn: January 3, 1935Died: February 2, 2009 (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Best Known as: Founder of Habitat for Humanity Millard Fuller was the…Mel Tormé 1999 Deaths
Mel TorméAge: 73 versatile pop and jazz singer who was fondly referred to as the “Velvet Fog.” His lengthy career spanned 70 years and produced the classic, “The Christmas Song” (also known…Marge Schott 2004 Deaths
Marge SchottAge: 75 former owner of the Cincinnati Reds. She bought the team in 1984, becoming the first woman to buy a Major League team. Her downfall began in 1992, when colleagues…The Devil's Dictionary: Foreordination
by Ambrose Bierce FOREFINGERFORGETFULNESSFOREORDINATION -n. This looks like an easy word to define, but when I consider that pious and learned theologians have spent long lives in…The Devil's Dictionary: Guillotine
by Ambrose Bierce GREATGUNPOWDERGUILLOTINE -n. A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason. In his great work on Divergent Lines of Racial Evolution, the learned…Easter Around the World
From witches to detectives, Easter traditions vary by David Johnson Norway's Criminal Habit Uncovered In Norway, reading detective novels and crime thrillers has become a popular…Why "spam"?
The Question: Why is unwanted e-mail referred to as "spam"? The Answer: There is no direct connection between SPAM lunchmeat and junk e-mail.…The Three Wise Men
The Question: What were the names of the Three Kings (or Three Wise Men), and the gifts that each brought to the baby Jesus? The Answer:…APA Citetitles
The Question: How do you reference a website in APA style? The Answer: There are lots of permutations to citing a source. Is the article from periodical that you…What do the two blood pressure numbers mean?
The Question: What do the two numbers in a blood pressure reading mean? The Answer: Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood onto the…Trending
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