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Converting Units

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Converting Units How do I convert metric to U.S units and vise versa (kilograms to pounds, meters to feet, centimeters to inches, liters to…

Brewer's: Jekyll

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The two phases of one man, “the law of his members warring against the law of his mind.” Jekyll is the “would do good,” Hyde is “the evil that is present.” (…

Brewer's: Doctor Syntax

A simple-minded, pious henpecked clergyman, very simpleminded, but of excellent taste and scholarship, who left home in search of the picturesque. His adventures are told in eight-syllable…

James Robert Baker Biography

James Robert Bakernovelist wrote the satirical novels Fuel-Injected Dreams and Boy WonderBorn: 1947?Died: 1997Dr. Oscar Auerbach1997 DeathsLaVern Baker

William Scholl 2002 Deaths

William SchollAge: 81 footwear designer who in the 1970s introduced Dr. Scholl's, the popular wooden sandals. Died: Douglas, Isle of Man, Britain, March 15, 2002Harold RussellR - ZSeattle…

Jonathan Harris 2002 Deaths

Jonathan HarrisAge: 87 character actor best known for playing the villainous Dr. Smith on television's Lost in Space. Died: Los Angeles, Nov. 3, 2002John HarperG - LRichard Harris

Joan Frank Biography

Joan Frank television producer part of the team that produced the original Hallmark Hall of Fame drama series in the 1950s and 1960sBorn: 1920Died: 1997Frances Foster1997 DeathsDr. Victor E…

Richard McDonald 1998 Deaths

Richard McDonaldAge: 89 pioneered the fast-food concept that evolved into the McDonald's restaurant chain. Died: July 14, 1998.Dr. David C. McClellandM - QRoddy McDowall

The Devil's Dictionary: Tomb

by Ambrose Bierce TIGHTSTOPETOMB -n. The House of Indifference. Tombs are now by common consent invested with a certain sanctity, but when they have been long tenanted it is considered no…

The Devil's Dictionary: Handkerchief

by Ambrose Bierce HANDHANGMANHANDKERCHIEF -n. A small square of silk or linen, used in various ignoble offices about the face and especially serviceable at funerals to conceal the lack of…