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Brewer's: Ja nus

The temple of peace, in Rome. The doors were thrown open in times of war and closed in times of peace. Some think the two faces of this mythical deity allegorise Noah and his sons, who…

Brewer's: Ja-wab

The refusal of an offer of marriage. Thus when one lady says to another that “Mr. A. B. has got his jawab,” she means that he made her an offer of marriage, but was refused. (Calcutta…

Ja'Mine Rozzell Biography

Ja'Mine RozzellAge: 18 considered University of New Mexico's fullback of the future; played in five games as a freshman; rushed for 83 yards on nine carries; a standout at Texas' Albilene…

Brewer's: Rule

(St.) or St. Regulus, a monk of Patrae in Achaia, is the real saint of Scotland. He was the first to colonise its metropolitan see, and to convert the inhabitants (370). The name Killrule…

House Rules

NBCMonday 8:30–9:00 p.m.Cast: Maria Pitillo, David Newsom and Bradley White Three friends in Denver share an apartment and generational angst about work and love. Romance and career…

Rules of Engagement

Director:William FriedkinWriter:Stephen GaghanParamount Pictures; R; 123 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce I was unimpressed by The Exorcist, never made…

Rules That Needed to be Broken

Rule changes this century that shaped the way players play and fans talk about sports today. by John Gettings Could last summer's amazing home run totals in Major League Baseball have something…

Brewer's: Lesbian Rule

(The). A post facto law. Making an act the precedent for a rule of conduct, instead of squaring conduct according to law Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Scammozzi's Rule

The jointed two-foot rule used by builders and invented by Vincent Scammozzi, the famous Italian architect. (1540-1609.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…