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Movies and Film: Fade In: A Brief History of Editing
Fade In: A Brief History of EditingMovies and FilmFilm EditingFade In: A Brief History of EditingThe Purposes of EditingCutting for ContentFrom Shooting to the Final ProductSome Films Whose Editing…grouse
(Encyclopedia) grouse, common name for a game bird of the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 18 species. Grouse are henlike terrestrial birds, protectively plumaged in shades of…luminescence
(Encyclopedia) luminescence, general term applied to all forms of cool light, i.e., light emitted by sources other than a hot, incandescent body, such as a blackbody radiator. Luminescence is caused…Adam, the first man, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) AdamAdamădˈəm [key], [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over…croaker
(Encyclopedia) croaker, member of the abundant and varied family Sciaenidae, carnivorous, spiny-finned fishes including the weakfishes, the drums, and the kingcroakers (or kingfish). The croaker has…marmot
(Encyclopedia) marmot, ground-living rodent of the genus Marmota, of the squirrel family, closely related to the ground squirrel, prairie dog, and chipmunk. Marmots are found in Eurasia and North…oryx
(Encyclopedia) oryxoryxôrˈĭks [key], name for several small, horselike antelopes, genus Oryx, found in deserts and arid scrublands of Africa and Arabia. They feed on grasses and scrub and can go…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Eligible Son-in-Law
157 159 The Eligible Son-in-Law A TRULY Pious Person who conducted a savings bank and lent money to his sisters and his cousins and his aunts of both sexes, was approached by a Tatterdemalion,…June 2016: Brexit Vote Results Are In, The U.K. is Out
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of June 2016. 1. Novak…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XII ("In lands I never saw")
by EmilyDickinsonThe LoversXIIIXII In lands I never saw, they say, Immortal Alps look down, Whose bonnets touch the firmament, Whose sandals touch the town, — Meek at whose everlasting…