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World Long Course Records—Women

World Long Course Records—Women(Through Aug. 8, 2005)Distance Record Holder Country DateFreestyle50 m 0:24.13Inge de BruijnNetherlandsSept. 22, 2000100 m 0:53.52 Jodie HenryAustraliaAug. 18,…

The Devil's Dictionary: Magdalene

by Ambrose Bierce MADMAGICMAGDALENE -n. An inhabitant of Magdala. Popularly, a woman found out. This definition of the word has the authority of ignorance, Mary of Magdala being another…

Over the Top

ABCTuesday 8:30–9:00 p.m.; canceledCast: Tim Curry, Annie Potts, Luke Tarsitano, Natanya Ross, Steve Carell and Debra Jo Rupp Fired from his soap opera, actor Simon Ferguson (Curry) needs…

The Book of Daniel

Daniel Ch. 1: In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king… Ch. 2: And in the second year of the reign of… Ch. 3: Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold… Ch. 4: Nebuchadnezzar the…

The Book of Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes Ch. 1: The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king… Ch. 2: I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove… Ch. 3: To every thing there is a season, and a time to… Ch. 4: So I…

Robbie Tilley Branscum 1997 Deaths

Robbie Tilley Branscum children's author Branscum's books, which include Toby, Granny and George,The Murder of Hound Dog Bates: A Novel and Me and Jim Luke recall her experiences growing up…

Brewer's: Evaporate

(4 syl.). Be off; vanish into thin air. “Bob and Jonathan, with similar meekness, took their leave and evaporated.” —Dickens: Our Mutual Friend, part i. 6. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…

Robbie Tilley Branscum Biography

Robbie Tilley BranscumwriterBorn: 6/17/1937Birthplace: near Big Flat, Arkansas A popular children's author, she drew on her own childhood in rural Arkansas to tell stories of hardship and good times…