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David Zucker Biography

David Zuckerproducer, writer, director, actorBorn: 10/16/1947Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Zucker and his brother Jerry make quite the comedy team. They are partners in Zucker Brothers Productions…

Yermak

(Encyclopedia) Yermak or ErmakYermakboth: yĕrmäkˈ [key], d. 1584?, Russian conqueror of Siberia; his name also occurs as Yermak Timofeyevich. The leader of a band of independent Russian Cossacks, he…

suspension, in chemistry

(Encyclopedia) suspension, in chemistry, mixture of two substances, one of which is finely divided and dispersed in the other. Common suspensions include sand in water, fine soot or dust in air, and…

macaque

(Encyclopedia) macaquemacaqueməkäkˈ [key], name for Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca, related to mangabeys, mandrills, and baboons. All but one of the 19 species are found in Asia from…

Tom Thumb by the Brothers Grimm

Tom Thumb A poor woodman sat in his cottage one night, smoking his pipe by the fireside, while his wife sat by his side spinning. 'How lonely it is, wife,' said he, as he puffed out a long…

Appendix A. About the Brothers Grimm

Appendix A. About the Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859), were born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, in the German state of Hesse. Throughout their lives…

Aesop's Fables: Brother and Sister

by Aesop The Ass and the MuleThe Heifer and the OxBrother and Sister A certain man had two children, a boy and a girl: and the boy was as good-looking as the girl was plain. One day, as…

John Keats: To My Brothers

by JohnKeatsO Solitude! if I must with thee dwell,Keen, fitful gusts are whisp'r...To My Brothers Small, busy flames play through the fresh laid coals, And their faint cracklings o'er…

Brewer's: Cerulean Brother of Jove

(The). Neptune. Here cerulean means green. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CessCerinthians A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…