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Brewer's: Little-Endians

The two great empires of Lilliput and Blefuscu waged a destructive war against each other, exhausted their treasures, and decimated their subjects on their different views of interpreting…

Aesop's Fables: Father and Sons

by Aesop Jupiter and the MonkeyThe LampFather and Sons A certain man had several Sons who were always quarrelling with one another, and, try as he might, he could not get them to live…

Summer Games Highlights: 2008

Day-to-day news from Beijing by Liz Olson, Mark Hughes, Chris Warner, and Beth Rowen Top Medal Count*United States: 110China: 100Russia: 72 Friday, Aug. 8 The 2008 Summer Games…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: Till the End

by EmilyDickinsonXXXVVoidTill the End Till the End I should not dare to leave my friend, Because — because if he should die While I was gone, and I — too late — Should reach the heart that…

Lori Petty Biography

Lori PettyactressBorn: 1964Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee Known for her guest appearances on television dramas and movies, Lori seems to have done them all, from Miami Vice (1984) and The…

methadone

(Encyclopedia) methadonemethadonemĕthˈədōnˌ, –dŏnˌ [key], synthetic narcotic similar in effect to morphine. Synthesized in Germany, it came into clinical use after World War II. It is sometimes used…

measurement

(Encyclopedia) measurement, determination of the magnitude of a quantity by comparison with a standard for that quantity. Quantities frequently measured include time, length, area, volume, pressure,…

Scotland, Church of

(Encyclopedia) Scotland, Church of, the established national church of Scotland, Presbyterian (see Presbyterianism) in form. The first Protestants in Scotland, led by Patrick Hamilton, were…

Saratoga campaign

(Encyclopedia) Saratoga campaign, June–Oct., 1777, of the American Revolution. Lord George Germain and John Burgoyne were the chief authors of a plan to end the American Revolution by splitting the…