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suicide

(Encyclopedia) suicide [Lat.,=self-killing], the deliberate taking of one's own life. Suicide may be compulsory, prescribed by custom or enjoined by the authorities, usually as an alternative to…

libel and slander

(Encyclopedia) libel and slander, in law, types of defamation. In common law, written defamation was libel and spoken defamation was slander. Today, however, there are no such clear definitions.…

unemployment

(Encyclopedia) unemployment, condition of one who is able to work but unable to find work. Once assumed to be voluntary, idleness was punishable by law; however it is now recognized that unemployment…

The Wind Will Carry Us

Director/Writer:Abbas KiarostamiNew Yorker Films; NR; 118 minutesRelease:7/00Cast:Behzad Dourani, residents of Siah Dareh (Iran) To anyone reared on Hollywood films, Iranian director Abbas…

Jeepers Creepers

Director/Writer:Victor SalvaUnited Artists; R; 90 minutesRelease:8/01Cast:Gina Philips, Justin Long, Patricia Belcher The most shocking element of summer thriller Jeepers Creepers might be…

E-commerce Consultant

No Name Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work for the consulting group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), the leading professional…

Electrical Engineer (P. Finlon)

Paul Finlon Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work in the Nuclear Medical Division of a large company that manufactures Nuclear Medical…

Emergency Medical Technician

Beverly Andre Tell us about your work--what do you do? I respond to people who are in trouble. Sometimes I perform basic first aid , and sometimes I'm…

Home Fries

Director: Dean ParisotWriter: Vince GilliganWarner Bros. PG–13; 93 minutesRelease:11/98Cast: Drew Barrymore, Catherine O'Hare, Luke Wilson, Jake Busey and Shelley Duvall Whenever helicopter…

Ask the Editors: The Liberty Bell

The Question: I was always told that the Liberty Bell had an inscription inside the bell. Apparently, the names of different people who helped fix the bell are there. Could…