July 4-- Whalton Baal 1 Fire This annual rite 2 in the Northumbrian village of Whalton takes its name from either the Celtic 3 word bel, meaning “bright,” the Anglo-Saxon 4 bail, meaning “ fire,”

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NASA Successfully Tests Hypersonic 1 Jet Three years after its first test flight ended in an explosion, NASA on March 27 successfully launched an experimental jet that the agency believes reached a re

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Learn English for the 2008 Olympics New City Versus the Old Foreigner: Beijing is developing so fast that in effect, it is a completely new city. Impressive as your new skyscrapers are, they are chang

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Legionnaires' Disease 1 Legionnaires' disease is a serious and sometimes fatal form of pneumonia 2 . Legionnaires' disease is caused by infection with Legionella bacteria which are found naturally in

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January 25 Burns Night Robert Burns 1 , the eighteenth century “common man’s poet” who wrote of humble matters in his brash 2 “ Lallans 3 ” dialect 4 , remains Scotland’s favorite native s

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Hoobastank: Give Me a Reason Their band doesn't have a normal name, but the four guys of Hoobastank are normal guys. They have normal lives, they do normal things, and they have the same sense of humo

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September 18—Dr. Johnson’s Birthday The son of a Lichfield bookseller, Samuel Johnson 1 lived to become one of the English language’s most profound influences. His 1755 dictionary was the most t

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Migrating Birds Remember Better Migratory birds not only get to see the world. A new study finds that these globetrotters also have better long-term memories than stay-at-home relatives. The extra bra

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October 26--Quit Rent Ceremony Proof that the Middle Ages was a time of boisterous 1 wit, quit rent ceremonies entail 2 the payment of symbolic or token 3 “rents” -- instead of real money -- for p

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Teachers Fight Against Internet Plagiarism 1 For students who wait till the last minute to start their term papers, plagiarism today doesn't even require cracking 2 open an encyclopedia 3 . Need a pap

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August 5 -- Grasmere Rushbearing The floors of old stone churches can get pretty cold, a fact well known among churchgoers obliged to kneel upon them. Several centuries ago, the sensible Britons hit u

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Medical Myths and Facts You've read them before and these health tips have been passed down over generations, but do they really work? We applied modern science to some of the most often repeated word

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May 8 -- the Furry Dance Nothing whatsoever to do with fur, the name of the Furry Dance -- as practiced every May in Helston 1 , Cornwall 2 -- is likely derived from the old Cornish 3 word

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Modern Olympic Games Review ——1968 Olympics, Mexico City The Games of the Nineteenth Olympiad were the highest and most controversial ever held. Staged at 7,349 feet above sea level where the thin

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Santa Claus: The True Story I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma.I was just a kid.I remember tearing1) across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb:There is no Santa Claus,she jeered. Even dummie

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Jan.15 Martin Luther King,Jr.'s Birthday Born on this day in 1929,the African-American clergyman Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr.worked hard for civil rights in his native South and elsewhere.Preaching1) peace and sensibility,he was in the vanguard2) of m

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10 signs your love life is going right You always keep for him the other half of the chocolate almond1) chunk2). 2. When youre driving down the street, it seems as if all the lights really do turn green. 3. When you fantasize3)-, its always about

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To my Friends Who Are Single Love is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you just let it fly, it will come to you when you least expect it. Love can make you happy but often it hurts, but loves only special when yo

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A valuable letter of reply A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing.Here is a story that tells about this common and natural human sentiment1). The busiest woman in Labrador during one bitter cold Christmas not very long ago,was an

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Wealth Success and Love A woman saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, I dont think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat. We do not go into a house together. they replied. Why is that?she want

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