| Agatha Christie |
| If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody. |
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| Jonathan Swift |
| Rebukes are easy from our betters,From men of quality and letters;But when low dunces will affront,What man alive can stand the brunt? |
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| Honore de Balzac |
| In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls. |
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| Mary Queen of Scots Is Deposed |
| Mary Stuart was Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567. After Mary's husband, Lord Darnley, was murdered and she was implicated in the plot, she was forced to abdicate. Mary fled to England, where she faced a murder inquiry and became a prisoner of the English government. After conspiracies to put her on the throne of England were uncovered, she was tried for treason and ultimately beheaded. Some accounts say her executioners asked for her forgiveness. What is she said to have replied? |
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| Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Marries Sarah Ferguson |
| Prince Andrew is the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title of Duke of York since his marriage to Sarah Ferguson in 1986. Initially, the Duke and Duchess appeared to have a happy marriage, but problems soon surfaced, and the marriage collapsed shortly after tabloid pictures were released showing the Duchess cavorting with her financial advisor. Where does Prince Andrew sit in the line of succession to the British throne? |
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| Chinese Leader Deng Xiaoping Restored to Power |
| As a supporter of Mao Zedong, Deng was named to several important government posts. However, Mao grew to fear Deng's popularity and forced him out of office after launching the 1966 Cultural Revolution. After Mao's death in 1976, Deng reemerged to serve as the de facto ruler of the People's Republic of China until the early 1990s. His reforms turned the world's most populous nation into an economic and political force, but his reputation was tarnished by his handling of what 1989 event? |
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| AP Source: Goodell monitoring Favre situation
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 AP - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is monitoring the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre. A person with direct knowledge of Goodell's interest said the commissioner has spoken with Packers management several times recently as tensions mounted between the three-time MVP and his team.
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| Source: Swimmer Jessica Hardy tests positive
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 AP - Swimmer Jessica Hardy's trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after she tested positive for a banned substance.
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| Sabathia's 3-hitter leads Brewers past Cardinals
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 AP - CC Sabathia threw a three-hitter, his third straight complete game for his new team, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Wednesday night.
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| Reyes homers to pull Mets into tie with Phillies
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 AP - Jose Reyes' three-run homer snapped a sixth-inning tie and the New York Mets, with closer Billy Wagner back, rebounded from a demoralizing defeat by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Wednesday night.
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| Mussina pitches Yankees to 10th straight home win
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 AP - Mike Mussina baffled the Twins for eight innings, Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run double and the New York Yankees beat Minnesota 5-1 Wednesday for their 10th straight home win.
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| AIDS Among Latinos on Rise |
| SAN YSIDRO, Calif. -- AIDS rates in the nation's Latino community are increasing and, with little notice, have reached what experts are calling a simmering public health crisis.
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| Violence Is Common Among The Young |
| Almost half of undergraduates say they have experienced emotional, physical or sexual violence stemming from personal relationships before or during college, according to a new study.
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| Which Diet's Best? That's Your Choice. |
| Is there one diet that's best for losing weight? That's the debate that simmers in weight-loss circles and occasionally boils into a full diet fad. Just recall how the low-carbohydrate craze swept the nation a few years ago.
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| Salmonella-Tainted Jalapeño Found in Texas |
| Federal officials investigating a three-month-old salmonella outbreak have isolated the bacteria in a jalapeño pepper from a small distribution facility in McAllen, Tex., and yesterday warned consumers nationwide to avoid eating raw jalapeños or products that contain them until more is known.
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| Which Is Right? |
| I can't tell right from left. It hasn't been a serious problem. Except that night on a freeway heading into San Francisco when, befuddled by an "Exit Left" sign, I hit the brakes and got totaled by a really fast sports car. Or the day I directed a footsore family of tourists 180 degrees away from...
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| Raymond Chandler |
| Chandler was an American novelist whose writings in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s significantly impacted the crime thriller genre. His well-plotted and brutally realistic novels, including The Big Sleep, feature Philip Marlowe, a hard-boiled yet honorable private detective who became the prototype for the tough-guy private eye of many subsequent American detective novels. Who starred in the 1946 film adaptation of The Big Sleep? |
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| Oscar de la Renta |
| De la Renta is a Dominican-born American fashion designer whose work has strongly influenced the fashion world since the 1970s. Originally trained as a painter in Madrid, de la Renta first entered the industry as a sketcher with some of Spain's top fashion houses. Later, he moved to New York to design the couture collection for Elizabeth Arden. In 1965, de la Renta began his signature ready-to-wear label. For what group did de la Renta design new uniforms in the 1980s? |
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| Ernest Hemingway |
| Hemingway was one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. His fiction usually focuses on people living essential, dangerous lives—soldiers, fishermen, athletes, bullfighters—who meet the pain and difficulty of their existence with stoic courage. His celebrated literary style, influenced by Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein, is direct and terse, yet particularly suited to his elemental subject matter. Which of his works earned him the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes? |
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