In the summer of 2013, a manhunt was initiated to look for the missing child of a woman killed in San Diego, California. A statewide abduction alert was issued. Frantic efforts ensued to locate the ...
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To be flush with cash means to have more than it takes to meet everyday needs. Much more. It means we’ve got an income that is able to generate vast quantities of wealth, and to do it on a regular ...
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Fabrics have certain properties, just as minerals are brittle or flammable, or plastics can be transparent or opaque. Some fabrics are designed to wick moisture from the skin, while others are ...
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There is an old poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning that counts the many ways we are loved. We’ve heard countless times that diamonds are forever. How about love? Is love forever? How can we know if ...
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America is a nation on wheels. Even those who do not own a car hire taxis or rent automobiles to travel farther than they can walk. Our mode of transport often becomes part of our identity. We see ...
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In the publishing world, what a person creates belongs to him or her wholly and with no reservations. Come up with an idea for a new character? It’s yours and cannot be legally used by anyone else. ...
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In the 1849 California Gold Rush, many men became obscenely wealthy as a result of finding gold either above or deep within the ground. Even more men had their lives destroyed by the events of the ...
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In Fort Worth, Texas, for many decades, motorists passing through downtown were assailed by the most delightful of aromas. On the Near South Side, alongside the freeway, stood a massive bakery. On ...
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Our God is a loving god. However, he is also God, and his ways are higher than ours. There are times he needs to exert his might so that humanity will remember that he is God. His FURNACE of creation ...
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In academic terms, a cheat sheet is a concise collection of facts used for quick reference. In the news world, it is a smart summary of articles and must-reads from the Internet. In the computing ...
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Few things stand the test of time. Stone castles built to withstand the onslaught of war now hunker in the European countryside, their facades crumbling against the ravages of time. The Colossus of ...
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People do crazy things. There is no illusion involved when swallowing a sword. Hot coals? They really are hot, and people do walk on them with bare feet. Tightrope walking over deep chasms without a ...
In 1938, Orson Welles had a brilliant idea. He took a popular book and turned it into a radio play, convincing many of his listeners that Earth had actually been invaded by Martians. He was immensely ...