The MeditationsBy Marcus Aurelius Written 167 A.C.E.Translated by George Long Book One From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character. From my mother, piety and beneficence, and...
Nemo, a powerful winter storm, is targeting New England with the potential to drop over one foot of snow, rain, and ice in places throughout the northeast beginning on Thursday, February 7, 2013. Forecasters have indicated that a cold front from the north will meet a warm front from the south on...
Bobby Thomson, he man who hit "The Shot Heard 'Round The World" to win the 1951 NL pennant, died at the age of 86 "peacefully" at his Georgia home on Monday night, the New York Daily News reported.The famous baseball player played for five teams over 15 seasons, hit 264 career home runs and was a...
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Aesop's FablesBy Aesop Translated by George Fyler Townsend The Wolf and the Lamb Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you...
Allegations and media reports from the NY Daily News suggest Ugly Betty actor Michael Brea is in police custody following a deadly dispute with his mother. Brea is undergoing psychiatric evaluation following reports that he murdered his mother, fifty five year old Yannick Brea within her Prospect...
Thirty four years of providing healthcare to patients caused Dr. Joan Bachorik of Oneonta, New York, to reopen her unusually revolutionary walk in clinic. Bachorik charges patients only $40 for access to healthcare regardless of insurance status and ability to pay for services. The practice...
Executive producer of the Chronicles Of Narnia, Perry Moore, was found dead due to an apparent OxyContin overdose on Thursday, February 17, 2011. The New York Daily News was first to report that Moore's unconscious body was found in his Soho apartment by Hunter Hill, Moore's partner. Medics were...
During last night's The Daily Show. host Jon Stewart declared to Egypt "Hands off Anderson Cooper." Stewart's statement followed the political turmoil in Egypt which encompasses attacks on several news reporters, including CNN's Anderson Cooper. Upon airing footage of the riots and unrest throughout...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
