Daryl L.

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Tricking the Devil

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 1:28 am
Germany A young man made the following contract with the devil: The devil was to provide the man with money. In return, at a predetermined time the man was to give the devil work that would keep him...
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The Devil and the Farmer

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 1:27 am
England The devil once called on a farmer and asked him if he could give him a job. "What can you do?" said the farmer. "Oh! anything about a farm," said the devil. "Well, I want a man to help...
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Intrepid Maine troop greeters age along with wars

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 1:21 am
BANGOR, Maine – Jerry Mundy rarely misses an opportunity to extend his hand and offer thanks to young soldiers and Marines returning home, or departing for the war zone, during their brief layovers....
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Semifinal slate sealed on 'Dancing With the Stars'

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 1:19 am
LOS ANGELES – He shed tears on the show and once fought for his spot with a dance-off, but Aaron Carter has performed his last dance on "Dancing With the Stars." The 21-year-old...
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Records: Jackson's funeral cost nearly $1 million

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 1:18 am
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson's private family funeral was fit for a king and had a price tag to match: roughly $1 million, according to court documents released Tuesday. Altho...
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Swift wins 2nd straight BMI award for top song

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 1:16 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, when Kris Kristofferson was honored as an...
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D.C. sniper Muhammad executed for 2002 attacks

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 12:58 am
JARRATT, Va. — John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind behind the sniper attacks that left 10 dead, was executed Tuesday as relatives of the victims watched, reliving the killing spree that terrorized.....
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Rob Roy By Sir Walter Scott

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 12:26 am

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Can Swift make history at the CMAs?

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 10:55 pm

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Tapai and the Brahman

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 12:57 am
India A middle-aged Brahman, one cold winter's night, was crossing a wide plain on his way home. The wind blew shrill and chill, and the wayfarer, Sibu by name, trembled in every limb. Suddenly, o...
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The Brahmarâkshas and the Hair

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 12:56 am
India In a certain village there lived a very rich landlord who owned several villages, but was such a great miser that no tenant would willingly cultivate his lands, and those he had gave him not a...
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Maya Angelou, Rihanna among Glamour mag's honorees

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 12:16 am
NEW YORK – There was a huge pop star, a tennis phenom, a top fashion designer, a key U.S. diplomat and three Beatle wives. But the biggest ovation at Monday's Glamour Women of ...
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Lawyer: Woods' brother did not get proper care

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 12:14 am
WARWICK, R.I. – A hospital did not do enough to care for the brother of James Woods when he went to the emergency room complaining of a sore throat and vomiting in 2006, a lawyer for the actor told....
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Mya tops fellow celebs on 'Dancing With the Stars'

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 12:13 am
LOS ANGELES – Mya is tops on "Dancing With the Stars." The 30-year-old Grammy winner was the top scorer Monday on the hit ABC show. She finished a point away from...
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J-Lo's ex blocked from selling sex movie

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 12:11 am
LOS ANGELES – Jennifer Lopez won a court order Monday barring her first husband from making their sex life public — at least for a day. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ja...
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Tories win back Nova Scotia stronghold, steal Bloc riding in Quebec

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 11:13 pm
OTTAWA — The recession-ravaged Conservatives showed surprising resilience in Monday's byelections, reclaiming a former stronghold in Nova Scotia and overrunning a Bloc Quebecois fortress in...
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Obama facing 'pivotal' moment on Afghanistan

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 10:42 pm
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama faces a "pivotal moment" as he mulls whether to send more troops to Afghanistan and is unlikely to announce his decision until after a trip to Asia, officials....
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Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:52 am
LOS ANGELES – Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie. ...
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HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' coming to basic cable

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:51 am
NEW YORK – TV Land and TV Guide Network say they are jointly acquiring basic cable rights to air "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the HBO comedy series produced by and starring "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry...
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Britney Spears "upset" over Australian tour complaints

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:50 am
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Britney Spears has done it again, hitting the headlines during her first Australian tour over a row about lip-synching and a lacklustre performance that her tour promoter said....
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Japan pop star Sakai gets suspended jail term for drug use

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:48 am
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese pop star Noriko Sakai was on Monday handed a suspended jail term of 18 months for illegal drug use in a case that sparked a media frenzy and had thousands gathering outside th...
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Stone Soup

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:38 am
United States of America There lived not far from Gordonsville a widow who was noted for her niggardliness and extreme parsimony; so stingy and mean was she that a placard was nailed on...
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Limestone Broth

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:37 am
Ireland The making of "limestone broth" was a device employed by wandering beggars to secure a good supper without seeming to ask for it. The beggar, making his way into one of the cabins which had....
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The Old Woman and the Tramp

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:37 am
Sweden There was once a tramp, who went plodding his way through a forest. The distance between the houses was so great that he had little hope of finding a shelter before the night set in. But all....
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The Clever Pilgrim

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:36 am
Switzerland/Germany A number of years ago a tramp was making his way through the country. He claimed to be a pious pilgrim on his way from Paderborn to the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. In Müllhei...
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Stone Soup

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:35 am
Europe A tramp knocked at the farmhouse door. "I can't let you in, for my husband is not at home," said the woman of the house. "And I haven't a thing to offer you," she added. Her voice sho...
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Tales from the Arabian Nights By Andrew Lang

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 11:29 pm

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Cosmos By Carl Sagan

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 12:58 am

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Songs of innocence By William Blake

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 12:54 am

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King Arthur's Stone

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 12:28 am
England (Cornwall) In the western part of Cornwall, all the marks of any peculiar kind found on the rocks are referred either to the giants or the devil. In the eastern part of the county such...
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Michael Jackson father seeks monthly allowance

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 12:22 am
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Michael Jackson's father is seeking money from his late son's estate to help him meet monthly living expenses estimated at more than 15,000 dollars, court papers filed i...
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Pakistan models defy Taliban with 1st fashion week

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 12:08 am
KARACHI, Pakistan – Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models...
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Top of the crops: British auction house is selling a strand of Elvis Presley's hair

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 12:06 am
LONDON - A British auction house says it's selling a strand of Elvis Presley's hair preserved for decades by a fan. The auction house said Saturday the strand is owned by Thomas B. Morgan...
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Dennis Hopper says all's 'good right now' despite cancer

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 12:04 am
ARCADIA, Calif. - Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup. The 73-year-old actor and artist attended the Breeders' Cup in support of The V Foundation f...
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Symposium, Issue 7 By Plato

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 2:00 am

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Matthew Broderick focuses on 'Wonderful World'

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 1:10 am
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Matthew Broderick says he's puzzled by the bashing he's received for his actions during the first New York preview of "The Starry Messenger," a new play by good frien...
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Rihanna: Chris Brown 'had no soul in his eyes'

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 1:09 am
NEW YORK – Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw "no soul in his eyes." ...
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Rihanna describes night of attack by Chris Brown

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 1:07 am
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – R&B singer Rihanna broke her silence on Friday about the night her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown attacked her, saying he had bitten her, put her in a headlock and left her...
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Joe Jackson seeks stipend from Michael's estate

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 1:05 am
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. ...
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Suicide prevention groups protest `The Office'

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 1:51 am
NEW YORK – Some suicide prevention groups aren't laughing over a scene in "The Office" where Steve Carell's character tries to scare young children by struggling in a hangman's noose. ...
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Estelle, Ludacris pay tribute to late Otis Redding

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 1:48 am
ATLANTA – Grammy-winning singer Estelle remembered when she used to strut in the living room when she was younger, singing many of soul legend Otis Redding's classic songs like "Sittin' On T...
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Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries'

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 1:46 am
NEW ORLEANS – Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film "Beyond All Boundaries" held at the Worl...
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"The Mentalist" sold into syndication at TNT

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 1:44 am
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The Simon Baker crime drama "The Mentalist," which just began its second season on CBS, has netted a rich off-network syndication deal with TNT. ...
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Chris Brown album release moved up to December 8

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 12:54 am
NEW YORK (Billboard) – Chris Brown's third album "Graffiti" has been pushed up a week to December 8, his Jive Records label said. No explanation was immediately available. ...
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Comic-Con founder Shel Dorf dies at age 76

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 12:53 am
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Shel Dorf, the founder of Comic-Con International in San Diego, one of the biggest comic book conventions in the world, has died at age 76, a spokesman said on Wednesday. ...
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Johnny Depp traveling to "Tourist"

Daryl L. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 12:52 am
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Every tourist has some war stories. The thriller remake "The Tourist" has run into another set of hiccoughs, with major players shifting around...
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