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Fun Times In Atlantic City ... First stop - breakfast! I ventured out taking in the sights and sounds of the Jersey shore. There were many choices, but I chose the all-you-can-eat buffet at the Bombay Cafe in Taj Mahal...

The Life And Times Of The Ipod Battery ... The iPOD is a remarkable device that has changed how people transfer and enjoy music and information, but little is paid attention to what makes an iPOD work. We know how it works, and what it can do, but what enables it to do all those cool things? The answer is a small but powerful lithium iPOD Nano battery...

Taiko: The Drums Of Ancient And Modern Times ... There are many different types of taiko, but they all share one feature-heads on both sides of the body, which are characterized by a high level of tension. Such a design is most likely the result of Japan's summer climate, which is very hot and humid...

Rap Artist C James Seals Clothing Deal Called The Watchcuff Featured In Forbes And New York Times Interview ... Rap Artist: C. James seals Clothing Deal called The Watchcuff...

Eddie: Say, was you ever bit by a dead bee?
Beauclerc: I have no memory of ever being bitten by any kind of bee.
Slim: Were you?
Eddie: You’re all right lady. You and Harry’s the only one that ever—
Harry: Don’t forget Frenchy.
Eddie: That’s right. You and Harry and Frenchy. You know you gotta be careful of dead bees, if you go around barefooted. Cause if you step on ‘em they can sting ya just as bad as if they was alive, especially is they was kinda mad when they got killed. I bet I been bit a hundred times that way.
Slim: You have. Why don’t you bite them back?
Eddie: That’s what Harry always says. But I ain’t got no stinger.
—Jules Furthman (1888–1960)

Imagine believing in the control of inflation by curbing the money supply! That is like deciding to stop your dog fouling the sidewalk by plugging up its rear end. It is highly unlikely to succeed, but if it does it kills the hound.
—Michael D. Stephens. “On Sinai, There’s No Economics,” New York Times (Nov. 13, 1981)

Words fail, there are times when even they fail.
—Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)