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2001 Alpine Skiing World Championships
at St. Anton, Austria (Jan. 29-Feb. 10) Men Downhill Time 1 Hannes Trinkl, AUT 1:38.74 2 Hermann Maier, AUT 1:38.94 3 Florian Eckert, GER 1:39.26 Slalom Time…Triathlon: World Championship
Contested since 1989, the Triathlon World Championship consists of a 1.5-kilometer swim, a 40-kilometer bike ride and a 10-kilometer run. The 2008 championship…Brewer's: Nice as Ninepence
A corruption of “Nice as nine-pins.” In the game of nine-pins, the “men” are set in three rows with the utmost exactitude or nicety. Nine-pence is an Irish shilling of 1561. (See Ninepence…Brewer's: More Kicks than Hapence
Like the monkey which plays tricks for his master. The monkey gets the kicks and the master the ha'pence. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894More Last…Brewer's: Lac of Rupees
The nominal value of the Indian rupee is 2s., and a lac means 100,000. At this estimate, a lac of rupees = 200,000s. or 10,000. Its present value varies according to the market value of…Brewer's: Penny-father
(A). A miser, a penurious person, who “husbands” his pence “Good old penny-father was glad of his liquor.” Pasquil: Jests (1629). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: A
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…2009 PEN Literary Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement Award Elmore Leonard Freedom to Write Award Liu Xiaobo Fiction…Mercury Rising
Director:Harold BeckerWriters:Lawrence Konner and Mark RosenthalDirector of Photography:Michael SeresinEditor:Peter HonessMusic:John BarryProduction Designer:Patrizia von…Female Perversions
Director: Susan StreitfeldWriters: Susan Streitfeld and Julie HebertDirector of Photography:Teresa MedinaEditors:Curtiss Clayton and Leo TrombettaMusic:Debbie WisemanProduction Designer:Missy…Trending
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