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Charity roast: a fable of giving and getting

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The painful experience of appearing gracious at benefit dinners that honor someone hateful is depicted in terms of mordant satire. The author shows an attendee having a heart attack and being transported to a banquet in what he imagines to be heaven. He was never more wrong.

Author: Tierney, John
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1998
Column, Humor and anecdotes, Dinners and dining, Dining

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Kneed Help?

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Knee injuries are common for hikers due to the weight from backpacks that they must support. The types of injuries the knee can sustain are sprains, strains, tendinitis, ilio-tibial syndrom patellar compression syndrome, and chondromalacia of the patella.

Author: TILTON, BUCK
Publisher: Active Interest Media
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1998
Injuries, Knee, Knee injuries, Hiking

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Videos

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Six children's videos are briefly reviewed: 'Budgie the Little Helicopter,' 'Spot Goes to School,' 'Let's Go to the Farm,' 'When I Grow Up I Wanta Be ... An Astronaut,' 'Little Women' and 'Treasure Island.'

Author: Unger, Jeff
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Parenting
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0890-247X
Year: 1995
Evaluation, Children's video recordings, Children's videos

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