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Timothy Bright

69 words, approx. 1 pages

Timothy Bright 1551?-1615 English physician and cleric who is credited with developing the first modern shorthand system, which he initially used to transcribe an epistle of St. Paul. Bright's ... Read more

Shorthand

651 words, approx. 3 pages

Shorthand Greek inscriptions indicate that as early as the fourth century B.C. people have used abbreviated script in an attempt to keep pace with the speed of speech (140 words per minute, on average... Read more

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Shorthanded Pistons cruise past Bucks

780 words, approx. 3 pages

Rasheed Wallace was suspended, Richard Hamilton was out sick and Chris Webber wasn't feeling much better. The Detroit Pistons responded with their second-biggest scoring outburst of the season.Tays... Read more

No. 25 Wisconsin edges shorthanded Iowa

415 words, approx. 2 pages

Brian Butch scored 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting and No. 25 Wisconsin continued its home dominance in the Big Ten with a 64-51 victory over Iowa on Saturday.The Badgers (12-2, 2-0) won their sixth ... Read more

Shorthanded Knicks win 3rd straight

810 words, approx. 3 pages

Six days ago, the New York Knicks walked out of Madison Square Garden as embarrassments. They left the same court Friday night to a standing ovation. Jamal Crawford scored 30 points, and the Knicks... Read more

Shorthanded Mizzou upsets No. 22 K-State

406 words, approx. 2 pages

J.T. Tiller scored a career-high 20 points, including two key free throws with 6 seconds left, helping short-handed Missouri overcome recent suspensions in the wake of a nightclub altercation to sh... Read more

NHL-Flyers beat Islanders to stay unbeaten at home

319 words, approx. 2 pages

NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers maintained their dominance on home ice with a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders on Monday. The Flyers have won all six home games this season... Read more

Nose means new Thai PM in sign language

266 words, approx. 1 pages

Sign language interpreters in Thailand have run afoul of some ruling party supporters by holding their noses to refer to the new prime minister.Samak Sundaravej, chosen in parliament Monday as the ... Read more

NHL-Coyotes upset Devils in New Jersey

402 words, approx. 2 pages

NEW YORK, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Martin Hansal contributed a goal and three assists to lift the last-placed Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-1 upset win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Fredrik Sjostrom ... Read more

Sharks defeat Blackhawks 3-2

592 words, approx. 2 pages

Joe Pavelski scored a shorthanded goal, Christian Ehrhoff finally got his first goal of the season and the San Jose Sharks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blac... Read more

A look at the additive melamine

277 words, approx. 1 pages

WHAT IS MELAMINE?Melamine is an organic compound, which is 67 percent nitrogen, but also contains hydrogen and carbon, said John Groves, professor of chemistry at Princeton University. It can be pr... Read more

Thrashers stop Penguins 4-3 in shootout

279 words, approx. 1 pages

Slava Kozlov and Marian Hossa scored in a shootout for the second straight game to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.Sidney Crosby, the NHL's leadi... Read more

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