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Certificate – X, U, PG, R, G (from the film certificates) Charged – ION. Charlie – C ( NATO phonetic alphabet) Chartered accountant – CA. Chief – CH. Chlorine – CL (chemical symbol) Chromosome – X or Y. Church – CH or CE ( Church of England) or RC ( Roman Catholic) Circa – C.
He is best known for the invention of the crossword puzzle in 1913, when he was a resident of Cedar Grove, New Jersey. [5] Wynne created the page of puzzles for the "Fun" section of the Sunday edition of the New York World. For the December 21, 1913, edition, he introduced a puzzle with a diamond shape and a hollow center, with the letters F-U ...
John Grisham. John Ray Grisham Jr. ( / ˈɡrɪʃəm /; born February 8, 1955) [ 1][ 2] is an American novelist, lawyer, and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his best-selling legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers ...
The larger Sunday crossword, which appears in The New York Times Magazine, is an icon in American culture; it is typically intended to be a "Thursday-plus" in difficulty. [6] The standard daily crossword is 15 by 15 squares, while the Sunday crossword measures 21 by 21 squares.
Composition and usage. "The Summons" is set to the tune of Kelvingrove, a traditional Scottish melody. Its text contains thirteen questions asked by Jesus in the first person. [ 5][ 6] The initial four stanzas with the questions are in Jesus' voice, and the fifth stanza is the singer's response to them. [ 1] The hymn is based on Mark 1 :16–20 ...
A summons (also known in England and Wales as a claim form and in the Australian state of New South Wales as a court attendance notice ( CAN )) is a legal document issued by a court (a judicial summons) or by an administrative agency of government (an administrative summons) for various purposes.
The Battle of Jumonville Glen, also known as the Jumonville affair, was the opening battle of the French and Indian War, [ 5] fought on May 28, 1754, near present-day Hopwood and Uniontown in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. A company of provincial troops from Virginia under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, and a small number ...
Inveniam viam. " Aut inveniam viam aut faciam " (or " Aut viam inveniam aut faciam ") is Latin for "I shall either find a way or make one". [ 1][ 2][ 3] The first word " aut " may be omitted, corresponding to omitting the English word "either" from the translation. The phrase has been attributed to Hannibal; when his generals told him it was ...