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...same time, a Lutheran cleric and amateurnaturalist named John Bachman targeted the mermaidand denounced it as a fraud as part of his attackagainst Nott. Backed by other naturalists, heargued that the mermaid was simply the body of amonkey sewn to a fish, and that it wasanatomically inaccurate. The mermaid, encased inglass, was not allowed to be examined, sobelievers in the mermaid accused the naturalistsof taking authority in a matter which they hadnever submitted to scientific examination. Themermaid, or rather Barnum's business, suffered agreat deal during this time, and Barnum wiselydecided to bring the mermaid back to New York...
...flat-panel displays--the screens of laptop computers--and other components, but big names are on the sidelines or tagging along in joint ventures with American partners. In crucial areas such as telecommunications, software and online services, Japan is barely in view. ``The multimedia markets in America are mostly sewn up by American companies,'' says John Ratliff, a researcher at the University of Tokyo, ``so it makes the domestic market critical for the Japanese...
Miller ended up wearing a long, beige lacy dress with sewn-on flowery beads--a get-up he described the dress as the height of "1930's elegance." His hair was curled into little twirls at the sides, and he also wore bright red nail polish...
...last weekend, however, the Dear Leader had still not sewn up his accession. The fact that the announcement of his father's death was delayed a full day and a half suggested to some outsiders that Kim Jong Il was busy lining up support behind the scenes. Several hours after the broadcast, a number of top Establishment figures came out with statements of allegiance to him. Even then, he was not styled President -- yet. That formality, assuming it comes, will have to wait for some quasi-coronation ceremonies at high councils of the party and state...
...enough about the Knicks, they've got the crown sewn up anyway. How about them Yanks...