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Inventing sources is not a crime in and of itself, although it certainly violates every code of journalistic ethics known to man. A criminal fraud case would require that the reporter's deceit had been malicious and resulted in financial gain.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: Although Been Case Certainly Code Crime Criminal Deceit Ethics Every Financial Fraud Gain Had Inventing Itself Journalistic Known Malicious Man Reporter Require Resulted Sources Violates Would

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Tarot cards likely originated in northern Italy during the late 14th or early 15th century. The oldest surviving set, known as the Visconti-Sforza deck, was created for the Duke of Milan's family around 1440. The cards were used to play a bridge-like game known as tarocchi, popular at the time among nobles and other leisure lovers.

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Topics: Among Around Cards Century Created Deck Duke Early Family Game Italy Known Late Leisure Likely Lovers Milan Noble Northern Oldest Originated Other Play Popular Set Surviving Tarot Time Used Were

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According to tarot historian Gertrude Moakley, the cards' fanciful images - from the Fool to Death - were inspired by the costumed figures who participated in carnival parades.

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Topics: According Cards Carnival Death Figures Fool Historian Images Inspired Parades Tarot Were Who

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Mystical groups such as the Theosophical Society and the Rosicrucians turned tarot into an American fad during the early 1900s. Many American tarot practitioners use a set of cards known as the Waite-Smith deck, created in 1909 by A.E. Waite, a British member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and the artist Pamela Colman Smith.

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Topics: American Artist British Cards Created Dawn Deck Early Fad Golden Groups Known Many Member Mystical Order Set Smith Society Tarot Turned Use

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The dearth of business activity on the traditional day of rest makes Sunday an ideal time to declare insolvency. Bankruptcy petitions are time-stamped to the minute, instantly dividing a failed company's dealings into pre-bankruptcy transactions and post-bankruptcy transactions.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: Activity Bankruptcy Business Company Day Declare Dividing Failed Ideal Instantly Makes Minute Rest Sunday Time Traditional Transactions

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Skyjackers had a pretty abysmal success rate - once you commandeered a plane in American airspace, your odds of a happy ending were slim. After the epidemic ended in 1973, what folks tended to remember most about the skyjackers was their futility.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: About After American Ended Ending Epidemic Folks Futility Had Happy Happy Ending Most Odds Once Plane Pretty Rate Remember Slim Success Were You Your

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Spike optioned my first book, 'Now the Hell Will Start,' and he trusted me to write the screenplay, too. That was an awesome learning experience - I grew up watching Spike's movies, and here he was giving me handwritten notes about structure and dialogue. His feedback taught me so much about how to craft a cinematic narrative.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: About Awesome Book Cinematic Craft Dialogue Experience Feedback First Giving Grew He Hell Here His How Learning Learning Experience Me Movies Much Narrative Notes Now Screenplay Spike Start Structure Taught Too Trusted Up Watching Will Write

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I was vaguely aware that people used to hijack planes to Cuba. But I didn't know much about how often it happened and what the motives were. I started looking into what was going on back then, and I was blown away by how common hijacking once was.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: About Aware Away Back Blown Blown Away Common Cuba Going Happened How Know Looking Motives Much Often Once People Planes Started Then Used Vaguely Were

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Sea-Monkeys are hybrid brine shrimp and the brainchild of the mail-order entrepreneur Harold von Braunhut in 1957. When their crystallized eggs are submerged in water, minuscule crustaceans emerge; they can grow up to 2 inches long.

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Topics: Eggs Emerge Entrepreneur Grow Grow Up Harold Hybrid Inches Long Shrimp Up Water

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: September 21st, 1974

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