Word: vernon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...shame too, because some exceptionally talented singers abound in Pinafore's cast; when soloists are afforded their moments, the result is captivating. Seth Fenton '01 as Corcoran delivers a boyish performance as the Captain, Ph.D student Vernon Eagle appears as the foppish and formal Admiral, resembling a more refined Mr. Bean, and Susan Long '02 provides a tongue-in-cheek performance as the bawdy but compassionate Buttercup. All the principal characters acquit themselves well with a good dose of self-awareness and ample humour, but the real star of the show is firstyear Kathleen Stetson. As the unwillingly betrothed Josephine...
...over three dozen newly rated websites listed on Consumer Reports Online at CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG, only Amazon.com wins top honors for "a very satisfying shopping experience." Rated by the five-point system used in the print magazine, the site evaluates e-merchants based on content, usability and policies. Lillian Vernon's catalog site is labeled "inconvenient" and "tedious," while the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut site gets dinged for its "poorly cross-referenced search engine." Just so-so sites include Victoria's Secret, Frederick's of Hollywood, Brookstone and The Sharper Image.The detailed ratings are available to members who pay $24 a year...
...Starring: Vernon Eagle, Seth Fenton, Kathleen Stetson...
...innovations in each book seem particularly dramatic. This time out, for example, third-year students with signed permission slips from a parent or guardian are allowed periodic visits to Hogsmeade, a nearby village known as "the only entirely non-Muggle settlement in Britain." Naturally, Harry's vile Uncle Vernon refuses to sign anything relating to Hogwarts, so Harry faces the prospect of missing the fun or finding a way around the rules. And Harry meets another little problem: a dangerous killer has escaped from the wizard prison of Azkaban and is reportedly on his way to Hogwarts for the purpose...
...Vernon is survived by two daughters, Heidi Vernon and Susan Vernon Gerstenfeld, four granchildren, and seven great-grandchildren...