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Keep America Beautiful--Recycling for Everyone

Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's President
Having survived jail and a coup, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez's position for promoting changes throughout Latin America is solid
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Kissing Bug – Disease Vector
The kissing bug, an insect of many names, lives close to people in Central and South America and sucks their blood, transmitting Chagas disease in the process.
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A Parasite in the Blood Supply
American sleeping sickness, or Chagas disease, is caused by a parasite, and it can be transmitted through organ or blood donation.
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Heroes Reborn II: Jim Lee take over and Diamond Distribution

National Dance Week
April 20 - 29, 2007 is National Dance Week celebrated by the United Dance Merchants of America. See how you can be involved in this historical event.
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Happy Holidays, Continued
The holidays are over, but the giving can continue. How can you help? Read on!
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Brewster Back to England
William Brewster and the Puritans in Holland decide to migrate to Virginia in the New World. They sail back to England where another group seeking religious freedom will
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Raw Meat as Culinary Tradition
In Belgium raw meat is a delicacy. But try to convince an Indian or an American of that! Do irrational taboos still inform the taboo?
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White Fringetree
White Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) is a small native tree to North America with long white fringe flowers. It was the delicate fragrance that caught my attention.
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Discussion on CAFTA
Passed by the US Congress in the middle of the night by just one vote, CAFTA raised many questions about the intention of the Government. The trade agreement is slowly wi
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Facts About Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds are beautiful, fascinating, engineering marvels. Here are some interesting facts about hummingbird classification, natural history, anatomy, and metabolism.
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Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown, Virginia: Founded in 1607, was the first permanent English colony established in America. It experienced starvation, rebellion, and Indian attacks.
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A Career in Golf
Eastern Kentucky University is one of 18 colleges in the United States that offers the Professional Golf Management Program in conjunction with the PGA of America.
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American Idol Shockers
This year's crop of American Idol hopefuls have already given fans plenty of surprises: from shocking eliminations to full-blown Internet scandals. What gives?
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American Whiskey Trail Northbound
Face facts! Alcohol has always been a part of the American landscape. Through good times and bad, war and peace, Prohibition and even a Rebellion, whiskey was there!
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Outsourcing : The debate in USA
Outsourcing has agonized the American public for the last couple of years. Job loss, long-term effects on the economy and potential loss of America's position as a leader
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Cornell and Audubon Team Up on the Web

Foot Reflexology Basics
A brief introduction to the natural therapy of foot reflexology.
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Microclimates
Many world-renowned gardens utilize both natural and manipulated microclimates to achieve drama and beauty. Designers of Sissinghurst Castle Gardens in Kent, England and Butterstream Gardens, in County Meath, The Irish Republic exploited existing structures like old brick walls and buildings along with natural influences such as compass direction, water, and large trees. The Isle of Wight surrounded by waters of the Solent is a "working example" of bodies of water influencing a regional or neighborhood microclimate.
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The Chevrolet Corvette

Muscle Cars

Settlers Return to Jamestown
The people of Jamestown are ready to call it quits when, in 1610, Lord Thomas West De la Warr arrives in Virginia to be governor. John Rolfe marries Pocahontas and introd
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Teaching ESL Illegally!
The allure of teaching abroad is one that most of us have thought about at one time or another. Whether in between careers, deciding what to do after graduation or you are already teaching abroad but don’t meet all of the pertinent criteria, beware of the dangers that exist for anyone thinking of teaching illegally.
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The Candelaria, Bogota
Bogota is shaking off its unjust reputation as mad, bad and dangerous. The Candelaria is the very heartbeat of this cultural and touristic renaissance.
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The Ideal Pace! Part One
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HISTORY OF GREYHOUNDS: Part 2

A True Record: A hitch around the world
A little disillusioned with the number crunching of the Guinness Book records? How the add up the miles and days to see who's hitched fastesr, furthest, or most? Well, here's a suggestions for a qualitative record, rather than quantitative ...
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Heroes Reborn: Comments on Marvel, Lee and Leifield

The Blind Assassin: Atwood, M
No blind alley story lines here: A review of Margaret Atwood's "The Blind Assassin" A gently written story within a story - well worth reading
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The US/Canada Border
The influence of European settlers to Aboriginals along the US-Canadian Border
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Villa de Leyva
A few hours from Bogota, the delightfully chic, Villa de Leyva possesses colonial wealth, gastronomic wonders and internationally celebrated festivals.
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Who's invited to the CW?
The CW teases with a clip show of a "hypothetical" schedule at their first meeting with advertisers. If they can have a hypothetical CW schedule, then so can I.
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Native American Names
Europeans at Jamestown misunderstand meaning of Native American languages. Pocahontas only a nickname. Caddos name Texas.
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Terry Savage
Terry Savage is a well known expert on personal finance. Her book, "The Savage Truth On Money" was named one of the ten best money books of the year by Amazon.com, and wa
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The Bittersweet Vine
The vine commonly called bittersweet can actually be one of three different species. One is endangered, One is a plant pest - and one is a nightshade and can be lethal.
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The Ideal Pace Part three.
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The Ruins at San Agustin
For years the ruins at San Agustin were inaccessible due to FARC guerrilla activity in Huila province. Now easily accessible and affordable, San Agustin is a destination.
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Web News for Environmental Junkies
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Broad Leafed Evergreens - Hollies
Hollies (Ilex) belong to the family Aquifoliaceae. There are over 350 species native to North America, Europe, Africa, Australia, the Orient and Brazil. They range in size from dwarf shrubs to huge trees. Both evergreen and deciduous ones are readily available from local nurseries and by mail order. The evergreen varieties are the most useful as ‘bones’ for the garden. Many will also provide the added bonus of berries, which can be red or yellow.
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The Ideal Pace. Part two
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Basement Wine Cellars
Basement Wine Cellars.
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Breed Profiles: French-Alpine Goat
Description of the Alpine breed of dairy goat.
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Chilean wines.
Wine from Chile.
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Don't Censor My Music

Maggie the Kerry Blue Terrier: The international life of a Pureb

Mail Order Brides in Jamestown
Jamestown is prospering and growing but the men need women. That problem is soon solved. Then the Indians attack.
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Edible Desert Gardens
There are many plants that are beautiful, produce edible fruit (or are edible themselves) and grow well in desert gardens.
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Elmo: All this fuss over a toy.
An old article on Elmo
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George Washington
The life and times of the first President of the United States of America.
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