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High in the Allegheny Mountains, Canaan Valley has deep snow in winter and cool breezes in summer. It's an ideal weekend retreat a few hours' drive from Washington, DC.

Canaan dogs are not a well known breed in America. Originating in the Middle East the dogs once used by Bedouins to guard their camps can make great companions.

The khopesh was the distinctive sickle-shaped sword used by Ancient Egyptians from the third to first millennia BC. Its forms of use were equally distinctive.

The 15th season of The Amazing Race continues in Dubai as one team member's meltdown at a waterslide leads to a showdown between two teams and a dramatic finish.

The 15th season of CBS's popular reality series The Amazing Race continues as one team breaks one of the cardinal rules of the Race and loses a passport.

The 15th season of The Amazing Race continues as teams head to Dubai and tackle the scorching heat of the desert and the extreme coldness of an indoor ski facility.

On Sunday, September 27, 2009, CBS's The Amazing Race 15 debuted with twelve new teams and a shocking starting line elimination. Here's a recap of what went down.

A real tree is almost a thing of the past. If you want to go back to nature here are the types of trees to pick from and how to care for your tree once you get it home.

Today the Gaza Strip is an isolated, overcrowded enclave bordered by Egypt to the south, Mediterranean Sea to the west and a hostile Israel to the north and east.

Israel has the most successful and openly supported Native Title claim in the world. They get to be colonists and natives simultaneously!

The teams race around Dubai, hoping to remain in The Amazing Race.

Abraham is called "the father of all who believe" yet he had his own failings, too. Why, then, is he known as a man of faith and what can be learned from his life?

It was logical that the first religions to arise in the world involved the worship of Nature. To prehistoric peoples Nature was a mighty, often terrifying power.

A former Miss America, two Harlem Globetrotters, and professional poker players are among those competing on The Amazing Race 15, which premieres Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009.

At some point, between 2000 and 1800 BCE a man named Abram left his home in the city of Ur and headed north in search of a better life.

The 15th season of CBS's popular reality series The Amazing Race continues as some teams maintain their lead and others fall to the back after a series of mistakes.

Trade and commerce increased as ancient civilizations achieved a dominant, imperial status within the Near East and developed common standards of exchange.

The 10 remaining teams of The Amazing Race had a Pit Stop on the Bassac III, a Vietnamese riverboat. The riverboat traveled from Cai Be to My Tho while the teams rested.

From poker pros to Harlem Globetrotters to country singers, get a sneak peak at the 12 teams who'll be racing the world in CBS's fifteenth edition of The Amazing Race.

Part One in a series of two articles, reviewing some of Israel's finest red wines.

Now that The Amazing Race 15 has finished filming, find out where the teams went, where the race finished, and which teams may be battling it out for the million dollars.

The Amazing Race's newest competitors range in age from 21 to 60, and include teams of professional poker players, Harlem Globetrotters, and dating country singers.

The 15th season of The Amazing Race continues in Prague as one team suffered incredibly bad luck but was ultimately saved by the third and final non-elimination leg.

The 15th season of The Amazing Race continues in Prague, the Czech Republic as one team receives a four-hour penalty for not completing a Roadblock.

On Sunday, September 27, 2009, CBS's The Amazing Race 15 debuted with a special two-hour premiere. Here's a recap of what went down in the second half.

The 15th season of The Amazing Race continues in The Netherlands as teams count bells, dress up, cycle, dance, and golf. One team makes a shocking decision to quit.

The 15th season of The Amazing Race continues in Sweden as teams take on one of the most infamous and challenging Roadblocks in Amazing Race history.

The 15th season of The Amazing Race continues in Estonia as teams solve a secret message, get muddy in the swamps, and two teams race each other to the pit stop.

Nefertiti rose from obscurity to become the wife of a pharoah, co-founder of a religion, king maker and then virtually disappeared from history.

Haunted houses, "trick or treating," scary costumes and horror movies are some of the trappings of Halloween celebrations. Should Christians be involved?

The 15th installment of the hit reality show begins at the Los Angeles River Basin, where Eric and Lisa are the first team eliminated from The Amazing Race.

Despite being the first team to reach the Pit Stop, friends Justin and Zev are eliminated from The Amazing Race when Zev loses his passport.

The 15th season of CBS's hit series The Amazing Race comes to an end in iconic Las Vegas, as teams race from casino to casino and one team wins the $1,000,000 prize

American racism and bigotry developed from its own distinct origins that have generally been debunked as baseless and unfounded propaganda.

Christmas trees have seen a rise and fall in popularity throughout the centuries; today, a wide variety of real tree species are decorated at Christmas in the USA.

Kathryn Wall writes about the history and tradition of coastal South Carolina like a true native - great writing for a resident who is a former accountant from Ohio!

Bay Tanner weaves together another tale of mystery and intrigue as she searches for the biological father of an ill child. The search leads to a family secret of her own.

Legally Blonde is a sparkling, hilarious Broadway production. With seven Tony Award nominations and a reality TV show, this musical is sure to please the girly-girl set.

The ancient city of Megiddo, now a World Heritage Site, is one of the most remarkable tells (hills) in the Levant and scene of the first ever recorded battle in history.

Even in the South the sound of "swoosh" can be heard - when Old Man Winter remembers its January!

The 133rd annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 9-10, 2009 will bring the best of the American Champions to USA Network and CNBC.

This small day-use park packs in a lot of fun activities throughout the year: swimming, hiking, boating, plus snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and ice fishing.

Antebellum religious views within slave holding communities defended the institution as a divinely decreed fulfillment of God's ordering of human societies.

Bring the Bible to life by sharing these fun facts with your family. There are facts about heroes, animals, kings, battles, and more!

Connecticut's young wine industry not ready to challenge America's top wine producing states, but its wine trail indicates the Constitution State is making progress

The Hebrew Scriptures tell of Deborah, the only recorded female judge in the Book of Judges. She demonstrated leadership by helping the Israelites defeat the Canaanites.

"Leaf Peeping" season in Vermont's Green Mountains combines brilliant maple forests with rolling hills and white villages outlined in red, orange and yellow.

When the dog days of August, turn to the cool nights of September, Southern New England offers some of the best Fall Foliage in all of New England. Here's where to look.

This ancient practice may increase levels of your brain's own neurotransmitter that acts like Valium.

Getting to Connecticut is relatively easy, with excellent connections by road, rail and ferry. Bradley Airport provides links with the rest of the US, Canada and Europe.