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Book Review of Green for Life by Gillian Deacon
From buying organic cotton to giving away eco-friendly party favours, Green for Life will inspire people to find ways to minimize their impact on the environment.
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Lasting Impressions A Guest Article by Lisa Crayton
A guest writer's thoughts about her days as a youth worker and the impact that we have on children's lives.
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Mormon Boy Scouting Program
The only organizational difference is that the leaders, even the patrol leaders, are selected by the Bishop of the Ward.
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Interesting Pubs in Edinburgh, Scotland
The city of Edinburgh boasts hundreds of inns, pubs and taverns. Many of these are centuries old and tourist attractions in their own right.
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The Old National Road And Quaker Settlements
Hoosier Hannah travels The Old National Road through Indiana and takes you to one of the earliest Quaker settlements of Richmond, Indiana and the first Quaker college of Earlham College. Join her on a tour of the early meeting houses in Wayne County, and look at accommodation and restaurants in Richmond.
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FUNimation Profits Up 47.8%
Thanks to strong sales from Dragon Ball Z, Full Metal Alchemist and Trinity Blood, FUNimation's profits jumped by 47.8% for 2007's first quarter.
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The Book of Common Prayer - Part II
Continuing in the series, this article focuses on the central worship service of Anglicans, the Holy Eucharist. A brief explanation is given regarding the two versions of the services, Rite I and Rite II.
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The Lost Boys: A New Breed of Vampires
"The Lost Boys" created a new way of portraying vampires as smart and sexy instead of evil and brooding.
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The Haunted Hale Homestead
Reports indicate that the Revolutionary War hero's family might still walk the premises in this 1776 Homestead, located in Coventry, Connecticut.
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2008 New Orleans Jazzfest
The Jazz and Heritage Festival returns to its pre-Katrina format with a lineup that is called the best in 39 years. It starts April 25 at the Fair Grounds Race Course.
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
In the mid 1920's, a new style of American music came to national prominence. The popularity of Country Blues was propelled by the success of Blind Lemon Jefferson.
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Britain's 2005 Cultural Bonanza
Britain’s Cultural bonanza. The Travelsleuth looks ahead at the programme of blockbuster art exhibitions in London, Edinburgh and elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
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Deborah Samson
Disguised as a man, Deborah Samson fought during the American Revolution; after being wounded, she received an honorable discharge and began a public speaking career.
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Loyalists and Providence
The Hungry Summer of 1788 led to near starvation for many Loyalists and settlers in Eastern Ontario.
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Sci-Fi Movie: Them! (1954)
FBI agent Robert Graham (James Arness) and New Mexico state trooper Ben Peterson (James Whitmore) battle giant mutant ants in Gordon Douglas' 1954 sci-fi thriller, Them!
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Wakefield 26-24 Bradford
Danny Brough helped Wakefield beat Bradford at Belle Vue on Sunday afternoon.
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Japanese Intelligence in the Early 20th Century
The Black Dragon Society followed the Black Ocean Society in 1901. Founded by Ryohei Uchida, it was dedicated to the occupation of Manchuria.
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Burroughs Accused of Witchcraft
Another woman confesses to witchcraft, revealing that there is a Witch Church in Salem Village with George Burroughs as its minister.
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Classic Authors: Lewis Carroll
A brief biography of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll.
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ZOO
Review of the film ZOO, Zed and Two Noughts directed by Peter Greenaway
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How to Help Hurting Christians
Just because you see smiling faces on your fellow church members doesn't mean that "all is well." Many Christians suffer alone, afraid to to let you see their pain.
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When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
"When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," a sacred song written by Isaac Watts, was adapted from a Gregorian chants and is often sung on Good Friday.
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Timothea: Siren to Wail
Timothea Beckerman is a New Orleans singer/songwriter. Read about her life and her Hepatitis C public awareness campaign.
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Japanese Intelligence in Manchuria
With its expansive Pacific territory, Japan realized the importance of gathering intelligence as a means of ensuring security for its domain.
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The Lewis and Alice Expedition Through the Looking Glass
a very short introductory article on the myth of Charles Ludwitge Dodgson known as lewis Carroll with links to biographical sites and fulltext verions of Alice
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First Interview: Ellen Ekstrom, author of The Legacy
Talking to Ellen Ekstrom, author of "The Legacy," a historical novel of no ordinary knight!
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Book Chronicles Oldest Concord, MA Families
The earliest families of Concord, MA are outlined in an 1887 book that was reprinted by Heritage Books in 1995. The major families covered are listed here.
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Seminoles Football Preview
The Florida State Seminoles Football Team hopes to overcome distractions and rediscover winning tradition
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What do you Know?
What makes a Christian? Is it knowledge of the mysteries of Scripture? Is it the ability to explain doctrines in detail? Read this anecdote (not sure if it's true, but the message hits home) and find out. While pastors and theologians need to study doctrine and teachings so they know whereof they speak, to the person in the pew, it's simply knowing this "trustworthy saying:" Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners!
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Wolfman sues Blade Studio
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Biblical/Christian Baby Names
Coming up with a name for your baby is methodical in most cases. You want a name that means something significant. Learn the meanings of popular biblical names.
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Fast and Testimony Meeting
On the first Sunday of each month, Mormons gather for what is known as fast and testimony meeting. This service is more freeform than other LDS services.
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Hairstyles for Amish Men
The rules and traditions surrounding Amish men's hairstyles are complex and divisive. From the width of a hat brim to the length of a trim, every aspect is significant.
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Lambeth 2008
The 2008 Lambeth conference voted to hold a moratorium on further conversation on same sex blessings. To do so is for the Anglican Communion to deny its own diversity.
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NY Welcomes Pope Benedict XVI
Protest, chants and cheers for Pope's visit. Thousands of police officers deployed to keep Pope Benedict safe during his three-day visit to New York City.
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Peace Marches As Religious Ritual
I find taking part in peace marches to be a very spiritual experience. Peace marches and forms of religious expression have more in common than one may think.
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Poet's Famous One-hoss Shay in Museum
That wonderful one-hoss shay immortalized in the famous Oliver Wendell Holmes poem was a real one that can be seen in a Pittsfield, MA museum.
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St Patrick’s Day
St Patrick's Day celebrations produce a day of often drunken celebrations, but few people know the exemplary real story of the Irish patron saint.
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Subjects of Spanish Paintings
What are the subjects doing in the paintings of these 16th and 17th-century Spanish masters; where can visitors see these paintings today?
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Undying Greed
Corruption, fraud and abuse in the funeral industry.
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Augsburg Confession: Abuses Corrected, Articles 22-25
With these articles begins an enumeration of abuses the Lutheran contingent found in the established Church and sought to correct. In the address to the emperor, note the conciliatory tone of the Lutherans. This was a group of men attempting to state their position and work for a common faith.
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Fetlar Island in the Shetland Island Group
A quick visit to Fetlar often called the Garden Spot of the Shetlands.
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New Books Due Out in April
New releases for April, plus some other new books worth checking out.
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Review of Queen's "A Night at the Opera"
When this was made in 1975 it was, supposedly, the most expensive album ever created.
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ACC Football Prediction for 2008
The ACC is a one-horse race going into 2008. Who is the frontrunner? Are the Hokies ready to win again? Are the 'Noles back, is it Hurricane season? Find out here.
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How to Call a Pastor in a Baptist Church
Are you a Baptist church looking for a new pastor? What criteria should a pulpit committee use to interview and select a new pastor? What does the Bible say?
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A Brief Biography of Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) was born in Daresbury, Cheshire, on 27 January 1832, the third child and eldest son of Rev. Charles Dodgson and his wife Frances.
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British Library: Sacred
An exhibition of lavishly illustrated, exceptionally rare Muslim, Christian and Jewish manuscripts is on at London's British Library and runs from 27 April - 23 Sept 2007
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DVD Review: Charlie Brooker's Dead Set
Sweary TV producers, vacuous housemates and the undead; Charlie Brooker's satirical but gory homage to the zombie genre gets a fantastic instant DVD release.
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Finally, There Are Four
Some random ramblings from college basketball on the eve of the Final Four.
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