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89The World's Mysterious Places
What is a place? It is not the same as space. Space is a mathematical set of coordinates on a three-dimensional set of axes which objects can occupy. If place were just the space, it wouldn't matter what the...
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83Medicines in Gold Rush Times: A Dose of Deception and a Swig of Swamp Root or Snake Oil
Mass marketing and advertising of patent medicines began at about the same time as the California Gold Rush. These "cure-alls" made outrageous claims and some were a recipe for disaster...
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81Grandma's Best Recipe For Spinach Lasagna, But How I Wish It Was The Spinach Lasagna Made By Charlie Ayers!
Several years ago, my beautiful friend and co-worker became engaged to an incredible chef, Charlie Ayers. Because Kim knew that I was an avid home chef and Italian, she brought me some of her fiance's spinach...
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82Cave Paintings
CHAUVET CAVE PAINTING/ APPROXIAMTELY 30,000 YEARS OLD If we were to randomly poll a group of people on a city street as to their definitions of the term "art" we would in all likelihood receive a variety of meanings. The word "art" is in itself many...
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81How a Compulsive Planner Organizes a Road Trip
I confess, I am a compulsive planner. It’s part of my personality; planning just comes naturally to me. This trait of mine comes in handy when planning a road trip (or any kind of trip for that matter). This trait, at my compulsive level, also...
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80So Just Who Is Harrison J. Bounel?
Actually Harrison J. Bounel doesn't exist. Or does he? The mystery remains to be solved.
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78May I introduce you to Kevin Ayers and his songs?
"May I stop and stare at you for a while? I'd like the company of your smile," sings Kevin Ayers in his song May I? It opens the album Shooting At The Moon, which was released on the Harvest label and is as good a place as any to introduce you to...
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77Ghostwriting Exposed - The Top 50 Ghostwritten Books
The tricky thing about listing the top ghost written books should be obvious: Which ones are ghost written? Of course, it gets a little easier when we look at the actual definition of the term “ghost...
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78My Favorite Movies Based on a True Story
I really enjoy movies that are based on true stories. Some of my favorite movies based on a true story include Walk the Line, Radio and La Bamba.
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77How Issues Become Politicized
Why is everything politicized? From the most mundane of matters to the most consequential, Americans are increasingly divided on every issue. Politician A claims that babies need the proper nutrition in order to develop most effectively and Politician B counters that this will mean higher taxes, which are assumed to be never acceptable. It seems that there is no issue today that will not attract a debate from somewhere. Settled issues are increasingly subject to attack, and the situation does
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