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84Socotra Dragon's Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari): Vulnerability of a Remote Intricately Branched Giving Tree
Dragon's Blood Trees grow in the wild only on Socotra, which is an insular part of the Republic of Yemen. Even though their biological lineage is ancient, the trees maintain strong modern appeal through their unusual ornamental role in the landscape and the beneficial, practical uses of their flowers, fruits, leaves, seeds and wood. Additionally, it is easy, enjoyable and rewarding to cultivate this ecologically vulnerable species by respecting the growing conditions specified in the article.
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66The Rejection of Israel
The establishment of Israel was a momentous occassion for Zionists, who succeeded to find a homeland for the Jews. After the atrocities of the Holocaust, Jews were a displaced population even more so than before. Many Jews did flee to America, but...
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70True Torah Jews Against Zionism
True Torah Jews Against Zionism are, like their title suggests, a highly visible group of orthodox Jews who seek to expose the myths of Zionism. They describe Zionism and anti-Semites as having a symbiotic relationship. True Torah Jews Against Zionism favour a one state Palestine, free from Zionism where Jews and Palestinians can live in peace.
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64Eric Balfour's Band: Born As Ghosts
Lately I have been listening to and loving Born As Ghosts You may recognize Eric Balfour. He's been acting since around 1984. In 6 Feet Under he played Gabriel Dimas, in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 he played...
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76The Israel-Palestine Question
Since the early years of the 20th Century, the Middle East has seen many efforts at a lasting peace amidst countless wars and acts of violence. The fulcrum upon which the stability of the region rests is Israel and its relationship with not only its...
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59Abbas Seeks Palestinian Statehood
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas seeks official recognition of Palestine. Unfortunately, no one else wants them to have what is already theirs.
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66When Is "Bred in the Wild" Actually in the Wild?
Recent newspaper reports of Tigers and Cheetahs being born in the wild are incorrect when they have actually been bred within enclosures.
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49Gargoyles Movie
Gargoyles Movie - Rise of the Gargoyles The gargoyles movie rise of the gargoyles give quite a good modern update on the gargoyle mythology. The gargoyle is of course a stone creature which comes to life...
71Words that have shaped History. How wrong words can lead to war. The Ems despatch, and the Balfour declaration.
Statesmen should be always careful about the words they utter. To say, or write, the wrong thing can destroy empires, and ruin worlds. Learn about two such instances here.
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67The United States, Israel, and The Middle East Peace Initiative
Over the centuries, the history of the Jews has been captured and recorded from mostly a biblical perspective. From this viewpoint their troubled journey as a nation of people is alledged to have began over...
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