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76Saint Patrick and Saint Patrick's Day
Since the 8th century, Patrick has been known as the patron saint of Ireland, but he was not born on 'the Emerald Isle'. He was born in Britain, probably in or around 387 AD. He gives his birthplace as 'Banna Venta Berniae', but this has not been definitely identified. Whilst checking the Internet, I have seen the following suggestions: Birdoswald in Cumbria, Barnstable in Devon, Banwen in Wales, Kilpatrick in Scotland and even Boulogne-sur-Mer in France. However, it seems most likely that he wa
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64ASTRONOMY: Constellations and Mythology
The following list are the constellations (group of stars) that are also the names of gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, creatures, mortals and world of nature in the myths and legends in Greek and Roman...
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91St Nicholas and the Two Thieves
In life Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, an area in modern Turkey, had a reputation for caring for and protecting his flock. Even before he became a Bishop at a very young age, he used the wealth he had inherited...
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66These Photos Remind Me of the Good Times We Had in China
Artistic photos of China, some from Guilin, Shanghai, Beijing, at special events. Many were taken during a 4-month-long tour from the western border of China to the east coast. The last photo - of a wall of ideographs - wishes everyone 100 years of Longevity.
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75Today is my Mother's Birthday!
Read this story about a hard working farmer's wife who raised 7 kids...my mother! She took in anyone who needed a hot meal and a warm place to sleep.
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63CREATING A ZERO ECOLOGICAL IMPACT HUMAN CIVILIZATION - PART 2
At the end of my last installment, I left the reader hanging as to what was the root cause of all our environmental problems. A while back, I did a survey; not a particularly scientific survey, but a survey nonetheless, of about 100 people to see...
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