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92Lead and Cadmium in our dinnerware? How to find lead-free dishes
Lead and cadmium from dinnerware can be absorbed by children; as much as 75% of the lead that reaches their digestive tract!
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90Children under a Palm Tree Painting - A mother fights for Justice
Tony Varney, a fisherman, found a Painting 20 years ago, nobody claimed it, then when he went to sell it a claim was put on it. Who do you think the Painting belongs to?
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88The Ideal Form of a Hero
What makes someone a hero? Does one need to have a divine parent? Does one need superhuman strength or special powers? What constitutes heroic behavior? Is heroism synonymous with altruism? How has the connotation of heroism changed since Homeric...
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86Aristotle vs. Plato on the Dangers of Poetry
Poetry's Emotional Effect: Detrimental as Plato Claims or Beneficial as Aristotle Concludes? Speaking well about Homer; it's a divine power that moves you, as a "Magnetic" stone moves iron rings. (That's what Euripides called it; most people...
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87Ancient Sparta - The Real History of the Spartans
THE ANCIENT SPARTANS Ancient Sparta is a name that everybody knows and recognises. The bravery of Leonidas and the 300 are the heroic basis of myriad Hollywood blockbusters. The betrayal of Menelaos, by beautiful Helen of Troy, is enshrined...
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86Fiestaware China By Homer Laughlin China
I first "discovered" Fiestaware several years ago, when I wanted a brightly colored set of china to grace my kitchen. Fiestaware can be viewed as "retro", but they now make square plates that are becoming popular. The china is very strong and looks great, but can also weather everyday use. The colors get obsolete fast, a "planned" obsolesence, so if you love a certain color, try to stock up in the first two years. Your older pieces gain in value, and if you decide to use Fiestaware, you will end
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84The Greek Sirens: Beautiful Yet Dangerous Mythical Creatures
Sirens are mythological creatures originating in Greece. The sirens were once thought to have been considered deities at some point, but may have fallen from their position amongst the Greek gods. Sirens are known to have lived on an Island off of the coast of Greece, or possibly Italy, and they produced such a beautifully seductive song that they would lure weary sailors into dangerous waters and onto jagged rocks...inevitably causing the sailors' untimely deaths.
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8299 Famous People of Ancient Western History
Abraham, Achilles, Adam, Aechylus, Aesop, Ahura Mazda, Akhenaten, Alexander the Great, Allah, Apollo, Archilochus, Archimedes, Aristotle, Aspasia, Athena, Aten, Attila the Hun, Augustus/Octavian, Bridget of Kildare, Cambyses, Charon, Cicero,...
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82Literary Origins: Virgil's Appropriation of the Homeric Epics
An examination of the first appropriation in Western Literature yields an informative glimpse at the blueprint for appropriation that writers and artists would use for the next few thousand years.
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81Funny Quotes About The Universe
I can't stop thinking about space. Dark matter. Black holes. Billions of galaxies with billions of stars. Gas giants and dwarfs. Comets and asteroids. The cold mute blackness with no beginning and no end. Let's face it: the great cosmic joke is that...
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