Master Pieces Help Scientist Study Climate
Being that we can’t go back in time to study previous climate patterns, Prof. Zerefos of the National Observatory of Athens has begun a study of old master pieces to...
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Sep
20
2007
Yale is returning Inca artifacts
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Yale University has agreed to return most of the Inca artifacts it has housed since Professor Hiram Bingham “rediscovered” Machu Pichu and brought back over 4,000 pieces from the site....
Sep
05
2007
First Woman Beefeater
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Over the weekend London finally broke a tradition that had been running for over 500 years, that of only employing men as Beefeaters at the Tower of London. Moira Cameron...
Aug
23
2007
Virtual Graveyards
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While it’s not entirely new to create online memorials for loved ones who have passed away, I’m just starting to realize that there are a number of websites out there...
“Flower Confidential”
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Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers by Amy Stewart My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews Over the weekend...
Jun
26
2007
Public Lending Rights
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In April, Ireland came up with a very creative way of helping author collect royalties for their world, while simultaneously making their work available to the largest group of people....
Women Peacekeepers
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This morning the BBC has an article about the first all-female UN peacekeeping troop. The group is comprised of 105 Indian women, who have been based in Liberia for the...
Seed Bank Projects
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In an effort to classify, and preserve the world’s wild plant diversity, the Millennium Seed Bank Project (MSBP), based in Britain, is serving as the globe’s depository. Motivated by global...
Jun
06
2007
World Environment Day 2007
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Yesterday was World Environment Day, and one more day to try to get our attention around the collective damage we are doing to the planet. World Environment Day was created...