| The Beauty of Mexican Pottery |
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| All pottery from around the world has some similar qualities to all other pottery and some qualities that are unique to the culture in which it was crafted and created. There is much that goes into the creation of pottery pieces from the clay that i |
| Esperanto - Is It Useful, Or Even Necessary? |
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| A random trip anywhere around our major population centres today will almost certainly bring you into contact with a foreign translation of English documents, road signs or notices within buildings. Examples of this can most readily be found within |
| Toad Tale |
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| In the tradition of a Vulcan mind meld, I received the following story which was channeled to me by a toad. Normally, I would just ignore such things and move on, but occasionally, the lesser creatures have something to offer that can be applied to |
| History And Origins Of Pole Dancing |
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| This has been around a lot longer than many of us would think, but how did pole dancing originate and where did come from? The form of pole dance we know today and its origins can be traced back to exotic performance dance arts. The first recorded s |
| How I Became A Bronze Sculptor |
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| What makes an artist become a bronze sculptor? In this interview, sculptor Vanessa Pooley talks about the path that led her to making her contemporary figurative sculptures. Interviewer: When did your fascination with the female form begin? Vanessa |
| School Library Literacy - Where Are the Books, Babe? |
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| Books are not dead yet--at least not in my book--no matter how much technology surrounds us, nor should they be if we value our children's future. On a recent tour of the newly-built home of our local high school open just a year now and constructed |
| Country Mouse - Berries for Pie |
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| My father thrives on physical work and even at 91 hes out clearing brush, even if it means sitting down on the ground to do it. The work gives him a sense of accomplishment and helps him sleep. The young man who helps Pop sometimes marvels at how he |
| A Solution Polynesian, European and Seasonal |
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| My petite, hyperactive daughter is what I call our Christmas present from God. Thats because my husband was raised Jewish, but is Polynesian, which means he was supposed to be Catholic, but never made it into the church due to some vaguely absurdist |
| The Art of Indian Block Print Fabrics |
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| The art of Indian block print fabric is a labor-intensive, painstaking process that has survived from ancient times to the present because of the beauty of the handmade products. Scraps of cloth found in the ruins of Mohenjo Daro, an ancient city of |
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