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  • 12 Agatha Christie Quotes to Commemorate the Birth of Arguably the Best Mystery Writer Ever  By :
    Are you an Agatha Christie fan? Then I've got a treat for you. September 15th commemorates the birthday of this beloved author. These 12 Agatha Christie quotes are a wonderful way to kick off the celebration.
  • 7 Key Steps to Powerful Membership Databases!  By : Peter Scolari
    This article looks at the time saving benefits of having membership databases set up correctly.
  • A Big Inspiration  By : Contrail
    The student who over the years probably provided me with the most inspiration for the title character in my children's book, Willie's Dad.
  • A brief history of Millbay in Plymouth  By : John Holloway
    Millbay is located to the west of Plymouth Hoe, it is a natural harbour and takes its name from the tidal mills that were found there from the 12th century.
  • A Celebration of Life Begins With Lunch  By : Sebastian Smith
    On an ordinary afternoon in St. Augustine, Fla., a group of extraordinary people met at a local restaurant for a single purpose - to celebrate their accomplishments, share inspiration and encourage each other while enjoying a meal.
  • A Disabled Little Girl  By : Karen Cole Peralta
    There once was a little girl, in her twenties and in a wheelchair. She was pretty. So very, very pretty. But as she was disabled, young and old, handsome and otherwise men with no prospects in life would apply for the job of taking care of her - and cruelly abuse her. They usually couldn't resist her helplessness and her great beauty. Because she was pretty. So very, very pretty.
  • A good scrapbooking layout idea can distinguish your work from all others  By : John Foster
    The way in which you conceptualize and develop your scrapbooking layout idea can make all the difference to your work.
  • A Guide to the Most Popular Ballets of All Time  By : Bill Healey
    Ballet is actually a beautifully, artistic way of telling a story. It is a dance form taught in ballet schools according to specific methods and best known for its unique features and techniques, such as pointe work, turn-out of the legs, and high extensions.
  • A James Bond Villain Quiz: The Villains Make the Hero?  By : Joe Owens
    James Bond, unlike these superheroes, doesn’t have supernatural powers or wasn’t bitten by a genetically enhanced spider of sorts for him to be called a hero. Known to have the strength, wit, intelligence, charms, seamless gadgets, and of course, his natural appeal to women, he is an unstoppable brute.
  • A Lesson in Karma  By : Martin Schulman
    Sometimes, there is more to life than we see on the surface. Here is a story of how Karma can express itself in a most unexpected way.
  • A Quick Guide to William Shakespeare  By : Richard Monk
    William Shakespeare is one of the more amazing writers to come out of England. Here is a quick guide to this amazing writer to get you up to speed.
  • A Short History of King John of England  By : celtgrfe
    King John of England is known by many as the character from the Robin Hood stories. We do not know if Robin Hood existed but we do know that King John had a colorful life full of all the intrigue, despair and arguments expected in an English kingdom. He was never to be the King but fate led him there and he ended up signing one of the most well known documents in history.
  • A Short History of the Life of Dr. Samuel Johnson  By : Mr Rambler
    The Life of Dr Samuel Johnson, who produced the first good English dictionary, caused Shakespeare to be elevated to his present status, and is the second most quoted Englishman after Shakespeare.
  • A Twilight Reverie: Creatures of the Night and Edward Cullen  By : Joe Owens
    Twilight is what you get when you put a drop-dead gorgeous blood-sucking vampire and other creatures of the night into the mixture of teenage drama.
  • About Tattoo  By : jasmine yap
    As always history, symbolism and meaning provide an interesting overlap of cultures and times. If you are thinking about getting an anchor tattoo it helps to know the background on them and do some research to find out the different meaning and symbolism of anchor tattoos.
  • Absinthe, The Controversial History in Art  By : Charles Hamel
    Absinthe has a very sordid history due to the prohibitionists of France during the 1800's. It also has a huge presence in art over the years. Many of the artists, poets and writers living or visiting Paris and living in London in the late 1800's were absinthe drinkers. With a over 21,000,000 liters annual consumption, absinthe was a very popular drink among the aristocrats down to the poorest working man.
  • Acid Glass Etching as A Unique Art Form  By : Bahah Eyal
    This technique is often confused with sandblasting, however, acid etching offers many more finishes and degrees of transparency and diffusion of light.
  • Africa and Nutrition  By : Kelly Wheeler
    Poor levels of nutrition is one of Africa’s greatest concerns. Read more about the effects of poor nutrition and what you can do to help the situation in Africa.
  • African Children Charity Donations: Feeding Our Future  By : Damian Burke
    The children of Africa are its future. But these children are in great need of the support that charity organisations offer. Read more about some of the challenges facing the future of Africa.
  • AIDS epidemic in the USSR  By : Denis Portov
    When an adult suffers from а child disease, it is extraordinary painful. Just as it happened to me at the late Soviet time when I caught measles, was bedridden for three days with a fever heat of 40C and was going to die...
  • All Guitarists Need to Be Able to Read Guitar Music-is this true?  By : little african boy
    Playing the guitar can get complicated, especially if one wishes to become a career musician. In this case, is it crucial for the guitar player to learn how to read music?
  • Am I Going To Hell Because I Had Premarital Sex  By : DK-Publishers
    This article provides insight on sex and how Christians should approach it.
  • AMOA-Laguna Gloria Art Museum  By : Dane Smith
    The Laguna Gloria Art Museum is a popular art museum located in Austin. This article looks at some of the features and history of Laguna Gloria.
  • An Exploration into Early Human Migration  By : Rajkumar Kanagasingam
    Closing my eyes in bed my inner-eyes started to visualize many events of the past.

    I was able to visualize the Homo erectus who were living in the old world nearly two million years ago inhabiting the planet.


    I was enthralled by the 'Journey of Man' by Spencer Wells, the geneticist from Oxford University, in the National Geographic Channel, where he asserts that: "All of us are literally Africans underneath the skin, Brothers and Sisters separated by mere 2000 generations"
  • An Exploration into Eurasians - the Burghers of Sri Lanka  By : Rajkumar Kanagasingam
    When we were leaving the Church premises through the narrow passage and entering into the Main Street, still the centuries old Dutch-style mansions were symbols of their colonial past.

    The Main Street was once an exclusive place for the Burgers, Dutch and British citizens.

    The Burghers are an Eurasian ethnic group, historically from this Island, consisting for the most part of the male-line descendants of the European colonists and of the maternal ancestry of Sinhalese and Tamil.


    Burghers always have European surnames mostly of Portuguese, Dutch and British origin and it is not uncommon to find German, French,Russian, or even Flemish surnames.

    In the late 1950s and early 1960s, many Burghers left the island and emigrated mostly to Australia where there is an area of Melbourne known as "Little Ceylon" as Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon during their migration.
  • An Exploration Into Indo - European Migration Towards South Asia  By : Rajkumar Kanagasingam
    A new very history started in South Asia, with Indo - European migration somewhere between 6000BC to 1500BC through Central Asia towards Western Asia and South Asia.


    When the Indo-Aryan of the larger Indo-European family blended with Dravidians, Mongoloids, Semitic people and others, new languages and cultures evolved in the region.



    Historians place the Indo - European migration happened by invasion in the Indian subcontinent.

    The analyses of the male Y-chromosome and mitochondria show that today's genetic patterns agree with accounts of ancient Indo-European warriors conquering the Indian subcontinent.
  • An Inside Look at Five of Austin's Top Museums  By : Dane Smith
    Austin, Texas, offers a wide range of activities and options for residents and visitors alike, including several top-tier cultural experiences. Here, we take a closer look at five of Austin's top museums and cultural centers.
  • An Introduction to Jigsaw Puzzles  By : jagan
    Jigsaw puzzles comprise of a congress of small tiles that are intended to be fitted together in order to generate an image or any structure. Flat jigsaw puzzles normally turn into imitations of photographs or paintings when they are done, and three dimensional jigsaw puzzles could further be used to generate repetitions of well known buildings, boxes, or other unusual shapes.
  • Anthony Burgess. An introduction  By : Stephen Colbourn
    Anthony Burgess, best known for his novels, particularly A Clockwork Orange, is also remembered as a composer, a biographer and critic, and occasional TV personality. The novels were products of later life; five being written in the space of twelve months when he was diagnosed as terminally ill
  • Antique theft  By : rose thomas
    “Art theft” is the theft of art. The thieves are motivated by the fact that these antique items weigh only a few kilograms but they are worth millions of dollars, so they always keep an eye on them and wait for the proper time for their theft.

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