Michael Segers
I'm old enough to know better, but too young to admit it. I've been a teacher, owner of a sandwich shop, collector of neckties, acupuncture student. Now I get bossed around by my parrot and rejoice that I don't waste any trees when I write.
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Read the Tintin Adventures Before You See Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's FilmAudiences in the United States should read some of Tintin's adventures to understand why he is one of the most beloved fictional characters almost everywhere else in the world.
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My Parrot Stars in a Video with Willie Nelson... And it Matters to YouIntellectual property rights are a concern for anyone who creates online content. -
Tintin Opens on DVD Before Opening in TheatersThe Peter Jackson/Steven Spielberg Tintin film does not open in the United States until December 21, but a great classic series of animated Tintin tales comes out on DVD about a month earlier.
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Tintin is Finally on the Big Screen: We Still Have to Wait"The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" premieres in Belgium on October 22nd. The Jackson and Spielberg film does not open in the United States until December 21st.
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Everything is Up to Date in Kansas City – Even Olivier Messiaen!The Kauffmann Center for Performing Arts is bringing the music of Olivier Messiaen to its great new facility.
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Joe Hill, a Hero for Labor Day and All Our DaysJoe Hill, a labor organizer with the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W. or Wobblies), executed for a murder he was accused on, can inspire working people today.
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Put the Labor Back into Labor Day with Helen Keller and the Songs of the Wobblies (I.W.W.)the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.), of which Helen Keller was a member, used distinctive songs to call attention to the needs of working people. -
Buddhism in Our News, Our Country, and Our LivesBuddhists are in the news, in the military, and at home in our country. Buddhists do not try to convert us but to share the richness of their traditions with us. -
Milk and Wine in the Garden and in My HeartWhen I moved back from New York 35 years ago, I lived in the servants' cottage at the end of the block from my parents' house. Mile & wine crinums bloomed at the back door. They have bloomed in my heart ever since. -
American Idol Changed My LifeThrough researching American Idol online, I discovered Associated Content, and my life has not been the same.
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Music for the End of TimeWith talk of the Rapture, I am listening to music, from Olivier Messiaen to country, appropriate for the Judgment Day or the end of time. -
Lady Gaga and Edith Piaf Are Shocking on American Idol!Lady Gaga refers to the French singer Edith Piaf while mentoring Haley Reinhart on American Idol -
American Idol, Johnny Depp, Bette Midler, Nina Simone and Diamanda Galas Put a Spell on You"I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins holds up to many varied performances. -
Olivier Messiaen's Music for a Sad Mother's DayOne of the songs of Messiaen's Trois melodies and his whole cycle of Preludes were written in response to the death of his mother, the poet Cecile Sauvage. -
The Seven Affirmations of Olivier MessiaenOlivier Messiaen wrote his seven "Visions of the Amen" in response to spiritual and sexual love. -
Wanda Jackson Sings the Greatest Bob Dylan Cover EverIn her recording of "Thunder on the Mountain," Wanda Jackson - the queen of rockabilly - sings the greatest Bob Dylan cover of all time. -
Celebrate spring with the tabebuiaThe tabebuia tree grows from central Florida south into Brazil, where it is the national flower. -
Esperanza Spalding Earns a Grammy AwardEsperanza Spalding has been earning her Grammy Award as "new" artist for years: teaching, performing, and wowing Barack Obama, David Letterman, and now the judges for the Grammy Awards. -
Cavafy: The Greatest Poet to Come From EgyptWith Egypt much on our minds lately, it is a good time -- frankly, it is always a good time -- to go back to the 154 poems of Constantine P. Cavafy (better known as C. P. Cavafy), one of the greatest poets to come from Egypt. -
Ebooks for the Visually ImpairedSoftware allows access even to people who are totally blind to digital documents, but ebooks and their accompanying reading devices or free software allow people whose vision is starting to show some deterioration to read with greater comfort. -
Get Magazines and Newspapers You Want as Free EbooksUsing the amazing free software Calibre (more amazing because it is free) to access free (and legal) magazines and newspapers that you want for your Kindle or Nook ebook readers or for your computer. -
The Joys of Chasing UnicornsThis is an index to my articles on unicorns in literature, history, New York, and pharmacies.
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Free Ebooks for HomeschoolHomeschoolers are often ahead of other teachers in taking advantage of Internet resources, because in many home school situations, finances and space may be limited.
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Do You Buy Ebooks on Ebay? You May Pay for Free or Illegal Books!Buying books for your computer, Nook, or Kindle from Ebay means you most likely will pay for books that you can get free, or you may buy pirated books.
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Get Free Books from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Google EbookstoreMajor online booksellers, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Google ebookstore are great sources for free books that you can download and read on your computer, your Kindle, or your Nook. Why would they do this? Simply, it is good business.
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Get Thousands of Free Books for Your Computer, Your Kindle, or Your NookAs the prices of ebook readers such as the Nook and Knidle drop, many hesitate to buy them because of the prices of ebooks. But, there are so many sources for free ebooks online that you do not buy ebooks.
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Get a Free Book on Preventing Child Sexual AbuseGet a free book so simple that a child can read it, but so powerful that it can change lives, You Are The Boss of Your Body.
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Online Job Scams: An UpdateCraigslist has cleaned up its act, and it carries far fewer job scam ads than it used to. The bad news is that there are still many, many Internet sites that continue to carry ads for jobs that are in fact scams,
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Get Free Magazines and Newspapers Delivered to Your Computer, Nook, or KindleCalibre is free software that greatly enhances your use of your computer, your Kindle, your Nook, or your other ebook readers.
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Get Your Free Nook Reader from Barnes & NobleFree software from Barnes & Noble lets you buy and read Nook ebooks on your computer, iPad, iPhone, Android, or Blackberry.
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Get Your Free Kindle Reader from AmazonFree software from Amazon lets you buy and read Kindle ebooks on your computer, iPad, iPhone, IPod Touch, Android, Blackberry, or Windows 7 Phone.
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Turangalila-Symphonie: Listen for Free to Olivier Messiaen's Sacred, Sexy Love SongOlivier Messiaen's Turangalila-Symphonie is a wild celebration of love in all its many variations.
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Enjoy TV Nostalgia with Hazel for ThanksgivingWatch online a Thanksgiving episode of the 1960s series Hazel, starring Shirley Booth.
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The Unicorn in the PharmacyUnicorn horn was considered one of the most effective (and hence, most expensive) of medicines.
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Susan Boyle's Second CD: The Gift - Listen for FreeSusan Boyle's second CD, The Gift, was released on November 8, 2010. Listen to the songs from The Gift online for free.
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My Parrot Plays Nurse to My Sick CatMy African grey parrot and my Maine coon cat spend their afternoons together on my bed.
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What, When, and Why is Advent?Advent refers to the season of some four weeks before Christmas, set aside on the church calendar as a time of preparation for the celebration of the nativity or Christmas.
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Get Your Free Unicorn License at the Department of Natural UnicornsIt is possible to obtain a free Unicorn Questing License online, but you must be sure to follow the questing regulations.
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Fabulous Monsters: The Lion, the Unicorn, and Wonderland's AliceFor over four centuries, the lion and the unicorn have been battling for the crown, and Lewis Carroll drew his immortal Alice into their conflict.
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Remembering Terrorism: The Fifth of NovemberGuy Fawkes Day, the annivesary of a failed terrorist attack on the government of Britain, is on November 5th, as is the anniversary of the shootings at Fort Hood.
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The Unicorn and Pegasus: Science and ReligionPegasus comes from the mythology of ancient Greek religion, while the unicorn, strange as it may seem, comes from ancient science.
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My Experience of Unforgettable New York CityMy experiences in New York City, three decades later, are part of my own myth and tradition.
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First Images from Steven Spielberg's Secret of the Unicorn Are ReleasedSpielberg completed 32 days of filming over the year ago, Peter Jackson has been working on the animation, and Tintin fans have been fretting.
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The Halloween OrchidThe blooms of my neighbor's strange orchid last for only a few days. Appropriately, this weird orchid opened on Halloween.
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Unicorns, Virgins, Witches: The Sad Truth of the Unicorn HuntYou had to have a virgin (female) to kill a unicorn. That could be interpreted as favorable or unfavorable to women.
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The Poet William Butler Yeats Threw Me Out of New York CityMy life in New York City was torn between my joy in attaining my goal of living there and my realization that I would not stay there.
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My Unforgettable New York City Subway ExperienceMy friend and I ran into an Ethiopian prince in a crowded subway in New York City.
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Naked Woman in a Wheelchair: Are You Vomiting Yet?Esther Vergeer has won her last 396 tennis matches, is hailed as "the world's most dominant athlete," and posed naked in her wheelchair, which makes one commentator want to vomit.
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What is a Unicorn?Usually thought of as a horse with a horn, the unicorn has been made up of parts of a horse, a goat, an antelope, even a lion, and the distinctive horn is like the horn of a narwhale.
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How to Hunt Unicorns in Great LiteratureWe can access literary texts on sites like Project Gutenberg and then search them for unicorns and other words in ways that we never could with a paper copy.
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What Kabbalah / Qabbalah / Cabala is Not: Free Online Video Lessons on This Jewish WisdomKabbalah is an ancient body of wisdom that has become popular in recent years for the relevance of its teachings, which we can access online.
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My Unforgettable New York City Unicorn HuntBesides experiences in New York City with a coyote, a snake, and a frog, I also led a party hunting a unicorn in northern Manhattan.
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Build Your Vocabulary - Just for the Fun of It!It is worth adding some words to your vocabulary just for the fun of knowing them.
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My Most Unpopular Articles on Associated Content from Yahoo!I try to figure out why my ten most unpopular articles on Associated Content from Yahoo! are such turkeys.
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My Unforgettable New York City Multilingual ExperienceIn New York City, you can experience different cultures, ethnicities, languages, nationalities, races, and religions if you choose. Some children do not have a choice.
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The Madam is in the Cat HouseOn a sultry summer afternoon, the Madam oversees her cat house, then strolls around her yard.
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My Unforgettable New York City Theater ExperienceMy most memorable New York City theater experience was on a platform two storeys high, shared with a friend, the devil, and a live snake.
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My Unforgettable New York City Restaurant ExperienceA couple of friends and I found a very special treasure in a Chinatown restaurant one memorable night.
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My Unforgettable New York City Sidewalk ExperienceOne of my most memorable experiences in New York City involved an unexpected encounter with people in Greenwich Village responding to an elderly woman in trouble.
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How Were Your St. Fiacre's Day Festivities?St. Fiacre is the patron saint of gardens. He can set us a good example today.
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Fun with Lentils: No Recipes AllowedLentils are good for you, for your bank account, and for the environment. They can be enjoyed many ways, without recipes.
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Watch the Original Sorcerer's Apprentice for FreeA 200 year old German poem, a 100 year old piece of French music, and a 70 year old Disney movie lead to Nicolas Cage's film The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
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The Last Airbender: Do Your Homework!If you do not keep up with Avatar: The Last Airbender on television, here is a homework refresher to keep up with what is going on and to impress your young Last Airbender fan.
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Tintin's Out of Australia's Government, Playing Soccer in TexasTintin, the hero of a series of Belgian comic books, who will appear in three movies beginning in 2011, is in the news from Australia, Canada, Texas, and Turkey.
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Smurfs Live-action Film to Be Released; Watch the Trailer FreeThe Smurfs, stars of children's television in the 1980s, are being revived in a 3-D movie. The Smurfs go back to 1950s Belgian comic books.
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Happy Bloomsday - Belatedly!June 16th is the celebration of James Joyce's novel Ulysses, since the 800-page novel takes place during 18 hours on June 16, 1904.
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American Idol Discovers the Didgeridoo a Decade After I DidThe ancient Australian instrument, the didgeridoo, has been a part of my life for years. Crystal Bowersox is just now introducing it to American Idol's audience.
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Polio and Other Dirty Words from the 1950sAn old comic book made me think of polio, one of the dirtiest words of the 1950s, but there were many others.
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Does a Parrot Just Parrot - or Create Poetry?My African gray parrot does not just repeat words. He uses words to express himself, and he even creates words when he needs them.
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Watch for Free the Best TV Series You've Never SeenThe Veil is a lost example of an anthology tv series, a format popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Tintin in the NewsWaiting for three Steven Spielberg/Peter Jackson films, Tintin reinvents himself as a terrorist, an Australian politician, and a Chinese restaurant.
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Do Buddhists Worship Idols?When Buddhists kneel before a statue of the Buddha, they do not worship an idol, any more than patriots worship their flag when they salute it.
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Buddhists in the United States MilitaryFor many people, the idea of Buddhists serving in the military seems to be a contradiction.
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The Secret Behind Mary J. Blige's Haitian Earthquake Telethon Hit: "Hard Times Come Again No More"Mary J. Blige's song is over 150 years old.
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Tamandua Anteater Fun FactsThe three members of the anteater family are like the three bears; the Tamandua anteater is like "Mamma Bear," in the middle.
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Buddhism and VegetarianismThere are at least three different answers to the question about Buddhist vegetarianism.
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Robert Pattinson Nude and Gay on New DVD Release: Little AshesLittle Ashes is quite an achievement, not because it gets Robert Pattinson out of his trousers, but because it makes boring three of the 20th century's most creative artists.
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Haiti's Endangered, Poisonous Mammal: SolenodonHaiti is home to the solenodon, the only living mammal that injects venom through its teeth like a snake.
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How to Find a Free "Buddhist Bible" OnlineThere is no one book with a role in Buddhism comparable to the role of the single "holy book" of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
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Planes, Trains, Cable Cars: It's Buddhist NewsThere is more to Buddhism in the news than just Tiger Woods.
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Skateboards, Eye Donations, Monks, Inc., And a Very Cool BuddhaBuddhists do more than ring temple bells and burn incense.
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Fun Facts About the Giant AnteaterThe silky anteater has poor vision and one of the lowest body temperatures of any mammal, but it is capable of killing a jaguar.
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Joan Rivers, Terrorist?Seventy-six year old Jewish comedian Joan Rivers was prevented from boarding an airplane as a security risk.
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White Christmas in Central FloridaThe people across the street, here in Lakeland, Florida, had a White Christmas that we all enjoyed
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Fox News Tells Tiger Woods: Drop BuddhismFox News commentator Brit Hume advised Tiger Woods, "Tiger, turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery."
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An Old Story for New Year's EveOn a dark and stormy night, a monk faces a dilemma in a hut that we can relate to at our New Year's Eve parties.
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The Shepherd Who Did Not Get to Bethlehem for ChristmasPerhaps one shepherd had to stay behind. If so, I envy him.
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A Buddhist Santa Claus?There are two reasons that many Buddhists typically do not have a problem wishing "Merry Christmas" or participating in other aspects of the holiday season.
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How to Find Free Bible Audio for Christmas GiftsThere are many sites devoted to free audio Bibles online. One of the best sites for finding free audio Bibles is AudioTreasure.com.
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Spanish Moss: Facts and FictionSpanish moss is neither Spanish nor moss. It is one of a large genus of tropical and subtropical "air plants" in the bromeliad family of plants.
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Free Christmas Music by Olivier MessiaenOlivier Messiaen wrote two pieces on Christmas themes the piano solo, Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus (Twenty Views of the Child Jesus) and La Nativité du Seigneur (The Nativity of the Lord) for organ.
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Fun Facts About the Silky AnteaterThe silky anteater, weighing less than a pound, lives in trees, hunts at night, and eats thousands of insects daily.
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Why Do the Date and Spelling of Hanukkah/Chanukkah Change?From 2000 to 2020 Hanukkah/Chanukkah begins as early as November 28 (2013) and as late as December 26 (2005).
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How to Host an Old-fashioned Candy-pull Holiday Party - with Recipes!A candy-pull is a social gathering where people pull candy. In other words, they make candy.
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Dimetrodon: The Non-Dinosaur with a SailDimetrodon, a reptile that lived on earth long before the dinosaurs, is not classified as a dinosaur by scientists.
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Spinosaurus: The Dinosaur with a SailSpinosaurus (literally, lizard with spines) was one of the largest carnivorous (meat-eating) dinosaurs ever to walk the earth.
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Advent and AgeLent is preparing for Easter, and Advent is for preparing for Christmas. I don't have an Advent wreath in my house, but I keep Advent in a few brain cells to sustain me through the pre-Christmas shopping, travel and chaos.
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Susan Boyle's First CD: I Dreamed a Dream - Listen for FreeI am not reviewing Susan Boyle's first CD. I am writing a report about Susan Boyle's first CD, with links for you to listen to all the tracks, read the lyrics, and draw your own conclusions.
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How to Find Free Online Stuffing for Thanksgiving - No Money, No Calories!Here is a summary of free movies, free music, free old time radio, free books, free audiobooks, and free conference calls for Thanksgiving, which would be appropriate throughout the year.
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How to Make a Free Conference Call at Thanksgiving - or Any DayTreat yourself and loved ones that you will not have a chance to see to a free conference call. Since it is a free conference call, you do not have to wait for a holiday.
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Thanksgiving: Free Audiobooks and Free Books to Enhance ThanksgivingFree audiobooks and free books with spiritual content can enhance your Thanksgiving holiday break.
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Thanksgiving: Free Old Time Radio for a World War II ThanksgivingCommand Performance began as a way for popular entertainers to show their support of the United States military efforts during World War II in 1942. Today, it can draw generations of a family together.
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Thanksgiving: Thousands of Pieces of Free Music to Enhance Your HolidayThis article describes two sites to provide you with thousands of pieces of free music appropriate for Thanksgiving, hymns and classical music.
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Thanksgiving: Free Movies to Make Thanksgiving SpecialNeither of these free movies is specific to Thanksgiving, but they relate to some Thanksgiving themes. Frankly, I can enjoy Louisiana Story or Passion of Joan of Arc for Thanksgiving or any day of the year.
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Hermes Trismegistus: The Ancient Prophet of the New AgeHermes Trismegistus combines Greek and Egyptian and possibly Hebrew teachings that can be found in Renaissance writings and New Age videos.
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My Sexy Halloween StripteaseI conclude my celebration of Halloween with an unlikely sexy Halloween striptease.
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Watch for Free the Movies of Harry HoudiniHarry Houdini played in five movies, some of which he directed and wrote. They mainly were a showcase for his magic tricks.
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Harry Houdini's Murder and Last Halloween Séance AppearanceDid Houdini actually die from a ruptured appendix, or was he poisoned for exposing fraudulent Spiritualists? Did he succeed in communicating with his wife Bess after death?
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Who Are the Spiritualists?Spiritualism, "the belief that the dead communicate with the living, as through a medium," was part of a rich nineteenth century culture in the United States.
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Free Audiobooks for HalloweenAt Librivox, you can download over 2,500 free audiobooks and also volunteer to create free audiobooks.
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Free Books for HalloweenHere is a list of two dozen writers of spooky tales appropriate for Halloween with free books on line to brighten (or is it, darken?) your Halloween.
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War of the Worlds: Free Old Time Radio for HalloweenAlthough television effectively killed off the golden age of old time radio, the Internet has brought it back to life with streaming MP3.
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100 Halloween Movies for Free: 100 Horror Movies to Watch for FreeWatch 100 old horror movies free at Halloween or anytime in streaming video on the Internet.
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Child Sexual Abuse: The Age of ConsentThe "age of consent" is a legal term for the age at which one is legally allowed to consent to have sex. Younger, one is a victim of sexual abuse, older, a predator.
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Classical Music for Halloween: Fifty PiecesThis list of classical music selections for Halloween has links to audio or video so that you can listen to them.
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Child Sexual Abuse and the InternetSurvivors of childhood sexual abuse turn to the Internet for support groups and forums to help them with their healing.
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Messiaen: Vingt Regards or Twenty Ways to Look at and Listen to Baby JesusListen to and learn about Olivier Messiaen's Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus (Twenty Gazes upon the Infant Jesus), one of the most amazing solo piano pieces ever written.
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When Plants Battle: Both Armies Wear GreenWhen the two plants are growing in the same area, air yams will likely crowd out the lizard-tails.
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Roman Numerals: Their Unlikely SurvivalRoman numerals crop up all over the place even as we are now a few years into the third millennium, although they are the numbers of pomp and circumstance.
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Japanese Couple Win Tango Championship in ArgentinaA Japanese married couple surprised tango dancers around the world and just about everyone in Argentina by winning the Seventh World Championship of Tango.
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The Dalai Lama Visits Taiwan, Despite China's ProtestsVisiting Taiwan as a spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama finds himself in a morass of politics and ethics for which there is no simple solution.
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The Real Wolfman: The Beast of GévaudanFrom 1764 to 1767, over 100 (perhaps 200) people were killed and a whole region of France terrorized by the mysterious wolfman or Beast of Gévaudan, still unidentified to this day.
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The Florida Black BearAlong older highways through less developed areas of Florida there are signs warning about bears. Like bears throughout North America, however, the Florida black bear is the one that needs a warning.
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Child Sexual Abuse: Six MythsIf you are working with young people in an elite prep school or in a juvenile prison, you are working with someone who has been sexually abused.
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Musical Improvisation: The Miracle of Spontaneous CompositionImprovisation is taught, studied, and practiced. When musicians improvise, they do not just pound on the keyboard. They perform within a recognizable musical language - keys, modes, chords, something. They compose spontaneously.
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Welcome to Natural Medicine - with Caution!Many people believe that natural medicine is naturally good and often it is. But just because something is natural does not mean that it is safe.
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Rin Tin Tin is Not TintinA real German shepherd and a comic book Belgian reporter, aside from being pop culture icons, have very little in common, except for their names.
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Don't Read This or Anything Else About Zee Avi's MusicMalaysian singer Zee Avi is capturing the world, one YouTube video at a time.
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Johnny Cash: Love God MurderLove God Murder is a starting point for those not familiar with Johnny Cash's work or a great returning point for those who are.
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The Theremin: The Strangest Musical Instrument You'll Never TouchThe theremin has two antennas that pick up the location of the thereminist's hands, one hand determining the pitch, the other the volume.
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Quartet for the End of Time: Listen and Learn OnlineYou can listen to, even watch, and learn about Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, possibly the greatest music of the twentieth century, online for free.
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I Love Dinosaurs and Other Animals!From dinosaurs to my pet parrot, to beasts that may not even be real, animals are important in my life and writing
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Tampa's Weekly Thai Food FestivalA Buddhist temple in Tampa hosts a weekly Thai food festival where you can enjoy great food and friendly people.
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The Tampa Weekly Thai Food FestivalAt a Tampa Buddhist monastery, you can enjoy very cheaply the architecture, food, and friendliness of Thailand, in a charming riverside setting.
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Cedar Key: A Florida Vacation from Your Florida VacationCedar Key, Florida, a beautiful place with great people and food, gives you a chance to step back in time when Florida tourism was simpler.
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The Gamble Plantation: A Civil War Site in FloridaSince most people have trouble thinking of Florida as southern, Gamble Plantation is a reminder that Florida is closer to Georgia than to New York.
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English Just for the Fun of ItFrom ancient manuscripts to the Internet, English resists the efforts of English teachers and lawmakers to keep it under contro.
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A Day in the Life of an African Gray ParrotFrom hanging out with a sick friend (a cat) to enjoying watermelon on the porch to taking care of hygiene, Dorian Gray Parrot has a busy day.
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Heroes of the American Revolution: Fourth of July Word GameUnscramble the names of these twenty people who contributed to the American Revolution, and learn about what they did for the United States.
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My Film ReviewsAs a film critic, I was not in the business of labeling films as good or bad. In fact, I mainly wanted to muddy the view of the films.
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Christianity on the FringesChristianity was founded by a radical rabbi who was born homeless, overthrew tables in the Temple, and died naked and tortured.
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You Don't Have to Be Buddhist to Appreciate BuddhismYou do not have to be Buddhist to draw on the riches of a tradition that even many Buddhists say is not a religion.
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Tintin's War on DrugsIn these two adventures, from the 1930s and 1940s, reporter Tintin tangles with drug smugglers.
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Tintin Meets Thomson, Thompson, and Captain HaddockTintin can make an airplane propellor, fly the plane, treat a sick elephant, learn elephant language, and may even get boring.
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What and when is Pentecost?In the Christian calendar, the Feast of the Pentecost commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit to the disciples of Jesus (Acts 2).
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How I Grow Orchids in FloridaBased on my four years of growing orchids, I tell you what has worked for me in central Florida.
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What and when is Ascension Day?Ascension Day, commemorates the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven, as recorded in the Bible.
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Buddhist Resources for Anyone's Mother's DayIn the gentle heritage of Buddhism, you can find beautiful resources for Mother's Day that you can enjoy and share with your mother, no matter what faiths you and she may have.
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Paula Abdul Admits that She was Addicted to Prescription DrugsAmerican Idol judge Paula Abdul admits that she battled with dependency on or addiction to prescription drugs.
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Keira Knightley's Anti-Domestic Violence Advertisement is Too Violent for TVKeira Knightley's two minute advertisement about domestic violence has been censored by British broadcasters for being too violent.
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Craigslist Job ScamsMany, if not most, employment ads on Craigslist are scams. So, if you find yourself looking at job ads on Craigslist, be careful about scams.
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I Perpetrate a PoemThis is only my second poem in nine years.
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Gnostics and Gnosticism: A Guide for Teachers and StudentsOne of the greatest discoveries in religious history in the 20th century is finding the Gnostic library at Nag Hammadi in 1945, opening a window onto a group from the early days of Christianity.
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Tintin on Facebook, Twitter, EBay, Blogs, and Online ForumsTintin travelled around the world and to the moon in the twenty-four books of his adventures. Now, he has adventures on the Internet, on Facebook, Twitter, eBay, blogs, and online forums.
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Gangsters, Cops, Cowboys, Indians, Tycoons Welcome Tintin to AmericaIn 1931, Belgian cartoonist Hergé brought his boy reporter, the one-named Tintin, together with his dog Snowy, to the New World. Tintin comes to America, specifically to Chicago, to clean up Al Capone's operations.
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The Choking Game: From Sex to Ecstasy Without DrugsThe choking game is a dangerous method of obtaining a high by suffocating yourself. It has gained renewed interest in recent years, although it goes back for centuries.
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Vocabulary Skills for Home School - and Any SchoolPrefixes, at the beginning of words, and suffixes, at the conclusion of words, give students a great deal of information about new vocabulary words.
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Susan Boyle and the Craigslist KillerPhilip Markoff, suspected Craigslist killer, and Susan Boyle, an unlikely singing sensation are joined by our prejudices.
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Susan Boyle Wows "Britain's Got Talent"Forty-seven year old Susan Boyle wowed the audience and judges of "Britain's Got Talent" and has become an Internet sensation with one performance.
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Two Burger King Ads Get in the NewsAlthough Burger King gets hamburgers right, they are having problems with their advertising these days. When two of a company's ads are in the news in one day, you have to wonder if they are doing this on purpose.
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Reporter in Blackface Comments on ObamaA Turkish reporter in blackface for a report on President Obama raised questions about cultural differences and racism.
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Why Are There Calls for Tintin's Congo Adventure to Be Banned?Was Herge a racist? I do not believe so. Was he influenced by the racism of his culture? Of course. Can we ever put racism completely behind us?
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Why is Tintin's First Adventure so Controversial?The first Tintin story presents a controversial picture of the Soviet Union.
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Why Does the Date of Easter Change Every Year?The date of Easter may vary by more than a month from year to year, and by thirteen days from Catholic and Protestant churches to Orthodox churches.
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Improve Your Vocabulary with Verb SuffixesSuffixes change other words to into verbs and let us use verbs as other parts of speech.
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Parents, Children: Watch Tintin Films Online for FreeSince the 1950s, Tintin's adventures have been in movies and on television. We can watch many of them for free online.
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Keep Up with Tintin News, Books, and FilmsTintin, soon to claim Hollywood as his own, has triumphed on the Internet, with almost seven million references.
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Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson Bring Tintin Adventures to the Big ScreenSteven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are collaborating on three films of the adventures of Belgian comic book character Tintin.
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How to Enhance Your Vocabulary with Adjective SuffixesSuffixes help us identify adjectives, words that describe nouns and pronouns.
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How to Enhance Your Vocabulary with Noun SuffixesAlthough suffixes do not give us as much information as prefixes, they do give us another way to deal with new words found in reading or on vocabulary tests.
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The Gnostics: The Gospel of ThomasSince its discover in 1945, the Gospel of Thomas has challenged traditional concepts of Jesus.
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The Gnostics: What Were Their Most Important Beliefs?The Gnostics believed that Christ came to teach, not to suffer.
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The Gnostics: What Were Their Sources for Authority?Gnostics look within themselves for verification of their beliefs.
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The Gnostics: Who Did They Believe Jesus Christ Is?The Gnostics believed that the Christ was purely spiritual, not born of a woman.
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The Gnostics: How Do We Know About Them and Why Should We Care?Until recently, all we knew about the Gnostics was what their enemies had written about them.
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The Gnostics: Who Were They?The Gnostics believed in salvation by knowledge of God and of self.
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You Can Record a Duet with Elvis Presley and E-mail it to Your Christmas Card ListSony Music Entertainment allows you to record a duet of "Blue Christmas" with Elvis Presley and email it to your friends and family - FREE.
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The Ultimate FREE Disney Gift - Your Own Disney Park!Disney will create a free, personalized video for you of a celebration in your own Disney park.
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The Devil's Bible: Codex GigasThe "Devil's Bible" is a huge 13th century manuscript of the Bible and other works, including a famous portrait of the Devil.
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Olivier Messiaen: Happy 100th Birthday!The world is celebrating the centenary of Olivier Messiaen, who created some of the most memorable music of the twentieth century.
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Is Voting Republican Bad for Your Health?In a ranking of healthy states, eight of the top ten voted Democrat, while eight of the bottom ten voted Republican.
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Singer/Activist Miriam Makeba Dies at 76Miriam Makeba, native of South Africa and citizen of the world, collapsed and died during her ongoing stuggle for human rights.
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Suri Cruise: How Influential Can a Two-Year-Old Be?Forbes Magazine has published its now annual list of the most influential celebrities under the age of five.
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Yma Sumac Dies in Los AngelesYma Sumac, the "Peruvian Songbird," a movie and music sensation in the 1950's, leaves a legacy of distinctive performances.
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Increase Your Vocabulary with Latin PrefixesPrefixes from Latin can help you figure out the meanings of English words.
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Fifty Pieces of Classical Music for HalloweenGoosebumps with class with these fifty selections of classical music
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Limericks for Sarah PalinThe only form of poetry appropriate for Sarah Palin
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How to Learn a Foreign Language in Thirteen Lucky StepsStick to a plan to learn a foreign language, and commit to using the language every day.
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Increase Your Vocabulary with Greek PrefixesPrefixes that derive from Greek can help you improve your English vocabulary.
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Make Sure Your Wishes in Your Advance Directive for Medical Care Are FollowedYou need an advance directive, a statement directing decisions about life-sustaining medical care after you are no longer able to communicate your wishes.
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The Advance Directive, Living Will, and Medical ProxyAn advance directive is a statement that you make in advance of the time that it is needed directing decisions about life-sustaining medical care after you are no longer able to communicate your wishes.
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Dinosaur Fun with IguanodonRemains of iguanodons have been found on every continent except Antarctica, in a range of sizes, and covering much of the time dinosaurs lived.
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Use the Subjunctive Mood of Verbs to Write Precisely and ElegantlyAlthough the subjunctive is on the fringes of modern English, using the subjunctive correctly can affect the meaning of a sentence.
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What's Missing from Your Bible? The Book of JudithJudith, the story of an early Jewish heroine, was included in the 1611 King James Version but is not included in modern Protestant editions of the Bible
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Increase Your Vocabulary with Prefixes with Opposite MeaningsSeven pairs of prefixes with opposite meanings open up many news words in English.
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Putting Up with Tropical Storm FayI am an old hand when it comes to tropical storms and hurricanes. I'm experiencing tropical storm Fay fatigue.
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Thee, Thou, and You-all: How to Talk to YouWhen English lost the words thou and thee, it lost layers of expression that we do not have today.
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Alzheimer's Disease: The Family CurseAlzheimer's Disease touches the lives of everyone who knows a person with Alzheimer's.
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How to Find Buddhist Texts OnlineYou can download a library of texts and audio representing all the different traditions of Buddhism for free.
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Increase Your Vocabulary with Negative Prefixes: From "Dis" to "Un"What's not to love about prefixes? My question provides a hint about the prefixes that I have discovered (that is, uncovered) for this article: prefixes that have a negative meaning.