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For Larry, since we had a lovely discussion in the car, in which neither of us could remember the state of the abandoned “Lost Colony”—were the dwellings disheveled, or did they appear normal, as if their occupants had simply vanished?

The settlers landed on Roanoke Island on July 22 1587. On 18 August, White’s daughter delivered [...]

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PC High School

[Our high school mascot is] no longer the Tigers because the name shows “shocking disrespect” for an endangered creature.

I know I’m shocked.

…They herd us into an assembly that is supposed to be a “democratic forum” to come up with a new school mascot. Who are we? We can’t be the Buccaneers because pirates supported violence [...]

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Family of books

I am a part of everything that I have read.

— Thomas Roosevelt

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ma.gnolia/carla

Macworld | Playlist | About iTunes library files — "We constantly tell you to back up your iTunes Library and iTunes Music Library.xml files when mucking with your iTunes library, but what are these things?" The Dominick Dunne Treasury: Entertainment & Culture: vanityfair.com — Like any great serial, Dominick Dunne’s diary works best when you know [...]

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I’ve started a Flickr group for Amherst and Nelson counties on Flickr; feel free to join us!

Image pool Group’s map Discussions

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ma.gnolia/carla

Walton’s Mountain Museum - Home — Saunders Brothers — Saunders Brothers Nursery & Orchard Official Website for Janis Ian — Ascension Episcopal Church — Amherst, VA BBC NEWS | Americas | Full text: Obama victory speech — The full text of US presidential candidate Barack Obama's speech in St Paul, Minnesota. Planet Paranormal — UFO Digest —

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Haunted Family

Before chasing spirits was popularized by television ghost hunters armed with digital gadgetry and infrared video, one young woman traveled to the darkest corners of the globe, communing with the dead and chronicling her experiences in pen and ink.

At the time, Countess Catherine Buxhoeveden was married to famous paranormalist and author of 140 books Hans [...]

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Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican’s chief astronomer said in an interview published Tuesday.

The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, was quoted as saying the vastness of the universe means it is possible there could be other forms of [...]

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Elsewhere: 2008-05-12

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ul class=”aktt_tweet_digest”> Flickr: I Want to Believe (and I Want to See the Trailer) http://tinyurl.com/5lazhy # Flickr: "My God, it’s full of stars!" http://tinyurl.com/5os9y5 # ma.gnolia: Japanese literature: Information and Much More from Answers.com http://tinyurl.com/5e5c8s # It’s still jolting when someone’s deliberately ugly [...]

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Flashback Tuesday: Yes, I am a princess. YES I AM. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hauntedpalace/2222059334/ # ma.gnolia: Google Web Search - dark blue redesign (vC) | userstyles.org http://tinyurl.com/5nqpv2 # ma.gnolia: $0.99 iTunes Movie of the Week Widget - MacUpdate http://tinyurl.com/57z9oh # Flickr: Sacred Heart http://tinyurl.com/5lydjl # [...]

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