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POPSRare Textiles From Honduras Ruins Suggests Mayans Produced Fine Fabrics "Textiles conservator Margaret Ordoñez, a professor at the University of Rhode Island, spent a month at the site in 2004 examining 100 textile samples found in a tomb, and since then she has been analyzing tiny fragments of 49 samples she brought back to her lab to see what she could learn from them. Analyzing these ancient textile samples is a complex and laborious process, particularly because the remnant samples are so small. Ordoñez pulled out about 30 plastic containers the size of a film canister, and inside each was what looked like a rock or bit of compressed mud about an inch in diameter. Within each piece were flecks of what only an expert could tell are tiny fragments of fabric. Handling each piece very carefully so it doesn’t crumble, Ordoñez uses a stereomicroscope to examine the yarn structure, the fabric structure, and the finish on each sample."
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POPSLenin swims away! Done for a Hungarian film production on Margaret Island in Budapest. Talk about deserting ship! :D
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POPSRhode Island Says No To Gay Couple Divorce Why is this making the news? Don't we already know that states which don't allow gay marriage also don't allow gay divorce because it is already not recognized in the state? I am gay and also support gay marriage but it is ridiculous to expect this of a state that does not recognize gay marriage. If you were able to go to MA in the first place for marriage then you should go back for the divorce. This is even more ridiculous when considering the fact that the couple were never legally married in their home state anyway. However, had Rhode Island decided to grant the divorce - that would have been real news!
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POPSScientific consensus One must ask, "How in the world did university researchers come to conclusions that defended this outrageous affront to society?" A look back at the research concluded that the researchers adjusted their outcomes to support the theory of those paying for the research.
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