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POPSThe Gold of Varna Prehistoric Necropolis "There are crouched and extended inhumations. Some graves do not contain a skeleton, but grave gifts (cenotaphs). Interestingly, the symbolic (empty) graves are the richest in gold artifacts. 3000 gold artifacts were found, with a weight of approximately 6 kilograms. Grave 43 (photo) contained more gold than has been found in the entire rest of the world for that epoch. Three symbolic graves contained masks of unburnt clay. The findings showed that the Varna culture had trade relations with distant lands (possibly including the lower Volga and the Cyclades), perhaps exporting metal goods and salt from the Provadiya rock salt mine. The copper ore used in the artifacts originated from a Sredna Gora mine near Stara Zagora, and Mediterranean Spondylus shells found in the graves may have served as primitive currency." The text above from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varna_Necropolis
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POPSHigh Heel Shoe Museum The High Heel Shoe Museum features many of the most beautiful exotic high heel shoes, extreme high heels, ultra high heel stiletto shoes, sandals, fetish shoes, spike heels, unique shoes, designer shoes, couture high fashion styles, pumps, mules, court shoes, platform shoes, wedges, hand painted shoes, custom made shoes, trendy new styles, unusual styles, and extreme platform shoes from around the world.
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POPSOn This Day 10 Years Ago, Chess Champion Defeated By Supercomputer WN: Kasparov's request for a rematch was turned down. Why do you think that was? It looked like IBM had got good publicity but took the ball away and didn't want to play anymore. Campbell: I believe we had accomplished what we were trying to do for so many years and it was time to move on to other problems. Garry Kasparov has now retired from chess and Deep Blue is in a museum so that's not going to happen, but matches between other computers and the current world champion have taken place as recently as last year.
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POPSMedical Quackery Devices Patented Dec. 12, 1905, the Timely Warning was manufactured as a solution to amorous dreaming. OMG! See those spikes? And while not listed at this site, I'm sitting here with a Dr. Pepper. It was originally created as a potion by pharmacist.
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POPSWhat Can Be Learned From a Vacation The article is family centered, but the suggestions would work for singles or childless couples. the Maeght Foundation has almost 9,000 artworks, including some by Calder and Giacometti, and a maze in the sculpture garden designed by Miró.
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POPSGlobal Warming Causes Shark Attacks And as long as we have an increase in human hours in the water, we will have an increase in shark bites.' Some experts suggest that an abundance of seals has attracted high numbers of sharks, while others believe that overfishing has hit their food chain. 'I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it's a convenient excuse,' Burgess said. Another contributory factor to the location of shark attacks could be global warming and rising sea temperatures. 'You'll find that some species will begin to appear in places they didn't in the past with some regularity,' he said. On a tip from mega. Posted by Van Helsing
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POPSThe New Acropolis Museum http://www.newacropolismuseum.gr/eng/ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=537580 http://www.uk.digiserve.com/mentor/marbles/museum.htm
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POPSArtists In Color: Olafur Eliasson + Branislav Kropilak Installations from a culmination of 15 years of work from artist Olafur Eliasson as part of ‘Take Your Time‘ exhibition currently running at the Museum of Modern Art. Along with photographer Branislav Kropilak whose work includes stunning minimalist series of parking garages, trains, building lobbies, and airplane landings.
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POPSThe Code of Hammurabi Hammurabi (ruled ca. 1796 BC – 1750 BC) believed that he was chosen by the gods to deliver the law to his people. The Code of Hammurabi was one of several sets of laws in the Ancient Near East. Most of these codes come from similar cultures and racial groups in a relatively small geographical area, and they have passages which resemble each other. The earlier Code of Ur-Nammu (21st century BC), the Hittite laws (ca. 1300 BC), and Mosaic Law (traditionally ca. 1400 BC under Moses), all contain statutes that bear at least passing resemblance to those in the Code of Hammurabi and other codices from the same geographic area. The complete text of Hammurabi's Code of Laws. http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm. Quite shocking. The photographs were taken at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Invictus has a clip on Hammurabi: http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/92611450-2366-40A4-8825-C9287250A843/
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POPSAndreas Paul Weber - Illustrationen zum nationalrevolutionären "Widerstandskreis" (1929-1934) Am 1. November 1893 in Arnstadt (Thüringen) geboren. Am 2. Juli 1937 wurde A. Paul Weber wegen seiner Kontakte zum 'Widerstandskreis' verhaftet und bis zum 15. Dezember in Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, in Berlin und Nürnberg gefangen gehalten. Im Gefängnis wurde ihm das Zeichnen unpolitischer Blätter gestattet . Am 9. November 1980 verstarb der Künstler . A. Paul Weber Museum: A. Paul Weber - Das Leben In 1928 Weber became a member of a political circle opposing Hitler and National Socialism, which was centred around Ernst Niekisch. Weber illustrated books and periodicals for the Widerstands-Verlag (Resistance Press). The journals were banned and Weber was imprisoned by the Nazis from July to December 1937. A. Paul Weber Museum - English informations
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POPSColossal Squid Thaw to Be Webcast Live
Webcast Enjoy live video from the tank and dissection room. We are trying to make sure we record when the scientists lay out the squid for display so that Northern Hemisphere people can catch up on what has happened. > Wide angle camera http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/camera-4.asx > Dissection table http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/camera-2.asx > Thawing bath - fixed camera http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/camera-3.asx > Thawing bath - scanning camera http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/camera-1.asx > Rotating view - switches between cameras every 30 seconds http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/rotate-1.asx > 4 cameras on the same page You will need a broadband connection to view this page. Be aware that this page is sending a lot of data and will increase your data usage.10 minutes is around 75 MB. http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/matrix.htm The webcast is best viewed in Windows Media Player, Real Player or Mplayer under Linux or Os-X. Totem and VideoLan also work well. Apple users
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