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Gay Marriages 400 Years Ago in Europe! - A lighter "Dark Age" By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor Homosexuality was a frequent reality for the ancient Greeks and Romans, who left many writings, paintings, mosaics representing homosexual men and lesbian women. The very term "homosexual" comes from Ancient Greek, meaning "same sex" and "lesbian" comes from the island of Lesbos (Greece) where Moon Goddess' priestesses practiced lesbianism. In ancient Sparta, homosexuality was seen as a virtue. Many religions are tolerant to homosexuality; Christianity has been always seen as highly intolerant to this. And this shaped the attitude of the European and Western civilization towards this phenomenon. Still, a new investigation shows that civil unions between male couples existed six centuries ago in medieval Europe. Moreover, gay marriages were not taboo in a "Dark Age" Europe. "Historical evidence, including legal documents and gravesites, can be interpreted as supporting the

Interesting find on Wikipedia.Gravelly Hill Interchange - Junction 6 of the M6 here in the UK - is better known as Spaghetti Junction. There are several Spaghetti Junctions around the world, from Florida to Melbourne, but Gravelly Hill is the original. Incidentally it was voted as the favourite landmark of frequent motorists in a recent RAC survey.But who was it that first coined the nickname 'Spaghetti Junction'? Alan Eaglesfield, sub-editor (copy editor if you will) on the Birmingham Evening Mail in the 1970s when the interchange opened.Mr Eaglesfield, as one sub to another, I salute you.

I haven't written the other parts yet. I will, just haven't gotten around to it. Whether or not I drink alcohol, I still have a temper, one that occasionally expresses itself physically, or violently. I've been called a "mean-ass drunk," and I know I can be. However, I can be mean at any time: Alcohol merely allows my temper to be unleashed that much more easily. Unfortunately, that temper sometimes gets taken out on people I care about. It's been in the back of my mind for most of my adult...

Not cool... seriously. So really is there anything we can really do about this? It sort of seems hopeless. — Ultimately, rising seas will likely swamp the first American settlement in Jamestown, Va., as well as the Florida launch pad that sent the first American into orbit, many climate scientists are predicting. In about a century, some of the places that make America what it is may be slowly erased. Global warming _ through a combination of melting glaciers, disappearing ice sheets and warmer waters expanding _ is expected to cause oceans to rise by one meter, or about 39 inches. It will happen regardless of any future actions to curb greenhouse gases, several leading scientists say. And it will reshape the nation.Be sure to stop by for more later...

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In this month’s ACTION NEWS, the man who is my up-line sponsor, Dave Mann is singled out for making AMSOIL history (no small feat since the company’s 35 years old)!  Dave has become the first Six Star Regency Platinum Direct Jobber in AMSOIL history.  President and CEO A.J. “Al” Amatuzio wrote about him in his exclusive front inside cover piece From The President’s Desk.  Although obviously the accomplishment is noteworthy and I wholeheartedly congratulate Dave on it, what I think sets our group apart is also fully manifested in Dave, but not mentioned by Mr. Amatuzio or in the cover story on Dave on the very next page.  For a Big Dog, and I think it’s clear, Dave is a big dog in the company, he also strikes me as a humble, helpful person who doesn’t only pick and choose who he wants to assist along the way based on the relative income he may get from it.  All over MLM land you see this.  You have an up-line sponsor who seems to do anythi

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Lori Chalupny kicked in one of the fastest goals in history to power the American women's soccer team to a win that bumped them up to the quarterfinals. It was the second fastest all-time in the FIFA world cup history. This win also cemented their place at the top of their competition grouping 3 points clear of the second placer North Korean.

If youve ever tried to lookup family history I bet you pulled a few hairs out:) Been there, done that.......Heres a pretty cool site to check if your just getting started. http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/History_Family.shtmlPowered by ScribeFire.

It's the Emmys tomorrow and Hollyscoop.com will be there Live from the Red Carpet.Along with NowLive.com the Hollyscoop girls - Diana, Ani & Nora - will be making history and viewers will have the ability to call-in and ask questions of those being interviewed on the Red Carpet.For more info visit Hollyscoop and also check out Hollyscoop TV.

A lot of people ask me about my background and how and why I am in mortgages. Most people want to know why someone in the mortgage industry has a web site like Blown Mortgage. I guess its a little weird having a site that is primarily focused on the negative aspects of the industry in which I work. So with out further ado, for those of you that care about who is writing this blog please enjoy this autobiographical article that should shed some light on who I am and why I write Blown Mortgage. Part 1 Part 2 PART 3 A New Day Like being dunked in cold water you realize right away that sitting behind a desk dreaming up customer experience is a whole lot cleaner than the messy business that is running a company.  Marketing theory and strategy that look good on paper can quickly fade in the face of overwhelming reality.  But we continued to force the issue of quality and writing good loans.  We focused on customer service, developed a 10-point customer service pledge, and took an oath

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The Eldorado model was part of the Cadillac line from 1953 to 2002. The Cadillac Eldorado was the longest running American personal luxury car as it was the only one sold after the 1998 model year. Its main competitors included the Lincoln Mark Series and the lower-priced Buick Riviera. Although cars bearing the name varied considerably [...]

 Introduction to American Radicalized Sociopolitical Movements in Informationalism and the Network Society a working paper by Russell Cole After becoming versed in this typically neglected aspect to the American story [Populism and the People’s Party], I became fixated on the truly unique poignancy it deserved in any narration of American sociopolitical history; one characterized, in most every other [...]

A lot of people ask me about my background and how and why I am in mortgages. Most people want to know why someone in the mortgage industry has a web site like Blown Mortgage. I guess its a little weird having a site that is primarily focused on the negative aspects of the industry in which I work. So with out further ado, for those of you that care about who is writing this blog please enjoy this autobiographical article that should shed some light on who I am and why I write Blown Mortgage. Part 1 Here’s part 2: After College After college I took a year off and enjoyed the last of my halcyon Santa Barbara days. Enjoying the life of a nominally employed; I slept, swam, imbibed and for a gainful wage worked as a front door sentinel for a popular nightclub and waiter at the mildly famous (and tasty) California Pizza Kitchen. I still fought with myself about career direction and ended up making a poorly reasoned foray in to the dreary world of clinical research. It must be th

I guess I should have tied some of this into my prior post about how the Repugs are telling Hispanics in this country to take a hike based on their confrontational position on immigration and so-called “sanctuary cities,” but it seems that Willard Mitt was chanting this mantra recently (and gosh golly, Mitt, it sounds like your whole “down-home” thing plays just oh so well with the voting demographic of this country that is shrinking faster than any other).Well, it turns out that I overlooked the 40th anniversary last Friday of the self-destruction of the presidential hopes of Mitt’s father, George (here).As Boston Globe columnist Neil Swidey wrote last August...On August 31, 1967, George Romney, the voluble, vigorous three-term governor of Michigan and former automotive executive, walked into a Detroit TV station to be interviewed by a local broadcaster with a lousy hairpiece. For more than a year, Romney had been talked about as the Republicans' best chance for winning the

Oner of the topmost player In Indian entertain world had confirmed that he 1st week collections of Rs. 27.8 crores for its blockbuster film 'Heyy Babyy', in India.The film released to packed cinemas on 24 th August 2007 worldwide. Starring the comedy trio of Akshay Kumar, Fardeen Khan and Ritesh Deshmukh in lead roles, with a new glamorous look for Vidya Balan, 'Heyy Babyy' was one of the highly

I have recieved now more than a few requests to share a bit more about my background with respect to how I ended up where I am now than i reveal on my About page. It is a task that I have not been too excited about as it feels self-indulgent and overly revealing at the same time. I am sure that many of you will skip these posts (and yes there is more than one) and feel free to do so, those of you interested in where this is all coming from - enjoy. There are four parts to this thing and I’ll be rolling them out over the next week or so. It is definitely an unfinished piece. Particularly the parts about my indoctrination in to the industry and any in-depth conversation of where I learned what I share here; but its a modest start and one that I hope puts some perspective me - the person who writes Blown Mortgage every day. – Morgan Part 1 A lot of people ask me about my background and how and why I am in mortgages. Most people want to know why someone in the mortgage ind

This was a truly unique post --- I loved it. They list people everyone knows as great figures which have done or said atrocious things.Check it out if you want!Be sure to stop by for more later...