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Eminem Offers Interview to Annie Reed, 8th Grader From East Hills Middle School in Troy NY

Eminem Offers Interview to Annie Reed, 8th Grader From East Hills Middle School in Troy NY

Rapper Eminem offers his first interview since October 2010 to Annie Reed, an East Hills Middle School 8th grader from Troy, NY. The fourteen year old landed the opportunity of her life so far February 3 when the Detroit megastar answered a series of questions for her first foray in journalism....

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What Is Fermentation?

Fermentation is a process that converts a carbohydrate into an acid or alcohol. Fermentation, in a stricter sense, also involves the use of yeast as an agent in changing sugar into alcohol. It can also refer to the use of bacteria in order to create lactic acid on some foods. Fermentation is a...

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Who Is Sinbad the Sailor?

Sinbad the Sailor is one of the many stories complied in a collection of stories of the Arabian Nights. He is known as a mighty sailor whose fame on his high seas adventures reached far and wide. Sinbad the Sailor is one of the many Arabian folktales which is often published as a single story rather...

Joe Jonas Nabbed by TSA for Knives in Bag

Joe Jonas Nabbed by TSA for Knives in Bag

Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers and Disney stardom was recently nabbed by TSA airport security for concealing knives in his bag. Joe was en route from the Middle East to New York City when, after passing through one check point, airport security in Abu Dhabi found cheese cutting knives in Joe's...

42.0 Milestones in the History of Marijuana

42.0 Milestones in the History of Marijuana

People around the world have been smoking marijuana for thousands of years while also using the hemp plant for everything from fabric and rope to ethanol fuel. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, a man with a bit of power and enough determination decided pot was wicked, evil and narcotic. He...

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What Is Eyebrow Threading?

Eyebrow threading is a type of depilation method that had its roots in India. But it is also widely practiced in many countries in the Middle East. Eyebrow threading as a service was initially offered to middle eastern clients in many western salons. But this technique was discovered by European...

The 50 Most Influential Christians of All Time

The 50 Most Influential Christians of All Time

Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...

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Sheikh Ahmed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan's Body Found

Sheikh Ahmed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan's body has found near the location of a glider crash in Moracco which occured on Friday, March 27, 2010. Ahmed is the younger brother of Abu Dhabi's ruler and United Arab Emigrates President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Ahmad was one of the Middle...

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What Is Homosociality?

Homosociality is not the same as homosexuality though sometimes it is associated with the idea of people of the same sex having relationship beyond friendship. The term homosociality actually refers to people of the same sex who are enjoying close ties and friendship that is not sexual in nature....

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What Is Farro?

Farro was one of the first ever plants to be domesticated in the Middle East. This particular kind of wheat is a low yielding plant and because of this quality, it has been increasingly replaced in favor of other, more high yielding crops. Farro does remain as a relict species in some of the more...