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Climate change, water pollution, destructive fishing and damage to coastal habitats are all contributing factors.
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How Innovative Teachers Are Using Skype In Their Classrooms
Skype gives students and teachers the ability to connect with the outside world without leaving the classroom, allowing them to meet face-to-face with the...
The Origins of Christmas
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by Denis Cummings
Since the mid-fourth century, Western Christians have celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25 to honor the birth date of Jesus Christ....
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History is full of women who never got fair credit for their brilliant ideas, heroic deeds or extraordinary work, often due to prejudice, discrimination...
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