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FAST, FEAST, AND FLESH: THE RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE OF FOOD TO MEDIEVAL WOMEN
"In reading the lives of the [ancients] our lukewarm blood curdles at the thought of their austerities, but we remain strangely unimpressed by the essential point, namely, their determination to do...
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LIVE IN THE VICTORIAN KITCHEN - FOOD FROM THE EMPIRE
"When eating fruit, remember who planted the tree; when drinking water, remember who dug the well".(Vietnamese Proverb)British food has always been multicultural. From the influence of the Romans in...
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SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF ALCOHOL
INTRODUCTIONThe sociological study of alcohol in society is concerned with two broad areas. (1) The first area is the study of alcohol behavior, which includes: (a) social and other factors in alcohol...
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WHISKEY - BASICALLY THE BASICS
I hated my first whiskey. I don’t remember what it was and it doesn’t really matter, but I think it made me sick. I was probably drunk at three o’clock in the morning in my friend’s college dorm room,...
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HOW TO EAT SUSHI
Many Americans walk into a sushi restaurant and opt to sit at a table because they find the sushi bar intimidating. Sitting at a table feels familiar, as does ordering from a menu. California rolls and...
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THE GRILL - MASTERING FIRE
Fire is raw energy that results when oxygen unites rapidly with another substance. Usually, oxygen bonds with materials so slowly that combustion doesn’t occur. For instance, when oxygen unites with...
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SEEING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA THROUGH ITS COOKBOOKS
American Civil WarCookbooks offer a unique and valuable way to examine American life in the era of the Civil War. Their lessons, however, are not always obvious. Direct references to the war were rare...
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E SE... OS CONFEDERADOS TIVESSEM VENCIDO A GUERRA DA SECESSÃO?
Os Estados Unidos hoje seriam duas nações independentes. A do Sul seria bem parecida com um país latino-americano.A Guerra Civil, como preferem chamá-la os norte-americanos, foi o conflito mais...
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SCANDALS THAT ROCKED THE WORLD - THE UNDOING OF MARILYN MONROE
From glittering heights to a tragic demise, Marilyn Monroe is remembered as one of the world's most adorned women.s there a more scandalous or more sensational icon of the 1950s and 60s than Marilyn...
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HISTÓRIA DO SUTIÃ
Adereço íntimo de uso diário entre a maior parte das mulheres para acompanhar os cânones eróticos de cada época. Se, hoje, ele serve a dar maior liberdade e elegância aos gestos femininos,...
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HOMEM, MICRÓBIOS E HISTÓRIA
O verão de 1894 foi terrível em Woking. Os marcianos aterrissaram. Eram grandes como ursos, pele oleosa, dois olhos enormes e a baba escorria das bocas repletas de tentáculos móveis como fios de...
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DEUSES GUERRAS E EPIDEMIAS
Quando um de nossos filhos começa a apresentar febre, já sabemos que deve estar se manifestando nele um processo infeccioso, geralmente uma das famosas viroses de que os médicos falam. Mas a...
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PIOLHO & CIA: TESTEMUNHA DE UM ENCONTRO
Os agentes infecciosos não contam apenas a trajetória seguida pelo homem. Relatam também fatos ocorridos durante essa grande odisseia. Um parasita nos ajuda a estimar a época em que começamos a vestir...
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ETRURIA
Before the Romans, Italy was occupied by a civilisation who were just as advanced.Where was it: Central ItalyWhen did it exist: 800-250 BCEStrengths: Construction expertise, iron and copper, trade,...
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ANNE BONNY - DISAPPEARING PIRATE QUEEN
Irish Anne Bonny became famed across the Caribbean for her exploits, but what became of her?When Anne McCormac was born in Cork, Ireland in 1689, her life was one of adventure from the start. Anne was...
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POR QUE VINHO É TÃO CARO?
Você caminha pelos corredores do supermercado e chega à gôndola dos vinhos. Se olha para baixo, encontra garrafas que podem custar R$ 20 ou até menos; se os olhos se movem para o alto, veem rótulos que...
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AGROPECUÁRIA SUSTENTÁVEL
Se operasse de forma sustentável, agropecuária atual só alimentaria 3,4 bilhões de pessoas, diz estudo.Análise feita por cientistas alemães afirma que métodos atuais de produção são ineficientes, e por...
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EVOLUÇÃO DE COLORAÇÃO NOS VINHOS TINTOS
Como funciona a evolução de coloração nos vinhos tintos?Nem sempre tons alaranjados denotam um vinho envelhecido!Todos os vinhos tintos, em sua juventude, possuem características evolutivas potenciais...
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¿QUIÉNES FUERON LOS HITITAS?
A reconstrucción de la historia de los hititas, en la medida en que esta tarea puede considerarse realizada, se debe a un esfuerzo científico de apenas un siglo de duración. Si a un erudito de...
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PATRON SAINTS OF COUNTRIES AND TOWNS
Like the rest of this volume, the list printed below is selective, not comprehensive. Patrons of towns in Great Britain and Ireland are found in the Index of Places. Towns called Saint-, San-,...
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