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Junkie Prophet

The use of drugs, hallucinogens or other trance-inducing behaviour to invoke Very likely based on the real life Oracle of Delphi. There's strong evidence to suggest that volcanic gases filtered into the cave where she made her...

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The Dish | The name says 'Gyro,' but some meals are English

It doesn't take long to understand why Joe and Alison Hanover, owners of A.J.'s Gyro Cafe (768 Highlander Point Dr., Floyds Knobs, Ind.), serve far more than the famous Greek handheld wrap included in their restaurant's name.

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Schoolboy 'tormented for salami sanger'

Helen Grigoriou comforts her son Antonios who was allegedlty beaten by Muslim students at his school. Picture: Jeff Herbert A SYDNEY couple has withdrawn their two children from a public primary school, claiming their...

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Don't Believe Everything the Oracle Tells You

Athens, Greece - Last Sunday, we visited the ruins of ancient Delphi, two hours or so from here in the Greek capital, an extraordinary site at the base of Mount Parnassus overlooking the Pleistos Valley, almost half a mile...

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New wine, new friends and a killer sandwich

New wine, new friends and a killer sandwich By BOB BERWYN summit daily news After an eight-hour ferry ride from Vlore, Albania, Leigh and I stroll through Brindisi. The town sits like a spur on the heel of the Italian boot,...

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Past's Present: Emerging From A Turbulent Past, Armenia Is Caught In A Clash Of Old And New As It...

PAST'S PRESENT; EMERGING FROM A TURBULENT PAST, ARMENIA IS CAUGHT IN A CLASH OF OLD AND NEW AS IT EMBRACES CAPITALISM The Straits Times (Singapore) November 3, 2009 Tuesday The Armenian taxi driver was an instant friend. I had...

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Scavengers rummage for a living in Sidon's notorious dump

SIDON: The squalid carbuncle that is Sidon dump rises from the sea just a five minute drive from the center of one of Lebanon’s most picturesque and historic towns. Originally created to dispose of debris from buildings bombed...

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Basilico Ristorante Italiano: An authentic Italian escape

“Authentic” is a word thrown around the foreign restaurant scene with abandon. It lures diners in with the promise of being transported to a faraway land where they rub elbows with locals fresh from a National Geographic photo...

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Good to go: In a city blessed with great gourmet shops, why not picnic with the best?

San Diego's near-perfect climate means picnic outings don't have to be reserved for just the summer months. Whether it is staged at a favorite waterside spot, a neighborhood park or backcountry retreat, an outdoors repast can...

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Pumpernickel and Dimed

David Sax doesn't want delicatessens to disappear. Determined to champion the cuisine he'd grown up loving, Canadian journalist David Sax undertook a six-nation tasting tour. He'll talk about the resulting book, Save the Deli:...

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