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Potato Production Guide for Commercial Producers * - The potato is a member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae) and originated in the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes of South America. Related plants in the nightshade family include peppers, eggplants and tomatoes, and weeds like hairy nightshade and black nig...
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National Gallery of Art: 18th century france Boucher - The works in the East Sculpture Hall span some 250 years of French history, from before the birth of Louis XIV to the Second Empire. During those years, both artistic styles and the sources of patronage changed dramatically. Voltaire maintained that "...
Source/Host: National Gallery of Art | Reviewer: K. Mortensen     .   .

National Gallery of Art: Dutch Landscapes - Seventeenth-century Netherlanders had a passion for depictions of city and countryside, either real or imaginary. Local scenery asserted Holland's national pride, while vistas of foreign sites recalled the extent of its overseas commerce. Holland's ocean...
Source/Host: National Gallery of Art | Reviewer: K. Mortensen     .   .

Corn Farming in Iowa - This site is part of "The Story of Corn" website. This sections contains lots of facts about soil & farming inventions. It is very creatively & interactively designed for students' enjoyment.
Source/Host: Camp Silos | Addresses: images | Reviewer: S. Yamahata     .   .

Lemurs - Lemurs are mammals, and more specifically, primates - as are monkeys, apes and humans. The species living today are small to medium sized mammals ranging from the smallest of all primates, the tiny pygmy mouse lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), which weighs onl...
Reviewer: J. Nicol     .   .

Ireland * -
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Antarctic Penguins (Adelies and Emperors) * - get an overview of these penguins and learn about their biology and protection. Facts Going to Antarctica Winter over & Team Dome C & Concordia Terra Nova Bay Old MacMurdo & DdU Other Antarctic bases Accident d'hélicopt&eg...
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Picture Tour of Niagara Falls and Niagara Region * - filled with pictures taken from many places in the Niagara Falls area. Also features pictures of Fort Erie.
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Syphilis and AIDS: Lessons from history * - "Implications of the recent lyme culture technique for the diagnosis of syphilis" presented at the 12th International Conference on Lyme Disease and Other Spirochetal and Tick-Borne Disorders, New York City, April 9 & 10, 1999 DÉJA VU: A...
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