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		<title>My iPhone Deserves Iskin</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we&#8217;re talking about iPhone 4/4S, no doubt most of you are astounded upon seeing its features and had admired the brilliance of the creation! If you had bought this model, for sure you want to keep it nice and have the best protection items and accessories of it, isn&#8217;t it? So for this reason, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When we&#8217;re talking about iPhone 4/4S, no doubt most of you are astounded upon seeing its features and had admired the brilliance of the creation! If you had bought this model, for sure you want to keep it nice and have the best protection items and accessories of it, isn&#8217;t it? So for this reason, iSkin gives you the best and stylishly protecting items and accessories for your iPhone 4/4S.</p>
<p>If you want to get the best protection accessories and items for your iPhone 4/4S, try to find discounted iSkin items now! You can avail discounts from these items and accessories if you will use <a href="http://www.wirelesscouponcode.com/iskin-coupon-code/">iskin coupon</a>. One discounted item that is available in wirelesscouponcode.com is the iSkin XLR, which you can avail 50% iSkin coupon to buy this item.</p>
<p>So what are you still waiting for? If you want to buy the items and avail the iSkin coupon, try to visit the site now and claim deal! </p>
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		<title>Have you already seen the white Immensity of Antarctica?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No doubt most of you are familiar in the place where to find the icy continent in the world, isn’t it? For sure you want to visit the place. While you’re considering visiting the place you may be interested to know more facts and facets about Antarctica, isn’t it? If you’re interested, the following details [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No doubt most of you are familiar in the place where to find the icy continent in the world, isn’t it? For sure you want to visit the place. While you’re considering visiting the place you may be interested to know more facts and facets about Antarctica, isn’t it? If you’re interested, the following details that I will mention here will give you idea. </p>
<p>The icy continent of South Pole covered by permafrost about 98% of the land and surrounded by water. The coldest temperature that you will experience here is about 88.0 degree Celsius. So before visiting Antarctica, make sure that you have the complete winter suits and covers.     </p>
<p>What other interesting scenery you will see in the site? Surrounding the Antarctica, you will see the southernmost active volcano in the earth, the Mount Erebus, also animals such as penguins, wild birds, seals, albatrosses and enormous whales. Incomparable scenery is what you will see in the place like the gigantic icebergs, majestic mountain ranges and mind-boggling polar plateaus.      </p>
<p>If you want to enjoy the exciting and excellent adventures in the icy continent of South Pole, why not plan your vacation now in Antarctica? Surely you will take pleasure in it!</p>
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		<title>Loudoun Archaeological Foundation</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The major goals of the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation include scientific archaeological research and “whole community” archaeological public education and preservation/conservation of the cultural and natural resources of Loudoun County and environs.]]></description>
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<p>The major goals of the Loudoun  Archaeological Foundation include  scientific archaeological research and  “whole community” archaeological  public education and  preservation/conservation of the cultural and  natural resources of  Loudoun County and environs.</p>
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		<title>About Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Purposes of the Foundation The major goals of the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation include scientific archaeological research and “whole community” archaeological public education and preservation/conservation of the cultural and natural resources of Loudoun County and environs. A concern for the negative impact of current fast-paced urban and suburban development on the heritage resources in Loudoun County [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Purposes of the Foundation</strong></p>
<p>The major goals of the Loudoun  Archaeological Foundation include  scientific archaeological research and  “whole community” archaeological  public education and  preservation/conservation of the cultural and  natural resources of  Loudoun County and environs. A concern for the  negative impact of  current fast-paced urban and suburban development on  the heritage  resources in Loudoun County and elsewhere in Northern  Virginia and a  rapidly growing community’s unfamiliarity with its rich,  diverse  cultural history led to the creation of the foundation.   Community-service (free) archaeological research/educational programs   are key to the foundation’s mission. The purpose is to first promote the   community’s appreciation and understanding of its historic/prehistoric   heritage while raising awareness of its endangerment. The primary   program goals of the Foundation are to:</p>
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<div>Conduct yearly scientific archaeological  research/investigations  as a means of educating the public regarding  local/regional cultural  resources.</div>
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<div>Expand the current list/inventory of over a thousand archaeological sites in Loudoun County.</div>
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<div>Tailor archaeological education programs to the “whole  community”  (all ages, sectors of the community) from public/private  school systems  to senior groups.</div>
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<div>Acquire certain endangered historic/prehistoric   structures/properties in Loudoun County for archaeological   education/preservation purposes.</div>
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<div>Work cooperatively with Virginia state and local  government  historic preservation agencies and local business and  preservation  groups</div>
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		<title>About Archaeology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Archaeology is the scientific study of the human past using preserved material evidence. Archaeological goals include reconstructing past environments, explaining culture history/ cultural change, and reconstructing past human lifeways for both prehistoric and historic time periods. In the United States, archaeology is considered one of the four sub-fields of anthropology. Anthropology is the holistic study [...]]]></description>
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<p>Archaeology is the scientific study of the human past using preserved material evidence.</p>
<p>Archaeological goals include reconstructing past  environments,  explaining culture history/ cultural change, and  reconstructing past  human lifeways for both prehistoric and historic  time periods. In the  United States, archaeology is considered one of the  four sub-fields of  anthropology.</p>
<p>Anthropology is the holistic study of people  both physically and  culturally. It is holistic in two senses: it is  concerned with all  human beings at all times and with all dimensions of  humanity. The key  element of Anthropology is culture. One definition is:  Learned  patterned behavior, shared by a group, and passed from  generation to  generation. Archaeology seeks to determine/identify  /reconstruct  aspects of pattern behavior from past human activities.  Anthropological  subfields consist of Cultural, Physical, Linguistical  Anthropology and  Archaeology.</p>
<p>Biological or physical anthropology seeks to  understand the physical  aspects of humans through study of genetics,  evolution, adaptation,  and human physiology.  Paleoanthropology, human  osteology, primatology,  nutritional anthropology, and cell/population  genetics are a few  important subfields of study.</p>
<p>Cultural anthropology investigates the cultural  characteristics and  structure of a particular people. Language, economic  and political  organization, kinship, gender roles, religion, mythology,  symbolism are  but a few elements of this specialty.  Subfield examples  include  culture ecology, medical anthropology, ethnology, psychological   anthropology, folklore, anthropology of religion, and ethnography.</p>
<p>Linguistic anthropology studies the structure  and process of human  communications, verbal and non-verbal; it  identifies/compares the many  subtle elements of the world’s languages,  and documents their  structure, function and history. Linguistic  anthropologists often draw  on related fields including cognitive  linguistics, discourse analysis,  and narrative analysis.</p>
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		<title>The Ngorongoro Crater, a place to enjoy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for a place to visit on your vacation? If you are, why not visit the beautiful place of Ngorongoro Crater? For sure you will enjoy the scenic beauty and the lush forests surrounding the area. As you enter the place, you can see the marvelous landscaping with grassy cater floor, passion tree [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you looking for a place to visit on your vacation? If you are, why not visit the beautiful place of Ngorongoro Crater? For sure you will enjoy the scenic beauty and the lush forests surrounding the area. As you enter the place, you can see the marvelous landscaping with grassy cater floor, passion tree forest, Lake Magadi’s banks and surrounding marshes.</p>
<p>If you’re fun of animals, you can drive the safari vehicles to see numerous of elephants and buffaloes in the forests. You will see an exceptional wildlife about nearly 25,000 animals. These are really an extraordinary paradise.         </p>
<p>If you want to spend the night in the Ngorongoro Crater, there are many lodges where you can stay. It is beautiful and luxurious lodge where in you can enjoy the spectacular views of the World Heritage Site. The lodge has an exclusive and private atmosphere where you can also see the magnificent views of the crater. If you want to dine outside while taking a glance in the beautiful scenery, fine dining areas are available outdoor.     </p>
<p>You will really enjoy visiting the place, so why not plan your vacation now to experience glamorous and memorable area of Ngorongoro Crater?  </p>
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		<title>Great Little Auction</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 05:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time-to-time, the Foundation’s Sponsors, Contributors and Friends give to the foundation a variety of gifts that they wish to be auctioned for purposes of raising funds to help the Foundation carry out its various programs. Those gifts will be posted on this page of the Foundation web site and made available to the highest [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From time-to-time, the Foundation’s  Sponsors, Contributors and Friends  give to the foundation a variety of  gifts that they wish to be  auctioned for purposes of raising funds to  help the Foundation carry  out its various programs. Those gifts will be  posted on this page of  the Foundation web site and made available to the  highest bidders under  the terms and conditions set forth for each gift  item posted.</p>
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		<title>Support Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 05:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation, Inc., as a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt, non-profit group, must rely on a combination of gifts, grants, and donations of money and in-kind goods and services to fund its programs of archaeological research (i. e. investigation, analysis, and reporting) and “whole community” archaeological public education and preservation/conservation. The minimum annual budget [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation, Inc., as a  501 (c) (3)  tax-exempt, non-profit group, must rely on a combination of  gifts,  grants, and donations of money and in-kind goods and services to  fund  its programs of archaeological research (i. e. investigation,  analysis,  and reporting) and “whole community” archaeological public  education  and preservation/conservation. The minimum annual budget  required to  conduct even a basic program effort is approximately $5,000  just to  cover standard fixed operating costs such as insurance  (directors,  liability, and auto) state and local registration fees,  vehicle license  and taxes, etc. An additional $10,000 to $15,000 is  needed annually to  purchase field, laboratory and office equipment as  well as related  operational costs (i. e. archaeological field supplies,  field- worker  lunches, gasoline and vehicle repairs, etc.) to conduct  our actual  archaeological investigation and educational program  activities. All  professional staff and support services are donated by  highly-qualified  volunteers at no cost to the Foundation.</p>
<p>As another element of the Foundation’s  educational program, we look  forward to developing sufficient financial  resources ($5,000 to $10,000  annually) to allow the Foundation to fund a  continuing undergraduate  and graduate level college scholarship program  in the historic  preservation fields for worthy candidates.</p>
<p>The first two years of our program efforts (2007  and 2008) were  funded through a grant of $37,500 from the Virginia  General Assembly,  approximately $6,000 gifts in cash, and nearly $33,000  in donations of  in-kind goods and services which qualified as matching  contributions  for receipt of our Virginia state grant. In addition to  the donations  of a variety of valuable field, laboratory, and office  archaeological  equipment mentioned above, the Foundation was able to use  our grant  funds to purchase a quality lap-top computer and projector  needed for  our developing educational program, two metal detectors, a  good, used  pickup truck, portable display tables, and a number of other  items  needed to support the Foundation’s archaeological investigation  and  educational program activities.</p>
<p>There are many ways that the public can support  the Loudoun  Archaeological Foundation. Obviously, financial support is  our most  urgent need as we continue our archaeological public education  program  and other programs for the preservation and conservation of the   cultural and natural resources of Loudoun County. Information on the   Foundation’s fund-raising opportunities can be found below.</p>
<p>You also may donate needed goods and services to  the Foundation. The  Foundation accepts donations that could be used for  auction to support  the Foundation’s programs. If you wish to make a  donation for auction  by the Foundation or to discuss other appropriate  donations of goods  and services, contact the Foundation by email at:  donations@loudounarchaeologicalfoundation.org. To review items the  Foundation has available for auction and to offer a bid, please go to  the web page section on <a href="../OldBackup/greatlittleauction.php">The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation’s Great Little Auction</a>.</p>
<p>Because the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation is  geared towards a  “whole community” approach to archaeological public  education and  preservation/conservation of the cultural and natural  resources of  Loudoun County, it will primarily rely upon volunteers,  under the  direct supervision of professional archaeologists, to carryout  its  various programs. Currently, the Foundation has a base of over   one-hundred dedicated and trained volunteers.</p>
<p>To see the types of programs the Foundation will be conducting,  please visit our blog to see past and upcoming events and opportunities,  and our Press Center.   Persons interested in participating at  archaeological digs conducted  by the Foundation should register for  appropriate training at a  Foundation-sponsored training program.  Opportunities for training and  participation on archaeological digs  will be announced on one or more of  the web pages noted in this  paragraph and in local newspapers.</p>
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		<title>The Caves of Carlsbad, its beauty and wonders above and below!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you love visiting caves? If you do, would you like to visit the caves of Carlsbad? Well, if you will visit the place you will see a lot of beautiful surroundings below and above the caves. Would you like to know what these are? Here as follows. Underneath the ground of rocky slopes and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you love visiting caves? If you do, would you like to visit the caves of Carlsbad? Well, if you will visit the place you will see a lot of beautiful surroundings below and above the caves. Would you like to know what these are? Here as follows.</p>
<p>Underneath the ground of rocky slopes and canyons, cactus, grass, thorny shrubs, and the occasional tree, you will see the hidden treasures, known as caves. There are more than 117 known caves and these are available for tour. Above and below the caves, you will see the decoration of stalactites, stalagmites and an incredible variety of other formations. </p>
<p>Some activities that are available for tourist are hiking and backcountry camping, ranger programs in the visitor center, and watching the incredible exodus of Mexican free-tail bats for about 1 million in numbers. During the day, these bats crowd together in the ceiling of Bat Cave, and at nightfall, the bats leave the cave in gigantic swarms, like a dark swift-moving cloud.  </p>
<p>Visiting the place doesn’t rely on the weather condition because the weather in southern New Mexico can change quickly at any time of the year. However, the temperature in the cave is a mild 13 degree Celsius in a year-round. But the majority visitors come during the month of June to August. So if you want to visit the place, just bring a light jacket and comfortable shoes with rubber soles.   </p>
<p>So are you now ready to see this beauty and wonders of Carlsbad Caverns? Plan your vacation now! </p>
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		<title>The most typical aspect of Venice and its Canals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 05:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you planning to visit the most imaginative cities of Venice with your family or friends? Indeed you are interested to learn more about these unique canals of Venice. The city of Venice in surrounded by lagoon and water, remarkable buildings, and canals, from the biggest up to the smaller canals. While wandering around in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you planning to visit the most imaginative cities of Venice with your family or friends? Indeed you are interested to learn more about these unique canals of Venice. </p>
<p>The city of Venice in surrounded by lagoon and water, remarkable buildings, and canals, from the biggest up to the smaller canals. While wandering around in the outer areas of Venice you will see the small streets, quiet piazzas, alleys ending on one of the canals, laundry hanging in the streets, old Venetian women chatting on their balconies, small bars, churches, and beautiful designed houses everywhere.   </p>
<p>In canals you will find gondolas which tourist can have a short ride for high amount, the inevitable souvenir shops, and quayside on the lagoon with great views on the waterside of the city.  </p>
<p>As the sun goes down on the city, the unforgettable scenery will be shown in Venice as the lights and shadow starts with the narrow canals. This is really an unforgettable moment you will experience while visiting the city of Venice and its canals.   </p>
<p>So don’t ever miss this chance to visit and wander around in the city of Venice. Surely you will love the place and you will really enjoy your vacation!   </p>
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