Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
Faith & Spirituality |
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| When Does Paranormal Become Normal? |
| We use the word "paranormal" in reference to things that are outside the range of normal experience or scientific explanation. Its prefix (para) is derived from the Latin for "outside" or "against," so a paranormal experience is one that is outside the realm of scientific understanding. |
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| History & Genealogy |
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| The Camp Logan Mutiny |
| In 1917, shortly after the United States declared war on Imperial Germany, the War Department ordered the Third Battalion of the 24th United States Infantry Regiment, an all-black unit of the famous Buffalo Soldiers, to guard the construction site of Camp Logan in Houston, Texas. |
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| Local & Global |
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| The Founding of Rhode Island |
| England, in the 1600s, was not a place of religious freedom. In fact, it was not unusual for those who held beliefs deemed contrary to the official church to be imprisoned, tortured, or killed, and often all three. Many of those who came to the American colonies did so in order to escape persecution |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| Greenhouses in the Movie Houses |
| People go to them for different reasons. To rest, to retreat, to grow, think, meditate, dream, and nurture. They are places of life, and places of tomorrow. Hollywood has its way of presenting greenhouses, as these movies featuring them will attest. |
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