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WHERE ARCHEOLOGY AND LEGEND MEET
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MANAMA, Bahrain - The intriguing tale of Middle Eastern man's
early life in a long-lost holy place called Dilmun has been
excavated here in recent years from thousands of ancient graves.
A Sumerian legend describing the world's origins and how the
gods dealt with man tells the tale of the hero Gilgamesh, who
traveled to Dilmun, a land of eternal life, in search of the flower
of life.
There he met Ziusudra, to whom the gods had granted ongoing
life. Dilmun was believed to be t...
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WHERE ARCHEOLOGY AND LEGEND MEET
The Boston Globe
; MANAMA, Bahrain - The intriguing tale of Middle Eastern man's early life in a long-lost holy place called Dilmun has been excavated here in recent years from thousands of ancient graves. A Sumerian legend describing the world's origins and how the gods dealt with man tells the tale of the hero
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Sweet Water overflowing with options
Chicago Sun-Times
; ... interesting. This beauty and the beef was very flavorful, grilled exactly as ordered, and quite enjoyable. That's the good news. The bad news is that the promised "sauteed wild mushrooms" were not that, rather three unappetizing (black) mushroom caps that ...
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'Roll Bounce' to a bygone era
New Pittsburgh Courier
; "Roll Bounce," starring rapper/actor Bow Wow, gives moviegoers a pleasant walk down memory lane. Seventies music, '70s fashion and even a few '70s values make this a good family film choice. It has great skating sequences, nice filming tricks, like a glass-bottom floor, and one of the best
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Sunny Folk-Rock, Sweet Semi-Grunge
The Washington Post
; AS DID the group's debut album, Sun 60's "Only" opens with a catchy, bouncy song that overshadows everything that follows: "Mary Xmess" is perhaps not a composition for the ages, but it's lively, tuneful and more memorable than the other 12 tracks on this modestly eclectic L.A. neo-folk-rock trio's
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Haute cuisine Sweet Water dazzles with urban chic, flashy menu.(Time Out!)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Joan Broz Daily Herald Correspondent A newcomer in 2001, Sweet Water joins a culinary trend among suburban restaurants to offer superb cuisine and fresh ingredients with imaginative presentations. More haute than homey, the downtown Glen Ellyn restaurant is designed and decorated to dazzle.
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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ALLEY RECORDS GOES TO THE WELL FOR A PROVEN BAND.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
; Byline: Michael Mehle Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer Denver's Alley Records has made it a mission to record and release projects from local artists, and in some cases ...
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Sweet Returns A number of dams being built along the Saurashtra and Kutch coasts is not only saving the land from salinity but also creating huge water reservoirs and an opportunity for eco-tourism
India Today
; For decades, Gujarat has waged an unsuccessful battle against salinity in its coastal areas. But today it is turning the problem on its head with the novel scheme of building dams on rivers just before they merge into the sea, thus, preventing seawater from entering the coastal lands through river
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 "The Independent (Bangladesh)")
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Pearl extraction, THE INDEPENDENT
The Independent (Bangladesh)
; 00-00-0000 Pink pearls are valued yet neglected natural assets of this country. They are extracted from small oysters found in our morbid delta region in tidal rivers and large water bodies (haors and beels), and in some table land rivers and sweet water bodies (haors) that are subject to Himalayan
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COMPLEX `SWEET WATER' FLIRTS WITH GREATNESS.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)(Review)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
; Byline: Bonnie Sutherland Sweet Water By Kathryn Kramer. Alfred A. Knopf, 314 pages, $24. Two romantic triangles form the corners of Kathryn Kramer's novel Sweet Water. Set in the same Vermont house, one occurs in the present and the other a century ago. The entanglements are intended to mirror
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Restaurateur plans to open Sweet Water by summer.(News)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Harry Hitzeman Daily Herald Staff Writer Sean Springer wanted to open his steak and seafood restaurant in downtown Glen Ellyn by late 2000. But one minor detail delayed the opening and interior work on Sweet Water, located in a 3,000-square-foot storefront at 411 N. Main St. Instead of
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