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  1. Stevenson, Robert Louis - Treasure Island (Bibliomania)

  2. Stevenson, Robert Louis - Treasure Island (Infomotions)
      Provides online text. 6-02

  3. Arithmetic Flashcards (Teaching Treasures)
      Provides flashcards for practicing math skills. Some of the tests are timed.

  4. Fragile Treasures of the World at Risk in Iraq (International Herald Tribune - Melikian)
      "Within weeks, some of the most important monuments, works of art and written archives of the history of East and West could be at risk."

      "If war breaks out in Iraq, the dangers threatening a cultural heritage - which matters not only to the land where the monuments stand and the artistic treasures were excavated, but also to our world - will be manifold."

      "The harm caused by the Gulf War in 1991 was severe." 3-03

  5. -African-American History (Library of Congress)
      Uses treasures, key historical documents in the Library of Congress, to weave a story on the history of African-Americans in the United States. 2-01

  6. -Declaration of Independence (Library of Congress) star
      Uses treasures, key historical documents in the Library of Congress, to weave a story on the history of the Declaration of Independence. 9-05

  7. Declaration of Independence (Library of Congress)
      Uses treasures, key historical documents in the Library of Congress, to weave a story on the history of the Declaration of Independence. 9-05

  8. Taoism (Wikipedia.org)
      "Taoist propriety and ethics may vary depending on the particular school, but in general tends to emphasize wu-wei (action through non-action), 'naturalness', simplicity, spontaneity, and the Three Treasures: compassion, moderation, and humility."

  9. Freegans Eat Garbage (Fox News)
      "One person's trash is literally another person's treasure, if that person happens to be a freegan (search). They’re not vegans who refuse to eat meat or animal products, these people eat out of the garbage." 10-04

  10. Top Rated Western Movies and "Luminaries" (IMDB.com)
      Provides a list of the top 10 rated by IMDB. (Other surveys will result in different lists). The movies include Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966), C'era una volta il West (1968), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), High Noon (1952), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), The Wild Bunch (1969), The Searchers (1956), Unforgiven (1992), and The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). Luminaries include John Ford, John Wayne, James Stewart, Clint Eastwood, Sergio Leone, Howard Hawks, Gary Cooper, Gregory Peck, Sam Peckinpah, and Maureen O'Hara.

  11. Terrorism Mentality Clashes With Small-Town Ways (MSNBC News)
      "Federal law will make county treasurer Paula Schneider do something that would be plain rude on the streets of this little town: treat friends as strangers." 8-05

  12. Peruvians Wants Machu Picchu Artifacts Returned (USA Today)
      "The treasures of Machu Picchu, says David Ugarte, regional director of Peru's National Culture Institute, were given to the American explorer 'on loan.' "

      "Peru's battle with Yale is not unique. Since 1820, when Greece demanded the return of the Elgin Marbles from the British Museum, countries of origin have steadily gotten more assertive about retrieving their heritage."
    01-06

  13. Ancient Roman Coins Reveal History (Archaeology.org - Benenson)
      "During the chaos and confusion of the third century A.D., amid widespread disease, famine, and barbarian invasions, a brazen upstart seizes control of a breakaway state within the Roman Empire. He proclaims himself emperor only to disappear days later, his life and story lost, save for only the briefest of remarks in two fragmentary and unreliable sources. Then, an amateur treasure hunter scanning the green fields of Oxfordshire with a metal detector chances upon a small clay pot filled with more than 5,000 ancient Roman coins." 04-06

  14. -10-05-06 "Monster" Fossil Found in Arctic (BBC News)
      "Norwegian scientists have discovered a "treasure trove" of fossils belonging to giant sea reptiles that roamed the seas at the time of the dinosaurs."

      "The fossil hoard comprises 21 long-necked plesiosaurs, six ichthyosaurs and one short-necked plesiosaur. The bones were unearthed in fine-grained sedimentary rock called black shale." 10-06

  15. The Real Meaning of 4,000 Dead (Time.com)
      "When you are evaluating the price of the war, weighing potential rewards versus cost in blood and treasure, I would ask you to consider what is worth the lives of three of your loved ones? Or eight? Or more? It would be a tragedy for my 8 and 3 to have died without us being able to complete our mission, but it maybe even more tragic for 8 and 3 to become anything higher." 03-08

  16. -04-09-08 Candidates Contribute to the Debate on Iraq (ABC News)
      "McCain has promised to campaign in favor of an open-ended commitment with the clear goal of achieving a broad victory of a stable, functioning nation. The Democratic candidates will campaign on the promise of a limited commitment that would willingly leave behind a less stable nation to reduce the U.S. cost of blood and treasure, while allowing for an increased military commitment in Afghanistan to fight al-Qaeda and the Taliban. McCain has not yet defined any limits on his commitment, if the U.S. effort began to fail, and the Democrats have yet to clearly define the extent of instability in Iraq that would be acceptable to leave behind." 04-08

  17. -09-24-08 McCain Campaign Chief Still With Lobbying Firm (MSNBC News)
      "Rick Davis, John McCain's campaign manager, has remained the treasurer and a corporate director of his lobbying firm this year, despite repeated statements by campaign officials that he had ended his relationship with the firm in 2006, according to corporate records."

      "The McCain campaign this week criticized news stories disclosing that, since 2006, Davis's firm has been paid a $15,000-a-month consulting fee from Freddie Mac, the troubled mortgage giant recently put under federal conservatorship." 09-08

  18. -10-14-09 U.S. and Chinese Interests in Afghanistan (MSNBC News)
      "In making the case for converging U.S. and Chinese interests in Afghanistan, Robert Kaplan wrote last week in a New York Times opinion piece that, 'The problem is that while America is sacrificing its blood and treasure, the Chinese will reap the benefits. The whole direction of America’s military and diplomatic effort is toward an exit strategy, whereas the Chinese hope to stay and profit.' " 10-09

  19. -05-18-12 Facebook Debuts IPO (Time.com)
      "Facebook’s public debut — the largest tech IPO in history — underperformed expectations Friday, jumping 13% to hit $43 just minutes after trading began, only to quickly retreat to the initial offering price of $38. At that point, the IPO underwriters, including the largest banks on Wall Street, stepped in and bought shares in order to support the price, according to The Wall Street Journal. The IPO faced early technical trouble, as the NASDAQ stock exchange was forced to delay the offering for almost 30 minutes. At the end of trading, Facebook shares closed at $38.23, essentially flat."

      "Facebook investors are betting on steep revenue and earnings growth over the next few years. With $1 billion in profit last year, the company has an extremely high price-to-earnings ratio of 100-to-1, higher than Google’s when the search titan went public in 2004. Facebook users have given the company a treasure-trove of personal data ripe for targeted advertising. Zuckerberg’s challenge now is to use all that data to generate the kind of profit that will justify Facebook’s sky-high valuation." 05-12

  20. Yeshe Tsogyal (Lion's Roar.com)
      "Yeshe Tsogyal is the preeminent lady of Tibetan Buddhism. While most—if not all—of what we know about her life is highly mythologized, she is revered by Tibetans as a foremost disciple and consort of Padmasambhava, the eighth-century tantric master credited with a seminal role in establishing Buddhism in Tibet. Yeshe Tsogyal is also celebrated for transcribing Padmasambhava’s teachings and concealing them as treasures across the Tibetan and Himalayan landscape, to be revealed by successive tertöns, or 'treasure revealers,' during times of strife."

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