Helium.com | View Janet Grischy's articles http://www.helium.com/users/202826.xml View Janet Grischy's articles en-us Copyright Helium.com Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:14:32 GMT Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:14:32 GMT We think of them as poets, artists, and philosophers, and they were, but the Greeks were also engineers. They built a marble tramway with wooden r... http://www.helium.com/items/1677331-an-overview-on-ancient-greek-theater-architecture Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:14:32 A stranger on the windswept moors of Wuthering Heights, Mr. Lockwood does not come to know the country or its people well. He comes in near the en... http://www.helium.com/items/1676327-literary-characters-lockwood-wuthering-heights Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:22:26 Boredom is one of the causes of yawning, or that is what many people believe. However, there are other ways to look at it. Yawning may be a way of... http://www.helium.com/items/1675717-causes-of-yawning Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:09:02 Chicago's most famous mob murder is the Saint Valentine's Day massacre. The crime, meant to strengthen Al Capone's grasp on the city, began his fa... http://www.helium.com/items/1673276-legends-that-surround-the-saint-valentines-day-massacre-of-1929 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:41:27 Mathematics is independent of experience. "How can it be that mathematics, being after all a product of human thought which is independent of expe... http://www.helium.com/items/1672589-why-mathematics-is-not-a-science Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:08:39 Making eco-friendly ornaments can be a fun and easy family activity. Making decorations at home spares the environment, brings the family together... http://www.helium.com/items/1672257-how-to-make-eco-friendly-christmas-decorations Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:01:37 Many factors influence a woman's breast cancer risk. Risk increases with age, for example, and with early onset of menstruation. Certain genetic f... http://www.helium.com/items/1670981-breast-implants-and-breast-cancer-risk Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:25:00 Flour Flower 896 Willow Street, San Jose Closed Mondays, 7:30 to 6 Tuesday to Saturday, 8 to 4 Sunday An amazing place, it combines a florist with... http://www.helium.com/items/1670026-the-best-bakeries-in-san-jose-ca Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:28:28 Skin resurfacing is one option for people who want to improve their appearance. Less invasive than surgery, it can still make a substantial differ... http://www.helium.com/items/1669860-modern-skin-resurfacing-techniques Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:18:45 The Burgess Shale formation contains a vitally important collection of fossils. They are significant because of their age, about 505 million years... http://www.helium.com/items/1668852-the-significance-of-the-burgess-shale Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:46:04 The original vampires were disgusting creatures of deadly evil. Bloated monstrosities, they returned from the grave to attack former loved ones. F... http://www.helium.com/items/1666977-the-differences-between-the-modern-and-folkloric-vampire Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:58:05 The Citrus sinensis is the sweet orange, the fruit of a subtropical tree. It probably originated in Southeast Asia, most likely from a hybrid; no ... http://www.helium.com/items/1666215-what-is-citrus-sinensis Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:27:14 Many times the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded for success. Prize recipients have ended conflicts, brought enemies together, tended the dying, ... http://www.helium.com/items/1665869-us-presidents-who-have-won-the-nobel-peace-prize Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:11:47 Mysterious Devils Tower, called Mato Tipila in Lakota, is an igneous landform. It may be a volcanic plug that formed in the throat of an ancient v... http://www.helium.com/items/1664025-an-overview-of-landforms-formed-by-igneous-rock Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:33:12