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The Ancient Greek World: Greek Religion
Brief description of ancient Greek religious attitudes from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/religion.html
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The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
Multimedia article.
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/research/Exp_Rese_Disc/Mediterranean/Olympics/olympicintro.shtml
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Structure of Hesiod's Theogony
University of Pennsylvania annotated course notes on Hesiod's Theogony.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~joef/courses/myth/topics/structure.html
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Commentary on Vergil's Aeneid -- Jupiter
Brief notes on Jupiter, head of the Roman pantheon, from the University of Pennsylvania's Classics site.
http://vergil.classics.upenn.edu/comm2/names/juppiter.html
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Penn World Tables
A huge compendium of economic data from around the world. It currently includes data for 152 countries and 29 subjects. Moreover, the Tables provide historical data for the years 1950-1992. One can search by region, alphabetical list of countries and top
http://pwt.econ.upenn.edu/
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Higher Education in the Information Age
1997 symposium about the technological future and new models for delivery of education; new markets, competition, opportunities, issues, and business relationships in education; and the future of the undergraduate experience. Participant background and
http://www.upenn.edu/heia/
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The "419" or "Nigerian" Scam
People in academia can be targets of advance fee fraud schemes too. Sample letter, bullet list of common features of a "419" scam, and FAQ. From University of Pennsylvania Computing/Information Security.
http://www.upenn.edu/computing/security/advisories/419scam.php
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Was There an AIDS Contract?
Discusses a theory, attributed to Jakob Segal, that the AIDS virus originated in a US government research laboratory in early 1989.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Urgent_Action/AIDS_Contract.html
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Africa Web Links: an Annotated Resource List
Links to sites relating to human rights and other issues.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Home_Page/WWW_Links.html
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Africa: Law
Constitutions of African countries. Details of Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), counseling individuals and groups on human rights matters, promoting awareness of human rights, and publicizing violations.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/About_African/ww_law.html
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