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While many may know where does Allen Iverson live, they may not have been aware of his difficult days before he became famous. Allen Iverson was born to his mother, Ann when his mother was only 15 years old. She was a single mother and it was indeed tough for her to make ends meet. They lived in a house in Hampton, Virginia on top of the city sewers. Whenever the sewers burst the floor would be covered by layers of sewage. Due to their financial constraints, the house was often running out of water or having no electricity because of the unpaid bills. Iverson's father had never been a father to him. He stayed in Connecticut where his mother and father stayed before Allen was born. After[..]

A saltbox shed is a unique looking structure that can add style and usefulness to your outdoor living area. The unique roof style enables extra storage on a small imprint because the front of the building is actually two stories and slopes back to one level, hence the distinctive appearance of the roof which is short and steeply angled in the front and long and gradually sloping in the back. This style of roof requires some unusual and complicated cuts that will be difficult to figure out on your own. You therefore need to get your hands on a good set of saltbox shed plans in order to get these cuts done accurately and competently. Remember, the most important thing that adds cost to[..]

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. That's a crock! An absolute crock! Whoever wrote this didn't have a clue. I concur with Robert Fulghum, US author and Unitarian clergyman, who said, "Sticks and stones will break our bones, but words will break our hearts..." Many of us are getting the sticks and stones of life now because of the pain of words ill-spoken. Words like "your momma won't nothing and you won't be nothing either" wounds our self esteem. How can you esteem yourself, if people whom you respect or have authority afflict you with such words? It's even more disheartening when you succeed in life despite those words yet you cannot enjoy it because[..]

Christmas is fast approaching, it's getting colder even faster, the shops are looking packed with dread and anxious filled clients, desperately dashing to get everybody on their target the right present. If you are anything much like me however... You detest shops and you usually struggle every christmas with purchasing the 'right' gift for the lady in your life. So that is's right... We are male... And thus it's in the genes to leave the hardest decision of all till last. What gift to get for the nearest and dearest in our lives. Getting it just right is something not one of us wish to leave to chance... Because the benefits of getting it just so are definitely worth the trouble![..]

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Not so many decades ago, settlers and farmers located in the Plains states of America lived in sod houses. They were called that because the exterior walls -- and sometimes even interior walls -- were built of "bricks" that were a mixture of native soil and water, sometimes even chunks of tough prairie grass embedded in the soil and cut out of the ground in the shapes and sizes needed. When I was a small boy, we made a few trips to visit my paternal grandparents in southeastern Colorado and went out of town about 20-25 miles to the original family homestead, where we were shown the remains of the house my father grew up in -- a genuine sod house. The house (completely gone except for[..]

Recently, I have to find a house warming gift for some friends but was completely out of good ideas. On a similar occasion they had given me a quaich, a Scottish symbol of eternal friendship, so I felt I needed to get something more than just a card. My friends are an unusual couple you just can't pigeonhole. They're intelligent, witty and true individuals and since they were moving in to a new home, I decided a decorative object would be suitable, but what to choose? My own taste runs to items from the ancient world, such as Roman and Greek sculpture. I spent ages searching for something symbolic, something with a story, but Aphrodite didn't seem appropriate, an Alexander bust was[..]

Not unlike their husbands, Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Davis Howell had much in common. Both were first ladies of countries besieged by war. Both women grew up in prosperous, slave-owning families. Both were well-educated, better educated, in fact, than most women of the day. Both were often ridiculed and intensely disliked by those who worked closely with their husbands. Although the Civil War divided them, Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Davis Howell were more alike than different. Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1813 to Robert Todd, a well-to-do shopkeeper and state senator who was eminent in Lexington. Her father, uncharacteristically for the[..]

Malayalam is a language spoken by nearly ninety percent of people who reside in the state of Kerala in India. Closely tied to the Dravidian family of languages, this thousand year old mother tongue of nearly thirty million Malayalis, has received tremendous influences from abroad leaving its mark on Malayalam literature as well. With borrowed elements from Sanskrit, Arabic and English, Malayalam literature can truly be seen as universal in nature. With historical evidence and accuracy lacking to back up different compositions, legends and folklore have taken precedence over chronological facts. Malayalam literary works are often closely tied to the earth and its surroundings. Occupations[..]

"The fascination that the Old West has will never die." -John Wayne The mythology of the Old West has been denigrated by the people who set literary fashion. They say it is idealized, simplistic, tired, and, above all, untrue. The good guys were never that good. Frontiersmen and settlers displaced noble people already occupying the land. Coarse immigrants came in droves to desecrate a pristine wilderness. Eulogized heroics usually involved vigilantism, which offends those who honor the rule of law. The same mythology escapes criticism in fantasy and science fiction, so why is it disparaged in Westerns? They're all made-up stories, but morality plays in these other genres find acceptance.[..]

The world famous case proceeding Brown versus Board of Education is very remarkable in bringing the fruits of justice to the black community in terms of getting the qualitative education like the white community. If you closely monitor the American history, you will certainly know that in 1951, a group of 13 families in black community in Kansas revolted against the school authority for activating the old fashioned and banned segregation law which was active in 1879. Oliver J. Brown was the leader of this small community who protested against the school authority's drastic decision to separate the black community from the white community. These limited number of family members wanted to[..]

Tariq-ibn-Ziyad and his fierce Berber troops invaded Spain initially in 710 AD, through Tarifa and later, through Gibraltar 711 AD. The next 800 years was documented by both sides. There was no BBC or CNN seeking impartial truth. War alternated with Romance. The Moors exposed the grandiose - the Spaniards remembered the ruthless... After the Battle of Guadalete July 19, 711 AD, prisoners were forced to observe... Christian comrades were hacked to pieces and chucked into boiling vats. The Moors secretly switched cauldron-contents and sat down and ate heartily. Tariq then released those witnesses. The horror converted them as propaganda tools, harbinger-messengers of the true "Power of the[..]

One of the most popular ceremonies among Native peoples is the Northwest Coast Native American potlatch (or potlach of Native Indians of the Pacific Northwest). The potlatch has been practiced by Native nations such as the Haida, Salish, Tlingit, Tsimshian and Kwakwaka'wak for thousands of years. Potlatches can be held to celebrate births, rites of passages, weddings, funerals, puberty and honoring of deceased. These celebrations will typically include a feast, music, some theatrical performances involving tribal masks and spiritual events. The host family of each potlatch will also demonstrate their wealth and social status by distributing gifts to the guests. Gifts included food,[..]

The Ancient Beastly Sword usually refers to a humongous Gladiator type sword often found in Europe or the Mediterranean during medieval times. One of the most popular Beastly Swords was the Scottish Claymore Sword. It's a monstrous sword a lot larger than what is needed to behead or defeat even the strongest opponent. However you have to be very strong to weild one of these. There are two different types of Scottish Claymore Swords. The first type was made to be held with both hands. This is the one you would have seen if you ever watched the movie Braveheart. This weapon had a cross hilt, which is sometimes known as a cross guard. These are two handles that protrude at right angles from[..]

National symbols of India create the entity which reflects the pride and prestige of the whole nation. These identifiable features enable India to stand apart from the rest of the world. The National Symbol of India has been depicted from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Emperor Ashoka. The original sculpture has four lions on a pillar with an elephant, horse, bull, and lion separated by a lotus on the base. Also carved into the stone is a Dharma Chakra (wheel of law). It was adopted as national emblem on January 26, 1950 by the Indian Government. The official symbol represents three of the four lions with the Dharma Chakra in the center of the base and a bull and horse on either side. The[..]

Introduction “Teerak, my mom is sick and I need money”. For those who don’t know, “teerak” is the Thai equivalent of “darling”, used by “faan”, a gender neutral equivalent of boyfriend and girlfriend. It’s no big secret that there is a lot of prostitution in Thailand, though the numbers are vastly exaggerated by sensationalist media. There are many tales of cunning bar girls managing five or six boyfriends at a time and inventing increasingly innovative ways to extract money. “Teerak, my mom is sick and I need money” is a classic line used by farang residents in Thailand to describe such girls. Perhaps less well known is the[..]

In Wagner's opera "Gotterdammerung" (Twilight Of The Gods) all the gods who inhabit Valhalla are consumed in a large fire which not only brings about their end but a new start for all of humanity. It being at that point that humans are left in a blissful peace to go about their lives in freedom which does not include so called "superior beings" constantly in need of being worshiped or dreaded. The concept of Gotterdammerung however was taken by Wagner from Nordic Mythology in which the end of the gods comes via one final battle in which their gods led by Odin battle the giants in what would be a struggle which would eliminate both and thus bring about an end to all but humanity which for[..]

People are born with a number. They die with a number. The three most important events in the life of a person is marked by a number: birth, death, and marriage and/or single blessedness vow. In these points, no one can choose which number to get. It is a gift. But what we could choose from these three most important events in life is a special number in marriage/anniversary. In marriage, everybody is given a choice. The choice must be of love, and that means it must serve a family or a community. Also, card has numbers. Lottery has numbers. Age are numbers. There is mathematics and statistics in life and in business. There are stocks and the stock market. No one can get away from the[..]

The tulwar or the curved sword is a weapon that has been in use for almost 4000 years. The earliest mention of this weapon is in the Mahabharata where it was used as a weapon of war. It was also used in combat by kings as well as soldiers. It was basically a weapon of the cavalry as horse men heralded forward with their swords glistening in the sun light. The Indian sword in contrast to European swords was lighter and had a curved shape like a crescent.The broad sword of the Europeans was heavier and not so maneuverable.In comparison the Indian sword was greatly maneuverable and lighter and thus had a deadlier effect. The curved Indian sword or as called the tulwar in India was made in[..]

John Steinbeck's The Pearl, starts off by introducing a simple family living by the sea. Kino, a diver whose skills have been pasted down from generation to generation, his young wife Juana, and his son Coyotito who gets bitten by a scorpion and falls deathly ill. At this point in the story the dilemma truly unfolds. Kino goes out the next day to do some diving, ironically he finds a pearl that seems to be very large and will bring him great wealth, at least that's what he thinks. This part of the story is where things get a little twisted. That morning the doctor was supposed to come over and take a look at Coyotito, instead he did not come. Then when Kino finds the pearl the[..]

The first Chinese fans were nothing more than bird feathers or large leaves. Tradition holds that King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty in the 11th century B.C. invented the Chinese hand-held fan, and the oldest known Chinese hand held fan was found in China in 1982 and is approximately 2,300 years old. The earliest half-moon fans were constructed of silk wrapped around bamboo spokes that were arranged in a semi-circle. Fans were used only by the members of the royal court for many centuries, only becoming available to the general public during the Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - 220 A.D. By the time of the Jin Dynasty, 317-420 A.D., so many fans were being made that the emperor halted the use of silk in[..]

Peter I of Russia (1672-1725), commonly known as Peter the Great, was one of the greatest czars (rulers) of Russia. He is famous for introducing Western civilization and technology to Russia and for making Russia, till then regarded as a weak and backward country, into one of the great European powers. Early in his life Peter reigned Russia jointly with his sickly half-brother Ivan and then, after Ivan's death, he ruled alone. Peter was a supremely energetic man but harsh, even brutal, in his ways, even to family members. He forced his first wife to enter a convent (the equivalent of a divorce) and sent his son, Alexis, to jail where he died of torture. During his youth Peter studied[..]

Inventions that are created by people since long time ago will give significant advantages. The creativity that is polished by ideas to make an important thing that can be used for a human being. Have you ever thought about Chinese inventions and inventors that give a contribution for people nowadays? Here, I will give you an explanation about inventions that are created by Chinese. Actually, it is a small thing that commonly used by people. For now, all the creations are created again with new innovations to complete the weaknesses and make it match with the era. First, paper is found in china by using modern production. Actually, Greek creates the first paper, but it was long time ago.[..]

There are times when I think Jane Austen and her character Lizzie Bennet (Pride and Prejudice) are more similar than one might at first think. In letters to her sister Cassandra, Jane reveals instances of caustic observations and remarks (aimed at provoking a few gleeful snickers) which are reminiscent of Miss Bennet, and almost downright nasty. Jane was not only a family wit, however, but subscribed to THE " family wit"--the justification behind the tongue-in-cheek observations that we all so love in JA. This justification, I believe, found its expression in Mr. Bennet and Lizzie--but I get ahead of myself. It is not surprising that Jane disliked some of her acquaintance-- don't we all?[..]

Love or hate it but Graffiti is part of the everyday urban world. It's a fact that Banksy and other well known street artists, who are now household names, have busted the whole urban art scene wide open, brought it forefront into the public's attention and it seems the room to sit on the fence with an opinion as to whether it is an art-form or vandalism just got a whole lot narrower. People first started to recognise graffiti as an art form when paint started hitting the NYC subways in the 1970's and 80's. Gangs of graffiti artists known as crews began to develop. When competition between the different crews became rife, it meant the quality of graffiti became much more important than[..]

In Hindu mythology, Suryadev or Lord Surya is a prominent figure. 'Surya' means 'sun' and 'Dev' means 'god'. Hindus most commonly will gaze at the sun when starting out any important task. He is the ruler of Navgraha (nine planets) that rotate around him in Hindu astrology. Being the son of Sage Kashyap and Aditi he is described as 'Aharpati' which means Lord of the day and 'Jagat Chakshu' which means Eye of the world. Married to three wives Saranyu, Prabha and Ragyi, he is the reason for rainfall in the world. The lord of Leo in the Zodiac he is worshiped as the visible form of God that one can see every day Surya is also recognized as one of the eight types of Lord Mahadeva, named the[..]

Around 1100 B.C there lived a young lady in the city of Light, today known as Luxor - Egypt, she was called Anhai. From her book of the dead it was revealed that she was a member of a college of Amun-Re. Karnak temple is dedicated to Amun, and Amun-Re means, Amun(the hidden one) and the Sun(Ra) a mixture of two gods. Anhai would have walked, in the many halls of this beautiful and unique place. She was a beautiful woman, which is clear t see on her papyrus book of the dead. A slim and slender woman with long dark brown hair, the fine linen, curved around her body. Her book of the dead, indicates a person of significant stature, the quality of the paper as well as the quality of the[..]

So I get an email from Julie talking about her grand mother who was a refugee during the war here in the Caux Palace where I am currently studying Hotel Management. She goes on to say: There were 1600 jews coming from the Bergen Belsen camp and they arrived towards the begining of December 1944. Escaping finally with their life and ultimately very happy and hungry with almost no showers. Old, young, men and women. They were put first in a big hall, and given covers and food. Then put into small rooms, lots were packed in, as there was not much space. They got food and slowly, clothes to wear. But it was a cold, cold winter and they did not have adequate heating in the building, and her[..]

The word Makhaira in Greek means to fight. The Makhaira is usually a large knife with a blade that extends backward. This terminology can mean any type of bladed weapon, such as a knife or an Ancient Greece Sword. However in Martial terminology it refers to a curved sword with just one edge. The Makhaira and the Kopis are similar, the only difference is the shift of the blade. There is not just one size of shape of this sword available. And contrary to popular belief, this isn't just a weapon that is used in Greece. Persian as well as Lacedaemonian Troops used this weapon as well. Persian Archives reveal that their main Infantry Battle Sword was straight like the Xiphos was. Xenophon[..]

Empress Catherine II of Russia (1729-86), commonly known as Catherine the Great, was one of Russia's greatest and most energetic rulers. Following in the footsteps of her predecessor Peter I (Peter the Great), she pursued the Westernization and territorial expansion of Russia. Born into a German royal family, she married the heir to the Russian throne, the future Peter III. As an intelligent and energetic woman, she wanted to be accepted into her adopted land of Russia and so learned its history and language. After Peter III became an unpopular ruler, was forced to abdicate and a few days later was murdered, Catherine became the ruler (Empress) of Russia. In 1767 Catherine issued a[..]

Bobby Sands was born on 9 March 1954 in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was a predominately loyalist area and Sands' family were forced to move due to loyalist intimidation. When he left school, he became an apprentice coach-builder but he was forced out by fellow-workers who were loyalist. In June 1972, the Sands were again forced to move home, they re-located to the newly-built Twinbrook housing development on the fringe of nationalist West Belfast. That same year at the age of eighteen, Bobby joined the Republican movement, in October he was arrested and charged with possession of hand-guns which were discovered in a house in which he was staying. He was incarcerated[..]

A fire dragon is not only a mystical creature, it is also a Chinese zodiac sign that symbolizes all of the characteristics of fire dragons. Below are 3 of these unique characteristics that set them apart from any other creature, human or not. 1. Strong Leaders: Dragon people are very powerful and as such make strong leaders. They can be stubborn and have a tendency to want to do things their way, but on the positive side they can be great motivators to others who struggle with staying on task. They inspire, are admired and can be trusted by anyone; in this way they do great work for those that surround them. They are a rare thing, but those that do exist are strong, fearless and ready to[..]

Are humans unique and special in the Universe? Well we know they are special on Earth as they are the only animal to build and fly aircraft and have totally infested the planet like locusts, rats and cockroaches. Oh, isn't that special? We have been especially good at running other species away from their habitats, destroying our environment and basically messing up everything we see and we have been doing so for some 10,000. You doubt that? Well consider those folks on Easter Island who build those cool statues; ever wonder what they were thinking when they cut down the last tree on the island? Next nearest tree or island or land for that matter is five hours away, by plane. Of course[..]

The Knights Templar was a group of knights, who were led by Hugues De Paynes and they considered themselves the patriots of Jerusalem and served as an army to protect the interests of Jerusalem and Christianity. This group was formed after the First Crusade that took place between 1095 and 1099. There were 9 knights altogether that used to protecting the Christian pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. Jerusalem the Holy Land where the shrines of the religion still exist. There is a long history that goes with the Knights Templar and also different theories. One was that the knights found it difficult to recruit people for their cause during the early years of the formation of the group. So[..]