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The Machete Sword looks like a cleaver and is a large Cutting Sword. The blade is thin and is typically anywhere from 12 to 23 inches long. The Machete is used most often for Agricultural purposes in tropical and subtropical regions. For example it is used commonly to cut Sugar Cane. In Latin Countries you'll hear about it being utilized for common household tasks, such as chopping up large food items into smaller pieces or splitting coconuts open. You will also find the Machete Sword in action in uprisings, commonly used by Ultra Violent factions. This sword was used by the Boricua Popular Army which is another name for Los Macheteros. This army was based out of Puerto Rico. The FBI[..]

Nibiru called the "Planet of the Crossing" is represented in ancient history by a cross and a winged disk reflecting the supreme deity in the Sumerian and Babylonian temples. Nibiru is also the god of 50 names and king of gods. Planet Nibiru is also known as Marduk and Planet X. It is described by some as supposedly the twelfth member in the solar system's family of planets which includes the 10 planets, the sun, and the moon. According to Zecharia Sitchin, Nibiru has an orbit around the sun of 3,600 Earth years. To understand Sitchin, he is one of the handfuls of people today who can translate the ancient language of Sumerians, Egyptians and Hebrews along with other modern languages. He[..]

Da DB Zang a top-ranking miner, politician, philanthropist and community leader died on May 29, 2008. Late Danboyi Gyel, as he was known at the dawn of his prominence, was born on 7th October 1927. He was one of the three males of seven siblings. Coming from a modest family background, he became his own breadwinner early in life by hunting birds in the rocky hills and valleys of his Gyel home, which he sold, at Bukuru market in the present Jos South in Plateau State of Nigeria. It was not long before he found a job at the Amalgamated Tins Mines of Nigeria (ATMN). His natural inclination to hard work saw him rising up to become a mine overseer within a very short period. During the[..]

Ancient Egypt is a place of wild beauty and great fascination to many people today. Once, a hotbed of intrigue, commerce, and industry there is much about Egypt that remains dark and mysterious even in the modern world in which we currently live. One thing is certain however, the ancient Egyptians were artisans in their own right and one type of art in which they excelled was pottery. The pottery of ancient Egypt is often imitated today for many reasons. Scholars have come to some sort of consensus of belief that the ancient Egyptians may have been the first to use enamel in pottery-a practice that adds great beauty and value to the pottery pieces, making them a true work of art. The[..]

Tangaloa the craftsman was the God of the carpenters who use to throw food upward into the air before eating as an offering saying "for Tangaloa". The bird called plover is sacred to him, as this was the shape Tangaloa would take to come to the earth. The plover bird is also famous for pecking at Maui's eye as he lay on the beach at Lofanga in Ha'apai hence the nick name of Maui as torn eye. Between Tangaloa, Hikuleo, and Maui were divided Pulotu ( heaven), the sky, and the underworld. Hikuleo received Pulotu, Tongan heaven which was the abode of the souls of chiefs and great people. To Tangaloa was assigned the sky, and to Maui the underworld. Hikuleo was bound by a great cord , one end[..]

Foremost among the American Color Field painters is Helen Frankenthaler (1928- ). Frankenthaler's pivotal work Mountains and Sea (1952) is an appropriately fluid approach to both abstraction and color contrast. The aquatic blues and greens are sometimes distinct and sometimes partially overlapping. The irregular, organic shapes are often separated from each other by intervening canvas, and the colors are soft, muted and atmospheric. In Frankenthaler's later paintings, such as the intensely colorful Tutti Frutti (1966) and the more geometric piece entitled The Human Edge (1967), the shapes of color touch and overlap slightly but do not interpenetrate one another. The chromatic contrasts[..]

Prospective entrepreneurs are always encouraged to think outside of the box when striving to commercialize their idea for a new business. The ability to see things differently and identify a niche for a product is so essential. Unfortunately, there is no book, course or advice that enables a person to perfect this skill. Some of us stumble into an opportunity. Others are introduced inadvertently to an idea in their line work or at home. Many other successful entrepreneurs do develop an ability to see things a bit more weirdly than the rest of us. There are many historical examples of great people that achieved great things by thinking differently. Alexander the Great was such a success.[..]

Chivalry has come to be very watered down in modern day times. For the most part we think of chivalry as the way a man behaves toward, and around, women. And while this does characterize chivalry it is actually a very small component of what chivalry was. Chivalry was an all encompassing guide for living. This included combat, horsemanship, law, religion, management of people and lands, and well just about every aspect of a knight's life. There has been a long-standing debate about chivalry and whether anybody actually followed any of it and I believe it was something that knights aspired to. Let me explain why I think so. The early middle ages were an extraordinarily tumultuous time and[..]

In a previous article line was discussed as one of the basic elements in art. The others are shape, value, texture, volume or mass, and color. Each of these may receive the artist's emphasis, but all are always present if the work is to be considered a work of art. And that consideration is the key. Shape as an art element is defined as any area that has identifiable boundaries. Generally, these boundaries are defined by lines, however it may be indicated in other ways. For example, an edge between one color and other indicates shape. A division between dark and light areas define boundaries of shape. In dance, shape is designated by body movements within a given area. This is especially[..]

William Ewart Gladstone (1809-98) was the greatest British reforming statesman of the 19th century. He was Prime Minister of Britain three times. Gladstone originally intended to become an Anglican clergyman but, following his father's advice, he took up politics. He entered the British Parliament in 1832 as a Conservative (or Tory). During the prime ministerships of Sir Robert Peel, George Hamilton and Lord Palmerston, Gladstone became President of the Board of Trade (1843-45) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (1852-55; 1859-66). During these latter periods, he set about cutting tariffs and government expenditure. Careful husbandry of government monies would be an ever-recurring theme in[..]

We typically think of a catapult as something that was used in the Middle Ages to destroy the walls of a castle. But catapults have a very long history dating long before the time of castles and they were developed and designed in many different ways by many different cultures over the centuries. What is a catapult? The general definition is that a catapult is a machine that stores energy then quickly releases this energy to fire a projectile. To be a "real" catapult the machine generally has to be too large for a person to carry. If we just used the storage and release of energy to define a catapult then a longbow would also fit this definition. So the size of the machine is important.[..]

Spread over 9,000,000 square kilometres, Sahara is one of the largest deserts in the world, covering most of Northern Africa. Tracing back to the history of Sahara, Berbers, Egyptians, Nubians, Phoenicians and Greeks were a few ancient inhabitants of the Sahara. Berbers, being the oldest inhabitants, have always posed threats to other inhabitants. The urban civilization constituted of the Garamantes, who spread rapidly but eventually crumpled. Finally, the Arabs settled and trading became popular. With this trading process, the Oasis communities started to live in interdependence with the Arabs. Salt, cloth, gold, manufactured goods, horses and etc. were traded amongst communities. The[..]

Tachism - The Concept Tachism, also spelt as Tachisme, comes from the French word 'tache' - meaning stain or spot. Tachism is a style of Abstract Painting that reigned the French Art scene during 1940s and 1950s. Abstraction Lyrique (American Lyrical Abstraction) and L'art Informel (Action Painting) are some of the other names that have been used to describe Tachism. This Western Painting style has also been referred to as the European counterpart to Abstract Expressionism of America. French critics Pierre Guéguen and Charles Estienne, in 1951, are said to have coined the term Tachism. It was also talked about in Michel Tapié's book Un Art autre (1952). The Gutai Group from[..]

It was Thomas Alva Edison that coined the phrase "Genius is one percent inspiration, 99% perspiration." Edison established himself as one of the most prolific inventors of all time. He holds 1083 United States patents and many more in France, Germany, and the UK. Edison is quoted as saying he never worked a day in his life. He was having too much fun to ever call it work. In this article, I want to convey some information about Thomas Edison's inventions, work ethic, and what drove this man to be so exceptional. Thomas Alva Edison was born February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He died some 84 years later on October 18, 1931. Thomas Edison was without a doubt one of the most brilliant men to[..]

The setting plays major role in prose fiction. The dialect spoken, the customs observed, the dress code prevalent, and the way of living all can be peculiar to a particular region. This sort of setting is called a local color of the area or region. You must have come across such peculiarity of an area while reading a prose or a novel. Such beautiful local color called "Wessex" (present-day Dorset) is painted by Thomas Hardy in his novels. If you read a wide range of his novels, the Wessex will emerge in front of your mind's eye - so beautiful, so vivid! Rudyard Kipling's India also shares the same local color. R. K. Narayan beautifully portrays the imaginary village of "Malgudi" - set[..]

Short story is a fictional work which depicts one character's inner conflict or conflict with others. It usually has one thematic focus. The short story, as the name suggests is basically "short" which runs in length from a sentence to four pages, or to novellas that can be 100 pages long. And therefore, it shows the characteristics of both the short story and the novel. Since some works overlap the definitional lines of the three forms of fiction namely short stories, novella, and novel, it is better to consider the term as approximate rather than absolute. Short stories usually produce in the reader an emotional and intellectual response. Novels, on the contrary, generally represent[..]

Just north of Pittston, Pennsylvania, sits a long abandoned train yard, right near a part of town known as "The Junction". The rails have sat rusting, quiet and unused for decades. When we were boys, we played in the old round houses and climbed on top of rusting locomotives, always watching out for trainmen who, it was said, would shoot any trespassing kid with shotguns loaded with salt pellets. We got chased often enough, but never shot. No adult is going to catch a scared kid in a three square mile playground. At the Main Street entrance to the site, a Historical Marker bears the following legend; "On June 28, 1896, fifty-eight men were killed in a massive cave-in of rock and coal[..]

The Seven Wonders of The World holds the imagination of the tourists and interest of historians alike. Constructed at different points of time, at various places, the Seven Wonders of the World are the manifestation of some great dreams, some great abilities and some great efforts. The magnificent Statue of Zeuswas was constructed around 440BC. The foundation of the statue was 6.5m wide and 1m in height. The length of the statue was 13m and the statue was polished with Gold and Ivory. The Great Pyramid of Khufu was made by the pharaoh Khufu approximately in 2560BC. It is 136m in height with each side measuring 229m. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are the terraced gardens created by[..]

The museum of Ole Worm (1558-1654) was the very first museum in Denmark. It was filled with every kind of exotica from old fossils to stuffed animals and a large part of these objects exists even today. As he was obsessed by collecting artifacts of all kinds his museum is rich in details. Nothing seems too little or too shallow for him. For instance, he was interested in lemmings and succeeded in establishing the fact that they were in truth rodents. The old, alternate opinion, which still was very popular, was that they simply generated by the air. Another old myth that concerned him was the one about the birds of paradise which were supposed not to have any feet. Once again he proved[..]

When looking into the history of world immigration, Australia is one of the most popular topics for many people. The country has, in fact, a long history of travel that dates back well into the prehistoric ages. And one should note that it is important for those planning to move into the country to know even as bit of its history. And one of the people that you definitely should be familiar with is Captain James Cook. But who's Captain James Cook anyway? For those not in the know, Captain Cook s considered as the discover of the Australian continent. However, aside from that fact, Cook actually has a very interesting life story. Born in 1728, Cook was already sailing when he was young.[..]

  You often hear struggling athletes say that they have to "go back to basics." After years of repetition, it's easy to lose sight of the fundamentals they need to stay on top of their game. Often they need an outsider's perspective (i.e., a coach) to help them determine which fundamentals they've been neglecting.   Many couples fall into the same trap. There are many reasons why relationships lose their footing, but often couples who end up in trouble lose sight of certain relationship basics. And once those basics are forgotten, a formerly-solid relationship is at risk for spiraling out of control.   Let's take a brief look at some relationship basics. Some of these might sound[..]

From the Black civil rights movement in America, we can learn something very important about the prospects of the environmental movement. While the movements are obviously fighting for very different subjects, the parallels are easy to see. The green movement has powerful champions, such as Al Gore, Agnes Denes and Amy Balkin. Some of the most extraordinary people who have ever existed fought for civil rights, like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Neither movement has simply sprung out of the ground, but instead were a culmination of centuries of work, of abolitionists such as W.E.B. Dubois or conservationists such as Henry David Thoreau. So what can we take away from the fact that[..]

Have you ever come into contact with term 'Black Power'? Do you have any idea about the revolution of the black community in establishing the equal status in America? Look, the American history is built on the strong foundation of glorious events, chivalry, manpower, humanity and also struggle for getting right to expression and equal status. That's why, you need to probe into the American history to know in details about the movement and struggle of the black colored persons in the country. The sole purpose of these revolutionaries was to get the same equal right and freedom of speech as the white community people enjoy. In past, the black colored African Americans had to bear the[..]

An Leabhar Gabala (The Book of Invasions, c. eleventh century) details the origins of the Gaelic people. They descended from the Goideal Glas, who came from Scythia (a vast area covering present day Ukraine, South West Russia and Central Asia), and Scota, a daughter of an Egyptian Pharaoh. Their descendants left Egypt at the time of the Exodus of Moses, they wandered until they arrived in the Iberian Peninsula, where they settled. Breogan built a tower at Brigantia (in present day Galicia) from the top of which his son Ith first saw Ireland. Ith made an expedition to Ireland but was killed by the Tuatha De Dannan, in revenge the eight sons of Ith's brother Mil Espaine landed in Co. Kerry[..]

Woven by hand with needle and thread, using natural materials indigenous to the area, the craft of basket weaving provides rural African women with jobs and the income necessary to support themselves and their children. Fair Wages for Gifted Generations African women have a rich heritage of basket weaving that has been passed down through the generations. Handmade baskets produced according to fair trade standards benefit women and families in rural regions of Africa who are coping with severe economic uncertainty. Throughout history, baskets have been used for storage or the transportation of goods. In modern times, African baskets have become appreciated for decorative use in addition[..]

African art is all the rage now and masks are a great way to decorate a room in your home with an African motif. They come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and vary widely in terms of the amount of money you can spend on them. If all you want is some nice looking African masks to decorate your walls with and aren’t interested in getting into collecting rare or antique masks then you can do this with surprising little cash outlay. There is a wide variety of styles of African masks and each one tells a different story and also different tribes have their own style of carving that they use when they carve out masks. It will help you to study the subject a little before you start[..]

When did New York become a state? New York is an urbanized state in America. It is located in the northeastern part of the United States. It is ranked as the third state with the most population in America. In the seventeenth century the place was inhabited by Native Americans, and then later on Dutch nationals as well as some people from France came to reside there. New York today is a very busy city and many people are interested to find out the answer to the question, when did New York become a state. 1. The first answer to the question, when did New York become a state is on the ninth day of July, 1776. This was the date when it was accepted in an official way as an American state.[..]

Since candles were invented, their usability in human culture and societies continues to diversify. At the beginning, it was only about the light. But at that time light was very essential for human existence. And it would not be wrong if I say that candles provided the base of today's modern world. And according to National Candle Association now there are more than 300 candle manufacturers in the U.S. alone. Earliest use of candles is associated with ancient Egyptians. Dated from the 4th century B.C., Clay candle holders have been found in the Egypt. In the early stage there was no wick, they were made up of tallow of sheep and cattle as it became hard. According to the research on[..]

Stream of Consciousness is a literary technique widely used in narrative fiction to show subjective as well as objective reality. It reveals the character's thoughts, feelings, and actions, often following an associative rather than a logical sequence. The Term First Used: The term stream of consciousness was first employed by William James, the American philosopher and psychologist, in his book The Principles of Psychology (1890) to express the unbroken flow of feelings and thoughts in the waking mind. Since then, it has now been adopted to describe a narrative method in the modern fiction. Some long passages of introspection, in which the narrator records what passes through a[..]

I would hazard that hardly anyone, over the age of 35, in Britain today has not at some stage wondered what happened to Lord Lucan. And the sheer beauty of this conundrum is that no-one has the first clue what happened. There are so few facts to go on, that you can surmise anything you like - he could be dead; eking out his life as a vagabond in South America; or even living like a sultan in some Asian palace. Who knows? All we know for certain is that his nanny, Sandra Rivett, was murdered in November 1974 - though by Lucan's hand or someone else's, no-one has any idea. We know that Lucan made a few phone calls, wrote a few letters, dropped in on a friend, and then... disappeared off[..]

Jay Gatsby and J. Alfred Prufrock are two modern literary protagonists who'd probably never be caught dead in the same room together. Although both turn-of-the-century men are in love with utterly unattainable women, their attitudes toward life, the universe, and everything couldn't be more opposite. Gatsby amasses a fortune, buys a mansion, throws lavish parties, and completely reinvents himself, taking the flamboyant peacock approach to wooing his ladyfriend. Prufrock, on the other hand, reluctantly initiates a meeting, hesitates, broods, retreats, and ultimately resigns himself to a life of isolation, taking more of a unabomber approach to courtship. Yes, ladies - sometimes these are[..]

British novelist Sir William Golding (1911-1993) is best known for his novel Lord of the Flies (1954), which depicts the descent into savagery of a group of schoolboys deserted on a desert island. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1983. Golding was born at Saint Columb Minor in Cornwall. He studied English literature at Brasenose College at the University of Oxford. He also worked in the theater as a writer and actor for a short time. He then became a trained teacher. He left this profession during World War II (1939-1945), and served in the Royal Navy. After the war got over, Golding returned to writing. Fortunately, his very first novel, The Lord of the Flies (1954; motion[..]

Students of Celtic culture and mythology, as well as people interested in the esoteric, mystical, sacred geometry and/or neopaganism, have often noticed that 3 is an especially important number in many traditions, the Celtic in particular. Some examples of this include the shamrock, which is a three-leafed plant, the triple aspect of ancient gods and goddesses, and the ancient triple spiral symbol, also known as the triskele. The idea of the Triple Goddess is especially popular in Wiccan and neopagan circles. Robert Graves helped to bring this idea to the modern world in his influential book, The White Goddess. Graves, and many others to follow, illustrated the archetype of the Mother,[..]