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World Human Rights Day – More Than Mere Celebrations!
The horrors of the Second World War shook the entire world! Besides thousands of precious lives lost, the world witnessed perhaps the most gruesome violation of human rights during the time. In a way the war was a wake up call for the entire world. In 1945, the founding member nations of the then newly [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The New Amazon Kindle 2 Has Arrived
We’re excited to introduce Amazon Kindle 2 , the next generation wireless reading device. With a sleek and thin design that makes Kindle 2 as thin as a typical magazine and lighter than a paperpack, the new Kindle has seven times more storage and now holds over 1,500 books. It has a longer battery life [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The Life of Cowboys
The definition of Cowboy from Cowboy Magazine is a hired hand that tends to cattle and performs other duties on horseback, a performer who gives exhibitions; of riding and roping and bulldogging. The word Cowboy in Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary is a person who tends cattle, esp. in the western US. In Wikipedia a cowboy [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The Dynamics of Javanese Batik
A Glimpse to History of Javanese Batik Not so many records can be found on the development of Javanese batik history. It is mentioned in one myth that batik has already existed since 700 AD. In this myth, its began when a prince from Jenggala (near Surabaya—Red), Lembu Amiluhur, married a princess from the royal [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )History of Alcohol
Ancient period Egypt The discovery of late Stone Age beer jugs has established the fact that intentionally fermented beverages existed at least as early as the Neolithic period (cir. 10,000 BC), and it has been suggested that beer may have preceded bread as a staple; wine clearly appeared as a finished product in Egyptian [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Global Warming
Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. The global average air temperature near the Earth’s surface rose 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the last 100 years. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes, “most [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )History of Punk Rock
Did you know that the first commercially successful punk band was the Sex Pistols? Then came groups like Black Flag, Husker Du, and Bad Brains. Punk was invented in Britain in the mid Seventies. The first American punk started in a New York club called CBGB’s. CBGB’s would attract a crowd of about 500 with [...]
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