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28th September 2009
History of Concrete Fountains
Fountains have been part of city parks since the Babylonians and the Hanging Gardens. In ancient times, fountains in the park served as a water source for horses and humans. Unfortunately, this greatly increased the risk o... Read >
Author: wbdoyle22nd September 2009
We often use calendars in our everyday lives as a way to remember important dates and events in our lives such as doctors’ appointments, birthdays of loved ones, anniversaries and other special events. Do you know the true history of calendars and how t... Read >
Author: Jamie T. Anderson17th September 2009
There are so many esoteric, eclectic electronic gadgets that it is difficult to separate the practical and purposeful from the frivolous and senseless. And when tastes and personal preferences are factored into the mix, it is not as simple as separating g... Read >
Author: wbdoyle31st August 2009
Baking has been many cultures' favorite technique for creating snacks, desserts, and accompaniments to meals for many years. Now, it is very well-known as the method for creating sweets and all sorts of wondrous mouthwatering pastries. In ancient hist... Read >
Author: Timbo30th August 2009
Oregano Oil is the new found medical miracle remedy. Harry G. Preuss, professor of physiology and biophysics, along with his research team, tested it on the staphylococcus bacteria, which is responsible for a variety of severe infections and is becoming i... Read >
Author: Robert Henry17th July 2009
Nobody knows exactly when and where tattoo drawings of crosses originated from. We only know that its basic design has been found in artefacts, like carving, painting and pottery etc, of ancient cultures. Its history stretches back to the BC era when the ... Read >
Author: Dave Luc16th July 2009
The XVME-6200 VMEbus processor board is the newest in the expanding product offerings from Xembedded. The XVME-6200 can be used in applications requiring all cabling out the rear of the chassis with the XVME-990 rear transition module, this includes video... Read >
Author: kevinbudzynski@gmail.com16th July 2009
A hinge is one of the most useful hardware item ever invented. A hinge is a type of bearing that connects two solid objects together. It typically allowing only a limited angle of rotation between them.
Hinges may be made of flexible material or of m... Read >
Author: kevinbudzynski@gmail.com12th June 2009
Trying to live in Jerusalem has always been a bit of a gamble. The ancient Babylonians, Egyptians and Persians all cast lusty eyes on Jerusalem's wealth. In the seventh century, Moslems conquered the "Holy Land" along with its city sacred to three faiths.... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer08th May 2009
Hydroponics is the practice of growing plants in water without soil, and with the proper nutrients added. This process became considerable popular in recent years, and has been done experimentally for over a century. You can see many examples of natural ... Read >
Author: Steve Last08th May 2009
Hydroponics is the practice of growing plants in water without soil, and with the proper nutrients added. This process became considerable popular in recent years, and has been done experimentally for over a century. You can see many examples of natural ... Read >
Author: Steve Last29th April 2009
Insurance law is basically the law that protects and regulates all aspects of insurance and can be broken down into two distinct categories:
the regulation of the actual business of insurance and
the regulations pertaining to insurance claims.
W... Read >
Author: Kayla Reid04th April 2009
Nowadays, most people in the Western world prefer showers over baths. It is necessary to take a shower once a day day. There isn't time to take a bath before work or school every morning. This is a far cry from the phobia against bathing that existed duri... Read >
Author: Allison Ryan30th March 2009
Any writer, preacher, prophet or ordinary live a day Christian worth their salt is calling for America to come to her senses and return to the faith of our fathers. They are not moved by the rhetoric of socialisms priest and preachers whether found in aca... Read >
Author: Rev Michael Bresciani13th March 2009
Wind power might be invisible to the eye, but it can potent when correctly harnessed.
Wind has been a source of energy for a long time. It was used by the Chinese and by the Babylonians 4,000 years ago, to power pumps for irrigation. In The Middle Ag... Read >
10th March 2009
The cubit is one of the oldest units of measure, employed as early as the Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations. Derived from the Latin word cubitus, this measure pertains to the lower arm, or to be more precise, the distance between the elbow and the tip o... Read >
Author: ajcones28th February 2009
I had an Irish colleague a few years ago who introduced me to this natural remedy. We used to have our mixture of apple cider and honey with warm water 3 times a day and I was feeling quite healthy those days. He was a roamer and left to visit relatives i... Read >
Author: kaprizent22nd January 2009
Horoscopes, and more specifically the whole science of astrology, have been a hotly debated topic for years. Created in ancient cultures, systems of reading the stars and the cosmos have always played an important part of ancient societies. Take the ancie... Read >
Author: anjali.jan200909th January 2009
The concept of insurance is increasingly gaining popularity even in India, though instead of being seen as a protection shield, its being seen as an investment. Insurance can be considered as a promise of reimbursement for specific potential future losses... Read >
Author: Mike Smith26th November 2008
They crafted immense pyramids, some of which were two hundred feet high, from stone, earth, and rubble. Mayan engineers constructed causeways and elevated walkways from stone. One of the wild jungle, without the benefit of motorized construction vehicles.... Read >
Author: sulamita25th November 2008
Incense & Agarbatti - rejuvenating and purifying the environment.
Incense spells fragrance and fragrance not only soothes but rejuvenates
as well. Since time immemorial, incense has played a vital role in many
religious ceremonies and spiritual rit... Read >
Author: jatinder30th October 2008
It is common within witchcraft, wicca, and paganism to confuse the pentacle and pentagram. Although there are several arguments that go around saying they are one in the same, this is not exactly true.
Through many different historic texts through the ... Read >
Author: JosephV03rd October 2008
Since the emergence of time when man first looked up at the stars and planets and was awestruck by their beauty people have tried to understand their significance. This is the unadorned cause of present astrology and in part of present astronomy.. The chr... Read >
Author: Jeff Seward23rd September 2008
Shamash, the Dispeller of Darkness!
Shamash, the most common Akkadian name for sun god, was the embodiment of justice. The giver of light, Shamash was known to disperse darkness by bringing wrong & injustice to light. The early Babylonians and Assyrians ... Read >
Author: msgmessenger22nd September 2008
Shamash, the Dispeller of Darkness!
Shamash, the most common Akkadian name for sun god, was the embodiment of justice. The giver of light, Shamash was known to disperse darkness by bringing wrong & injustice to light. The early Babylonians and Assyrians ... Read >
Author: msgmessenger18th September 2008
The theme of "men as gods" is a fascinating study into the transmission of ideas across cultures. When the Babylonian Empire fell to the Persians in 539 B.C.E., the new rulers were at first tolerant of Babylonian religion and its Chaldean priesthood. But ... Read >
Author: Creative Assistant04th September 2008
This science is the oldest science known to mankind, and still the most mysterious science to us! Scholars have different opinions on 'When' Astrology came into play. (Also because we today know, how much knowledge there still is needed). But apparently m... Read >
Author: WindBlower25th July 2008
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
When we speak of religious beliefs we mean its theological tenets. Christianity and Islam share common ideas and beliefs having their roots in a common source--Judaism. This religion in turn derived many of its doctrines and beliefs f... Read >
Author: Leonard Lee21st July 2008
The first part of the Mayan writing system to be deciphered by the western scholars in the XIXth century was its numerical system. Unlike many believed, the system turned out to be remarkably sophisticated. Very similar to the Arabic system, the Mayas use... Read >
Author: Armando Martinez18th July 2008
• Lapis-Lazuli has a long history to the people all around the world. Nowadays, Lapis lazuli is considered as one of the synthetic and metaphysical gemstone.
• In the beginning, Lapis lazuli was used by most of the Babylonians, Egyptians and Assyri... Read >
Author: MUmarF21st June 2008
Costumes have been part of human life and any tradition worldwide. The term refers to a piece of clothing or dress for particular “people, class, period or time”. The transformation in designs, styles, and cuts has evolved from time to time.
Early... Read >
Author: bravo seo19th June 2008
Baking is an art of making different kind or breads, cake, biscuits and other bakery products. The place where these products are baked is known as a Bakery. Bakery products are an integral part of our daily life. Right from morning breakfast to dinner we... Read >
Author: artimexbakery@gmail.com20th May 2008
If you are here reading this article, then you are researching ways get control of your weight. Do not ever, ever, under any circumstance, put yourself on a diet! That’s right, I am telling you to avoid diets in order to lose weight. Diets are failures;... Read >
Author: doncarlin28th April 2008
Dental care by brushing may date as far back as the Babylonians and their ingenious use of a twig. We are fortunate that we do not have to cut a twig, fray the end and scrub our teeth with such a tool.
Today we have an assortment of tooth brushes av... Read >
Author: Don Robertson06th March 2008
Garlic is a plant native to Africa and central Asia. It was discovered and used by the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Jews, Greeks and Romans. Garlic earned a renowned place in the modern natural medicine. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance when the popu... Read >
Author: cristi ion06th March 2008
Garlic is a plant native to Africa and central Asia. It was discovered and used by the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Jews, Greeks and Romans. Garlic earned a renowned place in the modern natural medicine. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance when the popu... Read >
Author: cristi ion21st February 2008
Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian, tells the story of how the Babylonians in 500 B.C. diagnosed and treated their illnesses. The Babylonians did not have physicians. When they became ill, they went to the city square where they would tell anyone who ... Read >
Author: Dr. Doug Fullington, MD14th January 2008
History of Concrete Fountains
Fountains have been part of city parks since the Babylonians and the Hanging Gardens. In ancient times, fountains in the park served as a water source for horses and humans. Unfortunately, this greatly increased the risk o... Read >
Author: Jim Hedgecoth08th January 2008
We all know that New Year is a time of celebration, a time to join with family and friends to say goodbye to the problems of the past and welcome the fortunes that the future holds. But have you ever wondered why January 1 marks the beginning of the year... Read >
Author: Gordon03rd August 2007
The first dragon story on record is found in the Babylonian creation epic, Enuma Elish. First called Labbu by the Sumerians in 3000 BC, this dragon came to be known as Tiamat when that civilization gave way to the Babylonians and their mythologies blended... Read >
Author: Emma Snow02nd May 2007
Traditional toys and games have been a part of society and culture all over the world for thousands of centuries, possibly since the beginning of time. As long ago as 6000 B.C., we know of the existence of games similar to modern day chess. Babylonians ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer28th February 2007
Growing and caring for orchids is a very pleasurable experience for any enthusiast. There is however an alternative to growing orchids the traditional way and that is with hydroponics. Hydroponics allows you to grow crops and plants without soil or compos... Read >
Author: Nigel H06th February 2007
The first dragon story on record is found in the Babylonian creation epic, Enuma Elish. First called Labbu by the Sumerians in 3000 BC, this dragon came to be known as Tiamat when that civilization gave way to the Babylonians and their mythologies blended... Read >
Author: Emma Snow07th January 2007
2007..A Brand Spanking New Year is upon us. What will you choose to do with it? Your decisions and mind set today about the year ahead will make all the difference in how this year shows up for you. Really. The ritual of making New Year's Resolutions has ... Read >
Author: Diana Long M.S.ACC17th November 2006
It may seem a crazy notion that observing animals (Alectryomancy, Zoomancy, and Theriomancy) can be used to foretell ones future. But then on the other hand, selecting random tarot cards out of a pack of seventy-eight or deciphering a hand full of pebbles... Read >
Author: Paula Haworth17th November 2006
The average schoolchild in the Western world, at some point in the curriculum, learns about the fall of the Roman Empire. It was a civilization the like of which the world had never seen?of immense power and geographic spread, unconquerable, all-encompass... Read >
Author: No Last Name15th November 2006
I always wondered why the biblical folks in Genesis lived so long. Adam, 930 years, Methusela, 969, Seth, 912, Jared, 962, and so on. Then folks born after about 1750 B.C.E. started living only as long as we do.
Was there some virus that caused people ... Read >
Author: Marcus Pollio05th November 2006
The oldest type of clock is a sundial clock, also called a sun clock. The shadow of the sun points to a number on a circular disk making it possible to measure time. Originally people determined the time by looking at the sun as it crossed the sky. When ... Read >
Author: Charles Alistair03rd October 2006
The origin of the word "spa" is said to come from the town of Spa located in Belgium which has been known since the times of Julius Caesar for its deep soaking baths and relaxing atmosphere. In fact, the modern spa can be considered a direct descendant of... Read >
Author: Ashwin Kumar15th May 2006
Soap is the most ubiquitous consumer item used in the modern world. It is so commonly available that we hardly give a thought to how it was that soap of such good quality came to be manufactured on a large scale.
The knowledge of a soap like substance wa... Read >
Author: tima ashar22nd March 2006
Each day, we are exposed to numbers. We have phone numbers, birthdates, even
our financial information is driven by numbers. Numerology is the study of the
numbers in our lives and how they affect us. A student of numerology uses the
letters in a wo... Read >
Author: Michelle Andersen21st February 2006
True prosperity has a spiritual basis. "God is the Source of your supply." So states Catherine Ponder in her wonderful book The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity. Just as we engage God through prayer for that which we claim to be true, and we connect with God sp... Read >
Author: Diane Harmony02nd February 2006
Embroidery is an age old art form that has decorated clothing, bedding, and household goods for hundreds of years. Using colored threads to create patterns has dated back to the time of ancient Egypt, when women sewed metallic threads into clothing for d... Read >
Author: Bill Carmel20th July 2005
Apple cider vinegar is a product of apple juice fermentation. Sounds like nothing extraordinary, but indeed its benefits are measureless. A.C.V. (Apple Cider Vinegar) health giving properties were well known long before our time. Hippocrates prescribed it... Read >
Author: Paul Zaichik
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