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The History of Body Piercings - Ancient and Fascinating Around the World


Body piercings have seen a resurgence of interest in the last ten to twenty years and are becoming more and more a part of the mainstream Western culture. Take a look at any fashion or entertainment magazine and you'll see plenty of well-known celebrities with body piercings like navel rings or a labret.

How to Make Your Civil War Uniform Shirt


Your own shirt designed and made by you for your own Civil War Uniform Impression is easy and economical. Follow these simple directions, and your Civil War uniform shirt will be exactly how you want it.

Top 10 Questions about Body Piercing


Body piercing has grown so much in popularity in recent years that it has become almost mainstream, with more and more people sporting navel rings and multiple ear rings. Facial piercings, surface piercings and lots of others to choose from can make things confusing.

How I lost A million Dollars In A Bank Robbery


The Million dollars was my life-savings earmarked for prime the pump money for my biotech start-up. I am the Gerald Armstrong the owner of Gen Cells Cures?Gen Cells Cures is focused on private medical research for the individual.

The Crisis of Human Survival


Environmental Pollution1. Damage to The Ozone Layer Causes Radiation PollutionThe hole in the ozone layer above the North Pole is becoming larger, allowing large volumes of ultraviolet radiation to fall directly on the Earth's surface, causing destruction and harm to humanity, and resulting in skin cancer and other bodily ailments.

African Masks


The following is a general over view of African Masks.There are still places in Africa where genuine old masks can be bought, generally through dealers.

Tribal Masks


Original Tribal masks are often seen by unknowing eyes as art objects in themselves. That is not the case, unless of course they are modern copies.

The Masked Fool


The FoolMy first direct experience of the fool in masking was watching Morris Dancing here at home in Yorkshire, England. The Morris dancers were dressed up in their usual dancing shoes with bells and baggy pants.

The Contingencies of Despair: How Existentialists Survive


~ Dread is dizziness unto freedom-freedom that gazes down into its own possibility. In this dizziness freedom succumbs.

Violence


Flashes of memory stream into my consciousness. They take me back thirty years plus.

Heraldry in the Crafts--Why Not Specialize?


I have a small website where I try to sell custom-made lapel buttons. In addition to these made-to-order buttons I also offer several specialty lines of off-the-shelf items and at this time of year I'm usually concerned with one of those lines in particular: Irish heraldic buttons.

The Trickster of Folklore


Folklore includes a traditional trickster figure, the subject of many stories in a cycle. Trickster tales are in the animal tales genre, with the trickster himself -- he seems always to be male -- identified with a particular animal.

Nessie, the Beast of the Loch


They were fierce hill tribes in what is now Scotland, and we called them Picts. The name seems to mean "The Painted People" for they were known to love bright body art and multi-coloured clothing.

The Year of the Rooster


The Rooster is traditionally considered to be a favourable sign. His crow signals the break of dawn and the beginning of a fresh start, driving away the ghosts and evil spirits of the night.

Progress Versus Perfection


From the creative explosion marking the outset of the universe to our advanced human stage in evolution, some fifteen billion years have elapsed. This advanced stage refers to the natural abilities and the cultural realizations of our species.

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While the sciences feast at the federal trough—looking up only to complain of deprivation—the humanities are allotted skimpy federal assistance. ...


Humanities scholars will deliver lectures, read works
University of Chicago Chronicle - 21 hours ago
By Josh Schonwald Three humanities scholars will come to campus this month to deliver annual spring lectures presented by the Division of the Humanities. ...


Humanities dominate approved courses so far
Harvard Crimson, MA - May 14, 2008
By BONNIE J. KAVOUSSI Humanities professors are drawing up courses for the new General Education curriculum in full force, contributing nine courses to the ...


Business Briefs - Alabama Humanities Foundation names board members
The Birmingham News - al.com, AL - May 15, 2008
New board members appointed to the Alabama Humanities Foundation are David Donaldson, community relations director and vice president of Vulcan Foundation ...


Bhabha named senior adviser
Harvard University Gazette, MA - 21 hours ago
By Corydon Ireland Homi K. Bhabha, Harvard’s Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities, is known worldwide for his intellectual complexity. ...


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Higher success rate in higher secondary exams
Hindu, India - 21 hours ago
In the school-going category, the pass (eligibility to pursue higher studies) percentage is 83.71 in the science group, 76.69 in humanities group, ...


Magazine to focus on humanities
NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - May 14, 2008
The first issue of a new magazine published by the Oklahoma Humanities Council will be available on newsstands and in bookstores today. ...


UCT Faculty of Humanities
ArtslinkNews, South Africa - May 14, 2008
The Director will be responsible to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities via the IPCA Board for the work of the Institute which will include fundraising to ...


SCSU dean leaves post to return to classroom
St. Cloud Times, MN - 10 hours ago
The dean of St. Cloud State University’s College of Fine Arts and Humanities is leaving that job to return to full-time classroom teaching, the university ...

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