Pearls are produced by mollusks, mussels or oysters belonging to the Unionidae family. Saltwater pearls are produced by oysters in the ocean, while freshwater pearls come from mussels growing in lakes, rivers or ponds other than the ocean. These mollusks create a substance called nacre when an...
How cults create an artificial personality in their followers (and how you can do it too)
The title seems ominous because it mentions that cults make an effort to change ones personality but in a sense we create artificial personalities all the time. We use one when we are shopping,...
How Can We Detect and Stop Terrorist Acts from Happening?
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty”
Thomas Jefferson
Knowledge about the terrorist planning cycle is necessary in order to identify the key areas to implement effective counter terrorism measures....
Hooray for Flag Day why do we celebrate it on June 14?
What are the important dates in American Flag history?
January 1, 1776, George Washington ordered the Grand Union flag hoisted above his base at Prospect Hill. It had 13 alternating red and white stripes and the...
The U.S. Consulate General Chiang Mai is a one of a quickly diminishing number of historic properties serving as diplomatic posts for the United States government overseas. In an era of non-descript office blocks, the Consulate evokes an earlier time of pergolas draped in riotous explosions of...
It was on January 1, 1776 that the Continental army was restructured and adjusted according to a Congressional resolution which heralded American forces to the command of George Washington. On that day, the American Continental Army was blockading Boston which had been taken over by the British...
A History of Olmec Civilization.
The first relatively modern awakening to the existance of the Olmecs was when plantation workers in 1862 came upon hat they thought was a large, buried, iron kettle. Upon further excavation, and driven by thoughts of buried treasure, they finally excavated...
I was interested to find out more about the Malays. I pose myself this question always. Where do I come from? or what is my calling in life. Only when you know your past and take a closer look at the events of the past call history we may find the answers
Its intriguing after hours of...
Initially, the man involved in hunting were exercising in stone throwing , the use of weapons, run, etc. , While those who lived by fishing, it would raise their skills on coupon and swimming. Many people naturally gave the gymnastics different meaning. The Chinese example complete normal...
Where should any self respecting Blog or article whether by remote computer repair, remote helpdesk, outsourced pc repair, online computer repair, or computer man start?
Hillary is soooo far outside traditional American Statesmen like the 55th Speaker of the U.S. House of...
Lake Havasu City has some of the most spectacular scenery in the Southwest. Actually, the lake was a previous Colorado River reservoir and was formed when the Parker Dam was built between 1934 and 1938. The town was named for the 45 mile long Lake Havasu on the Colorado River by the Chemehuevi...
Iranian-Hezbollah-Rocket
More than 200 hundred rockets were fired from south Lebanon into Israel on Friday and Saturday adding up to over 1,000 over the past two weeks. The latest news on Hezbollah launched rockets is the use of a Khaibar-1 rocket, which hit on Saturday an open field near...