Not a normal day On the morning of 16 June 1976 I woke as normal, had breakfast, and drove to work, as I did every day. The streets of Durban looked the same as they had done for the six years I had lived there, and my office was the same as it had been […]
The Austro-German Alliance After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria sought counsel from its powerful ally Germany. The two countries drafted a strongly-worded ultimatum to be delivered to the Serbian government. The document demanded that Serbia quash all anti-Austrian propaganda in Serbia, put an end to “terrorist” organizations inside Serbia, and allow Austria to conduct […]
A child ’s brain is like a sponge, absorbing everything with which it comes in contact. As the brain gets older it learns to process, to analyze, to interpret. And eventually it begins to slow, begins to forget, begins to lose function. Few prospects are as forbidding as mental decline, the specter of which haunts […]
Architectural revival refers to homes that romanticize the visual styles of a former era. Revivalist architecture in America became quite trendy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By the late 1800s, the ornate excesses of the Victorian and Edwardian eras were becoming passé. In the early 1900s, people began migrating from rural areas […]
There are many different types of spider in Florida. Some of them, such as golden orb spiders, are mildly venomous and have painful bites, but their venom is too weak to be life-threatening to human beings (although in rare circumstances, it can cause allergic reactions). The most dangerous spiders in Florida belong to one of […]
Africa is now attracting a lot of interest from many investors. In spite of some instabilities here and there, it is still the fastest growing continent, and six of the world ’s fastest growing economies are in Africa. It offers one of the largest returns to investors, even after factoring in political risks. Here at […]
Plastic waste is a very serious and rapidly growing environmental problem. Our love of plastic items and our careless disposal of these items when they’re no longer useful is polluting land and water, endangering wildlife and creating eyesores that are changing the face of the Earth. Another tragic situation on Earth is the widespread existence […]
Are Lies & Scandal Destroying Your Career or Personal Life? Deceit, scandal, disparagement, calumny, or what ever term you want to call a lie, is a dangerous thing! Lies and scandal can destroy who you are in the public eye, and what’s even worse is that a lie or scandal can destroy everything in it’s […]
What is Megalodon? The Megalodon Shark or Carcharodon Megalodon is the biggest prehistoric shark known to man. This means it was the biggest predatory marine animal ever on the entire Earth. If Megalodon was still alive today, it would put all the sharks that we know to shame. The Megalodon shark would be three times […]
The Middle East has always been filled with double-crossing entities operating on their own agenda. The West is continually being burned by seemingly friends who show their real inclinations. After all, all the players in this area are in a CYA mode and for good reason, it is very explosive. Yet, their is some consistency- […]
What is Algae? Algae is a protist that has pigment and chlorophyll. His body consists of a single cell (unicellular) and some are many cells (multicellular). Unicellular phytoplankton are generally as being multicellular ones can live as Nekton, Bentos or. Algae habitat is water or in wet places, as epiphytes or as Endophytic. The classification […]
Pablo Escobar was a household name here in Colombia years ago. His memory has not faded completely. On Colombian television, one can still see countless documentaries about Pablo and his influence on Colombia. Pablo is remembered differently here in Colombia than he is remembered in the United States. In Medellin where he lived, the poor […]