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  • Why Is It So Hard to Make a Superman Movie?
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    Why Is It So Hard to Make a Superman Movie?

    99 minutes ago

    Exploring the intricacies of creating a Superman film, this piece delves into the challenges of balancing his power, deepening character complexity, ensuring narrative depth, and maintaining relevance, amidst the high expectations and comparisons with past works and contemporaries.

  • Exploring Alternative Milk Options
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    Exploring Alternative Milk Options

    2 weeks ago

    Offering non-dairy alternatives caters to dietary restrictions, health consciousness, and environmental concerns. It enhances menu variety, supports inclusivity, and attracts a broader clientele, boosting competitiveness.

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    How Knives Are Made

    2 weeks ago

    Knife-making dates back over 2.5 million years, evolving from simple stone flakes to complex, forged steel blades. This craft has roots in various cultures, reflecting the needs and resources of each era. Today, it combines tradition and technology, producing tools and art pieces.

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    Let's Talk About Dinosaurs

    2 weeks ago

    Dinosaurs, a group of fossil reptiles that were dominant during Mesozoic times, and became extinct at the end of that era. They were highly variable in size, some of them attaining enormous proportions, while others were quite small. Dinosaurs were mostly land animals.

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    What is a catapult?

    3 weeks ago

    The catapult was an ancient weapon used to project heavy stones principally against the walls, towers, and defenders of fortified places.

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    An Introduction to Kite Flying

    3 weeks ago

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    What is Weight Lifting?

    2 weeks ago

    Weight lifting is a sport or recreation in which the participant lifts specified weights, usually barbells or dumbbells, over his head by muscular effort alone.

  • Spartacus - Blood and Sand
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    Spartacus - Blood and Sand

    7 years ago

    Spartacus: Blood and Sand is a sword and sandal epic made for the small screen on a decent sized budget. Shot in New Zealand (because it's cheaper than anywhere else), the majority of the cast being Australians (because they're better than everyone else*) and featuring more violence and nudity...

  • The Facts About Nutrition
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    The Facts About Nutrition

    13 years ago

    To ensure healthy growth, an alert happy childhood and a vigorous healthy adult life, an efficient diet must be provided - efficient in the sense that it is balanced and of the right kind. What you eat influences how healthy you are.

  • The Facts About Minerals
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    The Facts About Minerals

    13 years ago

    Minerals are necessary for life and health. Some, such as calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium are required in large amounts, while others are needed in much smaller quantities, and are therefore called trace minerals. We obtain minerals from...

  • The Facts About Vitamins
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    The Facts About Vitamins

    13 years ago

    At the beginning of this century a chain of discoveries were made, which could have changed the entire course of medicine, had we been ready for it. These were the discoveries of vitamins A, B and C. Vitamins are a group of totally unrelated...

  • Multimillion Dollar Home For Sale
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    Multimillion Dollar Home For Sale

    13 years ago

    Imagine standing on the balcony at the top of a house and knowing that if you were to go over the railing and fell, you'd be dead. Okay, it's a gruesome start to a sales pitch but this is no ordinary house for sale. 14 kilometers from the...

  • How Did We Get Our Calendar?
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    How Did We Get Our Calendar?

    3 weeks ago

    The calendar is a manmade system of dividing and measuring time. It involves the fixing of some definite era or point of time as a basis for reckoning (e.g: the Birth of Christ), and then the division of time into convenient periods. These periods...

  • Pirates & Piracy
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    Pirates & Piracy

    14 years ago

    Piracy is as old as travel by sea. Pirates harried the commerce of Phoenicia, the world's first maritime nation, and piracy persisted into the middle of the 19th century when it rapidly declined as a continuous menace, flaring up only occasionally thereafter, especially in the China seas. When the...

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    ASCII Art

    13 years ago

    As early as 1867 typewriters have been used for creating visual art. In the late 70s and early 80s computers were limited in terms of graphics and via computer bulletin board systems of ASCII art became widespread. As the Internet began to develop and thrive with technology making the use of high...

  • The Fez
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    The Fez

    13 days ago

    The Fez is a traditional felt headdress in the shape of a short cylindrical peakless hat, usually red, and often adorned with a tassel, associated primarily with the Ottoman Empire and various cultures of the Middle East and North Africa.

  • Monotremes
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    Monotremes

    3 weeks ago

    Monotremes are a unique group of mammals characterized by their egg-laying reproduction, along with other distinctive features such as the possession of beaks and the ability to produce milk but lack nipples.

  • Knoji (the rip-off site formerly known as Factoidz)
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    Knoji (the rip-off site formerly known as Factoidz)

    11 years ago

    Things have changed at Factoidz. And it's now known as Knoji. The comments on this hub are most enlightening, I suggest you only skim through the information on this page (which reflect how Factoidz USED to work) and read the first hand experiences...

  • The Art and Science of Fencing
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    The Art and Science of Fencing

    14 years ago

    Originally the art of attack and defense with sword or rapier in single combat, the word is now usually applied to friendly contests for sport with blunted weapons. The sword and buckler combats of Tudor times were superseded at the end of the 16th Century by combats with the Italian cut-and-thrust...

  • Beards - They Grow On You!
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    Beards - They Grow On You!

    14 years ago

    Beards have been worn from ancient to modern times and have gone through many changes in style, from neatly cut and closely trimmed to flowing and full. The beard is often associated with authority, as in the cases of the Assyrian king, King Henry VIII, and Emperor Franz Joseph. Beards have been...

  • The Complete Guide To Asterix
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    The Complete Guide To Asterix

    14 years ago

    The Complete Guide To Asterix by Peter Kessler is a must read for anyone who has picked ever picked up an Asterix book. It's sure to be enjoyed by both young and old Asterix fans. It gives an insight into the history of Asterix and his creators...

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    Narcissism

    7 years ago

    Narcissism is a psychological term used to denote fixation at an infantile emotional level. Although intellectually developed, the narcissistic person adopts a childish emotional attitude to life. Narcissism is a causal factor in the origin of neurosis.

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    Genghis Khan

    13 years ago

    At his birth Genghis Khan (born Temujin) the Mongols were a scattered nomad people feuding among themselves, and raiding Tatar settlements in northern China. Through alliances Temujin was able to dispose of rivals and gradually weld together a force capable of subjugating the Naiman and Kereit...

  • Greek Philosopher: Epictetus
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    Greek Philosopher: Epictetus

    14 years ago

    Epictetus was one of the greatest of the Stoic philosophers. Born Phrygia, in Asia Minor, sometime between 50 to 55 AD. He became a slave in Rome, but (like many slaves at that time) he was given a liberal education. He studied under Musonius Rufus,...

  • Greek Philosopher: Carneades
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    Greek Philosopher: Carneades

    14 years ago

    Carneades was an outstanding exponent of the philosophy of Skepticism. He founded the New Academy, a continuation of the famous school of philosophy begun by Plato.

  • Greek Philosopher: Theophrastus
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    Greek Philosopher: Theophrastus

    14 years ago

    Theophrastus studied under the great philosophers Plato and Aristotle. In 323 B.C. he succeeded Aristotle as head of the Peripatetic school of philosophy. Like Aristotle, Theophrastus was interested in natural philosophy, or science. He wrote works on zoology, psychology, botany, and other topics.

  • Greek Philosopher: Xenocrates
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    Greek Philosopher: Xenocrates

    14 years ago

    Xenocrates was Greek philosopher born around 396 BC in Chalcedon, Bithynia, Asia Minor. In 380 BC he migrated to Athens, where he studied philosophy under Plato and eventually presided over Plato's Academy from 339 until his death. As a member of...

  • Greek Philosopher: Zeno of Elea
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    Greek Philosopher: Zeno of Elea

    7 days ago

    Zeno of Elea, a Greek philosopher, born around 490 B.C., was a key figure in the Eleatic school. Renowned for his paradoxes challenging motion and multiplicity, which continue to spark debate. He died around 430 B.C. after advocating for justice and sacrificing his own speech to protect his friends.

  • Greek Philosopher: Zeno of Sidon
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    Greek Philosopher: Zeno of Sidon

    14 years ago

    Zeno of Sidon was a Greek philosopher. Born in Sidon, Phoenicia (now Lebanon) in around 150 B.C. He directed the Epicurean school at Athens after 100 B.C. and is known chiefly from the philosophical dialogues of Marcus Tullius Cicero, who attended...

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    Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104)

    4 years ago

    Vocational Education and Training (VET) means education and training for work. This training system recognises the knowledge and skills of learners across 6 different levels of qualification ranging from Certificate 1 through to Advance Diploma. ...

  • Fishing Techniques and Tips
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    Fishing Techniques and Tips

    4 years ago

    Since the earliest times, humans have hunted fish for food. The first flesh ever to be eaten, it has remained a popular and important item of our diet because of its delicate flavor and high protein content. The basic appeal of fishing is the excitement of the contest between man and fish. Sport...

  • Spartacus
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    Spartacus

    7 years ago

    The leader of a slave revolt in the first century BC, Spartacus and his followers seriously defied the power of Rome. The expansion of Rome in the centuries after the Punic Wars, together with the activities of pirates, had resulted in a large increase in the number of slaves in Italy. Those used...

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    How Do Deodorants Work? All About Sweat and How to Control It

    8 months ago

    What is perspiration, and how do deodorants work? Also, what causes excessive sweating, and is it possible to prevent this problem?

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    Instant Coffee

    14 years ago

    Instant coffee is cheap and it is convenient. It is produced by brewing coffee in a series of giant coffee pots. The extract moves from pot to pot until it reaches optimum strength. Then the water is removed, usually by drying. A spray nozzle atomizes the liquid in a current of hot air. The hollow...

  • The All Dumbbell Workout
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    The All Dumbbell Workout

    7 years ago

    You can get a good workout at home. It's not so important WHERE you train, but THAT you train. Buy free weights, collars and dumbbell handles long enough to accommodate a reasonable number of plates on each side of the center sleeve. These will allow you to change weight according to the...

  • Helium
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    Helium

    14 years ago

    According to Alexa Helium.com has a traffic rank in the top 3000 websites on the Internet (2,747 at time of publication of this article). The average visitors sticks around for 6.4 minutes per day, and there are 2,620 sites linking in to helium.com. People make money from writing for Helium. But...

  • Puppets
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    Puppets

    14 years ago

    Puppets are small figures of wood or pasteboard, manipulated either by one hand (glove puppets) or by wires (marionettes) held by a concealed showman who also speaks the dialogue, changing his voice to suit different characters.

  • The Etruscans
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    The Etruscans

    13 years ago

    An ancient people inhabiting Etruria, Italy (modern day Tuscany) from the 8th to 4th centuries BC. At the height of their civilization, the Etruscans achieved great wealth and power from their maritime strength. The Etruscans remain a mysterious people. Their language has not been fully deciphered,...

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    Early Rome

    14 years ago

    Three influences - Greek, Etruscan and the local Italian cultures of Latium - were to shape the development of Rome. Later traditions attributed the foundation of the city to Romulus in 753 BC, but the true origins of the Roman state came in the 7th century BC, when the separate communities in the...

  • The Republic of Rome
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    The Republic of Rome

    4 years ago

    In the 500 or so years from the establishment of the republic to the accession of Augustus, Rome grew from a small city-state to the dominant power in the Mediterranean. This process, which was achieved by both military force and diplomatic alliances, began with Rome's subjugation of Italy. Its...

  • Roman Emperor - Magnus Maximus
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    Roman Emperor - Magnus Maximus

    14 years ago

    Born in Spain. Maximus proclaimed himself emperor while commanding Roman troops in Britain, defated Emperor Gratian in Gaul (383), and was recognized by Theodosius, emperor of the East. Invading Italy, his troopers were defeated, and he himself besieged by Theodosius and beheaded. Died in Aquileia,...

  • Roman Emperor: Theodosius I
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    Roman Emperor: Theodosius I

    14 years ago

    Theodosius I, or Flavius Theodosius, known as the Great, Byzantine Emperor, son of Theodosius, general of Valentinian I. He was proclaimed emperor of the East by Gratian in 379 and established Christianity throughout the region. The Olympic Games, which said to have been founded in 776 BC, were...

  • What are Aqueducts?
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    What are Aqueducts?

    14 years ago

    An aqueduct is a bridge constructed for the conveyance of water across a valley. Civilization has always resulted in the growth of large towns which cannot exist without adequate water supply, and traces of extensive works for this purpose are everywhere found among the ruins of the earliest great...

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    Tasmanian Tiger

    12 years ago

    The Thylacinus cynocephalus is the largest known marsupial carnivore. Records indicate that a thylacine female could give birth to four puppies each year and these spent their early life in a backward-facing pouch. The Tasmanian Tiger, also called the Tamanian wolf, pouched wolf or zebra wolf, is a...

  • Emu
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    Emu

    14 years ago

    Together with cassowaries, the large, flightless birds known as emus make up the order Casuariiformes. They are found throughout mainland Australia, except the dense, tropical regions of the eastern coast and the more settled areas. It is unable to fly, but is very fleet of foot and frequently...

  • Echidna
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    Echidna

    14 years ago

    The echidna, also called the spiny anteater, is a an unusual mammal native to Australia and New Guinea. The echidna ranges in length from 15 to 30 inches (38 to 76 cm) and weighs from 2 to 14 pounds (0.9 to 6 kg). It has thick grayish-brown hair, and its back is covered with yellowish-white...

  • Tasmanian Devil
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    Tasmanian Devil

    14 years ago

    Like its relative, the Tasmanian Tiger, the Tasmanian Devil once also lived on mainland Australia but is thought to have died out there because of the competition from the Dingo. The Tasmanian Devil is a short and sturdy brownish-black animal with patches of white on the chest. sides and rump. It...

  • Dingo
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    Dingo

    14 years ago

    Sometimes known as the Warrigal, the Australian Dingo, Canis familiaris dingo, is closely related to the domestic dog. It is probably descended from the northern wolf, and is thought to have been introduced to Australia about 10000 years ago. A nocturnal, the Dingo eats small mammals and reptiles,...

  • Cassowary
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    Cassowary

    14 years ago

    Cassowaries are large flightless birds found in tropical rainforests of New Guinea. One species is also present on Cape York, Peninsula, Australia. The head of the cassowary is protected by a natural crash helmet, a bony outgrowth from its skull. Cassowaries have powerful legs; they can run fast...

  • Lyrebird
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    Lyrebird

    14 years ago

    Lyrebirds are an Australian bird, pheasant-like in appearance, known for its spectacular song and their remarkable use of mimicry Their ability to learn and reproduce a wide variety of complex sounds is all the more remarkable because of the simple structure of their syrinx or voice producing organ.

  • Wombat
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    Wombat

    14 years ago

    Resembling a small bear, the wombat is from a small group of burrowing mammals, native to Australia. Their stocky body ranges in length from 40 to 60 inches (100-150 cm), and their coarse hair varies from black to yellowish brown. Wombats are classified as order Marsupialia, family Phascolomidae.

  • Wallaby
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    Wallaby

    14 years ago

    There are about 30 species of wallaby. They are kangaroo-like marsupials of generally smaller size than the true kangaroos, of the subfamily Macropodinae of the family Macropodidae which also includes the kangaroos. The wallabies have large hindfeet, strong hindlimbs and a long tail. They are...

  • Platypus
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    Platypus

    14 years ago

    This remarkable, egg-laying mammal is found in streams and rivers of eastern Australia. It lives in a burrow near the water, feeding on water insects, worms and freshwater prawns and crayfish. Platypusses were at one tine time killed in large numbers for their fur, but are now strictly protected....

  • Bandicoot
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    Bandicoot

    14 years ago

    Bandicoot, a burrowing nocturnal marsupial, the largest kind about the size of a rabbit. Several species inhabit Australia, New Guinea and adjacent islands, one of the commonest being the short-nosed bandicoot.

  • Kookaburra
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    Kookaburra

    12 years ago

    A kookaburra is a large meat-eating Australian bird. Although a member of the kingfisher family, appears very drab when compared with its brilliantly colored relatives. It has a loud, harsh cry like wild laughter and is also known as the laughing jackass. The kookaburra has an off-white colored...

  • Kangaroos
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    Kangaroos

    5 days ago

    The kangaroo is a large marsupial (pouch-bearing animal) confined entirely to Australasia. Captain Cook was the first Eurpoean to observe the animal in 1770. There are 56 species. A male kangaroo stands from 6 to 7 feet; the female which carries the...

  • Koalas
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    Koalas

    12 years ago

    A koala is a tree-dwelling Australian animal. It feeds on leaves and roots, and is not more than 2 foot in length. It has round bushy ears and thick ashy-grey fur, a rudimentary tail, and looks like a small bear. Sometimes called a Koala Bear, it is not actually a bear at all. At one time they...

  • Boat Anchors
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    Boat Anchors

    14 years ago

    An anchor is a heavy implement, usually made of iron or steel, with hooks or flukes to grip the bottom, attached to a cable and dropped from a ship or boat to hold it in place.

  • 7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Potassium
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    7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Potassium

    14 years ago

    Potassium is a metal belonging to the alkaline group which is an essential constituent of body cells and tissues. Some of its salts are used for medicinal purposes and in action are similar to those of sodium. As sodium pulls fluids into your...

  • Muscle & Fitness
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    Muscle & Fitness

    12 years ago

    Your reasons for including weight training in your weekly schedule will largely determine the type of program you follow and the exercises to be included. There is an endless variety to choose from and it is therefore difficult to prescribe a program to suit everyone. If you wish to use weight...

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    Serratus: Paying Attention To Detail

    12 years ago

    The serratus is a set of muscles, which connects the lats, pectorals, intercostals, and external obliques. The serratus muscles are occasionally called the "boxer's muscle" because it is used to extend the arm and deliver the greatest punch at the...

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    Obliques & Intercostals

    12 years ago

    Left unattended and ignored (and downright neglected) the obliques will ally themselves with the equally slothful abdominals to result in a what is known as a 'beer gut'. While the abdominal may do all the work for said beer gut, the obliques will...

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    Strong Neck and Impressive Traps

    12 years ago

    You may not consider your neck the most important body part to concentrate on in the gym, but you have at least three important reasons to work it. 1) your neck muscles are responsible for your head movements, 2) well-developed neck muscles...

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    Building a Broader Back

    12 years ago

    The latissimus dorsi (aka The Lats) is responsible for extension, transverse extension, flexion, adduction and internal rotation actions of the shoulder joint. The action of the lats draws the upper arm downward and backward and rotates it inward...

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    Gladiators

    3 weeks ago

    Gladiatorial combat, originating from Etruscan funeral rituals, evolved into an iconic tradition in Ancient Rome, captivating audiences and immortalizing its warriors in history. The name gladiator originated from the Latin gladius, meaning 'sword'.

  • HTML Tutorial
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    HTML Tutorial

    14 years ago

    Ever wondered what it takes to create a webpage in HTML? Ever wanted to understand the mess of source code that magically becomes said webpage on the world wide web? You can, right now. This short lesson will dispel any fears you've held that you'll never be able to learn an "Internet language".

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    Flatten Your Stomach And Chisel Those Abs

    12 years ago

    Photos by Scott Snyder and Thom Wall Let's face it, the way your midsection looks has a lot to do with how you feel about yourself. Everybody desires washboard abs, or in the very least a flat tummy. A small tight midsection improves the appearance...

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    Strengthen Your Lower Back

    4 years ago

    A strong back has long been admired and desired as the basis of power. The main concern of both athletes and non-athletes alike is lower back pain. One way to avoid or alleviate it is to strengthen all the muscles of your back, which hold together...

  • Roman Emperor - Julian
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    Roman Emperor - Julian

    14 years ago

    Flavius Claudius Julianus, born around 331 A.D. in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) the youngest son of Julius Constantius and Basilina, and nephew of Constantine the Great. He was brought up a Christian but early in life became a convert to...

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    Roman Emperor - Diocletian

    14 years ago

    The emperor Diocletian (245 - 313 AD) was responsible for restoring stability to the Roman Empire after decades of anarchy. He is remembered for the reorganisation of the Roman army and the administration of the empire. Roman emperor 284 - 305, when he abdicated in favor of Galerius. He reorganized...

  • Scones
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    Scones

    7 years ago

    For a really traditional Devonshire tea you can't beat warm, freshly baked scones split open and served with fruity jam and lots of whipped cream.

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    Roman Philosopher - Seneca

    7 days ago

    Great Roman philosopher, politician and writer, who was tutor to the emperor Nero. Seneca's fame rests upon his writings. They have been variously estimated by critics, but all agree as to their clear and forcible style.

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    Roman Emperor - Constantine I

    14 years ago

    Constantine the Great, born Flavius Valerius Constantinus, at Naissus, in Upper Moesia (now Nish, Yugoslavia), 272 A.D. He was the illegitimate son of Emperor Constantius I and his mother was Flavia Helena. On his father's death was acclaimed...

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    Get a Firmer Butt!

    12 years ago

    Who doesn't like a nice looking butt? Who doesn't mind LOOKING at a nice butt? If you don't want your backside looking like two pigs fighting over milk duds, then you need to work out that muscle with the extravagant name: the Gluteus Maximus

  • Explosive Quadricep Power!
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    Explosive Quadricep Power!

    12 years ago

    The major muscles of the upper leg include the gluteus maximus, the sartorius, the quadriceps, and the hamstring muscles. The quadriceps is composed of four muscles that cover the front of the thigh. Their major function is straightening the leg...

  • Develop Firm Hamstrings
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    Develop Firm Hamstrings

    12 years ago

    The hamstring muscles are three large muscles at the back of the thigh. They are important in bending the knee and also serve to rotate the leg from side to side. They are attached to the tibia by certain tendons, called hamstrings, which can be...

  • Roman Dictator: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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    Roman Dictator: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

    14 years ago

    Roman general and politician, a leader of the senatorial party. Forcibly suppressing the democrats in 88BC, he departed for a successful campaign against Mithridates VI of Pontus. The democrats seized power in his absence, but on his return Sulla captures Rome and massacred all opponents. The...

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    Welding

    12 years ago

    Welding was originally the term applied to the joining of pieces of metal by hammering or pressing them together when hot. It is now also, and more particularly, applied to processes in which the edges to be joined are completely melted, and to bronze welding.

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    Shapely Calf Muscles

    12 years ago

    The major calf muscles are the gastrocnemius and soleus. These two, combined with the deep posterior muscles, the peroneus brevis, flexor longus hallucis, tibialis posticus and flexor longus digitorum and the anterior muscle peroneus longus provide leg power. To develop a strong ankle joint you...

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    What is HTML?

    7 years ago

    HTML is an acronym of Hyper Text Markup Language. If you were to look at a page of HTML source code (pages which use the file extension .html or .htm), even if you are unfamiliar with HTML, you should be able to recognize the text (content) of the...

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    Forearm Fitness

    12 years ago

    Your hands, wrists and forearms are usually on intimate terms with the instruments of your sport. You need a powerful set of muscles there to execute a winning swing with a racquet, bat or golf club, to spike or slam dunk the ball or to lift that...

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    Build Solid Shoulders

    12 years ago

    The broad-shouldered, narrow-hipped look is the very symbol of a fit and trim body. But the V-shaped torso you want isn't just for good looks. Your shoulder joints are the key to just about any arm action you'll ever perform — not just in sports...

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    Achieving a Thicker Chest

    12 years ago

    A powerful chest is one of the most desirable elements of an overall fit body. It's the centerpiece of your physique, and well-shaped and toned muscles up front are important for that bare-chested day at the beach, as well as for a great fit in a...

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    Training Terrific Triceps

    12 years ago

    One of the major muscles of the arm, the triceps, acts to extend or straighten the arm (while the biceps perform the opposite motion, flexing). The muscle runs from the shoulder to the elbow at the back. It is named for its three heads, or points of...

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    Big Bulging Biceps

    12 years ago

    At the front of the upper arm is the biceps, a large muscle that draws up the arm when it contracts. It also enables the palm to be turned upward. At the back of the upper arm is another large muscle, the triceps, which extends the arm when it...

  • Sparta
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    Sparta

    7 days ago

    Sparta, unlike democratic Athens, was a militaristic and elitist society focused on racial purity. Spartans enslaved neighbors, training citizens as soldiers from childhood, emphasizing discipline, warfare skills, and physical training.

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    The Wonderful World of Cheese!

    2 years ago

    Cheese is a preparation of concentrated milk known as the curd, coagulated by rennet or other enzymes, separated from the whey and pressed into a solid mass. The main constituents of cheese are protein (the most important of which is casein), fat, mineral salts, and water.

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    Pepe The King Prawn

    7 years ago

    Pepe the Prawn is one of the Muppets. He was first introduced in the 1996 TV show Muppets Tonight. At the time, he would sing along with his partner, Seymour the Elephant, although neither of the two had any real musical talent. Pepe (full name:...

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    Caricature: Why, When, What and Where Did It Come From?

    4 years ago

    Caricature is the pictorial equivalent of satire, whereby flaws in society are attacked with the weapon of ridicule. Striking images are drawn by simplifying, distorting, exaggerating and careful juxtaposing.

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    The Roman Empire

    4 years ago

    The period which Rome controlled most of the Mediterranean world is known as the Roman Empire. The term empire refers to both the extent of Rome's territories and the type of rule. The length of time and vastness of the area spanned by Rome's empire make it almost impossible to generalise about...

  • Innuendo
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    Innuendo

    3 weeks ago

    Innuendo is a figure of speech in which meaning is conveyed by a hint. In English law, innuendo means that the words or gestures complained of, although not defmatory in their ordinary or natural meaning, are, in certain circumstances, capable of...

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    The History of Playing Cards

    8 years ago

    Playing cards are made of thin pieces of pasteboard or plastic in uniform sizes by decks. The cards are usually rectangular with rounded corners, although earlier cards were sometimes square or circular. Cards are chiefly used for competitive games,...

  • Roman Emperor - Commodus
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    Roman Emperor - Commodus

    12 days ago

    Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, was born at Lanuvium on 31 August 161 AD. The son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, whom he succeeded in 180. Commodus was only 18 when he became emperor. And turned into a cruel tyrant.

  • Roman Emperor - Aurelian
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    Roman Emperor - Aurelian

    12 years ago

    Aurelian was born Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, probably in Illyricum (now Yugoslavia). A successful soldier, he was chosen emperor by his troops on the death of Claudius II. He became emperor in 270 and ruled until 275, when a group of officers murdered him. Part of the wall he started to build...

  • Roman Emperor - Septimius Severus
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    Roman Emperor - Septimius Severus

    12 years ago

    The only African born Roman citizen to become emperor. Born in Leptis Magna in North Africa (Libya) in 146 AD Lucius Septimius Severus, rose to promenience and reigned as emperor from 193 AD to 211 AD.

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    Roman Emperor - Hadrian

    7 years ago

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    14 years ago

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    Greek Philosopher: Anaxagoras

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    Greek Philosopher: Heraclitus

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    Greek Philosopher: Protagoras

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    Greek Philosopher: Parmenides

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    Greek Philosopher: Pythagoras

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    Greek Philosopher: Democritus

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