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- King Rama V the Great Beloved King - By : Eric Lim
King Rama V or King Chulalongkorn (1853 1910) was the monarch who steered Thailand clear of colonization and initiated the Chakri Reformation to put Thailand on the road to modernization. Kin
- Richard Price and the Art of Turning Novels into Films - By : Susan Shaw
Richard Price is one of our premier novelists. Since his publication of his first novel in the mid 1970's entitled The Wanderers, he has given readers masterpieces of the urban genre, inspired by h
- Frida Kahlo - By : Mike McDougall
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Caldern was born in her parents house in the small town of Coyoacn, on the outskirts of Mexico City, on July 6 1907. She was the daughter of a German-Jewish, painte
- The Life and Works of Henri Matisse - By : David Sasson
The undisputed leader of the Fauve Group, and regarded as one of the great formative figures in 20th century art, Henri Matisse was a master of the use of color and form to convey emotional expressi
- How About a Bomb? -- An Excerpt from the Novel A Dancing Bear - By : Kirk Kinbote
"How about a bomb?" said Warren. Gus rallied, straightening a finger at him. "That might be more like it, Wozz." "How about a nail bomb?" offered Col. Gus said, "I tend to think not. I like to
- Bettie Page - The Worlds First Supermodel - By : Chad Koch
lThe Worlds First Supermodell lIf Only She Was The Girl Next Doorl lMost Likely To Succeedl lThe Bangs Have Itl lNews Flash, Brunettes Have More Funl lMiss Pin-Up Girl Of The World
- Read this Article if You Like Dolphins - By : Lance Winslow
Many people naturally like our Dolphin mammal cousins, they seem very nice and friendly and they seem to like us too. Well, especially if we give them free fish, while they are in captivity. And to
- Forbes Magazine, The History - By : David Chase
One of the most widely respected and important American publications of the last century is Forbes Magazine. Forbes Magazine was founded in 1917 by Scottish immigrant B.C. Forbes (who was, at the t
- Legionnaire Success Lessons - By : John Watson
The French Foreign Legion was founded in 1831. Their spiritual home and old training centres are in the former colonial French North Africa although they now train mainly in Southern France. What ma
- The When, Wheres, and Hows of Palmistry - By : Sharon Jacobsen
Cross my palm with silver, luvvie smiles the deeply tanned, middle-aged palmist in true gypsy tradition, her beautifully manicured hand held out across the velvet-clad table. I duly hand over my 1
- Shirley Temple, I Still Love You! - By : John T Jones, Ph.D.
Shirley Temple was the big thing with the girls when I was a kid. If my sisters could generate a dime, they went to one of her movies. Being a boy, I was only interested in war and western movies. T
- The Chakri Kings of Thailand in the Golden Age of Rattanakosin - By : Eric Lim
The first of the Chakri kings, King Rama I or King Phra Phuttayotfa, who reigned from 1782 1809, founded the dynasty when he established Bangkok as the capital of Thailand. King Rama I is r
- Merchant of Venice Shows Will Power - By : Sharon Hurley Hall
The timeb Mid to late 16th century. There is tension between the Jews and the Christians. The Jews can lend money and demand interest; the Christians cannot. The placeb Venice, place of ba
- Why I Dont Like Frederick Wilhelm Viktor Albert of Hohenzollern: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - By : John T Jones, Ph.D.
This morning I popped out of bed as I do every Sunday morning and stuck a cake in the oven. If I were to forget to do this I would be in deep trouble with my thirteen (13) Idaho grandchildren. Whi
- Read this Article if You No Longer Vote - By : Lance Winslow
Many Americans do not vote, which seems silly considering our democracy has proven to propel us into the status of being one of the most Free countries on the Planet. Recently the world watched as I
- Shakespeare - Taming of the Shrew - Play Review - By : Michael Cooper
Keeping within the imaginative boundaries of human life, without becoming overly outlandish, the comedy demonstrated in the play was often sardonic, lighthearted, and always entertaining. The come
- Latent Hopes of Tibetan Monks - By : John T Jones, Ph.D.
In a previous article on the Human Gnome, I pointed out that I was an expert on the Latent Hopes of Tibetan Monks. Well, somebody has to be the expert on this important subject and it may as wel
- Art Gallery - By : David Chandler
Art Galleries are generally known for art that highlights the natural beauty all around the world. Everyday there are people creating entirely new works of art, and placing them in art galleries al
- Great Wall of China The Chinese Dragon - By : Kah Joon Liow
When seen from above the Great Wall of China looks like a dragon zigzagging over mountain tops. The Chinese call it Wan Li Chang Cheng which means Wall of 10,000 Li. (10,000 li= 5,000 km) Actu
- Dolores DeeJazz Jackson -- On The Move! - By : Fran Briggs
When Dolores "DeeJazz" Jackson sings, it's not surprising to see why her listeners are are dynamically captivated. DeeJazz delivers something unique: inspirational, message-rich lyrics, against the
- Vertigo - a Masterpiece? - By : Ryan Fyfe
Vertigo, a 1958 suspense film, was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Many people beleive that this film is Hitchcock's masterpiece. The movie tells the story of a detective in San Francisco. The detec
- The National Museum Bangkok a Millennium of Thai History - By : Eric Lim
A tour of the National Museum in Bangkok, which traces the early Thai civilizations in the region and the history of subsequent kingdoms, is like taking a stroll through the corridors of time. Th
- What If There Were No Wars? - By : Lance Winslow
What if the human raced evolved to the point that they understood that killing ones own species sets a very bad precedent? What if we could use some other method to solve impasses of nation states
- What Happened on June 21 - By : Ryan Fyfe
June 21 is always the 172nd day of the year, unless it's a leap year in which it is the 173rd day of the year. This is on a Gregorian calendar, which leaves 193 days remaining until January 1st, whe
- Stagecoach Drivers and Their Whips - By : Alton Pryor
Not everyone could manage a stagecoach. The stagecoach driver was held in higher esteem when on the summit of the Sierra than was the millionaire statesman who might be riding beside him. While m
- A History Of Lynching - By : Timothy Stelly Sr
Definition: Lynching is a mob act of vigilantism to illegally execute an accused person by a mob. The term allegedly originated as a reference to a Virginia Justice of the Peace (1736-96). These act
- American Civil War - By : Ryan Fyfe
The American Civil War took place in 1861 to 1865 in the southern United States; also in eastern, central and southwestern regions. The outcome of this bloody civil battle was the defeat of the sece
- What if We Limited the Human Population on Earth? - By : Lance Winslow
What if we could limit the number of humans on the Planet? What if we could stop the over procreation of the African Continent? What if we could keep the number of people at a balance or limit famil
- National Anthem - By : Ryan Fyfe
A national anthem in general, is a patriotic musical composition that is recognized formally by a country's government as their country's official national song. This idea of identy came about dur
- Retired Bus Drivers Harrowing Night of Fear - An Excerpt from the Novel A Dancing Bear - By : Kirk Kinbote
b It was at approximately this moment that Jack Durack conceived his intention to shoot his visitor dead. He had long been a firm believer in a man's right to defend himself with deadly force in hi
- Barcelona, Spains Rebel City - By : Matt Goldman
Barcelona is a town with a history that like a good Catalan red wine is both rich and dark. Its foundations stretch back to at least the 15th century BC, if not earlier. Like so much of ancient Euro
- Dr. Walter Freemans Frontal Lobotomies at Athens (Ohio) State Hospital - By : Gary Cordingley
Few chapters in the medical history of Athens County, Ohio, are more notorious or fascinating than that concerning Walter Freeman, M.D., and the more than 200 frontal lobotomies he performed at the
- White Doves Flying: In Memoriam to Rosa Parks - By : John T Jones, Ph.D.
Over 4000 people attended the public funeral of Rosa Parks, the women who single-handedly ignited the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King saw the significance of a dignified quiet forty-two-
- Halfbreeds and Mugwumps - By : John T Jones, Ph.D.
Back during the Gilded Age we had immigrants, robber barrens, Republicans, Democrats, Halfbreeds, and Mugwumps. Industry boomed. Railroads cut their way across the land. John D. Rockefeller go
- Warren Buffet - By : Mark Crisp
He also made money by collecting and selling lost golf balls. Buffett's interest in finance was clear extremely early on in his life. He started playing the stock market with one of his sisters wh
- Ed Seykota - By : Mark Crisp
Markets: Futures Contact: Undisclosed. (I do have his e-mail address but it would be unfair to disclose it.) Results: Undisclosed but thought to be up there with the VERY best. He has made som
- George Soros - By : Mark Crisp
Today, as a 70% owner of $2.1 billion Quantum, the world's largest offshore investment fund, Soros and the other six managing directors split 15% of the annual profits. He spends most of his time
- Vampires: The Romantic Ideology Behind Them - By : Xavier Zambrano
The French Revolution constituted for the conscience of the dominant aristocratic class a fall from innocence, and upturning of the natural chain of events that resounded all over Europe; the old re
- The Emerald Buddha - By : Ryan Fyfe
The Emerald Buddha is a figurine of a sitting Budha, that is the is the palladium of the Kingdom of Thailand. The Buddha is made of green jade, suprisingly not of emerald, clothed in gold is approxi
- Ritual Suicide - By : Fahmi Samir
Seppuku (Sape-puu-kuu), the Japanese formal language term for ritual suicide (Hara-kiri (Har-rah-kee-ree) is the common language term), was an intregal aspect of feudal Japan (1192-1868). It develop
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