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1. How Mahjong Was Created
October 28, 2009
The popularity of mahjong has vastly increased around the world but it is still uncertain of how the game came about.Some people believe that the game was founded by Confucius back in 500 BC. He had apparently created the game out of aspects from his life experience. For instance, Confucius was said to name the game mah jong because of his fondness for birds. Experts suggest that this is more likely a myth considering there is no evidence thus far that shows mahjong existed prior to the 19th century.Another theory suggests that mah jong was first created by officers in the Chinese army to p... (read more)
Author: Gerard Long
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2. Great Places To Visit In Vancouver, BC
September 03, 2009
Vancouver BC is a major seaport and coastal city in Canada with a population of over 500,000 people. Vancouver is known for its cleanliness and temperate climate and is considered to be one of the best cities in the world to live in. English is spoken as a first or second language by most of the residents of Vancouver BC but it is a culturally diverse area.
When you first arrive in Vancouver BC, a great place to stop first is the Vancouver Lookout located in the Harbour Centre when you can get a panoramic view of Metro Vancouver. The Vancouver Lookout is over four hundred feet high and... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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3. Rhinoplasty Of Then And Now
July 30, 2009
In cosmetic surgery, rhinoplasty, or more commonly known as nose job, has been considered as one of the oldest forms of cosmetic surgery in the world. It is believed to have been developed by an Indian physician called Sushruta during hat the procedure has already been in practice since 500 BC, in which , have first developed the method. Sushruta and his later students and disciples first used rhinoplasty to reconstruct noses that were amputated as a punishment for crimes. The techniques of forehead flap rhinoplasty he developed are practiced almost unchanged to this day.
Methods of... (read more)
Author: Sterre Lauridsen
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4. Rhinoplasty - A Nose by Any Other shape would Not Look as Sweet
July 27, 2009
Rhinoplasty, or in a more common term, ‘a nose job’, is an ancient plastic surgery technique that has been used on men and women for over two thousand years. People, for whatever reason, have found the need to re-shape their nose since the ancient Indian, Sushruta, pioneered plastic surgery around 500 BC. In his day, the need was a little more dramatic than our modern-day ones: his patients had their noses cut off as a means of punishment for various crimes!
Today’s patients can have nose jobs just for cosmetic reasons and do so by the millions each year. I had a rhinoplasty done on me m... (read more)
Author: Priyank Saxena
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5. Refrigerator Development History
June 25, 2009
Records show that as far back as 1,000 BC the Chinese cut ice in the winter and stored it to use in warmer weather. This method has been used extensively with ice houses being built throughout the 18th century specifically for this purpose. It is also known that in 500 BC Egyptians made use of ice by placing containers of water out on cold nights to freeze and stored for later use. The ice houses built in the 18th century were for both commercial and private use with wealthy families having their own ice house. Ice formed naturally in the winter was cut into blocks and wrapped in flannel and s... (read more)
Author: James Thompson
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6. Pre-Historic Art
June 19, 2009
Palaeolithic
The earliest figurine yet discovered come from between 500,000 and 300,000 BC, during the Middle Acheulean period. Discovered in Morocco, it is about 6 centimeters long. Evidence suggests that this Moroccan piece may have been created by natural geological processes with a minimum of human tool-work, but the piece bears evidence of having been painted; "a greasy substance" on the stone's surface has been shown to contain iron and manganese and indicates that it was decorated by someone and used as a figurine, regardless of how it may have been formed.
Discoveries in Blom... (read more)
Author: mc millan
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7. Rhinoplasty - A Nose by Any Other shape would Not Look as Sweet
May 19, 2009
Rhinoplasty, or in a more common term, ‘a nose job’, is an ancient plastic surgery technique that has been used on men and women for over two thousand years. People, for whatever reason, have found the need to re-shape their nose since the ancient Indian, Sushruta, pioneered plastic surgery around 500 BC. In his day, the need was a little more dramatic than our modern-day ones: his patients had their noses cut off as a means of punishment for various crimes!
Today’s patients can have nose jobs just for cosmetic reasons and do so by the millions each year. I had a rhinoplasty done on me m... (read more)
Author: Alex Tatarinov-Levin
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