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| Mma-A Brief History | | 2008-08-26 17:00:01 | | Mma-A Brief History was written by Shawn Sellen from mmaarticles.comIt would be impossible to fully track every aspect of the beginnings of mma. The Greeks, Romans, Cavemen? I will try to bring to you a history of mma that impacted the United States as I believe it occurred, and what is now the growing popularity in this reality fighting. When I use the term reality fighting, it refers to actual full contact striking and joint wrenching submissions. It is not meant to disrespect the traditional ... | | By: Boxing - Fighting Center | | |
| | Sub Pop turns 20: A brief history | | 2008-07-09 10:13:47 | | This weekend, the little label that turned "grunge" into an international hit celebrates its 20th anniverary in Seattle. Here's a brief history of Sub Pop:
1. The Seattle independent record label begins life in 1979 as a fanzine written by former Illinois resident Bruce Pavitt, in which he extols his favorite underground bands while attending Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. Pavitt... | | By: samondeath | | |
| | Samurai Sword Basics, A Brief History | | 2008-06-06 13:02:01 | | Nick Johnson from Japanese Samurai Swords tells us about Samurai Sword Basics, A Brief HistorySamurai Sword Basics, A Brief History Capturing the spirit of old Japan and recognized by its deadly curvature, the samurai sword is widely recognized throughout the world as the most deadly of all Japanese weaponry. Although gaining modern fame and notoriety in modern epic cinema in such films as The Last Samurai and the Kill Bill series by Quentin Tarantino, samurai swords have long being an iconic s... | | By: Boxing - Fighting Center | | |
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| 2008 NFL Draft Primer #4 - A Brief History Of Pick #42 | | 2008-04-25 12:20:42 | |
Denver’s second-round choice in the 2008 NFL Draft comes at No. 42, a position it has selected at three times in club history. Most notably, the Broncos in 1980 selected Utah State DE Rulon Jones at that spot.Jones went on to play 129 career games (100 starts) for Denver from 1980-88 and earned Pro Bowl honors for the club in consecutive years from 1985-86. He also started on Broncos teams that advanced to Super Bowl XXI in 1986 and XXII in 1987.BRONCOS ALL-TIME DRAFT CHOICES AT NO. 42 OVERALLYear Player Pos. School1981 Clay Brown ... | | By: Mile High Report | | |
| | | A Brief History of Pizza: The Dish that Conquered the World | | 2007-11-29 06:56:00 | | Pizza, the way we know it today, is a derivation from focaccia (from the Latin word for fire), flat bread that has been prepared since antiquity in different forms and garnished with herbs, olives, fat, raisin, honey, and nuts.The word pizza in Italian identifies any type of flat bread or pie—fried or baked. Although you’d find many types of pitas or pizzas around the Mediterranean, it is in Naples that pizza in the form we know it today first emerged, after the tomato appeared on the table in the 1700s. Naples has many records of pizza since around the year 1000; the first mentions call these flat breads laganae, and later they are referred to as picea. In those times, pizzas were dressed with garlic and olive oil, or cheese and anchovies, or small local fish. They were baked on the open fire and sometimes were closed in two, as a book, to form a calzone.In Naples is also where the first pizzerias opened up, with brick wood-burning oven, covered with lava stones from the Mount Vesuvius. The chefs of those times ignored pizza because was considered a poor people’s food, but the new combination with the tomato, when it entered the kitchen around the 1770s, must have raised some curiosity, even in the royal palace. Ferdinand I Bourbon, King of Naples, loved the simple food of the people and went to taste the pizzas made in the shop of Antonio Testa. He liked it so much that he wanted pizza to be included in the menu at the court. He failed after the opposition of his wife, Queen Maria Carolina. His son Ferdinand II also liked all kind of popular food and he loved pizza to the point that he hired Domenico Testa, son of the now famous Antonio, to build a pizza oven in the royal palace of Capodimonte.Pizza became very popular, earning its place in Neapolitan folklore. Simple and economical, it turned into the food for all people, even sold on the streets, as shown in many illustrations of the time.A famous episode extended the popularity of pizza beyond the limits ... | | By: Travelling Italy | | |
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| Toyota 50th Anniversary: A Brief History of Toyota Trucks | | 2007-10-31 14:12:11 | | Today, October 31st 2007, Toyota Motor Sales celebrates exactly 50 years in the U.S. Since 1957, Toyota has grown from a small importer of vehicles to what will most likely be the largest auto manufacturer in the world. In short, Toyota is a success story. Being that we’re all fans of trucks here, we thought [...]... | | By: Tundra Headquarters | | |
| | A Brief History Of Pocket Watches | | 2007-10-28 03:51:26 | | Everything has its beginning. And if you believe that time starts from somewhere, also consider the beginning of time measurements.Early people have devised a system to tell the exact date. But a device that exactly tells the precise time comes much later. Water clocks, sundials, and candle clocks are the earliest instruments that somehow manage to tell time but accuracy is far from achievable.In the 13th century, weight-driven clocks were developed. It used gears while hour hand was already used while the minute hand was an indication of luxury and wealth. The weight-driven clocks were publicly displayed on church towers, city halls, and monasteries.In the 16th century, clocks were produced using spring instead of weight. The portable clocks or the pocket watches were the first timepieces that the public can own. During this time, the only persons who can own them were the rich and owning one signified the status, authority, and wealth of the person. Often, portable watches were place... | | By: Territoty of Fashion Watches | | |
| | Turkey Threatens to Invade Iraq, Destabilize the Whole Region - A Brief History of the PKK | | 2007-10-10 01:32:43 | | As the United States works towards peace in the Middle East, one country is threatening stabilization. Who? One of America’s greatest allies: Turkey.The ruling Turkish party, the AK Party, said it would request the Turkish Parliament’s authorization for a ‘major incursion’, according to Reuters.The government there has come under increasing pressure, as the PKK rebel group has stepped up its attacks in the country.A brief history lessonThe PKK, or the Kurdistan Workers Party, is a Kurdish nationalist group listed as a terrorist organization by a number of states and organizations, including the U.S., NATO, and the E.U. The PKK’s goal is an independent, socialist Kurdish state encompassing northern Iraq, south east Turkey, west Iran, and parts of north east Syria. It has no qualms against using violence to obtain its objectives.Turkey has a large minority of Kurds, who feel that they have been treated as second-rate citizens since the creation of modern Turkey in 1923. The PKK has fought a deadly guerilla war since the 1970s that has claimed over 37,000 lives.Around the year 2000, following the capture of its leader, the PKK suspended military operations and called for a truce. This truce ended in 2004, and since then, the paramilitary group has increased the ferocity and frequency of its attacks.Oct 7: PKK fighters killed 13 Turkish soldiers, including 1 officer, after Turkish soldiers shot dead a suspected PKK fighter earlier in the day.Jun 13: 4 Turkish soldiers killed in multiple attacks.Jun 10: A bomb in Istanbul wounds 14 Turkish civilians. The PKK is suspected.Jun 7: 3 Turkish soldiers are killed by a PKK landmine.Jun 4: A PKK suicide bomber kills 8 soldiers and wound 6 at an army checkpoint.May 22: A suicide bombing hits Ankara killing 9 and wounding over 100. While no one claims responsibility the PKK is blamed by the government.The effects of a Turkish invasionObviously, a Turkish invasion would be destabilizing, especially with the size of the incursion Turkey is currently considering. It is worth taking into consideration that Turkey would like to see a powerful central government in Iraq to keep the Kurds and the PKK under control. It is also important to note that an invasion would most likely be most disruptive in the Kurdish region, where it is already peaceful, which means it would most likely not inflame Sunni-Shia tensions.What should Turkey do?It is in Turkey’s best interest to invade, but in the worst interests of the Bush Administration. A Turkish invasion would be a huge setback for the Administration. Sadly, there is very little the U.S. can do to stop Turkey. They have been a very close ally, but since the Iraq war, relations have cooled. Not so much as that the U.S. has no influence over what goes on in Turkey, but the Bush Administration has already spent the last 3 years trying to stop Turkey from sending in troops. If Turkey and its new president have decided they finally want to go and attempt to wipe out the PKK, the U.S. may be unable to stop them.
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| | A Brief History Of The Radio | | 2007-08-04 16:16:24 | | It is expect that nearly every household in the United States has at least one radio. The invention of the radio was dependent upon two previous discoveries: the electromagnet and telegraph.The electromagnet was discovered in 1825. This discovery opened the doors to global communication! Five years later, Joseph Henry successfully transmitted an electric current via wire which was stretched over a mile and which caused an electromagnet to trigger the sounding of a bell. Thus, the electric telegraph was born. One of the most recognizable names associated with the telegraph is Samuel Morse who is most notable for the series of dots (brief sound) and dashes (more sustained sound) which was used to transmit messages by alphabet code (thus known as Morse Code). Telegraph became the sole means of rapid long distance communication until 1877 and the invention of the telephone.Batteries are interesting, aren`t they? Used by the general consumer, they are small, but powerfully packed instrument... | | By: PoloMercantil Informative Articles | | |
| | A Brief History Of iPod | | 2007-06-06 14:11:00 | | iPod is a digital mp3 / mp4 player developed and marketed by Apple Inc., an American consumer electronics multinational corporation. During their research, Apple found that in comparison to available camcorders, digital cameras, and organizers; digital music players recorded poor sales, primarily due to their awful user interfaces. Apple wanted to do something about it and so Jon Rubinstein, Apple's hardware engineering chief brought together a team comprising of Tony Fadell (who dreamed of a hard disk based music player), Michael Dhuey (hardware engineer), Jonathan Ive (design engineer), and Stan Ng (marketing manager). In less than a year, they designed a hard disk based music player, that had a 5 GB hard drive and capable of storing 1000 songs.Apple's iTunes software is utilized to operate the iPod (m3 / mp4 player). The software is compatible with all Mac systems. The operating system is stored on its hard disk. A boot loader program is contained in a NOR flash ROM chip (eit... | | By: PoloMercantil Informative Articles | | |
| | A Brief History of the World Trade Organization | | 2007-05-31 05:14:00 | | DownloadThis is the VOA Special English Economics Report.A question from Vietnam. Listener Nguyen Minh Tan wants to know more about the World Trade Organization and its history.Pascal Lamy is WTO director-generalThe World Trade Organization came into existence in nineteen ninety-five. It operates a system of trade rules. It serves as a place for nations to settle disputes and negotiate agreements to reduce trade barriers. The newest of its one hundred fifty members, Vietnam, joined in January.But the roots of the W.T.O. date back to World War Two and the years that followed.In nineteen forty-four, a meeting took place in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire: the International Monetary Conference. There, negotiators agreed to create the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. But they could not agree on an organization to deal with international trade.Three years later, in nineteen forty-seven, twenty-three nations approved the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, or GATT. It was mea... | | By: Giang Day Truc Tuyen - Teaching Online | | |
| | The brief History Of Born Of Motor | | 2006-09-03 09:02:00 | | Motor CarA motor car is road vehicle. It is powered by an internal combustion engine. The inventions that made the motor car possible were by three German engineers. Nicolaus Otto,in 1876, invented a gas engine, in 1885, Gottieb Daimler adapted Otto's engine to use petrol. Kaimler and Carl Benz built motor cars in the same year. Benz used an engine he had built himself. The first Daimler and Benz motor cars were slow and unreliable. Motor ScooterA motor scooter is alight-weight motorcycle driven by small motor engine. It is designed for short journeys in towns and cities. The motor scooter was inveted in italy in the 1950s. Motor scooter can not go very fast, but they can weave in and out of traffic.MotorcycleA motorcycle is a two-wheeled vehicle driven by a petrol engine . It is steered by turning the handlebars. Large motorcylcles can carry passenger seat behind the driver which is called the pillion. Gottieb Daimler made the first motorcycle in 1885. The early motorcycles have been invented by Daimler were very simple, slow and uncomfortable to ride. The first company to make motorcycles for sale was Hildebrande and Wolfmuller of Germany in about 1890.http://businessmotor.blogspot.com/atom.xml... | | By: business motor world(BMW) | | |
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