This helped hasten trade between the Shuar who had tsantsas they considered useless following the ritual celebrations and outsiders who hadgunsthey were willing to trade for the heads. The rate was usually an even exchange: one gun for one head [source:McGuiness]. The demand among Westerners f...
The robot’s designers chose Einstein, the Nobel Prize winner, because he was one of the greatest scientists of all time. They also chose Einstein because his face is very well known and he appear ‘loveable’. Dr. Hanson, who designed the robot, explained that it was important to develop...
Happy Tuesday everyone, this was a video that was posted in a group chat that I am part of with Morrison Chapel here in Macau by Reverend Stephen. It tells a brief history/ background of the first women ordained in the Anglican Church. Florence Li 李添嬡 was born in Hong Kong and duri...
The type of mochi you choose can play a role in the health profile of the food, too. Brown rice mochi is made from a whole grain that's rich in antioxidants like manganese as well as nutrients like potassium and magnesium. How to Use Mochi There are tons of different ways to use mo...
Albert, a rich merchant– had converted to Protestantism, opposed the king– and as a result, was tried and beheaded in 1568. As bailiff of the bishop of Viviers, he was believed to have been skimming money from the taxes he collected as well. ...
And after the reading that night, I was walking to get food, and I just started crying. I was like, shit. This memoir isn’t just about my son, Charlie. It’s also about what I don’t know. And so now I’m wanting to interview every single person that’s ever come in contact...
A short hike just outside Binghamton can lead people to a spot where they can enjoy a spectacular sight of the Parlor City. The special place is near Wittman Dam in the town of Dickinson. It's just above the location where Broome County officials once considered building a massive trash-bu...
was a prince, but, very unlike him, lived in splendor. He was also jealous of his brothers Mircea and Vlad the Monk due to what he perceived as his father’s preference for them. His sentiments for Mircea however, would teeter between jealousy and awe. It is from him that the young ...
This medieval instrument was used to display astronomical information, such as the relative positions of the sun, moon, zodiacal constellations, and major planets. It can be found on the southern wall of Old Town Hall in the Old Town Square. Thankfully, it was perfectly pres...
Kate Loudonand I have known each other for a long time. It was kind of inevitable that two women who were part of the leadership of the Entomological Society of America’s Section B, now the Physiology Biochemistry and Toxicology (PBT) section, would become friends. We are actually from TH...