The Amazing Power Of Print

It is as old as parchment paper and ink, the power of print has helped to mold governments, societies and people all across the globe....

Greek Fire - A Terrifying Early Medieval Weapon

Learn about one of the strangest Medieval weapons in human history....

Religion, Politics And Fear Of The Unknown!

When I was a kid we didn't know any Catholics and probably would have been afraid of them if one showed up at our door!...

Chinese Antiques, China's Olympics - Less Athens, More Roman Circus?

That China is a glorious civilization in no need of democracy is what we hear from their leaders today, as always. Why the Olympic Freedom Torch from Athens?...

Chinese Antiques; Wise, Glorious - China Now; 1936 Berlin Olympics?

Chinese antiques were carefully created over eons. Modern China makes cheap goods with dollar an hour labor, beats monks, pollutes. 1936 Berlin Olympics?...

Japanese Antiques, Modern Japan - Less Samurai, More Buddha

The recent actions of Japanese against the Chinese Olympic torch run through Japan shows a nation closer to the civilized world; brave people shaming China....

Diamond Minds, Blue Skies - On the Train from New York to London, Don't Look Down

An international magazine outlined a rail network that could virtually encircle the globe. It could cut those kerosine jet trails of pollution, with enough dirty coal plant shut downs, to allow us blue skies.In whose life time?...

Diamond Mind, Diamond Soul - The Brilliant Humanity of Leonardo

The lifetime of Leonardo of the town of Vinci was a time of turbulence and violence, yet also the flowering of the great enlightenment of the Renaissance, which began all around where ever Leonardo seemed to be....

Healthy Lifestyles, Napoleon In London - While Asia Ascends

The world is changing daily. The two old empire building enemies, Britain and France are closer friends, while Asia ascends. The French President just had a sleep over at Windsor Castle. Each have common enemies, they see....

Healthy Lifestyles, Power, God, and Allah - A New Crescent of Peace?

Alexander the Great was having his people create the greater new Athens at the mouth of the Nile. But his men worried that he wandered west for a holy man and almost died in the sand. They met at an oasis,blessed each other....