Who Invented the Art of Photo Mosaics? There is no real known inventor, but one man that is believed to be the inventor of photo mosaics. His name is Joseph Francis, and he created a photo mosaic in 1993 while working for R/Greenberg Associates in Manhattan. He made a poster known as the ?Live From Bell Labs? created a lot of talk. He created the photo mosaic from a photo of a face. However, his photo mosaic was inspired by an artist by the name of Chuck Close. How Can...

Whoever wrote Shakespeare, he must have been a lively fellow. Virginia M. Fellow?s book, The Shakespeare Code, makes a very strong case for Francis Bacon?s authorship of the oeuvre of William Shakespeare, based on historical evidence as well as on statements found in cipher in Shakespeare?s works. She?s not alone in this; many have come to the conclusion that Shakespeare?s works were not written by the actor William Shakespeare. Quite a few people support the claim that Bacon...

It was our first trip to Italy. W e expected to see a lot of ancient civilisation( ROME, POMPEII), the religious center of the World (VATICAN CITY), icons of Italy (NICOLOSSEUM, LEANING TOWER OF PISA, VENICE, TREVI FOUNTAIN), wonderful statues and frescos, paintings, architecture and the culture of a country known for its history and its famous people( MICHAELANGELO, LEONARDO DA VINCI, GALILEO, ST PETER, ST FRANCIS OF ASSISSI,MARCO POLO). All these we visited and saw th...

Aries the Ram (March 21 to April 20) is called the first sign of the Zodiac. We think of the beginning of the year as January, because that?s the start of the new calendar year. But this is the Zodiac year, remember, and is governed by matters more celestial than mundane! March 21 is the Spring equinox, which signifies the beginning of the Zodiac year. And when you think about it, this makes sense. Spring is the time of renewal and rebirth. If you are born under this sign,...

Cary is the third largest municipality in the North Carolina Triangle, preceded only by Durham and Raleigh. In addition, it is the second largest municipality in Wake County, which is the county where it is found. In all of the state, it is the seventh largest municipality, with a total population of 121,457 as of 2007. The city of Cary is located near to Raleigh. When it was first settled in 1750, it was named Bradford?s Ordinary. The name of Cary wasn?t given to the ...

There's a series of Second World War British propaganda posters on the theme of 'careless talk costs lives', anyone who grew up in the British education system and learnt any history will be familiar with them.

Affectionately known by their fans as the O?s and the Birds, the Baltimore Orioles are a major league baseball team rooted in Baltimore, Maryland. They are owned by Peter Angelos, an attorney. They play in the American League?s Eastern Division. The Orioles? history dates back to the year 1893 and the town of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when the team began in the minor Western League. That minor league would become the major American League in the early 20th century, and the o...

Most golfers pull or drive a golf cart to help them travel comfortably from hole to hole. But before there were golf carts, there were golf caddies to carry the clubs, rake sand traps and offer the occasional bit of quiet advice. These days, it seems you can only spot caddies on the most prestigious courses, or on the big screen. Caddies are a dying breed, but the history of caddies is a colourful one. Perhaps the most famous caddy of them all, William Gunn, a.k.a. Caddie ...

There are two ways of spreading light--to be the candle or the mirror that reflects. -- Edith Wharton The secret of life is balance, and the absence of balance is life's destruction. -- Hazrat Inayat Khan I learned this, that if you advance confidently in the direction of your dreams, and endeavor to live the life which you have imagined, you will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. You will put some things behind, you will pass an invisible boundary, ...

One of the biggest disasters in all of sports in recent history, the Knicks have to prove that their enormous payroll can win games or face a not-so-good future. With most of their money locked up with selfish swing men new head coach Isiah Thomas will have his hands full trying to fulfill New York fan expectations. The most talented player on the Knicks is point guard Stephon Marbury. The problem with Marbury is that he is often too selfish for a point guard and usually f...