Monthly Archives: May 2015

SNAFU snafu phonetically shortens and typographically ‘solidifies’ SNAFU. There’s an occasional variant, SNEFU; also MFU. The FU part is pronounced foo. Snafu was, by HLM in, 1948 described as ‘one of the few really good coinages of the war’; it … Continue reading →

Rutabaga and Turnips? The names seem to be used synonymously with rutabaga (Winter or Swedish turnip) and the common turnip are often both called by the common name, turnip. However, they are entirely different plants. Rutabagas (Brassica napobrassica) are similar … Continue reading →

Vegetarianism Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat red meat, poultry, seafood and the flesh of any other animals, and may also include abstention from by-products of animals .The earliest records of (lacto) orA lacto vegetarian … Continue reading →

Le végétarisme Le végétarisme est la pratique qui consiste à s’abstenir de la consommation de viande viande rouge, volaille, fruits de mer et la chair de tout autre animal, et peut également inclure l’abstention à partir de sous-produits d’animaux .Les … Continue reading →

La musique qui s’élève du coeur de l’homme. Lorsque les émotions sont touchées, elles sont exprimées en sons, et lorsque les sons prendre des formes déterminées, nous avons de la musique. Confucius a dit ces mots, il y a des … Continue reading →

Music History Music rises from the human heart. When the emotions are touched, they are expressed in sounds, and when the sounds take definite forms, we have music. Confucius said these words thousands of years ago-and they still hold. Music … Continue reading →

Calendar: Julian, 46 B.C.; Gregorian, A.D. 1582 The ancient, or Julian, calendar, introduced by Roman statesman Julius Caesar, was based on calculations of the phases of the moon and seasonal movement of the sun made by the Greek astronomer Sosigenes … Continue reading →

The Great Movement in Western Art: Instead of looking at major themes and design elements of Western art through individual masterpieces, it’s easier to look at it through time. Different movements in Western art spawned specific styles-for a period of … Continue reading →

BUDDHA (c. 563-c. 483 B.C.E.) Buddhism began with an Indian prince, Siddhartha (563-483 B.C.). whose self-scrutiny and introspective ideas formulated the basis of a religion that relies heavily on meditation. Buddhism at one time was the fourth largest religion in … Continue reading →

JUDAISM Judaism claims a historical continuity spanning more than 3,000 years. Judaism has its roots as a structured religion in the Middle East during the Bronze Age Of the major world religions, judaism is considered one of the oldest monotheistic … Continue reading →