By: Jon Murray | 2007-02-18 | Recreation & Sports Who wouldnt like to see the legends of Mixed Martial Arts fight each other just one more time. I think its time for a card featuring the legends of MMA. read more
By: Marc Lindsay | 2006-01-13 | Sexuality Eros (the Greek counterpart of the Roman Cupid) is well known as the boyish cherubic figure depicted in all forms of art. read more
By: John W. Martin | 2008-12-27 | History Urban legends are modern stories featuring extraordinary elements. These tales are widely circulated and considered by many to contain elements of truth. Urban legends are inherently modern in nature. In fact, the term did not appear until the 1970s. Prior to this time, tall tales were surely circulated. However, they did not garner specific attention as a genre or earn special investigative attention. read more
By: James Rice | 2008-10-21 | Recreation & Sports The Orient Express, Johnny Chan, is one of the true living legends of poker. Originally from Canton, China, he has become of the most famous poker players. He began picking up the game of Texas Holdem when his family moved from Phoenix, AZ to Houston, TX (they moved to American when Johnny was 11) to open a restaurant. He didnt do very well at the University of Houston, although he passed his classes, and at the age of 21 he decided to take the skills he had developed through playing weekend poker games with his university friends and move to Las Vegas to become a professional poker player.... read more
By: Alessandro Hughes | 2008-07-13 | Culture A lot of people make an effort to protest that Valentine’s Day is nothing in excess of a “Hallmark holiday” dreamed up by businesses looking for profit from the worried masses seeking love. Though, nothing could be additional from the fact. Valentine’s Day traces its history back to very old Rome, long before any such businesses began looking towards their main thing. In very old Rome, February 14th was stated to be a festivity for Juno, queen of all the Roman gods as well as goddesses. Boys and girls who were segregated during the year would arrive jointly and draw names from a pot, and woul. read more
By: Ieuan Dolby | 2003-12-23 | Boating The Legends Resort The management will not condone or be responsible for the damage caused by animals, shall it be a horse, goat or dog. Extract from the Code of Conduct for hostelries in Malaysia. I saw this notice as I impatiently waited to check in to this well-advertised five-star resort on the east coast of Malaysia (sort of half way up the coast and near the town of Kuantan). The code of conduct sat in a glass frame next to five large gold stars and I can only assume that if one was a joke then the other must be as well. Walking in to the resort it looked lovely. Walking in wi... read more
By: Lawrence Heller | 2009-04-13 | Arts & Entertainment Legends are important to many of the worlds people and to society in general Legends give us powerful and benevolent figures to look up to and deviously intelligent malevolent figures to condemn (or to secretly admire)... read more
By: Mark David | 2009-02-04 | Travel & Leisure Should guilty seek asylum here, Like one pardoned, he becomes free from sin. Should a sinner make his way to this mansion, All his past sins are to be washed away. The sight of this mansion creates sorrowing sighs; And the sun and the moon shed tears from their eyes. In this world this edifice has been made; To display thereby the creators glory. Those are transliteration of the lines on The Taj Mahal uttered by their creator, the great Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Inspiring poets and painters through the ages, this mausoleum is consider. read more
By: Iavor Angelov | 2009-03-09 | History THE LEGEND After the fall of Troy the Trojan Aeneas – son of the goddess Aphrodite and prince Anchises - together with his son Ascanius (also known as Julus, Julius) escaped and settled in Latium. The king of Latins - Latinus marry his daughter Lavinia to Aeneas. Afters Aeneas death, his son Ascanius Julus founded the city of Alba Longa and became a king. Few generations after Julus, the king of Alba Longa became Numitor. read more
By: Martinapp | 2010-01-10 | Food & Beverage I love coffee; this could be the title of the next best seller for all the employees. Hours spent waiting for the beloved coffee-break, to relax and collect energy again. There are a lot of legends and curiosities on the creation of this miraculous beverage. read more
By: Tony Maniscalco | 2009-11-08 | Travel & Leisure Although the first thing that springs to mind when one mentions walking in Peru is the Inca Trail, it is well worth setting aside a couple of days when you arrive to explore the capital city of Lima too. The fifth largest city in Latin America, Lima is bubbling with... read more
By: Ron Dery | 2006-10-28 | Travel & Leisure Nestled between Banff National Park (one of the most visited places in Canada) and Kananaskis Provincial Park, Canmore is a world renowned four season destination... a super place! The surrounding wilderness offers breathtaking views. They made perfect backdrops for hollywood blockbusters such as Dances with Wolves, Legends of the Fall and Brokeback Mountain. This small alpine village was the staging point of the nordic events for the 1988 winter olympics. Since then, tourism in the area has skyrocketed. Each year, Canmore and the Bow Valley area attract millions of visitors from all over. read more
By: search rankpros | 2009-07-10 | Movies The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an American fantasy drama film released in 2008, with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett as the leading actors. The film is superbly directed by David Fincher, who has earlier directed hits like Zodiac, Fight Club to his credit. read more
By: Andrew Weber | 2010-01-11 | Video games In this article, I will show you a place where you can download The Eye of Judgment Legends and other PSP games for cheap. read more
By: Pranay Rupani | 2008-07-31 | Soccer Famous lines said by The Greatest Muhammad Ali (he often referred to himself as the greatest and his famous opening lines for the publicity of a fight was I am the Greatest) for the greatest footballer Pele. Since the popularization of sport through the technology and information boom, the word great has often been overused and wasted. Any sport which had a good fan base is now shown all across the globe through satellite television or the internet. read more
By: Britt Gillette | 2009-04-13 | Arts & Entertainment Directed and written by Terrence Malick, the talented artist behind The Thin Red Line (1998), great anticipation surrounded the release of The New World. The project was bold and ambitious enough to peak one?s interest, but unfortunately, the film could not deliver on its promise. Entire scenes drift by with nothing in particular being achieved to either advance the plot, the theme, or the premise of the film. Unfittingly, the soundtrack featured blaring snippets of concert m... read more
By: Prashant Dhama | 2008-09-01 | Games This game hence is thus a depiction of the age old deed of ritual of breaking the pot containing butter, and is thus an extremely interesting game to play. The gameplay is simple and the graphics are good and the overall game is simple and fun. read more
By: Prashant Dhama | 2008-09-01 | Internet Business When the God Vishnu came to the planet earth to save the souls in trouble from the hands of villains and evil doers in the form of lord Krishna, he also did one thing. The thing was that he ate a lot of butter stored in Matkas. These Matkas were hanged high up in the air to prevent him from being able to take the butter. But the God along with his friends gathered up and formed a human pyramid. On top of which stood Lord Krishna and finally managed to take the butter. Today the world of online games allows users to play the online krishna leela. This game hence is thus a depiction of the . read more