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Exhibit explores ancient Roman a designera labels, trademarks

Edit Topix 17 Jun 2016
In an ancient twist to today's Made-in-Italy labeling, Romans of some 2,000 years ago took to branding with zeal, putting names, trademarks and other identifying details with meticulous care on items including tableware, plumbing pipes and lead ammunition for slingshots. The ancients' passion and pride in labeling their products and possessions is ......

POINT OF VIEW: Religious interpretation must reflect changing times

Edit Palm Beach Post 17 Jun 2016
Any religious people who exercise a faith based on the teachings of an ancient text need to consider how to extract from the work the timeless and universal meaning, while carefully discerning the context of past and present ... Since the three main western religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – are based on ancient texts, some with “holy violence” in their narratives, there is a danger that they can be misapplied....

Global study reveals marine sponges are reservoirs of exceptional microbial diversity (UNSW - The University of New South Wales)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jun 2016
(Source ... An unprecedented global survey of marine sponges - the most ancient multicellular lifeforms on Earth- has revealed they make a massive contribution to the total microbial diversity of the world's oceans. An unprecedented global survey of marine sponges - the most ancient multicellular lifeforms on Earth- has revealed they make a massive contribution to the total microbial diversity of the world's oceans ... (noodl. 34142892) ....

Gods Of Egypt is an Ancient Egypt with dodgy effects and even dodgier acting

Edit The Daily Mail 17 Jun 2016
The signs were there even before I took my seat that this action-adventure inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology would be a summer turkey like no other ... ....

Da Vinci Code's Dan Brown Donates 300,000 Euros to Dutch Library

Edit Jakarta Globe 17 Jun 2016
American author Dan Brown has donated 300,000 euros ($335,000) to Amsterdam's Ritman Library, where he researched some of his best-selling novels, to help preserve its ancient works ... ....

Gears of War 4 Protagonists Are Strangely Endearing

Edit IGN Insider 17 Jun 2016
It’s strange hearing this seemingly young group talk about the old Gears as though they were some ancient order (even though two of the protagonists are Gears themselves), but the ......

Chanaura pond gets new lease of life

Edit The Times of India 17 Jun 2016
Allahabad ... Three months back, the volunteers of Jal Jan Vikas Abhiyan have taken up the task of restoring the ancient pond with the help of villagers and carried out digging about six to eight bighas of the pond land ... Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App ... RELATED....

Sai Baba on how to behave

Edit Deccan Herald 17 Jun 2016
Is it just me? Or have you, too, noticed how rude and ill-behaved people have become. I remember how men would rush to help a woman boarding a train, for instance. The elderly got assistance when they tried to cross the heavily trafficked road ... He noted, “In ancient times, people never gave up the practice of Dharma even when threatened with death at the point of the sword....

Space Cassette - Monster Zoku Onsomb/Henge/VHS Head tickets

Edit Skiddle 17 Jun 2016
Secret Manchester Warehouse Location in Manchester. Friday 17th June 2016. 10.00pm til 3.00am (last entry 12.00am). Minimum Age. 18. Space Cassette IV. Mosters Vs Aliens featuring Monster Zoku Onsomb - Henge - VHS Head. Event Info. Venue.   Buy tickets securely. Type of Ticket Price QuantityQty ... Embed Ticket Box ... Rising sea levels are flooding the great cities of their ancient civilization as terrible creatures run rampant... ....

Calculator girl awarded for two new records in maths

Edit The Times of India 17 Jun 2016
Kanpur. Dilpreet Kaur, known as 'Calculator girl' was presented the certificate by Limca Book of Records for creating two more new records including a World record and a National record on Thursday ... "To improve her skills, we guided her to follow ancient abacus theory for solving multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, square root and cube root ... She had also solved 1,000 sums of division in just 17 minutes ... RELATED....

Nag River should turn into identity and pride of city, say Nagpurians

Edit The Times of India 17 Jun 2016
Nagpur. The sanctioning of 1,298 crore by the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, has given a boost to the ambitious Nag River rejuvenation plan mooted by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) ... A patch flows just behind my office in Dhantoli, and if restored and rejuvenated it can offer an amazing view with the ancient temples that dot its sides and are at the moment hidden by encroachments," he says ... RELATED....

Exhibition at Canberra's Megalo celebrates the art of the bookplate

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 17 Jun 2016
Art – Sasha Grishin. Ex Libris. Celebrating the art of the bookplate. Megalo Print Gallery, 21 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston. Closes June 25, Tues-Sat 9.30am-5pm Advertisement. From ancient Egypt through to the Middle Ages, ownership of manuscripts was indicated with a small ornate inscription ... Ex Libris, Latin for "from the books of …" appeared on the printed tag accompanied by the name of the owner or institution ... ....

The Anzacs of Brightlingsea (Australian War Memorial)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jun 2016
(Source. Australian War Memorial). Wednesday 15 June 2016 by Amanda Rebbeck. No comments. First World War Centenary, Military Heraldry and Technology, Family history. On Friday 17 June 2016 a three-day ANZAC Centenary weekend will begin in Brightlingsea, Essex, England. This ancient maritime town, located at the mouth of the River Colne, was the location of an Australian Engineers Training Depot (AETD) during the First World War ... (noodl....
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