A history of gift hampers Derived from the French word hanapier meaning which translates as a case for goblets, it is thought that the first hampers brought to the UK by William the Conqueror in the 11th century.Historically, a hamper comprised of food and drink, often contained within a wicker basket. It was in Victorian Britain when the tradition of presenting gift hampers at Christmas really began, with wealthy families donating a...more
Nvidia has finally begun taking claims in the class-action settlement from late last year regarding a defective laptop GPU issue to which Nvidia (partially) admitted in 2008. The issue involved heat-related problems due presumably to weak packaging materials used in a batch of the companys GeForce 8 series graphics chips, which caused a large a number of Dell, HP, and Apple laptops models to experience distortions, scrambled video and others on...more
The movements of the earth, moon and sun schedule our lives, and from these movements a calendar is created as a way to offer structure and organisation to society. As humans gain in understanding the format of the calendar has developed, meaning the calendar has history dating back numerous years.The universally accepted calendar nowadays would be the Gregorian calendar. This has been widely used for hundreds of years, and in todays world we count a lot on physical formations in the calendar to be able to arrange our lives. Many calendar companies even supply personalised calendars or personalised diaries. But all of these calendars will comply with the organisation outlined within the Gregorian calendar with regards to the months of the year, a personalised calendar simply adds a personal touch when people organise their lives by the calendar months. The Gregorian calendar that we abide by was named after its founder, Pope Gregory XIII, and came into use in 1582. The Gregorian calendar isn't that far removed from the Julian calendar, its predecessor started by Julius Caesar in 46BC. Prior to the Julian calendar, much of the earth lived by the Roman calendar. The Roman calendar...more
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The History of a Kettlebell The history of a kettlebell is unclear but two main theories exist. The first theory discusses the kettlebells used as a cooking pot over open campfires. This ‘kettle' had a handle to remove from the fire when necessary. Someone along the way added heavy stones to the kettle and began tossing it around. This led...more
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The History of Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace has a history that dates back over 500 years and has changed hands on numerous occasions, however much of the building that remains standing today is from the original structure built in the...more
Cigars history Cigars have a long history of nearly 2000 years. There's a belief that they descend from Central America where smoking habits were very popular among such ancient cultures as Mayans and Aztecs. Cigars which they smoked somewhat...more
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