Satirical aspects of Las Fallas through historySatirical Las Fallas was meant to show a certain social position.Depicted scenes related to events, individuals or social phenomena were considered by their creators to be on the edge of criticism or ridicule.This led to the ban by the authorities.Thus, in 1858the mobile Falla that openly pointed to social inequality was banned, while Las fallas in 1866 which showed the downside of marriage witnessed...more
Today, everyone is active on one or the other social networking site and the most popular option presently is the fast growing Facebook social networking website. There have been many social networking websites since the invention of the Internet, but none of them have reached the popularity that Facebook has achieved. It has a total user base of about 300 million users and the count is growing constantly. However, there are crises...more
The pipette which is the most commonly used equipment in laboratories for extracting samples is having the history more than sixty years. Liquids and semi-solids are transferred using pipettes. Genetics, microbiology, chemical research such as pharmaceuticals etc are some other areas that make use of pipettes very frequently.In earlier 50s one of the major challenges faced by the laboratories was transferring of ideal volumes of liquid, but later in 1958 the revolutionary invention of pipette was done by one of the German scientist named Heinrich Schnitger but this invention was having a lot of limitations. The working of the pipette was by adding a spring to the syringe that would stop according to a set volume and the syringes needle was replaced with a plastic tip. The first pipette was called as Marburg pipette and it was supplied by the eppendorf medical supply company.The first mechanical adjustable pipette was invented by Warren Gilson the Founder and Managing Director of Gilson medical electronics in the year 1978. The mechanical one is having strong resemblance with the one which is used in the labs now. This new invention led to increased accuracy, comfort, variable...more
Often we get so engrossed in feasting and revelry, that we forget our responsibilities, accident s caused due to drunk driving are a common sight today. A recent study shows, out of a 100 violators booked by the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, 63 are booked under drunk or inebriated driving. DWI or Driving While Intoxicated...more
Books & Novels are the hobbies of most of the youngsters. There many informative books and novels are available in the market, which are very interested and informative. Some of them are such that they do not read their courses book but prefer to read novels. Instead of spending time in other activities, they mostly spend time in reading various...more
Every woman looks great wearing it, and every woman has her own. It is the default date ensemble when it is one of those "I have nothing to wear" days. In fact, it is so popular, so necessary, and so much an institution in women's fashion that we had to ask: "Where did the "little black dress" come from?"In 1926 Coco Chanel brought us the first little black dress. Black dresses had of course existed before this time but only really as a sign of mourning. In the '20s Coco Chanel was a cutting-edge and modern designer. With hemlines rising, hair getting shorter, shoulders going bare and arms appearing in public for the first time, the time was right for the appearance of a new silhouette, and the little black dress was the perfect way to create it. So the "LBD" as a flattering fashion essential was born and is still in every woman's wardrobe over 80 years later.The generation gap of the 1960s created a dichotomy in the design of the little black dress. The younger "mod" generation preferred, in general, a miniskirt on their versions of the dress and designers catering to the youth culture continued to push the envelope - shortening the skirt even more, creating cutouts or slits in...more
The exotic, glimmering jewel of Asia that is Phnom Penh is a city thats forever changing with the times. A crossroad of past and present Asia, its a city that does nothing in halves. Extreme wealth rubs shoulders with the extremely poor and yet this...more
If you have been tormented by the frequent bans Facebook has cast on your profiles for too many posts or sending too many request and to top it all if you are facing all of the above and are a e-commerce individual looking to expand your business via...more
If you are an online retailer and you are wondering why Facebook is not working for you to reach out to more people, then I have a question for you. Does your brand have a Facebook fan page? If your answer is no, please read on to know what you are...more
It didnt take Stieg Larsson very long to become famous as a writer and already he is a worldwide sensation by now. There was a time when he was a well known name only within Sweden at the time when the first part of his Millennium Trilogy appeared....more
Cambodia, having had its share of internal troubles from 1975-1979, rose up again and strove ahead to build their nation as never before. To this end, the National Museum of Art played a vital role as it was the heart of traditional Cambodian...more
Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways / by Richard Carlin (Harper Collins, 2008) Hardcover, 304 p. ISBN 9780061563553Worlds of Sound tells the story of Moses Asch and the recording project he started in 1940. His first...more