Japan and the Horological Tradition - Four Hundred Years After - from TimeZone
To present-day mechanical watch collectors and enthusiasts the world of watchmaking is centered upon Switzerland, with Germany at the periphery. But the present golden age revival follows a mechanical timekeeping heritage over 700 years old, with

History of Drama
Considering a group of ISS students, including my self have just came back from an outstanding trip to Santo Domingo to perform a play, i feel it is appropriate to write about the history of Drama. Evidence of drama being performed dates back to the

Tissot T Classic Tradition Chronograph
What's your thoughts on this model WL's? I don't own or never have owned a Tissot. This model caught my eye so I'm doing a bit of research. Yes, it's a quartz, wish it was an auto. Amazon link:

TRADITION !
I remember, as a pimply 18 year old being woken on Christmas morning by the door crashing open and two Sergeants, who it transpired had been boozing in the mess all night, lurching in shouting "Get yer f*****g mugs out !" The said SNCOs were

Holy Father: No Opposition Between Tradition and Progress in the Liturgy
Holy Father: No Opposition Between Tradition and Progress in the Liturgy Editor: Pope Benedict is addressing one of the chief sources of Liturgical abuses in the Church today, the Benedictines of Sant'Anselmo. He seems to make a backhand swipe at Dom

Master Grande Tradition à Tourbillon 43 by Jaeger-LeCoultre
Driven by Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 978, the Master Tourbillon laid a prestigious milestone in the history of horological accuracy by winning the Chronométrie 2009 International Timing Competition organised by the Watch Museum of Le Locle. Jaeger-LeCoultre

Mardi 30 novembre 2010 : Votre tradition de Noël
Bonjour à tous! Avez-vous une tradition bien à vous pour Noël? Vous créez vous-même votre déco de Noël? Vous jouez de la musique? Vous faites une recette particulière? Par exemple, moi, je décore tout l'appartement et j'écoute des chansons de Noël tout

Germanic Warrior Tradition: the Terror of the Northman
A furore normannorum libera nos domine ("From the fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord!) Thus begins the English Bible of the 8th to 10th Century. Indeed when Ariovistus the German stood before the assembled kings and chielftains of the Gaulish

It's a terrible tradition
Transcript of Joseph Campbell - Sukhavati, place of bliss. it's a terrible tradition. a degradation and denial of nature. and the serpent cursed and woman along with it. they eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil and god

The Christian Hippocratic Tradition in Medicine
The Christian Hippocratic Tradition in Medicine Post Date: 11/05/2010 BioethicsHealthcareHuman DignityAuthor: C. Ben Mitchell, PhD To some people it may seem anachronistic that the aim of Ethics & Medicine is to ‘reassert the Hippocratic consensus

What family tradition does your family hand down, generation to generation
A certain family will remain nameless had a family tradition to serve up a roast of beef at family gatherings and holidays. The roast was seasoned, tied and both ends of the roast were chopped off and discarded. One year the granddaughter was

Tradition of Change: an oxymoron?
Tradition of Change: an oxymoron? Thales, who lived around 625 BC, is called the ‘first philosopher and the first scientist’. He is considered to be the first thinker to propose a single universal principle of the material universe, “a unique

Robert Nisbet and the Conservative Intellectual Tradition
A google video of a lecture at Mises.org about Nisbet, Conservatism and Libertarianism. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=846702507470603312

Bahrain Traditions
Hi,I would like to tell you a bit of Bahrain. As you all know Bahrain is an island located in the Middle East. Let's talk to you about the traditions here... - Clothing, the two main things that women in Bahrain wear are; a type of long colourfu

Upko breaks tradition in Labuan
Upko breaks tradition in Labuan Published on: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 Email to a friend Printer Friendly Labuan: Traditionally there is only one Kaamatan Festival held in Labuan and along with it one Unduk Ngadau queen picked to represent