SILAMBAM The references to Silappadikkaram in Sangam literature show that silambam has been practiced as far back as the 2nd century BC. Oral folklore traces it back even further‚ claiming a history of 3000 years. The bamboo staff - along with swords‚ pearls and armor - was in great demand with foreign traders‚[1][2] particularly those from Southeast Asia where silambam greatly influenced many fighting systems. The Indian community of the Malay Peninsula is known to have practiced silambam during
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Does India need smaller states? By: Ashutosh Kumar Ashutosh Kumar is a professor of political science at Panjab University‚ Chandigarh‚ India The Indian ‘model’ of federalism has several marked differences from the classical federal models one finds in countries like the United States‚ Canada‚ and Australia. One notable difference has been the unilateral power of the union parliament to reorganize the political structure of the country by forming new states and to alter the areas‚ boundaries or
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With a map of the Atlantic Ocean‚ and a ruler‚ almost anyone can outline the Bermuda Triangle. Starting at Miami‚ Florida‚ draw a line northeast to Bermuda. Then draw another line from Miami southeast to San Juan‚ Puerto Rico. Connect these lines with a third line and you are looking at an area of ocean where hundreds of people have met tragic‚ unexplained death. The Triangle of Death. The Magic Rhombus. The Limbo of the Lost. The Twilight Zone. The Port of Missing Ships. The Devil’s Triangle. The
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Judith Slaying Holofernes Artemisia Gentileschi was not the first to paint Judith Slaying Holofernes. Her father had painted Judith. Michelangelo‚ Botticelli and Caravaggio had painted Judith. Donatello had sculpted Judith. But she was the first to interpret the story of Judith‚ in a time when women had few rights‚ as an allegory for female dominance. In comparison with other contemporary versions‚ the composition‚ dramatic style‚ and emotions of the characters present a violently feminist
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From the 1960’s (when it originated) to present day‚ Star Trek has represented what our culture strives to achieve. The show was boldly going where no man has gone before‚ and America was too. Part of the “American spirit” is to tackle momentous issues and improve upon the things we already have solved. In the 1960’s we dove into the Space Race and now we have breakthroughs in chemotherapy that has increased the 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients from 16% to 27% (and that percentage
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The 25th SSEAYP International General Assembly 2013 In Vientiane Capital‚ Lao PDR REGISTRATION FORM “SSEAYP International: SSEAYP together Experience Culture” PERSONAL INFORMATION 1 2 3 4 5 Name (As shown in passport) Nationality Passport Details (Please attach your passport copy) Gender Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy) First Name: Last Name: Passport Number: Expiry Date: Type: ☐Ordinary ☐ Official ☐Female ☐ Male Age ☐Ex-PY of SSEAYP (Year:) ☐Ex-NL of SSEAYP (Year:) ☐Ex-Facilitator of SSEAYP (Year:)
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positioning. Midway was the Japanese’ last goal for its western expansion in the Pacific. Just after midnight on June 4th‚1942‚ the United States attacked a fleet of Japanese transport ships. One American torpedo plane took out fleet tanker "Akabono Maru". Later that morning at about 6:30am‚ Japanese planes began bombing midway island installations‚ though causing minimal damage to the U.S. naval base. Between 9:30am and 10:30am the U.S. took out Japanese aircraft carrier’s "Kaga‚ Akagi‚ and Soryu"
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perdebatan‚ hal ini dikarenakan kata tersebut memiliki banyak makna‚ dapat berupa imajinasi seseorang‚ penciptaan dalam bentuk nyata‚ atau yang lebih tepatnya kata tersebut apakah menunjukkan suatu aktivitas yang “kreatif”. Pencipta menurut Sophar Maru Hutagalung disebut juga perancang‚ apabila rancangannya itu dikerjakan secara detail menurut desain yang sudah ditentukannya dan tidak hanya berupa gagasan atau ide saja. Rancangan yang dimaksud adalah gagasan berupa gambar‚ atau kata atau gabungan
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Summary of Evidence On September 6‚ 1941‚ the Japanese government decided to go to war with America. (Japan had been preparing for the possibility of war for several years.) Though the final decision to actually go to war was deferred‚ pending a possible diplomatic breakthrough‚ the machinery for war‚ especially in the Imperial Japanese Navy‚ was put in motion. In April 1942 Japan wanted to expand their defensive lines so they went east towards the island of Midway (1000 miles from Hawaii)‚ they
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References: Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (R.A. 9344) Natalie Blanco‚ Krusada: Juvenile Delinquency‚ November 32‚ 2011. Kimberly Jane Tan‚ GMA News‚ October 14‚ 2012 & September 12‚ 2011 Davinci S. Maru & Rizel S. Adlawan‚ Sun.Star Cebu‚ September 17‚ 2011. Amita O. Legaspi‚ GMA News‚ September 13‚ 2011 Jhunnex Napallacan‚ Cebu Daily News‚ August 8‚ 2007. Statement of the Phillipine Hierarchy on Juvenile Delinquency‚ Juan C. Sison‚ 1957 Feast
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