When it was created, this image was seen very little during World War II. It was rediscovered in the early 1980s and widely reproduced in many forms, often called "We Can Do It!" but also called "Rosie the Riveter" after the iconic figure of a strong female production worker.
Artist: Matt Rogers
Gaits are typically categorized into two groups: the "natural" gaits that most horses will use without special training, and the "ambling" gaits that are various smooth-riding four-beat footfall patterns.
The NBA league added the ABA's innovative three-point field goal beginning in 1979 to open up the game. That same year, rookies Larry Bird and Magic Johnson joined the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers respectively, initiating a period of significant growth in fan interest in the NBA throughout the country and the world. In 1984, they played against each other for the first time in the NBA Finals.
Each card ordered will give $1.00 to Boarding For Cancer during October 2016.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure.
Forty five years have passed since two Americans touched down on the moon and walked upon its surface. Now, NASA is trying to do it again with Constellation, an ambitious project to return humans to the moon by 2020.
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One of the first video game controllers was a simple dial and single button, used to control the game Tennis for Two. Controllers have since evolved to include directional pads, multiple buttons, analog sticks, joysticks, motion detection, touch screens and a plethora of other features.
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In the past palms were symbols of victory, peace, and fertility. Today palms are a popular symbol for the tropics and for vacations.
India is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world.
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The Kindness Club is a humane education organization. It was founded by Aida Flemming in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1959.
"A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent."
These twelve values are often referred to as the Twelve Points of the Scout Law.
Veganism is both the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated abolitionist philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of either the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan (pronounced vee-gən).
Notable artists at this time include DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Fab Five Freddy, Marley Marl, Afrika Bambaataa, Kool Moe Dee, Kurtis Blow, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Warp 9, The Fat Boys, and Spoonie Gee. The Sugarhill Gang's 1979 song "Rapper's Delight" is widely regarded to be the first hip hop record to gain widespread popularity in the mainstream.
Tomte is a mythological creature from Scandinavian folklore today typically associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season. It is generally described as being no taller than three feet, having a long white beard, and wearing a conical or knit cap in red or some other bright color. They often have an appearance somewhat similar to that of a garden gnome.
Imagination is our window into the future. NASA supplied these bold new design to inspire imaginative travel destinations and to remember that your are the architect of the future.
Native Americans arrived in northern California at least as early as 8,000 to 5,000 BC and perhaps even much earlier, and successive waves of arrivals led to one of the most densely populated areas of North America.
The Ariau Towers comprise "the ultimate treehouse", travel writer Patricia Schulz included the hotel as one of her "1,000 Places to See Before You Die"
Pop Landscape
Design by: Matthew Rogers
In true California style, Matt Rogers’ paintings engage both landscape and Pop art, often creating an uncanny synergy between the two.
The Maltese tiger, or blue tiger, is a reported but unproven coloration morph of a tiger, reported mostly in the Fujian Province of China. It is said to have bluish fur with dark grey stripes.
Nicknames for the flag include The Stars and Stripes,[2] Old Glory,[3] and The Star-Spangled Banner.
Casimir III the Great
Casimir III the Great (Polish: Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Polandfrom 1333 to 1370.
City By The Bay
San Francisco (/sæn frənˈsɪskoʊ/), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California and the only consolidated city-county in California
Several cultural references emphasise the elephant's size and exotic uniqueness. For instance, a "white elephant" is a byword for something expensive, useless and bizarre.[200] The expression "elephant in the room" refers to an obvious truth that is ignored or otherwise unaddressed.[202] The story of the blind men and an elephantteaches that reality may be viewed by different perspectives.
Brutalist architecture is a movement in architecture that flourished from the 1950s to the mid-1970s, descending from the modernist architectural movement of the early 20th century.
The Union Jack is used as a jack by commissioned warships and submarines of the Royal Navy, and by commissioned army and Royal Air Forcevessels. When at anchor or alongside, it is flown from the jackstaff at the bow of the ship. When a ship is underway, the Union Jack is only flown from the jackstaff when the ship is dressed for a special occasion, such as the Queen's official birthday.
Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. Cubism has been considered the most influential art movement of the 20th century.
Deus Limited Edition D-Bolt
The Deus Ex Machina D-bolt lives true to this – A café Racer with muscle and style for two up fast times.
Design by: Deus Customs
The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union is commonly known as Brexit. "Brexit" is a portmanteau of the words Britain and exit.
In 1956, John J. Graham created an abstraction of an 11-feathered peacock logo for American broadcaster NBC. This brightly hued peacock was adopted due to the increase in color programming.
Some quotes from a man with no name:
Sometimes the dead can be more useful than the living.
When a man's got money in his pocket, he begins to appreciate peace.
DNA was first isolated by Friedrich Miescher in 1869. Its molecular structure was identified by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953, whose model-building efforts were guided by X-ray diffraction data acquired by Rosalind Franklin.
When directly generated and affected by local winds, a wind wave system is called a wind sea. After the wind ceases to blow, wind waves are called swells. More generally, a swell consists of wind-generated waves that are not significantly affected by the local wind at that time. They have been generated elsewhere or some time ago.
Fireworks were invented in ancient China in the 12th century to scare away evil spirits, as a natural extension of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China of gunpowder. Such important events and festivities as Chinese New Year and the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival were and still are times when fireworks are guaranteed sights. China is the largest manufacturer and exporter of fireworks in the world.
Mexican Bank Note
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Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture.
Color-blocking (or lining in this case) is thought of as the exploration of taking colors that are opposites on the color wheel and pairing them together to make interesting and complementary color combinations.[1]
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The phrase "Better Living Through Chemistry" is a variant of a DuPont advertising slogan, "Better Things for Better Living...Through Chemistry."
Designed By: Robert Bryant
Clinical studies indicate that moderate coffee consumption is benign or mildly beneficial in healthy adults.
The rings of Saturn are the most extensive planetary ring system of any planet in the Solar System. They consist of countless small particles, ranging in size from micrometres to metres, that orbit about Saturn.
Mondrian's arrival in Paris from the Netherlands in 1911 marked the beginning of a period of profound change. He encountered experiments in Cubism and with the intent of integrating himself within the Parisian avant-garde removed an 'a' from the Dutch spelling of his name (Mondriaan)
The world's first artificial satellite, the Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. Since then, thousands of satellites have been launched into orbit around the Earth.
"Hello my name is" stickers, first introduced by C-Line Products in 1959, became hugely popular.
Many graffiti artists have been known to use these stickers as tags.
Guerrillero Heroico (English: "Heroic Guerrilla Fighter") is an iconic photograph of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara taken by Alberto Korda. It was captured on March 5, 1960, in Havana, Cuba.
Fenghuang (simplified Chinese: 凤凰; traditional Chinese: 鳳凰) are mythological birds of East Asia that reign over all other birds.
In the West, it is commonly called the Chinese phoenix or simply Phoenix
Unrivaled for its scale and ambition, this monumental forest scene was begun early in Theodore Rousseau's career in 1846 and remained unfinished at the time of his death in 1867. It now is on permanent display at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Artist: Théodore Rousseau,
Lee Ufan (Korean: 이우환, Hanja: 李禹煥, Korean pronunciation: [iːuhwan] born 1936 in Haman County, in South Kyongsang province in Korea) is a Korean[1] minimalist painter and sculptor[2] artist and academic, honored by the government of Japan for having "contributed to the development of contemporary art in Japan."
Military camouflage was spurred by the increasing range and accuracy of firearms in the 19th century. In particular the replacement of the inaccurate musket with the rifle made personal concealment in battle a survival skill.
All cameras use the same basic design: light enters an enclosed box through a converging lens/convex lens and an image is recorded on a light-sensitive medium(mainly a transition metal-halide).
Unfortunately this card doesn't take pictures - though that would be interesting!
You used to call me on the payphone.
I know when that payphone ring
That can only mean one thing
I know when that payphone sing
That can only mean one thing
The Kindness Club is a humane education organization. It was founded by Aida Flemming in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1959.
Motorcycle racing (also called moto racing and bike racing) is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles. Major genres include road racing and off road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Other categories include hill climbs, drag racing and land speed record trials.