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"Do not lose control even when provoked. If you do, you might hit out and that could be very dangerous. You could end up killing somebody," declared Tae Kwon Do Instructor 3rd Dan Black Belt Daniel Russ Gurung. He was addressing his class of thirty students after the exercises were over for the day. Plainly, his words were directed towards those in the first row, which included me. "And then, you might be taken to jail for the next 20 years of your life," he added, determined to make his message loud and clear. Instructor Daniel was not kidding. He spoke with the utmost seriousness. I guess he must have thought it his responsibility to do so. The reason for his grave words now was because five of us had become Red Belts, perhaps the most dangerous ... [more..]

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The Islamic Art origins lay in its rich and artistic Arabian heritage as different kinds of art were utilized to express the uniqueness of Islam without any form of pictorial depictions. Islamic art was developed over time by a unique blend of various arts from the Byzantines, the Copts, the Romans, and the Persians. Therein lays the greatest asset of this art, its skill to fuse the native designs with imported ones to achieve a completely distinct end result. The one common factor in all kinds of Islamic art is the abstract embellishments and designs. Most utilized the curved and interlacing lines in bright and vibrant colors to enhance the various styles. The finest pieces of this art and architecture throughout the world are clearly distinguishable by the vivacious colors in floral designs.In Islamic art, you ... [more..]

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Md. Wasim Aktar Deptt. of Agril. Chemicals, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India. The Muslim scientists studied deeply the fundamental questions of physics. For instance Ibn Sina made a profound study of such phenomena as force, motion, light, heat, vacuum, etc. A great progress was made in theoretical and applied mechanics. Useful work was done in the field of mechanics on the wheel, axle, lever, pulley, inclined plane, windmill, water-wheel, toothed wheel, etc. The physicist and astronomer al-Khazini wrote a book on mechanics, hydrostatics and physics, named Kitab Mizan al-Hikmah (Book of the balance of wisdom) which is the most remarkable medieval work on these subjects. It gives a theory of the force of the attraction of the earth (gravity), according to which the universal force is directed towards the centre of the universe, which ... [more..]

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