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I still have a ton of work to do and when I'm done, I have to fill it all up with content! Thanks Phid thanks alot! Whew I'm tired.
I figured you didn't have anything else to do.... 😉
It's it because it's an inert gas, and the presence of oxygen would contribute to the decay of the parchment?
I decided to try it out on this particular board because it has a Thanksgivingy, colonial feel to it. I didn't bother polishing it up (as you can tell). I'm actually getting a bit bored with SMF's offerings, but I haven't found anything else quite yet that is better (and free).
I agree a lot of what Scout says above. I respect Donnie's reservations about Romney's religion, although I ultimately disagree with his conclusions. Donnie, I don't want you to feel like we're ganging up on you about your position on not voting (and I feel like we've discussed this multiple times in the past already).So setting that aside, my take on this election is simply that America is currently experiencing a slow-motion trainwreck at the hands of Obama. I know they probably say this about every election, but I feel like this upcoming election is critical to the very survival of America as we know it. Just on the level social morals, Obama has been awful. Millions of young people probably turn a blind eye to other things so long as Obama will protect their ability to elevate their sexual "rights" above all else. It's as if the inmates are in control of the asylum.What in the world will happen when the government starts trying to collect fines for companies which have defied the HHS mandate forcing employers to pay for birth control? It is insane that a president would bring our nation to this - the persecution of Christian companies in order to pay for the sexual activities of people at large. And if the government can curtail certain religious practices, what else will he try to do next term? This is Obama's legacy.This doesn't even get to the things that will ultimately destroy America as a sovereign nation, which is our debt. From what I understand, we are about to go off a fiscal cliff. Obama seems intent on speaking of program after program which will continue the governmental spending spree. I think this is a far more serious issue than we are led to believe in the media, and do not know how America figures to survive for another 20 years.So for me, anyone but Obama will do. Romney is no ideal candidate, but I would much prefer a neutral president who throws an occasional bone to us (Supreme Court nominee, removal of controversial funding policies, etc.) than one who governs from the left and will bring us to ruin.
That is amazing. I would not have thought that there were color films back then. I wonder why it took so long for color to become widespread in movies.
Elgin didn't donate them but were purchased by the British government in 1816.
From what I recall, it was somewhat forced, even though it was a sale (i.e. it was inevitable). Here, it says that Elgin had to petition the government to value and buy the marbles, and from the sound of it they were valued at a low amount.
Well, I can tell you that international law is somewhat murky to begin with, so it wouldn't exactly be clear cut (I imagine there's been some legal action taken already). If one nation occupies another, does the occupier have the legal right to sell off the occupied nation's goods? How about the nation's cultural heritage? Does it matter if the occupier intends to be there temporarily or permanently? Basically, there are a bunch of questions which become more and more complex and difficult to answer. It gets into the area of legal rights and moral rights, and if there isn't clarity in an area it ends up a stalemate (like now). This is why it's better to come to a resolution through diplomatic channels.One potential realistic solution I could see happening - the Elgin Marbles could be returned in exchange for long term loans of other Greek items to the British Museum. We live in a politically correct, post-colonial world which I think favors the Greeks at the level of political opinion in the left-leaning land of Britain. This is something that could happen in the next 5-10 years (assuming the Greek economic crisis settles down soon).
I'm not sure. Here is what it states on that site – how the four periods are categorized:"Characterized by a principal technology used to solve the input, processing, output and communication problems of the time"I don't know that "digital" describes that....maybe, maybe not.
I think that's different. They weren't "owned" by any particular person or museum.
I think that the argument is that they were rightfully the Greeks' sculpture, but the ruling Ottomans at the time allowed Lord Elgin to take them in the early nineteenth century. However, it seems that the permission to take them was dubious to begin with. From what I recall, there was some frowning upon Lord Elgin after he had taken them, and eventually he donated them to the state where they made their way to the British Museum.
That seems to be the general historical term, but in terms of the history of technology, it seems the labels have to do with how work is done/power is derived. Perhaps something like the “nuclear age”, though we don't actually get most of our power from the atom. So I'm not sure.
You guys are mentioning two of the main arguments, both for and against sending them back to Athens. They are both valid, which is why this goes on. In regard to ownership, however – if I recall correctly, there are those who claim that ownership is proper (they were legitimately taken by Lord Elgin), and those who claim that it was improper. So this is an issue which probably does not play solely into the favor of the Greeks.
