Which Came First; The Sturgeon or the Egg?
Part I By Marc Laynes My rod twitched slightly, and then I could feel the fish gently pick up the bait. I waited for the fish to take the bait,…
Typology of Medieval Swords
Written by Björn Hellqvist. Illustrations by Peter Johnsson. (c) Björn Hellqvist & Peter Johnsson. Visit Björn's Sword Site for more articles on swords ~ This is an attempt to introduce…
Crabapple – Spring Beauty
A flexible flowering fruit tree to Many gardeners enjoy the fruit of some varieties in addition to the flowers. You can make jams and jellies from the fruit of some…
Planting on Your Septic Drain Field
Author: Susan D. Day, Extension Associate; Ellen Silva, former Extension Technician; Horticulture, Virginia Tech Perhaps the most entertaining answer to the question 'What should I plant over a septic system's…
Selecting Alternative Holiday Plants
The mention of holidays and flowers prompts most of us to think of poinsettias. Our holiday customs have become so entrenched with the use of red poinsettias that several other,…
The Samurai Warriors
Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings The Samurai rose out of the continuing battles for land among…
History of Bayonets
"All nations boast of their prowess with the bayonet, but few men really enjoy a hand-to-hand fight with the bayonet. English and French both talk much of the bayonet but…
Society Swords – Markings & Makers
Society Swords carried by so-called secret societies or fraternal societies were popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Society and military associations became very popular after the Civil…
Knights in History
"in ancient and medieval history, a noble who did military service as a mounted warrior." The Knight in Ancient History In ancient history, as in Athens and Rome, the knight…
Sword Care and Maintenance
Iron Swords Iron was used shortly after Mankind developed civilized, community dwellings. It followed the Bronze Age and was a vast improvement to the bronze axes from that period. Meteoric…
The Edged Weapon Factory at Toledo
by Juan José Pérez From the 15th to 17th centuries, the Castillian city of Toledo in central Spain, flourished with an exceptional blade making industry, surpassing other Spanish cities like…
Types of Knives
Strictly speaking, knives fall into the general collecting catchall definition of "edged weapons", along with battle axes, swords, bayonets, daggers, and so on. The most spectacular collectable knife is surely…
Edged Weapons from the Civil War
The American Civil War was not fought by highly trained, professional armies, but by a whole population forced to fight for the family values and ideals they believed in. This…
Knives as Weapons
What distinguishes the knife for eating and the knife as a weapon is the latter's aggressive character as a cutting, slashing and stabbing implement. Short edged weapons with a sharp…
Geology Of Ward Valley
By Howard Wilshire and Jane Nielson Ward Valley has a long geologic history, but many of the valleys geological facets relevant to nuclear waste dump siting are of quite recent…
Catfish Spelunking in Mexico
by Shane Linder While up in Mexico last week (Dec 2001) I managed to make a stop at a cenote just outside of Chichen Itza in Yucatan State. A cenote…
The Big Move
Jane Simmonds has watched her small city garden take off over the last four years, but now she’s off to the country. What’s it like to say goodbye? This is…
Tree Gardening Flowering Cherry
One of the most admired is the weeping Japanese which has its long, graceful weeping branches full of the tiny pink blossoms North and Central Georgia are prime growing areas…
Understanding and Using Compost
Compost is produced when organic matter, such as garden and lawn waste, is broken down by bacteria and fungi. It contains humus, which helps hold nutrients in the soil. Humus…
Weeds and Words
Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Environmental Horticulture As I've grown older, I have learned that weeds are nothing but a matter of semantics. With an acre and a half of a…