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Islam requires both men and women to be modest not only in behavior but in dress. Some Muslim women wear modest dress, or hijab, that covers most of the head and body.Sikhs—followers of Sikhism, a religion from India—also keep their heads covered. Sikh men wrap their heads in cotton turbans, while Sikh women may wear turbans or headscarves.Most Hasidic Jewish men wear payos, curled forelocks, and tzitzit, fringed shawls, both of which were worn by some ancient Israelites....

Artist decorated pieces often have the initials or name, known as an artist’s cipher, incised or printed on the bottom of the piece below or near the reverse RP mark. Pieces made by the most skilled of Rookwood artists are very desirable to collectors, so being able to identify them correctly is an advantage to both sellers and buyers. Louise Abel appears to have decorated pottery for Rookwood from the mid-1920s through the 1940s based on the dates found on pieces with her signature....

For example, 341 rounded to the nearest hundred is 300. That is because 341 is closer in value to 300 than to 400. When rounding off to the nearest dollar, $1.89 becomes $2.00, because $1.89 is closer to $2.00 than to $1.00 Rules for Rounding Here’s the general rule for rounding: If the number you are rounding is followed by 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, round the number up....

Stardust captured the comet particles from Comet Wild-2 (pronounced Vilt) when the spacecraft flew within 149 miles of it on Jan. 2, 2004, roughly in the vicinity of Jupiter. The spacecraft’s collector swept up particles left in the comet’s wake, preserving them in a silicon material called aerogel, which cushioned and protected the particles on their long journey to Earth. The Stardust samples offer a time capsule to our primordial past....

Autographs of artists like Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, and David Bowie all bring good money these days. A number of autographed albums featuring signatures of all the band members, like the Eagles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Pearl Jam, are in demand as well. Some of the most valuable records contain autographs of all four members of The Beatles. Having signatures present on an album that is rare to begin with adds to the desirability, of course....

Nothing says a “party” like a face paint station. Just about every child (and some grown-ups, too) loves to have their face transformed into a butterfly, zombie, superhero, pumpkin, or puppy. Even better, even the squirrliest kids will often wait patiently in line for their turn. But how do you know which face paint is the best to buy for your child’s next birthday party? We’re testing out face paint sets to discover the top choices....

So, these were some facts about Steve Jobs. His life’s journey was made of several paths and phases. From being dirt poor, Jobs went on to become one of the most powerful person in the world! Please let me know if you have any more interesting information about Steve Jobs. I will update the list. Thank you!

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2005, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More from Chinese and Taiwanese History

For the original method of electing the President and the Vice President (elections of 1789, 1792, 1796, and 1800), see Article II, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution. Only the 1960 race, in which John F. Kennedy squeaked out victory over Richard M. Nixon by just 0.1 of a percent, was closer. In fact, Kennedy’s triumph wasn’t official until noon the following day. And in 1976, Jimmy Carter also waited overnight to be declared the winner over Gerald Ford....

Backgammon board15 checkers for each player (traditionally, one set is tan and the other is brown)Two or four 6-sided dice (traditionally, each player is given their own two 6-sided dice)Optional: a doubling cube​ Before getting started, of course, you’ll need to set up a Backgammon board. Choosing the First Player Each player rolls a single die. The player with the higher roll goes first; if there is a tie, the players roll again....

Related Links Immigrants by Country of Origin Immigration Facts Immigration Milestones Immigration Legislation More About Immigration Not Always Green In May 2010, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that new cards, as well as cards up for renewal or replacement, will, in fact, be green. The Green Card, you see, has not always been green. In 1940, the Alien Registration Act (Smith Act) for the first time required all non-citizens age 14 and over to register and be fingerprinted....

To transport POWs home at the end of the war, the government offered shipping companies a fee for every soldier they carried north on the Mississippi. The Sultana, a 1,700-ton steamship with a capacity to carry only a few hundred people, crowded almost 2,500 soldiers aboard, and headed north for Cairo, Ill. A little north of Memphis, its boiler exploded. There were no life boats or life jackets. Another irony of the disaster is how little attention it received, despite its being America’s worst maritime disaster....

The West is a region of scenic beauty on a grand scale. All of its states are partly mountainous, and the ranges are the sources of startling contrasts. To the west of the peaks, winds from the Pacific Ocean carry enough moisture to keep the land well-watered. To the east, however, the land is very dry. Parts of western Washington State, for example, receive 20 times the amount of rain that falls on the eastern side of the state’s Cascade Range....

Celebrities all over the world use Twitter and Facebook to connect with their fans. Although, Indian celebrities were a bit late to jump on to the bandwagon -but they finally have arrived! The presented list was compiled in September, 2014. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan leads the pack with over a million Twitter follower. And likewise, most of these people are actors in Bollywood. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been a new entrant into this list following his high-pitch election campaign which he won!...

Well, I am sure you all know that you can keep pressing spacebar until the blinking cursor reaches the exact point in a line where you want to start typing. For this you can use TAB key also, but TAB gives you lesser precision on positioning (do you know that, by default, one TAB is equal to eight spaces?). But if you don’t want to get into this business of pushing a line to the right by filling spaces on the left –then you have another neater method....