... are opening -- and attempting to open -- studios in middle-class cities and towns that have never had such establishments in their business districts. As tattooing and other types of body art - piercing, scarification, branding - become more mainstream and more popular, officials in states and cities across the US are scrutinizing shops that perform such services. Most states are crying, "stricter ... a stamp of legitimacy from the American Museum of Natural History with the opening of "Body Art: Marks of Identity." The exhibit, which runs through May, includes everything from tattooin...

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... character for "dog". It appears this was the original "Three strikes your out" law. In time, the Japanese escalated the tattoo to an aesthetic art form. The Japanese body suit originated around 1700 as a reaction to strict laws concerning conspicuous consumption. Only royalty were allowed to wear ornate clothing. ... the tattoo remained with the military during World War II. Sailors and soldiers bore their allegiances to their country and their women with body art. They bore names of their units, ships and divisions proudly. Tattoo shops were located on docks and near military bases and t...

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... the "Lingam of Shiva" which a bride deflowers herself with this human-sized linga. Shiva was also known as the God of Sexuality. The picture of "Kali the Devourer, Indian, 17th Century" showing, "Indian sacred art sowed her devouring the entrails of her dead consort, Shiva, in a very ghoul like pose, reminiscent of many other Goddesses of antiquity whose Death-goddess aspect was always ... ...

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... British created a military school in Egypt. Sadat was one of the first students. As part of the curriculum, the students got trained in math and science, but also in the art of analyzing battles, and such things as the Battle of Gettysburg, which was the turning point in the American Civil War. After Sadat graduated and got his first post, he ... through Nasser, the desires and needs of the under-developed and post colonized countries. Egypt's most important trial came over the Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean. In a coordinated effort, England, Fran...

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