9 World Chronicles

Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally elephants') and teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks. The chemical structure of the teeth and tusks of mammals is the same, regardless of the species of origin. The trade in certain teeth and tusks other than elephant is well established and widespread; therefore, "ivory" can correctly be used to describe any mammalian teeth or tusks of commercial interest which are large enough to be carved or scrimshawed.

Ivory has been valued since ancient times in art or manufacturing for making a range of items from ivory carvings to false teeth, piano keys, fans, and dominoes.  Elephant ivory is the most important source, but ivory from mammoth, walrus, hippopotamus, sperm whale, killer whale, narwhal and warthog are used as well.  Elk also have two ivory teeth, which are believed to be the remnants of tusks from their ancestors.

Roman writer in the 3rd century claimed that the Celtic peoples in Ireland would decorate their sword-hilts with the 'teeth of beasts that swim in the sea'. Adomnan of Iona wrote a story about St Columba giving a sword decorated with carved ivory as a gift that a penitent would bring to his master so he could redeem himself from slavery.

he Chinese have long valued ivory for both art and utilitarian objects.  Southeast Asian kingdoms included tusks of the Indian elephant in their annual tribute caravans to China. Chinese craftsmen carved ivory to make everything from images of deities to the pipe stems and end pieces of opium pipes.

The Buddhist cultures of Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, traditionally harvested ivory from their domesticated elephants. Ivory was prized for containers due to its ability to keep an airtight seal. It was also commonly carved into elaborate seals utilized by officials to "sign" documents and decrees by stamping them with their unique official seal

Ivory A symbol of incorruptibility purity rank and protection.

The symbolism of aloofness example the ivory top tower probably derives from the high status of ivory at almost all ancient cultures. Elephant or walrus ivory was credited with healing powers of East. It's Christian Association with purity and in particular with the Virgin Mary are linked to its whiteness.

Ivory is linked to trade in many areas of the world

In the ancient Kingdom of Benin  the artist were world renown for the skill and craft with ivory.

In Greek myth Ivory represented the idea of false dreams, or fancies that would not come true. Versus  the gate of horn which was truth.

Socrates: "Listen then," I said, "to my dream, to see whether it comes through horn or through ivory."

(c. AD 400) epic poet Nonnus:

As Morpheus slept, the vision of a dream cajoled him,

beguiling his mind after flitting through the gates of ivory.

Virgil’s the Aenid.

Two gates the silent house of Sleep adorn;

Of polish'd ivory this, that of transparent horn:

True visions thro' transparent horn arise;

Thro' polish'd ivory pass deluding lies.

Of various things discoursing as he pass'd,

Anchises hither bends his steps at last.

Then, thro' the gate of iv'ry, he dismiss'd

His valiant offspring and divining guest.

Habsburg Monarchy (German: Habsburgermonarchie) or Habsburg Empire is an umbrella term coined by historians to denote the numerous lands and kingdoms of the Habsburg dynasty, especially for those of the Austrian line. Although from 1438 to 1806 (with the exception of 1742 to 1745), a member of the House of Habsburg was also Holy Roman Emperor, the Holy Roman Empire itself, over which the emperor exercised only very limited authority, was not considered to be part of the Habsburg Monarchy.

Eswatini,  officially the Kingdom of Eswatini, and also known as Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west and south. At no more than 200 kilometres (120 miles) north to south and 130 kilometres (81 miles) east to west, Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa; despite this, its climate and topography are diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld.

The population is primarily ethnic Swazis. The language is Swazi (siSwati in native form). The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century under the leadership of Ngwane the 3rd.  The country and the Swazi take their names from Mswati the 2nd, the 19th-century king under whose rule Swazi territory was expanded and unified; the present boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the Scramble for Africa. After the Second Boer War, the kingdom, under the name of Swaziland, was a British protectorate from 1903 until it regained its independence on 6 September 1968. In April 2018 the official name was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini, mirroring the name commonly used in Swazi.

The government is an absolute diarchy, ruled jointly by Ngwenyama ("King") Mswati III and Ndlovukati ("Queen Mother") Ntfombi Tfwala since 1986. The former is the administrative head of state and appoints the country's prime ministers and a number of representatives of both chambers (the Senate and House of Assembly) in the country's parliament, while the latter is the national head of state, serving as keeper of the ritual fetishes of the nation and presiding during the annual Umhlanga rite. Elections are held every five years to determine the House of Assembly and the Senate majority. The current constitution was adopted in 2005. Umhlanga, held in August/September, and incwala, the kingship dance held in December/January, are the nation's most important events.

Eswatini is a developing country with a small economy. With a GDP per capita of $9,714, it is classified as a country with a lower-middle income. As a member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), its main local trading partner is South Africa; in order to ensure economic stability, Eswatini's currency, the lilangeni, is pegged to the South African rand. Eswatini's major overseas trading partners are the United States and the European Union. The majority of the country's employment is provided by its agricultural and manufacturing sectors. Eswatini is a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union, the Commonwealth of Nations and the United Nations.

The Swazi population faces major health issues. It is estimated that 26% of the adult population is HIV-positive. As of 2018, Eswatini has the 12th lowest life expectancy in the world, at 58 years. The population of Eswatini is fairly young, with a median age of 20.5 years and people aged 14 years or younger constituting 37.5% of the country's total population. The present population growth rate is 1.2%.

Aerokinesis, explained.

Aerokinesis is the psychic ability to manipulate, control, alter or create air molecules, wind currents, and control air with the mind. The specific region of the brain where this ability resides has not been successfully mapped.

Observations of practitioners of Aerokinesis have shown the ability to control and amplify ambient air currents.

The user can create, shape and manipulate air, the common name given to the layer of atmospheric gases and various compounds (mostly oxygen and nitrogen) surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity, and possibly wind, movement of air relative to the surface of the planet. It is an important factor in determining and controlling climate and weather, and the generating force of most ocean and freshwater waves. Wind occurs because of horizontal and vertical differences in atmospheric pressure, and include breezes, squalls, gusts, whirlwinds, zephyrs, gales, tempests, and hurricanes.

Aerokinesis is the elemental ability to create, control and manipulate the air and wind in a variety of offensive or

In Mythology

This ability is attributed to deities associated with the weather or wind.

Shu of Kemetic Egyptian Beliefs

Aeolus, Poseidon and Zeus of Greek Mythology

Thor of Norse mythology.

 the nature of a scientific theory

 in order to talk about the nature of the universe and to discuss such questions as whether it has a beginning or an end

 you have to be clear about what a scientific theory is

 we shall take the simple minded view that a theory is just a model of the universe or a restricted part of it and a set of rules that relate quantities in the model

 to observations that we make it

 exists only in our minds and does not have any other reality whatever that might mean

 a theory is a good theory if it satisfies two requirements

it must accurately describe a large class of observations on the basis of a model that contains only a few arbitrary elements

 and it must make definite predictions about their results of future observations

 for example Aristotle believed empedocles's theory that everything was made out of four elements earth air fire and water

 this was simple enough but did not make any definite predictions

 on the other hand Newton's theory of gravity was based on an even simpler model in which bodies attracted each other with a force that was proportional to a quantity called their mass and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them

 yet it predicts the motions of the sun the moon and the planets to a high degree of accuracy

 any physical theory is always provisional in the sense that it is only a hypothesis you can never prove it no matter how many times the results of experiments agree with some theory you can never be sure that the next time a result will not contradict the theory

 on the other hand you can disprove the theory by finding even a single observation that disagrees with the predictions of the theory

a good theory is characterized by the fact that it makes a number of predictions that could in principle be disproved or falsified by observation

 each time new experiments are observed to agree with the predictions the theory survives and our confidence in it is increased

 but if ever a new observation is found to disagree we have to abandon or modify the theory at least that is what is supposed to happen but you can always question the competence of the person who carried out the observation in practice what often happens is that a new theory is devised that is really an extension of the previous theory for example very accurate observations of the planet Mercury revealed a small difference between its motion and the predictions of Newton's theory of gravity Einstein's general theory of relativity predicted a slightly different motion than Newton's theory did the fact that Einstein's predictions matched what was seen while Newton's did not was one of the crucial confirmations of the new theory however we still use Newton's theory for most practical purposes because the difference between its predictions and those of general relativity is very small in the situations that we normally deal with Newton's theory also has the great advantage that it is much simpler to work with than Einstein's the eventual goal of science is to provide a single theory that describes the whole universe

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