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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Conspiracies: the pyramid and the sphinx
- Egypt has long been the source of countless conspiracies, ranging from ancient lost civilizations to extraterrestrial markers. The reason for this focus is likely because Egypt is the most romanticized ancient civilization, and also because it is home to the mystical Great Pyramid of Giza, the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World. This article will describe some of the conspiracies surroundi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Feng shui north versus south hemisphere
- The North South Hemisphere Question:The question of whether or not the orientation of the Lo Pan, Lo Shu should be reversed when applied to the Southern Hemisphere has been thrown back an forth for years so lets consider the excellent arguments put forward in Qi Concepts at the www.dragonsbreath.co.ukFeng Shui originated in China between 3000 and 5000 years ago. China is a vast count...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What to expect from a feng shui consultation
- If you are wishing to harmonize or balance your house or any other environment according to feng shui, the ideal way to do so is through a feng shui consultation. A feng shui consultation would provide you the right and proper guidance for you to successfully achieve your goal.Before you go to a feng shui consultation, it is important that you pay attention to choosing a good consultant. Yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Return to ouvea, new caledonia
- "Ouvea is everything you'd expect in a South Pacific island. Twenty kilometers of unbroken white sands border the lagoon on the west side of the island and extend far out from shore to give the water a turquoise hue. The wide western lagoon, protected by a string of coral islands and a barrier reef, is the only one of its kind in the Loyalties. On the ocean side are rocky cliffs, pounded by surf, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cosmic cow
- The cow is a mother to mankind whom we should love,respect and protect. Her milk is the life blood for many species, including humans. Her dung provides fuel and bricks for millions of rural families across Asia . Her urine is medicine for the sick. When she dies her skin provides us warmth and protection through clothing.In Astrology, the cow or bull is the symbol of the sign Taurus, a sig...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Feng shui and the year of the rooster - an overview
- Feng shui involves more than just colors and where you place your furniture. The astrology side of feng shui is also intriguing. Here are a little background and some predictions for 2005, the Year of the Rooster.The Chinese calendar started in 2697 BCE when the Yellow King became ruler. Since then, the Chinese calendar has evolved into 60 year cycles with varying strengths, elements, and a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is timing the secret of success?
- Success is often viewed as a magic potion. Market demand has always been there, but no-one has worked out the recipe or how to bottle it.On further investigation the ingredients are not that easy to replicate and include: determination, enthusiasm, perseverance, stamina, hard work and a focus bordering on obsession. Yet there is often one other ingredient that successful people in all walks...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The new age movement
- What is the New Age Movement? It is similar to New Age Spirituality, but different enough to warrant its own definition. The New Age Movement is a belief that the human race is all one. It is not about equality nor diversity. It is the idea that your gender, age, religion, race, nor sexual orientation makes you better or worse then anyone else. The New Age Movement is moving away from the US again...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Learn how to draw faces realistically
- Drawing a face isn't as hard as it looks. To draw a realistic human face, it takes mapping out the face correctly before you fill in the finer detail. If you would like to get the most out of this article, I recommend sitting down with a pad and paper and drawing each step as you read it.To begin, start with an egg shaped oval. Draw a line down the center of this egg. This line will give yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Conceptual art: who appreciates it?
- Art is sometimes overwhelming. Life as a whole can become overwhelming, and at times I do find myself caught up in its whirlwind of drama. Being the person that I am, being faced with it, I tend to question the things that I don't understand, and sometimes I questions the things I understand the most, the things that I am certain of the most, like art.After one of our regular seminar sessio...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - African masks the art of creation
- With western eyes we tend to view a tribal mask as a piece of fantastic sculpture. It is a decorative object to be displayed and enjoyed as a work of art. A piece of art that allows us to touch the world of the other, which we vaguely understand. Yet for the people who created it, it is a living object that possesses specific powers.If you have ever visited a museum or gallery displaying et...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cant afford illness in america
- I had become too sick to live in America.Even with private insurance, even with Medicare, we couldn't keep up with our medical bills. So we found a country where we could, and we left.Picture this: A childless, middle-aged couple both gainfully employed, both college educated, living a frugal but happy life, and the husband gets sick with an incurable chronic illness. The sick husban...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 feng shui tips for a better life
- Ever walked into a house that felt like home? Ever reminisced about the best year of your life, and wondered why everything came together for you? It could be Feng Shui.Simply put, Feng Shui is about creating a harmonious environment. It's the ancient Chinese Science and Art of placement, intended to improve our health, harmony, longevity, career and wealth.Pronounced, "Fung Shw...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Some villain thoughts about a container village
- Preview: "Shipping containers" have yet nothing to do with "housing" in Romania. Is there any chance that they will soon? Belonging to Eastern European block, released in 1989 from communist oppression, Romania has already experienced 15 years of less and less stunning freedom.-----------I read a few articles about shipping container housing. It took me about five minutes to realize ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Authenticity of vastu (science of indian architecture)
- Vastu is one of the most ancient sciences of Indian architecture and is composed of specific rules, regulations and directions, set down by sages of the vedic times. For the modern society it is the highly evolved, comprehensive building philosophy.According to vastu, a building or a premises is a living organism and can be designed in harmonic resonance with the underlying energy structure...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Welcome to the mind revolution: an introduction to the philosophy of living between the points
- What does it mean to live "between the points?" What are the points? Are they science and religion? Are they conservative and liberal? Are they men and women? Are they childhood and old age? Are they intellectual and physical? Are they quantum physics and cosmology? Are they Freud and Jung? Are they the sacred and the profane? Are they nature and nurture? Are they light beer and stout?...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mars, the mighty and marvelous
- Martius, the month of March, is named after him. So is the fourth planet from the sun and a bar of chocolate, but we know him mainly as the god of war.If you lived in ancient Rome, his name would be as familiar to you as your own, especially at this time of year with all of the holidays and festivals dedicated to the City's favourite son. You would be choosing your prettiest ribbons, studyi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The monsters mother
- Somewhere in the world, every eight seconds, a mother is throwing her hands in the air and declaring that her child is a little monster. But for Echidna it was the literal truth.Echidna was called the mother of all monsters, although her children numbered no more than a dozen or so, and many were exemplary offspring and a pride to any parent. They may still roam the earth in the quiet unsee...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Learn chinese language tips and techniques
- There's no doubt learning any foreign language requires effort, time and commitment. This holds true even more, especially when there's a big difference between one's native tongue and learning a new language.On the other side, knowing the tips and techniques of learning a new language can make all the difference on how effective and successful you can achieve.Based on personal learn...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Game theory - what do game theory and improv theater have in common?
- "Game" TheoryThis article was inspired by Mick Napier's book ?Improvise: scene from the inside out" in which he draws comparisons between Physics and Improvisation. It made me think ? I know a little bit about game theory (I majored in it) and it has the word "game" in it, so chances are it'll have something in common with improvising, which is really nothing else b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How many chinese characters are there?
- Let's trace the number of Chinese characters from Han Dynasty 汉朝 (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.)说文解字 (Shuwenjiezhi) - The first complete dictionary that listed all Chinese character was published in Han Dynasty 汉朝 at around 100 A.D. It was regarded as the the origin of Chinese characters. It included 9,353 characters.康熙...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Shadows boxing
- Towards the end of Million Dollar Baby the character Scraps, ex boxing great turned gym porter, says of a character who has been away from the gym for a while, "And then a ghost walked in." This is an inadvertant commentary on almost all the principal characters in the film, and thier relationships to each other.Scraps (Morgan Freeman) is a ghost for Frankie (Clint Eastwood), as is Maggie (...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Can you hear my secret calling
- A true love story"So, was it an eyes-meet-across-the-room-thing and you knew you were destined for each other instantly?" I asked my Mom. "No," she laughed, "it was a swinging-door-thing and once we met, then we knew it was destiny."It was 1946 when my parents met in postwar Oldenburg, Germany while working for British Intelligence. Dad (a.k.a. Peter Rus...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Amber mysteries revealed
- Amber, the gem of a stone that's not really a gemstone at all, is actually fossilized pine sap. People have collected, traded, carved, and coveted amber for more than 10,000 years. Yet despite our fascination with it, much about the smoky yellow stone -- the history of amber -- remains a mystery.The price for amber stones varies widely, in the right price range for Average Joe's (and Joanna...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Progress versus perfection
- From the creative explosion marking the outset of the universe to our advanced human stage in evolution, some fifteen billion years have elapsed. This advanced stage refers to the natural abilities and the cultural realizations of our species. While these natural abilities have virtually not changed in the last hundred thousand years, these cultural realizations have progressed exponentially over ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The year of the rooster
- The Rooster is traditionally considered to be a favourable sign. His crow signals the break of dawn and the beginning of a fresh start, driving away the ghosts and evil spirits of the night. He is the only creature of the Chinese zodiac with wings and, as such, is regarded as the messenger that connects the two worlds of heaven and earth.He has five virtues: knowledge, military expertise, c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Nessie, the beast of the loch
- They were fierce hill tribes in what is now Scotland, and we called them Picts. The name seems to mean "The Painted People" for they were known to love bright body art and multi-coloured clothing. They were artists, prolific carvers of stone and from the carved standing stones still found in the region around Loch Ness, we can see that the Picts were fascinated by animals, carefully etching their ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The trickster of folklore
- Folklore includes a traditional trickster figure, the subject of many stories in a cycle. Trickster tales are in the animal tales genre, with the trickster himself -- he seems always to be male -- identified with a particular animal. These include the fox in Japan, mouse deer in Southeast Asia, the coyote and the spider among the Native Americans, the tortoise and spider in West Africa, and the ma...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Heraldry in the crafts--why not specialize?
- I have a small website where I try to sell custom-made lapel buttons. In addition to these made-to-order buttons I also offer several specialty lines of off-the-shelf items and at this time of year I'm usually concerned with one of those lines in particular: Irish heraldic buttons. St. Patrick's Day approaches.I'm in no sense an expert on heraldry. Still, although there are many button site...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Violence
- Flashes of memory stream into my consciousness. They take me back thirty years plus. I was a boy then, a newcomer to a poor and tough neighborhood. My parents, of moderate means and daring to a fault, had decided to move there after my father had accepted an editing job in the federal government. They had taken a lease on a low-rent brick house, which was also run-down, covered in filth, and litte...