For those who study stained glass windows, reveling in the parables of faith and sunlight crafted by master artisans, the art form is full of unanswered questions. For example, the information Barbara Johnson could gather listed the ...
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A partnership between Apple and Google in which the firms share technology, software and ideas would be beneficial to both companies, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has said. Wozniak, who co-founded Apple Computers alongside Steve Jobs in ...
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Intelligence agencies across Europe have been developing their own mass internet and phone surveillance capabilities in partnership with the UK's GCHQ electronic intelligence agency. That is the latest claim to arise from the cache of US ...
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The people of China have a long held belief that they are descendents of the dragon, a tradition that is firmly embedded in their culture and one that is encountered across all aspects of Chinese society and in the minds of its people. ...
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"Jingwei Filling the Sea" is a Chinese mythological story. According to the ancient work Shan Hai Jing (Classic of the Mountains and Seas), the youngest and most favored daughter of the Sun God was named Nvwa (meaning "little girl"). ...
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Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has labelled fuel cell vehicles “bullshit” and hydrogen gas “dangerous” in a presentation at one of the electric car maker’s new German service centres. Musk criticised the safety ...
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Characters in my Red McKenna series of novels have a special rapport with their robotic servants through a natural-language communication system. It allows them the same kind of person-to-person interaction we enjoy with other people, pets ...
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Editor's note: The following blog was written by James Moore, owner of?Moore's Bicycle Shop in?Hattiesburg,?Miss. Moore is the new president of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. When I opened my bike shop in 1984 an eight-year-old ...
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Each dynasty in China had its own memorable culture. The many facets of color and design that emerged during a dynasty's reign were marvelous and made every aspect of Chinese culture, including their wearing apparel, which were highly ...
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Shown is a portion of the Marshalltown's Early American Glass Club's collection displayed at the Historical Society of Marshall County Museum, 202 E. Church St. Some of the more unique pieces are a Liberty Bell emblem plate, made from ...
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The High Point Market has announced The Beach Boys and As We Stand will headline its Stars Under the Stars series during the upcoming fall market. On Saturday, Oct. 19, the market's schedule of entertainment will open with As We Stand, a ...
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Chinese folk custom believes that spring is the time to worship and fall to pay back. Spring worship welcomes all saints from heaven and earth, mainly god of the sun; and fall payback is to pay tribute to the generous, load carrying mother ...
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During his eight years as chief executive of the PPMA,? member numbers have risen to more than 400 through mergers with a number of related trade associations. The last year has been marked by his leading the PPMA out of the joint venture ...
The Bai spiritual tradition consists of a set of syncretic beliefs, imbued with a strong local flavor, represented by the Benzhu or Local Lords/Gods tradition. Most of the Bai have believed in Buddhism since the 7th century. In fact, ...
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Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies president and CEO Andreas Kramvis announced that Honeywell will invest $208 million in new manufacturing projects at its four production sites in Louisiana. The ...