Culture

Culture 09/15/18, 02:34

It could take a person’s whole life to learn to be tolerant, but only those who possess this characteristic could truly achieve great success, take the designer of the Eiffel tower for example. The design of the Eiffel Tower was first submitted by engineer Gustave Eiffel to a competition organized by the 1889 ...

Legend 09/13/18, 05:24

Fan Yuanyan grew up in a poor family in the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420 AD - 589 AD). He made a living by growing vegetables. One day, when he was heading out the door, he spotted someone stealing vegetables from his field. He went back into the house and told ...

Culture 09/13/18, 04:09

Life is full of many joys and sorrows, that we must face every day. When we feel a void in our hearts, we look for an answer to the pain, that will help us to understand why the pain has come. Some people try to find a way to alleviate ...

Legend 09/12/18, 06:41

It was believed that a long long time ago, there was a period when Human and Gods co-existed on the earth. Gods were said to be right by human's side and provided them with guidance for life. These stories feature in both eastern and western myths and legends. This special ...

Natural healing 08/26/18, 13:21

I grew up in a swimming pool. My dad was a swimmer both in college and during World War II, and he expected us kids to be swimmers, too. I remember every summer weekday practicing at the local swim club, come rain or shine. Sometimes it was fun; sometimes not ...

Natural healing 08/26/18, 13:20

Before popping pills, try these gentle alternative treatments Let’s face it: Being in chronic pain is awful. It creeps into every aspect of life. Your sleep may suffer, it’s tough on loved ones, and you feel like there are so many things that you can’t do. Over time, being in unrelenting ...

Natural healing 08/26/18, 13:20

Adding essential oils to food is an ancient practice that can help the body heal. When we think of cooking with herbs and spices, we usually reach for the fresh or dry versions of those ingredients to add flavor and depth to our culinary dishes. Now imagine enjoying those herbs and spices ...

Natural healing 08/26/18, 13:18

Those with allergies suffer many unpleasant symptoms. Luckily, Chinese medicine offers effective relief for allergic rhinitis, including nasty symptoms like itchy, red, watery eyes, digestive disturbances, itchy throat or skin, congestion, postnasal drip, and sneezing. What Causes Allergies? Allergies are a great example of a misplaced immune response. Exposure to allergens elicits the release of immunoglobulin E (IgE) ...

Natural healing 08/26/18, 13:17

A solar term is a period of about two weeks and is based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. Solar terms form the traditional Chinese calendar system. The calendar follows the ancient Chinese belief that living in accordance with nature will enable one to live a harmonious life. This ...

Beyond science 08/26/18, 12:52

One of the most exciting parts of a renovation project is the thrill of what you might uncover. While home remodeling shows would lead you to believe there are sparkling pine floorboards underneath every shabby carpet, that’s rarely the case. Unknown windows to the past don’t come that often. Twitter/ OKC Public ...

Beyond science 08/26/18, 12:52

From a very young age, Purnima would fully describe the process for manufacturing incense, — something a girl her age and not in the incense business wouldn’t have any knowledge about that unless she did it or came from a family of incense makers. She claims to have lived as a ...

Beyond science 08/26/18, 12:50

None of us knows when life will take an unexpected turn. But what really matters is how we react to that kind of situation. Linda Walker, 12, went to North Carolina-based Camp Pisgah in the summer of 1967. Given her family had just moved to North Carolina, Walker didn’t have any ...

Beyond science 08/26/18, 12:49

Who doesn’t like a bargain? You go somewhere expecting one thing, and you return home with more than you thought you were going to get. Of course, this mostly applies to shopping. When it comes to modern medicine, patients want to know exactly what is going to happen before a surgeon ...

Beyond science 08/26/18, 12:48

The German government says it has made no preparations for the possibility that aliens might land in the European country. In a response to questions from opposition Green Party lawmaker Dieter Janecek, the government said "there are no protocols or plans for a possible first contact with alien life." Justifying that stance, ...

Art 08/26/18, 12:03

The first thing you notice when actress Renée Taylor makes her entrance at the start of her one-person show, “My Life on a Diet,” is how at ease you feel in her presence. She comes on with a bit of regal air but quickly shifts to that of a favorite ...

Art 08/26/18, 12:02

As curator of decorative arts at the Holburne Museum in Bath, England, Catrin Jones tells us about the tiny cameo “Venus Rising From the Waves.” Catrin Jones, curator of decorative arts at the Holburne Museum in Bath, England. (Holburne Museum /Evoke Pictures) We don’t know who made the “Venus”; we know roughly ...

Art 08/26/18, 12:02

In 1999, President Bill Clinton bestowed the Congressional Gold Medal on the Little Rock Nine. Who were they and what did they achieve? The answer is dramatized at the Sheen Center. Written and directed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, “Little Rock” re-creates a key time in the Civil Rights movement when nine ...

Art 08/26/18, 12:01

The Fremont Festival of the Arts was held August 4–5 and featured various artisan booths and entertainment for people to enjoy. One of the booths present at the festival was the Shen Yun Performing Arts ticket sales booth. The booth had pictures and informational fliers for people to look at, along with origami lotus ...

Art 08/26/18, 12:00

Once more, the stars of jazz came out for the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (Montréal  Jazz Festival). For ten days, there was music from noon to 3 a.m. at about 40 venues, located in one concentrated walkable area: the Quartier des spectacles. The festival offers virtually every kind of ...

Legend 08/26/18, 11:59

Why the classics are important today is a radical question, according to John Henry Crosby, the founder and president of the nonprofit Hildebrand Project. “The sensibility that the classics are important, deserving of a place of recognition, and worthy of being learned from, is in many ways anachronistic today,” he said on ...