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Endicott exhibit explores Czech, Slovak images - Boston Globe
BEVERLY - Shakespeare, that supreme geographer of the imagination, never wrote with keener poetic truth - or more cartographic nonsense - than when he assigned a coastline to Bohemia in "The Winter's Tale." Bohemia, which along with Moravia and ...
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Moroccan lighting & Moorish tiles By ST. Tropez Boutique - PR Inside
2009-03-01 21:43:11 - Saint Tropez Boutique announces the release of its newly designed collection of high-end Moroccan lighting, Moorish tiles, Moroccan decor. This new collection showcase Moroccan modern as well as Moroccan tradition patterns to ...
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IO Si accomplishes truly remarkable feat with its latest collection - Fibre2Fashion
Top Italian brand, Io Si, known for its cutting edge creations, has designed and created jewellery using completely original coloured combinations of precious stones and materials, such as pink sapphire on yellow gold for this season. Purple is ...
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Do women spend too much money on themselves? - Women.timesonline
More than one high-flying businesswoman has dared to suggest recently that our nose-diving economy might not be in such dire straits if women had been left in charge of it, rather than men. Hitting back at this notion, one male City trader simply ...
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The Price of Love - Egypt Today
Whether you think it’s a ‘Hallmark holiday’ or the best day of the year, there’s no getting around it: Valentine’s Day is upon us. A true romantic might say that you shouldn’t be restricted to a single day to show how much you love or ...
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February 2009 - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
As 85-year-old Ed McMahon enters his fourth week in a California hospital battling pneumonia and bone cancer, a lot of us who have covered television over the years are thinking about him. I realize that many younger viewers who know McMahon mainly ...
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Resolved Question: Please check my French homework? I wanna make sure its rite!?
Please only help if u r 100% sure!!
Mon Hobby Préféré
Bonjour, Je m’appelle Fiza. Mon hobby préféré est écouter de la musique.
Histoire de la Musique:
Musique est très vieuse. La musique n’etait pas inventée. Cela était découvert. Il y a cinq époques de la musique.
Il y a :
1.) Prehistoric Music Musique Prehistorique
2.) Ancient Music Musique Ancienne
3.) Early Music Musique Tôt
4.) Common practice Music Musique pratice commune
5.) Modern and Contemporary Music Musique Moderne et Contemporaine
Musique etait autour de pendant les siècles.
Qui est écoute de la musique mon hobby préféré?
J’aime écouter de la musique parce que de beaucoup de raisons. Premiérement, vous pouvez écouter différent genres de musique. Il y a le bond de grate-cul, la roche , classique et cetera. Deuxiémenent, cela vous fait sentir content, actif , et énergique. Aussi, quand je préfère écouter de la musique , cela sons très beau. J’aime écouter de la musique sur ma ipod. Vous pouvez écouter de la musique sur votre ipod aussi.
Conclusion:
Musique est ma vie. Je dois écouter de la musique. Je ne peux pas habite sans la musique. Écouter de la musique est le meilleur hobby.
moreVoting Question: Tell me, does this qualify as a 'fault' with modern-day Christians against homosexuality?
"An engineering professor is treating her husband, a loan officer, to dinner for finally giving in to her pleas to shave off the scraggly beard he grew on vacation. His favorite restaurant is a casual place where they both feel comfortable in slacks and cotton/polyester-blend golf shirts. But, as always, she wears the gold and pearl pendant he gave her the day her divorce decree was final. They're laughing over their menus because they know he always ends up diving into a giant plate of ribs but she won't be talked into anything more fattening than shrimp.
Quiz: How many biblical prohibitions are they violating? Well, wives are supposed to be 'submissive' to their husbands (I Peter 3:1). And all women are forbidden to teach men (I Timothy 2:12), wear gold or pearls (I Timothy 2:9) or dress in clothing that 'pertains to a man' (Deuteronomy 22:5). Shellfish and pork are definitely out (Leviticus 11:7, 10) as are usury (Deuteronomy 23:19), shaving (Leviticus 19:27) and clothes of more than one fabric (Leviticus 19:19). And since the Bible rarely recognizes divorce, they're committing adultery, which carries the rather harsh penalty of death by stoning (Deuteronomy 22:22).
So why are they having such a good time? Probably because they wouldn't think of worrying about rules that seem absurd, anachronistic or - at best - unrealistic. Yet this same modern-day couple could easily be among the millions of Americans who never hesitate to lean on the Bible to justify their own anti-gay attitudes."
What do you think?[Yes, this IS copy/pasted from somewhere else, hence the quotation marks...]
moreVoting Question: How do you clean pewter?
I just bought a pretty pewter pendant online and it was so pretty that I completely forgot that I don't know how to clean pewter-I just went to wikipedia and it said that there's old pewter and modern pewter and that modern pewter tarnishes less than old, and is easier to clean-but first, I don't know if my pendant is the old formulation of pewter or the new one-and whether it's the old or new formulation, HOW do I clean/remove the tarnishing that will happen to my pewter pendant?I just remembered-my pendant has oxidation(darkened areas to bring out the details) and I know that for sterling that has been oxidized, u NEVER submerge it to any anti-tarnishing cleaners beacuse that will erase the oxidized areas because essentially, oxidized areas are areas that have been made to tarnish(darken) PURPOSELY-So how can I clean the pewter pendant when it starts tarnishing/oxidizing WITHOUT erasing the beautiful oxidation that's already there?
moreResolved Question: Which Jewellery/accessories with new Black & Cream 'Body Con' dress? Help!?!?
I have a new Jane Norman tight Body-Con/Pencil Dress, in a Bandage style, with bold black and light cream/off-white stripes/blocks of colour, but im stuck with how to accessorise such a bold statement dress!.
Here it is: http://www.janenorman.co.uk/fcp/product/buy-fashion-look-fabulous/Glitz-&-Glamour/panelled-body-con-dress/5060?colour=black
I'd like to wear it to go out with my fiance and his workmates for Christmas drinks and possibly a nightclub afterwards, so whilst i want to look 'glammed-up', it's not a conservative event.... ie. I'd like to look young, fashionable. modern and sexy (who doesnt?! lol), rather than too straight-laced iykwim?
I've already chosen black footless tights and black platform high-heels, bold red lips and black winged eyeliner, with a black cropped leather jacket..... BUT!..... *I have no idea what colour jewellery to wear, or which style to go for*.
I'm thinking perhaps red could look good with this dress, if done properly, but im not sure .... the dress is quite bold and in-your-face, so i dont want to look cluttered and over-the-top with too much bold jewellery that might fight with the dress.
I'm thinking it's perhaps best to keep it fairly simple, but im getting myself in a tizz about it! (ugh the simple things always give me most stress! lol)
Could anyone pleeeeease be kind enough to give me some ideas about which COLOUR jewellery would pair well with this dress.... and also, which STYLE... (ie. red stud earings? hoops? chandeliers? no earings at all? bangles? bracelet? chain? necklace? pendant? etc etc).
Sorry for such a long message and thanks soooooooo much for your help! xxx
moreVoting Question: Any websites with cute vintage inspired jewelry?
So i'm making my own formal jewelry and i'm trying to find websites with some cute designs for inspiration. I remember some from ages ago but now i have no idea what they were.
I want designs that are kind of like vintage collage. A bit like Sally Jean (http://www.sallyjean.typepad.com/) but more modern and cute, and by collage i mean necklaces made with chains, pearls, ribbons, cute pendants and that sought of thing. Rather than just plain beaded jewelry.
I know what i want is specific but i want something that's a bit different and any help would be appreciated. Thanks :)Just incase i sound confusing i found one site (http://lovelasmuertas.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2) and this is the kind of thing i'm looking for. If you know of any more sites with designs like these please let me know.
moreResolved Question: Hindu and Buddhist question: Relevance of the swastika in modern hindu/buddhist design?
So as a Buddhist, I like to wear at least some symbol of my religious/philosophical beliefs, like any other adherent (Christian or otherwise). Until recently I wore a small dorje pendant, but it got lost when I moved 800 miles cross country.
As I've been shopping for a replacement, I've noticed a lot of jewelry designs bearing the traditional swastika.
For those who don't know, the design was a Hindu and Buddhism related design well before the founding of the Third Reich. The symbol was mirror imaged when it was adopted by Germany, the bars making an "S" shape instead of it's original orientation. It was also used as a "good luck charm" as late as the 1920's. (See link below)
Here's my question: Considering the fact that he symbol can be obviously misunderstood by those who aren't as versed in the history of it, is it safe to assume that despite the fact that the context is NOT one espousing the doctrines of National Socialism, it would be mistaken as such anyways?
It's sad that a symbol which - prior to Hitler's reign - had been a powerful and beautiful thing, is now so marred by a dark history enough to make it nearly unwearable. Is that the case?
Please remember to be respectful to the poster, harassment will not be reported. Thank you for your time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#Religion_and_mythologyEDIT:
Harassment *WILL* be reported. Yes. It's 5am. Sue me. :)Bonus:
Thanks for replying, I add that because politeness and respect are becoming a lost art form. :PBaron: Thanks for replying <3
Siva: I can absolutely understand - for the people who lived through it there are still old wounds.gemstone:
Full mala to me are not appropriate for jewelry, as they're an item for prayer and meditation. I did have a small mala bracelet, but it got lost when I lost the necklace.
moreResolved Question: Your opinion?? After reading this, what's your opinion on the matter of gay hate and all that blah =P?
An engineering professor is treating her husband, a loan officer, to dinner for finally giving in to her pleas to shave off the scraggly beard he grew on vacation. His favourite restaurant is a casual place where they both feel comfortable in slacks and cotton/polyester-blend golf shirts. But, as always, she wears the gold and pearl pendant he gave her the day her divorce decree was final. They're laughing over their menus because they know he always ends up diving into a giant plate of ribs but she won't be talked into anything more fattening than shrimp.
Quiz: How many biblical prohibitions are they violating? Well, wives are supposed to be 'submissive' to their husbands (I Peter 3:1). And all women are forbidden to teach men (I Timothy 2:12), wear gold or pearls (I Timothy 2:9) or dress in clothing that 'pertains to a man' (Deuteronomy 22:5). Shellfish and pork are definitely out (Leviticus 11:7, 10) as are usury (Deuteronomy 23:19), shaving (Leviticus 19:27) and clothes of more than one fabric (Leviticus 19:19). And since the Bible rarely recognizes divorce, they're committing adultery, which carries the rather harsh penalty of death by stoning (Deuteronomy 22:22).
So why are they having such a good time? Probably because they wouldn't think of worrying about rules that seem absurd, anachronistic or - at best - unrealistic. Yet this same modern-day couple could easily be among the millions of Americans who never hesitate to lean on the Bible to justify their own anti-gay attitudes.So basically, people just pick and choose which parts of the Bible they want to believe?
moreResolved Question: Your opinion?? After reading this, what's your opinion on the matter of gay hate and all that blah =P?
An engineering professor is treating her husband, a loan officer, to dinner for finally giving in to her pleas to shave off the scraggly beard he grew on vacation. His favourite restaurant is a casual place where they both feel comfortable in slacks and cotton/polyester-blend golf shirts. But, as always, she wears the gold and pearl pendant he gave her the day her divorce decree was final. They're laughing over their menus because they know he always ends up diving into a giant plate of ribs but she won't be talked into anything more fattening than shrimp.
Quiz: How many biblical prohibitions are they violating? Well, wives are supposed to be 'submissive' to their husbands (I Peter 3:1). And all women are forbidden to teach men (I Timothy 2:12), wear gold or pearls (I Timothy 2:9) or dress in clothing that 'pertains to a man' (Deuteronomy 22:5). Shellfish and pork are definitely out (Leviticus 11:7, 10) as are usury (Deuteronomy 23:19), shaving (Leviticus 19:27) and clothes of more than one fabric (Leviticus 19:19). And since the Bible rarely recognizes divorce, they're committing adultery, which carries the rather harsh penalty of death by stoning (Deuteronomy 22:22).
So why are they having such a good time? Probably because they wouldn't think of worrying about rules that seem absurd, anachronistic or - at best - unrealistic. Yet this same modern-day couple could easily be among the millions of Americans who never hesitate to lean on the Bible to justify their own anti-gay attitudes.
moreResolved Question: Your opinion?? After reading this, what's your opinion on the matter of gay hate and all that blah =P?
An engineering professor is treating her husband, a loan officer, to dinner for finally giving in to her pleas to shave off the scraggly beard he grew on vacation. His favourite restaurant is a casual place where they both feel comfortable in slacks and cotton/polyester-blend golf shirts. But, as always, she wears the gold and pearl pendant he gave her the day her divorce decree was final. They're laughing over their menus because they know he always ends up diving into a giant plate of ribs but she won't be talked into anything more fattening than shrimp.
Quiz: How many biblical prohibitions are they violating? Well, wives are supposed to be 'submissive' to their husbands (I Peter 3:1). And all women are forbidden to teach men (I Timothy 2:12), wear gold or pearls (I Timothy 2:9) or dress in clothing that 'pertains to a man' (Deuteronomy 22:5). Shellfish and pork are definitely out (Leviticus 11:7, 10) as are usury (Deuteronomy 23:19), shaving (Leviticus 19:27) and clothes of more than one fabric (Leviticus 19:19). And since the Bible rarely recognizes divorce, they're committing adultery, which carries the rather harsh penalty of death by stoning (Deuteronomy 22:22).
So why are they having such a good time? Probably because they wouldn't think of worrying about rules that seem absurd, anachronistic or - at best - unrealistic. Yet this same modern-day couple could easily be among the millions of Americans who never hesitate to lean on the Bible to justify their own anti-gay attitudes.
moreResolved Question: help me with my ap pretest?
help me answer these qeustions please
Cave art was not continued past the Magdalenian age, dated _______, when the traditions and their meanings of this art were abandoned.
12,000 B.C.E.
30,000 B.C.E.
1400 C.E.
50,000 B.C.E.
In the effort to determine the age of early human artifacts and remains, the most common dating technique since its discovery in 1949 is dating.
The human family, from our earliest ancestors and relatives emerging as the human line branched off from apes, up to and including ourselves is known as:
Homo erectus.
Hominids.
Homo sapiens.
Homo habilis.
Two-thirds of all skeletons of Homo erectus have been found in the Olduvai Gorge of Africa.
True
False
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution:
was based on observations made during global travel and on a new concept of time.
represented the first time that people had thought about evolution.
was the result of a long term partnership with fellow scientist Alfred Russell Wallace.
held that evolutionary changes represented the working out of a pre-existing Divine plan.
Early evidence about gender relations:
is often absent.
suggests males and females shared all tasks.
suggests males traveled in the search for food while females stayed close to home.
suggests there were a variety of different relations between males and females in different societies.
According to the Mesopotamian creation myth, __________ , humans were created to serve the gods after Marduk slew Tiamat.
Enuma Elish
Epic of Gilgamesh
Genesis
Rigved
The "candelabra" theory of human development holds that Homo sapiens moved out of Africa only 100,000 years ago, an idea that supports the "out of Africa" idea of recent racial differentiation.
True
False
Drawing from the example of modern hunter-gatherer groups, anthropologists believe that a tribe must have _______ members to have an adequate mating pool.
500
1000
10,000
25
“Missing link” refers to:
Neanderthals.
primitive human beings located between humans and pre-human primates.
“Piltdown Man.”
the species that connects Homo sapiens to Homo sapiens sapiens.
The migration of humans out of Africa was made possible by:
the creation of land bridges during the Ice Age that enabled humans to travel easily out of Africa.
the fertile climate of the Sahara Desert that enabled humans to travel northward toward Asia Minor.
drought in Africa that drove humans northward in search of food.
the creation of agriculture that enabled humans to settle permanently in new locations.
The clearest changes in human development appeared in our:
cave art.
remnants of the devices left by early women.
toolkits.
language development.
Needles were among the earliest form of tools developed by humans.
True
False
Finds of artwork such as beads, pendants, and incised animal bones from before 35,000 are rare.
True
False
Despite the obstacles of overseas travel (and the absence of any land bridge) humans from New Guinea got to Polynesia around 4000 B.C.E.
True
False
Noam Chomsky argues that just as bipedalism is not a learned cultural activity, but has evolved biologically, in the same way _______ is not culturally learned but has biologically evolved.
talking
sleeping
hunting
communicating
The domestication of plants and animals:
resulted in dogs always being domesticated first.
led to a more stable food supply but included the risk of disease and crop loss due to weather.
was long a feature of hunting and gathering societies.
occurred after people adopted a settled pattern of living because people then had the time to achieve this task.
Based on evidence from Israel it is apparent that Neanderthal and modern humans coexisted for tens of thousands of years.
True
False
The discovery of several hundred early female figurines but few, if any, representations of males suggests:
early societies were controlled by males.
the figures were intended to promote fertility.
males created these art forms.
early societies were matriarchies.
Both Darwin and Wallace reached their conclusions about the nature of evolution through rigorous laboratory experiments.
True
False
The Lucy skeleton, an Australopithecus afarensis, had all of the following traits except:
sturdy, curved arms consistent with tree climbing.
human hands.
upright walking ability.
ability to use tools.
The transition from hunter-gatherer to settled agricultural modes of subsistence, the stage which immediately preceded the rise of cities and empires, occurred between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago.
True
False
The last areas of the globe settled by humans was around 1000 B.C.E. in:
Australia.
Polynesia.
South America.
Greenland.
The Jomon people of Japan practiced settled agriculture in addition to hunting boars and deer.
True
False
One of the best preserved agricultural villages of the Neolithic period is located in Ban Po, China.
True
False
The rise of the agricultural village was stimulated by growth in the population of hunter-gatherer bands that required members to operate in ever larger areas and risk contact with hostile neighbors.
True
False
A marked increase in brain size about ______ years ago marks the transition from Homo sapiens to Homo sapiens sapiens, today's human beings.
35,000
100,000
5,000
12,000
Genetic evidence has proved that human beings and apes:
shared common ancestry until 5-7 million years ago.
are totally different genetically.
developed from genetically different backgrounds but have come to look more alike over the last 5-7 million years.
none of the above.
moreResolved Question: Solution for placing chandelier over kitchen table?
I own a condo, and have a unit above mine (therefore no attic). I currently have a ceiling fan in my dining area which is not where I want it. I want to replace the fan with a pendant ceiling light, however I will also need to move it about 2 feet.
Now, it seems like I could keep the existing electrical box and cover it wth a place, and run a chain/wire, and place a hook in the ceiling directly above the kitchen table. The problem is that every light that I like comes on a rod, not a chain. And when I search for chandeliers, all I find are huge, ugly, expensive ones.
Is there something I'm missing? I'd love an urban / modern / contemporary looking light that's a simple design, nickle color, that I can hang from a chain. Is there a way to position a pendant light on a rod, in the way that I want? Or is there a way to convert a pendant to a chain?
Here's one I like:
http://www.lampsplus.com/Products/Chandeliers/Style_Contemporary/page_2/13922/Another light I like:
http://www.lampsplus.com/Products/Chandeliers/Style_Contemporary/page_3/28262/Below, gauth suggests to hang the light from the pendant rod using a hook. However, the pendant rods have a plate at the top, don't they? Do pendant rods somehow have a way to attach them to a hook?
moreResolved Question: Do you think that J.R.R. Tolkien knew of the idea of?
'Root Races' as given in the doctrines of the Rosicrucians, Helena Blavatsky, the Thule Society, the Vril Society, many elitists, and even the Nazis? Some say J.R.R. Tolkien knew of these repetitive cycles when he wrote his Lord of the Rings Trilogy that started with the 'Armageddon' of the 2nd root race age (Hyperborea) and ended with the 'Armageddon' of the 3rd root race age (Lemuria) and the start of the fourth root race age (Atlanteans). Others say he was trying to warn us in a way. Like the eye of Sauron is similar to modern and ancient symbols:
http://www.eikongraphia.com/wordpress/wp-content/sauron.jpg
http://www.cuttingedge.org/All-Seeing_Eye_Unfinished_Pyramid.jpg
http://www.crossroad.to/images/2002/symbols/eye-planet.jpg
http://store.higherheart.com/shopimages/products/normal/Eye-of-Horus-Pendant%20%20.jpgRemember how Tolkien even had a resurrection during the 'Armageddon' of their Age of Middle Earth? But what do you think he meant by part two- The Two Towers? Were they related at all to artwork from ancient secret societies?
http://gfx.tarot.com/about-tarot/library/boneill/Tower05.jpg
http://www.crystalinks.com/image46.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Major_16.jpg
http://www.congregator.net/images/tower3.jpg
http://www.freewebs.com/grailhunters/diagnostics_1646_kircher,%20note%20how%20the%20One%20light%20manifests%20e.jpg
Digging up demonic 'orcs' is crazy right?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hbONIQfQmDU&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8b5Ea3dgK3c&feature=relatedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_race
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_society
http://www.keelynet.com/gravity/abydos.gif
http://www.dudeman.net/siriusly/ufo/art/deltafigs.jpg
http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/53/31/23203153.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/captainosmoteria/nazca_lines.jpg
http://www.redicecreations.com/specialreports/2006/01jan/annunaki.jpg
http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/geocentrism/sumerian_artifact.jpg
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-7pJeHY-fLI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qQKugxf9vnE
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GW5vjpTL938&feature=related
moreResolved Question: can someone please help me with my silk road essay?
heres what i have so far
The Silk Road
With silk, jade, furs and many other items being carried by merchants of many countries on the Silk Road from present day China to present day Turkey, the interaction of these different cultures created a cultural diffusion that can be seen in the resulting names, tools, jewelry, luxuries and house wares that these different societies adopted.
The Silk Road came into existence at around 300 B.C. This “road” consisted of vast and numerous trade routes that went from between modern day China and modern day Europe, on the way passing through such countries as India, Afghanistan, and Kazakhstan. The road also went through desert oasis’s surrounded by large mountains. On this immense trade route there were many different kinds of trade routes, such as silk routes, spice routes, and Eurasian step routes.
Silk was one of the most important items traded along the Silk Road. This expensive item is made from the silkworm when it spins a cocoon. The Chinese discovered this at around 2600 B.C.E. and kept this secret of producing silk a very well kept one. Once the Silk Road was open techniques of weaving the silken thread did not begin to spread because this material was similar to that used by cloth weavers. But by 300 A.D. silk cloth was being woven in central and western Asia using Chinese thread. The well kept Chinese secret was not kept for long because at the start of the fifth century people in the Khotan (an oasis) on the southern path of the silk rode around the Takla Makan Desert learned the secret of the production and making of silk itself. The story of how this happens goes like this. One of the Khotan kings married a Chinese princess who smuggled out silk worms and mulberry seeds (the silk worm only eats from mulberry trees) out of china in her headdress. (The silk route and spices, Reid, 32-33)
One of the earliest materials to be transported from the Khotan area located on the southern Silk Road was jade. Jade was valuable at the time and was crafted into many things such as ring shaped pendants, and coiled yellow jade dragons placed in graves. Since jade is still transported by road from Khotan to China one might not call this road the Silk Road but rather the Jade Road, if it wasn’t for the fact that silk was traded over a greater distance.
The Chinese and Sogdians were both very active traders on the silk road, trading many things between each other and other civilization. Some of the things the Chinese traded were silk, jade, furs, porcelain and other ceramics, Lauer, and iron. From a Sogdian letter we learn that the Sogdian merchants traded gold, musk, pepper, camphor, flasks, cloth and wheat.
Items weren’t the only things traded on the Silk Road. Knowledge, science, art, technology, language, and religion were traded amongst the people on the Silk Road.
Technology played a very important role in the thriving of the Silk Road. Iron smelting is one example
With all the trading going on, on the Silk Road there was also the mixing of different cultures. Europeans learned to make paper from the Sogdians. Chinese art (especially wall paintings) had a strong effect on Sogdian art. Sogdian sources say that during the fourth century A.D. indicate that there was a triangular trade pattern between India, Sogdiana, and China. By the seventh century many Sogdian merchants had settled in China and took on Chinese names. These merchants became respected members of Chinese society. Sogdians bought silk from the Chinese, as well as copied their copper coins.
Besides cultural diffusion there was also religious diffusion. There is evidence of Zoroastrian (a Sogdian religion) temples in Lanzhog China. Another major religion transmitted across the Silk Road by Sogdians is Malchelism. This is proved by Sogdian letters. The Buddhist religion came to China using the Silk Road at around 100 A.D. The Menikin religion was adopted by the Vighurs for hundreds of years.it has to be 6 pages and right now its 3 :( any ideas on how to make it longer or how to make it look longer will be greatly apreciated
Thank you
moreResolved Question: How can one be sure that the jewel that went to the jeweler is the same stone I'm getting back?
I have my mom's old wedding rings she gave me several years ago. The set is from about 1958. The diamond is beautiful, appears to be about one carat, with several other smaller diamonds in the band part of the ring. It is in a white gold setting.
I'm considering having this beautiful diamond made into a piece of jewelry for myself. I have my own wedding ring, so I don't need a wedding set. I've thought of having a nice pendant or some type of ring in a more modern setting.
If I take this in to the jewelers, how can I be sure I have the same diamond when I retrieve it? I'm no jewelry expert, so how can I be sure the jeweler won't switch stones on me before I get the piece back? There is a jeweler in town who designs his own stuff and is reputable. But I'm wondering if I, as a novice, can tell the difference in stones.
Also, do you think the piece would have more value as is, in the old original setting, or in a newer more modern piece of jewelry?
moreResolved Question: Where can I find a modern hardwire pendant under $200?
I like drum pendants and modern lighting but can't seem to find any under $200 that are the hardwire kind. I don't like the plastic put together kind either. Does anyone know where I could find a drum, box, rectangular or good modern hardwire lighting under $200? Size preferably 20-24"D. THanks.
moreResolved Question: Advice on downlighters - which/where/how many?
Can anyone help - I have a victorian house with a knocked through sitting room and dining room. It currently has ceiling pendants, which cast a very unpleasant light. I'd like to put in modern downlightsers. However:
1. Is there a site that calculates how many/which intensity of lights are needed to get good illumination
2. What sort should I use (seem to be low voltage/high voltage, halogen, etc).
Any advice, experience much appreciated!For clarity: I mean downlighters actually in the ceiling
moreResolved Question: What is the traditional and modern gemstone and metal for a 19 year marriage?
My husband wants to buy me a gemstone, either earrings or a ring or maybe a pendant for our 19th wedding anniversary on Dec 18th this year, so does anyone know what the traditional and or modern symbol is for those years. If 19 doesn't have a gem then I'll skip to the 20 year mark and see what that has to offer. Thanks. This is the best guy I ever had.
moreResolved Question: CROSS PENDANT vs MOSLEM HEAD-SCARF?
Would the schools or education department please explain:
Why are religious pendants such as cross not allowed when moslem head scarves are rampant? I tend to think that the cross was an issue due to cultural and religious sensitivity.
If a cross pendant offends a certain group of religion and culture, then I am sure the moslem head scarves would also offend a particular group of religion and culture.
For those who have critical views, see a religious cross as simply a modern art - as in the symbol of multiplication X worn straight up. A religious head dress as a fashionable scarf worn in a unique way!
So if the educationists do not want to have religion in their school grounds, then it should be applied to all religion, creed and race!
I agree in this case, it is discrimination.
Just because the white australian race is more tolerant, it does not mean we will have to give up our rights to please other religions which is in the first place foreign to Australia!
moreResolved Question: What is the image Rachel steals from her father (Gen:31.19)? Clue: It is not a pendant or good luck charm.?
Thirteen years of research, and one published novel later (Graven Image by RF Hawthorne) it is evidently clear that, through a translated, Hebrew manuscript called the "Book of Jasher" Rachel steals this image device in order to hide from her father (laban) where she and her husband (Jacob) and family were going (to Canaan or modern day Israel, from Assyria or modern day Iraq). Interestingly, these same images, which are the same graven images that are forbidden in the TEN COMMANDMENTS, appear to be linked to far-reaching, embryo stem cell research, forming an extraordinary connection, linking 4,000-years of earth history with modern day prophecies concerning Israel and end of times events -- all seemingly coming to a head, even as the war in Israel rages forward. Clearly, there is more to this breaking news-like story, yet...very few have any understanding or knowledge of how significant this issue is. Are we on a direct path of recreating graven images, as defined in 'Jasher'???
moreResolved Question: How many watts of lighting do I need over a dining table?
I foolishly bought a pendant lamp with only a 100 watt halogen light bulb for my dining area. Now that I've decided to replace it with a bigger chandalier, how many watts of light should I be looking at? I do have a Lutron dimmer, so it'll be adjustable. Is total wattage even what I should be looking at? Is there some other measurement to consider?
Because my dining room has a sloping roof, I can really only do a single chandalier or pendant lamp. A single pendant lamp will never be bright enough -- so that's out. Most chandaliers tend to have lamp shades that focus upwards, whereas I know lighting for a dining table should mostly focus downwards -- to draw people into the dining area.
What are my options? For what it's worth, I very much want a modern, contemporary design.
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