Korean Buddhism - identifying the distinctive nature of Korean Hwaeom. After the mid-Goryeo however, the Hwaeom school would gradually fade from view as a separate institution, and important later Hwaeom-related works tended to be written by Seon authors. Within the Seon of the Goryeo (and arguably, all of Korean Seon), the most important figure was Jinul (1158-1210). Jinul entered the world at a time when the sangha was in a state of crisis, in terms of external appearance as well as internal issues of doctrine. At the end of the Silla and beginning of the Goryeo, Buddhism had already begun to be infected by secular tendencies and involvements, such as fortune-telling and the offering of prayers and rituals for success in secular endeavors. This kind of corruption resulted in the profusion of increasingly larger.
Islam and Judaism - of Abd al-Rahman I (called Al-Nasir; 912-961) and his son were the golden era for the Spanish Jews and Jewish science. Abd al-Rahman's court physician and minister was Hasdai ben Isaac ibn Shaprut, the patron of a number of other Jewish scholars and poets. During his term of power the scholar Moses ben Enoch was appointed rabbi of Cordova, and as a consequence Spain became the center of Talmudic study, and Cordova the meeting-place of Jewish savants. After the downfall of Al-xxxakim, who likewise favored the Jews, a struggle for the throne broke out between Sulaiman ibn al-xxxakim and Mohammed ibn Hisham. Sulaiman solicited the assistance of Count Sancho of Castile, while Mohammed, through the agency of wealthy Jewish merchants in Cordova, obtained the aid of Count Ramon of Barcelona. For.
Government of the United States - Reclamation manages scarce water resources in the semiarid western United States. The department regulates mining in the United States, assesses mineral resources, and has major responsibility for protecting and conserving the trust resources of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. Internationally, the department coordinates federal policy in the territories of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and oversees funding for development in the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. Department of Justice The United States Department of Justice represents the U.S. government in legal matters and courts of law, and renders legal advice and opinions upon request to the president and to the heads of the executive departments. The Justice Department is headed by the attorney general of the United States, the.
Dorset - of Hall and Woodhouse, whilst Weymouth is acknowledged as the first ever holiday resort, used by King George III, and is still a popular seaside resort. Jutting out into the English Channel is the Isle of Portland. Dorset is famed in literature for being the native county of author and poet Thomas Hardy. Many of the places he describes in his novels in the fictional Wessex are in Dorset. The National Trust own Thomas Hardy's Cottage, in woods east of Dorchester, and Max Gate, his house in Dorchester. Stalbridge was home of Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Poet William Barnes, authors Theodore Francis Powys, John le Carré and P.D. James and satirical novelist Thomas Love Peacock are also locals. The author John Fowles lives in Lyme.
Amphetamine - Today it is officially admitted for treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and narcolepsy. General Info Amphetamine is a synthetic substance used to suppress appetite, control weight, treat narcolepsy and also ADHD. It is a commonly abused drug, usually bought on the street very impure or mixed with other drugs. Amphetamine can be snorted, taken orally, smoked, or injected. When the drug is snorted, smoked or injected, the effects can be felt within a few minutes, but the duration is usually lessened. When taken orally, the effects of the drug tend to feel “smoother” and are generally longer-lasting. Amphetamine was introduced in most of the world in the form of the pharmaceutical Benzedrine from the late 1920s. It was banned except for prescribed use in the late 1950s. It is also.
Temple of Set - of being a Nazi sympathizer, citing a recurrent use of Nazi imagery and symbolism, and frequent references to Nazi theorists and ideology, which they claim are found throughout the Temple of Set's literature. On at least one occasion, Michael Aquino provided the address for the Institute for Historical Review -- a leading proponent of Holocaust revisionism -- to the entire Temple of Set membership, saying that he had found "much food for thought" in their journal. Michael Aquino has filed libel lawsuits against critics. This civil recourse is a fundamental right within the U.S.A., but some of his critics say he has abused this right, calling the 1997 suit he filed against ElectriCiti.com a SLAPP. Some critics claim to have been subjected to campaigns of harassment by Temple of Set members.
Crop circle - people want to believe supernatural explanations for phenomena that are not yet explained. Methods to create a hoaxed crop circles have been well-documented on the Internet. A counter argument to hoaxing is that circles often appears in crops mature-enough that they carry seeds, seed-pods are unbroken, whereas trampling causes seed-pod breakage. Crop circle hoaxers counter that it is easy to leave dry seed pods unbroken during stomping and also leave no trace of entrance and egress trampling when the plants and ground are both dry and some care is taken while walking. Several crop circles that were later to have been determined to be hoaxes were at first certified as being genuine by cerealogists due the lack of seed pod breakage. Farmers are not very happy with crop circles, as they.
Tomahawk missile - and storage, and to act as a launch tube. The submarine AUR is launched from torpedo or vertical tubes (e.g. the later Los Angeles class submarines). Surface ships employ a vertical launching system (VLS). A solid fuel booster with steering vanes in its exhaust is used for launch and to provide steering during the initial few seconds of flight while the wings and control surfaces are deployed. The Tomahawk is launched on a preset course above the water and, as it crosses over land, switches to an inertial and Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM) system to guide the missile to its target with terminal guidance from the Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation (DSMAC) sytem, producing an accuracy of around 10m. The Block III TLAMs, entered service in 1993, have an extended range.
Short-finned eel - years for females. They are carnivorous, eating crustaceans, fish, frogs and even small birds. Like other angullids, Short-finned eels are remarkably hardy: they can tolerate high water temperatures and low oxygen concentrations, endure long periods without food, and bury themselves in mud or sand and enter an energy-saving torpor when the water temperature drops below 10 degrees. They are one of the few Australian freshwater fish to have coped well with the wholesale introduction of European and American species. Short-finned eels make excellent eating. Prior to European settlement at least two Aboriginal Australian civilisations farmed eels on a large scale, trading smoked eel with distant communities in return for other goods. For the Maori people of New Zealand, starved of protein after the extinction of New Zealand megafauna, the Short-finned eel.
Startopia - wander about, although the game is largely about influencing their actions in one way or another. The hardware requirements are low by current standards (350MHz processor, 64 Mb RAM, 8 Mb 3D graphics card), the game is now in the "budget" range, and there is a demo version available. External Links Info from Eidos Official site Really good strategy guide.
Rally Navigation techniques, tips and tricks - numbers along the north-south axis are called NORTHINGS. When giving a grid refernence, the Eastings are given first, then the Northings. A mnemonic for this is "crawl before you walk", though that may not help some! A six figure standard grid reference provides a resolution to 1/10th of a grid square, which is 100 metres on the ground. The 1:50,000 map can be used down to 25 metres on the ground, which is where the longer references come in. For pinpoint accuracy - always needed for plotting on rallies - a romer is essential. This is a transparent ruler device which matches the scale of the map being used. By aligning the ruler marks accurately over the map, a pencil mark may be made at the exact spot given by the.
PageRank - to a page counts as a vote of support. The PageRank of a page is defined recursively and depends on the number and PageRank metric of all pages that link to it ("incoming links"). A page that is linked by many pages with high rank receives a high rank itself. If there are no links to a web page there is no support of this specific page. The Google Toolbar PageRank goes from 0 to 10. It seems to be a logarithmic scale. The exact details of this scale are unknown. The name PageRankâ„¢ is a trademark of Google. Whether or not the pun on the name Larry Page and the word "page" was intentional or accidental remains an open question. The PageRank process has been patented (US Patent number 6,285,999)..
Phelsuma - novorum ab ill. Dr. Christ Rutenberg in insula Madagascar collectorum. Zool. Anz. Leipzig 4: 46-48. Boettger, O. (1881 b). Reliquiae Rutenbergiana II: Reptilien und Amphibien. Abl. bremer naturwiss. Ver. Bremen 7: 177-190. Boettger, O. (1881 c) Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagaskar. Dritten Nachtrag Abh. senck. naturfors. Gesellschaft 12: 435-558. Boettger, O. (1893). Katalog der Reptilien Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil Frankfurt a/M.Gesellschaft 12: 435-558. Boettger, O. (1894). Diagnose eines Geckos und Chameleons aus Südmadagascar. Zool. Anzeiger (Leipzig) 17: 137-140. Boettger, O. (1913). Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagaskar, den Inseln und dem Festland Ostafrikas (Sammlung Voeltzkow 1889-1895 und 1903-1905) in: Voeltzkow, A. 1908-1917, Reise in Ostafrika. Stuttgart 3: 269-375. Böhme, W. & Meier, H. (1981) Eine neue form der madagascariensis-Gruppe der Gattung Phelsuma.
List of WOSM members - sex (United States) or race (Israel). World Organization of the Scout Movement Members Country Membership (from 2000 or most recent available info) Name of Member Organization Year Current Scouting Organization joined WOSM Year Member Organization was founded Albania 1,730 Besa Skaut Albania 1999 1922 Algeria 11,120 Scouts Musulmans Algériens 1963 1939 Angola 13,777 Associação de Escuteros de Angola 1998 1998 Argentina 44,981 Scouts de Argentina 1922 1912 Armenia 2,256 Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun 1997 1912 Australia 98,084 Scouts Australia 1953 1908 Austria 13,785 Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs 1922 1912 Azerbaijan 1,414 Azerbaican Skaut Assosiasiyasi 2000 1997 the Bahamas 729 The Scout Association of the Bahamas 1974 1913 Bahrain 1,820 Boy Scouts of Bahrain 1970 1953 Bangladesh 908,435 Bangladesh Scouts 1974 19 Barbados 3,032 Barbados Boy Scouts Association 1969 1972 Belarus.
List of Japan-related topics - Japanese, Issei Japanese American, Issey Miyake, Itabashi, Itagaki Seishiro, Itagaki Taisuke, Itako, Itami, Ito, Ito Hirobumi, Ito Noe, Ito Noriko, Ito Sachio, Ito Takaaki, ITOCHU, Itoigawa, Itoman, Itsuo Tsuda, Iwai, Iwaki, Iwaki province, Iwakuni, Iwakura, Iwakura Tomomi, Iwami province, Iwai Shunji, Iwamizawa, Iwanuma, Iwasawa theory, Iwase province, Iwashiro province, Iwata, Iwatani Toru, Iwate prefecture, Iwato, Iwatsuki, Iwo Jima, Iyo, Iyo province, Iyomishima, Izanagi, Izasa Ienao, Izu province, Izumi, Izumi Kyoka, Izumi province, Izumi, Kagoshima, Izumi, Osaka, Izumiotsu, Izumisano, Izumo, Izumo province, Izumo, Shimane J J-POP, JALways, Japan, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines flight 123, Japan Asia Airways, Japan Australia Migratory Bird Agreement, Japan Cabinet, Japan general election, Japan general election, 2000, Japan general election, 2003, Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference, Japan Post, Japan Prize, Japan Railway, Japan Series, Japan standard time, Japan Transocean.
History of Libya - as one colonial province, then in 1934, as Italy struggled to retain colonial power, the classical name "Libya" was revived as the official name of the colony, which was split into four provinces, Tripoli, Misurata, Bengasi, and Derna. In 1920 (October 25) the Italian government recognized Sheikh Sidi Idris as head of the nomadic Senussi, with wide authority in Kufra and other oases. The Sheikh would eventually become king of the free Libyan state. Sporadic fighting intensified after the accession to power in Italy of the dictator Benito Mussolini. From 1922 to 1928, Italian forces under Gen. Badoglio slowly gained control over Libya. The Senussi leader in Cyrenaica surrendered to the Italians, 3 January 1928, virtually ending the organized struggle for independence in eastern Libya, for the time. Resistance to the.
Table of Chinese monarchs - in the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms had tiresome posthumous names consisted of 10 to 20 Chinese characters. Why bother quoting them while only clear referencing is needed. Xia Dynasty Sovereigns of Xia Dynasty Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號) Convention: posthumous name Note: 1) all dates are approximate until the Duumvirate when first accurate dating of Chinese history began. Refer to Zhou dynasty for more info. Yu禹 yu3 or Xia Yu夏禹 xia4 yu3 or Da Yu大禹 da4 yu3 Qi啟 qi3 Tai Kang太康 tai4 kang1 Zhong Kang仲康 zhong4 kang1 Xiang相 xiang4 Shao Kang少康 shao4 kang1 or Xia Shao Kang夏少康 xia4 shao4 kang1 Zhu杼 zhu4 Huai槐 huai2 Mang芒 mang2 Xie泄 xie4 Bu Jiang不降 bu4 jiang4 Jiong扃 jiong1 Jin廑 ( Putonghua: jin3 or Guoyu: jin4 ) Kong Jia孔甲 kong3 jia3 Gao皋.
99 Names of God - Arabic): Allah al-Rahman (The Compassionate) al-Rahim (The Merciful) al-Malik (The King, The Sovereign) al-Quddus (The Holy) al-Salam (The Author of Safety) al- Mu'min (The Giver of Peace) al-Muhaimin (The Protector) al-'Aziz (The Strong) al-Jabbar (The Compeller) al-Mutakabbir (The Majestic) al-Khaliq (The Creator) al-Bari (The Maker) al-Musawwir (The Fashioner) al-Ghaffar (The Great Forgiver) al-Qahhar (The Dominant) al-Wahhab (The Bestower) al-Razzaq (The Sustainer) al-Fattah (The Opener, The Reliever, The Judge) al-'Alim (The All-Knowing) al-Qabid (The Retainer, The Withholder) al-Basit (The Enlarger) al-Khafid (The Pleaser) al-Rafi' (The Elevator) al-Mu'izz (The Honorer) al-Mudhill (The Humiliator) al-Sami' (The All-Hearing, The Hearer) al-Basir (The All-Seeing) al-Hakam (The Judge) al-'Adl (The Just) al-Latif (The Subtle) al-Khabir (The Gracious, The Aware) al-Halim (The Clement, The Forebearing) al-'Azim (The Mighty) al-Ghafur (The Forgiving) al-Shakur (The Grateful, The Appreciative) al-'Aliyy (The.
Talking to Americans - However, the prime minister's name (back then) was Jean Chrétien; poutine is a French-Canadian fast food dish of french fries and cheese curd, and also was potentially inspired by recent jokes about Russian president Vladimir Putin who has a similar name. Also, Chrétien had not endorsed any candidate at the time and, in any event, it does not behoove the head of a neighboring country's government to take such a stand regarding U.S. presidential races. Bush's opponent, Vice President Al Gore, also fell victim to Mercer, when he was asked about the Canadian capital Toronto (it is actually Ottawa). Read here for more info The special was a co-production between Island Edge Inc and Salter Street Films. Alliance Atlantis has shut the doors of Salter Street Films. Review Why Should Americans.
The Timelords - was the name used by UK sampling outfit The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu for their 1988 UK novelty pop No.1 Doctorin the Tardis, which is a mix of Gary Glitter and the Doctor Who theme. After The Timelords, the duo became The KLF. According to group members Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond, the Timelords came about after their purchase of an American-style police car (which had allegedly been used in the film Superman IV). Cauty and Drummond claimed the car then spoke to them, giving its name as "Ford Timelord" and advising the duo to adopt the name for themselves. A photograph of the vehicle appeared on the sleeve of the Doctorin the Tardis single (the car was also credited for the song itself) and was prominently featured in a.
