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His future's still up in the air: Neymar looks set to stay with Santos despite interest from Chelsea and Manchester City Chelsea have failed in a £17million bid for Santos wonderkid Neymar. The Brazilian club insist they will not do a deal for less than the 18-year-old's £29.6m release clause, though an improved bid closer to £20m could be enough to snare one of the world's most gifted teenagers. West Ham had a £12m bid rejected earlier this month in a move that was seen as a stepping stone to Stamford Bridge and welcomed by the player's father. But the Blues have now made their own offer for a skilful forward who wowed Brazil by overshadowing Robinho at Santos in the run-up to the World Cup. He has scored 32 goals in 33 games this year and there was an outcry when Dunga overlooked him for South Africa 2010. Santos say they will only do a deal if the release clause is met, but they took the same position with promising striker Andre, who had a £41m buyout fee written into his contract only to be sold to Dynamo Kiev for £6.5m in June. VIDEO: Check out Neymar's silky skills...The Brazilian club said in a statement: 'Late on Tuesday morning, Santos FC received an official offer from Chelsea for the economic rights of Neymar. 'President Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro has sent a response to the English club thanking them for their interest and reiterating the fact that Santos FC have no interest in opening negotiations.' Highly rated: Forward Neymar Chelsea have kept a close eye on Neymar for two years and may have to move now to see off interest from Spain. Both Real Madrid and Barcelona are keen on a player who has been likened to Robinho and, inevitably, Pele - while Manchester City secured first-refusal on him as part of the deal that allowed Robinho to join the club on loan. If the bid is accepted, City must be offered the chance to match it, and the option of a part-exchange for Robinho is likely to be mooted. Neymar is 40 per cent owned by an investment group, who must also agree to part with their share to meet Barclays Premier League rules. The investors pledged earlier this year that they were committed to Neymar seeing out his five-year Santos contract, but after paying just £2m for their share, a quick return of £6.8m could be hard to resist. West Ham's bid for Neymar gets the thumbs up from Santos forward's dadRobinho warns wonderkid Neymar to avoid joining Man City or Chelsea
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Husserl and the Algebra of Logic: Husserl's 1896 Lectures
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In his 1896 lecture course on logic–reportedly a blueprint for the Prolegomena to Pure Logic–Husserl develops an explicit account of logic as an independent and purely theoretical discipline. According to Husserl, such a theory is needed for the foundations of logic (in a more general sense) to avoid psychologism in logic. The present paper shows that Husserl's conception of logic (in a strict sense) belongs to the algebra of logic tradition. Husserl's conception is modeled after arithmetic, and respectively logical inferences are viewed as analogical to arithmetical calculation. The paper ends with an examination of Husserl's involvement with the key characters of the algebra of logic tradition. It is concluded that Ernst Schröder, but presumably also Hermann and Robert Grassmann influenced Husserl most in his turn away from psychologism.
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- Husserl and the Algebra of Logic: Husserl's 1896 Lectures
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Volume 22, Issue 1 , pp 121-133
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- 2012-03-01
- 10.1007/s10516-011-9166-8
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aluminium foil and food stored in metal cans !!
can anyone explain to me why (as per the instructions on the box) you should not use aluminium foil to cover food stored in metal cans? I need to understand the chemical reaction, and would appreciate any help/advice or simply point me at a good book.
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I think it might be a precaution to galvanic corosion (putting two different types of metals in contact). Same reason they did away with aluminum wires in houses, as they shorted at the brass contact on the plug causing fires. The "more precious metal" acts as the cathode, and eats away at the anode metal. Metals corrode to easily =/ Oxides are much more stable :wink:
ANY dissimilar metal including precious metals. Unless your talking about oxidation, in which cause, those elements are unstable as oxides, correct
Ag will slowly react with HCl and Au will dissolve in a Cl atmosphere if H2O is present; vanadium and tungsten are just about as resistant to HCl as Au.
As martin pointed out, your noble metals WILL react with stuff. Nothing is completely unreactive. When I measure at elevated temperatures (200 C to 1500 C), silver can only be used up to about 700-800C (unless I'm using a reducing atmosphere). Even then, Ag has a strong tendancy to diffuse into my samples. This is one of the problems found in IC chips that are switching from Cu to Ag printed patterns. The Ag tends to diffuse all over the place wrecking the transitors etc. Ag is especially mobile when a voltage is appiled.
Most of the time I just stick to Pt wires/paste. Pt does not oxidize, diffuse, or react in any other way with my materials (and it has a predictable temperature-vs-resistivity relationship). In other words, if i were to use silver, the Ag may form some compound only a couple nanometers thick between the current collector and sample that is completely unconductive. This effectively ruins the experiment, and without alot of time and money, I would never be able to detect the layer.
I thought the same way about noble metals until i started working with them and studying them. You may not physically see a reaction, but on a microscopic level, they can be corroding, diffusing, oxidizing, and/or dissolving. The whole reason Aluminum metal does not corrode like a piece of iron, is because of an Al2O3 layer on the surface, that protects against further oxidation....and its only a few angstroms thick unless the part is "anodized" in which case the Al2O3 layer has been growth to a much greater thickness.
There are even some Aluminum alloys that "age harden" themselves. Over the course of weeks/months/years, the part will increase its strength (special applications for alloys of this nature such as aircraft rivits). You could sit there for weeks watching it, and you would never guess the sample is reacting, but it is!
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Branch of psychology concerned with the learning processes and psychological issues associated with the teaching and training of students. The educational psychologist studies the cognitive development of students and the various factors involved in learning, including aptitude and learning measurement, the creative process, and the motivational forces that influence student-teacher dynamics. Two early leaders in the field were G. Stanley Hall and Edward L. Thorndike. Seealso school psychology.
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Quick set-up to a report we'll have tonight about Goldman Sachs, at the tailend of some testy testimony before a Senate subcommittee. Embedded below is the clip that for now (CEO Lloyd Blankfein is still testifying) generating the most attention — subcommittee chair Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., citing an e-mail among Goldman Sachs traders that refers to a "sh**ty deal," a phrase he used over and over again to paint Goldman as corrupt. And don't worry, Republicans also launched some zingers. Also testifying was Fabrice Tourre, the 31-year-old trader at the center of a civil fraud lawsuit filed by the SEC last week. in a January 2007 e-mail, Tourre referred to himself as the "fabulous Fab." While Tourre said he regrets sending that e-mail, he denied any wrongdoing that helped the company cash in on the housing crisis. It is a position the company has been uniform in defending. Meantime, on a day when Wall Street suffered bruising losses — Goldman stocks rose by $1.01. Now, one question becomes: How much will today's Goldman hearings help or hurt the passage of financial regulatory reform?
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Do you have a child living in Bartholomew County who is in need of school supplies for the upcoming school year?The Bartholomew County School Supply Assistance Program is accepting registrations until July 19. Call United Way 2-1-1 simply by dialing 2-1-1 or 812-376-6666, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. For Spanish calls, call SUCASA at 812-375-9370, Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm or Tuesday and Thursday, from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm to register your child.
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The Jennings County Historical Society is sponsoring a stellar Town and Country Homes and Gardens Tour Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30. Tours run from 10am to 5pm Saturday and 11am to 5pm Sunday. Avid quilter, Betty Creech, will also have a showing of Civil War Era quilts at the society's museum in Vernon. Tickets $12. For more information call 812-346-8989.


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WASHINGTON, DC---May 29, 1998 ---A growing majority of Americans support gay and lesbian equality, according to a new report released by the National Gay and Lesbian Task (NGLTF) Policy Institute. "From Wrongs to Rights: Pubic Opinion of Gay and Lesbian Americans Moves Toward Equality" is the most comprehensive analysis of trends in public opinion about gay men and lesbians during the past twenty years. The report demonstrates overwhelming support for non-discrimination in housing and employment, as well as spousal benefits for same-sex couples. It also shows increasing support on issues such as same-sex marriage and adoption.
"In its opposition to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender equality, it is the right wing that is out of step with mainstream America," stated Kerry Lobel, NGLTF executive director. "This report empirically and objectively proves that while the voice of the anti-gay right wing may be loud in its opposition to equal rights, its claim to majority public opinion is unjustified."
Among other facts, "From Wrongs to Rights" shows that strong majorities of Americans now support equality in employment (84 percent); housing (81 percent); inheritance rights (62 percent) and social security benefits (57 percent) for same-sex couples; and gays in the military (66 percent). In addition, disapproval of same-sex relationships dropped a substantial 19 points from a peak of 75 percent in 1987 to 56 percent in 1996. The report also shows the percentage of people opposed to same-sex marriage (and those opposed to adoption by gay and lesbian couples) to be declining.
"These findings confirm that three decades of struggle for gay and lesbian equality has succeeded in winning greater understanding and significant change in public attitudes," said Urvashi Vaid, NGLTF Policy Institute director. "This report proves that over time and in dramatic fashion, the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender movement is winning the battle of public opinion on civil rights issues. Our effort to reach the hearts and minds of the American people by being open and honest about our lives holds the key to our success," added Vaid.
"From Wrongs to Rights" also demonstrates the paradoxical nature of public support, showing that despite the significant gains in positive attitudes regarding legal equality, gay men and lesbians remain unpopular. Despite the persistence of anti-gay sentiment, however, the report shows that the public's censure of gay and lesbian relations is declining over time.
"In this report, the continuing paradox of the gay and lesbian experience is laid out before us. Our gains in some ways have been as great as the resistance we still face," said Vaid. "The dislike and disapproval we continue to face should serve as a call to all supporters of gay equality to redouble our efforts to educate mainstream America about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people's experiences and lives."
"From Wrongs to Rights" is published by the Policy Institute of NGLTF and authored by Alan Yang, doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at Columbia University. An introduction is provided by Dr. Kenneth Sherrill, Chairman of the Political Science Department at Hunter College, City University of New York. The report examines public opinion polls over the last two decades that measured attitudes toward gay and lesbian people and equal rights issues. The author reviewed only the most credible polls: those that measured opinion among systematically selected and representative samples of the U.S. adult population as a whole.
An Executive Summary and the full report are available at NGLTF's web site at http://www.ngltf.org/.


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Chemical spill at Victorian port 'now safe'
PUBLISHED: 20 Feb 2012 12:47:05 | UPDATED: 21 Feb 2012 12:30:12PRINT EDITION: 20 Feb 2012
A chemical leak at a southwestern Victorian port is no longer a threat to residents but won't be resolved before late Wednesday, the port's management said.
The Portland port was shut down and nearby residents were told to stay indoors after hundreds of tonnes of tar-like liquid pitch, used by the nearby Alcoa smelter to process aluminium, spilled from a storage tank on Saturday.
Residents can now safely go outside and some companies have resumed delivering cargo to the port, its part-owner Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIX) said on Monday.
"Air quality monitoring is being undertaken in the area ... and no emissions have been detected," AIX said in a statement.
The tank, which holds around 3000 tonnes of liquid, is leaking at a rate of five tonnes per hour, the company said.
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) has contained the leaking liquid with two concrete enclosures and is cooling the leaking liquid with a water spray.
The remaining liquid is to be pumped from the damaged tank into the ship that supplies it, but that ship isn't due back at the port until late Wednesday evening, AIX said.
While the arrival of mineral sands and woodchips to the port has resumed, grain deliveries will remain halted until the leak is resolved as the grain unloading equipment is right next to the affected tank.
The CFA has said the leak happened when an outlet pipe attached to the tank ruptured but AIX said the official cause remains unknown and the company will launch a detailed investigation as soon as it can fully access the stricken tank.
Alcoa on Sunday said the tank was operated by Koppers Australia.
Alcoa was one of their customers but did not own the tank and was not responsible for the incident, a spokeswoman said.
Victoria's Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is advising the CFA as it contains the situation, a spokesman said.
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Q. Hey Gear Guy, I am going cold-weather camping later this month, and I need a good new sleeping bag at a good price that I can use for a long time. It needs to be: Synthetic, at most 15 degrees, at most 4 pounds, and compact enough for backpacking. We are low on cash at the moment, so is there anything out there that I can get for around $100 that meets those requirements?
– Samuel Needs-A-Bag, Matthews, N.C.
A. Hey Samuel. Good question. And it seems like you've already done some homework on sleeping bags. You obviously know that weight and pack-ability are key factors to consider if you'll be backpacking. You also seem to know that synthetic sleeping bags are best for situations in which they might get wet (because they'll still keep you warm when wet, unlike down) and that synthetic bags are also generally more affordable. Now that said, a cold-weather backpacking bag for under $100 — that's a tall order. But let's see what we can do.
I think your best bet would be to shop online for a deal. I did some checking around and found these two good options for you, one at the REI Outlet site and the other from Marmot.com:
REI Zephyr +20 ($95; www.rei.com/outlet) It's not exactly a 15-degree bag, but consider this one too: The Zephyr is a 20+ degree rated synthetic mummy-style bag that weighs 3 pounds and packs small enough for backpacking. It normally costs $140 but this is last year's model so you can find a deal on it here.
Marmot Trestles +15 ($99; www.marmot.com) Here's a +15 bag that squeaks in just under your $100 cap. It's a 3 pound 10 ounce synthetic mummy bag that should pack down compact enough to bring along on a backpacking trip.
i used a mummy bag from the north face, rated at 0 degrees, at Philmont it kept me rally warm and i want to say i got it for around $65
Eureka & woodsmith make sleeping bags in the 70-90 dollar range that go down to -10 degrees
The most important thing about selecting a winter sleeping bag is actually not the bag, but the pad you put under it. Most of your heat is going to go straight into the ground, regardless of the "temp rating" on your bag, unless you have a good, insulated sleeping pad (not air mattress). You can always supplement a bag with a liner, down jacket, or thermal underwear, and add 5 or 10 "degrees", but you won't even be comfortable at the rated value without a pad.


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Do rechargeable lithium-ion batteries exist in standard sizes like AA, AAA, C or D?
They do, but they don't operate at 1.2-1.5 Volts. According to Isidor Buchmann, author of Batteries in a Portable World: A Handbook on Rechargeable Batteries for Non-Engineers, this is due to safety concerns — people might try to charge them in chargers made for other AA batteries, where they might explode. Also, because Li-ion batteries operate 3.7V per cell, rather than the 1.2 to 1.5V of most cell batteries, designing a 1.5V lithium-ion cell would be expensive.
However, you can find good rechargeable AA Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries which perform very well. For more information, see my article on The Best Rechargeable Batteries.
There are also some lithium-ion rechargeable batteries made for high-performance flashlights and cameras, in these sizes: 18650 and CR123.
A single 18650 battery can replace two CR123A batteries, although at a lower voltage (but much higher amperage). However, the 18650 is a wider cell and will not fit into a flashlight that is designed strictly for the narrower CR123As. Most modern tactical LED lights are designed to use a single 18650 or two CR123As, but it's best to check before buying. See our article on The Best 18650 Batteries for more information.
There are also numerous other types of lithium-ion batteries made for specific laptops and other electronics gadgets. There is currently no standard size for these lithium-ion cells.


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Hearty applause in Liberal party room
PUBLISHED: 09 Sep 2010 08:15:59 | UPDATED: 10 Sep 2010 04:01:37PRINT EDITION: 09 Sep 2010
Liberal MPs and senators have gone into their first partyroom meeting since the federal election buoyed by the narrowest of losses.
The party's numbers swelled in the August 21 election, which produced Australia's first hung parliament in 70 years.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott told the meeting in Parliament House, Canberra, the Liberals had made the country proud, and would continue to do so for the next three years.
He singled out several MPs for special mention – including the first indigenous lower house MP Ken Wyatt, who won the Perth-based seat of Hasluck, John Alexander, who snatched the Sydney seat of Bennelong back from Labor, and Queenslanders Warren Entsch and Teresa Gambaro, who won back their parliamentary places after a break from politics.
"This is a great team," he said.
"It's a band of brothers and sisters.
"We are united in our values, we are united in our faith in ourselves and in our country."
There was hearty applause for Mr Abbott and the MPs he singled out for praise.
The Labor caucus will hold its first meeting since the poll at 10.30am (AEST), minus about a score of its members from the previous parliament.
Labor frontbencher Chris Bowen said he expected the meeting to be more a workshop on how to manage minority government than an autopsy of the party's heavily-criticised election campaign.
Mr Bowen defended the performance of ALP national secretary Karl Bitar who many in the party see as being responsible largely for the party's poor campaigning.
"The campaign was difficult in many instances, we had many difficult issues to respond to during the campaign," he told ABC Radio.
But the opposition claims the new relationship between Labor, an Australian Greens MP and three independents is already showing its first signs of weakness.
Independent Tony Windsor wants Labor's new mining tax discussed at a tax summit before it goes further, but Treasurer Wayne Swan is pushing on with the 30 per cent impost on miners.
Opposition frontbencher Joe Hockey played up the confusion.
"The traffic light coalition of red, green and amber independents is already flashing a warning sign to the Australian people," he told reporters.
The Liberal meeting will re-elect its party leaders unopposed, after frontbencher Andrew Robb opted not to stand against deputy Julie Bishop.
That decision pleased frontbencher Christopher Pyne, who said most MPs and senators did not want to see a change in the leadership.
"We've had a good team and we need to continue with that team," he said.
West Australian Liberal Don Randall described the near challenge as "a bit of a brain snap".
"I just don't think it was well thought out," he said.
Two of the Liberals' new additions made history when they took their seats in the party room.
Mr Wyatt said he was "humbled and privileged" to be the lower house's first indigenous member.
"As an indigenous Australian, it's great to be walking into the House of Reps," he said.
Meanwhile Wyatt Roy, who at 20 is Australia's youngest-ever federal MP, said he was a little nervous to be in parliament.
"But I'm looking forward to getting started," he said.
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Police Say Middle School Shooter May Have Warned Some Students
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(Roswell, NM) -- Some students at a New Mexico middle school may have been warned not to show up yesterday. Police say the boy who shot up a middle school gym in Roswell may have warned some students before the attack. Two students were wounded, with one in critical condition. Governor Susana Martinez was among those in the audience at a two-hour vigil last night for the victims. Also at the event were teachers, staff, parents and students from Berrendo Middle School, and Martinez is urging them to get counseling about the shooting.


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Dr. Lee did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2014 and/or 2015: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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I am one of those people who doesn't like a lot of graphics on my dinnerware. Simple white ceramics work for me. That being said, I am intrigued by the 'London Toile' collection of bone china by Timorous Beasties. Inspired by patterns found on 18th century fabric, the designers infused their own take on modern day city life into each motif. Not the most original idea but still, the colors are nice.
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Early 1800's Public Transportation Was By Horse Drawn Omnibus In the early to mid 1800s, public transportation in most major cities in North America and Europe, was provided by horse drawn omnibus. Because the streets in those days were either dirt or mud, depending on the season, or at best paved with cobblestones, the ride was usually very rough. These vehicles were very slow, but they were still faster than walking. The word bus, that we use to describe those large diesel vehicles we ride today, came from the word omnibus, which means: bus for all the people. Some omnibus companies that were located in northern climates, would take the wheels off their vehicles during snowy weather, and replace them with sleigh runners. The horse would then pull the omnibus through the streets as a sleigh. Remember, there were no snow plows back then. Click on "HORSE CAR ROAD" here to Continue your ride through the history of the trolley era.
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New Music: Lupe Fiasco – "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"
As a Lupe Fiasco fan who was not feeling his last album and mixtape, I couldn't wait to hear the first single off of his upcoming album, to see what direction he would be going in this time around. Yesterday, he dropped the first single to his upcoming album Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album and I was pleased. Not to mention, he used the beat to a hip-hop classic — "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y). Undoubtedly, though, some classics just shouldn't be touched and that's exactly how Pete Rock felt about Lupe using the sample. According to Rap-Up, Pete Rock tweeted, "No disrespect to lupe fiasco and i like him alot but TROY should be left alone." He went on to say, "Feel so violated, the beat is next to my heart and was made outta anguish and pain. When it's like that it should not be touched by no one! It's so hard for folks to make original music, I possess that, but these dudes are scared of that and this is supposed to be HIP HOP?"
Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album is set to release in September.
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Brady Quinn's game winning 45 yard touchdown pass to Jeff Samardzija is a finalist for the Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the year. The play will probably be the signature play of Quinn and Samardzija's careers and a play that will live in Notre Dame lore forever. The play also ending up saving Notre Dame's BCS chances. Without it, the Irish would have finished the season with three losses and would be in the Gator Bowl instead of the Sugar Bowl as they are now.
There are some really great plays also up for the award, but when you take into account that Quinn to Samardzija ended up saving the game and in essence the season, it is truly a game changing performance.
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NEW! Simon's Cat is now playable in his very own action game! Re-live the film 'Simon's Cat in Cat Chat' as you attempt to skillfully place items on a hedgehog's back without him noticing. While playing you'll encounter surprise mystery characters as you explore the garden. Will they be friends or will they try to stop Simon's Cat from completing his mission? Featuring the distinctive hand-drawn graphics of the Simon's Cat series this game will stand out in your app collection. Features:
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BCPO chief's term ends March 11
BACOLOD City Police Office chief Pedrito Escarilla is stepping down from his post as he retires from the Philippine National Police (PNP) service on March 11.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
GROWING up in Chinatown in Manila where the environment along Ongpin St., which stretches from Binondo to Sta Cruz, is one amazing strip. Aside from the exotic food and fruits, Chinatown is a haven of jewelry to hardware shops, from dry goods to what-have-you.
Some shops that always catches my eyes are the "Feng Shui" stores that sells almost everything -- ornaments and curios to ward off bad spirits, red and golden trinkets and decorations to enhance and attract luck, love, health and wealth, semi-precious stones and metals, bracelets, necklace and the list goes on and on.
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But what is Feng Shui? It is a term used to refer to the art and science (not religion!) of life and space design, thereby creating harmony in the environment we live in, the main purpose of which is to balance the chi (pronounced chee) or energy in the place we live and work. It also called "vital energy," "primal energy" and "the life force."
The designs of our surroundings affect our chi flow. Positioning of doors, windows, beds, furniture, color combinations and other factors can all affect our steady flow of energy. Therefore, for one to attract luck, wealth, conception, good health, serenity and peace, this important energy must flow freely.
Feng Shui is normally tailored to each individual. It can't be same for everyone. Since we are born on different time in this world or universe, one's character, career, luck, health, family and future can be determined by the time of birth. There is a birth chart that the practitioner follow, which would also include the physical environment that person is in. Once all of these elements are put together, several solutions are recommended to balance the chi.
However, if one really thought about it, Feng Shui is basically all about common sense. A few basic example is putting picture frames on top of your bed. If it falls, it could hit you. Or putting a mirror in front of your bed. If you wake up in the middle of the night and sees a shadow (of you!) in front, an accident is waiting to happen.
As what my uncle, Juan, who is based in Manila would say, Feng Shui is not a religion. It is a way of life where we want everything to be smooth sailing, orderly, have peace of mind, enjoy good health and enough wealth for all members of the family.
I remember when I was young I used to have my own room. I just couldn't sleep in the position I was in, so I switched and voila! I slept soundly after that. My uncle visited and asked how I slept. I told him I have to reposition myself. He knew all along that that wasn't my "correct" positioning!
I knew he helped a lot of "childless" couples give birth to not one but more than two children after "repositioning" their beds. But I am sure there were other ways to do it. I am not an expert but I guess listening and being with my uncle when I was young help me understood the better side of it.
Some things I remember that we all have been practicing, consciously or unconsciously, are as follows -- the toilet bowl should not face the street. The toilet or bathroom should be lower than your regular flooring. Stove or ovens and refrigerators and or sink should never be place next to each other, or in front of each other. "Oro, plata, mata" for our stairs. A square, rectangular or oval shape lot is preferred. A house should never face an oncoming street (T-shaped street). Placing of huge mirrors in dining rooms. Two doors should not be in line (example, the main door leading to another door). There should be no stagnant water. Plants should be healthy. Wilted or unhealthy plants and flowers should be disposed. Soft, light colors for our bedroom. Bold colors for living room. Personally, I prefer white and green. Try to analyze the above mentioned practice and I am sure you will come up with a valid, rational explanation.
There are so many things one has to consider. Aside from the fact that there are so many things follow. You can change your luck if you want to. You just have to attract positive energy and be in a company of "positive" individuals. Just because someone is having good luck with a particular "item, ornament or object" doesn't mean it is also going to work for you. It takes more than that.
Again, one should remember that it is not all about fate. To attract good luck, one must do good things. Being God-fearing can make wonders. Following basic Feng Shui guidelines can help, but don't expect miracles. Besides, you don't lose anything if you believe in Feng Shui! (email: firstname.lastname@example.com, website: www.potsnpans1976.weebly.com)
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Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was born in Lucca, Italy on December 22, 1858 into a family whose musical tradition extended back five generations.
After studying music with his uncle, Fortunato Magi, and with the director of the Insituto Musicale Pacini, Puccini started his career as an organist at St. Martino and St. Michele churches at the age of 14. Puccini's father had died when he was only five years old and the family expected him continue the long family tradition by taking his father's place as the local church organist. But in 1876, at the age of 17, Puccini walked 18 miles to the city of Pisa to see a production of Verdi's Aida and from that moment on he knew that his life-long passion would be opera. Puccini left his position as church organist and, with financial support from his uncle, he entered the Milan Conservatory to study composition in 1880.
In 1882, while he was still a student, Puccini entered a competition for a one-act opera. His submission, Le villi, failed to receive even an honorable mention, but it did attract the attention of publisher Giulio Ricordi, who arranged a successful production of the opera at the Teatro del Verme in Milan and offered him a contract for a second opera. Part of the contract specified that the librettist of Le villi, Fernando Fontana, would write the new libretto. Unfortunately, Fontana's libretto, Edgar, was unsuited to Puccini's dramatic talent and, in spite of years of work, the opera was never successful. During his work on Edgar, Puccini met and fell in love with Elvira Germignani, the wife of a Luccan grocer. The rigid Catholic rules that were in place in Italy at the time prevented her from divorcing her husband, but in 1884 she and her two children moved into Puccini's house and a year later their own son, Antonio, was born. It was not until years later, in 1904, after the death of Elvira's husband, that the two were legally married.
The failure of Edgar nearly cost Puccini the support of Giulio Ricordi, but the young composer was given one more chance. For his next opera, Puccini chose the same subject as Massenet's Manon, which had premiered in Paris in 1884 and gone on to enjoy international success. Puccini's version, Manon Lescaut was the first time that the composer took an active part in developing a libretto and, with Ricordi advising him, he went through five librettists before the piece was finished. Manon Lescaut had its first performance at Turin on February 1, 1893 and enjoyed immediate success, quickly making Puccini's name known all over Italy and the world.
Among the writers who worked on the libretto for Manon Lescaut were Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, who provided the librettos for Puccini's next three operas. The first of these was La bohème, which was drawn from Henry Murger's picaresque novel of life among the artists of the Latin Quarter in Paris. At its premiere in Turin in 1896, the critics initially gave the opera a cool reception, but the public embraced the piece and today it is widely considered Puccini's greatest masterpiece. Before he had even completed La bohème, Puccini had already decided to do an operatic setting of Victorien Sardou's play, La Tosca. It took three years for Illica and Giacosa to shape the play to Puccini's requirements and Tosca finally premiered at the Teatro Costanzi, in Rome in 1900. Later that year Puccini visited London and saw David Belasco's one-act play Madame Butterfly and took it as the basis for his next collaboration with Illica and Giasoca. Puccini considered Madame Butterfly to be the best and most technically advanced opera he had written. He was unprepared, however, for the fiasco of the work's first performance in February 1904, when the La Scala audience was urged into an uproar by the composer's jealous rivals. After revisions in which the second act was divided into two parts and various other cuts and alterations, Madame Butterfly had its second performance a few months later at Brescia and received great acclaim, joining its two predecessors as one of the cornerstones of operatic repertoire.
After Madama Butterfly, Puccini found it increasingly difficult to find subjects that both interested and challenged him. Finally, three years after the premiere of Butterfly, he discovered a subject set in the California gold rush of 1849. The Girl of the Golden West was based on another Belasco play and its stark realism and sentimentality appealed to the composer. Since the opera was set in America, it appropriately had its premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in December of 1910. His next opera, La rondine in 1917, was written as a Viennese operetta and remains the least well known of Puccini's mature operas. His next project was a dramatically different challenge. Il trittico, which premiered in 1918, is a group of three sharply contrasting one-act operas. It consists of Il tabarro, a sinister melodrama, Suor Angelica, written entirely for women's voices, and Gianni Schicchi, his only comic opera.
For his final opera, Turandot, Puccini once again struck out in a new direction. The opera, which is based on a fable by Carlo Gozzi adapted for him by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, is totally different from all of Puccini's other operas and satisfied his desire for a subject with a fantastic, fairy-tale atmosphere but real flesh-and-blood characters. Puccini died of throat cancer in 1924, leaving the final scenes of Turandot unfinished. It was completed from his sketches by Franco Alfano and had its premiere at La Scala in 1926. At that performance, Maestro Arturo Toscanini laid down his baton at the point where Puccini had stopped writing, the death of Liù. The next evening the opera was played with Alfano's ending. Puccini ranks as one of the greatest opera composers of all time. All of Italy went into mourning when he died and two years later his remains were interred as his home at Torre del Lago which, after his wife died in 1930, was turned into a museum.