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Journey to the Unknown: Balancing the Forces of the Universe for Inner Harmony and a Meaningful Life

22 Mar 2023 3 minute read 0 comments The Blockchain Bandit

Desire is a fundamental aspect of human nature that has been present since the beginning of human history. It is a driving force that motivates individuals to pursue their goals and aspirations. In this article, we will delve into the ancient origins...

Sam Poo Kong - Semarang, Central Java, – my journey around Indonesia

21 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

  Sam Poo Kong - Semarang Another day in the city of Semarang, this time we decided to look around a bit. There is nothing interesting here, but we found the oldest Chinese temple, Sam Poo Kong. Kolejny dzień w mieście Semarang, tym razem po...

Huygens, the (slightly) nearsighted astronomer

16 Mar 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Luke86

Extraordinary astronomer of the seventeenth century, Christiaan Huygens was also a telescope designer. But his instruments were not always up to the standards of the time. According to Alexander Pietrow, a researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Astr...

Takeo Temple - My trip to Cambodia

6 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

  Taeko Temple is another of the temples in the gigantic complex of Angkor Wat. It was founded around 975. This impressive building is about 22 meters high, and is built on the basis of a rectangle measuring 122 by 106 meters. Świątynia Taeko to...

Random Old Photo of the Day: July, 1975

6 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

  Here’s my aunt Donna Sue’s first husband Griff. Then my aunt Cissy holding me as a baby, Donna Sue herself somewhat obscured in the back. Off to the side, those are my cousins Jada and Shanna. Griff was this intense military guy, but alway...

Paradigm Shift in Public Administration

24 Feb 2023 6 minute read 0 comments Lawa

A paradigm shift means a change in the underlying assumptions with time. As we progress, expanding our dimensions of knowledge and making an effort towards an effective system, changes become inevitable. Thus, a shift in our positions is a spontaneou...

Cambodia, Battambang - home production of rice paper - my journey through Asia

23 Feb 2023 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

  Another unpublished and unprocessed film material (i.e. so-called salad) from a trip around Asia. In some time I will edit a short video from the trip, but for now I am posting the so-called shorts, which are currently very popular. We are back i...

Bayon Temple, Cambodia - my journey through Asia - part 2

20 Feb 2023 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

  Today, the second part of the film with materials not published anywhere before about the Bayon temple in the Angkor Wat complex near Siem Reap in Cambodia. This time a much longer form, and in 4K resolution, which may allow you to capture mor...

Random Old Photo of the Day: fall, 1981

20 Feb 2023 2 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

  constant mayhem always brings a smile to the face I recognized this wood paneling right away, though Mom’s handwritten note on the back help confirms the date. This would have been from the fall of 1981, at a house we had just started rent...

The Peopling of Australia (The World's Invisible People)

20 Feb 2023 15 minute read 2 comments Great White Snark

As my regular readers may know, I have been reading Bill Bryson's Down Under (2001), about his travels through Australia. At various points, he brings up the issue of race relations vis-a-vis Aborigines and white colonists. It makes for pretty upsett...