“The best place to capture the view of the temple and the pavilions like this one is from Ma Zong Ridge,” says Khurram Zhang, a spokesperson of Laojun Mountain Nature Reserve. “Sunset is the best time to photograph Jin Dian (Golden Pavillion).” The nature reserve is a combination of Taoist culture and natural beauty. The scenic area is scattered with 16 Taoist temples. Six of them have been renovated for […]
Karma: Is it Your Past Catching Up? The Pali term Karma literally means action or doing. Any kind of intentional action whether mental, verbal, or physical, is regarded as Karma. It covers all that is included in the phrase “thought, word and deed”. Generally speaking, all good and bad action constitutes Karma. In its ultimate sense Karma means all moral and immoral volition. Involuntary, unintentional or unconscious actions, though technically […]
Top 5 Oils For Optimal Health and Weight Loss Have you ever just picked up a bottle of vegetable oil, soy oil, canola oil or corn oil to cook with and not realizing how damaging it is to your health? If so, those 4 oils are wreaking havoc with your health. These oils are either processed and/or contain a high amount of omega 6 fats that in excess create low-level […]
BEIJING — Malaysia released on Monday the full transcript of radio communications between the pilots on Flight 370 and air traffic control but reiterated that there was no indication of anything abnormal before the plane vanished last month. The government said international investigators and Malaysian authorities still believe the plane was deliberately flown off course in the early hours of March 8, with 239 people on board. But the possibility […]
Smoking during pregnancy is not advised because it can damage the foetus Laws banning smoking in public places have had a positive impact on child health, an international study in the Lancet suggests. Researchers found a 10% reduction in premature births and severe childhood asthma attacks within a year of smoke-free laws being introduced. A research team analysed 11 previous studies from North America and Europe. The Royal College […]
In Pic :Left: The Ekso Bionics bionic suit weighs about 20 kilos. Right: Using the suit, Amy Paradis walks for the first time since 2009. The first thing Amy Paradis did Monday morning was stand up. Then her lip began to tremble and she cried, and then her Mom and her trainer and everybody else in the room cried. They just broke right down. Sobbing. Heaving. Leaking out tears of […]
The sooner you realize this, the happier you’ll be. You are now on your own and this should be embraced. We all make decisions, and we live with the outcomes of each decision. We seek individualism in creating our own identities, yet sometimes forget we are the only ones who can design these identities that are sought after. When we get comfortable, we often forget our instinctual adaptability skills. When […]
For every Bill Gates there’s an Andrea Lewis. When a firm hits the big time, the company’s founder, of course, strikes it rich. Yet early employees such as Lewis, a technical writer-turned-freelance journalist, don’t fare too badly, either. Thanks to the Microsoft stock options she was awarded in the software giant’s early days, Lewis’s net worth has been reported to be around $2 million. Many of the world’s wealthiest individuals […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Naps on the weekend don’t really make up for pulling droopy-eyed all-nighters The widely held notion that you can pay back a “sleep debt” may be a myth Mice forced to sleep like shift workers had heavy damage in a key group of nerve cells Scientists want to study deceased shift workers to see if they suffered similar damage Are you a truck driver or shift worker planning […]
It’s been called “the most expensive competition in online history” – but it’s one you might not have heard about. More than 15 years ago, two firms launched in China within months of each other, looking to take advantage of the growing numbers of internet users in the country. Alibaba, founded at the start of 1999 by former school teacher Jack Ma, was a platform created to help businesses sell […]
