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Author :: Jakob Jelling  |
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| Article Title :: The powers of the mother of pearl |
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Oriental and Chinese cultures as well as many occidental ones
follow traditions based on the belief that some precious stones
have important symbolisms and powers. The mother of pearl is one
of them, and it is often used for feng shui practitioners in
order to attract a benefit towards a strategic house point or to
improve a specific life area.
Some stones are believed to have the power of attracting
happiness or love to the life of whom carries them or keep them
in their homes. The way in which a stone is seen and what it
symbolizes depends not only on its type but also on the way it
is used and seen by each specific culture and the traditions
behind it.
Usually, in many occidental cultu (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Jakob Jelling |
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| Article Title :: The supreme imperial dragon |
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The supreme imperial dragon is a very positive feng shui item
which provides help in different life aspects. Dragons are one
of the most important icons for the oriental cultures and
therefore this item contains this added value to its symbolism.
A supreme imperial dragon is a very powerful Chinese and feng
shui object which can add authority and control to the
environment in which he is as well as to those who inhabit it.
This Chinese item allows us to improve the power of convincing
and persuading others. It enhances the possibility we have of
having certain subconscious dominance on other people.
Therefore, the supreme imperial dragon is ideal for business
people, executives and all tho (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Andre McFayden |
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| Article Title :: How to Tune Your Model Airplane Engine |
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Tuning is simply adjusting your engine for peak performance. The
factory-fresh settings may be a good starting point. However,
you may need to compensate for higher altitudes, or for
temperature changes with the seasons. Changes in fuel type or
engine wear, may also require a tune-up. Relatively more fuel to
air is known as a "rich" mixture, while the opposite is known as
a "lean" mixture. A lean mixture generates more power, but also
generates more heat. Too much heat could damage the engine. A
rich mixture generates less power and less heat. Too rich and
the engine might quit while you're flying.
The popular twin-needle carburetor has two needle valves. The
high speed needle controls th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Craig Bassett (The Guitar Solutions Expert) |
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| Article Title :: A Guitar Lesson To Help You Test Your Note Knowledge. |
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In this guitar lesson we look at a great way to test your note
knowledge of the guitar fretboard. But before we look at that,
why even bother learning the notes?
Knowing the notes on your guitar fretboard is an essential
skill. Here are a FEW of the benefits that you'll gain if you
have fantastic guitar fretboard knowledge…
1. You'll learn how to apply music theory to the guitar much
more quickly. In my opinion there's no point learning music
theory if you can't PLAY it!
2. Your creativity will increase. You'll be able to think of new
and unique ways of playing chords and scales. If you don't know
the notes on the guitar fretboard, you'll be stuck playing the
same chord and scale fi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Andre McFayden |
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| Article Title :: Aerial Photography with RC Airplanes |
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Have you thought about taking aerial photos of your home,
business or family event? Now the technology exists to make this
easier, safer and cheaper than ever before. Digital cameras can
be mounted on slow-flying remote controlled electric planes. The
shutter is triggered from the rc transmitter on the ground.
Aerial Photography has many interesting uses. Several of these
are related to real estate: raw land or improved structures on
the land. Examples include but are not limited to: Properties
for Sale, Construction Progression, Agriculture / Farming
/Ranching, Advertising, Special Events, Mapping of Disaster
Sites, and Archaeological Overviews.
Using radio control aircraft for aerial (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Helen Baxter |
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| Article Title :: Sheet music - violin and other string instruments |
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The violin is a bowed stringed instrument and is the highest
pitched member of the violin family. It sits along side its
cousins – the other members of the violin family - the viola,
cello, and double bass. The bow of the violin is a narrow,
slightly incurved stick of Pernambuco about 75 cm long, with a
band of horsehair stretched from end to end of the bowstick. The
violin has four strings tuned a fifth apart, to the notes g, d’,
a’, e’’: On early violins the strings were of pure gut. Today
they may be of gut, gut wound with aluminum or silver, steel, or
perlon.
Sheet music - violin is often provided to students by the
conductors of their orchestras or their private teachers wh (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Winnie Tam |
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| Article Title :: Porcelain Jewellery for Beginners |
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Making large objects from clay takes a lot of patience, sweat
and dexterity, but making tiny pieces of jewellery can be
another challenge altogether. For those of you who have decided
to venture off into this delicate art form, here’s a few tips to
get you started and keep you on the path to making some fine,
wearable pieces you can be proud of.
List of Supplies:
Small sponge Wooden rolling pin Hole cutter Cutting wire Pottery
knife Fine sable watercolour brushes Metal findings (for
earrings and brooches) Face mask (for firing)
Be Prepared
You want to make sure you have everything at your finger tips so
that you don’t have to run to the store midway and come back to
a hardened un-u (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Susan G Phillips |
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| Article Title :: Art supply online warehouses - a great way to save |
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It can be a lot of fun walking into an art supply store at the
mall or to a local art and craft warehouse. The shelves contain
a variety of art supplies, from acrylic paints to wooden easels,
and the staff are often very friendly and passionate because
they too are artists. However, what isn't so friendly is
overpaying – why pay full retail prices when you could be
getting discount art supplies through an online art supply store
or warehouse.
Remember that when you buy a table top easel at a traditional
art supply store, you aren't just paying for the easel. You're
also paying for the presentation of the supplies, in the
traditional brick and mortar environment. An online art supply
sto (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Andre McFayden |
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| Article Title :: RC Flight Simulator Guide |
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RC airplane flying is a fun and challenging hobby. The time and
expense of learning to fly remote control airplanes has been
greatly reduced in recent years. RC flight simulators have been
one reason for this. These are programs that run on your home
pc, allowing you to practice “virtual” flight. Here are some
tips for getting the most out of your rc flight simulator
(“sim”).
1) Read the system requirements before you buy or install a
simulator. Some of these programs need high-end personal
computers to make the most of their features.
2) Use your own transmitter if possible, instead of a dedicated
control box. It’s good to have the exact same “stick feel” on
your PC and a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Andre McFayden |
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| Article Title :: The Two-Stroke Model Airplane Engine |
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The two-stroke model airplane engine is a simple and elegant
concept. The majority of these are not gasoline, but “glow” or
“nitro” engines. These names are due to the fuel and combustion
methods. The fuel itself contains methanol, nitro methane and
oil. The combustion is due to a plug that glows instead of
sparking (as in other common two-stroke engines).
While there are many variations on the design, the basic
elements remain unchanged. There is a piston moving back and
forth in a cylinder. The piston is connected by a hinged rod to
a rotating crankshaft. There is a combustion event on every
other stroke of the piston (at the beginning of the
down-stroke). The combustion is cau (read full article) |
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