01st April 2006
So you've decided to keep fish, now comes the tricky part. Aquariums take a lot of upkeep. First, the tank itself, glass, Plexiglas, or plastic? Then there's filtration, aeration, lighting, heating, plumbing, sealants, cleaning, tank ornaments, coral, inv...
01st April 2006
So you want your own bit of ocean. Firstly, then, visit an oceanarium like Sea World, Orlando with its coral reef aquarium. Hopefully, the staff will be patient enough to brief you on the pros, and cons of keeping mega-reef tanks. You will have similar pr...
25th March 2006
"Deal with things in their state of not-yet-being put them in order before they have got into confusion"
The secret of Feng Shui Tao Te Ching, Ch 64
The craft of Feng Shui being multi-faceted a...
25th March 2006
Feng Shui is a Mandarin phrase meaning - Force of Wind, Flow of Water. As old as Chinese culture itself, the name originated around 6000 BC. Feng Shui is described in classical texts as "Auspicious heavenly influence, beneficial topography, and harmoniou...
25th March 2006
Feng Shui is an element of the Mysteries of China, but ultimately, it's transcendent; its inspirational sources are the archetypes of the noumenal realm and its medium is the Tao – the Way of Heaven: the principle of wholeness, and rhythmic balance throug...
25th March 2006
After your rigorous apprenticeship efforts to gain proficiency in Feng Shui theory and practice, it's now time to apply your skills for remunerative gain, or charitable works.
You will, no doubt, have specialized in one, or more facets of Feng Shui. T...
25th March 2006
The first step in applying Feng Shui to your home is orientation, using the Ba-Gua scheme as a template. To make the Ba-Gua template, cut a piece of cardboard 3x3 inches square, divide it into 9 equal parts, and label it thus:
4 Prosperity 9 Fame ...
21st March 2006
The latest craze to hit the health food industry is a newly discovered 'superfood' -- raw cacao beans. Because of its wide array of unique health giving properties, use of the raw bean, or parts of the raw bean (known as nibs), is spreading across the pl...
21st March 2006
Which would you rather take to help prevent heart attacks and strokes? Chocolate or aspirin?
Amazingly, researchers in California have found that taking a flavonol rich cacao drink, equates almost exactly to taking a low dose aspirin, when it comes t...
21st March 2006
"A chocolate fountain is a device for serving chocolate fondue. Typical examples resemble a stepped cone, standing 2-4 feet tall with multiple tiers over a basin at the bottom. Chocolate is melted by heat from below, then vertically transported to the top...
21st March 2006
Flourless chocolate cakes are to be found on the menus of many sophisticated restaurants nowadays. The following recipe is a family secret. It was handed down to me by my grandmother's sister, whose husband was a master chef. She passed the recipe o...
21st March 2006
For many Americans, chocolate is Hershey. The Hershey Chocolate Company was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894. Mr. Hershey was CEO until just before his death in 1945. He was a unique individual who did not start the company in order to achieve gran...
21st March 2006
When you were young you just expected your food to be there at the right sort of times of day, every day, without asking odd sorts of questions like "how did you cook this?" or "what's in this?", (a question that one does not, in any event, ask in Thailan...
21st March 2006
Anyone who spends a bit of time in the kitchen at home will probably understand recipes. They may have learned them from Mom or have looked into the books in the kitchen about cooking At least they will understand what the recipe says, whether they stick ...
21st March 2006
Some people are lucky enough, connected enough, or occasionally, sometimes against all odds, clever enough, to make it to the Board of Directors of the company with whom they have worked in and for.
They probably, unless they are a 'junior member' of t...
