Sindy's: Mystical/Unbelievable Newslog2003-12-13T18:07:37ZUser 34http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v34/OrgSpace NewsLogflyinga joya joyits a joy to leave without a shed of tear a bird flies to the air without a trace with small feathers, seeking out a journey to fly further destiny what a never? then it is really forever
paths flow paths glow paths stain memory hold
bye skdie, likhei tis jkieo]]>http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v34/__show_article/_a000034-000271.htm2003-12-13T18:07:37Z2003-12-13T18:07:37ZHeated Language^Words often used (express) by a person(jack) that comes out for another person's (Jill) ear to hear, flows totally different(level) to what jack is saying to Jill...... Words often used (express) by a person(jack) that comes out for another person's (Jill) ear to hear, flows totally different(level) to what jack is saying to Jill...... Hmm what really is spoken words? How does words truly affect us? Do we truly understand what people express to us?
Understanding words, we got to do something called "read between the lines", doing this takes great practice, it should be done all during the time of our childhood years, until our adult years, its a practice where we must train ourself of what we know in our hearts, and not what is given nor thought in the illusion around us, we must remember our soul, be in this frame all through our life *keep the childlike*...
we speak words when we want to be listened to, and that's all it is really about in this world..............
STRONG WORDS
Like f.u.c.k , s.i.n, b.i.t.c.h
These words comes to our mind all the time, sometimes it grows and slips right out our lips and it surely brings on tempo, why? because all we want is simple attention(LISTEN).
As a kid we say, "they don't love me" An adult will say "fuck you" you stupid bitch And if you are righteous you say "that's a sinner"
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
now that might sound very sad, bad or harsh but really if we truly look at this in a positive manner and LISTEN deep we can understand what people are saying to us for instance
F.U.C.K= F*or Y*ou to C*ome K*indly- meaning also correct, smile, pleasant etc.
now if we truly listen to the person heart we sure could understand that they want our undivided ATTENTION.
B.I.T.C.H= B*eholding (I*n)carnation T*hrough C*haos and H*avoc-meaning the femine energy-or the goddess energy
this word is often used when speaking to women, sometimes I woman get upset but when looking at it deeper I then understand its deeper meaning, it sure gets sindy attention hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, STILL DON'T CALL ME THAT I MAY ATTACK hehehe
S.I.N= S*oul I*n N*eutral- the soul is neither here nor there
So the soul must then be balance so that its energy may flow in harmory
Words yes words, we must again and again seek its deeper meaning, we must always seek deeper in the heart.. for the heart lanaguge is one but by the time it gets to the 3d realm it shrinks into small drops, its like saying the light slows down*
SIN - This word is an very ancient word that came into existence via mankind religious belief
BITCH - This word was created from the feminine principle in the worship of ancient time as bitch is a "she dog" (Sirius dog star) the principle of god was Male Dog-a flipside (d.o.g/g.o.d) HENCE we have (dogma)male/female.
FUCK - This word was recently created by humans as another way to express oneself.
Everything in life has a deeper meaning, just as our words woven to complex and shift meanings, its the same for everything in and around us ..... for everything is in the flow of energy, and this energy does not sit around, it is constant movement- THE SHIFT*
Sindy* ]]>http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v34/__show_article/_a000034-000270.htm2003-12-12T14:00:32Z2003-12-12T14:13:12Z10 things to remember about happinessAlmost all of us want to be happy. Being happy is not a skill taught in school. If we are lucky, our parents taught us about happiness, either by example or by shared wisdom. For the rest of us, there are some important things to remember about happiness, and the art of being happy. Almost all of us want to be happy. Being happy is not a skill taught in school. If we are lucky, our parents taught us about happiness, either by example or by shared wisdom. For the rest of us, there are some important things to remember about happiness, and the art of being happy. It is OK to want to be happy.
1. It is not unduly selfish, or materialistic, or self-centered. Wanting to be happy is normal.
2. To pursue happiness is an inalienable right - to be happy is not.
Some people seem to believe that they have a right to be happy, that other people should make them happy, that when they are not happy they have a right to complain about it and that complaining will cause them to be happy. All three premises are false.
3. No one owes you happiness.
Assuming you are an adult, your happiness is not anyone else's problem. If you are a person who spreads happiness, then others will probably want to contribute to your happiness. This is their choice, not your right.
4. Happiness comes from attitude, from within.
We become happy when we cultivate an attitude of appreciation and gratitude, when we focus on the good stuff. One way to do this is by keeping a regular gratitude journal. This gets us in the habit of looking for what is good in our lives, and when we focus on that we are likely to be happy.
5. Owning more things does not make you happy.
Advertisers would like to make us believe that we can buy happiness, but we cannot buy happiness by buying more things. Wanting things goes back to our heritage as hunter-gatherers. It was important to hunt, and to gather, but that was for reasons of survival. For most of the people reading this, our 'wants' rarely relate to our survival.
6. Happiness is more a process than it is a goal.
When I get... when I reach... when I am... we may think that happiness is something that will come, or will happen, one day. Eventually, we will probably find that happiness is the journey, and that if we focus only on the destination we will never get there.
7. Talking about unhappiness does not make you happy.
It is true that we all need to vent at times. The purpose of venting is to express our dissatisfaction with something so that we can move on. If we vent just to let others know how badly used we are and how awful something is, nothing new will happen. If we keep our mental attic filled with unhappy stuff, there will be no room for anything else. We need to get rid of it so as to make room for the happy thoughts to move in.
8. Happiness is more often accompanied by accomplishments than by compliments.
Certainly it is nice to be appreciated, and we all need to receive encouraging words from others. But they need to be based on fact. The empty words that are just intended to 'raise self-esteem' ring hollow when we know that we have truly done nothing to deserve them. It is when we have worked and achieved that we can know that the words ring true, and can really feel good about them and ourselves.
9. Memories of happy times can be stored up for retrieval during the bad times.
Very few of us will never feel unhappy, will never fall into 'the slough of despondence.' A major help then is to remember the times when we were happy, and the fact that we have those memories 'in the bank.' They are a part of us, they can remind us that we are capable of happiness, and that the world is not always out to make us miserable. When you are happy, consciously store up the memories - they will serve you well.
10. Happiness comes from sharing happiness.
There are few joys as complete as those that involve bringing joy to someone else. Happiness defies the laws of economics in that it is not something that we have less of when we give it away. It is something that grows greater for the giver as it is given. The more you give, the more you have. ]]>http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v34/__show_article/_a000034-000269.htm2003-12-09T11:45:14Z2003-12-09T11:46:55Zwhy happiness so important to oneself have a theory. No, it’s more like a dream. It’s not a unique dream, many have dreamt it. It’s the desire for the all those on this planet to be loving towards each other. For peace and tranquility among mankind. For a song, which if heard by distant planets, would sing out, “We Love.” have a theory. No, it’s more like a dream. It’s not a unique dream, many have dreamt it. It’s the desire for the all those on this planet to be loving towards each other. For peace and tranquility among mankind. For a song, which if heard by distant planets, would sing out, “We Love.” My theory is about HOW I see this dream manifesting. And it all starts with you. It begins with personal responsibility for yourself.
Others have spoken of it. You see it drift through our culture in the form of songs and books. It’s quiet and its subtle. You can hear it in a song by Michael Jackson...“if you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and make a change....I’m starting with the man in the mirror”.
There’s a movement towards claiming ourselves. Claiming our thoughts, feelings and actions as our own. Of taking back the reins of ownership, responsibility, and consequential control that comes with ownership. We’re starting to take that outstretched finger we’ve been pointing at every one else, and turning it back towards ourselves. Not in blame, but for answers.
We started with Freud thinking that our subconscious was responsible for our emotions and behavior.
Then we became the product of our childhood's, believing our past determines our future.
Astrology, birth sequence, genetics, you name it, we continued to search for the “reasons” we are the way we are. But in looking outside ourselves we are left feeling helpless. Victims to things outside our influence.
Hopelessness lives in the idea that who we are is somehow dependent and controlled by someone else or some outside circumstance. We start believing the best we could do was learn to cope and adapt. Taking the good with the bad, I think they call it.
The idea that we ourselves create who we are, can for many, be terrifying. We associate responsibility with guilt and blame. At first we want to turn away from this responsibility. The power suggested in that concept. The power over who you are. It can be overwhelming to some. But with that responsibility comes a freedom that no country can offer you and and no man can give you.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fears, our presence automatically liberates others.” --Marianne Williamson, 1992, "A Return To Love"
With so many world concerns such as famine, poverty, cruelty, wars, etc., how can any thinking, caring individual give personal happiness any weight? Well here is my dream theory.
If everyone knew that they were responsible for themselves, knew that they always had choices, and started making their own happiness a priority, I believe we wouldn’t have murders, rapes, wars, or other violent acts.
Why do I believe this? Because I believe at our very human foundation we are caring, giving, loving, and happy people. We come into this world happy. Violence and harm are simply consequences of individuals demonstrating their unhappiness. You know the feeling of joy. It’s not hateful or fearful.
It starts with ourselves and spreads into our homes in the form of domestic violence, child abuse, addictions, and a general "dis-ease." And as groups of unhappy people get together, we call them gangs and criminals. And as more unhappy people get together, we call those wars.
Envision people being at peace and living their lives the way they’ve always dreamed. Feeling the fulfillment that comes from knowing who you are and pursuing what you desire most. Can you then envision them murdering, stealing, or raping? With happiness comes inner peace. Inner peace and violence are like oil and water.
What if we looked at ourselves as the accumulation of all the beliefs we’ve been exposed to and took on as our own. And what if we made a vow to rebuild ourselves with new, more useful beliefs? What belief system would you build? Would it be one that supported your desires and wants? Ones that encouraged and emphasized understanding, openness, happiness, acceptance, and love? If you could, would your personal happiness be a priority in your life?
I remember a story I heard about a father and his son. The father wanted to get some paperwork done before he took his son to the park. To keep his son occupied until he finished his work, he tore a picture of the world out of a magazine, and then tore it into little pieces. He told his son when he had finished putting the puzzle together, they would go to the park. Expecting this to take his son quite some time to accomplish, he was surprised when his son returned shortly thereafter with the completed puzzle. The father asked his son, “how were you able to finish the puzzle so quickly?” His son answered him saying “there’s a picture of a man on the other side, and when I put the man together, the pieces of the world just fell into place.”
So what can you do to make a difference?
Attend to your own. Become clear about who you really are. Uncover the enormous warehouse of beliefs you've acquired from other people and our culture and challenge those beliefs. Transform your self-doubt into acceptance, your self-pity into self-actualization, your anxiety into peace, your confusion into happiness, and your fears into love. I hope the information on this site will help you to accomplish just that.
A human society is a collection of it's individuals. It follows that a peaceful, happy, loving society can only be created if happiness is first in the mind of each individual that makes up that society. We'll transform from the “private happiness” of each individual, to the “public happiness” of our entire society.
Individual, personal happiness. One by one by one. It starts with you.
The dream is hopeful. I believe in the dream, and the theory
EIGHT WAYS TO HAPPINESS: [link]]]>http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v34/__show_article/_a000034-000268.htm2003-11-30T08:43:33Z2003-11-30T08:43:33ZMermaidA mythical creature with the tail of a fish and the head, arms and trunk of a woman. Its male counterpart is called a merman. Generally called merfolk. A mythical creature with the tail of a fish and the head, arms and trunk of a woman. Its male counterpart is called a merman. Generally called merfolk. "From the navel upward, her back and breasts were like a woman's... her body as big as one of us; her skin very white; and long hair hanging down behind, of color black; in her going down they saw her tail, which was like the tail of a porpoise, and speckled like a mackerel."
This remarkable account of the sighting of a mermaid is taken from the journal of the english navigator Henry Hudson. He was describing what two of his crew claimed to have seen on June 15, 1608, when looking overboard from Hudson's ship off the coast of Novaya Zemlya, a group of islands off northern Russia.
The origins of a half-human, half-fish creature date back to earliest history. The Babylonian god of the waters called Oannes was often portrayed as a man with a fish's tail, and a Syrian moon deity known as Atargatis, filled with shame after bearing a daughter by a young man, cast herself into a lake, whereupon her lower half turned into a fish's tail. Images of mermaids, and myths about them, abound in the art and literature of the world (there are carvings of them in many medieval cathedrals) — but of particular interest are the various encounters with these creatures that have been reported throughout history. In 1403, for example, at Edam, in Holland, some women and their servants claimed to have found a mermaid stranded in floodwater from the sea. Describing this event in his Speculum Mundi (1635), English minister John Swan wrote:
"She suffered herself to be clothed and fed...she learned to spin and perform other petty offices of women...she would kneel down with her [mistress] before the crucifix, she never spake, but lived dumb and continued alive (as some say) fifteen years."
On January 4, 1493, Christopher Columbus, nearing the end of his first voyage of discovery in the Americas, entered in his journal that, off the coast of Haiti, he and his crew had seen three mermaids rise high from the sea:
"They were not as beautiful as they are painted, although to some extent they have a human appearance in the face...."
Columbus also noted that he had seen similar creatures on an earlier voyage, off the coast of Guinea, West Africa.
Among the considerable catalog of more modern alleged sightings, one of the most remarkable is that which took place in about 1830 on the island of Benbecula off northwest Scotland. The account claimed that a woman washing her feet in the sea saw a mermaid, that the creature escaped (but not before being hit in the back by a stone), and that a few days later its dead body was washed up on the shore.The British folklorist Alexander Carmichael heard this story, he reported, from "persons still living who saw and touched this curious creature." In Carmina Gadelica (1900) he wrote:
"The upper part of the creature was about the size of a well-fed child of three or four...with an abnormally developed breast. The hair was long, dark and glossy, while the skin was white, soft, and tender. The lower part of the body was like a salmon, but without scales."
The sheriff of the island was said to have had a coffin made for the mermaid, which was buried on the shore. The mermaid caught in Belfast Lough in Northern Ireland in AD 558 had an unusual past. Three hundred years earlier she had been a little girl named Liban, whose family died in a flood. She lived for a year beneath the waves, gradually being transformed into a mermaid. The mermaid eventually gave herself away by singing beneath the waves. She was overheard, and a party of men rowed into the lake and caught her in a net. They called her Murgen, which means "sea born," and displayed her in a tank of water for everyone to see. She was baptized, and when she died, she was called St. Murgen. Many miracles were attributed to her. In I403 another mermaid was stranded on mud flats in the Netherlands. According to a 17th century historian, she was befriended by village women who "cleansed her of the seamosse, which did stick about her." She never learned to speak but lived for 15 years and was given a Christian burial in the local churchyard. The beautiful mermaid of the Holy Island of Iona (off Scotland) daily visited an unknown saint who lived there. She was in love with him and wanted the soul that mermaids lack. The saint told her that to gain a soul she must renounce the sea. This was impossible, so she left in despair and never returned. But her tears remained and formed the gray-green pebbles that are found only on the island. Mermaids appear in the oldest legends of some of the world's most ancient cultures. The Philistines and the Babylonians of Biblical times worshipped fishtailed gods. Mermaids appear on Phoenician and Corinthian coins. Alexander the Great, it was said, had several adventures with beautiful sea maidens, visiting the bottom of the sea in a glass globe. The Roman writer Pliny recounts how an officer of Augusts Caesar saw many mermaids "cast upon the surds and lying dead" on a beach in faraway Gaul.
In folk tradition mermaid stories are often pathetic. The mermaids are lonely, occasionally taking human form for a night to join in village fun. Sometimes a man will seize their magic cap or belt, preventing their return to the sea, often with disastrous consequences. Marriages with humans are seldom happy, although some coastal people, notably in northwestern Scotland and southeastern England, claimed they had mermaids for ancestors. In the Middle Ages distinguished French families tampered with their pedigrees to claim ancestry from the mermaid Melusine, wife of Raymonde, a relative of the Count of Poitiers. Their love story had a typically tragic ending. A condition of the marriage was that Raymonde should leave Melusine alone on Saturdays. For years they lived happily together. But one Saturday, egged on by family gossip, he peeped at his wife through the bathroom key-hole. She was sitting in the bath, partially transformed, with a fish's tail. Melusine cried out in dismay and fled through the window. Raymonde never saw her again, though she would return at night to suckle her babies. Nurses saw a gleaming figure with a blue and white scaly tail hovering over the cradles. Sailors returning from far-off lands and seas often told of seeing mermaids and "sea wives." A detailed description of a "see wyf" found in the East Indies appears in a lavishly illustrated work on marine life in the Indian seas, published in Amsterdam in 1718. It reads:
"Zee wyf. A monster resembling a siren, caught near the island of Borneo in the Department of Amboina. It was 59 inches long and in proportion as an eel. It lived on land, in a vat full of water, during four days seven hours. From time to time, it uttered little cries like those of a mouse. It would not eat, though it was offered small fish, shells, crabs, lobsters, etc."
An African who posed as a mermaid had a more serious purpose — to save his life. King Chen, a 14th century ruler of Benin (now part of Nigeria), became paralyzed in his legs — and tribal custom demanded that Kings who grew old and sickly should be put to death. But the wily King Chen claimed he was the reincarnation of a sea god and had legs like a mud fish. This gave him an excuse not to walk and to hide his legs from his subjects' view. There is a statue of him in this form in the British Museum.
Perhaps no one found the mermaid myth more profitable than the enterprising London taxidermist who in the 1830's manufactured a hideous creature he said was half-fish, halfhuman. It was displayed in a London hall and sold to two Italian brothers for about $50,000. A naturalist of the time complained that the creature was a monkey stitched onto the skin of a fish. This monkey and fish combination was also the basis of a flourishing trade in mermaids by which 19th century Japanese fishermen supplemented their incomes. Many specimens found their way to Europe to be exhibited in traveling circuses and fairs.
The mermaid legend almost certainly goes back to the fishtailed gods of early civilizations. But probably it owes most to those creatures of the sea that seem almost human. In tropical waters sea mammals, such as the dugong and the manatee, rise up in the water as they suckle their young — perhaps this is the origin of a constant theme of the mermaid nursing her child. In colder regions there are the seals that love to bask on the rocks uttering strange cries. Credulity, wishful thinking, mistaken identity — whatever the origins, the mermaid myth dies hard. In 1961 the Manx (Isle of Man) Tourist Board offered a prize to anyone who could bring in a mermaid from the sea — alive, of course. ]]>http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v34/__show_article/_a000034-000267.htm2003-11-30T06:42:01Z2003-11-30T06:42:01Z57 CentsEverything can be accomplished if we only work hard and allow our spirit to flow we surely can make the 3d lives worthwhile living*Everything can be accomplished if we only work hard and allow our spirit to flow we surely can make the 3d lives worthwhile living*A sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it "was too crowded."
"I can't go to Sunday School," she sobbed to the pastor as he walked by. Seeing her shabby, unkempt appearance, the pastor guessed the reason and, taking her by the hand, took her inside and found a place for her in the Sunday school class.
The child was so touched that she went to bed that night thinking of the children who have no place to worship Jesus. Some two years later, this child lay dead in one of the poor tenement buildings and the parents called for the kind-hearted pastor, who had befriended their daughter, to handle the final arrangements.
As her poor little body was being moved, a worn and crumpled purse was found which seemed to have been rummaged from some trash dump. Inside was found 57 cents and a note scribbled in childish handwriting which read, "This is to help build the little church bigger so more children can go to Sunday School." For two years she had saved for this offering of love. When the pastor tearfully read that note, he knew instantly what he would do.
Carrying this note and the cracked pocketbook to the pulpit, he told the story of her unselfish love and devotion. He challenged his deacons to get busy and raise enough money for the larger building. But the story does not end there!
A newspaper learned of the story and published it. It was read by a Realtor who offered them a parcel of land worth many thousands. When told that the church could not pay so much, he offered it for 57 cents. Church members made large donations. Checks came from far and wide. Within five years the little girl's gift had increased to $250,000.00 -- a huge sum for that time (near the turn of the century). Her unselfish love had paid large dividend.
When you are in the city of Philadelphia, look up Temple Baptist Church, with a seating capacity of 3,300 and Temple University, where hundreds of students are trained. Have a look, too, at the Good Samaritan Hospital and at a Sunday School building which houses hundreds of Sunday Schoolers, so that no child in the area will ever need to be left outside during Sunday school time.
In one of the rooms of this building may be seen the picture of the sweet face of the little girl whose 57 cents, so sacrificially saved, made such remarkable history. Alongside of it is a portrait of her kind pastor, Dr. Russell H. Conwell, author of the book, "Acres of Diamonds" A true story, which goes to show what God can do with 57 cents.
Author Unknown ]]>http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v34/__show_article/_a000034-000266.htm2003-11-29T04:58:40Z2003-11-29T05:03:22ZTrigonometryThe earliest applications of trigonometry were in the fields of navigation, surveying, and astronomy, in which the main problem generally was to determine an inaccessible distance, such as the distance between the earth and the moonThe earliest applications of trigonometry were in the fields of navigation, surveying, and astronomy, in which the main problem generally was to determine an inaccessible distance, such as the distance between the earth and the moonThe six commonly used trigonometric functions are defined as follows:
Since x and y do not change if 2p radians are added to the angle—that is, 360° are added—it is clear that sin (è + 2p) = sin è. Similar statements hold for the five other functions. By definition, three of these functions are reciprocals of the three others, that is,
If point P, in the definition of the general trigonometric function, is on the y-axis, x is 0; therefore, because division by zero is inadmissible in mathematics, the tangent and secant of such angles as 90°, 270°, and -270° do not exist. If P is on the x-axis, y is 0; in this case, the cotangent and cosecant of such angles as 0°, 180°, and -180° do not exist. All angles have sines and cosines, because r is never equal to 0.
Since r is greater than or equal to x or y, the values of sin è and cos è range from -1 to +1; tan è and cot è are unlimited, assuming any real value; sec è and csc è may be either equal to or greater than 1, or equal to or less than -1.
It is readily shown that the value of a trigonometric function of an angle does not depend on the particular choice of point P, provided that it is on the terminal side of the angle, because the ratios depend only on the size of the angle, not on where the point P is located on the side of the angle.
[link]]]>http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v34/__show_article/_a000034-000263.htm2003-11-14T11:44:56Z2003-11-14T11:49:04ZCrossroadsSometimes, when I look back and think of all the
could-have-beens in my life, Sometimes, when I look back and think of all the could-have-beens in my life, I often wonder: Did I make the right choice.... Did I miss a road sign.... Am I on the right track....
C R O S S R O A D S..... They happen all the time, Saying goodbye to some, Choosing only one. Letting go, holding on... settling for now, But facing what must come....
Yes, in life we all reach a crossroad sometime. We make painful decisions and take some risks as we pursue our dreams.
But one should not stay at the CROSSROADS too long. For even the birds have to leave their nests sometime & learn how to fly.
Life's road is long & rough, and there are stretches when one has to do it all alone.
And should you meet the cross at the road, be consoled.
Yes, more often than not, the road less traveled will surely bring you home.
Face the light and the shadow falls behind you. Turn your back & the shadow stays in front of you.
Indeed, the truth hurts, but it will surely set you free. The bitter pangs of parting will give birth to another moment called GROWING.
So grow on..... until it's time for you to move on.... and face the crossroads again, knowing that God loves you and is in control of everything.
unknown author]]>http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v34/__show_article/_a000034-000261.htm2003-11-13T14:37:32Z2003-11-13T14:42:22Z"Pangea Ultima"The next Pangea, "Pangea Ultima" will form as a result of the subduction of the ocean floor of the North and South Atlantic beneath eastern North America and South America. This supercontinent will have a small ocean basin trapped at its center. The next Pangea, "Pangea Ultima" will form as a result of the subduction of the ocean floor of the North and South Atlantic beneath eastern North America and South America. This supercontinent will have a small ocean basin trapped at its center. The life history of an ocean basin is determined by the balance between two opposing forces: sea floor spreading (rifting) and subduction. During the early phases of ocean formation, rifting dominates. A small continental rift, much like the East African Rift, grows wider forming a narrow ocean, like the Red Sea. Sea floor spreading continues to rapidly widen the ocean.
At some point in time a subduction zone forms along one of the margins of the ocean. Ocean floor is now destroyed at about the same rate that it is created. During this period in an ocean's history, it neither grows nor contracts, much like the modern Pacific.
Eventually the mid-ocean ridge gets too close to one of the margins and is subducted. Now the ocean is in a period of decline. Because no new ocean floor is being created, the ocean must close.
250 million years in the future, the Atlantic and Indian oceans have closed. North America has collided with Africa, but in a more southerly position than where it rifted. South America is wrapped around the southern tip of Africa, with Patagonia in contact with Indonesia, enclosing a remanent of the Indian Ocean.
Antarctica is once again at the South Pole and the Pacific has grown wider, encircling half the Earth.
We call this future Pangea, "Pangea Ultima", because it is the final Pangea.
[link] ]]>http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v34/__show_article/_a000034-000260.htm2003-11-09T12:40:36Z2003-11-09T12:40:36ZCaring For The Skin Around Your EyesSome tips to care for the skin around the eyesSome tips to care for the skin around the eyes28th October 1999 Times Of India Kaniza Lokhandwala MUMBAI : The skin around your eyes is the most vulnerable part of your body's entire skin surface. In most areas of the body, the blood supply cools, warms and nourishes the skin, but facial skin and especially the skin around the eyes, serves an additional function, that of emotional response. Your facial expressions are always changing in response to what happens around you. This creates tremendous stress in the facial skin and eye area. All of these reactions require complex biochemical changes and some of the by-products of these reactions are free radicals and some are hormones, such as adrenaline. The free radicals interact with normal skin structure and either have a destructive action or impair biological function. The result is that the skin looks dull and lifeless and wrinkles prematurely as its collagen structure is impaired. On top of these emotional stresses and free radical assaults, environmental factors such as automobile exhaust and even second- hand tobacco smoke cause adverse effects on skin. The ultraviolet light from the sun produces further signs of ageing. Sunscreen lotions and creams are widely used to protect facial skin, but unfortunately, most sunscreens cannot be used close to the eyes. Eye gels are formulated to rebuild damaged skin that has lost tone and elasticity. A good under-eye gel contains natural plant extracts that promote the natural repairing process of facial skin. This is accomplished by increasing nutrients to the area and targeting this specific area in helping to restore firmer skin. Fatty deposits that cause irregularities and lymphatic fluids are reduced, resulting in a smoother, less puffy and more youthful look around the eyes. An ayurvedic remedy for the age-old problem is a special milk decoction made out of saffron and pearl-ash or pearl-powder. This is an expensive but effective remedy for eye-skin problems. Consult a qualified ayurvedic beautician. A drop of almond oil gently dabbed above and under the eyes keeps the skin there smooth and supple. Regular application is a good preventive measure. Puffy circles under the eye can be caused by lack of sleep, too much sleep, fluids which accumulate due to faulty digestion, stress, pollution, or allergic reactions to cosmetic products. Change any new cosmetics you have been using which you think may have a link. If the puffiness disappears soon after you stop applying the particular cosmetic. Don't put night creams and moisturisers too close to the eyes; they might get into them, causing eye tissues to swell while you sleep. Don't rub or massage the area around the eyes. It serves no purpose and can be dangerous. Avoid eating for three hours before bedtime. Apply used chamomile tea bags after chilling them. The tannic acid in the tea has an astringent effect that will shrink swollen tissues. Cucumber slices can be placed over the eyes. Exercise your eyes and associated muscles by rolling your eye, looking up, down, left and right. These eye calisthenics stretch and relax the muscles around the eye area and help evict sluggish fluids. (Excerpted from Forever Young, Forever Beautiful, Your Guide to Natural Nutrition and Beauty Secrets. By Dr Shanti B Rangwani, Rs. 395, Tel: 645 3560 (free delivery). ]]>http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v34/__show_article/_a000034-000259.htm2003-11-04T14:13:11Z2003-11-04T14:13:11Z
Words often used (express) by a person(jack) that comes out for another person's (Jill) ear to hear, flows totally different(level) to what jack is saying to Jill......
Almost all of us want to be happy. Being happy is not a skill taught in school. If we are lucky, our parents taught us about happiness, either by example or by shared wisdom. For the rest of us, there are some important things to remember about happiness, and the art of being happy.
have a theory. No, it’s more like a dream. It’s not a unique dream, many have dreamt it. It’s the desire for the all those on this planet to be loving towards each other. For peace and tranquility among mankind. For a song, which if heard by distant planets, would sing out, “We Love.” 
A mythical creature with the tail of a fish and the head, arms and trunk of a woman. Its male counterpart is called a merman. Generally called merfolk.
Everything can be accomplished if we only work hard and allow our spirit to flow we surely can make the 3d lives worthwhile living*A sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it "was too crowded."
The earliest applications of trigonometry were in the fields of navigation, surveying, and astronomy, in which the main problem generally was to determine an inaccessible distance, such as the distance between the earth and the moonThe six commonly used trigonometric functions are defined as follows: 
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The next Pangea, "Pangea Ultima" will form as a result of the subduction of the ocean floor of the North and South Atlantic beneath eastern North America and South America. This supercontinent will have a small ocean basin trapped at its center.