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Flower arrangement entered Japan from China with Buddhism, it naturally was imbued with Chinese and Buddhist philosophy. The Buddhist desire to preserve life lies at the root of the whole subject and has created most of the rules of flower arrangement, controlling also the shapes of the flower vases, which are so formed as to help to prolong the life of the flowers. So much thought and time would never have been given to preservatives had not this desire predominated in all their floral offerings.
Another common but not exclusive aspect present in Ikebana is its employment of minimalism. Some arrangements may consist of only a minimal number of blooms interspersed among stalks and leaves. The structure of some Japanese flower arrangements is based on a scalene triangle delineated by three main points, usually twigs, considered in some schools to symbolize heaven, human, and earth, or sun, moon, and earth. Use of these terms is limited to certain schools and is not customary in more traditional schools. A notable exception is the traditional rikka form, which follows other precepts. The container can be a key element of the composition, and various styles of pottery may be used in their construction. In some schools the container is only regarded as a vessel to hold water and should be subordinate to the arrangement.
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The quince is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the family Rosaceae which also contains apples and pears, among other fruits. It is a deciduous tree that bears a pome fruit, similar in appearance to a pear, and bright golden-yellow when mature. Throughout history the cooked fruit has been used as food, but the tree is also grown for its attractive pale pink blossoms and other ornamental qualities.
Quince is one of the most popular species for deciduous bonsai specimens, along with related Chinese quince and Japanese quince, native to Eastern Asia.
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O man, whoever thou art, from wheresoever thou cometh, for I know you shall come, I am Cyrus, who founded the Persian Empire. Grudge me not, therefore, this little earth that covers my body.
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Frank Donald Drake is an American astronomer and astrophysicist. He is involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, including the founding of SETI, mounting the first observational attempts at detecting extraterrestrial communications in 1960 in Project Ozma, developing the Drake equation, and as the creator of the Arecibo Message, a digital encoding of an astronomical and biological description of the Earth and its lifeforms for transmission into the cosmos.
Drake is one of the pioneers of the modern field of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence with Giuseppe Cocconi, Philip Morrison, Iosif Shklovsky, and Carl Sagan.
Drake co-designed the Pioneer plaque with Carl Sagan in 1972, the first physical message sent into space. The plaque was designed to be understandable by extraterrestrials should they encounter it. He later supervised the creation of the Voyager Golden Record. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1974.
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DRAKE EQUATION
The Drake equation is a probabilistic argument used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy.
The equation was written in 1961 by Frank Drake, not for purposes of quantifying the number of civilizations, but as a way to stimulate scientific dialogue at the first scientific meeting on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). The equation summarizes the main concepts which scientists must contemplate when considering the question of other radio-communicative life. It is more properly thought of as a Fermi problem rather than as a serious attempt to nail down a precise number.
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Italian brand MSGM opens its very first English flagship store in South Kensington, United Kingdom.
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The word Neophyte is not a new addition to the English language, as it’s been part of the English vocabulary since the 1300s, but it wasn’t in general use before the 19th century. When it was used in a 16th-century translation of the Bible, some folks derided it as pretentious and Latinate. One critic lumped it with other “ridiculous inkhorn terms” and another went as far as to write, “Neophyte, to a bare Englishman is nothing at all.” The criticisms of “neophyte” weren’t entirely justified, given the word’s long history in English, but it is true that “neophyte” has classical roots. It traces back through Late Latin to the Greek neophytes, meaning “newly planted or “newly converted.”
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Rogue has functioned as a noun since the 15th century, and a verb (not very commonly used) since the 18th. The adjective use is the newest of them all, dating from the first half of the 19th century. In this part of speech it was initially applied to elephants and is still defined with the sense “resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant especially in being isolated, aberrant, dangerous, or uncontrollable.” The etymology of the word is unknown.
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Efi Sandwich Box
If you are a collector of Germany products this little red sandwich box will be your great find. It is a product by the company Efi which does not exist anymore.
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Schoenstaub Carpet Nebula
Home is where the heart is. That’s why Schoenstaub offers elements for the living space enriching your most cherished place in the world. Every journey begins at home. Their debut collection allows to easily incorporate fascinating views and timeless perspectives into any personal space. The Nebula carpet is of superb…
quality and made where all premium carpets are manufactured, namely in Iran.
