Almanac – 16 August 2010 – Monday

Written by on August 16, 2010 - 2 Comments

Cartels have blockaded the streets of the industrial city Monterrey, which is Mexico’s richest city. Gunmen ordered people from their cars, which were then used to make barricades that closed thirteen major roads.

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People and Places – The Swami 3 – The Five Elements

Written by on September 22, 2007 - 3 Comments

Download audio file (swami3.mp3) at Irp Mark: What are the five elements? Swami: The first is earth. Mark: Earth. Swami: The most solid. Rough is the earth. Mark: Matter. Swami: Matter. Matter. Subtler than that is water. Mark: Water. Swami: Subtler than water is fire. Mark: Earth, water, fire. Swami: Subtler than fire and invisible [...]

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