11 Sep

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Floating Lantern Ceremony

The ancient custom of floating lighted lanterns in waterways symbolizes respect for the lives of people who have gone before us, the lit lanterns are meant to guide our lost loved ones along their spiritual journeys. It also represents a light of hope for peace and harmony that we send over the waters of transmigration. This very colorful, but quiet and serene ceremony provides a place to reaffirm our commitment to building a peaceful future and to pay respect to the lost lives at the World Trade Center.

15:11 / Levitating Monkey
14 Aug

One Year Countdown to Beijing Olympic Games The Chinese capital of Beijing is adopting eco-friendly technologies in transportation, power supply, water and waste management to ensure a "green" Olympic Games, according to the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. Beijing plans to use 100 hybrid-electric vehicles...

15:41 / Levitating Monkey
11 Aug

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From the acclaimed author of The Epicure's Lament, comes a grand new novel of literary contention in which two competing biographers collide in their quest for the truth about a great artist.

Oscar Feldman, the "Great Man," is a New York city painter of the heroic generation of the 40s and 50s. Rather than focusing on abstract canvases like Pollock and Rothko, he stubbornly holds to painting one subject alone—the female nude. Upon his passing in 2001, he leaves behind a wife, Abigail, an autistic son, and a sister, Maxine, herself a notable abstract painter.
20:07 / Levitating Monkey
11 Jul

Russell Simmons explains how readers can use yoga and Buddhism to find what he calls the "sweet spot": one's life's work and mission. ...

12:43 / Yoga
06 Jun

  By allowing people around the world to literally "watch over" and protect twelve intact, but highly vulnerable, villages in Darfur region of Sudan, Eyes On Darfur breaks new ground in protecting human rights. Using commercially available satellite imagery and posting them online to enlist help...

13:43 / Levitating Monkey