Friday, October 22, 2010

Three Sisters

The Three Sisters, variously known as the Three Sisters Islands and the Three Sisters Island, are three rocky islands in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., west of the Key Bridge. They represent the farthest point navigable by larger boats.

Zebrastraat

The Zebrastraat in Ghent was built in 1906 by architect Charles van Rysselberghe. The renovated site combines housing, culture and economy. In 2006, the social experiment "De Cirk" was renovated into the project Zebrastraat, in keeping with the original architecture.

Sarcastic fringehead

The sarcastic fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi) is a ferocious fish which has a large mouth and aggressive territorial behaviour. When two fringeheads have a territorial battle, they wrestle by pressing their distended mouths against each other, as if they were kissing. This allows them to determine which is the larger fish and so dominance is established

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Self-Respect Movement

The Self-Respect Movement was founded in 1925 by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (also known as Periyar) in Tamil Nadu, India. The movement has the aim of achieving a society where backward castes have equal human rights, and encouraging backward castes to have self-respect in the context of a caste based society that considered them to be a lower end of the hierarchy. The movement was extremely influential not just in Tamil Nadu, but also overseas in countries with large Tamil populations, such as Malaysia and Singapore. Among Singapore Indians, groups like the Tamil Reform Association, and leaders like Thamizhavel G. Sarangapani were prominent in promoting the principals of the Self-Respect Movement among the local Tamil population through schools and publications.

Kabi

he Kabi (or Kabi Kabi or Gubbi Gubbi) people are an Aboriginal Murri people of Australia, and corresponding language group of the South East Queensland coast, stretching from Brisbane up to Gladstone. In their language, "Kabi" means "No".

Cartesian Self

In philosophy, the Cartesian Self is the counterpart to the Cartesian Other. According to Descartes, there is a divide intrinsic to human consciousness, such that one cannot ever bridge the space between one's own consciousness and that of another.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Trvizi monastery

Trvizi monastery (Armenian: Ծռվիզի Մատուռ) or Moro-Dzoro (Armenian: Մորո-Ձորո) located near the village of Lusahovit in Tavush Province, is a medieval Armenian monastery.