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Superstitions about China Earthquake Worry Some
2008-05-17 19:34:00 While the vast majority of people in her generation abandoned religion long ago, there is another ?strange coincidence? which leaves many of my friends and students uneasy. The earthquake occurred on May 12th, or 5.12. My friends show me how if one adds each individual number together (5 + 1 +2), the sum is 8. ...
By: 1913 Intel
Business Daily Africa - Superstition threatens scientific growth in Africa
2008-04-21 22:48:00 Rampant and increasing belief in pseudoscience is endangering progress in curtailing scientific ignorance in developing countries.
Catholic Superstition
2008-04-12 09:53:00 Catholicism seems to lend itself well to superstition. Reference the St. Joseph statue. A Catholic bookstore near my house sells these little novelty statues of St. Joseph with instructions that if you bury it on the property that you’re trying to sell, it will beseech St. Joseph to help the sale along. Two articles ...
Superstition Mountain, AZ - Superstition Mountains Finest Estate - 4900000
2008-04-11 00:00:00 This is Superstition Mountains finest luxury estate...This magnificent home sits on one of the finest hillside lots in all of Arizona.It boasts panoramic views of the Superstition Mountains Phoenix City Lights and the Nicklaus designed Lost Gold golf course. Sunsets present an amazing spectrum of colors on the Superstition Mountains. The only way to get these unbelievable views is to come through an even more unbelievable home. Fortuna Bella tantilizes your senses. The sights sounds and f...
Superstition Mountain, AZ - New Custom Home - Priced to Sell - 1199000
2008-04-11 00:00:00 Warm Cozy Elegant and just plain old WOW. These are the words usedto describe Tuscan Splendor. This is one of those homes that has it Great Feel Great Floor Plan Fantastic Views finishes you would expect in a custom home and best of all she is priced for this market. She is like fine wine. Her natural travertine floors knotty alder cabinets imported granite and hand hewn beams all say old world charm. Other finishes include custom faux painting venetian plaster hickory ...
DR Congo's 'dangerous' superstition
2008-03-23 07:58:00 Gracia likes watching television - mostly soaps and cartoons, but sometimes the news.1 Vote(s)
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Dozens blinded in India looking for Virgin Mary
2008-03-14 00:07:00 At least 50 people have lost their sight after staring at the sun hoping to see an image of the Virgin Mary, according to reports.
Superstition That Evil Causes Illness
2008-01-30 16:10:00 Common among Filipinos is the belief that sickness is the work of some evil spirits. Examples of such beliefs are the following: 1. When a child has epileptic fits or when a pregnant woman has... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest.
Man gets 5 yrs for magical transportation
2008-01-04 15:10:00 Chikumbutso Mponda of Ntchisi is behind bars after he fell down from a magic plane on his way to his home village.
Witchcraft plane crashes, suspect in police custody
2007-12-20 18:07:00 As this story illustrates, in many African countries the believe in flying witches is well entrenched.
SCIENCE & SUPERSTITION: A matter of belief
2007-12-16 18:06:00 SCIENCE & SUPERSTITION: A matter of belief Ekta Kapoor?s blind faith in the letter ‘K’ for the titles of her serials is one example of how tinsel people are guided by astrology. The other is that of the Bachchan family getting Aishwarya to marry a tree and so on before she could finally tie the knot with Abhishek. A star changing the spelling of his screen name is another example. Consulting astrologers to begin the muhurat of a film, or time the release of another film, or even to choose the casting for the film is yet another phobia those from the tinsel town suffer from. Against this backdrop, when a noted director chooses to make a film that could raise a debate between reason and belief should have proved a starting point to establish the credibility of science against the speculative worth of superstition. Superstition is not backed by proof other than your astrologer/numerologist/ tantrik guru’s word for it. Will Bhool Bhulaiya set a tren...
By: India Blog
Muslims seek Mecca?s heavenly water to cure ills
2007-12-15 13:21:00 Millions of Muslims making the annual pilgrimage to their holiest site, Mecca, flock to get a share of spring water they believe originates in heaven and is endowed with healing power.
Kewalramani's Kuts: Pundit. Def: A Shyster Who Traffics in Superstition
2007-12-13 15:46:00 Kewalramani's Kuts: Pundit. Def: A Shyster Who Traffics in Superstition
IF superstition
2007-11-19 20:28:00 Sometimes, I think the superstition is the detail. Anyhow we live everyday with the superstition. I alwys think its amusing, when I watch people, who are really knocking three times at wood, or when no hotel room or no wagon of a tram has the number 13.Manchmal, so finde ich, sitzt der Aberglaube im Detail. Irgendwie leben wir jeden Tag mit ihm. Ich finde es immer wieder amüsant, wenn ich Leute beobachte, die total im Ernst dreimal auf Holz klopfen, oder wenn im Hotel kein Zimmer und bei der Bahn kein Wagon die Nummer 13 hat.Illustration Berlin www.neublau.blogspot.com
Superstition: Why is GetFileAttributes the way old-timers test file existen
2007-10-23 16:00:00 If you ask an old-timer how to test for file existence, they'll say, "Use GetFileAttributes ." This is still probably the quickest way to test for file existence, since it requires only a single call. Other methods such as FindFirstFile or CreateFile Read More......(read more)
Women Send Panties to Myanmar in Protest
2007-10-20 23:34:00 Women in several countries have begun sending their panties to Myanmar embassies in a culturally insulting gesture of protest against the recent brutal crackdown there, a campaign supporter said Friday.
Doctor mother kill her son due to superstition
2007-10-11 12:35:00 This information may look wrong to large number of people while at first glance but this is a big ugly reality from the Rohtak district in Haryana state of India. Mostly, we all have this perception that illiterate and poor people believe in superstition and these kinds of activities are performed by them under the influence of some tantriks or Gurus. However, this time a totally opposite thing has come in front of us, as the culprit in this case is a quailed doctor and professor in prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences or popularly known as PGI, Rohtak.According to the news, Dr Promila Malik was upset with the poor performance of her elder son (Abhishek) in the pre-medical exams and therefore she tried to transfuse some blood of her 12 year old younger son (Piyush), who was very active in studies, in to the body of her elder son. However, in this whole process Piyush died due to excessive bleeding. She confessed to police that she done all this on the orders of Gu...
An N by Any Other Name
2007-09-23 16:24:00 Normally, I’m not a superstitious person. I’m agnostic. I don’t believe in astrology, aliens, or conspiracy theories. I am Scully to anyone’s Mulder ! Yet there is one bit of mumbo-jumbo I do believe in. I consider the letter N very lucky, and attractive ! The more N’s the better. An M won’t do, its ...
By: H.A.N.I. 101
Indian Development, Religious Myth and Superstition
2007-09-20 14:15:00 Indian Chief Minister insists that Rama is just a myth But political turmoil over the proposed channel which would go through the imagined ‘Rama’s bridge’ to Sri Lanka continues unabated. Indian parents have overwhelmingly brough up their children to believe in Rama as God but also as a historical person. The Ramayana story is taken as ...
No Superstition Day
2007-09-14 03:47:00 If you believe in superstitions then today you have to try to resist. Today is the one day that you would resist in superstition today. So if you see that black cat today - do not worry…it is just superstition. Although superstitions do hold up a lot of power. But if ...
By: Holiday Chatter
Superstition or reality?
2007-09-02 07:30:00 Throughout the Southwestern U.S. and regions of Latin America exists the myth of a creature called "Chupacabra." This mythical creature is said to look like a hairless coyote and suck the blood out of goats; hence the name which is Spanish for "Goat-sucker." This creature is an ideal example of how superstition persists even in the presence of a reasonable explanation.Recently a Texas rancher found what many claim to be a Chupacabra. This creature is hairless and has blue skin. The Texas Fish & Game Department, however, believes that the creature is not a mythical Chupacabra but a diseased grey fox. According to biologists illness ridden gray foxes may develop hair loss and a blue-ish skin tone.Now a DNA test is to be conducted in order to test whether or not the creature in question is indeed a Chupacabra. Has the possibility that Chupacabra is simply an ancient name for diseased grey foxes ever arisen? Native Americans and early European settlers most likely did not recognize dise...
False prophet drowns in river amid chants
2007-08-28 12:33:00 That water bodies are believed to be the gateways to the underneath spirit world, is not altogether uncommon belief but never has a man boasted to descend to the ?gates of hell? by jumping into a river under the full glare of chanting and dancing onlookers.
Pentecostal Faith or Superstition ?
2007-08-13 17:15:00 Recently I read an article about the arrest of a Pentecostal Christian preacher in Coimbatore. The preacher in question had not committed any theft, murder or any of the crimes that one might imagine. Rather he was found praying. Praying with his wife and four children by his side. Nothing unusual there, one would think. ...
Science to Superstition: Pratibha Patil spoke to spirit
2007-06-25 18:04:00 The Presidential candidate Pratibha Patil in a public function at Mount Abu on June 14, said that she spoke to a man who died 38 years ago.Surprisingly, she had attended the function at the 70th anniversary of establishment of Prajapita Brahmakumari Ashram, in her capacity as Governor of Rajasthan, but still went on to say that 'she had conversation with Lekhraj Baba through Daadi Hriday Mohini.In front of a gathering, Pratibha Patil, said that Lekhraj Baba's spirit (aatma) came into the body of Hirday Mohini and spoke to her. It has only caused further embarrassment for the Congress and the UPA as Pratibha, who is all set to head the nation in 21st, seems to believe in 'occult' and spirits.Belief in religion is a different thing but superstition and more so, airing these views in public function, from a public figure is surely alarming. Shivraj Patil was rejected as candidate also because he is a firm believer in Sathya Sai Baba (Leftists had reservations on his uncompromising...
Crazy Mate Superstition
2007-06-01 07:50:00 This is something I did when I was little along with other crazy little things. You think of 5 names of someone that you would like to marry. Twist the stem of an apple while saying the name and when the stem comes off that is the person you will marry. Here ...
Oldsuperstitions.com - Want Some Good Fortune?
2007-05-14 22:42:00 I found a website claims to be the biggest superstitions list on the Web...
By: Review Boss
Istikhara - the Muslim superstition explored [Digg]
2007-05-12 22:46:00 One of the strangest tradition prevalent in conservative Muslim societies is that of ?Istikhara?. Simply put, Istikhara is about taking advices from God in important matters such as jobs, travel and marriage etc. This article explores this superstitious belief.
Superstitions Die Hard
2007-05-09 13:12:00 Myth is just a term used to distance the religious beliefs of modern day from the superstitions people no longer believe in. The Ancient Greeks believed in their gods just as fervently and devoutly as any religious person does today, but the gods of antiquity have been cast out into the realm of mythology. In the realm of mythology, religious beliefs are de-legitimized as the superstitious
Some Appalachian superstitions
2007-03-28 14:29:00 Easter?s around the corner. If you keep chickens, be sure to color those biddies' eggs; otherwise they won?t hatch! Ever heard that before? Appalachia?s full of such superstitions. Here?re a few:Weather:Aching joints indicate rain.When a bobwhite calls, it?s praying for rain.Thick, tight shucks on corn indicate bad weather.Killing a black snake and hanging it on a fence with its belly turned to the sun will bring rain before the next sunset.If it rains on Monday, it will rain 3 days that week.An owl hooting high on the mountain signals fair weather; the owl hooting in the lower lands signals foul weather.There will be as many snows in a winter as there are fogs in October.Marriage:If a girl sleeps in a strange bed and names each bedpost a boy?s name, the post she looks to first upon waking will name the boy she?ll marry.A girl won?t get married if anyone sweeps under her feet.Dreams:A dream about the dead means you?ll get a letter.If you sleep in a strange bed, whatever you dr...
Photo Request: Superstition
2006-12-07 15:17:06 Our client is looking for pictures that illustrate Superstition - specifically someone either walking under a ladder or obviously avoiding walking under a ladder. This should be taking place on a busy town or city street.Upload data:1. DEADLINE: Friday December 8th 2006; 12:00 noon GMT2. FILESIZE: 300dpi, colour. Pixel dimensions >2480 x 1748, to print at A5+3. CODE KEYWORD: RICLAD (input this among all your other apposite keywords describing the image in full and NEVER use the Code Keyword as your only keyword.) 4. CATEGORISE UNDER: Society> FolkloreIf you feel you already have existing images on the site which fit the bill, just add the unique code keyword to them. And remember, the only way you can make your pictures available for consideration by the buyers in any Picture Call is to upload them to the fotoLibra site and to include the special Code Keyword among your other keywords. Please do not mark your images as Royalty Free and do not send them to me as there is nothing I ca...
Superstition
2006-11-18 01:12:00 Throughout my life I have always had a somewhat rocky relationship with the ham sandwich. Now to the average reader that may be perceived as a rather outlandish statement since you are all probably thinking "What possible damage can a poor innocent ham sandwich do to a person?" Well let me tell you, in looking back over my life I have now come to realize that this so called 'innocent' ham |
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