Sacred ruins a jungle secret

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	Sacred ruins a jungle secret its five levels symbolise various aspects of Buddhism, illustrated by elaborate carvings. Writers have described it as a guidebook-in-stone to Mahayana Buddhism. The complex resembles a mandala (a circular Buddhist design that symbolises the universe). Its construction required thousands of labourers, though whether these were exceptionally devout volunteers or hapless slaves is still hotly debated. Talented carvers and other skilled craftsmen laboured for decades to create Borobudur's intricate and ornate artwork, but it gradually fell into disuse and neglect. All but forgotten and partly collapsed, it was largely covered by volcanic ash until the 19th century when successive...
	Sizzling deals at kid-friendly beach resorts Where: Gros Islet, St. Lucia Why: Because this plush St. Lucia Resort sits on a dreamy strand of white sand and offers a huge roster of family-friendly amenities and services, from swimming pools, tennis courts and a 7,000-square-foot spa to beachfront ...
	Ancient builders slid 100-ton rocks on ice paths to construct China's Forbidden City In ancient Egypt, pyramid builders pushed limestone on roller logs up inclined ramps to bring them to their spot on the massive pointed structures. It's too bad, Stone said, that "they couldn't freeze." Jiang Lia, Haosheng Chenb, and Howard Stone are ...
	Eminem Grows Older, but Not Up We have watched Eminem age, all of us, difficult as it has been. We've seen him lash out at his mother, his then-wife, and his fans. We've seen him soften ever so slightly under the weight of fatherhood. We've seen him court protest, then express ...
	Jay Cutler of Chicago Bears says he isn't certain to return this week Tags: Bears, Josh McCown, Matt Forte. Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler indicated Tuesday that his return for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions isn't a certainty, as he continues to go through the rehabilitation process for a torn groin muscle.
	Ghosts Review Call of Duty: Ghosts isn't a reinvention of the franchise, but proves there's still room for innovation within its existing formula. Though at the risk of overcomplicating things at times, its robust multiplayer gameplay, surprisingly fun co-op modes ...
	Get ready for the $50 Android tablet Black Friday 2013 deal Get ready for the $50 Android tablet Black Friday 2013 deal -- again. Summary: Specials from Walmart and Toys "R" Us list no-name 7-inch slates for cut-rate prices coming for the holiday shopping season. Will you be buying one? Sean Portnoy. By Sean ...
	Heading to City Hall, Bill de Blasio Is Used to Exceeding Expectations Now, as Mr. de Blasio, 52, prepares to become chief executive of one of the world's largest cities, he will have a far grander stage on which to test the decidedly liberal worldview that has been the hallmark of his career. Bill de Blasio was born on ...
	Vulkan the Krusader's V For Vendetta-Inspired "Wild Horses" His first three releases form a series titled The Rebirth Trilogy and recurring references to Japanese anime shows and V For Vendetta pepper his music. One of those is "Wild Horses," a loosie that has been safely locked in the vault since 2011 and was ...
	The Key to Cheap Renewable Energy? Robots With the price of photovoltaic panels at all-time lows, what's a solar power plant operator to do to cuts costs and squeeze more electricity out of a multi billion-dollar investment? One word: Robots. Yesterday, SunPower, the Silicon Valley solar giant ...
	20 best songs for new listeners and old fans. (VIDEO) It seems unlikely that many people will be starting from scratch when it comes to Johnny Cash. His presence is so wide and deep in our culture by this point that most of us have started with him, whether we like it or not, just by virtue of being alive ...
	Creative Renditions and Too Many Compliments Crowd the Top 20 Maybe it's because the judges haven't done a live episode in a while, but all four judges had nothing but compliments for the performers Monday night on The Voice. Some were well deserved -- and well delivered when such was the case -- but it was clear ...
	PBS doc takes rock legend seriously The fascination of Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin', which premieres tonight at 9:00 p.m. on PBS, is that it takes in all that stuff (at a distant glance), but it also looks past it to take Jimi Hendrix deadly seriously as an artist. The reason the ...
	DOE stayed mum as another green energy firm went bust Failing to heed the lessons of the Solyndra debacle, Energy Department officials kept quiet about their knowledge that a government-backed electric car charger company was sliding toward bankruptcy and putting taxpayer money at risk, the agency's chief ...
	Two Years After Fukushima, Japan Opens Biggest Solar Power Plant, Reaching A National Milestone In Renewable Energy One gigawatt of solar power is enough to power 139,000 homes, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. By the end of August, rooftop solar panel installations made up 89 percent of Japan's solar market, and the remaining 11 percent ...
	Chubby Vegetarian To Speak at the James Beard House For lunch at Chiwawa with Flyer friend Justin Fox Burks of course we ordered the Chubby Vegetarian, a terrific taco with fried avocados that is based on a recipe from the Chubby Vegetarian blog, which Burks runs with his wife Amy Lawrence. I also got a ...
	How money talks in state legislatures What voting studies cannot detect are the important, but less observable, pathways where money is more likely to shape legislation. Members have many opportunities, especially in the committee process, to structure the details of legislation to a donor ...
	Ghosts sell-in hits $1 billion Activision specifically noted in its announcement that it "sold more than $1 billion of Call of Duty: Ghosts into retail stores worldwide as of day one," meaning the figure is made up of units sold to retailers and not necessarily sales to consumers ...
	3 Signs You Might Be in a Dangerous Yoga Class and How to Stay Safe Whether you're in your first class or one of many, here are three quick ways to spot a dangerous yoga class and stay safe. They say there's no such thing as a bad yoga class, but there are dangerous ones. As a student and a teacher, I look at each ...
	Celebrating in a 'Land Time Forgot' Variations of the celebration, known in Laos as Boun Ok Phansa, occur across the Theravada Buddhist world. John Holt, a professor of religion at Bowdoin College in Maine, said the Buddhist laity view it as an auspicious time to create karmic benefits ...
	Hugh Joyce focuses on sustainable energy Businesses: James River Air Conditioning Co. Inc.; 1905 Westmoreland LLC; Global Comfort Group; Whitescarver Engineering, Roanoke; Joyce Leasing; and Gallery Flux, Ashland;. Professional: former board member, Air Conditioning Contractors of America ...
	On-Site Power May Weaken Centrally-Generated Wind And Solar Energy Those distributed systems, or on-site systems, would reduce the number of customers tied to the central network. Fewer participants could then erode the ability to pay for upgrades to carry green power over long distances. The northeastern U.S. and ...
	Late 20th century politics and spirituality The next chapter of The Rest Is Noise is called Politics and Spirituality in the Late 20th Century. In it, we hope to capture the shifting, changing political and social landscape of the 1970s and 80s, exploring how this permeated the mood and music of ...
	Outrageous acts of kindness in restaurants Sarah Hoidahl, a single mother, treated two National Guard members to lunch as a thank you for their service. The story received national attention and less than a week later, Hoidahl's kindness was returned. Celebrity comedian and day time talk show ...
	Expert Gifting Tips for a Stress-Free, Joyful Holiday Season Expert Gifting Tips for a Stress-Free, Joyful Holiday Season. Story · Comments · Image (1). Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Previous Next. Expert Gifting Tips for a Stress-Free, Joyful Holiday ...
	My 5 Most Shameful Moments as a Mom to a Cat and a Kid Practicing Taoist, Dragon Spirit Guide, and Chinese Reflexologist who has experienced more than nine past lives and can bend reality at will. Totally into alternative healing, but her Achilles' heel is reality TV cooking shows. As a Canadian expat, she ...

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