Black mantra piyao12/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Painted Pottery Tomb Guardian (Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.). ![]() The fad reached its peak during the Southern Dynasties (AD420-589) when people worshipped pixiu to seek protection against a deadly epidemic that claimed thousands of lives in southern China. Commoners also adorned their houses with images of pixiu. ![]() The practice of using pixiu as a charm and house protector can be traced to the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) and became a custom in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD24) when the founding emperor Liu Bang placed many pixiu statues in his palace as the royal guardian and forbade his subjects to use the sacred beast for feng shui purposes.ĭespite this imperial decree, the popularity of pixiu prevailed across the country. They soon copied pixiu in paintings, sculptures and jade amulets in the hope it would bring them wealth. When ancient Chinese people found out that this animal (Pixiu/Piyao) could suck in anything valuable and store it within the body, they regarded it as a fortune god. However, this monster is said to have been punished by the God of Heaven for misbehaving and misconduct and was condemned to eating nothing but treasures and suffering from a blocked anus. It is said that pixiu helped the Huangdi (Yellow Emperor), a tribal leader who was later revered as the ancestor of the Chinese nation, defeat many enemy tribes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River – the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization. Pixiu, also known as bixie, patrolled the universe and protected mankind from evil and pandemics from happening. PIXIU, also know as Piyao is a mythical animal with the head of a mighty dragon, the neck of a horse, the body of a lion and with wings on each side.Īccording to Chinese history, this interesting monster (Pixiu/Piyao) was the ninth son of a dragon and was born with far greater power than his father.
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Vizio built in chromecast12/30/2023 ![]() ![]() I'll check back in and update if I have any gripes or other surprising revelations, but my initial impressions are very positive. Xfinity Stream App not Casting to VIZIO TV with built in Chromecast I have been streaming live TV to my Vizio TV for months. and the improvement in quality, in virtually every way, is significant! I'm still exploring all of the ways to fine tune the picture for my environment, not to mention the myriad ways to stream from a wide variety of sources, including Apply AirPlay. I've only had this Vizio Smart TV for less than 24 hours, but so far I'm quite happy with my purchase. I *AM* disappointed and feel that I was deceived! My overall rating has been downgraded accordingly to three stars from five. I still like the TV, but now wonder about it's lifespan and any tweaks that Vizio might have made for the 2020 model. The box that it was shipped in has a V505-H19 sticker on it. Update: I've just realized that the TV that I actually received is the model V505-H9 - NOT the V505-H19 as in the Amazon listing. Though it is confusing and disappointing, I'm actually still pretty happy with the quality of the TV. ![]() ![]() the actual model number on the label on the back of the TV says V505-H19. Update to the previous update below: The software in the TV is what indicates the V505-H9. Turn your Android or iOS tablet into a powerful entertainment center. Enjoy thousands of Chromecast-enabled apps, and play or pause directly from your phone. Included components: Power Cable, Remote Control, Stand Enjoy the award-winning SmartCast platform loaded with the best selection of built-in apps, an all-new Voice Remote, Bluetooth headphone capability, and Apple AirPlay 2 and Chromecast built-in. 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There has been debate about how representative of American small businesses NFIB is, noting its very conservative and pro-Republican record. In 2010, 25 of its members, all Republican, were elected to the 112th Congress. On its website, the National Federation of Independent Business states that it is a "nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1943". ![]() The goal of NFIB is to advance the interests of small businesses. ![]() It is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, with offices in Washington, D.C., and all 50 state capitals. The National Federation of Independent Business ( NFIB) is an association of small businesses in the United States. JSTOR ( October 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "National Federation of Independent Business" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Not seasonally adjusted, 38 percent expect deterioration and only 9 percent expect improvement.This article needs additional citations for verification. The net percent of owners expecting better business conditions in six months was a negative 22 percent, up 4 points from August, but 32 percentage points lower than January. In fact, poor sales has been the top business problem for small-business owners for the past three years. Twenty-eight percent of small-business owners reported that poor sales is still their top business problem. If consumers fear the path we are on, then ‘less is more’ policies that reduce the size of government will increase confidence.” The key to economic recovery is restoring the confidence of consumers only then will small businesses begin to see the sales they need to expand. “Promising temporary tax cuts financed by permanent income tax increases will not help many small-business owners who pay taxes based on personal-not corporate-tax rates. “An increase in consumer spending would be the best imaginable stimulus right now, not gimmicky Washington policies,” said NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg. Similarly, owners expecting better business conditions in six months increased modestly, but this reading also remained negative. However, NFIB’s chief economist cautions that in spite of this uptick, there is little among the 10 Index components that can be considered “positive.” Reports of owners expecting real sales to improve were higher than last month, but were still negative. WASHINGTON, Octo– Small-business optimism gained 0.8 points in September, according to the National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB’s) latest Index, ending a six-month decline. Small-Business Confidence Sees Modest Gain: The Start of a Trend, or a Blip? However, the NFIB warns that this isn't anything to get too excited about. It often indicates a user profile.Įxpectations for sales improved from last month, but are still unfavorable. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]() Iphone phew phew12/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Next-generation biomanufacturing market worth $43.16 billion by 2030.North America Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Market Size, Share, Trend Analysis by Region, Competitive Landscape Outlook, Strategies and Forecast – Instant Interview.GadCapital: This generation is the most hopeful about retirement preparation.»įor more information about the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, visit The “what” does not change - that Jesus Christ has risen from the dead. “The challenge of the moment for the Christian is not the “what”. “You can’t choose a different culture to raise them. Teaching ‘who they are’ is more important than telling them ‘how to behave’, he said, and with the culture constantly talking about identity, ‘we need to get ahead’. They are in a perpetual identity crisis, and he suggested that believers need to explore the theology of what it means to be human. Identity seems to be the biggest problem with the next generation, Stonestreet claimed. Having “sacred spaces,” like the car or the dining table, with no technology allowed.Organize uninterrupted time without technology.He offered practical suggestions, including: “At a time when relationships are constantly interrupted at every turn…we can make an incredible difference.” Instead of just providing information, Stonestreet has noted some questions to ask:Īnother undercurrent within generations is pervasive technology, with the antidote of relationship, Stonestreet said. “If what’s happening stopping everybody is they’re being hammered with more data, more information, more assumptions, and then they come to us and it doesn’t nothing different happens at our stop, so we’re just drowned out by all the noise.” Questions to ask “We need to rethink what happens at our stop,” he continued. You and I are nothing more than a stop on the information bus of the week and it makes an awful lot of stops. “What happens if you take real information and just throw it into an ocean of information?” asked Stonestreet. Not only is this the age of information, it is the age of competing ideas and authorities. Children are regularly challenged with ideas adults couldn’t imagine hearing at their age. ![]() The answers are readily available on the internet, and that can be mistaken for wisdom, he said. And if it were true that these things very often reflect deeper changes that have taken place in our cultural moment, and if we can understand them, we might be able to get ahead of some of the waves,” Stonestreet wondered. This fashion – whack! The iPhone – phew! Harry Potter – phew! One thing after another appears. “Christians do this all the time when it comes to culture. “If we just respond to the waves without understanding what’s creating the waves, then what happens, to mix up my metaphors, you end up playing a cultural game of Whack-A-Mole. “Waves themselves are often the product of undercurrents, that things have shifted and drifted and shifted dramatically,” Stonestreet said. Another force is the undercurrent – it is subtle and can move without realizing it, but the effect is the same – moving away from the starting point. Linking cultural changes to the ocean, he noted that a wave, particularly large or unexpected, can flatten a person. “There’s another part of that equation than sinful natures, their own independent thinking - there’s cultural pressure,” Stonestreet added. Everything they experience, culturally speaking, is presented to them as normal. They are not immigrants - they are natives of this cultural moment. “The children we are talking about have never known anything else. “Now things have changed and it feels like a whole different world,” John Stonestreet said. How these issues affect the ‘generation gap’ was presented at a seminar at Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Birmingham on October 21, and included practical strategies for closing the gap.Īccording to the president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview in Colorado Springs, people of all generations older than millennials belong to a different culture, before computers, smartphones or social media. Truth, technology and identity are some of the main causes of the generational divide. ![]() Long pampas grass decor12/30/2023 ![]() We’re passionate about creating new exciting products to help you continuously perfect your ambiance. 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