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围棋 Trad. 圍棋 wéi qí the game of Go
Go is an abstract strategy board game for two players, in which the aim is to surround more territory than the opponent. The game was invented in China more than 2,500 years ago and is believed to be
Crowds gathers outside Rayshard Brooks' funeral to watch
Due to COVID-19, only 200 guests were allowed inside the sanctuary, which was marked for social distancing. Notable guests included Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Former Mayor Kasim Reed, Rev. Be
White Power Tweet
In case anyone was wondering what this was really about. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Uwf0Mh5fIA
JUNE 29, 2020 | PART OF U.S. SENATE
Senate Session The Senate voted to formally begin debate on the fiscal year 2021 Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense programs and policy bill. https://www.c-span.org/video/?4734
JULY 1, 2020 White House Briefing
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a briefing with reporters. She was asked about the reports that Russia offered bounties for the lives of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan as well as Presi
July 1, 2020 Rudy Giuliani Comments to Reporters in White House Driveway
Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters in the White House driveway. He criticizes the New York Times for reporting on the Russian bounties story, calls Black Lives Matter a Marxist organization, and questi
畢昇
During the reign of Chingli 慶曆 (Qìnglì), 1041–1048, Bi Sheng, a man of unofficial position, made movable type. His method was as follows: he took sticky clay and cut in its characters as
What will these BRANIACS think of next?
I'm not impressed. JUNE 24, 2020 Senate Democratic Press Briefing on Police Reform Following a failed Senate procedural vote on police reform legislation, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) a
An Lushan Rebellion
Beginning in 742, Eurasia entered a 13-year period of major political turmoil, with the regional empires generally suffering "a major rebellion, revolution, or dynastic change." In this year the Se
TEN HEAVENLY STEMS AND TWELVE EARTHLY BRANCHES
INTRODUCTION Short for Stem-Branch or Gan-Zhi, the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches are the most important counting system in the Chinese calendar. There are 10 Stems and 12 Branches. The Ten H
WCU President Announces WCU Will Reopen On-Time for Fall 2020 Semester
June 11, 2020 First day of in-person, on-campus instruction will be August 24, 2020 West Chester University President Christopher Fiorentino released a message today announcing that WCU will reo
功夫
Noun, Suru verb 1. scheme; device; scheming; devising; figuring out; coming up with; solving ingeniously​ これは わたし 私が くふ
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Introduction
Introduction This is what I heard: At one time the Buddha was in Rajagriha, staying on Mount Gridhrakuta. Accompanying him were a multitude of leading monks numbering twelve thousand persons. Al
Gridhrakūta
Gridhrakūta [耆闍崛山・霊鷲山] (; Pali Gijjhakūta;  Gishakussen or Ryōju-sen): The Sanskrit name for Eagle
Rājagriha
Rājagriha [王舎城] (; Pali Rājagaha;  Ōsha-jō): The capital of the kingdom of Magadha in ancient India. One of the largest cities in
New details suggest Martin Gugino was intentionally provoking police
Published on Jun 9, 2020 New details are emerging in the story of Martin Gugino suggesting he was an anarchist and a possible member of radical left-wing groups like Antifa. Even other protesters tha
From Russia with Love
https://www.c-span.org/video/?472972-1/president-trump-start-holding-campaign-rallies
Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra
Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra, The [法華文句] (Chin Fa-hua-wen-chü;  Hokke-mongu): One of T’ien-t’ai’s three major works, the others being The Prof
This is what I heard
This is what I heard: At one time the Buddha was in Rajagriha, staying on Mount Gridhrakuta. Accompanying him were a multitude of leading monks numbering twelve thousand persons. All were arhats wh
What an upside-down bible does NOT look like
Our poor resident "deacon" has never seen a bible with ribbon markers. Wow.
Zero Tolerance
Saturday on Fox News Channel’s “Justice,” host Jeanine Pirro declared the circumstances that led to the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police must be handled with “zero tole
Radical
Noun 1. radical (of a kanji character)​ Wikipedia definition 2. Radical (Chinese character) ​A Chinese radical is a component of a Chinese character. The term may variously refer
A Murder of Crows
For anyone that missed it the Russian crew at MSNBC has added to its ranks today. Joining comrade Wallace was not-so-recently-recruited comrade Weismann, and newest to the cohort, comrade Page. They j
PA District 6 Democrat Primary 2020
This was the first time I had ever voted in a Democrat primary and I learned a few things. I changed my party registration back in March so I could vote for Bernie. That was before he wimped out and t