Encyclopedia - Burning Man: Encyclopedia - Burning Man
Burning Man is a week-long festival with international draw, held annually on the week prior to and including Labor Day weekend (in early...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burner Burning Man: Encyclopedia - Burner Burning Man
The term burner is used to refer to anyone who participates in Burning Man or one of the many regional Burning Man events that occur outs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burning Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Burning Man - History
The annual event now known as Burning Man began on the summer solstice in 1986 when Larry Harvey, Jerry James, and a few friends met on B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burning Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Burning Man - Primary Focus Of The Festival
Participation. Burning Man is held to be a "spectator-free" zone—i.e., only participants are allowed. As such, all attendees are ostens...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burning Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Burning Man - Primary Focus Of The Festival
Participation. Burning Man is held to be a "spectator-free" zone—i.e., only participants are allowed. As such, all attendees are ostens...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation: Hints On Meditation
What does a passionate man do? He repeats the same ignominious act again and again and fills his stomach as many times as he can. What do...   » Read the article

Article - Indigo Children: The Little Red Schoolhouse Turns Indigo  
One of the most brilliant people I've come across thus far is John Taylor Gatto. He's the New York Teacher of the Year whose in-the-kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicker Man: Encyclopedia - Wicker Man
A wicker man is burned as part of possibly traditional Gaelic or possibly neo-pagan festivities, especially Beltane, a rite of spring. Wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bonfire: Encyclopedia - Bonfire
A bonfire or balefire is a large controlled outdoor fire made from bales of straw or wood. The word is believed to be a corruption of "bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burning Sensations: Encyclopedia - Burning Sensations
Burning Sensations was a short-lived Los Angeles area rock band. They are best know for their MTV hit "Belly of the Whale", and for cover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burns And Allen: Encyclopedia - Burns And Allen
Burns and Allen were an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen. Burns wrote most of the material, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Man's A Man For A' That: Encyclopedia - A Man's A Man For A' That
The Scots song A Man's a man for a' that by Robert Burns is known for its expression of egalitarian ideas of society which may be seen as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bm: Encyclopedia - Bm
BM may stand for: Bambara language (ISO 639 alpha-2, bm) Bermuda, ISO 2-letter country code (BM) Bolinder-Munktell, now a part of the Vo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zozobra: Encyclopedia - Zozobra
Zozobra is the name of an effigy that is burned every autumn during "Fiestas" in Santa Fe, New Mexico, usually during the second week of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroponym: Encyclopedia - Anthroponym
An anthroponym (Gk. anthropos, 'man', + onuma, 'name') is the name of a human being. Anthroponyms often preserve lexical elements that ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1887 Nanaimo Mine Explosion: Encyclopedia - 1887 Nanaimo Mine Explosion
The Nanaimo mine explosion on May 3, 1887, in Nanaimo, British Columbia killed 150 miners and was the largest man-made explosion in the w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cocoanut Grove Fire: Encyclopedia - Cocoanut Grove Fire
The Cocoanut Grove was a night club in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Barney Welansky, a man who boasted of his ties to the Mafia and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Courtyard: Encyclopedia - Courtyard
Courtyards—private open spaces surrounded by walls or buildings—have been in use in residential architecture for almost as long as ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 8: Encyclopedia - Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was the second manned mission of the Apollo space program, in which Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Best: Encyclopedia Ii - David Best - Projects
David Best - Burning Man. Temple of the Mind (2000) Temple of Tears (2001) Temple of Joy (2002) Temple of Honor (2003) Temple of Stars...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Tortoise: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Tortoise - Bus Line
Green Tortoise - Company. The Green Tortoise bus line hosts tours, mostly within the United States, using converted buses. The buses ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-tribalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neo-tribalism - General Ideology
Neo-tribalist ideology is rooted in the social philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and in the Evolutionary Principle of anthropologist Cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Regional Burning Man Events: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Regional Burning Man Events - Canada
List of regional Burning Man events - Alberta. Dekompression (Official site) List of regional Burning Man events - British Columbia....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Tortoise: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Tortoise - Hostels
Green Tortoise - San Francisco. The San Francisco hostel shares its space with the bus line headquarters. Green Tortoise - Seattle. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fuego De Los Muertos: Encyclopedia Ii - Fuego De Los Muertos - History
While 2004 is first year that there was an event of this name, it is at least the second decompression event that has taken place in San ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-tribalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neo-tribalism - Sociological Implications
The French Sociologist Michel Maffesoli was perhaps the first to use the term neo-Tribalism in a scholarly context. Maffesoli predicted t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Regional Burning Man Events: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Regional Burning Man Events - New Zealand
List of regional Burning Man events - South Island. Takaka: Kiwiburn (official site) ... See also:List of regional Burning Man even...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-tribalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neo-tribalism - Moderate Tendency
Moderate neo-Tribalists believe that a tribal social structure can co-exist with a modern technological infrastructure. This is sometimes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-tribalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neo-tribalism - Radical Tendency
Radical neo-Tribalists, such as John Zerzan, Daniel Quinn and others associated with the New tribalists, believe that healthy tribal life...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-tribalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neo-tribalism - Criticism
Critics have pointed out that membership in modern "tribes" is voluntary and shallow, i.e. not based on deep cultural traditions and kins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Straw Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Straw Man - Literal Straw Men
A literal "straw man" is a dummy in the shape of a human created by stuffing straw into clothes. Straw men are used as scarecrows, combat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man - In Popular Culture
Dewey Finn in the movie The School of Rock defines The Man thus: "The Man. Oh, you don't know The Man? The Man's everywhere: in the Whit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Man On Fire: Encyclopedia Ii - Man On Fire - Plot
Man on Fire - 2004 Version. In Mexico City, kidnapping is a business. The wealthy and their families are targets for criminals looking ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asha'man: Encyclopedia Ii - Asha'man - Training
Asha'man training is much more militaristic and battle-oriented than the training of Aes Sedai. Training also proceeds at a much faster p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frank Burns: Encyclopedia Ii - Frank Burns - Movie
In the movie, Frank Burns is portrayed as a very religious man who prays for all the souls to be saved. He also is a firm believer in mil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rain Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Rain Man - Pop Culture References
Rain Man has been referenced on several episodes of The Simpsons, including: "$pringfield" – The Las Vegas Blackjack table scene in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Destruction: Encyclopedia Ii - Art Destruction - Intentional Destruction
Many works of visual art are intended by the artist to be temporary. They are destroyed by the artist or created in locations where they ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auld Lang Syne: Encyclopedia Ii - Auld Lang Syne - History
Auld Lang Syne was transcribed and published by the Scottish poet Robert Burns, based on earlier Scots ballads. Robert Burns forwarded a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - May 30: Encyclopedia Ii - May 30 - Events
May 30 - Political. 1416 - The Roman Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. 1431 - In Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The English Patient Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The English Patient Film - Plot Summary
The story deals with the gradually revealed histories of a critically burned man, his Canadian nurse, a Canadian thief, and an Indian sap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tarzan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tarzan - Tarzan In Other Media
Tarzan - comic strips. Tarzan of the Apes was the first novel to be adapted in newspaper strip form, in early 1929, with illustrations ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Remorse Ascii: Encyclopedia Ii - Remorse Ascii - Member List
As of May 2005, the active member list of Remorse included the following people: Remorse ASCII - Founders. Necromancer Necronite Rem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surviving The Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Surviving The Game - Plot Details
Mason (Ice-T) is a homeless man in from Seattle who loses his only friends - a fellow homeless man and his dog - on the same day. Dejecte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Of Mice And Men: Encyclopedia Ii - Of Mice And Men - Synopsis
The title of the story refers to a line in the Scots poem To a Mouse by the national poet of Scotland Robert Burns: "The best-laid scheme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fields Of The Nephilim: Encyclopedia Ii - Fields Of The Nephilim - Discography
Fields of the Nephilim - Singles. Power, 1986 Preacher Man, 1987 Blue Water, 1987 Moonchild, 1988 Psychonaut, 1989 For Her Light, 1990...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holika: Encyclopedia Ii - Holika - The Burning Of Holika
This is a very famous account in deed and the one that is most often recounted when people are asked about Holi. The story is part of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fraudcast News: Encyclopedia Ii - Fraudcast News - Synopsis
Springfield holds a ceremony dedicating their newest national park, Geezer Rock, a rock which looks like New Hampshire's fallen Old Man o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stefan Zweig: Encyclopedia Ii - Stefan Zweig - Bibliography
Novels and short stories include: Buchmendel (1929) Beware of Pity Confusion: The Private Papers of Privy Councillor R. Von D Twenty-Fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Usual Suspects: Encyclopedia Ii - The Usual Suspects - Plot Details
The movie begins with a man being killed on a boat. The murderer has a gold cigarette lighter and shoots a victim in the head two times, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tarasque: Encyclopedia Ii - Tarasque - Legend
Legend has it that the creature inhabited the area of Nerluc in Provence, and devastated the landscape far and wide. The Tarasque was a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schuylkill County Pennsylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Schuylkill County Pennsylvania - Railroad History
The Reading and Pennsylvania railroad: In the early 1800s southern Schuylkill County was served by the Union Canal out of Pine Grove with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schuylkill County Pennsylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Schuylkill County Pennsylvania - Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,027 km2 (783 mi2). 2,016 km2 (778 mi2) of it is land and 11 km2 (4 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schuylkill County Pennsylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Schuylkill County Pennsylvania - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 150,336 people, 60,530 households, and 40,131 families residing in the county. The population densit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1998 Golden Raspberry Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - 1998 Golden Raspberry Awards - Worst Screen Couple
Leonardo DiCaprio (as twins) in The Man in the Iron Mask (MGM/UA) Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler in Armageddon Any Combination of Two Charact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 8: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 8 - The Mission
Apollo 8 - Launch and trans-lunar injection. Apollo 8 launched at 7:51:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 21, 1968. The entire l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Introduction
Shiva is referred to as 'the good one' or the 'auspicious one'. Shiva - Rudra is considered to be the destroyer of evil and sorrow. Shiva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tumulus: Encyclopedia Ii - Tumulus - Sites
Tumulus - Scandinavia. Burial mounds were in use until the 11th century in Scandinavia. In their undamaged state they appear as small, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyborg: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyborg - Overview
The concept of a man-machine mixture was widespread in science fiction before World War II. Edmond Hamilton presented space explorers wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Courtyard: Encyclopedia Ii - Courtyard - Historic Use Of Courtyards
Courtyards—private open spaces surrounded by walls or buildings—have been in use in residential architecture for almost as long as ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Chattanooga Iii: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Chattanooga Iii - November 25: Battle Of Missionary Ridge And The Aftermath
On November 25, Grant changed his plan and called for a double envelopment by Sherman and Hooker. Thomas was to advance after Sherman rea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tiger: Encyclopedia Ii - Tiger - Tigers In Literature And Popular Culture
Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? William Blake, "The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palpatine: Encyclopedia Ii - Palpatine - The Debate Over Palpatine's Appearance
As Senator of Naboo and Chancellor of the Republic, Palpatine appeared as an unassuming old man with elegant robes. During the fight in w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Corey: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Corey - Work On Camera
Peter Corey has starred in dramas and soaps. He was in Brookside for two years playing "Freddie Spence", a man who did not like the polic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prehistoric Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Prehistoric Music - Origin Of Music
The origin of music likely stems from natural sounds and rhythms: the human heartbeat, the songs of birds, the rustling of wind through t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Danish Estonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Danish Estonia - Danish Estonia 1206 - 1346
Denmark rose as a great military and merchant power in the 12th century. It had an interest to end the occasional Estonian and Couronian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empire State University: Encyclopedia Ii - Empire State University - Fantastic Four
According to Fantastic Four v1 #11 (February 1963), Reed Richards (later Mister Fantastic) and Ben Grimm (later the Thing) first met as r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Nightclub: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Nightclub - Featured Djs
Red nightclub - Resident DJ's at the time of Red's closing. Sam "The Man" Burns Doug Smith/95 North Productions, Inc. Oji Kostas Farid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tumulus: Encyclopedia Ii - Tumulus - Sites
Tumulus - Scandinavia. Burial mounds were in use until the 11th century in Scandinavia. In their undamaged state they appear as small, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Introduction
Shiva is referred to as 'the good one' or the 'auspicious one'. Shiva - Rudra is considered to be the destroyer of evil and sorrow. Shiva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 5: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 5 - Delays
As with Apollo 4, this flight experienced long delays. The primary cause of this was the Lunar Module. It was well behind schedule, thoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Queensferry: Encyclopedia Ii - South Queensferry - Places Of Interest
South Queensferry - On the High St.. St Mary's Episcopal Church - The oldest building dating from 1441. Black Castle - Built in 1626. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tumbleweed Connection: Encyclopedia Ii - Tumbleweed Connection - Track Listing
all songs by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" - 4:59 "Come Down in Time" - 3:26 "Country Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waylon Smithers: Encyclopedia Ii - Waylon Smithers - Personal Life
Born around 1954 (in "The Old Man and the Lisa" he says the 1929 market crash happened 25 years before he was born), Smithers is divorced...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wild Bill Hickok: Encyclopedia Ii - Wild Bill Hickok - Trivia
The last days of Hickok's life are a subject of the Deadwood TV series, in which he is portrayed by Keith Carradine. He also appeared as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pink Floyd Trivia: Encyclopedia Ii - Pink Floyd Trivia - Pink Floyd References
Pink Floyd trivia - TV shows references. The Simpsons The Simpsons has made many references to Pink Floyd. Dark Side of the Moon - Con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warlock World Of Warcraft: Encyclopedia Ii - Warlock World Of Warcraft - Information
Warlocks are summoners, who summon demons and create magical stones (and when needed they can summon other players). They are much like m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Omaha Race Riot Of 1919: Encyclopedia Ii - Omaha Race Riot Of 1919 - The First Hanging
About 11 o'clock, when the frenzy was at its height, Mayor Smith came out of the east door of the court house into Seventeenth Street. He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Concepts In The Wheel Of Time Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Concepts In The Wheel Of Time Series - Items Of Power
Angreal are items of the One Power which enable the user to draw more of the One Power than they would normally be able to. Angreal also ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo 8: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo 8 - Planning
On December 22, 1966, NASA announced the crew for the third manned Apollo flight: Frank Borman, Michael Collins and Bill Anders. Collins ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abraham: Encyclopedia Ii - Abraham - Abraham In Christianity
Abraham stands out prominently as the recipient of the promises (Gen. 12:2-7, 13:14-17, 15, 17, 18:17-19, 22:17-18, 24:7). In the New Tes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jason Voorhees: Encyclopedia Ii - Jason Voorhees - Jason Comes Back From The Grave
Years later, Tommy Jarvis, now in his early 20s, was released from the mental institution, but was still plagued by nightmares about Jaso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Howard Hughes: Encyclopedia Ii - Howard Hughes - Fictional Media Inspirations
The following fictional characters appear to have been, at least in part, patterned after Hughes: "Charles Foster Kane" of the Orson Wel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanging Drawing And Quartering: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanging Drawing And Quartering - Mention In Literature
Shakespeare's play Henry V features the discovery of a French plot to kill King Henry V before he sailed to France. Two of the conspirato...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Roman Rule Is Established
For the first twenty years, the Roman rule was oppressive, and this treatment led Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, to revolt. The Trinovante...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bava Kamma: Encyclopedia Ii - Bava Kamma - Damage Caused By Criminal Acts
(1) By theft (ch. vii.); (2) by violence (ch. viii.); (3) by robbery (ch. ix.-x.). (1) "If a man steal an ox or a lamb and slaughter the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2003 Phnom Penh Riots: Encyclopedia Ii - 2003 Phnom Penh Riots - The Riots
On 29 January, rioters attacked the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh, destroying the building. Mobs also attacked the premises of Thai-owned bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Howard Hughes: Encyclopedia Ii - Howard Hughes - Fictional Media Inspirations
The following fictional characters appear to have been, at least in part, patterned after Hughes: "Charles Foster Kane" of the Orson Wel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Krypton Planet: Encyclopedia Ii - Krypton Planet - Other Media
Krypton planet - Radio. The first non-comics version of Krypton was presented in the debut storyline of the 1940s Superman radio series...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Burning Man Festival: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Burning Man Festival
Burning Man Festival Held in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, this is an annual neo-pagan festival recreating an ancient Pagan festival At t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Warlock: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Warlock
Warlock (Old English- wærloga, 'traitor', 'the one that breaks faith', literally 'oath liar')   A wizard, a sorcerer, a ma...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Di-nur: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Di-nur
Di-nur (Hebrew) In the Qabbalah, part of a famous phrase which fully written is Nehar di-nur (the river or stream which is light or fi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Barhishad, Barhisad: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Barhishad, Barhisad
Barhishad barhisad (Sanskrit) (from barhish sacred kusa grass, fire + the verbal root sad to sit)   Mystically, those who attend ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Four Animals: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Four Animals
Four Animals. The symbolical animals of the vision of Ezekiel (the Mercabah). " With the first Christians the celebration of the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fire: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Fire
Fire : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Fire   Fire Fire is favorable to the dreamer if he does not get burned. It brings con...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Of Fire: Dream Dictionary - Fire
  Fire Fire is favorable to the dreamer if he does not get burned. It brings continued prosperity to seamen and voyagers, as we...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Hand: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Hand
  Hand [86] If you see beautiful hands in your dream, you will enjoy great distinction, and rise rapidly in your calling; but u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burning Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Burning Man - Burners
Burning Man participants often call themselves "burners." Although this usage may vary with region, a burner is an annual denizen of Blac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burning Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Burning Man - Regional Events
The popularity of Burning Man has encouraged other groups and organizations to hold festivals similar to Burning Man, such as Fuego de lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burning Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Burning Man - Black Rock City
Black Rock City, often abbreviated to BRC, is the name of the temporary urban phenomenon created by Burning Man. The city is arranged as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burning Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Burning Man - Transport Around Festival
Once participants have arrived in Black Rock City, they are expected to leave their cars or other motor vehicles parked and travel around...   » Read the article