Encyclopedia - Retreat: Encyclopedia Ii - Retreat - As Used By Religious Groups
A retreat is generally a time of solitude, prayer, or meditation conducted in a remote location, either privately, or at a retreat centre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Perryville: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Perryville - The Retreat
The Confederate forces held their ground until Bragg, finally realizing that the main body of the Union army was in the area, gave the or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Long March: Encyclopedia Ii - Long March - Beginnings Of The Retreat
In 1934, the Communist Army established itself in Jiangxi wang, which was a bastion of communism. However, they were completely surrounde...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Retreats - A Retreat For Enlightenment
Presentation of the Spiritual Reatreats in The Golden City.   » Read the article

Article - Kiara Windrider About The Spiritual Retreats Of Enlightenment
Kiara Windrider just visited the spiritual reteat where the Oneness Festival campus is located in the Golden City area and give a first h...   » Read the article

Article - A Snapshot Of The First Oneness Festival, August 2-8 2003
Get a feel for what happened at the last festival at The Spiritual Retreats.   » Read the article

Article - Oneness Festival - Intermediate Newsletter 040104
Latest news from the Oneness Festival team.   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chief Joseph: Encyclopedia - Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph (1840–September 21, 1904) was a leader of the Nez Perce tribe of Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest, noted as a hum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuan Shikai: Encyclopedia - Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai (Courtesy Weiting 慰亭; Pseudonym: Rong'an 容庵　Traditional: 袁世凱; Simplified: 袁世凯; Hanyu Pinyin: Yuán Shì...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belur Math: Encyclopedia - Belur Math
Belur Math is a religious abbey located in the neighbourhood of Belur in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is the location of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Grothendieck: Encyclopedia - Alexander Grothendieck
Alexander Grothendieck (born March 28, 1928) was one of the most important mathematicians active in the 20th century. He was also one of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukhaatu Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukhaatu Khan - Retreat To The North
Unifying rebel groups in Southern China and establishing the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang conducted military expeditions to Northern China...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alma: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Alma - Retreat And Second Attack
As the Russians column marched down to the Greater Redoubt, an astonishing fact became apparent. Earlier in the day, Menshikov had left t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Turkey - Retreat From Secularism
The expectation of the secular ruling elite that the policies of the 1920s and 1930s would diminish the role of religion in public life d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Malaya: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Malaya - The Retreat To Singapore
On January 31 the last organised Allied forces left Malaya, and Allied engineers blew a hole, 70 feet (20 metres) wide, in the causeway t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kohima: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kohima - The Japanese Retreat
The decisive factor was the Japanese lack of supplies. Since the offensive started, they had had to make do with meagre captured stocks a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goliad Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Goliad Campaign - Fannin's Retreat And The Battle Of Coleto
Main article Battle of Coleto Fannin was ordered by Sam Houston on 11 March 1836 to abandon Goliad and retreat to the Guadalupe River nea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Te Kooti's War: Encyclopedia Ii - Te Kooti's War - The First Retreat To The Urewera Mountains
Te Kooti and his remaining followers retreated into the Urewera Mountains, the territory of the Tuhoe, where he had a mixed reception. . ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Te Kooti's War: Encyclopedia Ii - Te Kooti's War - Retreat And Defeat
Although Te Kooti was in control of the Poverty Bay area, strong forces were being assembled against him. Both Ngati Porou and Ngati Kah...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Federation Of Labor: Encyclopedia Ii - American Federation Of Labor - Expansion And Retreat
The AFL was left as the only major national union body with the demise of the Knights of Labor in the 1890s. It subsequently brought in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Alexander Vi - The French In Retreat
But a reaction against Charles soon set in, for all the powers were alarmed at his success, and on the 31st of March a league between the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Occupation And Retreat From Southern Scotland
There is no historical source describing the decades that followed Agricola's recall. Even the name of his replacement is unknown. Archae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lord & Taylor: Encyclopedia Ii - Lord & Taylor - Expansion And Retreat
While a part of Associated and under the leadership of CEO Joseph E. Brooks, during 1970s aggressively expanded into Texas, Illinois and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Communists In The U.s. Labor Movement 1937-1950: Encyclopedia Ii - Communists In The U.s. Labor Movement 1937-1950 - Factionalism Zig Zags And Retreats
After playing a leading role in the United Automobile Workers' victories in Flint and Chrysler in 1937, the CP found itself under sharp a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl G. Fisher: Encyclopedia Ii - Carl G. Fisher - Decline Final Project: A Poor Man's Retreat
The losses in his real estate ventures and the Stock Market Crash of 1929 left Fisher virtually penniless. Always a man whose lifeblood s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuan Shikai: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuan Shikai - Retreat And The Republic
The Empress Dowager and the Guangxu Emperor died within a day of each other in November 1908. Some sources indicate that the will of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuan Shikai: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuan Shikai - Retreat And The Republic
The Empress Dowager and the Guangxu Emperor died within a day of each other in November 1908. Some sources indicate that the will of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hira: Encyclopedia Ii - Hira - The First Revelation
One night in the month of Ramadan, while Muhammad was meditating in Hira, he heard a voice declare, "Read!" Muhammad said, "I cannot read...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Long March: Encyclopedia Ii - Long March - The Rise Of Mao
After several months of marching westward, harassed by the Kuomintang, the Communist Army was exhausted. Under these conditions, the Comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chief Joseph: Encyclopedia Ii - Chief Joseph - Early Life
Chief Joseph was born in the Wallowa Valley of what is now northeastern Oregon. He was given the name Hinmaton-Yalaktit (Hin-mah-too-yah-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chief Joseph: Encyclopedia Ii - Chief Joseph - As Chief
In 1871, Chief Joseph succeeded his father as chief of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce. He inherited a volatile situation because some ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Perryville: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Perryville - The Kentucky Campaign Of 1862
Situated between the Southern states of Tennessee and Virginia and the Northern states of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, the border state of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Perryville: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Perryville - Battle
On October 1, Buell left Louisville with Major General George Henry Thomas as his second in command. While 20,000 men under Brigadier Gen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sir Sandford Fleming Park: Encyclopedia Ii - Sir Sandford Fleming Park - Dingle Tower
In 1908, Fleming donated the property to the citizens of Halifax for use as a park and proposed the construction of a tower within the "D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuan Shikai: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuan Shikai - Early Years
Yuan Shikai was born in the village of Zhangying (張營村), located in Xiangcheng county (項城縣), depending from Chenzhou prefectur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Te Kooti's War: Encyclopedia Ii - Te Kooti's War - Flight
Te Kooti and his men fled west and north into the King Country where the Armed Constabulary could not follow them - this would have been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Te Kooti's War: Encyclopedia Ii - Te Kooti's War - Te Kooti
Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki was born about 1814 into the Ngati Maru sub-tribe of the Maori people in Poverty Bay on the south shore of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Te Kooti's War: Encyclopedia Ii - Te Kooti's War - Escape And Pursuit
On 4 July 1868 Te Kooti led a revolt that took over the entire prison complex, capturing the guards and the armoury. At the same time ano...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Te Kooti's War: Encyclopedia Ii - Te Kooti's War - Te Kooti Strikes Back
Early in November Te Kooti led his men back down to Poverty Bay, easily avoiding the government forces based in the area. On the night of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Te Kooti's War: Encyclopedia Ii - Te Kooti's War - Te Kooti And King Tawhio
All the Government forces had withdrawn from the Ureweras by 18 May. Despite this the invasion was partially successful, the Tuhoe having...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Te Kooti's War: Encyclopedia Ii - Te Kooti's War - Te Porere
Disgruntled by this lukewarm response, Te Kooti and his people, maybe by now as many as 800, returned to Tokaanu on the southern shore of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Malaya: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Malaya - Defence Of Johore
As the Japanese attempted to outflank the Australians to the west of Gemas, one of the bloodiest battles of the campaign began on January...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuan Shikai: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuan Shikai - Korea
Korea in the late 1870s was in midst of a struggle between isolationists under the King's father, and progressives, led by the Queen, who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuan Shikai: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuan Shikai - Late Qing Dynasty
Yuan Shikai rose to fame by participating in the first Sino-Japanese War as the commander of the Chinese stationary forces in Korea. He f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuan Shikai: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuan Shikai - Becoming Emperor
Tensions between the Kuomintang and Yuan continued to intensify. Yuan's crackdown of the Kuomintang began in 1913, beginning with the sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuan Shikai: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuan Shikai - Evaluation And Legacy
With Yuan's death, China was left without any generally recognized central authority and the army quickly fragmented into forces of comba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Eastern Fleet: Encyclopedia Ii - British Eastern Fleet - List Of Ships
Ships attached to the Eastern Fleet include: HMS Hermes - Sunk 9 April 1942 HMS Victorious HMS Illustrious HMS Indomitable HMS Newcastle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Eastern Fleet: Encyclopedia Ii - British Eastern Fleet - Indian Ocean Strike
During late 1944, as more British aircraft carriers came into the area, a series of strikes were flown against oil targets in Sumatra to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukhaatu Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukhaatu Khan - Before Succession
Toghun Temür was born to Kuśala when he stayed Central Asia in evacuation. Toghun Temür's mother was a daughter of the chief of the Tu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukhaatu Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukhaatu Khan - Disorder During The Late Reign
In 1354, when Toghtogha led a large army to crush the Red Turban rebels, Toghun Temür suddenly dismissed him for fear of betrayal. It re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German Fifth Panzer Army: Encyclopedia Ii - German Fifth Panzer Army - History
German Fifth Panzer Army - North Africa. The 5.Panzer-Armee was created on 8 December 1942 as a command formation for armoured units fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gotthard Heinrici: Encyclopedia Ii - Gotthard Heinrici - Early Army Career
The Heinrici family had been soldiers since the 12th century, and Gotthard Heinrici continued the tradition by joining the 95th Infantry ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gotthard Heinrici: Encyclopedia Ii - Gotthard Heinrici - After The War
Heinrici was captured by British forces on May 28th 1945, and held at Island Farm where he remained, other than a three-week transfer to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alma: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Alma - The Final Stage
The last act came on the far right of the Russian line where 10,000 troops were still unused and uncommitted. They were faced by the adva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alma: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Alma - First Attack The Greater Redoubt
On the far right, General Bousquet's division, supported by the guns of the French fleet, crossed the river, scaled the cliffs and were a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukhaatu Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukhaatu Khan - Struggles During The Early Reign
Toghun Temür appointed his nephew El Tegüs as Crown Prince, and was in ward to El Tegüs's mother Budashiri. But he was controlled by w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gotthard Heinrici: Encyclopedia Ii - Gotthard Heinrici - Second World War
Heinrici served throughout World War II, again serving on both fronts. He built up a reputation as one of the best defensive tacticians i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kata Noi Beach: Encyclopedia Ii - Kata Noi Beach - 2004 Earthquake And Tsunami
On December 26th 2004, the area felt a mild earthquake around 07:59 local time, which later turned out to be the repercussion of the mass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belur Math: Encyclopedia Ii - Belur Math - Monastic Order
After the passing away of their Master Sri Ramakrishna in 1886 the young disciples organized themselves into a new monastic order. The or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patti Smith: Encyclopedia Ii - Patti Smith - Beginnings
She was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in New Jersey. Her father was an atheist and her mother was a devout Jehovah's Witness (the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hard Rock Mining: Encyclopedia Ii - Hard Rock Mining - Access
Accessing underground ore can be achieved via a decline or a shaft. A decline is a generally spiral tunnel which circles either the flank...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Turkey - Islam's History In Turkey
By the end of the seventh century, conversion to Islam had begun among the Turkish-speaking tribes, who were migrating westward from Cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Turkey - The Alevi
A significant Shi'a minority lives in Turkey. As in the Ottoman period, a census of the Shi'a population has never been taken in the repu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Turkey - Secularist Policies
In 1922 the new nationalist regime abolished the Ottoman sultanate, and in 1924 it abolished the caliphate, the religious office that Ott...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Turkey - Status Of Religious Freedom
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice; however, the Government ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon's Invasion Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon's Invasion Of Russia - Nomenclature
Until 1941 it was known in Russia as the Patriotic War (Russian Отечественная война, Otechestvennaya Voyna); the Russia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Communists In The U.s. Labor Movement 1937-1950: Encyclopedia Ii - Communists In The U.s. Labor Movement 1937-1950 - The Second World War And The No-strike Pledge
The CP's policy toward Roosevelt and war changed as soon as Hitler invaded the Soviet Union. At that point, the Party changed into unqual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kohima: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kohima - Situation In Early 1944
The battle was fought as a result of the Japanese plan, codenamed U-GO, to invade India. Originally, this operation was intended as a spo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Malaya: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Malaya - Background
Between the wars, Britain's military strategy in the Far East were undermined by a lack of attention and funding. Her plans relied primar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Malaya: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Malaya - The Japanese Invasion
The Battle of Malaya began when the 25th Army invaded Malaya on 8 December 1941. Japanese troops launched an amphibious assault on the no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Malaya: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Malaya - The Advance Down The Peninsula
The defeat of British and Indian troops at Jitra by Japanese forces, supported by tanks moving south from Siam on December 11, 1941 and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Federation Of Labor: Encyclopedia Ii - American Federation Of Labor - Political Activities
While the organization was founded by socialists such as Gompers and Peter J. McGuire, it quickly became more conservative. The AFL adopt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon's Invasion Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon's Invasion Of Russia - Nomenclature
Until 1941 it was known in Russia as the Patriotic War (Russian Отечественная война, Otechestvennaya Voyna); the Russia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hutt Valley Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Hutt Valley Campaign - Valley Floor
Tension had been high around Wellington since 1842, particularly concerning the fertile bottom land of the Hutt Valley. The occupants, Ng...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patti Smith: Encyclopedia Ii - Patti Smith - Early Career
By 1974, however, Patti Smith was performing rock music herself, initially with guitarist and rock archivist Lenny Kaye, and later with a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patti Smith: Encyclopedia Ii - Patti Smith - Re-emergence
After Fred's death in 1994 and the subsequent, unexpected death of her beloved brother Todd later that year, Patti was urged by Michael S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hard Rock Mining: Encyclopedia Ii - Hard Rock Mining - Extraction
Ore must be freed from the solid rock by blasting. This requires drilling shot holes into the ore face. Coarse ore is mucked out using bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon's Invasion Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon's Invasion Of Russia - The Invasion
Napoleon's Invasion of Russia - The Opposing Armies. In June 1812, Napoleon's Grande Armée of 691,500 men, the largest army assembled ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon's Invasion Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon's Invasion Of Russia - Historical Assessment
The Russian victory over the French army in 1812 marked a major blow to Napoleon's ambitions of European dominance. Like the comprehensiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Communists In The U.s. Labor Movement 1937-1950: Encyclopedia Ii - Communists In The U.s. Labor Movement 1937-1950 - The Post-war Era And Expulsion From The Cio
The CP suffered a series of setbacks in the immediate postwar era. The most serious was their complete rout in the UAW, where Walter Reut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kohima: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kohima - Preliminary Moves
Starting on March 15, 1944, the Japanese 31st Division crossed the Chindwin River near Homalin and moved northwest along jungle trails on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kohima: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kohima - The Siege
Kohima ridge runs roughly north and south, and dominates the road from Dimapur to Imphal. North of the road lay Naga Village, crowned by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kohima: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kohima - The Relief
The British 2nd Division had begun to arrive at Dimapur in early April, having moved from Southern India, where they had been training fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kohima: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kohima - The Counter-offensive
Meanwhile, the other two brigades of 2nd Division tried to outflank both ends of the Japanese position in Naga Village and on GPT Ridge. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kohima: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kohima - Aftermath
The British and Indian forces had lost around 4,000 men, dead, missing and wounded. The Japanese had lost more than 7,000 men in the Kohi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kohima: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kohima - Raf Supply
At both Kohima and Imphal, the army was entirely reliant on supply by the Royal Air Force (RAF) until the road from Dimapur was cleared. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kohima: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kohima - War Memorial
Inscribed on the Commonwealth cemetery war memorial at Kohima, which is near the tennis court, is the well known epitaph. When You Go Ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Federation Of Labor: Encyclopedia Ii - American Federation Of Labor - Early Years
The AFL was formed in large part because of the dissatisfaction of many trade union leaders with the Knights of Labor, an organization th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Federation Of Labor: Encyclopedia Ii - American Federation Of Labor - Conflicts Between Affiliated Unions
From the outset the unions affiliated with the AFL found themselves in conflict when both unions claimed jurisdiction over the same group...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patti Smith: Encyclopedia Ii - Patti Smith - Re-emergence
After the deaths of her husband and brother, Patti's friends Michael Stipe and Allen Ginsberg (whom she had known since her early years i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon's Invasion Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon's Invasion Of Russia - The Invasion
Napoleon's Invasion of Russia - The Opposing Armies. In June 1812, Grande Armée of 691,500 men, the largest army assembled up to that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hutt Valley Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Hutt Valley Campaign - Porirua Area
Meanwhile the British had effected a landing on the coast north of Wellington, New Zealand. They could have attacked the Maori from the r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Friends Of The Western Buddhist Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Friends Of The Western Buddhist Order - Activities
Right from the beginning there was an emphasis on teaching meditation in urban centers. Retreats in the countryside followed, as did lect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rainbow Gathering: Encyclopedia Ii - Rainbow Gathering - Guiding Principles
The Rainbow Family of Living Light was founded on certain principles which include: Repect for others Non-violence Consensus through a c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rainbow Gathering: Encyclopedia Ii - Rainbow Gathering - Shanti Sena
Within the Rainbow Gathering, security, conflict resolution, and emergency situations are handled by the Shanti Sena ("Peace Keepers"). W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rainbow Gathering: Encyclopedia Ii - Rainbow Gathering - Health
Rainbow Gathering - Water. Sanitation has historically been a major concern at Rainbow Gatherings. Drinking water is filtered at gather...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rainbow Gathering: Encyclopedia Ii - Rainbow Gathering - The Gatherings
Rainbow Gathering - Gatherings outside the United States. Sizable gatherings are routinely held all over the world, in such places as E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benedict Arnold: Encyclopedia Ii - Benedict Arnold - Early Life
Benedict Arnold V was born the second of six children to Benedict Arnold III and Hannah Waterman King in Norwich, Connecticut. He was nam...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanctuary Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Sanctuary
Sanctuary Dream Symbols: Retreating within; a level of conscious necessary for healing.   (Source: Myths - Dreams - Symbols) &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Backwards Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Backwards
Backwards Dream Symbols: Getting farther away from your true goal. A need to retreat and analyze situations or events before moving ah...   » Read the article