Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Lantern Festival 2013
English Version: Lantern Festival 2013 Potluck (amount enough for your own). Place: Address, 10931 Maxine Ave. Cupertino, 95014 Time: Saturday Feb 23, 2013 6:00PM Silicon Valley Culture Association Chinese Version: 各位挚爱亲朋： 经历过2012年美国官府财政悬崖的惊吓，经历过2012年无情地水火风的侵扰，经历过2012年底玛 雅世界末日预言的洗礼，劫后余生的我等善男信女, 在新来的癸巳水蛇年之初亟需一个欢乐的盛会 给我们洗红尘，接顺风。为辞旧迎新，让否极泰来。 秉此，我们硅谷文化协会承袭二十年之传统，将在元宵节, 再次以灯谜，美食，音乐大会的形式 给大家提供一个放松，欢乐的场所，让大家在浓郁的笔尖上的书香文化，和舌尖上的饮食文化的熏陶中放松 身心，会一会暌违已久的老友同事，尝一尝垂涎已久的小吃美食，清一清压抑已久的歌喉音质，猜一猜尘封 已久的灯谜诗词。 本次有奖灯谜，美食暨音乐晚会将借“青青草中文学校幼儿园” （Address, 10931 Maxine Ave. Cupertino, 95014）一方 宝地举行。时间定为2013年2月23日星期六晚6:00PM。形式仍为每家各带自家足量饮食之potluck 方式。请各位先将宝贵时间预约。及早磨刀霍霍向猪羊，织网绵绵捞海鲜；探索出几道新菜以飨 众饕客。我们期待与大家届时团拜新年。 预祝大家 新年快乐，圆满如意！ 熊曜庆 硅谷文化协会理事会
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Tai Chi Push Hands Deliver Power By Shifting Weight 3/3
Tai Chi Push Hands Deliver Power By Shifting Weight, Part 3. Different students need different adjustments. You need to “feel” the force. Master Byron Zhang continues to teach by closing his eyes and feeling the touch. Do masters at the higher level do the same exaggerated explicit move? Byron would answer that question. This is…
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Tai Chi Push Hands & Physiology of the Brain, Part 3
Welcome to http://Basks.com Tai Chi (Tai Ji) Push Hands (Tuishou) & Physiology of the Brain, part 3 After watching the video, answer the following 7 questions: 1. what are the 4 topographical brain regions? 2. what is a Brodmann Area? 3. What is myelin? 4. Is visual reaction time faster than audio reaction time? 5.…
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Tai Chi Push Hands Deliver Power By Shifting Weight 2/3
Tai Chi Push Hands Deliver Power By Shifting Weight, Part 2. Different students need different adjustments. You need to “feel” the force. Master Byron Zhang teaches by closing his eyes and feeling the touch. This is Water Tai Chi Push Hands Basic Training demo. Shifting weight, lifting heel, part 2 by Master Byron Zhang. Pay…
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“Water Tai Chi Dialogue”, Excerpts in English, Part 1
“Water Tai Chi Dialogue”, Excerpts in English, Part 1 Part 1. This contains some key points, translated into English, from the book “王氏水性太极拳讲记”. See the link at http://basks.com/resources/ The book is in Chinese. It is a record of conversations between Water Tai Chi founder Master Zhuanghong Wang and his students. I thought this would be…
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