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Kahea Loko

By: The Pacific American Foundation

...Kahea Loko is "the call of the pond. " From the ocean currents surging through the stone-walled channels to the excited cries of haumana (students) discovering fishpond life, the loko ia (fishpond) calls to us in many ways. From the broad perspective of the ahupuaa (major...

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The Mystery of Jamieson Stone

By: Jonathan Cross

...If cremation is okay with you, tell them that you want to spread his ashes in the Pacific ocean.” “Actually, I’ve been thinking about what I would ... ...body sent to Los Angeles, he’s going to be cremated. I’m going to spread his ashes in the ocean. I would like you to be there.” - J.Cross/Stone ... ... the ocean. I would like you to be there.” - J.Cross/Stone 164 “Why L.A.? There’s an ocean a lot closer.” “I need you to get me to L.A. I want... ...as delivered to a mortuary in Santa Monica. I know an isolated place in Malibu where the ocean is beautiful and serene…Would you like to visit the m... ...and we’ll all immediately go for the spreading of Jamieson Stone’s ashes into the Pacific Ocean. If there’s nothing else, we’ll see you all in the m... ... my chin in water. I figured the best way out was to swim. You know, they have some nasty currents here, I almost didn’t make it,” she said, and the... ...ously. “She’s okay. I think she just fainted from exhaustion after swimming against the currents,” Brand said and laid her down. “Hey, secret agent...

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Corpus of a Siam Mosquito

By: Steven David Justin Sills

...s like individuals finding themselves separately cast onto lifeboats in an ocean of random waves for they found oceans of thoughts within themselves t... ...s of one baht coins and the most unfortunate of them could testify of dark currents deeper than regular people could imagine for one moment. They, his... ...ing plastic, reminded him of being--the putative lightning that struck the ocean and caused the crystallization of elements. Six adroit teenagers... ...other golden wave hit his tongue. It was like being hit by a wave from an ocean all bitter and suffocating. He began to laugh. He couldn't help it....

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Train of Thought

By: Elisabetta Benedetti

... Can he be alone? The blond curls are like the dawn that descends to awaken the ocean, a drop of light that heralds the birth of a new day. He star... ... voice could reach me. Late in the evening, the moon played among the dunes and currents, and waxed large as if full of promise. When the weather w...

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Unlocking the Zohar

By: Rav Michael Laitman

...blem is that we don’t understand what to ask of the creator. We are in an ocean of bounty, goodness, and delight, but we lack the proper receptacle ... ...s to the ground before we fnd the famous ploy of fowing mindlessly in the currents of life as always. Indeed, it is to resolve this great riddle that... ...gradually descends and separates between the water below the water of the ocean and the water for those who go above, separating in the middle of th... ...es everyone. Had the light of the sun not bathed itself in the sea of the ocean, it would have burned and lit up the whole world. ChaNGeS IN The aIr ... ...he colors are in them, too, and the white color in them is like the great ocean that surrounds the world from all sides, the other color in them is ... ...lor stands between the waters, in this white color, which implies to the ocean water. 342) The other, third color, is in the middle of the eye. This...

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The Ulysseans

By: Antonio Mercurio

... a very arduous and ambitious project: to get to the Indies by crossing the ocean instead of by land. Columbus presented his idea first to the Kin... ...es round and round watched fearfully by Orion, the only one not a part of Ocean’s waters; this is, in fact, what Calypso the shining goddess had to... ...akes us stray from the route we have established? In the sea, the marine currents and winds can take us off our course. And during our voyage? ...

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The Coming of Messiah in Glory and Majesty

By: Juan Josafat Ben Ezra

...a boisterous and fatal sea, which should ever beat hard against her course, or by false currents carry her upon the rocks? And now, behold, when the ... ...swimming for a little space, they doat and dream that she is about to possess the whole ocean! Doth not our Lord promise the Holy Spirit for the ver... ...anuscripts, which had crept into circulation, both at home and on the other side of the ocean, that is, I suppose, in the Spanish colonies of South ... ...cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that groweth on the wall: and the mystery of that mighty ocean of political and social wisdom, which is recorded in t... ...inst, us, or bale out these overwhelming waters? Sooner might you think to say unto the ocean, Forsake all thy channels, and return back again, ye r... ...ed beyond all reasonable bounds; and one of them, I am assured, made its way across the ocean, where they say it has caused no small stir. This, for...

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The Path of Kabbalah

By: Rav Michael Laitman

...scaped the whole process. Only after we cross the barrier do we encounter the “ocean of Light.” The Light of the Creator shines only to the extent th... ...: During sleep we are disconnected from spirituality. There are only electric currents that run through our minds and nothing more. If we disconnect...

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Kabbalah for the Student

By: Rav Michael Laitman

...e is sufficient for the study of such exalted matters. They skim over the ocean of wisdom and the essence of Judaism in a glance, like that angel, a... ...now the thing itself. Although this knowledge is wider and deeper than the ocean, I will make an utmost effort, with all the strength and knowledge I... ...to the ground before we find the famous ploy of flowing mindlessly in the currents of life as always. 3) Indeed, it is to resolve this great riddle t... ...d there, so how is there a middle? Indeed these words are deeper than the ocean, and I must therefore elaborate on their interpretation. There is no...

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Heroes of Unknown Seas and Savage Lands

By: J. W. Buel

... OF THE HEROIC CHARACTERS, BOLD EXPLORERS AND DAUNTLESS SPIRITS WHO HAVE MADE OCEAN HISTORY AND ESTABLISHED CHRISTIAN SUPREMACY OVER THE MOST SAVAGE... ...f boundless perspective -- Demons contending in the sky -- Dangers of an angry ocean -- Imagination of the sailor -- Unnatural forms of the deep -- Po... ...his partner in crime -- Savage destruction of the Buccaneers -- Bandits of the ocean wave -- Last appearance of the Buccaneers -- The Cartagena expedi... ...corrugations that now appear on the face of nature, that where land now is the ocean was once spread, and where deep seas now roll in perpetual unrest... ... of man may be lost; then will another era in the world's life begin: from the ocean will arise other continents; out of a savage state man will emerg... ...ine the land which Bjarne saw, from the length of the voyage, direction of the currents and appearance of the land, as well as the length of days that... ... fury of whose fall the stoutest vessel often in vain resists; the mysterious currents of the ocean, great rivers which drive ships to and fro in spi... ...ber of islands now seen was so great that they could not be counted, while the currents set in so swiftly at many places that the ships were unable to... ...the practicability of circumnavigating it by following the course of the ocean currents. In the year mentioned he reached the Yenisei through the Kara...

...ves of voyages, discoveries, adventures, battles, darings and sufferings of the heroic characters, bold explorers and dauntless spirits who have made ocean history and established christian supremacy over the most savage lands of the earth. Reciting astonishing incidents and perilous undertakings among wild beasts and savage people in heroic efforts for a reclamation of al...

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The Incredible Adventures of TweedleDrop : A Morally Focused Children's Novel, Volume Book 1: A Morally Focused Children's Novel

By: Robert Gustav Schwab, Dr.;

...l flow westward towards the Pacific or eastward towards the Gulf of Mexico” Alice mused. “Roger said that if we went east, we’d go to the Atlantic Ocean” I corrected her, “not the Gulf of Mexico”. “Basically, Roger was correct,” Alice explained, “but to get to the Atlantic Ocean, we must first go through the Gulf of Mexico. And then depending on the currents, we mig...

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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...enin 23 Bermuda 25 Bhutan 26 Bolivia 27 Botswana 28 Brazil 30 British Indian Ocean Territory 31 British Virgin Islands 32 Brunei 33 Bulgaria 34 Burkin... ...st VII. Africa VIII. Soviet Union, East and South Asia IX. Southeast Asia X. Oceania XI. Arctic Region XII. Antarctic Region XIII. Standard Time Zones... ...outes; high frequency used extensively for military/ Cuban links; 2 Atlantic Ocean satellite stations; 40,300 telephones (0.5 per 100 popl.); 16 AM, 1... ...azil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage) Population: 31... ...er 100 popl.), radio relay widely used; 2 satellite stations with 3 Atlantic Ocean antennas; 163 AM, 10 shortwave, 196 TV stations; 30-station domesti... ...ereignty is unresolved Climate: hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore currents produce fog and heavy dew Terrain: mostly low, flat desert with ...

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The Soul Bearer

By: Jonathan Cross

... earthworm wrapped around it. The worm wriggled and strained against the swift currents of the river trying to entice the cun­ ning silver fish. But... ... of the forest didn't ap­ pear to need any protection, and especially the mighty ocean that went on forever. It was all a mystery to him. When he ask... ...oramic view was exquisite. The small grassy plain was framed by a blue tranquil ocean on the left, and a lush green magical forest on the right. It... ...d like a sailing ship. He was now able to take full advantage of the on rushing currents. The Soul Bearer .'1' Next, he spread his arms out like e... ...ly met anyone who had a nice thing to say about L.A., except, perhaps, that the ocean was warm, but, even then, they complained that the ocean was s... ...he summer sun begin to turn into a golden glow as it moved si­ lently toward the ocean through a thin layer of wispy clouds. The aroma of sweet cigar... ...of precious water tables, streams, rivers, lakes and suspected dumpsites in the ocean." "Let me add, you made one feeble attempt several years ago a... ... Song re­ plied. "Ray, there's a feeling in this house. It's like .. .it's like currents of fear swirling around. "Suddenly, River Song felt a chil... ... most powerful real estate in the world. "One day, maybe, a day like today, the currents of the Potomac will be lazily coursing their way to the sea...

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Hypotheses on Ulysses

By: Antonio Mercurio

...rates everything the human being must undergo so as to cross the turbulent ocean of the amniotic sac without being destroyed (see The Ulysseans, cha... ... like what happened in remote times, when life, which had developed in the oceans in vegetable and animal form, took an impossible flight, and invad... ...he mystical feeling of being one with the One and of losing oneself in the oceanic joy this fusion offers, but of completely and humbly dedicating o... ...nto, the protagonist in Tornatore’s film “The legend of the pianist on the ocean”, who chooses to blow up with the ship, and my Cosmo-Artistic inter... ...SSED HATRED, AN UNEXPLORED REALITY “The legend of the pianist on the ocean” Film by Giuseppe Tornatore The following pages are ... ...h it away and reject it? While being thrown about, fortunately the marine currents drag Ulysses towards another part of the island and here he sees... ...ast of the island of Thrinacia. It is apparently very odd that the marine currents drag Ulysses back to where Charybdis is, after he has managed to... ...to a real experience, whereas Charybdis is a reality, just as the swirling currents that even today are created at the very tip of the Strait of Mes... ...red eat the oxen that were sacred to the sun god, Ulysses, battered by the currents, is pulled backwards and is forced to pass right by Charybdis. T...

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Fire and für : The Last Sorcerer Dragony

By: Roger C. Schlobin

...od enough for her. And look what you did to this place. Once there were oceans and islands here, open water; now it's probably the only place in t... ...opened both wings fully, like large shimmering shells against the massive currents, and did the difficult Sphere of Utter Devotion, rotating slowly ... ...was still standing casually. It was as if his creation had only been the currents of a minnow's fins. Feng-po spoke haltingly, "How . . . how . .... ... of the floor; they were a smoky gray. As the feeble light from the deep ocean fought its way through, it took on twisting patterns that made phant... ...e end of our days. Well, are we?" "NO!" "Finally we can spit the foul oceans from our mouths! We will melt stone! We will flame our names acro... ...ame to dark life. Waves of blackness began to descend from the surface. Currents, never felt before, thrashed the deep sea. Dark lightning struck... ... Rue had been spending most of the time they had been riding the draining currents down to the deep caverns admiring her, listening, and occasionall... ...alaces. They screamed out their betrayal as they were ripped from mother ocean. From behind him came the counterpoint. It was the crooning of the... ... as if they had been thrown upward by some great magic. They hadn't; the ocean had simply dropped away, took her warmth, and left them to the deser...

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Bozo and the Storyteller

By: Matt Jones

... was bold, learned and profoundly unhappy. It was only when the invisible currents of the universe carried me to Bloonland that I found meaning to m... ...alled Bert. So once upon a time Bert was swimming along in the deep, blue ocean, smoking seaweed and watching the waves pass overhead. Now, if someo... ...ting inside his imagination. The source of everything in the world – the oceans and the continents, the skies and the forest, the animals and the H... ...ened, appalled. The orb now showed an old sailing ship rocking across the ocean. The view zoomed in on the deck and then down to the hold, where hun... ...ns drew their laughter and love from his mind, they also tapped into deep currents of fear, anger and cruelty. ‘As the Hoomans began to embody these... ...wn at the harmo- nious waves of sand, Theo had the impression of seeing an ocean frozen in time. In the driest place in the world, he could think onl... ...ing, sonorous voice poured out the f rst images of the Story. As there are currents in the oceans and winds in the skies of the Story, so too there a... ...ice poured out the f rst images of the Story. As there are currents in the oceans and winds in the skies of the Story, so too there are invisible pat...

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The Path of Splitness

By: Indrek Pringi

...or sunset. At sunset or sunrise… any boat passing in front of the sun on the ocean as you look into the sun, almost disappears from view. This is ... ...g at an object in front of the sun on the horizon at sunrise or sunset on the ocean. Any boat passing in front of the sun as you look into the sun ... ... this in wind patterns, You can this in the coriolis effect, you can see it ocean currents like the Gulf Stream, which goes for long distances i... ...in wind patterns, You can this in the coriolis effect, you can see it ocean currents like the Gulf Stream, which goes for long distances in a st... ...Universe. Just like there is almost nothing else in the vastness of the huge oceans except the formless medium of water. Just like in the atmosphe... ...of Space, just as there is almost nothing else in the vastness of the world’s oceans except water. Space is Formlessness; just as water is Formless... ...alled the Skeleton Coast: populated by ships wrecked by the fogs, treacherous currents, and westerly storms that make this entire coast feared and u... ...ountain building, in the erosion of waterways, in controlling river and ocean currents, and as a building material for insects, birds, and animals, ... ...n bare rocks, sucking all the available nutrients out of the ebb and flow and currents of the water they live-in. Until now: modern consumer cultur...

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Bail Yourself Out

By: Rav Michael Laitman

...n the Tent ............................................. 15 Chapter 3: The Currents of Desire ........................... 19 The Birth of Life ..... ...ur relief, the next morning dawned with a sky as clear and as blue as the ocean on a sum- mer day. Comparing the terrain in front of us to the terra... ...entation by the generation that truly needs them: our own! 19 3 t he Currents of d esire w hen we reflect on humanity’s state at the time of Ba... ..., and stars were formed within them. Every expansion of Chapter 3: The Currents of Desire 21 gas was a consequence of the desire to give, which e... ...re to give (movements) should stay and which should not. Chapter 3: The Currents of Desire 23 The same principle can be applied to Earth’s early c... ... over time, humans improved the use of their intellect, Chapter 3: The Currents of Desire 25 which enhanced their chances of survival even more. ... ...ers usually coexist peacefully. So, what hap- pened? Ecologists found that ocean perch and herring were also declining. o rcas don’t eat those fish,... ...ld eagles can’t and they’re in trouble. All this began with the decline of ocean perch and herring. w hy? w ell, Japanese whalers have been killing ... ...nly perceive the existence of something when we feel it. w e live in an “ocean” composed of the desire to give, but we can only feel this desire wh...

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Sappho's Journal

By: Paul Alexander Bartlett

... ominously, fell silent. Their shouts were better than their silence. The ocean seemed too calm, as if it had been smothered by the fog or dreaded t... ... Sappho’s garden, terraces of roses, shrubbery and cypress, has the ocean below: moonlit, she stands white-robed close to marble statuary: ... ...ems, bucolic, legendary, praise of this life.” And he motioned toward the ocean and our island. “Dictate to me,” I said, hoping to rouse his impulse... ...ime was a philanthropist. I remember so well that day mama took me to the ocean, and the rain fell unexpectedly, lashing and soaking us. We finally ... ...rest and get away from responsibilities, to welcome the gods of trees and ocean and those long dead, whose marble shrines dot a corner of this wood.... ...rian lassi- tude, great rivers and forests, prowling sand, the bay and its currents, the hull dipping, the rower heaving his arms, groaning. Illusio...

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An Apostate: Nawin of Thais

By: Steven David Justin Sills

...d her, following the brackish, permed scent of that head of hair, as if an ocean of harmony lay within it. Something slightly tangible; something part... ... by bundling himself within his blankets were the battering inundations of oceanic waves, then it would seem that he was foundering in both the depths... ...ng until, like a drowning swimmer, words bubbled up from the disconcerting ocean of silence that she so cherished. - For the same reason you became in... ...th its breath rising and lowering the chest rhythmically like a raft on an ocean, so an artist, the appreciator of beauty in the mundane, would have a... ...ve a distraction for forgetting her husband's philandering ways. Unlike an ocean, there was no means to measure the sadness of a wife. If it were grea... ...ago Nawin, who at birth was labeled Jatupon, had been a teenager caught in currents and countercurrents of his own. Back then, he had needed his new B... ...consenting adults; was it all that necessary to build dams and reroute the currents of a river that ran both ways? He thought not, when the damn was s...

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