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The Thracian Tomb of Alexandrovo, UNESCO World Heritage tentative list

By Rossitza Ohridska-Olson
For the Spanish version, please click here.
Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Kitov, the dicoverer of the tomb, and great friend.
One of the most striking examples of Thracian art and architecture is the Alexandrovo Tomb in Bulgaria, in Haskovo region. It was discovered in December 2000 by Dr. Georgi Kitov (Георги Китов), one [...]

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La Tumba Tracia de Alexandrovo

by Rossitza Ohridska-Olson
Dedico este texto a la memoria del Dr. Kitov, el descubridor de la Tumba Tracia de Alexandrovo y unos de los arqueólogos mas importantes de Bulgaria.
El 15 de Mayo 2009 han inaugurado la copia de la tumba de Alexandrovo, cerca de Haskovo, Bulgaria. La tumba original es del siglo 4 A.C. y representa [...]

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Jon Schmidt's "Love Story" and "Viva La Vida" – touching rendition but copyright violation?

I have heard about this rendition that Jon Schmidt did with Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” from the movie “Romeo + Juliet” (well starring Clare Danes and Leonardo di Caprio) and “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay.  It was a superb rendition! It relaxes you – sort of calming.  I remembered attending my nephew’s piano recital last [...]

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A Vision for A New Earth

‘1st January’ photograph by Shugaley Pavel
A Vision for A New Earth

An Earth where chaos matures into growth and reality is a soul harmony vibrating to Love in synchronicity.
Knowing through radical trust, silence and stillness that the dark is pierced by the Light, and fear and ignorance transformed into insight, love [...]

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Romuald Hazoumé

dan-ayido-houedo by Romuald Hazoumé
Xeni Jardin writes:
While I was in Benin over the last couple of weeks, a local BB reader pointed me to some interesting contemporary artists from this region. Probably the most well-known of these, internationally, is a man named Romuald Hazoumé who transforms salvaged materials into symbols of spiritual power.
Hazoumé has residences in [...]

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