Saturday, November 1, 2008

Opium Museum

Interesting
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Opium in China
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Opium in Southeast Asia
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Opium in the West
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Opium Lamps
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Opium Accoutrements
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At its most basic, opium smoking could be accomplished with three key pieces of paraphernalia: the opium pipe, the opium lamp, and the opium needle. For smokers with no limits on time or money, there were myriad accoutrements crafted in materials both common and precious. The items displayed here are just a handful of hundreds of arcane tools that were once manufactured solely for the ingestion of opium, and whose functions have largely been forgotten.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Demons,devil and evil gods

Many more at site

A list of demons, devils, and evil gods from around the world. Probably not exhaustive. If you know of any more, keep it to yourself.

Abaddon - King of the Demons of Hell. Also known as Apollyon (Greek).

Akop - A demon from the Philippines who preys on widowed people.

Alocer - A Grand Duke of Hell who commands thirty-six legions of devils.

Andras - Marquis of Hell who commands thirty legions of devils.

Angul - A demon from the Philippines who kills people with an axe.

Balan - A Prince of Hell.

Chu Kwai - Sen Chun A demon from China, the creator of freaks.

Congo Zandor - A Demon worshipped in Haiti.

Eblis - The Persian version of Satan. His name means 'despair'.

Elathan - A Celtic lord of Darkness.

Er Mo - Szechuan King of Demons.

Hatu-Atu-Topun - Also known as Hetu-Ahin, a female demon from Polynesia who stalks twighlight and dawn.
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Karau - A demon from Panama who causes death in the world.

Lilitu - An ancient demon connected with Lilith.
Dore's Paradise Lost

Pitkis - Baltic demon of the night.

Qanel - Guatemalan demon.
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Dramatic photos of a Heron and rabbit

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Heron eats rabbit
Heron eats rabbit
Heron eats rabbit
Heron eats rabbit
Heron eats rabbit
Heron eats rabbit


"I have often seen herons catching preys like mice and fish. but catching a rabbit was a surprise."

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Classic Christopher Walken

An actor's actor - brilliant.
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Christopher Walken's Three Little Pigs

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dennis hopper and chris walken/true romance

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Things to Do in Denver - best scene in the movie (Walken!)

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