Archive for March 30th, 2006
Quotations about Pregnancy
Thursday, March 30th, 2006“Quinto Sol” by Frederico Vigil 1992 This picture features a woman, pregnant with the future, surrounded by references to the history of mural painting. Included are pictographs, images from Mexican muralists David Alfaro Siquieros and Jose Clemente Orozco, and a fragment of Michelangelo’s “Creation of Man” from the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The title comes from […]
What makes Holy Communion a sacrament?
Thursday, March 30th, 2006Faithful Christians look to certain acts with great importance. These sacraments are seen as special ways in which the saving grace and the presence of God come to us in material things, something you can taste, see, touch or hear (like bread, wine, or baptismal water) There has to be a Scriptural command to do […]
Expectancy Theory (Vroom)
Thursday, March 30th, 2006The Expectancy Theory of Victor Vroom deals with motivation and management. Vroom’s theory assumes that behavior is a result from conscious choices among alternatives. The purpose of the choices is to maximize pleasure and minimize pain. Together with Edward […]
Reishi Mushroom, Ling Zhi
Thursday, March 30th, 2006Latin (botanical) name: Ganoderma lucidum
Common name: Ganoderma, Reishi Mushroom, Ling Zhi
The Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) is a beautiful, glossy, yellowish-red conk. Used strictly for medicinal purposes, the Reishi is a hard and bitter mushroom. Reishi Mushrooms are polypore mushrooms. As an apple is the fruit of an apple tree, […]
