In an interview via some detours meanwhile available on the Fighting Arts blog, an unknown karateka described the behavior of bullies, who made him wish to be able to fend them off, so that he began to learn “karate boxing”. Especially interesting is the case of the bully, who wore out himself by his own […]

Hercynia is asteroid #458 and also known as 1900 FK. Hercynia is a stony asteroid, but in the SMASS II system classified as an asteroid of the L-type. The asteroid could also be of the type M. Hercynia is a non-family asteroid from the Asteroid Main Belt’s background population. Hercynia’s orbit is characterized by a […]

Triplicity is a technical term in astrology. It denotes the whole group of zodiac signs, which belong to the same of the Four Elements. Each zodiac sign is ruled by a certain planet. The triplicities as such also have ruling planets. These are divided into at least diurnal rulers and nocturnal rulers and in some […]

Alleghenia is asteroid #457 and also known as 1900 FJ. Alleghenia is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the Asteroid Main Belt. Alleghenia’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 3.09 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.18, a period of revolution of 1 982 days, and an inclination of 12.9 degrees. Alleghenia […]

A case of theft was prevented in a Japanese supermarket on September, 16th. A guy wanted to leave with a six-pack of beer and without paying. An employee of the supermarket blocked the way of the thief. The office employee Ryo Karin was coincidentally in the supermarket and she decided to help the employee. Ryo […]

The eighth astrological house is the house of death. Whatever else can be derived from Eight, it’s a consequence of Eight being the house of death. A crucial feature of the Moon and relevant for the astrological interpretation of the Moon is that the Moon is always waxing or waning and never stable. The Moon […]

George Donahue, a writer of the Fighting Arts blog, philosophizes in an article on the translation of the technical term shutō (手刀). An in my opinion rather irrelevant topic because knife hand is the common English term for what is called shutō (手刀) in Japanese. So shutō (手刀) should be translated as “knife hand” in […]

Elsa from the ELSAELSA blog thinks that Mars in Ⅷ in a natal chart can indicate that the according person becomes a surgeon. The eighth astrological house is the house of death, not the house of profession. So I wonder whether the idea can be true. Surgery is a matter of life and death. Surgery […]

Some wages of low-paid jobs in ancient Rome are listed in my article on slaves in ancient Rome. The average annual income in ancient Rome was nine-thousand sestertii. Gladiators had in average an annual income of fifteen-thousand sestertii. Although gladiators were slaves!!! As such they had owners and could nevertheless become famous and rich. Gladiators […]

Abnoba is asteroid #456 and also known as 1900 FH. Abnoba is a boring stony non-family asteroid from the Asteroid Main Belt’s background population. Abnoba’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.79 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.18, a period of revolution of 1 699 days, and an inclination of 14.5 degrees. Abnoba […]