AT precisely eight minutes past 8pm on Aug 8 -- the eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year of the 21st century -- the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, this year's summer Olympics, will officially open in Beijing. It is widely seen as China's debut party after an eclipse of a couple of centuries. The Chinese Communist Party's choice of opening date is significant. The atheistic regime is pragmatically enlisting the help of numerology to ensure the Games' success. The number eight, to Chinese, signifies prosperity -- the country's goal since 1978, when Deng Xiaoping became China's leader.
Gone is the revolutionary ethos of Mao Zedong, China's leader from the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949 until his death in 1976. Mao called for constant class struggle.
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Chinese women aim for births on Aug. 8, a lucky day
BEIJING — Chinese doctors are bracing for a hectic day on Aug. 8. It's an auspicious day, the long-awaited opening of the Beijing Games, and a day when many of their patients will demand Caesarean sections to ensure a lucky birthday for their babies. .
Dynamic New Form of Divination Explodes On Modern World
Over 25 years of research has resulted in a brand new and exciting form of divination known as Diceology. This science has exploded on the modern world unlike anything we have seen in a very long time, incorporating Dice, Astrology, Tarot Cards, Numerology and Cartouche. .
Sunday, 9 March 2008
Watch out for wild weather in 2008, Old Farmer’s Almanac suggests
Seven is considered lucky; 13 a jinx; and eight conjures up images of Carl Yastrzemski, Yogi Berra and Cal Ripkin.
And according to the latest edition of the Old Farmer's Almanac, the number 8 could portend turbulent weather for New England in the year ahead.
The Great Blizzard of 1888 killed more than 400 people from Maryland to Maine, and dropped 50 inches of snow on parts of Connecticut. Another blizzard in 1978 dumped more than two feet of snow and prompted the governor to close the state for three days. In between was the Hurricane of 1938 that killed nearly 700 in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts.
"Here we're always looking at weather," Old Farmer's Almanac editor Janice Stillman said. "Part of that technique is looking at cycles. In every issue we include a weather feature story.
Ghostly goings-on could be moneyspinner
SIGHTINGS of ghosts in Greenock Town Hall could prove to be a tourism bonanza, it was claimed today.
Various strange goings-on linked to the psychic world have been reported in the building.
Now a Greenock man who investigates things that go bump in the night believes many people would like to visit the hall to see for themselves, and he also wants to hear about your spooky experiences.
John Davidson has featured in the Tele in recent years making predictions about various events that turned out to be true. He describes himself as a "cartomancer", someone who uses tarot and playing cards, as well as numerology, to predict what is about to happen.
He said: "I think the town hall experiences could be used to promote Greenock to a huge number of individuals, who, like me, go around the country investigating sightings".
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