Tao Te Ching
Shang Pian[edit] Chapter 1 (第一章)[edit] Chapter 2 (第二章)[edit] Chapter 3 (第三章)[edit] Chapter 4 (第四章)[edit]
Diminishing returns
The law of diminishing returns (also law of diminishing marginal returns or law of increasing relative cost) states that in all productive processes, adding more of one factor of production, while holding all others constant ("ceteris paribus"), will at some point yield lower per-unit returns.[1] The law of diminishing returns does not imply that adding more of a factor will decrease the total production, a condition known as negative returns, though in fact this is common. For example, the use of fertilizer improves crop production on farms and in gardens; but at some point, adding more and more fertilizer improves the yield less per unit of fertilizer, and excessive quantities can even reduce the yield. A common sort of example is adding more workers to a job, such as assembling a car on a factory floor. At some point, adding more workers causes problems such as workers getting in each other's way or frequently finding themselves waiting for access to a part. History[edit]
Sexagenary cycle
Historical method for reckoning time in China The sexagenary cycle, also known as the Stems-and-Branches or ganzhi (Chinese: 干支), is a cycle of sixty terms, each corresponding to one year, thus a total of sixty years for one cycle, historically used for recording time in China and the rest of the East Asian cultural sphere.[1] It appears as a means of recording days in the first Chinese written texts, the Shang oracle bones of the late second millennium BC. Its use to record years began around the middle of the 3rd century BC. The cycle and its variations have been an important part of the traditional calendrical systems in Chinese-influenced Asian states and territories, particularly those of Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, with the old Chinese system still in use in Taiwan, and to a lesser extent, in Mainland China.[3]
Great piano sounds?
John, Welcome to the forum. You've received some excellent advice from wrench45us. Having some experience with synthesizers and my search for the "perfect" digital/acoustic piano, I wouldn't expect either Dimension or Rapture to fill this role--that's not where their strengths lie. Dimension is excellent for looping and dance music.
Chinese Four Pillars of Destiny (Ba Zi) Calculator
The year of your birth (with its corresponding animal sign) represents only the most general of characteristics - i.e., those which may be shared with everyone who happens to be born in that year. A much more detailed personal analysis is provided by exploring all Four Pillars, taking into account not only the year, but also the month, day, and hour of birth. Each of the pillars is made up of two characters: (1) a Heavenly Stem, representing the quality of elemental force, and (2) an Earthly Branch, representing the way this is expressed.
best piano soft synth
Electronic Musician picked Akoustik Piano as the best in their review of soft pianos (a year ago, though) - over Ivory. I'm sure Ivory is great, but Akoustik price dropped to $199 this year (NI seems to be getting more aggressive on pricing), so the difference in price is meaningful. Lots of pros seem to swear by Ivory, though. If you're lucky, you'll have friends who have the various software packages so you can try them out. If you're like most, though, you'll just to have to weigh the reviews and jump for one, for better or for worse.
The Correct Way of Calculating the Hour of Birth in Four Pillars of Destiny - Ancient and Chinese Astrology
This article is about correctly calculating the hour of birth in Four Pillars of Destiny. Please read it carefully. You may know your time of birth to the minute and the BaZi astrologer can calculate your Hour Pillar incorrectly, which will actually change your chart. This is because there are several ways of calculating the hour of birth in BaZi. Underestimating the importance of the Hour Pillar in BaZi
Musical Composition, Theory and Songwriting: Minor Keys = Sad, dorian mode, raags
Expert: Clare Redfarn - 12/14/2007 QuestionWhy do we associate minor keys with sadness? Do non-Westerners hear minor keys the same way?
Astrology: Greenwich Mean Time GMT
While few people are actually going to work out astrological charts by hand, that is, using paper, pencil, it is, I believe, important to know how to do it. It may also be true, that unless an astrologer spends a great deal of time doing charts by hand, they will never fully understand astrology. By doing charts by hand, you will begin to understand more about the movement of the planets and how they combine to affect the lives of people on Earth.. Another reason is that astrology is a sacred science and by doing the mundane routine things, our minds enter a meditative state wherein we realise things we might not have been able to know or understand otherwise.
Additive rhythm and divisive rhythm
Additive and divisive meters. A divisive (or, more commonly, multiplicative) rhythm is a rhythm in which a larger period of time is divided into smaller rhythmic units or, conversely, some integer unit is regularly multiplied into larger, equal units; this can be contrasted with additive rhythm, in which larger periods of time are constructed by concatenating (joining end to end) a series of units into larger units of unequal length, such as a 5/8 meter produced by the regular alternation of 2/8 and 3/8 (London 2001, §I.8). When applied to meters, the terms "perfect" and "imperfect" are sometimes used as the equivalents of "divisive" and "additive", respectively (Read 1964,[page needed]). For example, 4 may be evenly divided by 2 (4/2 = 2) or reached through repeatedly adding 2 (2 + 2 = 4), while 5 is only evenly divisible by 5 and 1 (5/2 = 2.5; 5/3 = 1.66) and may be reached by repeatedly adding 1 or 5 (2 + 2 = 4, 4 + 2 = 6; 3 + 3 = 6); thus 4/8 is divisive while 5/8 is additive. Play
