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The Law of Genetic Poverty and Others

The Law of Genetic Poverty and Others

The laws of Natalya Grace. Wealth is a state of mind, and poverty is a state of mind. By putting yourself in order, you can put your surroundings in order, and vice versa - nothing good will grow or take shape in a disordered environment.

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Myths and Truths About Vote Counting in Elections

Myths and Truths About Vote Counting in Elections

What could be more entertaining on election day than reading about the agony of a party that has lost popularity, as it spreads information - now about the deliberate removal of ballot lists, now about vote fraud and bribery of the commission, now about how commission members will add unused ballots to the results and therefore they must on no account be left at the polling station.

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Observations After a RigaBrain Brain Training Session

Observations After a RigaBrain Brain Training Session

My task was to observe my feelings for 2–3 weeks and keep a diary, so I could consciously track the changes happening to me. My mind was busy with various speculations about the method. What if it simply works through the placebo effect? 21 days is the generally accepted period after which an action begun or a change in lifestyle becomes a habit.

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A Visit to a RigaBrain Brain Training Session

A Visit to a RigaBrain Brain Training Session

My appointment fell on the evening of the last day of March. I went to my first RigaBrain trial training session. Measuring devices (sensors) were attached to both ears and on each side of the head. Then relaxing music was put on (the first piece in a Deep Forest style), alternating with more rhythmic or more peaceful tracks. The flow of music was interrupted every now and then by clicks or pauses, which were supposedly produced by my own brain.

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An Introduction to the RigaBrain Method

An Introduction to the RigaBrain Method

On a full-moon Saturday, at midday on 1 March, we headed to Brīvības Avenue to take part in a RigaBrain introductory event. There were 14 of us in attendance. After the talk, Pēteris took us to the adjoining room where the sessions take place. He showed us the chair, the sensors, the computer he works with, and assured us there was nothing unusual about any of it.

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Where Did the Easter Bunny Come From?

Where Did the Easter Bunny Come From?

The origins of the Easter Bunny (formerly a rabbit) are thought to lie in ancient Germanic traditions and beliefs about the spring equinox. The legend of the Easter Bunny was first documented in Europe as early as the 16th century, though no specific source is known. The place where Easter Bunnies were found in greatest abundance is the German city of Munich, where a Museum of Easter Bunnies was founded in their honour in 1991.

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12 April in World History

12 April in World History

In Soviet times, this day was marked as Cosmonautics Day, because on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin, launching aboard the spacecraft Vostok-1, became the first human to travel in space. In the Western world this day is known as Yuri's Night.

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