http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ Forums » Recent Posts en Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:13:43 +0000 http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/wide-selection-of-maneki-neko-history-to-choose-from#post-177 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:49:05 +0000 fkvhgm 177@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>JAPAN'S famous "Lucky Cat" is incredibly irresistible, having now attained cult-like status amongst die-hard fans around the world. With paw raised high to wave in good fortune, we discovered when we visited Tokyo that Maneki Neko is found almost everywhere – in shops, hotels, restaurants, offices, parks, shopping malls and every kind of retail store and business. <a href="http://www.manekinekocat.com/antique_maneki_neko_tag.html">antique maneki neko</a> is believed to attract wealth, health, customers and even high marks in examinations. In recent years, the cat's fame as a good luck charm for business and careers has extended well beyond the shores of Japan. FSW went in search of Maneki Neko's origins.</p> <p>Some cats are even motorized so that their paws move in a welcoming gesture. Japanese Maneki Neko (lucky cat) is famous for bringing good fortune, happiness, and prosperity. In Japan, lucky cat is the most popular decoration at the entrances of houses and in store windows. If you need a bit of luck in your life or maybe you wish to bring luck to your loved ones. Japanese lucky cats are great to give to cat lovers as well. According to legends Japanese luck cats bring goof fortune and prosperity. If not the luck, you can simply buy a Japanese lucky cat as a home décor item. We have a great selection of <a href="http://www.manekinekocat.com/">buy maneki neko</a>.Wedding couple cats are a great gift to given on a wedding; to wish the couple luck, prosperity and wealth in their new partnership. Or you can try our three laughing fortune cats, which is a set of three happy kitties with their paws raised. 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You can build your own figures of the feng shui lucky cats; they will draw luck and wealth into your home.</p> <p><a href="http://www.manekinekocat.com/maneki_neko_lucky_cat_tag.html">maneki neko lucky cat</a> is loved by everyone for its round face and lovely big eyes. That may be the reason why it is chosen as a symbol of luck. It looks like a cat waving his paw to greet the customers but actually, that's the gesture of a cat washing its face. The cat often washes its face whenever it feels the rain is coming. Moreover, because of its sensitivity, the cat often feels restless when there's someone coming near it. To release its fear, the cat washes its face. From this gesture of the cat, the Japanese assume that every time a cat washes its face there will come a customer. In addition to that, a cat washing its face looks like it is greeting someone. Therefore, the Japanese believe if they put a figurine of a cat with that "greeting" gesture in front of their stores, the customers will come in.</p> <p>Who has never heard of Maneki Neko the Lucky Cat in Japan, also known as the Welcoming Cat, Money Cat or Fortune Cat? <a href="http://www.manekinekocat.com/gold_maneki_neko_tag.html">gold maneki neko</a> literally means "Beckoning Cat", the cat that calls you. The gesture of the paw, which by Westerners is mainly interpreted as a welcome, ie waiving to say hello, while in the Japanese culture it is the typical way of calling someone or to draw attention in order to be followed.It is a sculpture made of different materials and colors, depicting a cat with a raised paw, either the right or the left and sometimes even both. Traditionally it represents the Japanese Bobtail cat, which arrived from the Asian continent at least 1000 years ago. It has a "bobbed" tail resembling more the tail of a rabbit, caused by a genetic recessive gene and is known as the "street cats" in Japan. The Japanese Lucky Cat or Welcoming Cat is an iconic symbol of Japan that can be found in many entrances of homes and restaurants in Japan -- basically anywhere where customers or guests are entering. a professional maneki neko history supplier . </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/maneki-neko-sb-the-lucky-cat-of-the-japanese#post-176 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:47:10 +0000 fkvhgm 176@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Luck is loved by everyone, especially anyone who runs a business. This is even more important to Japanese merchants because they are extremely superstitious. They often place behind or in front of their stores some kinds of lucky charm, in the hope that their business will run smoothly. The most popular kind of lucky charm in Japanese stores is a figurine which has the shape of a cat waving its paw. That's the "<a href="http://www.manekinekocat.com/gold_maneki_neko_tag.html">gold maneki neko</a>".</p> <p>Cats had a great impact upon the symbolism of great cultures, due to their appearance, their independency, their playful behavior or fight abilities <a href="http://www.manekinekocat.com/pink_maneki_neko_tag.html">pink maneki neko</a>. Cats have been seen from different points of view by different cultures. The ancient Egyptians worshiped cats as gods, as they believed that their soul will inhabit cats after death and they had a special symbolism in their culture related to cats. They gave cat a human-like form, worshiping it as Bastet, the cat goddess. In medieval Europe, cats were regarded as keeping a malefic seed, being witches' companions and devil's tool. The Church commanded that all black cats ought to be killed and therefore, the evil seed on earth be eliminated. Cat's nocturnal behavior, characterized by the reflection of light from its retina in the dark and its amazing speed also this conception. </p> <p>No one knows for certain how the Maneki Neko ceramic figurine got its start, but today these little symbols of luck can be seen in homes, shop windows and other prominent places. They are rife with symbolism and even the exact meaning of the cat's appearance and actions is subject to different interpretations. However, all <a href="http://www.manekinekocat.com/maneki_neko_gif_tag.html">maneki neko gif</a> either have a left or right paw raised in a welcoming gesturing that is also meant to bring good luck. A black figurine is for good health, a white one is for happiness and a gold one is for wealth.This cat has become the Eastern equivalent of sorts to the Western tradition of the pineapple as a symbol of welcome and good fortune: only it's a whole lot cuter!</p> <p>Modern exponents believe that Maneki Neko should carry coins or have coins dangling from their bibs to ensure wealth. More prosaic origins may be tied to an agricultural belief that cats kept pests away from crops or satin worms and thus aided prosperity of the family. There are many variations on the <a href="http://www.manekinekocat.com/">maneki neko cat</a> and you may see the left paw or the right paw raised. It is up to you whether you want more sales turnover or more profit. You may want a Beckoning Cat for your office or store to attract customers or in your place of business or house to attract good fortune. Placed near the front door of a store, it is said to attract new patrons. At home, you can put you Maneki Neko anywhere you want to attract good luck.</p> <p>Maneki-Neko is a cat-collector's dream, simply because today, the cat is manufactured form almost every material possible. So you will find <a href="http://www.manekinekocat.com/maneki_neko_kanji_tag.html">maneki neko kanji</a> made of ceramics, crystal, glass, wood, plastic and carved out of many different kinds of semi - precious stones. The image of the Cat is found on key-chains, place mats, pens, bags, clothes – so he has thus become every retailer's favourite. For in attaining cult status, Lucky Cat has become big business. This set includes everything you need to make an awesome Lucky Cat beckoning good luck. maneki neko store Online Store! Cheapest Maneki Neko for Sale . </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/welten-zum-downloaden#post-175 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:53:17 +0000 hal2001ibm 175@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Hallo!<br /> Ich habe eine Frage? Woher bekommt man die Welt Tehren und alle anderen Welten, die hier released wurden sind, zum download? Ich interessiere mich besonders für Todah Berries.</p> <p>Vielen Dank<br /> MFG Daniel</p> <p>Hello!<br /> I have a question? Where to find the world "Tehren" and all other worlds that have been released are to download? I'm very interested "Todah Berries".</p> <p>Thank you<br /> MFG Daniel </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/archiving-the-forum#post-168 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:46:52 +0000 Sophie Thomas 168@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>I have no problem with this.</p> <p>The latest build of the software is a couple of years old with little indication of an update. I had to purge some accounts and posts and clean up the database earlier today to get rid of some crap. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/fehnir-house#post-167 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:38:07 +0000 K.Lord 167@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Hi John, long time no see.</p> <p>Ahry'ahn Book currently has a protective sheet over the Linking panel to stop people from accessing the Age whilst we investigate it. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/archiving-the-forum#post-166 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:28:48 +0000 K.Lord 166@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Given that we have better lines of communication these days, I've noticed the forums are not really used by us anymore.</p> <p>Any arguments against me archiving them like I did with the DRC ones? </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/fehnir-house#post-165 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:04:12 +0000 John Lynch 165@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Hi Tweek, I thought I'd come and give you a hello. I have to say I'm absolutely amazed at what you and the others have done here (let alone write an entire Age by yourself! Well done with Fahets! Never did I think when I first came to D'ni did I think people would be writing their own Ages a mere 7 years later!). Perhaps you were right in that we didn't need to wait for the DRC to approve all areas. That perhaps we could begin some restoration efforts ourselves.</p> <p>Is it intended that people have access to explore Ahry’ahn? I hesitantly brushed the linking panel, although nothing happened. I would have tried a second time but I was concerned you might not want me to go traipsing around in it just yet.</p> <p>If I'm allowed to access this Age let me know and I'll try again to link to it and then let you know if I have any issues. I wouldn't worry at this stage as it's possible I didn't press down hard enough, or that my shaking hand didn't come in contact with the Linking Panel for long enough. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/fehnir-house#post-153 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:57:12 +0000 K.Lord 153@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>General access has been granted to Fehnir's place. If you find any issues with the area, let us know here, so we can look into it. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/guests-at-the-house#post-152 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:56:36 +0000 K.Lord 152@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Well I apologize, my trip to the surface took longer than I was planning, we ended up heading to a family gathering for July 4th.</p> <p>I aim to be back down at some point this week and hopefully we can get the area released. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/guests-at-the-house#post-151 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:26:38 +0000 K.Lord 151@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>We're looking at either today or this weekend, I would like to see it released before I head to the surface on Monday to get my stitches removed. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/guests-at-the-house#post-150 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:13:01 +0000 Sophie Thomas 150@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Are we going ahead with releasing this area? If so when? </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/guests-at-the-house#post-149 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:57:17 +0000 K.Lord 149@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Well Ahry'ahn is in good shape, it's a small location mostly enclosed, so we may be able to reapply resources to speeding that through the process and releasing it too, we shall see. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/guests-at-the-house#post-148 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:10:02 +0000 Dr. Keira Benson 148@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>If we can handle it, I have no problem with this.</p> <p>The area was in good condition, my only concern is with the Ahry'ahn Book, you mentioned the other day about leaving it there for now, but what if people try to use it?</p> <p>I doubt Rob will mind, you know how he is. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/guests-at-the-house#post-147 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:59:20 +0000 K.Lord 147@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Seems like access to Fehnir's place has been obtained outside of us releasing the area to the public. Whil and Kaelis showed up out of the blue lastnight.</p> <p>I know we're not ready to open the area up yet, but there's not much point keeping it closed if people have access. I've spoken to Steve and Soph and they agree. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/fehnir-house-24-hour-shut-down#post-146 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:04:20 +0000 Dr. Keira Benson 146@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>The district and location of the Fehnir household is a no go area for the next 24 hours. During inspection of the area one of the neighboring buildings came down damaging the Fehnir location, thankfully no one was hurt and managed to "Relto out" before it came down.</p> <p>Tomorrow we shall be assessing the structural integrity of the area to see if Phase 1 continues.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> <p>K </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/tahgayrahn-concerns#post-145 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:27:43 +0000 K.Lord 145@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Just a risk we shall have to take I think. I am concerned too, but we can't bow down to threats like this.</p> <p>D'ni is our home now, it was only a matter of time before we dabbled with The Art. And others wish to learn this and would like the resources to be able to do so.</p> <p>Perhaps the fact that it is a D'ni Age may help us in that regard, I don't know. But I shall see if Sophie can set up some security in the Age.</p> <p>Personally I'm not convinced the trouble in Cass was D'ni in origin, but that's a topic for another day. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/tahgayrahn-concerns#post-144 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:23:33 +0000 Dr. Keira Benson 144@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>I know work has been progressing well in Tahgayrahn, but I've noticed we've not really addressed any of the concerns regarding what happened in Tochoortahv/Cass.</p> <p>If we go ahead and release this Age to the public, what is to stop the same happening? </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/new-domain#post-143 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:56:53 +0000 K.Lord 143@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Yep, clam solved the last one, not sure how, he hasn't told anyone the solution though.</p> <p>Was just something amusing to do whilst the site was moved over. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/new-domain#post-142 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:55:48 +0000 Sophie Thomas 142@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Works great, thanks Keith.</p> <p>I see they're still playing with the puzzles :) </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/new-domain#post-141 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:53:11 +0000 K.Lord 141@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Alrighty, everything is pretty much in place.</p> <p>Logins should be working for all you guys. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/new-drc-post#post-140 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:49:34 +0000 K.Lord 140@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Just spotted Marie in the city with a largish group of explorers, I didn't realize there was that many down here.</p> <p>Couldn't hear what was being said though, was up on one of the balconies.</p> <p>[edit] Seems we cross posted </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/new-drc-post#post-139 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:47:23 +0000 Sophie Thomas 139@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Let me know if you see them</p> <p>- Soph </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/new-drc-post#post-138 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:32:01 +0000 K.Lord 138@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Kodama and Sutherland replied, seems they're going to be heading down here at the weekend. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/new-drc-post#post-137 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:54:50 +0000 K.Lord 137@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Interesting, wonder if anyone will reply.</p> <p>Not anything to do with us though, we only went down to the harbour which we've all done countless times.</p> <p>Maybe Giles or Whil set it off, or a bat or something.</p> <p>I'll keep an eye on the forums, I tend to check it daily anyway.</p> <p>On another note, can I get you to give me a hand on Sul Soph? The seal on the floor is causing heat loss so the water above is starting to drip down, I want to replace it with the design we used for the sphere before. I'd like to keep the seal design on the door in the office though, need to take a look at the door mechanism too. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/new-drc-post#post-136 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:31:15 +0000 Sophie Thomas 136@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Laxman just posted a <a href="http://forums.drcsite.org/viewtopic.php?t=2790" title="DRC Forums">new message</a> over at the DRC forums;</p> <blockquote><p> A couple of my security sensors were tripped about an hour ago (around 1:20 Cavern Time).</p> <p>I know it has been a while since we've talked, but none of you had mentioned any upcoming plans to visit the Cavern. Did I miss a memo?</p> <p>If it wasn't any of us, we definitely ought to look into it. Unfortunately, I cannot get away from my surface duties in the near future.</p> <p>Anyone have time to go?</p> <p>I know it is probably nothing, but still... well, you know.</p> <p>V</p> </blockquote> <p>Wonder what this means?</p> <p>- Soph </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/sul-forbidden#post-135 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:19:18 +0000 Steven Ross 135@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Sure no problem, will we be needing Maintainer suits? </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/sul-forbidden#post-134 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:13:44 +0000 K.Lord 134@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Steve, Sophie, I would like you to give me a hand moving all the remaining equipment from Sul please, can we meet up in Tehren in about an hour?</p> <p>As of now Sul is out of bounds for all team members aside from the 3 of us who will be removing equipment, once we've completed it Sul will be closed up to all until research in stabilizing the Age is completed.</p> <p>Those who circumvent these rules do so at your own risk, we will not be responsible. For possible side effects to the stabilization please see the Age 37 document in the Archive. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/fahets#post-57 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:47:41 +0000 Sophie Thomas 57@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Hey guys, the Fahets Book is now publically available for you to obtain.</p> <p>Hope you enjoy it, as before, if you notice any problems drop us a line here and we can get someone to look into it.</p> <p>- Soph </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/tochoortahv#post-47 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:18:35 +0000 Robert The Rebuilder 47@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>As if setting fire to the place wasn't bad enough - some fiend actually changed the *name* of the age! </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/tochoortahv#post-46 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:32:19 +0000 GregW11 46@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>I see, that would have been an easy way for a repeated attack on the Age, possibly damaging the remaining Links and documents. Hadn't thought of it before. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/tochoortahv#post-45 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:50:08 +0000 K.Lord 45@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>I don't believe, so. I think that is more down to the Age not being added to the Nexus by us. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/tochoortahv#post-44 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:28:04 +0000 GregW11 44@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>There's a Linking issue now: The Age doesn't show up in the Nexus when using the Offline KI. Could this be related to the entire Age being burned? </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/tochoortahv#post-43 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:37:35 +0000 K.Lord 43@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Tell him not to worry, Whil and Erik came up with translations of the text.</p> <blockquote><p> ahrotahntee<br /> rihl’choorahlehnah<br /> rehgehstoy</p> <p>Outsiders will not learn the Art. </p></blockquote> <p>Is it possible we could be dealing with a D'ni survivor? Stands to reason not all of them would be happy with us crawling all over their former empire, taking the Art and making it ours.</p> <p>The thing I can't figure out is how they found the Age in the first place, unless progress was being monitored by the person/people involved but that doesn't sit right with me either.</p> <p>Securing the Age seems to be foolish, to many people have access now.</p> <p>Actually, now that I think about it Steve could do with swinging by anyway and proceed to identify which Linking Book is which, I only counted 2 books, so either Artas, Orth of Tailehn is missing, unless it ended up in the pile of burnt books which could well be.</p> <p>I'd also like to hold a meeting in Tehren in an hour or so. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/tochoortahv#post-42 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:07:53 +0000 Dr. Keira Benson 42@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Steven's over at the City Proper at the moment, he said he'd swing by as soon as he can.</p> <p>The Linking Books are not working, to much damage to the pages. The books from the shelf had been pulled into a pile and set alight. We've been sifting through the ashes and found traces of several volumes from the books available.</p> <p>We took some samples and gave them to Rob, he said they contained traces of an accelerate, so it was intended. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/tochoortahv#post-41 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:08:48 +0000 K.Lord 41@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Uh he wasn't kidding, what the hell happen to Tochoortahv?</p> <p>Steve, can you swing by and translate whatever has been carved into the wall please.</p> <p>Keira, we need an inspection team to do a sweep before we can even think about cleaning it up. </p> <p>The place is a mess. </p>