http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ Forums » Recent Topics en Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:57:03 +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. 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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. 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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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-37 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:32:19 +0000 K.Lord 37@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>If you have discovered an issue with Tochoortahv/Cass, please report it in this thread.</p> <p>Thanks. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/tefoonetahn#post-132 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:53:35 +0000 K.Lord 132@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Few people have been inquiring about Tefoonetahn.</p> <p>I'm wondering if we can bump it up the priority list a bit?</p> <p>I know there is still a huge amount to do especially on the upper levels, so I was wondering if we focus on the basin, block access to the stairs and release that area to the public we can continue working on the prime Link in point and the gardens up there.</p> <p>What do you guys think? </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/small-update#post-131 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:49:53 +0000 K.Lord 131@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>I'd quite like to get the forums being used again if possible, I know those who remain are pretty busy and Steven spends more and more time away from the surface and the Tehren Hood.</p> <p>I was thinking about scanning some pages from the Tefoonetahn book of commentary and putting it up on the site for people to read. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/meeting-1#post-128 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:46:13 +0000 K.Lord 128@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>I want a meeting in 3 hours, everyone please.</p> <p>Phil is back, seems some trouble is brewing we need to discuss the future. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/my-journal#post-127 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:44:24 +0000 Dr. Keira Benson 127@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Has anyone seen my journal? I think I dropped it when I was in the city. I traced my steps but couldn't find it. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/opening-the-forums#post-123 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:41:42 +0000 K.Lord 123@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>I would quite like to get the forums added to the rest of the site if possible, can we get a vote on this? </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/forum-issues#post-120 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:38:05 +0000 Dr. Keira Benson 120@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Eric was telling me that the forums have been blocking his posts, apparently he has been tagged as a "bozo". I thought we had this issue fixed, could you possibly take a look at it again Keith? </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/time-off#post-119 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:35:59 +0000 K.Lord 119@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>We would just like to thank you all for the hard work you have been putting in lately.</p> <p>As a result we would like to offer all of you a few days off starting on Wednesday extending to the weekend (no this time off won't be taken out of your holiday time consider it a bonus of sorts).</p> <p>Both the council and Robert have been very impressed with your hard work and motivation, kick back, relax and enjoy the time off. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/seismic-activity#post-117 Sat, 19 May 2007 23:30:58 +0000 K.Lord 117@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Just a heads up, Vic reported some seismic activity going on in the Cavern, might be an idea to use the hard hats whilst venturing in there just to be safe.</p> <p>Actually I'm gonna post a message to the Tehren imagers, but I would like to arrange a meeting for later today if possible, introduce Robert to the new guys to the guild and discuss the public hood amongst other things. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/a-public-hood#post-115 Tue, 08 May 2007 23:23:09 +0000 Dr. Keira Benson 115@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>We are getting ready to open the site back up. I am unsure what response we shall get, I would expect they have questions for us.</p> <p>As a result I think we need to get another neighborhood set up that is public.</p> <p>Just a note, these forums will not be made public when the site re-opens. Currently the forums still need a lot of work and it is not a priority. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/observation-station#post-113 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:20:13 +0000 Dr. Keira Benson 113@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>I know we are busy with other things, but I was thinking about setting up an observation station in one of the other pods to see if we can gather information regarding what has been decimating the wildlife in the Age?</p> <p>It will mean trekking across Reziksehv which could be rather dangerous so I will understand if people are hesitant of the idea. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/up-and-running#post-111 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:17:11 +0000 K.Lord 111@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Well after yesterdays meeting it was decided that the forums should be returned for communication purposes.</p> <p>Sophie is working on trying to recover some of the stuff from the old database, but for now it's not to much of a concern. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/testing#post-100 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:57:42 +0000 K.Lord 100@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Not sure what is going on, the forum is eating posts.</p> <p>Soph can you take a look at it when you get a minute?</p> <p>Until the problem is solved please do not use the forums. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/missing#post-103 Sun, 17 Oct 2004 23:01:10 +0000 Sophie Thomas 103@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Okay I have spoken to Keira.</p> <p>As of now we are looking for Keith has he has failed to be in contact with any of us for the last week and I'm not picking up his KI any more. I know he had KI issues but that was with capturing images and its not like him to turn it off.</p> <p>Also I do not know if this is related or not but the reports we've been getting about James being in the city have increased.</p> <p>One explorer managed to get a KI shot of him.</p> <p>I think its safe to assume 'Prelto' is no longer holding James. But didn't security check it out and say he was still there? I think we'll need to investigate this.</p> <p>If we can get a meeting together in the next hour or so in Tehren. We need to sort out search parties check over the area's where Keith last was. I will keep an eye out for any KI signals.</p> <p>Please Be Careful. If James is indeed free then consider him very dangerous.</p> <p>Soph </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/city-proper#post-94 Sun, 10 Oct 2004 23:25:32 +0000 K.Lord 94@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>So work is going ahead on the city proper.</p> <p>Very interesting things here, we've found a whole load of journals and every day items from D'ni life.</p> <p>Getting some KI issues here think its my KI build. Soph could you take a look at it when your here next.</p> <p>We really need to get this site fixed. Steve could you take a look at that at some point.</p> <p>Also Keira could you post a summery of the meeting for me and those engineers that couldn't attend thank you.</p> <p>Sorry I couldn't attend. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/more-age-documents-made-public#post-93 Tue, 22 Jun 2004 23:21:27 +0000 K.Lord 93@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>We shall be releasing some more information on the ages soon.</p> <p>The latest piece is a document on Negilahn. </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/james-captured#post-92 Tue, 08 Jun 2004 23:19:31 +0000 Sophie Thomas 92@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>I know you may have been worried about my apparent disappearance after the events between David and James.</p> <p>I am well there is nothing to worry about Keith is also well he is here with me.</p> <p>I think an explanation is in order.</p> <p>After James fled and we returned to the surface I returned to the cavern in a bid to hunt him down (dangerous I know, given how dangerous he is)</p> <p>I have been following him for a while now seeing where he's going where he's been his usual haunts as it were.</p> <p>So I thought perhaps its time to move on with my plans. I figured it was time for some D'ni justice, I have been for the last few months on a spare Relto I got hold of, preparing it for a guest.</p> <p>Having finished it I went after James, I'm thankful I ran into Keith actually as James later put up quite the struggle when we got hold of him.</p> <p>James has been imprisoned upon Relto and the book has been moved to TTP's neighborhood and locked in the Prayer Rooms.</p> <p>Keith wanted to know more about what James has been doing but James wasn't being co-operative and only speaking in D'ni</p> <p>I didn't know James even spoke D'ni</p> <p>Keith has gone to James' Relto in a hope to see where he has been and what he has been doing.</p> <p>Soph </p> http://dniexplorer.com/forums/topic/heading-down#post-90 Fri, 12 Mar 2004 23:14:01 +0000 Dr. Keira Benson 90@http://dniexplorer.com/forums/ <p>Just to let you know we are heading back down via a trip to the cleft.</p> <p>What's been done whilst I've been away? </p>