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An educator is not merely a giver of information; he is one who points the way to wisdom, to truth. Truth is far more important than the teacher. The search for truth is religion, and truth is of no country, of no creed, it is not to be found in any temple, church or mosque. Without the search for truth, society soon decays. To create a new society, each one of us has to be a true teacher, which means that we have to be both the pupil and the master; we have to educate ourselves.
If a new social order is to be established, those who teach merely to earn a salary can obviously have no place as teachers. To regard education as a means of livelihood is to exploit the children for one's own advantage. In an enlightened society, teachers will have no concern for their own welfare, and the community will provide for their needs.
The true teacher is not he who has built up an impressive educational organization, nor he who is an instrument of the politicians, nor he who is bound to an ideal, a belief or a country. The true teacher is inwardly rich and therefore asks nothing for himself; he is not ambitious and seeks no power in any form; he does not use teaching as a means of acquiring position or authority, and therefore he is free from the compulsion of society and the control of governments. Such teachers have the primary place in an enlightened civilization, for true culture is founded, not on the engineers and technicians, but on the educators.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Sri Mahaperiyaval's Jayanthi Mahostavam @ Kolkata on 25th Saturday 2013 at Ved Bhavan
na hi jnanena sadrsam pavitram iha vidyate |
न हि ज्ञानेना सदृशम पवित्रमिह विद्यते |
Gita Ch. 4, Sloka No. 38
Certainly, there is no purifier in this world like knowledge.
Dear Devotees
Ved Bhavan Bhajan Samaj takes pleasure in informing you all that Sri Mahaperiyaval's Jayanthi Mahostavam will be celebrated on 25th Saturday 2013 at Ved Bhavan as per following programme. All are requested to participate in large numbers and be the recipient of GRACE of PARAMACHARYAL of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam.
Morning 7.30 a.m. GURU VANDANAM, SWASTHI OF SRI KANCHI MADAM
Thaitriya Upanishad Parayanam
9.00 a.m. Mahanyasam Japam
Sri Rudra Abhishekam to Padukas of Pujya Maha Periyaval
Ashtothra Archana to Padukas
Evening 6.00 p.m. Vishnu Sahasranama parayanam
Evening 6.45 p.m. Weekly Special Bhajan
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What to do after class 10 or 12? A perennial question, with the usual answer of engineering or medicine
What to do after class 10 or 12? A perennial question, with the usual answer of engineering or medicine. However, at a career counseling session organized by The Sankara Nethralaya Academy, Ayanambakkam, Vanagaram, here on Saturday – 18th May 2013 young people had an opportunity to discover a whole range of courses in the healthcare sector that could help them build good careers.
A Mahalingam Assistant Registrar inaugurated and brief about the Institution and its facility. And highlighted about "The healthcare service sector is booming. There are many career opportunities here, with institutions offering courses to enhance their specialized manpower. The Sankara Nethralaya Academy is offering many such specialized diploma courses."
Sri A P Irungovel, Senior Manager – Patients Education & Counseling dept of Sankara Nethralaya given a presentation on Goal – Towards healthcare services.
The 2 years diplomas in Ophthalmic Nursing Assistant, Operation Theatre and Anaesthesia Technology, and BSc Medical Laboratory Courses are all courses recognized by the TN Dr MGR Medical University. And the academy also conducts 2 year – Diploma in Refraction and Dispensing courses. For the +2 completed candidates.
In the Ophthalmic Nursing Assistant course, the students learn about ocular disease and its causes. They learn to assist in ophthalmic surgical procedures, to provide pre and post-operative care to patients and to act as primary and secondary resources to patients, care givers and healthcare professionals.
The Operation Theatre and Anaesthesia Technology course teaches students to assist the anaesthetist, surgeon or nurse in various procedures and to sterilise and disinfect OT rooms following NABH protocols.
A Mahalingam, academic officer & Assistant Registrar of The Sankara Nethralaya Academy, said, "Our courses are designed to get the students jobs. Students who cannot afford to go to college will definitely find jobs after the diploma courses." For more details, contact 9710485295 or log on to www.thesnacademy.ac.in
Saturday, May 18, 2013
''Do your best and God will take care of the rest"
We are all familiar with the dictum 'Do your best and God will take care of the rest" good acts after all seldom go unnoticed. It was such devoted, sincere and selfless efforts by the members of Sankara Nethralaya Ophthalmic Mission Trust, USA towards raising funds to light up lives in their home country and the sterling work in ophthalmic care by Sankara Nethralaya in terms of cost free, high quality care delivered in the remote rural areas that drew the attention of "Wonder Work", the global relief organization to Sankara Nethralaya. The relief provider driven by the byline 'Wonder surgeries for Children' was particularly impressed by the exclusive status that pediatric surgery received at Sankara Nethralaya and the significant work done in the field of child eye care, from simple squint correction to research and treatment in retinoblastoma, which resulted in a generous donation to Sankara Nethralaya through the good offices of the SN OM Trust USA.
A grateful Sankara Nethralaya family extended a warm welcome to Ms Delois Greenwood, Senior Advisor, Global Programs, Wonder Work on a visit to its centers to gain a firsthand knowledge and feel of the institution, so thoughtfully supported by her organization. After a tour of the Jaslok Community Ophthalmic Center (JCOC), Jagadguru Kanchi Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Nethra Nilayam (JKCN), Ms. Delois was taken around the various blocks of Sankara Nethralaya Main including the Kamalnayan Bajaj Institution for Research in vision and ophthalmology before joining senior members of the Sankara Nethralaya family including Dr SS.Badrinath, Chairman Emeritus, Dr S.Bhaskaran, Chairman, Dr Vasanthi Badrinath, Director, Laboratory Services and Ms Akila Ganesan, Senior General Manager for an informal chat at the board room. The meeting started with a briefing on the community services being carried out by Sankara Nethralaya especially in the area of child eye care in terms of creating awareness and educating school teachers by Ms Akila Ganesan. Ms Delois gave an interesting brief on the inception of Wonder Work in year 1987 and its growth, its highly professional and enterprising CEO and Co-founder Mr. Brian Mullaney who leveraged his considerable skills in PR and advertising skills for a non-profit and noble cause, she explained that Wonder Work was started primarily to provide surgical relief and care to children as most charities focused on programmes like polio eradication and other ailments and the area of child surgery remained largely unserved. Ms Delois highlighted that Wonder Work was funding surgeries for cataract, club foot, treatment of burns and hydrocephalitis and USD – a condition where a hole is formed in the heart. Showering praise on Sankara Nethralaya as a "Place of Hope" she observed that Wonder Work chose to partner with Sankara Nethralaya on account of its
• Being extremely well qualified to provide service
• Vast outreach capability
• Follow up care
• Education and training initiatives
Ms Delois was thoroughly briefed on the work done by Sankara Nethralaya in the area of retinopathy of prematurity, research in the early detection of retinoblastoma, Elsemia, research towards immunization against cataract, free outdoor eye camps, on the spot spectacle dispensing, assistance received from Orbis and Mahima Foundation for pediatric ophthalmology, Education and training of African Doctors, eye care campaigns in Botswana, Zambia, Nigeria and Kenya, by Dr. SS.Badrinath, Chairman Emeritus, Dr. S.Bhaskaran, Chairman, Sankara Nethralaya, Dr. Sheila John, Dr. Krishna Kumar and Dr. Vikas Khaitan.
The significant all round advancements made by Sankara Nethralaya and the audio visual presentation of the twin surgical bus campaign and other eye care camps made a deep impression on Ms Delois Greenwood. She expressed that the purpose of her visit was to introduce her organization, learn more about Sankara Nethralaya and explore new areas of support and assistance that Wonder Work could extend in the years to come and she was highly satisfied with the visit and interactions at different levels.
Elite School of Optometry installed its fifth Tamil logmAR chart
The Elite School of Optometry installed its fifth Tamil logmAR chart in the Lakshmi Narsimha Navaneethakrishnan temple in Nanganallur on 13th May 2013 between 10.00 am and 11.00 am on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Trithiya.
The chart was inaugurated by the Councillor, 167th Ward, Nanganallur Ms.Hema and Mr Bharaniprasad, Social activist. Mr Raghavan, Secretary of the temple graced the occasion. Mr Bakthavatchalam, Father of Ms Malini, Intern helped in installing the chart in the temple. Archaeologists estimate that this temple belongs to the the eighth century and the foundation of the gopuram was laid in 1998 by the seer of Ahobila Mutt.
The local residents who gathered during the occasion expressed their happiness and appreciated the effort of the institution in raising awareness about eye care among the public through innovative methods. Few of them also recalled with admiration the door to door awareness session conducted recently by the ESO on World optometry Day. The logMAR chart drew instant and enthusiastic response and a good number of attendees to the inaugural started testing their vision right away with the help of the instructions printed in the chart.
It would be noteworthy to add at this point that the ESO has also installed its logMARcharts at the Anjaneya temple in Ashok Nagar, Anjaneya temple in Nanganallur, Jeeva park in T Nagar and a marriage hall in Bodi which are rendering good service to the locals by enabling them to check their eye sight in a simple way.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Sankara Nethralaya,Kolkata a preferred destination for a highly successful career in Optometry for Optometrists from Eastern India
It was in 1976 when addressing a group of doctors, His Holiness Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, the Sankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam spoke of the need to create a hospital with a missionary spirit.
His words marked the beginning of a long journey to do God's own work.
On the command of His Holiness, Dr. Sengamedu Srinivasa Badrinath, along with a group of philanthropists founded a charitable not-for-profit eye hospital...
One that would bring world-class eye care to the people of India. One that would adopt a single standard of care for all, rich or poor. One that would share the fruits of its knowledge and spread its concept of care to distant parts of this country.
In a solemn function held at the premises of the Vijaya Hospital with Semmangudi Srinivasa Aiyer offering the prayer, Mrs (Dr) T Agarwal inaugurated the project.
On the auspicious day of Vinayaka Chaturthi, the sixth day of September in the year 1978, the hospital came into existence.
It was named Sankara Nethralaya, which means "The Temple of the Eye". The long journey for vision with a mission began.
Sankara Nethralaya today has grown into a super specialty institution for ophthalmic care and receives patients from all over the country and abroad. It has gained international excellence and is acclaimed for its quality care and compassion. The Sankara Nethralaya family today has over 1400 individuals with one vision – to propagate the Nethralaya philosophy; the place of our work is an Alaya and Work will be our worship, which we shall do with sincerity, dedication and utmost love with a missionary spirit.
Sankara Nethralaya has been described by Shri Nani A. Palkivala, an eminent legal expert and former Indian Ambassador to USA, as the "Best Managed Charitable Organization in India". Sir Ratan Tata Trust has observed Sankara Nethralaya as a High Performing Knowledge Institution – mission driven, a proven track record, acknowledged nationally and internationally for its expertise and excellence in Ophthalmic care with almost all eye sub-specialties, good management systems, a vibrant set of human resources and a participative system of decision-making.
On an average, 1200 patients walk through our doors and 100 surgeries are performed every day. In our journey for excellence, we have received many awards and appreciation of our efforts. And we still have a long way to go…
Sankara Nethralaya in the city of joy
Since its inception in 1978, Sankara Nethralaya, a unit of Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, has been receiving patients from the Eastern and North Eastern Region of India, seeking treatment and management for Ophthalmic conditions. While the hospital in Chennai received over 300 patients from this region every day, there were many more who could not travel the distance and avail the treatment facilities in Chennai.
To serve more people from eastern and north eastern India, Sankara Nethralaya began offering its services, through collaboration, in Kolkata in December 2002, serving about 200 patients a day. In July 2007, with the idea of expanding and offering more comprehensive care, it moved to an independent interim location at Raja Subodh Mullick Square. While at the interim location, Sankara Nethralaya with the support of the Paschim Banga Rajya Pratibandhi Sammilini, constructed its own eye hospital, built on a 0.55 acre of land in Mukundapur.
The new hospital was commissioned on January 21, 2009 by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Shri. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
Lead by Dr. Sujata Guha, a dedicated team of 11 consultants caters to the needs of at least 500-600 patients a day in all sub-specialities of ophthalmology. The hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art investigational facilities. The centre is a dedicated superspeciality eye hospital and peripheral referral centre for the entire eastern region of the country and neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh and Nepal.
Keeping with the Sankara Nethralaya philosophy of Community Service, the new hospital at Kolkata has an entire floor dedicated to Community Service. Two state-of-the-art operation theatres and 24 beds have been specifically earmarked for indigent patients who receive treatment free-of-cost. The hospital also has a Teleophthalmology and Mobile Refraction Van that takes quality eye care to the doorsteps of people living in rural and semi-urban West Bengal.
Sankara Nethralaya offers not mere jobs but exciting and satisfying careers. A premier Institution in eye care, Sankara Nethralaya offers a friendly work environment, rich culture and an opportunity to work in state of the art technologies. Candidates willing to be part of our Mission for Vision and have a caring attitude in whatever they do, are welcome to forward their CVs to firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com
Friday, May 10, 2013
Are we dreaming? No, just paying a tribute to the poet on his 139th birth anniversary - Boria Majumdar
Are we dreaming? No, just paying a tribute to the poet on his 139th birth anniversary.
Boria Majumdar
A British friend of mine, more passionate about Rabindranath Tagore than most of us Indians here at Oxford, asked me recently, "Is there any sphere in India where this legend has not left his mark?"
"I am sure Tagore had nothing to do with cricket", another one piped up, seeing me (a cricket historian and a Bengali to boot) around.
Cricket, he assumed, may well be that 'outcaste', one left untouched by Tagore.
Reminded me of a story I'd read many years back, a story in an unpublished essay on the genesis of sports journalism which I'd like to narrate here, as a humble tribute to the legend, in commemoration of his 139th birth anniversary today.
Brajaranjan Ray, the pioneer of sports journalism in Bengali, recounts his experience after having met the proprietors of the Ananda Bazar Patrika and having convinced them of the necessity of sports journalism (without pay, however) in this unpublished essay I had the fortune of having read. Apparently, he was at a loss for Bengali equivalents of English terms in describing/reporting cricket matches. And who else to turn to but Tagore?
Tagore, of course, was encouraging as ever and asked him to go ahead without fear, inventing terminology. He guessed it right that whatever Ray coined and persisted with, would, with the passage of time, become standard usage. Roy of course was free to turn to him for advice and corrections.
So, there.
It is not for nothing that we Bengalis think that there ain't no sphere the legend left untouched.
Not just that. Apart from this Ray-Tagore encounter of the 30s, there is also an imaginary match apparently played sometime in the 30s (fascinatingly described in a piece -- loosely translated as Rabindranath and Cricket -- sometime in the 50s in Dainik Basumati, a Bengali journal, and later reprinted in some collections) that I was and am reminded of..
The setting of the match is Gomoh, a small town near Dhanbad, Bihar, more famous for its railway station from which Subhash Chandra Bose took his train towards Europe. Tagore apparently had gone there for a brief visit and had decided to organise the match is what the writer of the piece wants us to believe.
The players who played against Tagore's team included such luminaries as Vizzy, the Maharjkumar of Vizianagram; The Maharaja of Patiala, Pataudi Senior; The Maharja of Cooch Bihar and Duleep Sinhji. They apparently all come in their private aeroplanes, a point much emphasised in the piece.
That they spent to play the game, rather than playing to earn, does not need to be emphasised, but another interesting sidelight of the described match was the bit about ads. Now in the 30s, advertising was still in its infancy, but not apparently for this match. The leading sports goods dealers from Bengal -- S.Ray and Co., Uberoi et al -- had all seemingly assembled in Gomoh with a range of their products.
The inaugural ceremony of the match was initiated by a shenai recital, though the Maharja of Patiala had also, it seems, arranged for a band to perform on the occasion. Two players from Tagore's side, Professor Kshiti Mohan Sen (father of our Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen) and Acharya Bidhusekhar Shastri recited vedic mantras to start off the proceedings. The stadium, a temporary arrangement for the match (typical of modern one-day internationals) was packed to capacity.
Another key aspect of the match, one typical of modern cricket, was the presence of women spectators. They were all dressed in saris worn the Maharastrian way. (It is worth mentioning in this context that women in the 1930s played cricket in saris and there was a regular tradition of cricket between men vs. women in Kathiawar.)
Also present for this match, were the great dancer Mani Behn, Rajkumari Sharmila, the famous motor racing specialist, the daughters of the Gaekwad family, the Rajkumari of Burdwan and sundry other who's who.
Needless to mention, it had to have nationalist overtones. So Rabindranath, inspired by swadeshi, played with a bat made from local wood, wore a toka (a headdress worn by peasants) made of palm-leaves and was dressed in a dhoti. Now this is not just the anonymous writer's imagination for cricket in dhotis was very much in vogue in the 1930s and may well be perceived as an attempt by the Indians to appropriate cricket for nationalist purposes. (The Mohun Bagan Club did this in 1930 in a match against the Governors XI, and upon being reprimanded by R.B.Lagden for their dress refused to play. The match was eventually abandoned when Lagden refused to tender the apology demanded by Mohun Bagan. Six months later, a similar thing happened in a match between the Vidyasagar College and the Calcutta Cricket Club.)
So you see, whether or not Tagore had much to do with cricket, we Bengalis definitely think -- and have evidence too -- that not only was he involved with the genesis of cricket journalism in Bengali, but that he also was a pioneer in the commercialisation of the game. After all, the various dynamics of commercialisation are very much in evidence in the imagination of the author of the above story, aren't they?
His internationalism in all spheres of public life was based on a strong grasp of and love for local realities, even if we may not want to start playing in dhotis again (but those are the local realities today). A realisation/acceptance of this message will be our best tribute to him on his 139th birth anniversary.
Highly successful mission for the Mobile Surgical Bus of Sankara Nethralaya
The Sankara Nethralaya mobile surgical bus engineered to take top quality eye care to the most inaccessible regions, especially regions not served by a health care facility in the neighbourhood received a call to fulfill its avowed mission when the Sankara Nethralaya Community services team decided to reach out quality eye care to 'Chunampet' a remote hamlet about 140 kilometers away from Chennai, on the Madurantakam -Pondicherry route. The location of the camp was chosen on the basis of non-availability of quality eye care in the region and in deference to the wish of Shri C.Ramakrishna, Member of the Board, Medical Research Foundation who has his roots in this village. Shri Ramakrishna had most thoughtfully arranged for the food, refreshments to the patients and the outdoor team involved in the operation including the stay of the outdoor team during the 5 days of the camp. Shri C.Ramakrishna had also coordinated with the Dr Mohan's diabetes hospital to use the premises of the 'Sri Sai Rural Diabetes Centre' their community health initiative in Chunampet as an assembling and waiting point for the patients and to park the Mobile surgical units.
The outdoor team consisting of Consultants Dr S.Sudarhsan and Dr Sridhar Baratan and the paramedical teams reached Chunampet on the morning of 22nd April and the eye screening camp was conducted on 22nd and 23rd of April. There was a good turnout of 259 people mainly landless farm labourers and small farmers from Chunampet and surrounding villages who had no access or wherewithal to go to an eye care centre. A total of 26 patients were diagnosed with cataract at varying stages and needing surgical intervention, pre-operative tests were carried out to ascertain that they were fit for surgery and they were asked to report to the same venue on the 27th and 28th in batches of 13 each day, to undergo surgery. The patients were again subjected to surgery fitness tests on the day of the surgery and cataract surgery was carried out successfully at the operation theatre on wheels, after which they could return to their homes.
A post operative camp was conducted on the 30th of April to thoroughly examine if the patients were progressing well, if their vision had improved and to rule out any post operative complication. All the 26 patients were found to be normal and had responded well to the surgery and expressed their happiness at gaining back their eyesight. A highlight of the camp was the visit and participation of Dr SS. Badrinath, Chairman Emeritus and Dr. Vasanthi Badrinath, Director, Clinical Services, Sankara Nethralaya. They had come with a view of assessing the quality and efficacy of the mobile surgical camps at the clinical level and their cost and benefit. The head of Sankara Nethralaya studied the case reports at random, interacted with the Consultants and their support team members and picked up a conversation with the beneficiaries to gauge the impact of the camp and their experience.
The Chunampet camp turned out to be a highly successful mission for the Mobile Surgical Bus and also a learning session for future camps.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Optometry & Ophthalmology are as inseparable as a word and it's meaning
Sankara Nethralaya and its associate institutions, it would seem have a magical quality about them, traveling back in time and taking a close look at their inception and growth one is truly amazed by the magic which drew the right people into their fold to make the dream and passion of the young vitreo retinal surgeon from the US a reality. He had a vision and foresight and the right men and women simply joined him as people join a great movement. Sankara Nethralaya was recently honoured by the visit of one such stalwart, a man who was part of this great movement, a man who shared the founder's passion and dream and the man who laid a strong foundation to the Elite School of Optometry (ESO). The young at heart Septuagenarian Professor Dr.PP.Santanam who served as the ESO's first Principal and a man who continues to offer weekly lectures at the place where his heart is, paid a visit to Sankara Nethralaya accompanied by Dr R.Krishna Kumar, the current Principal to meet his old friend and colleague Dr SS.Badrinath, to share his thoughts and most importantly to make a huge donation to the ESO, to quote his own words "a donation towards the cause of progress of optometry and to keep the ESO the Numero Uno optometry institution in the country".
Professor PP.Santnam attributed Dr SS.Badrinath's foresight and vision as the most important factors in the development of optometry as an important science in the country, getting it its due pride of place among other health sciences and its role in overall ophthalmic care. He gave a most absorbing account of how he became the first Principal of the ESO on his return from the Barbados, West Indies although he was neither an optometrist nor an ophthalmologist but a specialist in occupational health medicine and safety, as Dr SS. Badrinath wanted the new institution to be headed by man who would set a great personal example. He took an interesting walk back into the past when he was advisor to the government of Barbados on occupational health, adding with a twinkle in his eye that he was a neighbor during those years to none other than the cricketing legend Sir Garfield St.Aubrun Sobers and how he would serve the spinning legend Venkataraghavan his favourite curd rice when he toured the Barbados, West Indies.
It was amazing to note that this great educationist had emphasized on the need to develop soft skills, general language, societal commitment need for lateral thinking and usage of computers among the students of the ESO way back in 1985 when these things were unheard of. No wonder that the ESO remains a first in its class institution to this day.
Dr PP.Santanam presented a cheque for a significant sum of rupees thirty lakhs to be converted into two equal corpus funds, in honour of his parents Former Judge Shri P.V.Parameswara Iyer and Srimathi Kamala Bai and his parents' in-law Dr S.Ramakrishnan and Srimathi Bhagavathi, to meet the cost towards research, training, education, development of Occupational Optometry and other community activities of the ESO.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Hanuman Chalisa Chanting
na hi jnanena sadrsam pavitram iha vidyate |
न हि ज्ञानेना सदृशम पवित्रमिह विद्यते |
Gita Ch. 4, Sloka No. 38
Certainly, there is no purifier in this world like knowledge.
Hanuman Chalisa Chanting - 108 times tomorrow i.e 1st May 2013 at Ved Bhavan, 50 Lake Avenue from 4 p.m onwards.
All are invited to attend the function.
50, Lake Avenue, Kolkata - 700 026.
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न हि ज्ञानेना सदृशम पवित्रमिह विद्यते |
Gita Ch. 4, Sloka No. 38
Certainly, there is no purifier in this world like knowledge.
Hanuman Chalisa Chanting - 108 times tomorrow i.e 1st May 2013 at Ved Bhavan, 50 Lake Avenue from 4 p.m onwards.
All are invited to attend the function.
50, Lake Avenue, Kolkata - 700 026.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Eleanor Antin's New Work
Eleanor Antin is a conceptual artist, performance artist and educator. I took two courses with her during my graduate studies, and she was the most amazing teacher. I saw some of her work from the 1980s at Documenta in Germany last summer, but was underwhelmed—her nurses and ballerinas are shot in sepia tones, printed small. Polite.
Her new show, Historical Takes, is also rooted in the past, but is vibrant, raunchy and BIG. Huge photos, bright colors, garish make-up, lush scenes. In them she juxtaposes modern SoCal life with that of ancient Roman Pompeii, both civilizations on the brink of disaster. My "Winged Victory" even makes an appearance, on a eucalyptus secluded tennis court.
As with all her work, she's telling stories, even commenting that these images are her "poor man's cinema." The photos are indeed productions; we understand and admire the scale, the amount of effort and time that went into making them. But they are also FUN and FUNNY.
The day I went, the museum was full of wide-eyed kids and old ladies saying, "How interesting." I love that that there were no warning signs about how randy, sexy, and violent the stuff is. Humor softens it.
Antin still expresses strong feminist ideas about the male gaze, and who literally selects what is beautiful. She allows Helen of Troy to rewrite her history.
Interspersed in the galleries are videos showing Antin producting the work. They show how Eleanor just can't get out of the picture, and thank God! She's there, lumpy, short, laughing and cussing, adjusting hands and boobs of beautiful models. At one point she exposes an elderly man's backside, lifting his toga a bit.
The only drawback for me was the wall text—it tells us too much. Otherwise, I say, get your beautiful tan body down to see this show!
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EVERETT, Wash. – Collision Investigation Unit detectives are looking for information about the fatal collision that occurred last week which killed two men and two juvenile females on the Tulalip Reservation.
Specifically, they are looking for witnesses to the incident or surveillance video of the truck from around 1:30 a.m. on August 18th through the time the accident was reported later that morning (3:30 a.m.).
Detectives are seeking this information to help piece together what may have caused the incident, as well as additional evidence to aid in their investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office anonymous tip line at 425-388-3845.
The incident occurred at the 7500 block of Totem Beach Rd. The pickup truck with the four victims went off the roadway, over a concrete embankment, and into a fisheries rearing pond. All four died at the scene.
by Kim Kalliber, Tulalip News
"Is this the world that we want to leave to our children?"
That is the question posed by Jewell James, Master Carver of the Lummi Nation's House of Tears Carvers, of the numerous coal port projects around the northwest and beyond.
"We know the answer," continued James. "We want our children to have healthy air, water and land."
For the third year in a row, Lummi carvers have hand-carved a totem pole that will journey hundreds of miles, raising public awareness and opposition to the exporting of fossil fuels. And the timing couldn't be more important, as the Army Corps of Engineers may be deciding by the end of this month whether or not it will agree with the Lummi Nation and deny permits for the Gateway Pacific Terminal Project at Cherry Point. Lummi Nation, in fighting to block the terminal, cited its rights under a treaty with the United States to fish in its usual and accustomed areas, which include the waters around Cherry Point.
"The totem pole design includes an eagle, a buffalo, two badgers, two drummers with a buffalo skull and drum, and a turtle with a lizard on each side. These are symbols of their culture," explains James. "These people want everyone to know that they love the earth, they love their mother, and they want us to help them protect our part of the earth. "
On August 23, the Tulalip Tribes welcomed the totem pole and guests with songs and blessings. Tribal Chairman Mel Sheldon opened the ceremony and tribal member Caroline Moses led a blessing song for the totem pole.
"The salmon are already dying in the river because of the high temperature. The spawning grounds are poisoned. They [coal companies] have yet to feel the repercussions of that. They are walking away with their hands slapped. These ports, Cherry Point, Port of Morrow, we're talking about 153 million tons [of coal] annually coming into the Pacific Northwest, loaded with arsenic and mercury," said James to the group of tribal and community members gathered at the shores of Tulalip Bay. "We're saying no; we're united. We're happy to be at Tulalip because Tulalip is a leader tribe."
James went on to speak about the united effort to defeat these fossil fuel export projects, saying that, "nobody hears us, because the media doesn't come to Northern Cheyenne." The totem pole journey plays an important role in bringing people together, creating new alliances, and empowering the public with information about fossil fuels and the damage they are causing the environment.
"Pope Francis came out with a statement last year that they were wrong and they should have taught the people how to love the earth, not destroy it. They made a mistake. What we need to do as tribal people is to make sure that they live up to the words they put out publicly. We're calling on everybody to join together. We need to get together because the Earth's dying. July was the hottest recorded July in recorded history. The Earth is burning. Global warming is a reality and they're syphoning our rivers dry. Our salmon, our fish, and everything else that depend upon it is dying around us.
"We say it simply, love the Earth. That's the message that we're bringing to Northern Cheyenne in unison with us."
Seattle's newest middle school will be named for the late Robert Eagle Staff, Lakota, principal of American Indian Heritage High School from 1989-1996.
The Seattle School Board voted June 17 in favor of the naming. "The extensive community engagement naming process has resulted in majority support to honor the accomplishments and legacy of a great educator, Robert Eagle Staff," said Jon Halfaker, executive director of schools for the Seattle School District's Northwest region.
"It's huge" for the Native community, said the late principal's son, Louis Eaglestaff, who spells his name as one word as his father did. Eaglestaff said the district chose to spell Eagle Staff as two words, out of respect for the wishes of family members in South Dakota who spell it that way.
No matter. "Even though he did so much for students, the school name is validation that [his legacy] is always going to be there," said Eaglestaff, a kindergarten teacher in nearby Bellevue. "I don't need validation, because what he did was enough for us. But it's something to be proud of."
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Robert Eagle Staff Middle School will be built at the site of the former Wilson-Pacific School, which housed American Indian Heritage School. The new middle school will have room for 850 students, as well as 150 from the American Indian Heritage School program. It is scheduled to be completed in 2017.
The former Wilson-Pacific School site is important to Seattle's Native community. It is the site of a spring, called Licton (Liq'tid), which is historically and culturally significant to the Duwamish people. American Indian Heritage hosted powwows and cultural programs for young people, and the buildings featured Native-themed murals by artist Andrew Morrison, Apache/Haida. The walls with the murals are being saved and will be incorporated into the new school buildings.
Getting the school named for Eagle Staff was part of a long effort by the Native community—an effort that continues now in trying to rebuild the American Indian Heritage program.
The school board's vote "is the culmination of a two-year campaign which included active lobbying, a documentary, online petitions, many phone calls, tons of letters written in support, and community meetings," wrote Sarah Sense-Wilson, Lakota, chairwoman of the Urban Native Education Alliance.
"The next fight is having a Native-focused high school in [Eagle Staff] school."
During Eagle Staff's leadership, American Indian Heritage High School had a 100 percent graduation rate with all graduates going on to college. Eagle Staff, a University of North Dakota Hall of Fame basketball player, passed away unexpectedly at age 43, and enrollment in the school he led started to decline amid changes in funding and program support.
The school buildings fell into disrepair as the district diverted funding to other priorities. By 2012, plans were developed to build a new school to accommodate projected enrollment growth and alleviate overcrowding in three other middle schools. In 2013, voters approved a capital levy to fund construction of several new schools and to modernize others. In 2014, the American Indian Heritage School program was merged with a program from another school, also closed for new construction, renamed Licton Springs, and moved temporarily to another site.
"Licton Springs is going to take another 3-5 years of development to reach a level of Native focus we think is authentic," Sense-Wilson wrote in an email. "Still no Native staff, no language, no cultural programming at Licton. A majority of the kids are non-Native."
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Larry Nyland recommended the school board name the school in honor of Eagle Staff based on input at community meetings and comments from 190 members of the public. Supporters at the final community meeting on May 4 included members of Eagle Staff's family. Only three people at the meeting spoke in favor of naming the school after another nominee, Dr. Caspar Sharples, an early 20th century Seattle physician and co-founder of Children's Hospital. Other names considered included Billy Frank Jr., Nisqually (1931-2014), treaty rights activist and environmental leader.
A 660-student elementary school will be built adjacent to Robert Eagle Staff Middle School. The school board voted to name it Cascadia, after the geographic bioregion that includes Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. Other names nominated included author-poet-playwright Sherman Alexie, Spokane; author-poet-actor Maya Angelou; Josephine Corliss Preston (1873-1958), the first woman elected to state office in Washington; and Dr. Caspar Sharples.
Several indigenous nations have ties to Seattle, including the Duwamish Tribe, the Muckleshoot Tribe, and the Suquamish Tribe. Of 92 public schools in Seattle, only four have indigenous names: Leschi, the mid-1800s Nisqually leader; Sacajawea, the Lemhi Shoshone interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition; Chief Sealth (an anglicization of Si'ahl), the mid-1800s leader of the Duwamish and Suquamish; and Eagle Staff.
Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/07/12/seattle-school-named-after-robert-eagle-staff-fourth-have-indigenous-name-161015
By Brian Pempus, www.cardplayer.com
A Native American tribe with a casino in Michigan has stopped paying the state its cut because the state elected to offer lottery games on the Internet.
The tribe believes the state violated their revenue-sharing compact by launching online lottery products last summer. The compact was negotiated back in 2007.
The Gun Lake Tribe stopped making payments in June. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation receives roughly $60 million annually from the state's tribal casinos. The Gun Lake Casino contributes roughly $13.3 million to the state annually.
According to crainsdetroit.com, other tribes may follow suit and stop their respective payments. Michigan has 12 tribes that have gambling facilities.
So far in 2015, online lottery sales have yielded $15.9 million for the state.
Americans spent more than $70 billion on the lottery in 2014, which makes it the most popular form of gambling in the country. More and more states are considering offering games on the Internet, with the most recent being North Carolina, according to a report from the Winston-Salem Journal. Florida is also considering bringing the games to the Internet one day.
State lotteries basically were given permission by the federal government to pursue online lottery services and products when the Department of Justice re-interpreted the Wire Act in December 2011. That move also resulted in three states launching online poker.
By Naveena Sadasivam, Insideclimate News
Four Western power plants that emit more carbon dioxide than the 20 fossil-fuel-fired plants in Massachusetts thought they would be getting a break under the Obama administration's new carbon regulations––until the final rule ended up treating them just like all the other plants in the country.
The plants are located on Native American reservations, and under an earlier proposal, they were required to reduce emissions by less than 5 percent. But the final version of the rule, released earlier this month, has set a reduction target of about 20 percent.
A majority of the reductions are to come from two mammoth coal plants on the Navajo reservation in Arizona and New Mexico—the Navajo Generating Station and the Four Corners Power Plant. They provide power to half a million homes and have been pinpointed by the Environmental Protection Agency as a major source of pollution––and a cause for reduced visibility in the Grand Canyon.
These two plants alone emit more than 28 million tons of carbon dioxide each year, triple the emissions from facilities in Washington state, fueling a vicious cycle of drought and worsening climate change. The two other power plants are on the Fort Mojave Reservation in Arizona and the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Utah.
Environmental groups have charged that the Navajo plants are responsible for premature deaths, hundreds of asthma attacks and hundreds of millions of dollars of annual health costs. The plants, which are owned by public utilities and the federal government, export a majority of the power out of the reservation to serve homes and businesses as far away as Las Vegas and help deliver Arizona's share of the Colorado River water to Tucson and Phoenix. Meanwhile, a third of Navajo Nation residents remain without electricity in their homes.
Tribal leaders contend that power plants on Indian land deserve special consideration.
"The Navajo Nation is a uniquely disadvantaged people and their unique situation justified some accommodation," Ben Shelly, president of the Navajo Nation, wrote in a letter to the EPA. He contends that the region's underdeveloped economy, high unemployment rates and reliance on coal are the result of policies enacted by the federal government over several decades. If the coal plants decrease power production to meet emissions targets, Navajos will lose jobs and its government will receive less revenue, he said.
Many local groups, however, disagree.
"I don't think we need special treatment," said Colleen Cooley of the grassroots nonprofit Diné CARE. "We should be held to the same standards as the rest of the country." (Diné means "the people" in Navajo, and CARE is an abbreviation for Citizens Against Ruining our Environment.)
Cooley's Diné CARE and other grassroots groups say the Navajo leaders are not serving the best interest of the community. The Navajo lands have been mined for coal and uranium for decades, Cooley said, resulting in contamination of water sources and air pollution. She said it's time to shift to new, less damaging power sources such as wind and solar.
The Obama administration's carbon regulations for power plants aim to reduce emissions nationwide 32 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels. In its final version of the rule, the EPA set uniform standards for all fossil-fueled power plants in the country. A coal plant on tribal land is now expected to achieve the same emissions reductions as a coal plant in Kentucky or New York, a move that the EPA sees as more equitable. The result is that coal plants on tribal lands—and in coal heavy states such as Kentucky and West Virginia—are facing much more stringent targets than they expected.
The EPA has taken special efforts to ensure that the power plant rules don't disproportionately affect minorities, including indigenous people. Because dirty power plants often exist in low-income communities, the EPA has laid out tools to assess how changes to the operation of the plants will affect emission levels in neighborhoods nearby. The EPA will also be assessing compliance plans to ensure the regulations do not increase air pollution in those communities.
The tribes do not have an ownership stake in any of the facilities, but they are allowed to coordinate a plan to reduce emissions while minimizing the impact on their economies. Tribes that want to submit a compliance plan must first apply for treatment as a state. If the EPA doesn't approve, or the tribes decide not to submit a plan, the EPA will impose one.
By Associated Press
PINE RIDGE (AP) — A longtime tennis coach in England has been offering free tennis classes on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Leigh Owen, 50, has been visiting Pine Ridge regularly since 1997 and has been enamored with the people and their culture since he was an 8-year-old boy, when he asked his mom to write to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, he told the Rapid City Journal.
"I don't know exactly why," Owen said by phone, "but I was interested in the Native-American culture since childhood."
Owen began coaching at Red Cloud Indian School in February, spending one day a week at the school. Although Red Cloud does not have a formal tennis court, the school's gym is perfect for what Owen calls "mini-tennis," allowing his students to work on technique.
"The kids really liked it," he said.
Patrick Welch, a physical education teacher at Red Cloud Elementary and assistant athletic director at the middle school, said Owen is doing an amazing job. Welch said kids on the reservation know basketball, football and cross country running, but tennis was foreign to them.
"Leigh got the kids interested; he grabbed their attention right off the bat," Welch said.
Owen said the United States Tennis Association has been generous in providing equipment for the fledgling tennis players.
Tony Stingley, director of training and outreach for USTA's northern district, estimated that the organization has donated more than $1,200 worth of equipment.
Owen said he is determined to turn the reservation he loves into a mecca for the sport he loves, and he and Welch are thinking big. They want to renovate some outdoor courts for what could become a tennis center.
Owen is back in Liverpool but will return to the United States in early September.
By the Associated Press
KESHENA, Wis. — Members of the Menominee Indian Tribe have endorsed the possible legalization of marijuana for medicinal and recreational use on their northeastern Wisconsin reservation, the tribe announced Friday.
In what tribal leaders called an advisory vote, about 77 percent of members voting said they backed medical marijuana. The vote was closer on recreational use, with about 58 percent of voting members saying yes.
Chairman Gary Besaw said tribal legislators will now study whether to move forward on both issues. He didn't have a timetable for how quickly that might happen.
The Justice Department announced in 2014 it would let Indian tribes legalize and regulate marijuana, but most tribes have been reluctant to move forward with the new freedom for concern about possible public safety and health consequences. Besaw said the Menominee "have to be cautious."
"This is all new ground we're breaking," Besaw said. "It's hard to get definitive answers."
Asked whether the tribe would consider commercial sales — selling marijuana to non-members — Besaw said only that the tribe would defer to the U.S. attorney's office in Wisconsin in interpreting the Justice Department's 2014 memorandum. In South Dakota, where the Flandreau Santee Sioux has announced plans to develop a pot-selling operation, the U.S. attorney has warned that non-Indians would be breaking the law if they consume pot on the reservation.
Greg Haanstad, the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, had no comment, a spokeswoman said.
Besaw noted the easier vote on medicinal marijuana.
"People more clearly understand the benefit of medicinal marijuana," Besaw said. "Even those who voted no on the recreational have said … we know there is value in medicinal marijuana and there clearly are individuals who benefit from it."
Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, said in a statement he was disappointed in the tribe's vote, saying eventual legalization could pose "serious challenges for law enforcement."
About 13 percent of the tribe's 9,000 members cast ballots.
The possibility comes on the heels of the tribe's unsuccessful effort to open a casino in Kenosha.
Dylan Dale Monger was born April 1, 1993, in Seattle, Wash., went to be with the creator on August 18, 2015.
Born to Lisa Anne Monger and Robert Wade Monger Dylan was raised in Tulalip, Wash., he attended Tulalip ECEAP, Tulalip Elementary school, then went onto Quil Ceda elementary and Totem Middle school. Then moved onto Arts and Tech where he learned to flirt with girls and write notes." As his Dad would say "School of Hard Knock". Dylan loved the outdoors, hiking camping just spending quality time with his "HOMIES" enjoyed and loved good times at the river (Big Rock and the Bridge at Sylvania) with his friends and family. Dylan was creative with his hands he loved building and creating gifts for those he loved. Dylan was a master of all trades which he learned many skills from his Dad. Dylan loved to cook he shared many good meals with his " HOMIES" and family, Dylan loved to laugh, he created many stories and shared then freely with everyone that would listen, Dylan always had a good prank to pull. Dylan's heart was so big and he loved to love and was easy to love by his friends and family.
Dylan is survived by his mother, Lisa Monger, father, Robert "Whaakadup" Monger; grandmother, Mary Lou Kelly; sisters: Jennifer Monger, Danielle Monger (Elias Ruiz), Brittany Monger (Joshua "JT" Anglim), brothers, Joel Keeline; uncles: Jon Granath, Craig Granath, Charlie Vassar, Mark Monger Sr., Dan Hankey (Kathy); aunties: Kathrine Monger, Anita Rodgers (Randy), Lucinda Cladoosby, Tina Pacheco, Rose Webb (Kevin) Annie Rowley (Bruce), Stacy Councilman (Craig) Kerrie Kelley: cousins: Joey Peltier, Michael Contraro, Joe Henry Sr., Vince Henry, Richard Henry, Dushane McGavin, Brenda Knight (Vern) Sam Knight, Cristina Cladoosby, Elisha Pacheco, Alisha Pacheco, Cyrus Pacheco, Vanessa Flores, Anita Taylor, (Scott) Adam Vassar, Damon Hatch, Maggie Stewart (Miles), Willie Webb, Lexi Webb, Mark Monger Jr, (Kara), Thomas Monger (Josh), Nicole Monger (Justin), Lindsey Granath, Julie Webb, Michelle Fitzgerald; nieces and nephew: Wesley, Autumn, Julianna, Kiara, Alexia, Izzy, Sajali, Leondra, Nathan, Ryan. Dylans Ride or Die Partner Damon (BUKKA) Charles. Alex Charlie; girl friend, Nikkie Mercier; and many, many loved ones.
Dylan was preceded in death by grandparents: Irene Granath, Jon Granath, Hirontimus Monger, Magdaline Monger, Peter Granath: and many more there to greet him on the other side.
There will be a visitation at Schaefer-Shipman at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, with an evening gathering at the family home at 6:00 p.m. The Funeral Services will be held Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. at the Tulalip Gym with burial to follow at Mission Beach Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Schaefer-Shipman
Tyson Daniel Walker, 21 of Tulalip passed away in an accident on August 18, 2015.
He was born to Cedrick Walker and Crystal Baggarley in Seattle, Wash. on June 30, 1994, at the University of WA Hospital. Tyson was a true 12th man for the Seattle Seahawks.
Tyson is survived by his mother, Crystal Baggarley; his father, Cedrick Walker; his siblings, Tashina Lundgren, and Travis Stevens; great-grandmother, Florence Baggarley; aunts, Kathleen Morse and Cleme; uncles, J. Daniel Perry, Conan Kopp, Cecil and Chris Walkers; niece, Estella Lundgren; nephew, Chase Hyle; and cousin, Alex Morse.
Visitation Monday, August 24, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman with an Interfaith service to follow at 6:00 p.m. at the Tulalip Gym. The Funeral will be Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at the Tulalip Gym with burial following at Mission Beach Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Schaefer-Shipman


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Humans aren't the only ones reeling in the aftermath of the week's wind event.
Their four-legged companions have suffered too.
"A lot of fences were being knocked over; maybe people didn't realize when they let their pet out, maybe they were at work when the fence blew over," said Gretchen Pressley with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region.
As a result, the humane society saw a huge increase in stray dogs Monday -- 33, compared to nine or 10 they see on average.
"With all that wind, it's hard for them to get back home in the confusion," Pressley said.
There could be even more lost dogs that haven't found their way to their shelter yet.
"Probably dogs were sheltered and hiding yesterday if they did get loose. Maybe more of them will be coming out looking for their homes ... I think a lot more will be picked up and brought to us."
Thankfully, Pressley says many of the lost dogs they did get have already gone home.
"We have reunited about 17 of those dogs with their families, which is great news."
Even if your dog has remained safe at home, Pressley said the loud wind and chaos it brought along with it can be very stressful for dogs.
"Especially with all the noises."
If you're home with your dog when the wind strikes, pet him or sit near her to offer comfort if you notice your pup may be anxious. Keep him inside if you're away to prevent the pup from getting spooked and escaping.
If your dog does get out, keep this in mind: HSPPR is only legally obligated to hold your dog for a minimum of five days before the dog could become eligible for adoption. Pressley urges owners to check the humane society as soon as you realize your pet is gone. And keep checking frequently, in case she just hasn't been brought in yet.


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The big day came! My dh loves to hunt just about anything. After another 7 years of applying for a bear tag, and months of baiting, he shot this average size, 200 lb, bear with his bow on Sept. 5. Now we're eating bear . . . bear chili, bear steaks, bear roasts. And I must say. . . I like it.
And this begins our blog. I'm not into scrapbooking but with all the fun I've had this year reading other blogs. . . . they've inspired me. And what a great way to document our life and my day to day thoughts. So here we go. . .


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CERTIFICATION ORDER, pursuant to Rule 6-8 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Arkansas, this Court certifies to the Supreme Court of Arkansas questions of law that may be determinative of this case. The Clerk is hereby directed to forward this Order to the Supreme Court of Arkansas under his official seal. Signed by Judge Susan Webber Wright on 9/23/2015. (mcz)
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I love this technique...its a great way to show a lot of great Designer Series Paper. Here I am using the All Is Calm DSP along with some silver foil and silver vellum and of course some glimmer paper. I also embossed the sentiment from Mingle All the Way in silver and added some rhinestones for a perfect amount of sparkle and shine. I am also particularly proud of this card because it won an online challenge. I thought it was worth sharing again!
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Must Have Mondays - Mustache Framelit
In my house...we tend to get a little silly. Sometimes a lot silly. My daughter loves to sport a fake mustache. In fact we have celebrated many a Mustache Mondays...a little bit of fun is a perfect way to start the week! Here is a layout I made from a perfectly stached shot of the two of us, using the Mustache Framelit to adorn the left side!
Here are two Christmas cards I made using this framelit and the Santa Stache set.
And here is a fun masculine birthday card.
I decided to emboss the mustaches to give them a fuzzy appearance.
If you have a Big Shot, this really is a must have framelit. For $7.95, you can do so much with this framelit. I am thinking ahead to my little boy's second birthday with a mustache theme...I can make all sorts of decorations.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Keep It Simple Saturdays - Festival of Trees
A quick and easy Christmas Card...can I do it? With this fabulous stamp set, absolutely!
Here is all you need and you can create lots of different cards with different trees and patterned paper.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Pals Paper Arts #221
I have a pretty decent stamp collection for someone who has only been stamping for 5 years. I have some retired stamps that I will never get rid of. And when I saw the sketch at Pals Paper Arts, I had one stamp in mind. Here is the sketch.
Here is my take. I actually used all sorts of retired goodies because the old stuff needs love too! This stamp set is so perfect for me. Hope you like the card.
Try Stampin' on Tuesday #186
This sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday is just begging for fun, fabulous Designer Series Paper. And since the theme was leaves and trees, I went with my favorite fall color, Blackberry Bliss. Here is the sketch:
Here is my take...I added an acorn, which is like a baby tree, right? I had fun with this card and love using lots of different patterned paper!
Here are the supplies:
Create with Connie and Mary #322 and Freshly Made Sketches #155
Today I went for a two-fer. Two challenges at the same time, the colors from Create with Connie and Mary and the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.
I decided to use some supplies; a Halloween stamp set from last year and fabulous Halloween DSP from two years ago. I love how it turned out!
This really was a quick and easy card! I plan on using this sketch for my open house.
Color Throwdown #311
I love the colors given for us over at the Color Throwdown.
I chose Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pool Party and Smoky Slate.
I had this idea when I picked up this stamp set that hasn't seen much ink.
I like how it turned out and I hope you do too.
Here is what I used:
100th Post and Giveaway
Welcome to my 100th post! Whether you have been following from the start or just came around, thanks for your interest in my creations. I hope I have been able to inspire you in some way. To celebrate this occasion I am offering some blog candy, in the form of handmade cards by yours truly (envelopes too, just not pictured).
If you want to win this bunch of handmade cards and envelopes, please leave a comment below and tell me your favorite candy...I have Halloween on the brain. Mine is probably 3 Musketeers. I will randomly pick a winner on Sunday night!
Fancy Fold Fridays - Tri-Shutter Card
The hardest thing about this card is deciding how to embellish it. The actual cutting and scoring it quite easy. I had fun using the Tee Hee Hee set to fill all the spaces. The background paper I used was some retired Halloween DSP that I just love (Witches Brew).
And here it is opened up:
Here is what I used:
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Tag It Thursdays - Thanksgiving Placecards
I am not hosting Thanksgiving this year, but will be helping my mom out as she hosts for the first time in her new home. I have seen a lot of cute paper pumpkins made with different Big shot dies and the Gift Box Punch Board, but I wanted to try it with the tag punch. I found some great instructions and then put my own spin on it.
This was so easy, it took about 10 minutes. The hounds-tooth stamp is a retired one that I just couldn't give away, but you could do any pattern and embossing it would also be cool! Here is all you need:
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Re-enacting the Catch on Madden NFL 16
Hopefully everybody is relaxed following a long week and is ready for an enjoyable weekend. I thought this would make for a fun evening open thread. An NN reader and his brother took some time recently to try and re-enact "The Catch" on Madden 16. The reenactment is not perfect, but for two fans putting it together, I thought they did a solid job. If you have time to try it out on your own, feel free to send along video:
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That's it!
This article is about the Washington Post cancelling the pay -to- play dinners which the publisher should have known would have genuinely offended all journalists worth their salt.
Adding insult to injury, in the July 2nd edition, the Neocon, Israeli and AIPAC apologist, John Bolton, was awarded top billing in the Opinions section, in which he advocates for Israel attacking Iran. This member of what Patrick Lang, of the important blog Sic Semper Tyrannis, calls the Neocon Scum is one of those who, because he needs, and actually gets off on the need, to wield a hammer, sees every and all impediments to his simplistic and militaristic view of life as a nail.
A week ago WaPo fired Dan Froomkin who called it the way he saw it more objectively than many columnists. His employer defended the action by pointing to a statistic that proved to them that his column was no longer a sufficient source of revenue.
These are just three examples of why I have come to the view that what WaPo publishes is no longer easily distinguishable from the neocon propaganda of the Washington Times and Fox News Network I can no longer read it without suspicion, looking for and expecting a right wing bias on the front page as well as on the editorial page.
I hope that Gene Washington, E.J. Dionne, and perhaps Richard Cohen and David Ignatius, Ruth Marcus, even Michael Gerson and David Broder, whose overall left versus right orientation is not hard to deduce, but who are not as rabidly one sided as Will, Krauthammer, Kristol and Bolton, will look for and find a more objective forum from which they can continue to inform us.
I hope they will not be the Colin Powells of Journalists.
Update: The Publisher and CEO, Katherine Weymouth, wrote an apology in the Sunday, 7/5 edition, which appears in the Opinion section. Her apology, like so many people who have been caught, included the usual CYA "buts". She insists she didn't sign off on the flier that caused the stir, 0thers do this stuff all the time; and that's just for starters.
I joined the many commenters who piled on, calling for her resignation and to take Fred Hiatt, her editorial page editor with her.
It's sad and a crying shame what's become of the Washington Post since the death of Katherine Graham, it's respected, admired, even revered longtime journalist and publisher.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Enough is Enough; When Oops as a Defence Becomes Indefensible
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Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd, births
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Chelsea Benjamin, Onamia, a girl, Malaycia Mae Benjamin-Davis, 6 pounds, 11 ounces, Nov. 8, 2016. Grandparents are Melissa Boyd, Onamia, and Tanya Castellano, Onamia.
Dustin and Kaitlyn Erickson, Merrifield, a boy, Kohen Wayne, 9 pounds, 4 ounces, Nov. 8, 2016. Grandparents are Donny and Dawn Hines, Brainerd, Gina Filsmyer, Brainerd, and Keith Erickson, Bemidji.
David Stapleton Sr. and Laura Roberts, Brainerd, a boy, Dale Harrison Stapleton, 8 pounds, 6 ounces, Nov. 10, 2016. Grandparents are Florence Larson, Onamia, the late Enoch Harrison Stapleton, Dottie Roberts, Brainerd, and the late Dale Roberts.
Eric and Alicia Priglmeier, Brainerd, a girl, Kylee Jean, 7 pounds, 1 ounce, Nov. 13, 2016. Grandparents are Julie Batters, Baxter, and Judith Priglmeier, Aitkin.
Elder and Sara Carmona, Pierz, a boy, Warren Robert, 7 pounds, 1 ounce, Nov. 13, 2016. Grandparents are Allen and Debbie Woitalla, Pierz, and Ken and Melva Warzecha, Randall.
Adam Carner and Kayla Edwards, Brainerd, a girl, Brenna Grace Carner, 8 pounds, 14 ounces, Nov. 13, 2016. Grandparents are Paul and Michele Edwards, Brainerd, Denise Rathman, Merrifield, and Loren Carner, East Gull Lake.
Jakes Hines and Randi Hatcher, Merrifield, a girl, Zaylee Starr-Lynn Hines, 6 pounds, 6 ounces, Nov. 14, 2016. Grandparents are Shane and Jennie Hatcher, Crosby.
Jason and Katrina Oldakowski, Little Falls, a boy, Gavin Duane, 6 pounds, 9 ounces, Nov. 16, 2016. Pat and Gerard Oldakowski, Little Falls, and Debra and Jeff Myrum, and the late Duane Meyer, Pierz.
Andrew Young and Terese Schmidt, Brainerd, a girl, Octavia Love Young, 6 pounds, Nov. 16, 2016. Grandparents are Pamela and Justin Schmidt, Wahkon, and Sandra Hohn, Pillager.
Andrew Hill and Katye Simonson, Garrison, a girl, Payton Marie Hill, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, Nov. 17, 2016. Grandparents are Angel and Dan Oehrlein, Steven and Annie Hill, Larry and Carla Simonson and Lona Donnie Norby.
Michelle Dumoulin and Gabriel Frausto, Baxter, a boy, Abel James Frausto, 8 pounds, 5 ounces, Nov. 18, 2016. Grandparents are Mary Frausto, Pine River, Tina Russell, Pine River, and Dale Russell, Pine River.
Zachary and Nicole Karelis, Brainerd, a boy, Walter John, 8 pounds, 12 ounces, Nov. 18, 2016. Grandparents are Mark and Beth Telander, Alexandria, and Paul and Kelly Karelis, Aitkin.
Shawn and Carrie Rakowski, Brainerd, a boy, Alexander Dale, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, Nov. 19, 2016. Grandparents are Mike and Joyce Rakowski, Brainerd, and Judy VanSickle, Brainerd, and Terry VanSickle, Pillager.
Chase and Rachael Niesen, Brainerd, a boy, Jace James, 8 pounds, 12 ounces, Nov. 19, 2016.
Eric and Kacey Ahlgren, Baxter, a girl, Evalyn Theda, 8 pounds, 6 ounces, Nov. 21, 2016. Grandparents are Dave Ahlgren and Sabine Ahlgren, Baxter, and Donna Carmichael and Kevan Carmichael, Fort Pierce, Fla.
Dylan and Cassie Knipple, Brainerd, a boy, Jonas Charles, 8 pounds, 1 ounce, Nov. 21, 2016.
Jordan and Sara Kretzschmar, Brainerd, a girl, Ruby Annmarie, 7 pounds, 2 ounces, Nov. 23, 2016. Grandparents are Steph Downey and Mike Kitagawa, Bemidji, Jeff and Penny Downey, Bemidji, and Judy and Dave Kretzschmar, Bagley.
Seanmichael and Dana Naples, Brainerd, a boy, Lucca Tom, 8 pounds, 3 ounces, Nov. 23, 2016.
Darron Rueben Mountain and Brandi Stillday, Onamia, twin boys, Darrion Rueben Mountain, 4 pounds, 3 ounces, and Daymon Rueben Mountain, 5 pounds, 2 ounces, Nov. 23, 2016. Grandparents are Angeline Marie Mountain and Aaron Rueben Day. Great-grandmother is June Day.
Paul Bernadette Smith, Nisswa, a boy, Mason Paul, 7 pounds, 13 ounces, Nov. 27, 2016.
Jared and Bryana Shaw, Baxter, a boy, Brekk Brian, 6 pounds, 9 ounces, Nov. 27, 2016. Grandparents are Brian and Kim Sather, Pillager, Chad S and Leslie H, Brainerd, and Branda Shaw, Brainerd.
Robert and Jennifer Walcheski, Pierz, a girl, Raegan Rose, 6 pounds, 5 ounces, Nov. 29, 2016. Grandparents are Marge and Albie Walcheski, Pierz, Jackie and Donny Zehowski, Pierz, and Bobby and Darcey Jamma, Pierz.
Michael and Ashlee Feragen, Little Falls, a boy, George Wilson, 7 pounds, 1 ounce, Nov. 29, 2016. Grandparents are Michael and Debbie Coffman, Little Falls, and Ernie and Connie Feragen, Warroad.


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im happy whit this months's find,i never thought i would come across something like it :p
stampssss!!!!!! ^^im a happy girl 😀 ,theres only letter F missing and some french consonants but the rest is just perfect,now i need to go buy some ink :p
oh and of course some hand bags
sorry for the bad quality of the pics i took them whit my phone, aren't they cool ? ^^


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SSI Schaefer, the local logistic and storage company, has generously supplied exhibition framework for the EACH Project, worth £2,316. Enham has forged an excellent relationship with SSI, which is keen to support the charity in different ways in the future.
Following the success of the EACH Project exhibition at Andover Museum, we have been seeking further venues to tell the story of the Enham charity and the village of Enham Alamein. A free exhibition has just launched in the upstairs gallery of the Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH (corner of Station Hill and Stockbridge Road) until Saturday 16 April 2011. The exhibition is open Monday to Saturday (please contact 01962 846154 for opening times).
Thanks to SSI Schaefer's kind donation, we will be able to use the exhibition framework, which was formerly on loan from the MoD Defence Support Group for the Andover Museum exhibition, at this and future displays – and eventually within our own dedicated museum.
Visit http://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives/whatson-hro.htm for more information about what's on at the Hampshire Record Office.


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One of the seven strategies in "The Amazement Revolution" is Walk the Walk. That means that you don't say one thing and do something else. You are genuine and what you see is what you get. One of the role-models in this strategy is Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines.
If you've been reading the Shepard Letter or any of my past books, you know there has always been an emphasis on internal service. The Employee Golden Rule, as I call it, is to treat employees the way you want the customer treated - maybe even better. Herb Kelleher and Southwest are model examples of that rule in action.
From the very beginning, Kelleher believed in an employee-first approach which, at the time, was considered an extremely controversial first principle as management philosophies go. But Kelleher really meant it, and he insisted on it for sound strategic reasons. When you build a company around the idea of taking care of employees, taking care of customers becomes easier for everyone. As Kelleher himself put it:
"Years ago, business gurus used to apply the business school conundrum to me: 'Who comes first? Your shareholders, your employees, or your customers?' I said, 'Well, that's easy,' but my response was heresy at that time. I said employees come first and if employees are treated right, they treat the outside world right, the outside world uses the company's product again, and that makes the shareholders happy. That really is the way that it works, and it's not a conundrum at all."
This was Kelleher's "mantra." He lived and breathed the strategy that the success of the Southwest Airlines starts with service to employees. It became embedded within the working culture of the company. Kelleher's insistence on this point is, I believe, the real reason that airline has succeeded so memorably at a time when so many of its competitors have faltered. Following this philosophy, Kelleher built a community of employees who walked the walk, and he eventually handed the company over to executives who walked the walk. The transition was seamless—one of the reasons why Southwest is still an amazing organization!
If you like the above article on Herb Kelleher, you will love my newest book, "The Amazement Revolution," will be available in April 2011. Using 50 "role model" companies as examples, the book focuses on seven strategies that will help any company, large or small, create amazing customer (and employee) experiences. The above article on Herb Kelleher and Southwest Airlines is an example of what you will read in the book. For a sneak preview, go to http://www.AmazementRevolution.com/sample.pdf.


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March 31, 2011
(KPL) The Ministry of Information and Culture in cooperation with the National Committee on People with Disabilities held a meeting to discuss media participation in people with disabilities affairs in Vientiane on March 30.
'The mass media play an important role in publicising people with disabilities affairs, rights and gives them an access to information,' said Mr. Khanthong.
'The National Radio has held a training course for people with disabilities on radio reporting and the Lao Press in Foreign Languages has trained them in computer usage. The news media organisations have disseminated the activities of people with disabilities,' said Mr. Khanthong.
'We need the mass media to pay more attention to publicise the activities of people with disabilities, their equal rights,' said Mr. Khanthong.
Office Head of the Ministry of Information and Culture, Mr. Khanthong Manodham, urged the media practitioners to pay attention to media activities for people with disabilities.
'I would like to learn that people with disabilities access to high education and participate in decision making as normal people and there is no discrimination between normal people and people with disabilities,' said President of the National People with Disabilities Association, Mr. Bounvien Louanggnord.


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X-Men The Animated Series
Episode 101
Night of the Sentinels - Part 1
To kick off the latest feature on cartoonandhorror.com I've decided to pick one of my favourite '90s cartoons - X-Men The Animated Series. I've seen the entire series at least two times in my life, so this series will be the most memorable. I just hope the nostalgia of the show doesn't influence my adult opinions of each episode.
The episode begins with a relatively unknown (for me at least) mutant named Jubilee being hunted by a pack of Sentinels (still to this day I don't see Jubilee gracing too many comic covers). Luckily she is saved by a group of mutants known as the X-Men. Storm, Rogue and Gambit save Jubilee from the Sentinels and take her to the X-Mansion for safety. After meeting part of the team, we are introduced to the rest - Wolverine, Beast, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Professor X and an extremely obscure character named Morph. We discover, along with the X-Men, that the group running the Mutant Registration Program is using Sentinels to hunt down mutants to terminate them. Pretty heavy shit for a young kid watching the show back in the early '90s. The X-Men discover the secret base of the organization and decide to go infiltrate them to destroy their mutant files. The episode ends with a cliff-hanger just as the X-Men are about to get attacked by a group of soldiers.
Overall, this couldn't be a more perfect pilot episode. It introduces the characters effortlessly and develops their ticks and character traits in such little time - only 24 minutes. The episode has a few silly lines of dialogue, but makes up for it with some of the most memorable one-liners I've ever seen in a show to date. The voice actors are perfect in their roles and really capture the characters personality. Another thing that makes this episode and show so brilliant is that each episode sets up so many stories that are explored in later episodes. Although the animation design of the show may be a little dated, I still think it has more life than 95% of the cartoons you see on TV today. That includes all of the new Marvel and DC cartoons currently on the air.
Even for just being part 1 of an entire story, I have to give this pilot big props as it still holds up to this day and begins an interesting a adult themed story-line that continues for the rest of the series.


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Without self-confidence, no achievement is possible. If you have confidence in your strength and skill, you can draw upon the inner springs of courage and raise yourselves to a higher level of joy and peace. For confidence in yourselves arises through the atma, which is your inner reality. The atma is peace, it is joy, it is strength, it is wisdom. So, it is from the atma that you draw all these equipments for spiritual progress. The first thing to do is to acquire confidence in yourself. It is only when you have self-confidence that you will have self-satisfaction. When a small bird perches on a small branch of a tree, on account of the weight of the bird, the branch shakes, but the bird is not going to be upset by such movement. What is the reason? The bird which is sitting on the branch is not depending for its safety on the branch. It is depending on its own wings. Even if the branch moves up and down or even if the branch breaks, because the bird is depending on its own wings, it can fly away. It does not worry at all. Even the small bird which is sitting on the branch has got so much confidence in its own wings and in itself, that it is fearless.
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Last week I made a beef curry dish in the crock pot that came out NOTHING like I planned it, but I still found it delicious. My husband, on the other hand, couldn't even eat it, and used the words "burnt rubber" at one point in his description. *shrug* The measurements probably aren't perfect, since I didn't think I'd be posting it, but it's close.
- Beef chuck roast (about 2lb)
- 3.5 cups chopped winter squash
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1-2 cups stock (mine was chicken because that's all I had)
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 2 tbsp thai red curry paste
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder (I find it turns out better in the slow cooker than real garlic)
- 5 oz frozen spinach (half a bag)
If your slow cooker runs at a lower temperature than mine, maybe you will end up with the result I expected: chunks of squash, and meat that can be broken into pieces.
If you've got one of these lovely new Rivals that boils on the "keep warm" setting, your squash will have disintegrated, and the meat will shred apart, giving you a very thick, almost chili-like consistency.


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Faux fur seems to be making a bit of a comeback these days, especially when paired with white cuffs.
I love layering a funky sweater or faux fur jacket on top of a long white shirt with cuffs. It makes the cuffs really pop and draws attention to the sweater or jacket as well. When worn separately, neither one seems have to the same amount of punch.


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I always wake up way earlier than my husband. In terms of getting things done, there's not much I can do until he wakes up (the only drawback to a super open floor plan is that sound echos like nothing else). The only real option is to plunk down in front of the laptop, which I've been trying to avoid (since there are few things in this world as soul-unsatisfying as sitting down to your laptop first thing in the morning). So, as quietly as I could, I made myself some breakfast, sat down at my kitchen table, and conducted an early morning interview over breakfast. With myself.
I've mentioned before that, despite my original decision not to, I'm going to attempt a third year of NaNoWriMo. I have the beginnings of an idea for a YA novel (I cringe at that title but, meh, what can I do? The story is about a 16-year-old and a lot gets lost if I try to change the age). It's mostly background at this point, with most of the plot still uncharted.
As I've also mentioned before, I've been trying to do a "morning meditation" with my coffee, sitting and sipping and trying not to think of anything in particular. That hasn't exactly been the biggest success: something pops into my head and I abandon my coffee yoga in light of completing whatever it is I suddenly realized I needed to complete.
Today, I sat down with my breakfast and my coffee, looked out the patio door, and essentially asked myself 20 questions.
Silently, of course. Because: 1) I have a loud voice and can easily wake up anyone in the house, and 2) It's accepted human behavior to think intensely to yourself. It's considered insanity to talk to yourself.
But I asked the questions any person attempting to write a novel: who is the main character? Who are his or her friends? What is the catalyst for everything that's going on in the book? What are the obstacles? What are the initially flawed or inefficient ways of overcoming these obstacles? What actions happen in the character's life to drive the story forward? What is the ultimate decision that they have to make?
You're not going to get all the answers you want, but at least thinking them puts the questions somewhere in your mind, allowing whatever it is you've got concocting in your brain to focus and potentially narrow. A proper story arc is a lost concept these days; all I have to do is point to the meandering mess that was the Twilight franchise as a starter. Thinking up the world and characters and plot in very specific ways can help create a good and dynamic story.
Of course, NaNoWriMo is not for another three and a half months -- and some consider it blasphemy to think of ideas before the month begins -- but I like playing by my own rules as a writer. Which includes interviews with myself while my nightowl of a husband sleeps in.


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The Fringes Collide
This weekend, during which tens of thousands of people will assemble here in Washington to protest plans for war in Iraq, is an example of activists of varying interests coming together to present a united front. Everyone from anti-globalization socialists to anti-imperialist libertarians will be singing songs and carrying signs together. The city, however, will also feature a very different clash of activist group interests. Those clever kids at PETA are at it again, attacking the gay leather pride enthusiasts gathered at the Washington Plaza Hotel this weekend for their fetish-wear of choice. "Wear fake for the animals' sake," reads one placard, competing for cleverness with the imperative "Pleather yourself." At least both groups can probably agree that the U.S. shouldn't bomb Iraqi widows and orphans.


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Can You Believe We Now Sell Floor Rugs!!
Just when you thought your day couldn't get any better - we announce that LaVida is now stocking floor rugs.
We have wanted to bring this homeware into our range for a long time, but we have never been able to find the right supplier, the right products or the right price point. As you know we have a strict criteria on quality and suppliers so its not been easy to find exactly what we were looking for - until now.
We have just added 18 brand new rugs to our website and even given them their very own category - see here.
Made from a range of materials including leather, cotton, jute and beautiful blends and also available in a wide range of styles and designs. I think there will be something for every style and budget in this range. These wholesale only rugs also come in a variety of sizes, so perfect for any size store to display.
Take a look through the range below and see what would work for your customers and give rugs a go!
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The Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) is accusing its rival political parties of attempting to take political advantage of Indian Prime Minister Modi's visit to the estate sector, CWC vice president and Central Provincial Councillor Kanapathy Kanagaraj told a news briefing.
The Indian government has spent Rs.5 billion for the construction of a new building complex for the Hatton Base Hospital to be inaugurated by Mr. Modi during his visit on May 12. He is scheduled to address the estate workers at Norwood grounds. The CWC said it had received invitations from the Indian High Commissioner's office to attend these events.
It said when CWC leaders including provincial council minister Senthil Thondaman were on their way to inspect the grounds and see about the arrangements, their vehicle in which they were travelling had been obstructed by Minister Palani Digambaram and his supporters who are alleged to have threatened the CWC members saying they had no right to attend the opening or the meeting.
Mr. Kanagaraj said the CWC had lodged a complaint at the Hatton Police station.
When contacted, Mr. Digambaram said the Indian Premier is visiting the estates on an invitation extended to him by the Tamil Progressive Alliance and the functions connected have all been organized by his ministry and everybody is free to attend the events. But he said the CWC supporters had no moral right to enter the grounds where the function was to be held and create a stir.
The CWC claims that it is their right to visit the grounds where the Indian leader is supposed to address the crowds to check the facilities being provided for their members who would attend.
Former chairman of the Ambagamuwa Pradeshiya Sabah Vellayan Dinesh and Nuwara Eliya Pradeshiya Sabah's former chairman S. Sathasivam too attended this media briefing. (Ranjith Rajapakse)


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There are 11 categories in all and I set at least 3 goals in each category. Some of my goals were lofty and some were every day behavioral modifications. It gives me so many things to think about and opportunities to create in my life. It is not too late to set goals for 2011. So if you have not sat down to write out your goals consider looking at all the different categories of your life and seeing what you come up with?
The mastermind journal also recommends that in 6 months you review your goals to see how many you have already accomplished. It's a great way to keep you focused and on track for 2011. Enjoy your goals!


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After being skunked on the July 1st cottontail rabbit opener here I thought I'd try my luck once more tonight. As I was loading up the .22 WMR Marlin rifle and slinging the Badlands hydration pack on at the truck on I noticed rabbits and "squeaks", (ground squirrels), running across the road about 150 yards down from where I was. There was a small dirt levee to the right of the road and I love peeking over them since animals on the other side can't hear or see your approach.
Peek-a-boo time.
I wish I would have had a camcorder rolling because as soon as I poked my head over about 15 rabbits that were right out in the open exploded like a quail flush. They went everywhere and I all could do was sweep back and forth with the .22 and hope one would stop for a shot. Finally one did stop for just a second and I shot and missed a bit left. Curses. The rabbits continued to run everywhere and another one screeched to a halt just short of the brush and I shot him in the head at about 50 yards. I'm not sure what all the bunnies were doing together, might have been the evening hootenany I guess. Tracks were everywhere like it was some kind of dance.
Walking out I saw another rabbit way down the end of a clearing but he hightailed as soon as he saw me. The last rabbit I saw crawled up on that same levee, he must have heard me coming as his ears were twitching back and forth as he attempted to pinppoint where I was. I had a clear shot at him but it would have been shooting up toward the road so I let him go.
It was a good stretch of the legs and an awesome sunset over the San Gabriel Mountains as usual. It has been over 100F the past couple days but some monsoonal weather blowing up from Baja Norte cooled the temps off today and that may have explained why more animals were out this evening.
Did anyone else make it out for the bunny opener? How'd you do?
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Bunny Season Opener
Posted by Jesses Hunting And Outdoors at 10:45 PM
Labels: hunting, Rabbit Hunting
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