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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., speaks to reporters after addressing the Farmer's Union summit in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007.
(Editor's Note: Dodd dropped out of the presidential race for the Democratic nomination, following a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3, 2007, where he got less than 1 percent of the delegates. See a video of his explanation on his campaign Web site.)
Party: Democratic
Political Position: U.S. Senator from Connecticut (1981-present)
Age: 63
Dodd's Credentials: The longtime Senator from Connecticut is the son of U.S. Sen. Tom Dodd. Dodd says he takes progressive issues and makes them bi-partisan policy, pointing to the Family and Medical Leave Act, of which he was chief author, as an example.
Although he voted for the Iraq War resolution, he now says he regrets it and has been an outspoken critic of the war. After his Connecticut colleague Sen. Joe Lieberman lost to Ned Lamont, a Democratic primary challenger, Dodd endorsed Lamont.
Dodd has enjoyed a mini-boomlet amongst the so-called Netroots, with his outspoken criticism of the Bush administration. He threatened to filibuster a proposed law that would give immunity from lawsuits to telecommunications companies that gave the government phone and e-mail records for the warrantless surveillance program. After the veto threat, he raised more than $150,000 from small donors in 24 hours.
Not all of Dodd's money is coming from small donors, however. As chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, he's been able to tap wealthy contributors in the financial services industry.
Date of Birth: May 27, 1944
Place of Birth: Willimantic, Conn.
Home: East Haddam, Conn.
Spouse: Jackie Clegg Dodd
Children: Grace, Christina
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: B.A., Providence College, 1966; J.D., University of Louisville School of Law, 1972
Experience: U.S. Army (1969-1975); U.S. Representative (1975-1981)
Notable: Was once romantically linked with Carrie Fisher and Bianca Jagger. Dodd speaks fluent Spanish, thanks in part to a stint in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. He made it home by hitchhiking across Latin America in 1968.
SunArchives: Nevada gets more than 15 minutes
Dodd on the Issues: A look at where Dodd stands on the issues and how he has voted.
Nevada Contributions: A breakdown of Dodd's financial contributions from the Silver State.
State by State Contributions: A breakdown of Dodd's financial contributions across the U.S.
Dodd's MySpace Page: Read Dodd's profile information and leave a message.
Dodd's Facebook Page: Read Dodd's profile information and leave a message.
Dodd's Flickr Page: View Dodd's latest political photos.
Dodd's YouTube Videos: View Dodd's latest political videos.
Contact Info:
Nevada Office
2801 S. Valley View, #3
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Campaign Manager: Sheryl V. Cohen and more key people.
Website: chrisdodd.com
— Las Vegas Sun writer J. Patrick Coolican, web content editor Andy Samuelson, and intern Jenna Kohler compiled this report.


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A recent event has made New York a little more colorful than before. "Mercedes Benz" fashion week has attracted a number of fashionistas worldwide, where women showed that they are not afraid of stylish and edgy accessories – neither are they afraid of striking colors.
Striking colors
Summer is gone – but we keep the happy mood! Striking colors will look good if you choose a suitable cut. The more simple the colors are, the bigger chance of you looking fashionably is. Red and blue are the top, without a doubt.
If you are courageous and like experimenting, it could be a good idea to purchase 1-2 interesting colorful pieces (e.g. pants or a shirt) which you could match with the rest of your outfit.
Neutral tones
Contrary to striking classics, fashionistas seem to be liking body tones as well as neutral ones. "Nude" is currently ultra popular. Other than that, caramel, light brown and snow white colors are coming into catwalks as well as shops (and therefore our closets). Try matching soft and "puffy" textures together with straight-cut, tough ones, for example, cashmere and leather.
Simple patterns
Certain patterns (squares, lines and variations of those) have recently become very fashionable. The reason is that it looks funky it classical enough (classics mixed with the baldness), and in such situation nothing can go wrong.
If you want to keep simple French style (a la jeans and white blouse) but want to look edgy, try matching classics with modern clothing style. White shirt and colorful skirt or black classical jeans and a colorful shirt of an asymmetric cut will make you look edgy yet will let you keep minimalistic style at the same time.

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Today was opening day for baseball season! Yay! I'm a big St. Louis Cardinals fan, it literally runs in my blood. When it's not blue that is. And, happy to say, the Cards started the season off with a win against the Reds! Going to Cardinal games at Busch Stadium is one of my most favorite things to do, the atmosphere on a warm Friday night or Saturday afternoon, there's nothing better. Especially when the wave gets going!
I'm sad that I'll be moving farther away from St. Louis, one of my very favorite cities for many reasons, but I will be moving as close to Atlanta as I currently am from St. Louis. I guess if I had to pick another team to cheer for, it would be the Braves. But you can bet your bottom dollar I'll be cheering for the Cards in a stadium full of Braves fans when they play. If you've never been to a ball game, you must put it on your bucket list, even if you're not that big of a fan, it's definitely an experience worth having.
Below I've put together a few of my fav looks to wear to a game, and I'm not big on wearing Victoria's Secret clothing, but the sequin hat...right up my alley...and I've seen some team tees I wouldn't mind wearing. (Just beware to not match your middle-school aged niece, cousin, daughter..you get the picture.)
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Exploring "The Beach" of Maya Bay (Koh Phi Phi,Thailand)Sunday, May 12, 2013
Gorgeous it is, secluded it isn't. Hundreds of long tail boats and ferry boats carry thousands of people to see the famous Maya Bay each day at any time. It became the main attraction of Koh Phi Phi since The Beach was filmed here in 1999. Contrary to what most people know, the novelist Alex Garland took the inspiration of 'The Beach' from the beaches of El Nido, Palawan.
|the inconic thai long tail boat
I honestly don't want to compare it to Palawan, but oh well, it can't be helped. Filipinos have very high standards when it comes to Beaches. And I know you will agree with me if I say we have the best beaches. But I will save the comparison between El Nido and Maya Bay. My trip to the former will be on August so watch out for that. It is included in my bucket list so I will create a detailed comparison. For now, I'll show you the most popular beach of Koh Phi Phi Leh - Maya Bay.
|Tonsai Bay
It was our second day in Koh Phi Phi Don when we availed a whole day tour of Maya bay and the rest of Koh Phi Phi. The tour consists of ferry boat rental, snacks and meal, and snorkel set fee. The highlight of the tour was Maya Bay where we stayed for two hours.
Our ferry boat is quite big, so we had to go to the rocky side of the beach. The thing is the boat cannot dock on that side, so it's either you use the kayak or swim to get to the beach. I chose the latter. It was fun and scary at the same time. I remember that exciting scene in the movie when Richard, Francois and Etienne swim in order to get to the island. Cliche I know!
|once you get pass the stairs, you will see this welcome thingy
I can't seem to catch my breath when I reached the stairs. I didn't expect the current would be too strong. I thought I would drown. We rested for a while then we walked towards to beach. After about 10 minutes, we were welcomed by the stunning limestone cliffs, white sandy beach, warm turquoise water and cavernous scenery. Wow! This is the beach. It was like the scene in the movie minus the crowd and boats anchored in the shore.
|My favorite shot :) don't mind the photobombers at the back lol
Two hours were spent camwhoring and people watching. It was hard to get a decent photograph. You see the crowd? I was pissed I couldn't help but shoo them away. It is nearly impossible to get a perfect photo that would showcase the cliffs, water and fine beach sands.
|Maki and Jett
|yeah we did a lot of people watching in Maya Bay :)
|obligatory Maya Bay selfies
|Jett and I
After two hours, we went back to the ferry boat. If only we could stay longer, I could have slept under the sun. But I was glad I witnessed Maya Bay's grandeur under the perfect weather. It could have been better if it's not too crowded and there's not too many boats anchored in the shore. If I have extra 3000 THB in my pocket, I could have availed the Maya Bay Camping tour.
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Founder James O'Keefe will continue to run Tetra Strategy while co-founder Lee Petar will run a new company called Aperture Communications.
O'Keefe told PRWeek: "Every now and again you want a change and Lee and I felt that dividing the business would be better for both us and staff. We both want to run our own operations."
Tetra Strategy, whose clients in the past have included timber firm BSW and carbon capture firm Sargas, will retain the majority of the company's clients while some will move to Aperture, O'Keefe added.
In a joint statement the founders said: "The decision to separate into two companies has been planned for a number of months. We believe that both companies will go from strength to strength, and wish each other well in what is an exciting time for us all."


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Symphony Senior Living Aspen Ridge had been told by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees that 130 licensed practical nurses, health care aides and other staff would walk off the job Friday.
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AUPE president Guy Smith says Symphony's Ontario-based owners have told the union they cannot operate without a 30 to 40 per cent profit.
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Three-year-old Lanèyah Rush loves Christmas. But when she got home from the park with her mom Wednesday night, all of the presents under her tree were gone.
"She was just like, 'Mommy, where'd they go? I was behaving. Did the elves take my gifts back to the North Pole?' And I'm like, 'Oh my gosh,' and I instantly just started crying," said mom Bianca Arroyo.
Arroyo said she forgot to lock the door that evening.
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"Who would steal from a child," Arroyo asked. Nothing else was taken from the home.
She called the police. Officer Mario Castro of the Norwich Police Department showed up at her door.
"Who does that? Especially two weeks out from Christmas," Castro said.
After taking her statement, Castro rushed to one of the locations for the Tommy Toy Fund and picked up a bike and games to make sure Christmas wasn't spoiled for Lanèyah.
"I think any officer at this department would have done the same thing," he said.
Arroyo, who went to high school with Castro, said this officer saved Christmas.
"I'm just like, 'Oh my goodness,' and I broke down crying. I was just very emotional. I couldn't stop saying thank you," Arroyo said.
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There are 8 separate packs available for download, but they are going to cost you. Here is what you have to choose from:
Complete Brawler Pack, $5.99: 15 costumes (total) for Zangief, E. Honda, El Fuerte, Rufus, and Abel
Complete Femme Fatale Pack, $5.99: 15 costumes (total) for Chun-Li, Sakura, Rose, Cammy, and C. Viper
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Arcade Challengers Pack, $3.99: 8 costumes (total) for Evil Ryu, Oni, Yun, and Yang
Buying each of the packs individually would total $43.92 before tax... but Capcom is also offering the full collection via the "All-in Costume Pack" for only $14.99. This pack includes all 103 costumes included throughout the other packs.
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A Winter to Remember: The Movie(s)
After our February feature about the exceptionally intense winter weather, NEFSC Woods Hole staff members and friends took video footage of our iced-in harbor.
Carl Rhodes used a drone to capture the frozen landscape, while Edgar Kleindinst caught an ice whirlpool on his smart phone. The bottom video is by Woods Hole resident Brian Switzer, used with his permission.
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Woods Hole ice whirlpool. Time lapse video by Edgar Kleindinst, NEFSC/NOAA
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The impact on the attitudes of 4-H policy council members, extension professionals and 4-H adult leaders on the incorporation of an urban 4-H program into the traditional program
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The purpose of the study was to analyze the impact on 4-H policy council members, extension professionals and 4-H adult leaders regarding the incorporation of a 4-H urban program into the traditional 4-H program. The study was designed to provide data for Cooperative Extension Service personnel concerning the impact of changes in attitudes toward policy and administration of a-H programs, as well as develop ways and means for the integration of an urban 4-H program into the traditional. 4-H program. The documentation produced by the study offered new base line information and will enhance efforts by Extension Administrators in determining resources, training and programmatic needs of an urban 4-H program.The following assumptions were made relative to the study:1. Millions of boys and girls throughout the United States have been helped through 4-H.2. Leadership skills and abilities, as well as interpersonal communication skills, have been developed by 4-H members.3. The Indiana 4-H program is a proven creditable program.4. A vast number of urban boys and girls have been omitted from the 4-H program in Indiana.5. Two distinct and definable 4-H program styles currently exist in Indiana--one rural and one urban. 6. Variations created by long histories of traditions woven into the ongoing 4-H program cannot feasibly be controlled in the research setting and will be assumed to be equivalent for each sample population. The following research questions were attendant to the study:1. How have the attitudes of 4-H policy council members, extension professionals and 4-H adult leaders in the three selected Indiana counties been affected?2. How will/should the Indiana Cooperative Extension Service policy be affected?3. How will/should the Indiana Cooperative Extension Service Administration be affected?The potential population for the study was defined as all 4-H policy council members, 4-H adult leaders and extension professionals (Youth Department, County Extension Coordinator, and Area Administrator) in three selected Indiana counties (Lake, Marion and Vigo). The population also included the State Director, the Associate Directors, and the entire 4-H State Staff. The study population was a stratified random policy council members and 4-H adult leaders resultingFrom sample. One-third of the potential population, 414 individuals, were asked to complete and return questionnaires.A review of related research and literature was conducted and revealed limited research efforts have been devoted to the impact on attitudes of extension professionals, 4-H the incorporation of an urban 4-H program into the traditional 4-H program. The first section of Chapter II included selected information on attitude change, cognitive models of attitude change and problems for research related to changing attitudes. The second section was devoted to studies relative to organizational change in the Cooperative Extension Service; incorporation infers growth and growth will cause change. The third section dealt with management and leadership behavior of extension professionals.Data for the study were obtained from six sources:(1) federal and state Extension Management Information System; (2) yearly 4-H summaries; (3) 1970 U.S. Census Records; (4) State 4-H Department records; (5) County 4-H Department records; and (6) a survey instrument administered to 4-H policy council members, 4-H adult leaders and extension professionals. The questionnaires consisted of thirty statements divided equally into three areas--policy, personnel and program relative to the Indiana 4-H program. Validation of the survey instrument was implemented and completed through appropriate field testing in a county in Indiana not selected for the study.The data were analyzed using a frequency of distribution for each group of the study population--4-H policy council members, 4-H adult leaders, and extension professionals in each of the three selected counties, as well as the three councils, leader groups and extension professionals. A frequency distribution was also developed for the total population sample of the study. Data obtained from the questionnaires were summarized and presented in narrative form. Tables were developed to report raw data.The respondents were in general agreement with six statements, and predominantly in disagreement with one statement. The statements in the survey instrument were divided into three sections: policy 1-10, personnel 11-20 and program 21-30. Eighty-five percent of the respondents agreed with the policy statements, 80 percent of the respondents agreed with the personnel statements and 84 percent of the respondents agreed with the program statements.
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This is Irish Soda (white) Bread.
It is not the dark and raisin filled bread I recall from childhood. It is a basic white bread with baking soda as leavening rather than yeast. It calls for butter milk instead of white milk as the magic with the leavening is enhanced. I used a butter milk alternative this time for the first time in this recipe with good results.
This loaf can be made on a lightly greased baking sheet as a round "artisan" type loaf and cuts can be made (cross) if desired. The ingredients are few and likely things you have:
2 cups of flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk with 1 tbsp lemon juice added in lieu of buttermilk
sift tog first 3 ingredients, add milk and mix to form a soft dough. Pour into lightly greased loaf pan or form shape desired on baking sheet.
Bake at 375 for approx 35 minutes or until nicely browned on top.
I have read differing opinions on switching whole wheat flour for all-purpose flour. I have not tried it but would recommend using a bit less flour and depending on how the dough feels (whole wheat will be more dense as a rule) add a bit more if needed. I have seen comments on bread making which suggest splitting the flour to half all-purpose and half whole wheat, while others go with entirely whole wheat. When I have some whole wheat on hand, I'll try it.


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According to colour trend-setters Pantone, this shade of blue is THE ultimate colour for Autumn 2013. Not denim, not royal blue and not quite electric blue, it's a difficult colour to imagine. However, if you have ever been to the Greek island of Mykonos, you will easily be able to picture it: gorgeous blue skies, bright blue sea and the blue paint on buildings. Here's a photo of a Mykonos building featuring the blue shade the fashion world is clamouring for this season.
It's a relatively sunny colour, in contrast to the usual jewel colours and earthy tones we usually see during the Autumn season. The brightness of this blue brings a lovely sense of escapism, catapulting your mind back to warm summer holidays and bright blue skies. It certainly makes a change from all the navy blue we've been wearing since the Duchess of Cambridge announced her engagement to Prince William in a navy dress and immediately set the trend for all things navy.
With mykonos blue, you don't need your whole outfit to be this one colour – just adding a little injection of it is enough to follow the trend. The image above shows how designers Viktor and Rolf are using the colour on the catwalk in a gorgeous cream dress with a mykonos bow woven through it. Take inspiration from this and add a little splash of blue to your winter outfits.
Image c/o Etsy and Vivienne Westwood
You don't need to go out and buy whole new outfits to follow this trend: Just adding scarf, handbag, shirt or even tights (like these from designer Vivienne Westwood above) in mykonos blue will help to bring your autumn wardrobe bang up to date.
Not just for women, mykonos blue is great for men too and in this menswear image you can see the difference between denim blue and mykonos blue. It's easy for men to inject a little mykonos blue with a classy shirt, funky belt or a flash of bright blue watch underneath a suit jacket cuff.
It's such an easy addition to any wardrobe because it coordinates well with neutral shades, monochrome, denim, and jewel tones, so in order to bring your fall wardrobe up-to-date, just add a little flash of mykonos blue to your everyday outfits. You'll be looking super-fashionable and all your friend and co-workers will be scratching their heads working out what you've done differently to look so on-trend this season!


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The Real Deal by S.S. Hampton
There is an old maxim—"Write what you know."
True enough, but sooner or later you might want to write about something you do not know anything about. Then what? Give up on the idea? File it away in a dusty filing cabinet with the farewell thought, "Someday"? Or maybe you grab the bull by the horns and wrestle it to the ground and command (as a writer friend of mine once said), "You will conform to my wishes!"
Everyone has their own style of research; my style may not be yours, but as long our style works for us that is all that matters.
Okay, let us say you want to write a story about a chimney sweep. Sounds simple, but to make your character and story believable, what exactly does a chimney sweep do? How does the sweep do it? Time to check Wikipedia. Check YouTube. Just Google "chimney sweep" and see what crops up. You will start to develop a database. In the process you will probably uncover details that might have an impact on the plot of your story that you had not foreseen before. And then, it is time for the moment of truth. Go find a real chimney sweep and interview him or her.
Be sure to bring a digital recorder with a lapel microphone—a backup for each is a good idea too. And a pad of paper and working pens.
Preparation for an interview is crucial. After your initial research you now have a far better idea of what questions to ask. Start off with the basics—age, education, hometown, what did the parents do, etc. Married? For how long and what does the spouse think of the chosen vocation? In the early 21st century how does a chimney sweep find work? Internet? Yellow pages? Post notices at rural feed & seed stores? The clothing worn—is that something of a "chimney sweep uniform" or just the person's chosen clothing?
As the interview progresses do not hesitate to pounce upon an interesting remark or ask the person to clarify a remark. You never know when a stray comment may lead into unexpected and fertile research territory. Be sure to keep your interview to 30-45 minutes, no more than an hour.
And you have it. You conducted your initial research, learned enough to frame proper questions like an old pro, and you conducted an interview. You can now add factual, believable information to your character, to your story.
It will be easier than you think. Tell a person why you want to interview them, buy them a cup of coffee and a slice of pie, and you will discover that people enjoy talking about themselves and their jobs. Your job is to listen.
So, good luck, good research and writing, and enjoy!
PS: You may wonder why I chose a chimney sweep as an example. I read an article in a Colorado Springs newspaper many years ago and was surprised to find such professionals were still around. Since then I have always wanted to include the character of a chimney sweep in one of my stories.
SS Hampton, Sr. is a full-blood Choctaw of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, a divorced grandfather to 13 grandchildren, and a veteran of Operations Noble Eagle (2004-2006) and Iraqi Freedom (2006-2007). He has served in the Army National Guard since October 2004, and holds the rank of staff sergeant. He is a published photographer and photojournalist, an aspiring painter, and is studying for a degree in photography and anthropology—hopefully to someday work in underwater archaeology. His writings have appeared as stand-alone stories, and in anthologies from Dark Opus Press, Edge Science Fiction & Fantasy, Melange Books, Musa Publishing, MuseItUp Publishing, Ravenous Romance, and as stand-alone stories in Horror Bound Magazine, Ruthie's Club, Lucrezia Magazine, The Harrow, and River Walk Journal, among others. As of December 2011, he became the latest homeless Iraq war veteran in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can purchase his books here.
The Design of your Blog
This weekend an unexpected trip out of town without my laptop saw to it that my post didn't make it from notebook to WordPress until now, and reminded me why I need to have back up posts scheduled here. But today, although having a back up plan is important, I'd like to talk to you about the design of your blog.
Blog design is incredibly important. You want your design to draw people in and to make them want to come back. Think of your blog like an online writing profile: you want it to look friendly and professional but still true to yourself.
Clashing colours, distracting background images and unusual fonts that don't read well across all browsers can all keep people from coming back to your website. Many colour combinations hurt the eyes, particularly on the computer screen, and it's important to find something that won't strain your readers.
It varies from niche to niche, but what's usually recommended is a white background with black text and only a few graphics on the page. It's important not to clutter the page and make stuff hard to find. It's also important to make sure it's easy to read.
Today I'd like you to do some research. Look at the most popular blogs in your niche and evaluate their layouts. Answer the following questions about each blog you look at:
- What are the most prominent colours?
- How many graphics are there on the sidebars?
- Is it easy to find everything?
- What font is used?
- How large are the images on the site?
- What about this blog works for you?
- What about this blog doesn't work for you?
Once you've figured out what elements of design make you want to come back to any given blog, create a mind map and display all the elements you might like to have on your blog. Bear in mind that you can list anything you can daydream of, but if it's a design tactic used rarely in your niche, it might turn people off rather than excite them. Your ultimate goal is to have a blog layout that stands out from the others in your niche, but not in a way that turns readers off or confuses them about the topic.
For example, if you're writing a blog focused strictly on fantasy writing and mythology, you might not want the solar system for your background–but if your blog is where you plan on sharing your science fiction stories, it's a great idea. Often the best background picture is no background picture, but if you can find something that's not too distracting and that works with your topic, use it to your advantage.
Once you've created your mind map, cross out all the elements you think wouldn't fit well with your blog's intended topic and feel. Don't start creating it right away. First, spend this week deciding if you're going to code it yourself, use a pre-made template for your blogging software, or pay someone else to design it. Give yourself time to consider all the options and do some research into website design services. And while you're weighing the options, try to keep writing one back up blog post per day so you'll have even more by the time you get started.
Next week we're going to discuss creating a detailed marketing plan for your blog. In the mean time, get cracking on those blog posts.
Writers are like Parasites
The mountain of biology homework I've been slowly climbing out from underneath may or may not have driven me completely off the deep end. In order to dig my way out from under the mountain, one of the things I had to do was research Toxoplasmosis, a lovely parasite spread by cats with world-wide influence.
Somewhere along the line, as I was wrapping up this research, my highly caffeinated brain went 'aha! Writers are like parasites!'
Now, before you call me crazy, here's my reasoning:
1. Writers take inspiration from other people. Just like parasites feed off of the organisms they live inside, writers feed off of the society they live inside. How many writers do you know who have based novels off of a sentence or phrase they heard in passing? Writers take their nourishment, in the form of inspiration, from others, sometimes directly and other times indirectly. Continuing with the biology analogy, fanfiction writers are like viruses, which cannot survive on their own because they can't make their own food. These writers, more so than any others, need access to other writers' playgrounds in order to flourish.
2. Writers cannot survive without society. I can almost feel your resistance on this one. You might be thinking 'hell, if the apocalypse came tomorrow I'd be fine, I'm prepared'. Perhaps I should have said that writers cannot thrive without society, because that's more honest. Without society, there is no one to read our work. Without society, there is no one to listen to our stories. Without a host, parasites die–how long it takes varies greatly from parasite to parasite, but they all need hosts. Writers, like parasites, cannot be completely independent. We need the readers to provide us with income and reviews, and we all live for the moment when a random person comes up to us and says "hi, I read your book and I loved it".
3. Writers are all different. You might not realize it, but there are hundreds, probably thousands of kinds of parasites. Each one has its own unique features and lifespan. Different parasites prefer different hosts. Just like parasites, there are all different kinds of writers. Writers can be divided along the lines of genre, then again along the lines of sub-genre, and sometimes even along the lines of sub-sub-genre. Writers also come in all different shapes and sizes, ages and genders. Finally, just like parasites, each of us has our own unique quirks, in our voice and our writing process as well as in our more general lives.
Finally, a writer is like a parasite because it's one tiny individual in a much larger world. A parasite may be one out of every hundred cells; a writer may be one out of every hundred people. While sometimes we think we are the most important people in the world, we need to remember that we're just one part of the big, clinking machine that is society, and even more importantly that we're just one part of this world. Parasites probably think they're important too–and who knows, maybe they are.
The less obvious lesson I'd like to leave you with is that analogies can come from anywhere. Blog posts can come from anywhere. Novel ideas can come from anywhere. So the next time you're buried under a pile of paperwork, look through it and ask yourself "how can I use this experience in my writing?"
Guest Post: Emma Lane on Researching a Regency Novel
Today I'm very excited to announce the first ever guest post here at Dianna's Writing Den. I thought this would be a great way to bring in the new year. Today's guest poster is Emma Lane, author of a series called 'The Vicar's Daughters Three', published by Aurora Regency, Musa's regency imprint.
Researching a Regency Novel by Emma Lane
Writing historical can be a challenge. My first suggestion to any would-be author is to read (and enjoy) first what you are deciding to write. The genre of Regency (1811-1820) is widely represented by well-known and respected authors such as G. Heyer, Jo Ann Ferguson, Jo Beverly, Mary Balough, Edith Layton and many, many more. Some readers are fans of B. Cartland who had a successful string of winners for years. My vote will always go to G. Heyer as the contemporary queen of the Regency Romance.
A first and foremost task would be to read and reread a few times any of the books by Jane Austen. Who doesn't love the romance between Darcy and Elizabeth? Her other books are fascinating, but I think 'Pride & Prejudice' is the very best. All are excellent sources of historical accuracy( albeit fictional) since when they were written, they would have been called 'contemporary.' Here the acerbic wit by which the period is known is clearly available to the reader. Elizabeth's father Mr. Bennet is notorious for his enjoyment of his neighbor's follies. Of course, in the end, he pays dearly for his objective stance when his own family reputation goes awry. Family reputation was very important; all could be ostracized for the mistakes of one member. Is that very different today?
RWA has a subchapter called Beau Monde which is strictly for the study and interaction of Regency authors. These members are studious and savvy on the details of the period in question. There are many, many postings available for research. On line search engines are a wealth of information as well. Recently I researched early 1800 carriages and came away with thirty printed pages of historical facts complete with photographs and illustrations.
On-line sites which discuss the clothing fashions of the era often give illustrated examples for the researcher. It was a time of many societal rules for dress. Young girls making their debut into society were censored for wearing gowns that were too bold in color. Conversely the necklines of their gowns were little short of scandalous. The material was often a thin muslin that clung to a young lady's frame.
Napoleon figured prominently in this period and there is a wealth of information available about the Napoleonic Wars. The English Regency king was a story by himself. He was appointed king or regent while his father was still alive but unable to rule his country. This one is an easy research.
Some simple rules for writing Traditional Regency would be: no overt sex. Lots of romance, but no four star heat ratings. Careful with the language. If uncertain, look it up. Women were expected to marry, have children and keep house. Period. One of the fun tasks of a Regency author is finding a story line that allows the heroines to 'jump out of the box' without getting caught and scandalizing their friends and relatives. Jane Austen would be a case in point as an author. The heroines are not insipid and are usually strong-minded women. Regency Romances are happily ever after. No cruel twists in the end. These are romances designed to entertain. They are fun to write and fun to read. That's the genre and we like it that way.
Happy Regency researching. The worse problem an author might face is getting lost in too much information. It is all fascinating and interesting to read. Right now I'm stuck on finding out about gypsies who are really Roma. They have an elected leader and a woman is one of the leaders. But I digress.
Bio:Ms Lane lives in Western NY on a few acres with her husband. She is part owner of an Herbtique which keeps her busy in summer. In between she writes (and avidly reads) Regency Romances (A Series called The Vicar's Daughters 3: SCANDALOUS DESIGN(2), MY PASSIONATE LOVE(1), BELINDA, MY LOVE(3), Epubbed @Musa Publishing) and ocassionally a Contemporary Romance (SANDPIPER AFFAIR, Epubbed @Desert Breeze Publishing). She loves nature, books, her two children and her two precious grandchildren.
I'd just like to say a big thank you to Emma for sharing this with us. If you'd like to buy one of her books, you can do so here.
Trying to be Healthier
My boyfriend, apart from being a wonderful guy, happens to be a mover. Sometimes his clients are also trying to get rid of things, because they won't fit or for whatever other reasons. One day somebody wanted to get rid of a huge box of books. My boyfriend wanted a couple of them, but he was told if he was going to take any of them, he had to take all of them. Imagine my excitement-like a kid in a candy store–when he came home with this big box of books. There were only a couple of titles that grabbed me on my first look through, but now that I've finished those, I've realized that quite a lot of them interest me.
What does this have to do with getting healthier? Well, one of these books happened to be a book called New Choices in Natural Healing. It says edited by Bill Gottlieb. That's the only name on the front. The book is several hundred pages long, including an introductory section which briefly discusses each method of natural healing, and remedies for dozens of common health conditions. Most of these remedies are ancient, and they can be good research for us as writers and as people. What we learn in books like these can be applied both to our every day lives and to our writing–that's part of what makes it so exciting.
This book contains pretty much everything. They discuss acupressure, aromatherapy, massage, yoga, food therapy, herbal therapy, and I'm sure there's something I've missed. So far I've only read a couple of the introductory chapters–acupressure, aromatherapy, massage and yoga–but I'm already fascinated. I've got some other books on the go, and they're library books, so this book will be more of a side project than anything else for the time being. But I've already started to make it useful in more ways than one.
Somewhere in the five hundreds, they have a series of illustrations for acupressure, relaxation and meditation, yoga, and reflexology. The yoga exercises which have been illustrated are an excellent basic routine for day to day use. I've started to do these yoga exercises in the morning when I wake up, although I haven't been doing them for long enough to notice much of a difference. During the school year, this might become something I do after school (I doubt that I'll be up for the task of waking up a half hour early to do yoga), but I do hope to continue. Having the book with the illustrations makes me a lot more likely to do it than if I were to look up yoga online-by the time I'm on the computer, I'm very hard to distract from whatever I'm doing.
I already eat fairly well–mostly veggies and whole grains, since I don't eat meat–but I don't spend a lot of time exercising or meditating. Yoga for me is a good combination of both, and it's something I've enjoyed in occasional one hour classes. My brain is such that I could never really remember more than a couple of the exercises though, so having this book to guide me will hopefully help me get into a proper yoga routine.
For those of you who, like me, don't get a lot of exercise and tend to stress about things, yoga's a great solution. Part of yoga is focusing on your breathing, and this will help calm you during the exercises and throughout the day. It strengthens your mind and your muscles, and helps you learn to live in the moment. Focusing on breathing and keeping your mind clear from worries will help you focus on your writing, too. Let the focus on your breath that started during your yoga follow you throughout the day, and you'll probably enjoy your day a lot more–and even get more done.
If you can get your hands on a book or a DVD that will guide you through the first poses of yoga, do so. Start doing them every day and learn them well. Yoga is a mix between stretching, relaxation and exercise; it really is something you can do every day if you put your mind to it. If you can afford a class, that's even better. Someday I hope to take yoga classes, but for now, with no budget to speak of, I'll stick with this book I happened into.
How do you try to stay healthy? Have you ever tried yoga?
Studying History For Inspiration
A few weeks ago, I wrote a short story entitled Birth of a Vampire. It takes place in Scotland, around 700 A.D., as the last of Paganism was fading from the country. It's the first of several stories meant to travel with the vampire-Thomas-around the world and through the ages. This series of short stories is going to be my most research-heavy project yet. I'm not dreading all the legwork though-I'm excited, and I'm getting new inspiration every couple of pages.
I believe that everyone should study history, especially writers. History is a study of humanity, showing our patterns and our ways of thinking. More than the names and dates, the people and the places, it says a lot about humanity as a whole. And basic human nature hasn't changed much-look at how today's terrorists die readily for their religion, and then look at the Children's Crusades, where thousands died on the road to 'save the holy land'.
For fantasy writers, many of us base our worlds-however loosely-off of historical times and places. We should do the legwork to find out what those places were really like before we take them and change them. And history is one of the greatest places to find new story ideas. Human history is full of happy moments and sad moments; it is full of great, liberating revolutions and dirty, oppressive secrets. Reading the bloody histories of our own countries can help us build new ones with suitably bloody history.
If you're not working on a world or a novel-length project right now, you should study history anyway. Knowing history can only help you in the long run. It's helpful in a debate, a great conversation piece, and it generally makes you feel smarter. You can study your own country, and it might be fun to try to trace your ancestry. You'll probably learn a surprising amount about history from the story of your own family. It'll help you feel more grounded in who you are, give you something to be proud of. (Or not.)But the best part is that history can be pretty inspirational, and you might stumble into a literary gold mine, full of amazing story ideas.
During my research, I've already had to stop to write notes for one character and one story, which looks like it'll want to be novel-length. If you're not doing research for a specific project, just for your own enjoyment, then you can jump right into a new story. If it is research for a specific project, then you'll have something new ready and waiting for you when you finish. Just be careful not to start an entirely new project and abandon the old one.
Where to start? In the country where your story takes place, or in your country of origin, or maybe just someplace that interests you. So far most of my research has been in Scotland-where clan Gunn hails from-and the Byzantine empire, the Eastern half of the Roman empire. I've got a book about historical England and tomorrow I'm going to start researching early Spain. I'm going to share a couple of my links with you, and if you have any good links about the history of Spain, please do share.
~Heart O Scotland This has been my primary internet resource for the history of Scotland. It's almost shameful how little I knew about Scotland three days ago, but this site has a pretty good overview of Scottish history and is pretty reliable.
~National Library of Scotland This page has listings for all the old counties of Scotland, and if you click the links you'll find literally hundreds of maps of Scotland throughout the ages.
Editing Week Two
So this week I managed to finish my last essay for school and on top of that, I managed to edit three chapters of Moonshadow's Guardian-though it seems most of the editing in recent chapters has actually been writing new scenes. I'm pretty pleased with my progress as I'm currently sitting at 51 pages of the new draft and 17, 000 or so words. I'm confident that I can have this draft finished in another three or four weeks.
The only frustrating thing about it is that I know I'm going to have to spend a lot of time editing all the new scenes that I'm writing. They're well written, but there are always ways to make the work better, and stuff that's already been looked over and edited once will read better than stuff that hasn't.
Today I had to do some research on swamps in order to properly write one of my scenes. I discovered that although I have an idea what a swamp looks like, I didn't really know anything else about them. So I took an hour out of my day and looked through various websites about various swamps. I ended up deciding on something close to the ecosystem of Florida Swamps. I haven't used a lot of what I learned yet, but it did help a little with the scene I was working on and it will probably help more with the upcoming swamp scenes.
One interesting thing I learned today is that there's a swamp creature called a Coypu or Nutria and that it's a little rodent type deal. I'm not spending a lot of time in the swamp, but I'll probably spend more time there in the next book, so this information will definitely come in useful.
It's important that you take the time to research things you need to know-to learn about animals you're not very familiar with, ecosystems, philosophies, ideas. Things you want to include in your book but that you don't know much about. This is particularly true if you're trying to mimic a culture or time period other than your own-never assume that you know enough. Always keep studying the world around you the same way you keep studying your craft.
Next week I plan to continue editing my book and to start a new short story. It'll probably be a lot easier to hit my writing goals now that it's summer; last summer and the summer before that I partied too much and didn't write enough, but this summer I'm going to work my behind off-after all, I'm almost 18, a proper adult, and I need to act like it and take my dreams seriously.
How is your editing going? Have you stopped at any point to do research or background work?


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I know some people who took a low paying summer job with bad hours because it's in the field that they want to pursue. You know photocopying.
Most summer jobs are excellent networking opportunities. And I don't mean for your career I mean for your social life. At any big company, there are usually a dozen other kids your age, most of whom have reasonably attractive friends that you haven't alienated yet.
I think "internship" is French for "we ain't payin you squat." Why French? Because to describe most internships, you'd have to pardon mine.
Having a summer job is not as tough as a few months working in the real world. Unless it's in finance. Then it's as tough as a few years working in the real world. I know a few people with jobs in finance this summer. Actually, I KNEW a few people with jobs in finance. I'll know then again in September.
No matter how tempting, do NOT start sleeping with someone at work. If things go wrong with someone in one of your classes, you can sit on the other side of the room and ignore them by pretending to take notes. But at work, your boss decides who you're working with and where. And you can't tell them the truth. "I'm sorry sir, you can't put me on that project. Why? I banged her. Thanks for understanding."
Like this column? Then buy the book!
I know some people who took a low paying summer job with bad hours because it's in the field that they want to pursue. You know photocopying.


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When I think of putting two styles of food together, French and Japanese cuisines aren't the first combination that comes to mind. They seem such an unlikely match – with their creamy sauces on the one hand and their raw fish on the other.
Based on the food I tasted recently at Les Enfants Rouges on Rue de Beauce in Paris' Marais district, it seems I was hasty to dismiss this fusion.
We ate there with friends Michael and David a couple of weeks back. They sold it to us as being like eating in a Michelin-starred restaurant.
Only the décor let the place down, they said. They weren't wrong about that – it was a little bare for any Michelin restaurant I've ever eaten in.
The food was great, though. I started off with foie gras in a clear broth: unusual, but delicious.
I rounded off the meal with a take on tiramisu: made with green tea and served with a Madeira granité. It was unlike any tiramisu I had ever tasted – not least because it was green. But it was good. The original has become such a second-rate restaurant standby that I would never ordinarily even order.
"For my birthday on Thursday, we had lunch in a restaurant with two Michelin stars. It was all I hoped it would be"
The restaurant came to mind because we are in Berlin this week. It was my birthday on Thursday and we had lunch in a restaurant with two Michelin stars, Facil. It wasn't as adventurous in fusing cuisines, but it was all I hoped it would be.
Bonne anniversaire à moi!


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Last year, when my ex-husband told me he was done with our marriage, a tiny voice in my head whispered, "Might as well join a convent until the girls are in college."
In the months leading up to the end of my marriage, I thought a lot about old relationships. I dissected what is was about them which made me feel alive and loved – first loves, one night stands, old lovers, flirtations, and even the blossoming of my relationship with my ex-husband. I dreamed of what it would be like to be a woman in love and lust again. Despite repeated attempts, I wasn't getting there with my husband. Bound by my values to vows of loyalty, the only thing left to do was stick it out.
I was married, emotionally exhausted, and profoundly lonely.
Here he was, breaking it off and setting us both free. You'd imagine some small part of me would have been excited at the prospect of finding romance again. A convent, however, is neither exciting nor romantic.
It does provide tremendous comedic relief, though. I told friends about my holy thoughts and we had ourselves some good laughs imagining my life as a dating single mother. Humor was good medicine during those first days of raw emotions and trying to keep it together. Once the laughter died down, my separation and divorce became a fact of life not this grand tragic moment, and the reality set in – I'm single.
The last time I was single was over a decade ago when I was living on a college campus in the middle of Boston. I didn't know tragedy or pain, just possibility. My heart was ripe for the taking, my breasts were perky, and my options for love or a lover were limitless. Whatever my desire, all I had to do was look in any direction and strike up a conversation. People, familiar and new, swarmed all around me, every minute of every day.
Now I'm a mother of two daughters living in the suburbs of Rhode Island. I know pain intimately; and I'm mending a wounded spirit and heart. New people rarely enter my life and I spend more than 50% of my time at places and events geared at the under 10 crowd. Options for love and lust are few and far between.
I tell friends this and they all point me to online dating.
"Everyone's doing it."
"People get married after meeting through online dating sites."
"It's just how it's done now. I mean, what else are you going to do? Go clubbing?"
"At the very least you could get laid."
I gave in. I set up a blank account on Match to lurk around and see if there was hope out there. I made two major discoveries. First, men take horrible pictures of themselves (my advice: step away from the mirror, lose the wife beater, make absolutely no face which you imagine looks sexy or handsome – you will look like Zoolander, hand the camera to someone else). Second, every man within a 50 mile radius of my zip code is incredibly creepy. I searched maybe a dozen times over the course of a few months, and while I saw a handful who seemed not creepy and interesting, I walked away from Match.com with my assumptions confirmed – there's no way in hell I want anyone on that site knowing who I am or how to contact me. The convent looks more attractive everyday. Even a blind date looks more appealing.
I report back to my friends, those hopeful fools I love so much, they say I can't give up. I can't be single for the rest of my life, they tell me. Only until they're eighteen, I correct them. That's not so long, right? Aren't humans living much longer lives these days?
"Use it or lose it" and "You have to get under someone to get over someone", my newly divorced friends who are dating remind me. Did I mention my divorced friends? Like attracts like and once I got separated, I found myself in this wonderful community of other newly single mothers. These women are supportive, encouraging, and inspiring. They are also very clearly divided down the middle – the dating and the not dating.
The dating crowd tells me you've just got to jump back in and have fun (wink-wink-Tinder-Tinder). The not dating ladies remind me to take my time, wait until I'm good and ready, what's the rush (wink-wink-failed-marriage)? I believe them both.
Have I gone on any dates since my separation? Nope. Do I want to? Yesnomaybe. Do I want to be in a relationship? Yikes, slow down. Do I want to get married again? I don't know.
I do know –
I want to love again. I want to kiss and hold hands and be caressed. I want to sit and talk about everything and nothing until forever. I want tenderness and a hand on the small of my back. I want to put my head on someone's lap when I need to cry, when I need to close my eyes, when my favorite show is on. I want someone to hold, to stand by. I want someone willing to put in the work. I want someone to go through the best and worst of it with me and be willing to come out on the other side. I want to trust again, myself included.
So I haven't dated since my separation. Instead of meeting new guys, I've spent the last year making new friends and nurturing old friendships. They're reminding me of the kind of friend I want to be and the kind of friend I'm looking for in whoever comes next. Slow and steady, this is the road I'm taking towards love.
If you've dated after divorce, found love after divorce, and maybe even, yikes, gotten married after divorce, I'd love to hear your story. Every story encourages the romantic in me.


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"Once a year, go somewhere you've never been before" seen somewhere.
I started this year with a vacation in Puerto Rico and went to many new places for work (but that doesn't count). As I am waiting for for my flight to St Croix, I reflect on this past year which has been pretty challenging. I also think of next year, the changes I want to see, the stars I want to reach, the plans I need to make. I am taking St Croix as a break point, worry free, stress free, an inspiration for new beginnings.
Make time to be free, to let go, to renew, to transform, to be you!


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Museums in India: Details about Six Popular Museums in India!
1. Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery:
Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III founded the museum in 1887. The museum was built in 1894 on the lines of Victoria & Albert and Science Museums of London. The building of the museum was designed by Major Mant in association with R.F. Chisholm who refined some of Mant's finest works to make genuine Indo-Saracenic architecture.
The museum preserves a rich collection of art, sculpture, ethnography and ethnology. The picture gallery offers an excellent collection of originals by famous British painters. An Egyptian mummy and the skeleton of a blue whale are major attractions for those who visit the museum.
Other treasures include the famous Akota bronzes of the 5th century AD, a collection of Mughal miniatures, a full-fledged gallery of Tibetan art and oils by several European masters.
2. Jahangir Art Gallery:
The Jahangir Art Gallery is Mumbai is one of India's most famous art galleries. It was founded by Sir Cowasji Jahangir at the urging of K.K. Hebbar and Homi Bhabha in 1952. Managed by the Bombay Art Society, the entire cost of this mansion was donated by Cowasji Jahangir. The gallery is situated at Kala Ghoda, behind the Prince of Wales Museum, in south Mumbai near The Gateway of India.
The museum has four exhibition halls. The complex also has the popular cafe of Samovar, which is reminiscent of the 1970s socialist culture. It also houses Natesans, the country's oldest licensed antique dealers.
The building has been designed by Durga Bajpai and is one of the early concrete structures in the city. The gallery has been turned inwards due to its combined function of an auditorium and an art gallery. Although the concept of an introvert art gallery could be questioned today, the gallery is an example of an early modernist notion of the inward looking art galleries in the city.
3. Nizam's Museum:
H.E.H. Nizam's Museum is located in Hyderabad at Purani Haveli, a palace of the erstwhile Nizams. This museum showcases the gifts that the last Nizam of Hyderabad state, Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII, received on his silver jubilee celebrations. The museum was opened on February 18, 2000 by the Nizam Trust to the general public.
The museum is a repository mainly of souvenirs, gifts and mementos presented by dignitaries to the last Nizam Asaf Jah VII. Its special highlights are a golden, wooden throne used for the silver jubilee celebrations of the last Nizam a gold tiffin box inlaid with diamonds, miniature replica of the Jubilee Hall, glass inlay painting of Mir Osman Ali Khan.
There are also a wooden writing box studded with mother-of-pearl, diamond and gold-studded daggers, caskets, and silver ittardans (perfume containers), silver coffee cups studded with diamonds and silver filigree elephant. A 1930 Rolls Royce, Packard and a Jaguar Mark V are among the vintage cars on display. The museum features the wardrobe of the sixth Nizam, a 150-year- old manually operated lift, and 200-year-old proclamation drums.
4. Nrityagram:
Nrityagram, located in Bengaluru, is India's first and only dance village set up exclusively for the preservation of the classical Indian dance styles and martial art forms of India. It was formed by Protima Gauri in 1990 and designed by Gerard da Cunha.
Nrityagram incorporates the guru-shishya parampara style of teaching in which students live together in the community and devote them to perfecting their dance training over a number of years. Each gurukul has a maximum of six residential students, who receive training for six-seven years.
Regular workshops are conducted in creative modern dance, Yoga, mime, Kalaripayyatu, meditation, Aikido, sculpture and Shorinji Kempo. Leading teachers and performing artistes come regularly for intensive workshops in classical dance.
Each student is taught to conduct lecture demonstrations, to teach dance and to perform professionally. As part of its policy to take classical culture back to village India, Nrityagram hosts the annual Vasanthahabba, or Spring Festival, in February.
5. Sanskriti Kendra Museum:
The museum was founded by OP. Jain in 1990, under the aegis of 'Sanskriti Foundation', a New Delhi-based non-profit organisation established in 1978. It is housed within the Sanskriti Kendra complex, at Anandgram, an artist village complex, situated in Delhi.
The Sanskriti Kendra Museum has the following three parts:
Museum of Indian Terracotta:
This museum has over 1,500 objects of terracotta art, sculptures and figurines from the tribal areas of India, displayed in the backdrop of the respective tribal arts.
Museum of 'Everyday Arts':
The museum houses a collection of what is called 'Everyday Arts', where artisans turn the functional everyday household object like toys, nutcrackers, cups, saucers, spoons and articles of worship into works of art.
Textile Museum:
The museum showcases the best, and the most diverse, of the Indian textile heritage.
The Sanskriti Foundation instituted the 'Sanskriti Awards' in 1979. The awards are given to promising young talent in the group of 20-35 years, in the fields of literature, the arts, music, dance, theatre, journalism and social/cultural achievement. The foundation runs artist-in-residence programmes, and workshops for scholars, artists and craftsmen. It has residential studios, a library, an amphitheatre and an art gallery.
6. Spic macay:
The idea for the SPIC MACAY came in 1972 at a concert of Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar and Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. SPIC MACAY was launched in 1979.
SPIC MACAY seeks to conserve and promote an awareness of the rich and heterogeneous cultural tapestry of India amongst the youth of the country through focus on the classical arts, with their attendant legends, rituals, mythology and philosophy, and to facilitate an awareness of their deeper and subtler values.
SPIC MACAY has a network of over 200 centres in India and abroad. About 1000 events are conducted annually. Indian classical music and dance are crucial components in the annual SPIC MACAY calendar.
SPIC-MACAY is famous for its following programmes:
There are held in informal settings with a limited audience. The performer earns the invaluable daad from the audience; the latter get an opportunity to get immersed in the creative Rasa.
The week-long festival comprises performances and workshops in folk and classical arts, literature, crafts, talks, theatre, cinema and yoga held in different educational institutions. It aims at close interaction between students, artistes and craftsmen.
SPIC MACAY organises inspiring talks by enlightened individuals from various walks of life. The talks are on art, environment, philosophy, development, spirituality, literature and the folk arts.
Yoga is fostered in SPIC MACAY's yoga camps conducted by authentic yogacharyas. SPIC MACAY encourages programme through individual events of folk fests and craft workshops.


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Syrian security forces continued to attack civilian protesters in the central city of Hama and in Damascus as the EU imposed sanctions on key regime figures and the UN struggled to agree to condemn the violence unleashed by President Bashar al-Assad.
Activists said 21 people had been killed across the country on Monday and seven more on Tuesday, bringing to at least 140 the number of fatalities since Sunday, when the government launched an offensive in Hama on the eve of the Ramadan fast.
Italy announced that it was recalling its ambassador from the Syrian capital for consultations, but this was not part of a move co-ordinated across the EU. The Foreign Office said Britain's envoy would stay in Damascus to monitor the situation and expose Syrian deception. The US embassy said several of its diplomats were also leaving the country.
In Damascus gunfire was heard as 20,000 people attended a funeral in the Arbeen area. Film from Hama, where holding public funerals is dangerous, showed freshly-dug graves in a public park opposite the Sirjawi mosque.
New sanctions agreed by the EU targeted Syria's defence minster, Ali Habib Mahmoud, and three top security officials linked directly to the repression. Mohammed Makhklouf, Assad's uncle, was also subject to a travel ban and assets freeze already imposed on 30 regime figures.
Diplomats described a "positive atmosphere" during Monday's consultations by the UN security council in New York, with "more room to manoeuvre" because of a softening of Russia's position. Russia and China have previously refused to condemn Syria, partly because of anger over the way the UN action on Libya paved the way for Nato intervention and a policy of regime change.
But officials said it was unclear whether this would produce a formal statement or a fully-fledged UN resolution that could be vetoed by any one of the five permanent members of the council. Russia said it was not against a resolution but would oppose the imposition of sanctions or other "pressures" on Syria, a long-standing ally. The bloody events in Hama have a special and deeply sinister resonance in Syria because many thousands died there when Assad's father Hafez sent in tanks to crush an Islamist uprisng in 1982.
In Washington, meanwhile, three senators said they would introduce legislation to ramp up pressure on the Assad regime by penalising foreign companies that do business in Syria's energy sector.
Foreign journalists and independent human rights groups are largely banned from Syria but information about the unrest continues to flow freely. Film clips posted on YouTube showed a funeral procession for a man killed in the northern town of Idlib. Footage from Hama showed the corpse of a man whose head had reportedly been blown off by a tank shell. Another clip showed bodies in the city's Asi river, apparently with their throats cut. None of these could be independently authenticated.
Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, called on Syria to stop the bloodshed immediately: "The government has been trying to keep the world blind about the alarming situation in the country. But they are not succeeding. The world is watching and the international community is gravely concerned."
Assad was shown in the official media visiting wounded members of the security forces in hospital on Monday, praising them for devotion to their duty. On Tuesday the president met a delegation of Syrians living in Italy.
Police attacked the central prison in Homs after a reported hunger strike by inmates — a tactic likely to bring up more bad memories. In 1980 security forces attacked Tadmor prison in retaliation for an attempt on the life of Hafez al-Assad, killing hundreds. Also in Homs, mourners gathered for the funerals of at least two people shot dead after prayers on Monday.
A relative of Adnan Abduldayem, 25, said he was shot in the head, through his right eye. "He had work in Saudi Arabia waiting for him and his family told him to go, but he refused to leave, saying he wanted to stay and protest against the regime."
Local co-ordination committees reported that government forces, including militiamen, had moved in on Zabadani, close to the Lebanese border. Reinforcements were sent to the eastern oil hub of Deir Ezzor, where at least 25 people died over the weekend.
Nour Ali is a pseudonym for a journalist based in Damascus


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Unemployment @ Record Levels since 1982 in USA
U.S. jobless claims highest in more than 26 years
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits surged to a nearly 26-1/2 year high last week, data showed on Thursday, indicating that the pace of job losses was yet to peak.
At the same time, the number of laid-off workers collecting state unemployment benefits jumped to a record high in March, the Labor Department said, as the recession now in its 16th month makes it tough to find a new job.
New applications for state jobless insurance benefits rose 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 669,000 in the week ended March 28, the highest since the week ending October 2, 1982, from an upwardly revised 657,000 the week before.
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast 650,000 new claims versus a previously reported count of 652,000 the prior week.
U.S. stock index futures pared gains after the data, while government bond prices held steady at lower levels.
"We have been seeing not just an elevated trend but an increasing trend. That is not good. We know the labor market is going to be a lagging indicator, but we need to see the pace of job losses moderate soon if we are going to get a recovery," said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Highlighting the difficulties of getting a new job, the number of people staying on the benefits roll after collecting an initial week of aid surged 161,000 to 5.73 million in the week ended March 21, the latest week for which the data is available, from 5.57 million the previous week.
This was the highest on record and lifted the insured unemployment rate to 4.3 percent, the highest since a matching 4.3 percent in the week ending May 21, 1983. The insured unemployment rate was at 4.2 percent in the week ended March 14.
"What it says to me is the persistence of unemployment," said T.J. Marta, chief market strategist at Marta on the Markets in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
"It's more of a structural reallocation of resources, which could be worse than anything we've seen since the Great Depression," he said.
The four-week moving average for new claims, considered to be a better gauge of underlying trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, climbed 6,500 to 656,750 in the week ending March 28, from 650,250. That was the highest reading since October 1982.


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text: Elder Bush Is Official Witness at Gay Wedding George HW attended marriage of two friends in Maine By John Johnson, Newser Staff Posted Sep 25, 2013 6:25 PM CDT 168 comments Former President George H. W. Bush in a 2012 file photo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (Newser) – George HW Bush is making some headlines for serving as the official witness at a gay marriage over the weekend. Bush the elder attended the wedding in Maine of Bonnie Clement and Helen Thorgalsen, who own a store in Kennebunk, reports BuzzFeed. A Bush spokesman confirms to the Washington Post that George and Barbara "were private citizens attending a private ceremony for two friends." Says Clement, from her honeymoon in London: "They have always been not only supportive of us but including us in many of their social events when they are here in Kennebunkport. So it was very natural and normal for them to be invited and to attend." Thorgalsen posted a Facebook photo of Bush signing the marriage license. And yes, he was wearing his trademark socks. (Read more George HW Bush stories.) My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results | 3% Hilarious 6% Intriguing 11% Depressing 54% Brilliant 3% Scary 24% Ridiculous


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