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Recap: Western & Southern Open (That Was Fun)
Well dang. That went fast. Was fun. And now it's over. Often the most incredible week of the summer comes right at the end of it. So, now what? Before we move on to that back-to-school mindset, let's recap the week that was.
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Roger Federer is a Western & Southern Open champion once again. The No.2 seed defeated David Ferrer 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 on Sunday for his sixth title win in Cincinnati.
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Serena Williams is finally a Western & Southern Open champion. In her sixth Cincinnati appearance, Williams takes home the crown with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Ana Ivanovic.
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We know, we know. It goes without saying, but just in case... It's been a phenomenal week. Action, competition, entertainment. The whole tennis package. The courts, however, haven't been the only proving grounds. The social experience at the Lindner Family Tennis Center is a tournament in and of itself.
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Final Sunday at the Western & Southern Open is set, with Serena Williams taking on Ana Ivanovic for the women's title, and Roger Federer facing off with David Ferrer for the men's crown.
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No.2 seed Roger Federer dominated Milos Raonic in their semifinal meeting on Saturday, defeating the young gun 6-2, 6-3 for a spot in the Western & Southern Open Men's Final.
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Roger Federer is one step closer to claiming his 6th Western & Southern Open title after advancing to the semi-finals with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Andy Murray.
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After qualifying status was acquired in 1994, the number of participants continued to grow, and IRONMAN 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake has earned a reputation as a very tough, challenging, and yet fair race. It's considered by many to be fantastic preparation for the heat and humidity of the IRONMAN World Championship in Hawaii, making it a mainstay on the race circuit. Some say good results here predict similar ones in Kona. Also, it has a tendency to foster great friendships among age group triathletes, and even legendary professionals.
The 1.2- mile open water lake swim takes place over a rectangular, counter-clockwise course with a beach entry. Athletes exit the water on a cement boat dock area, within 20 yards of the transition area. The bike course is a modified out-and-back course that takes competitors through farmland over a tough but partially shaded, scenic course. The long awaited finish is back at the Buffalo Springs Lake where family and friends are ready to celebrate with them as their grueling, yet rewarding day comes to an end.
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The authors are inspiring writers whose examples and quotes from children and parents are instructive. Gary Chapman's uplifting reading makes the effort that some of these approaches will require seem natural and right. This is a program that helps listeners make their children central in their lives and that provides them with specific tools to stay connected.
©1997 Gary Chapman; (P)2008 Oasis Audio
"Principles Every Parent Should Understand"
If you've read The Five Love Languages then most of the principles here will not surprise you. However, the author(s) but a different spin on the principles of love when it comes to kids. The main point of this book is that kids deserve, and should receive unconditional love. Using the love languages liberally, including discovering and utilizing each child's primary love language, is a key way to show unconditional love to your children. This is the main thesis of the book.
While the material here was not anything I found groundbreaking, the use of specific examples was helpful. I could relate to the children and parents which were discussed. You will likely see your children in the examples presented.
I am one who believe I can't learn enough about showing my children love, and this book is a solid addition to that subject. It's paced well and read well. I recommend it for all parents.
Don't know of any.
Yes, I have listened to other books by Gary Chapman and they have all been good.
Yes, when as I listened I saw my own family.
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"To truly understand your child`s love language"
I bet most people never pay much attention to what kind of love they like to receive from their loved ones, let alone give love, once they don`t know what their loved ones like.
Life is so busy that we don`t usually pay the proper attention to our children, let alone, give them the kind of love they deserve and need to fill their love tank.
This books presents an interesting approach to love languages: words of affirmation, physical touch, quality time, gifts and acts of service. I first learned about them when I read the print version of the Five love languages (for couples) and they were of great use for me.
On the Five Love Languages for Children Dr. Campbell and Dr. Chapman specify the use of those 5 languages when dealing with our kids, and God only knows how difficult it can be. They talk about love and how to handle it in a way our children can grow up to be self sufficient and have high self esteem, and not go after wrong forms of love when they grow up, you know, like good girls after crappy guys.
I highly recommend this book if you want to learn how to communicate with your child through these 5 love languages and make them feel loved.
Even if you don`t agree with everything, I`m sure you will find some tips useful, and you will even apply them with your family.
"A Real Eye Opener!!"
Even if I chose not to implement any of Dr. Chapman's guidelines or suggestions (which is ludicrous! :) I really did learn alot), I think the book is well worth the time/effort/money even if just be reminded about the different ways to love our children-- and the benefit our love can have on their self esteem. I find myself everyday consciously trying to use a couple different "Love Languages" on my 4 and 2 yr old daughters to make sure they know that they are loved. One thing that I didn't care for is Dr. Chapman's speaking voice. It is fine and tolerable-- but started to wear on my nerves after a bit to the point that I would have to stop listening because I found myself drifting on rants about his annoying inflections and the odd rises and falls in his sentences. But, if you are looking for information over entertainment and can handle his voice then this is the book for you. And who knows, I might be completely off base on the voice-- but seriously-- the sing-songy flow drove me CRAZY!! Regardless, I think its worth any parent attempting to listen :)
"Simple ways to express love"
This book is Christian based. There are bible references. The message in this book is important. To reach more people I would edit out the preaching. The message will still work!
Not applicable really. It isn't a story really.
No. I can't see this working as a film.
I like the simplicity of 5 ways to express love to my child. Since he has been young I have tried to keep a balanced approach to expressing my love for him. I have printed up a poster to remind me of the five 'love languages'.
"Good shift of original idea...applicable"
I have recommended it to my friends because we are therapist and we have kids. There are many instances when therapist kids get left out because we are saving others. We have to remember our own kids need us too.
I like how I can identify my son in the illustrations and just trying things small as they may seem made huge differences in our relationship.
It was good. I was just used to hearing the audiobook from the 5 Love Languages it was hard to wrap the idea that the voice changed. I got hung up on "that's not how he sounds." But Chris did a good job just not what I expected when I started.
I did but I drive when I listen so it not always possible. It is better when i don't have to break it up.
I just graduated Nursing school and now have time to read more. Any recommendations would be great.
This is an excellent book with great advice. I also read The Five Love Languages of Marriage and its also another excellent book.
Top 10 for sure.
This is very helpful in providing tools for parents. It helped me to better understand other relationships in my life. Very eye opening and helpful.
Punishing a child using his/her love lanuguage can wound them and is detrimental to their personal growth.
I have read many parenting books over the past year. This is by far one of the best!
"Excellent book"
My daughter was reading the book.
Address how to make kids feel loved.
How to address people differently according to how they feel love.
This book is like an introduction to a lot of other books on raising children.
"Great reading"
Loved this book, very informative and my 7 year old boy is already benefiting from my efforts.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Zack's 10 Easy Steps To Kitchen Sink Gaming
1) Playing in a fantasy game? Add sci-fi. Playing in a sci-fi game? Add fantasy. All others: add both.
2) Choose an indigenous life form. Give them some manner of natural laser, force beam, plasma burst, or heat ray. Other types of ray (gamma, death) will also suffice. Repeat as desired.
3) Choose two or more indigenous life forms, and combine them into some sort of wretched mutation. Repeat as desired. (Example: dragons and slugs give us the dread Slagon, a scaly monstrosity which hates salt and leaves a fiery residue as it oozes across the landscape).
4) Add a Mutations Table. Use it.
5) If you have guns, give at least some of them mystic, sword-of-legend type abilities. If you have swords of legend, give them pseudo-scientific, gun-like abilities (example: Excalibur, but Excalibur generates a mini-gravitational field to rend and tear opponents. Or something).
6) If there are gods in the setting (and this being kitchen sink, there should be!), they should have statistics for combat, if not be members of an adventuring party outright.
7) Choose 7 different historical eras, books, movies, cartoons, RPGs, your choice. Choose a character from each of those, and drop it (or a similar character with the serial numbers filed off) into your setting.
8) Somehow, somewhere, people are ruled or enslaved by apes.
9) Even if the entire world has been devastated and isolated by the plague, Kung-Fu never dies out, and will be known by robot and man alike.
10) More Lasers! (pay careful attention here. This never fails).
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27 comments:
- Stargazer said...
Hmm, why not just play RIFTS? ;)
- September 23, 2009 at 7:41 AM
- Zachary The First said...
Oh, you! :)
Well, for one system preferences, or wanting to mess with an existing setting (or make your own) But that's always an option, along with Encounter Critical and others... :)
- September 23, 2009 at 7:48 AM
- Stargazer said...
Hehe, I am just kidding. You're post is just awesome and I would love to play in a campaign created by following that 10 steps. :)
- September 23, 2009 at 7:50 AM
- Adam said...
ultimate old school style kitchen sink game :) http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=58541
- September 23, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- Mark Gedak said...
This is an awesome list.
Now I might have to add Slagons to the DM Sketchpad.
- September 23, 2009 at 8:56 AM
- Dale said...
That's called Exalted.
- September 23, 2009 at 9:39 AM
- Jeff Rients said...
Allowing Exalted, RIFTS or even Encounter Critical to do all the work for you misses two important points:
1) Following Zack's plan will lead you to your own idiocratic setting. Sure you can play in someone else's sandbox, but why not make up your own?
2) Making screwy stuff up is fun!
- September 23, 2009 at 10:14 AM
- Zachary The First said...
No, Exalted has dinosaurs peeing heroin, which while Taking It To 11, is also sorta gross. :)
- September 23, 2009 at 10:14 AM
- Zachary The First said...
@Jeff: Yes, precisely!
@Mark: If you want, I will stat up a Slagon for you, in appropriate Swords & Wizardry or Mutant Future stats—unless someone else wants to take a shot at it. Should be easy enough. ;)
- September 23, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- Mark Gedak said...
@Zachary - Mutant Future plz.
- September 23, 2009 at 11:34 AM
- A Paladin In Citadel said...
All hail the ape overlords
- September 23, 2009 at 5:40 PM
- 1d30 said...
2) A Bunny-Eating Tortoise with an organic Bunny Beam on its back. The beam has a chance of turning you into a bunny. 1 in 6 is an unfortunate B-ET in that its Bunny Beam points backward and it suffers blind-fire penalties when firing.
3) The dreaded Cog. With the loyalty of a cat and the cleanliness of a dog.
5) A sect of warrior-monks with mental powers who use Chainswords to fight - elegant weapons from a more civilized age.
7) Falstaff, Moe Szyslak, Charlie Brown, Anton Shigur, Daniel Plainview, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Leeloo.
10) All seven have lasers.
- September 23, 2009 at 6:01 PM
- Zachary The First said...
@1d30: Your #7 and #10 especially mark you well as a guiding light of the Kitchen Sink Coalition.
- September 23, 2009 at 6:17 PM
- Helmsman said...
I have a rule. If I love the post and want to post a witty comment, but cannot find one to match the awesomeness of the post after 10 minutes then I leave no comment. I fail in this and in following my own rules today.
- September 23, 2009 at 6:21 PM
- Josh Cornwell said...
Good advice, Zack. I love kitchen sink settings.
Although it is currently on the backburner, my Spectrum Shock setting is a pretty good (if amateurish) example of this.
Check out: http://www.outsydergaming.com/2009/06/spectrum-shock-compilation.html
- September 23, 2009 at 6:49 PM
- Zachary The First said...
@Helmsman: Thank you for the really wonderful compliment! That made my evening!
@Josh: I'll have to check it out! Thanks for the link, sir!
- September 23, 2009 at 6:56 PM
- mgibbons said...
Zach awesome post- have you ever looked at this
self serving comment is self serving!
- September 23, 2009 at 9:48 PM
- Zachary The First said...
Dude, the Metal Earth is beautiful madness. I approve.
- September 24, 2009 at 12:07 AM
- Age of Fable said...
12) At least one element should be a distinctive feature of a well-known fantasy or science-fiction work (sandworms, or witches with a hypnotic Voice, mystic knights with laser swords, teenage vampire slayers, a race of creatures of pure logic), but customised to be just on the right side of plagiarism.
13) If there's an element of surprise when people find that the author is an adult, you've done your job.
- September 24, 2009 at 3:41 AM
- Age of Fable said...
It should have at least one type of 'cyber-[thing that has nothing to do with modern technology]'
- September 24, 2009 at 3:42 AM
- Age of Fable said...
14) Huge varieties of classes!
10 warriors, 10 assassins, 5 fighting-monks and war-priests, 5 war-mages, and 1 each of the other AD&D classes.
At least 1 class should be a race of Larry Elmore women.
At least 1 class should have the word 'Rune' in it.
- September 24, 2009 at 3:53 AM
- Age of Fable said...
You should warn the reader that the book contains mature content. But be sure not to include actually mature content.
- September 24, 2009 at 4:09 AM
- Zachary The First said...
@Fable: You've done this sort of thing before, I see. :)
- September 24, 2009 at 7:45 AM
- Age of Fable said...
I think maybe all fantasy and science-fiction settings are kitchen-sink settings.
D&D isn't talked about as if it was the same kind of thing as Rifts. But you can easily have a D&D game where a robot (Warforged), a ninja, a Conan-like barbarian and a hobbit team up to fight dinosaurs, demons, or underground acidic Jell-O.
I think the difference might be that, in the case of D&D, most of the audience became familiar with the combination before they became familiar with the individual elements. So D&D seems like one thing ('fantasy'). The mixture of Rifts might not have any more elements, it's just that people are familiar with them seperately.
15) Balance is important. It means that characters should have roughly the same amount of rockets on the left shoulder as on the right.
- September 24, 2009 at 9:40 AM
- Dyson Logos said...
I've been reading the Hawkmoon novels and just bought the classic Chaosium Hawkmoon RPG boxed set, and it pretty much handles the whole kitchen sink fairly closely.
Fantasy Based - check
Sci-Fi Added - check
Indigenous Life forms with ray attacks - sadly no
Merged Lifeforms - check
Mutations - check
Mystic Guns - pretty close
Gods You Can Kill - check
Characters from 7 Different Settings - check
People Enslaved by Apes - nearly check (in the Champion of Garathorm)
Kung-Fu - no
More Lasers - Check!
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Wait - Isn't this how Synnibar got started?
Seriously, I don't know if I could pull this off as a GM, but I'd love to play in it.
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Park Hours: 6 am to 11 pm
73.1 Acres
(includes 10.4 acres leased from Columbia Public Schools and the 20-acre C.M. Albert Memorial Park)
3 - Reservable Shelters (see below)
Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center
Restrooms at pool house
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1 - Restroom open year round (at Shelters 2 & 3)
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Creek and nature area*
2 - Disc golf courses (18-hole)*
1 - Football field (at school)
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Trail - 1-mile, multi-purpose hard surface*
Fitness circuit - 11 exercise stations*
1 - Sand volleyball court
Trailhead - Bear Creek Trail
* These facilities are also listed in Albert Park's amenities, as portions of these amenities are located in Albert Park.
Shelter 1
Shelter 2
Shelter 3
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|Major pool renovation
2007 - Family changing room, concession area, and resinous flooring
2010 - Replaced pool drains - VGB Act compliance
Albert-Oakland Bathhouse Improvements
|Albert-Oakland Pool Slide
|Annual Roads and Parking Asphalt Projects: Walk and west section repair
|Annual Park Improvements - Fitness Station Replacement
|Annual Roads and Parking Asphalt Projects: Edris parking lot - seal
|Albert-Oakland Tennis Court Resurfacing
|Albert-Oakland Athletic Field Renovation
|Albert-Oakland New Restroom
|Albert-Oakland Pickleball Courts
|Albert-Oakland AOFAC SCS Structure
|Acquisition of Three Adjacent Lots
Note: This park received Federal funds from the National Park Service. Regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior (address below) strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in the departmental federally assisted programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, age or handicap.
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I lose lens caps by the billion. Is there another way to protect my lenses without having to carry these things around with me?
I keep a UV filter on most of the time as a secondary barrier - but to be honest, I just have to get into the habit of putting my lens cap in the same pocket each time I remove it. I've spent way too much time hunting around for the the damn things too.
This doesn't quite eliminate the annoyance, but a leash is a great solution that prevents losing them.
Cheap ones just stick on your existing lens cap like mounting tape, and an elastic band goes around the base of the lens.
That way, when you take off the cap, it just hangs about 4 inches off the camera, so you can't misplace it.
+1 for a filter as a matter of course, but my main walkabout lens, once it's been unleashed for the day, is rarely without its lens hood - the extra plastic quite effectively prevents little bumps directly on the glass.
Jackets are great for lens caps. If you have jacket with inner pockets it's easy as pie to reach in quickly and drop the lens cap in the pocket, instead of fumbling around in other pockets.
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Oh and like others I use UV filters aswell.
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There are times I walk around without my hood but I still don't have my lens cap because I have one of these holsters (fairly expensive but I'd have to say it's my favorite case by far and it looks great.)
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"Wednesday is 12/12/12 and we will not have a day that's this special again for 32,161 days until 01/01/01 it comes around again," said Pam Weachock, Market Street Coffee and Tea owner.
And why not do something about it, right?
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'This Is Buddha Nature'Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught in December as part of the Kopan Monastery November course. On December 7, Ven. Roger Kunsang shared on his Twitter page: Lama Zopa: The mind is empty of a real mind. This is because the mind exists in … Read full article
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Nov/Dec 2014
November 23 – Long Life Puja offered by Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore
Teaching during the one month lam-rim course, Kopan Monastery, Nepal
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July 11 – 12 Teachings on the Essence of the Kadam
July 13 – 19 Heruka Five Deities Initiation
July 20 Long Life Puja
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The Kindness of Our Gurus
"The benefit that we have been able to offer to sentient beings and the teachings of the Buddha, particularly to spread the teachings of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism in this world, this is due to the kindness of our Gurus. That we have been able to offer service to His Holiness the Dalai Lama who is the sole object of refuge of all of us sentient beings and the originator of all our peace and happiness; to the Tibetan people — particularly the monasteries; and all the extensive service that we have been able to offer sentient beings — not only with Dharma but also with the various social services — all of this is due to His Holiness the Dalai Lama the Buddha of Compassion's kindness. And particularly it is due to the Lama whose holy name is very difficult to express and who is kinder than all the three times Buddhas — Lama Yeshe's kindness. It is due to his brave heart, his big heart, as well as the idea of building a very large Maitreya Buddha statue that blows away many living beings' minds and hearts," Lama Zopa Rinpoche said during a long life puja at Land of Medicine Buddha in California in 2001, also acknowledge Ribur Rinpoche, who was in attendance as well as "other Gurus who pray every day for the success of the activities, the projects."
"It is because of this that we can have some success. There is a lot to do. What has been done so far is very little. What is going to happen is more. All of this is completely due to the kindness of the Gurus," Rinpoche continued. "Then, next, I am not going to mention the names of all the students because I wouldn't remember them and even if I could it would take many days, but there is [Ven.] Roger [Kunsang] who for many years has been my attendant, and many students whose nature is compassionate and faithful. The most important thing is harmony, unity in the organization. That is what has brought success so far — unity. There are many students who are like gold, like diamonds. The most important quality is to have the nature of compassion towards others, to be kind-hearted, next is to be intelligent, understanding the Dharma, and then to be responsible. It is particularly due to the harmony, the unity, that there has been success and that we have been able to offer this much service.
"So there is a lot of potential to be able to offer much much more extensive benefit than this. The Maitreya project didn't happen yet. It did not get actualized yet. Because it has such immense benefit, skies of benefit to sentient beings, of course it has a lot of obstacles, it takes time. But it's just a question of time. When the merit is more and more increased, then there will be less obstacles. So I would like to thank very much all the members of the FPMT organization, all the students at the centres in the different countries for all their prayers, not only for my long life but for all the other things and particularly for the Maitreya project. The benefit that we are able to offer, that I am able to offer, is due to the kindness of so many students who are compassionate to sentient beings, faithful, and responsible. And it is due to unity, harmony in the organization. So we can offer much more, many more times extensive benefit to the teachings of the Buddha and more and more service to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. So I want to thank very very much."
From "The Most Important Thing in the FPMT" on the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and meditator who for 30 years has overseen the spiritual activities of the worldwide network of 160-plus centers, projects and social services that form the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) which he founded with Lama Thubten Yeshe.
Read more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche including: updates on his health, news blog, photos, videos, schedule, advice and how to contact.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund enables Rinpoche's compassionate service to others to flourish. All the offerings from the fund are used toward the creation of holy objects around the world; sponsoring young tulkus, high lamas and Sangha in India, Nepal, Tibet and the West; supporting FPMT centers, projects and services; sponsoring Dharma retreats and events; funding animal liberations, and much more. more…
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With over 50 modules available in English, Spanish and French, and more than 10,000 registered users, the FPMT Online Learning Center provides an enormous opportunity to learn. Students can engage in the comprehensive programs developed by FPMT Education Services without leaving home.
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LYWA is the Archive of FPMT. It contains the recordings and transcripts of Lama Thubten Yeshe's and Kyabje Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche's teachings dating back to the early 1970s. You can read transcripts, view photos and listen to teachings. more…
November FPMT International Office e-News Out Now!We hope you enjoy the November FPMT International Office e-news. In it you'll find: Who Lama Zopa Rinpoche considers to be a hero FPMT Education Service's updates on new materials How the FPMT Puja Fund made the most of Lhabab ... Read full article
FPMT Projects
Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offered in SingaporeAmitabha Buddhist Centre's 25th anniversary celebrations culminated with a very extensive long life puja with the five dakini dance offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on November 23, 2014. Follwing the puja, Rinpoche commented that he felt the students were ... Read full article
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Taiwan Organizes First Lam-rim Retreat with Geshe TsetharVen. Thubten Dechen, who interpreted for Geshe Tsethar during FPMT Taiwan's and Heruka Center's first jointly organize lam-rim retreat, reports on the special event: FPMT Taiwan and Heruka Center in Kaohsiung jointly organized its first guided meditation lam-rim retreat during ... Read full article
What is the Foundation for the
Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition?
Die Stiftung zur Erhaltung der Mahayana-Tradition hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, diese buddhistische Tradition und ihre Werte weltweit zugänglich zu machen. Unsere Organisation bietet Unterweisungen des tibetischen Buddhismus, Meditation, soziale Dienstleistungen, Klausurzentren und Projekte, die dazu beitragen, diese Tradition zu erhalten. Sie hat ihre Grundlage in der Gelugpa-Überlieferung der Lehren des tibetischen Meisters Tsongkhapa, die wir in Form der Unterweisungen von Lama Yesche, des Gründers dieser Organisation, und unseres spirituellen Leiters Lama Zopa Rinpotsche weitergeben.
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La Fundación para la preservación de la tradición Mahayana (FPMT) se dedica a la transmisión de la tradición y valores budistas mahayana en todo el mundo a través de enseñanzas de budismo tibetano, meditación, servicio a la comunidad, centros de retiro y proyectos que preservan la tradición. La FPMT está basada en la tradición guelugpa de Lama Tsong Khapa del Tíbet, tal como nos han enseñado nuestro fundador, Lama Thubten Yeshe, y nuestro director espiritual, Lama Zopa Rimpoché.
A continuación puede ver una lista de los centros y sus páginas web en su lengua preferida.
La Fondation pour la Préservation de la Tradition du Mahayana (FPMT) est une organisation consacrée à la transmission dans le monde entier de la tradition et des valeurs du bouddhisme du mahayana, par l'enseignement, la méditation, les œuvres à caractère social, les centres de retraite et les projets qui préservent la tradition. La FPMT est fondée sur la tradition guéloukpa de Lama Tsongkhapa du Tibet, telle qu'elle a été enseignée par notre fondateur Lama Thoubtèn Yéshé et notre directeur spirituel, Lama Zopa Rinpoché.
Visitez le site de notre Service de traduction pour les traductions, conseils et nouvelles en français.
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La Fondazione per la Preservazione della Tradizione Mahayana (FPMT), opera per diffondere in tutto il mondo i valori e la tradizione buddhista attraverso gli insegnamenti del buddhismo tibetano, la meditazione, i centri di ritiro, le attività a carattere sociale e vari progetti mirati a preservare la tradizione stessa. L'FPMT si basa sul lignaggio Gelugpa e sugli insegnamenti del maestro tibetano Lama Tzongkhapa così come sono stati trasmessi dal nostro fondatore Lama Thubten Yeshe e dal direttore spirituale, Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Di seguito potete trovare un elenco dei centri e dei loro siti nella lingua da voi prescelta.
This year we celebrate Saka Dawa on June 4 and we are inviting you to contribute to Work a Day for Rinpoche, a fund that supports Rinpoche's beneficial programs and projects. By dedicating your virtuous activities on Saka Dawa towards the realization of Lama Zopa Rinpoche's compassionate wishes and donating your salary from that day to the fund, you are able to make a meaningful contribution towards benefiting all beings.
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Seneca Wallace is a career backup. Jury is out on Blaine Gabbert as well as Tannehill.
Some of the Big 12 busts include Vince Young, Chris Simms, and Colt McCoy from Texas. The jury is out on Josh Freeman, Bradford and RG. Also,
Emeka Okafor - Joe Smith - Carmelo Anthony - Manu Ginobili - Jason Williams
Al Jefferson - James Posey - Aaron McKie - Shaun Livingston
Seneca Wallace is a career backup. Jury is out on Blaine Gabbert as well as Tannehill.
how about LSU looking sluggish against Townson? I feel LSU will shut down Florida and win Saturday, but this team looks surprisingly vulnerable compared to last year's team. Pretty funny when you look at all the talent returned from last season.
Florida will probably win at home. They have a better QB easily and their defense is pretty strong. Plus, they've proven a lot more this season.
Thanks coltsguy.
Matt Hasselbeck was a BiG East QB.
VA Tech was in the Big East when Vick played.
Exactly, when you're reaching for Matt Hassleback then it's not legit. I'll give you McNabb, he was pretty cold for awhile.
We need some more basketball talk on this thread. What do you guys think about the offseason? When's the next First Take? Who's the winners and losers in FA? Which teams are favorite to make the playoffs and contend for title? Season starts in 4 days.
i might get screwed by that Mcydess-Philly deal falling through, that was one of the main reasons I did the GSW trade
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