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Take Two for June 6, 2013
City Hall Pass: Mayor's party, Ron Calderon raid and more
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club ON January 14, 2013 in Washington.
It's time now for City Hall Pass, our look at California politics. KPCC's political reporter Frank Stoltze and Alice Walton join the show to give us the lowdown on LA city politics.
This week there are a lot of questions about the nature of the investigation into Ron Calderon and the authorities aren't saying much. Do we have any sense of why the authorities may be looking into Ron Calderon?
Some other news out of Sacramento this past week came from Treasurer Bill Lockyer. He's announced that he will not seek another office when his current term is up. What's behind this decision?
There is a big party Friday night for outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Former President Bill Clinton and even Ryan Seacrest are expected to be there, but there are lingering questions about the costs of the party. Who is picking up the tab for this shindig?


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A Defense of John Lackey
Ok. I didn't tell the truth. This is less of a defense of John Lackey and more of an indictment of the fans who blindly criticize the 34-year old right hander. Things have gotten a bit silly.
John Lackey is the best active starting pitcher on the Boston Red Sox.
And it's not particularly close.
Despite his performance on the mound, it is not uncommon to hear fans railing against Lackey, still infuriated by what they saw on the diamond from him in 2010 and especially in 2011. This isn't a rational sort of argument like "man, Jon Lester needs to stop nibbling and just attack the strike zone." Nope. Not at all. It's personal. There are more than a few Red Sox fans who legitimately want Lackey to fail.
These arguments are almost always presented in similar fashions. Basically, Lackey is a bum who is a terrible at baseball. Lackey shows up his teammates on the field. Lackey is a bad human being.
I can't pretend like Lackey has pitched well for this team. He signed a five-year deal with the Red Sox after the 2009 season and has been both a disappointment and a disaster. The disappointment came in 2010 when he was 14-11 with a 4.40 ERA. Glossing over his stats that season, it's reasonable to say that Lackey was a bit unlucky, but he still tossed 215 innings. When it was all said and done, Lackey was essentially a league-average pitcher in 2010 (99 ERA+). The disaster came a year later when Lackey — who was pitching with a badly injured elbow — was downright awful. He posted a 6.41 ERA, walked 3.2 batters per nine innings, and was a grossly below league-average pitcher (67 ERA+). Tommy John surgery and a year away from competing has made a world of difference. In 2013, he's started 14 games and sports a stingy 2.81 ERA–good for sixth in the American League. His fastball reaches 95 MPH and sits at 93. His walks per nine is at 1.9. Lackey is healthy and good at baseball.
Lackey can be demonstrative on the mound. He will occasionally throw up his hands after a ball is misplayed or a call goes against him. But guess what? His teammates love him. He's known for taking young pitchers under his wing and is a positive influence in the clubhouse, no matter what detractors may think.
I'm not going to delve deep into why critics of Lackey consider him to be an intrinsically bad dude. It's not my business. But I would challenge you to think about difficult times in your life. Now imagine those trying times being played out in the public eye. It can't be fun.
If you're someone who simply doesn't like Lackey, I offer a second challenge: Judge him not by what has occurred during his first two years in Boston but rather what he is doing on the field right now.
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BILL NO A03373 SAME AS No same as SPONSOR Clark (MS) COSPNSR Titus, Weisenberg, Markey MLTSPNSR Benedetto, Brook-Krasny, Colton, Crouch, Finch, Galef, Perry, Raia, Thiele Amd S390-e, Soc Serv L Requires all mentoring programs to do background checks on prospective employees and mentors.Go to top
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3373 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 25, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, TITUS, WEISENBERG, MARKEY -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. BENEDETTO, BROOK-KRASNY, COLTON, CROUCH, FINCH, GALEF, MAISEL, RAIA, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to safe mentoring practices THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 4 of section 390-e of the social 2 services law, as added by chapter 459 of the laws of 2006, are amended 3 to read as follows: 4 2. Mentoring programs [may] SHALL perform a criminal history record 5 check on all prospective employees and mentors. 6 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, subject 7 to the rules and regulations of the division of criminal justice 8 services, mentoring programs [may] SHALL apply for a criminal history 9 record check with the division of criminal justice services regarding 10 any prospective employee or any prospective mentor who may engage in 11 unsupervised activities with youth or in activities with youth in a 12 setting without constant agency or parental oversight. Each mentoring 13 program [that chooses to complete such criminal background checks on 14 prospective employees or on prospective mentors] shall establish a poli- 15 cy for completing criminal background checks on such prospective employ- 16 ees or mentors. Such policy shall apply one uniform standard for the 17 completion of criminal background checks for all prospective employees 18 and one uniform standard for the completion of criminal background 19 checks for all prospective mentors. Any mentoring program [that chooses 20 to complete criminal background checks on both prospective employees and 21 prospective mentors] may utilize the same uniform process for the 22 completion of the criminal background checks on prospective employees 23 and prospective mentors or they may choose one uniform process for EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06685-01-3 A. 3373 2 1 prospective employees and another uniform process for prospective 2 mentors. 3 4. Every mentoring program [that chooses to] SHALL apply for a crimi- 4 nal history background check with the division of criminal justice 5 services AND shall obtain a set of fingerprints from each individual for 6 whom a criminal background check is to be completed and such other 7 information as is required by the office and the division of criminal 8 justice services. For each prospective employee or mentor for whom the 9 mentoring program [completes] MUST COMPLETE a criminal background check, 10 the mentoring program shall provide the applicant with blank fingerprint 11 cards and a description of how the completed fingerprint card will be 12 used upon submission to the mentoring program. The mentoring program 13 shall promptly transmit such fingerprint card and the processing fee to 14 the office. The office shall promptly submit the fingerprint card and 15 the processing fee, imposed pursuant to subdivision eight-a of section 16 eight hundred thirty-seven of the executive law, to the division of 17 criminal justice services for its full search and retain processing. 18 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding 19 the date on which it shall have become a law, provided that any rules 20 and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its 21 effective date are authorized and directed to be completed on or before 22 such date.Go to top


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I have been using the foundation of this script for the last few years to upload files – particularly imagery – and then quickly and easily resize or create multiple thumbnails of the file. The version I had been using only handled jpegs but I have now expanded it to handle transparent PNGs and GIFs – as well as opaque – and WBMPs.
So what is special about this script – here is a list of its features:
- Uploads any image / file
- Creates destination folder if it does not exist
- Safely renames the file – removes spaces, special characters etc
- Options to overwrite, make unique, abort or throw error if duplicate found
- Easily create multiple resized images
- Easily crop images to particular height and width from given XY coordinates
- Keep or ignore aspect ratio
- Specify new filenames
- Add a prefix to the filename
- Pad the resized image to the exact size required – or resize to longest size
- Change the padding colour or make it transparent
- Convert the image to a particular type (jpg, gif, png, wbmp)
- Specify the image quality/compression – jpg and png only
- Option to upscale smaller images or not
- Return options: true/false | array of image details | new filename | output image to browser | blob
To UPLOAD a file just use:
<?php if((isset($_FILES['file']['error']))&&($_FILES['file']['error']==0)){ // if a file has been posted then upload it include('INCLUDE_CLASS_FILE_HERE.php'); $myImage = new _image; // upload image $myImage->uploadTo = 'uploads/'; // SET UPLOAD FOLDER HERE $img = $myImage->upload($_FILES['file']); if($img) { echo 'Woo woo - looked like it worked OK'; } ?>
<?php if((isset($_FILES['file']['error']))&&($_FILES['file']['error']==0)){ // if a file has been posted then upload it include('INCLUDE_CLASS_FILE_HERE.php'); $myImage = new _image; // upload image $myImage->uploadTo = 'uploads/'; // SET UPLOAD FOLDER HERE $myImage->returnType = 'array'; // RETURN ARRAY OF IMAGE DETAILS $img = $myImage->upload($_FILES['file']); if($img) { $myImage->source_file = $img['path'].$img['image']; // THIS IS AUTOMATICALLY SET BY UPLOAD - just here for reference $myImage->newPath = 'uploads/thumbs/'; $myImage->padColour = '#FFCC00'; // SET THE BACKGROUND TO A HIDEOUS ORANGEY COLOUR $myImage->newWidth = 100; $myImage->newHeight = 75; $i = $myImage->resize(); // creates small thumbnail // process main image to reduce storage requirements $myImage->namePrefix = ''; $myImage->newPath = 'uploads/'; $myImage->newWidth = 800; $myImage->newHeight = 600; $o = $myImage->resize(); // resizes originally uploaded image // check the file was create OK and add the image name to the variable: $image if(($i==true)&&(file_exists($img['path'].$img['image']))) { $image = $img['image']; } } else { $image = ''; // or set $image to nothing } // INSERT INTO DB (example sql) $sql = "UPDATE table SET image_field = '".$image."' WHERE table_id = wotevver"; } ?>
I'm not sure how many of you (like) me have used JavaScript cropping scripts to allow your users to draw a crop box over an image and then want PHP to cut the image to that size – well I have used various jQuery image cropping scripts as well as some Mootools ones and most of them are very good but come with limited PHP image handling scripts – so I built a cropping method into this one. It is all available in the download link below but to use it you can just upload (and/resize) your image then call:
This will then crop your image to the height and width you specify starting from the X/Y positions you pass and return it in the format you request (array containing info, full path of image, boolean on success or blob). The script requires all 4 parameters (W/H/X/Y) in order to work and also requires the $myImage->source_file to be set – although this is automatically set via the upload or resize methods.
One other addition is that you can now also output a "blob" so you can store the raw image data in a database rather than to the filesystem.
To use some of the other features just look through the code at the top of the class – it should be self explanatory.
You can DOWNLOAD THE SCRIPT HERE: PHP image upload and resize class – I have included a test form at the bottom so yo can quickly test it – but I would advise you remove it if you use it in a proper application.
I have also put together a little example demo script for uploading, cropping and resizing an image using jQuery and jCrop, and of course this script – you can view the demo here: http://cropscript.mjdigital.co.uk and download the source files from: http://mj7.co.uk/ajdy
As always I really appreciate feedback on these scripts – so if you like it and use it PLEASE comment below or retweet this post – you can also tweet me @mjdigital – it is the only way I know if I should keep adding these scripts.


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Today, I invite you to participate in crowdfunding for GLideN64 graphics plugin. Small or large participation at your convenience, until September.
¡Bienvenido a 64DD.net!
La comunidad con toda la información y contenido multimedia sobre N64 y 64DD.
Con esta web pretendemos construir la mayor base de datos de la red sobre la N64 y el 64DD, asi como crear una gran comunidad de fans de la consola.
¡Disfruta de la web!
Noticias y actualizaciones:
Jimmy130 has gotten his hands on a copy of the 64DD version of Super Mario 64 and posted a few shots of it in comparison with a retail 64DD disk on his blog. Apparently, this disc was originally shown at Shoshinkai '96. More details about the "Super Mario 64 Disk Edition" are said to be revealed on his blog soon. We certainly can't wait to learn about the actual disk contents!
For those who like Indiana Jones, this is a new dump never released in PAL version by Team Carrot. I never reiterate enough, if you have any unreleased N64 games, do enjoy the community of fans.
Title: Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine - Unreleased PAL
Date: 04/06/2014
Company: LucasArts
Area: Europe
System: Nintendo 64
Size: 256 MBITs
Supplier: Gilgamesh
The first ROM release of 2014 is in! Micro-64 have dumped and released a near final version of "Star Wars Shadows of the Empire". Find their write-up plus the download link here.
It is two weeks late, but here I post the Japanese guide for Doshin the Giant. A scan performed by our member Pookic.
Click the image to download the guide.
Click the image to download the guide.


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Hollywood making itself right at home
Hollywood is coming back to Mooresville, this time for an extensive stay.
A new Cinemax cable TV series called "Banshee" is set to start filming downtown at the Mooresville Depot within the next three weeks. While film crews have been frequent visitors to Mooresville in recent years, shooting commercials and movie scenes during brief stays, the crew of "Banshee" will be filming here through September.
Leo Gordon and Dennis Stanke, officials of the Mooresville Artist Guild, made a presentation to town commissioners Friday morning about the Guild's plans to renovate the former Southern Railway depot, and said the "Banshee" production will aid those plans.
"HBO will begin filming the show using our Depot as the focus point," Gordon said. "I'm glad it will be bringing some good attention to Mooresville and the Depot."
"Banshee" was initially on the fall lineup at HBO, which owns Cinemax, but was moved to the latter network. Ten episodes have been ordered from producer/creators Alan Ball ("True Blood") and Greg Yaitanes ("House").
According to the Los Angeles Times, the series will be "set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish Country and feature an enigmatic ex-con who's also an expert in martial arts…and imposes his own brand of justice."
The cast includes actors Russ Blackwell, Ulrich Thomsen, Matt Servitto, Trieste Dunn, Daniel Ross Owens and Hoon Lee.
Gordon said the film crew will build a large wooden train platform at the back of the depot, which "works out beautifully for us because in our redesign, it was exactly what we had planned to do. The production company is paying for it and we are most appreciative."
Most of the filming will be done at night, he said. Scenes will also be shot at 178 N. Broad St. and "Banshee" location manager Scott Clackum said they plan to rent other local facilities as needed. He said the crew and actors expect to be a presence in the community and are already making an economic impact – dining regularly in downtown Mooresville.
After filming ends in September, Cinemax will decide whether to make plans for a second season.
On May 18, the artist guild will host a fundraiser for the Depot upgrades, and Gordon said he hopes the cast of "Banshee" will attend.
Also Friday, town commissioners said they will consider at Monday night's meeting an allocation of $10,000 to expand on a study of the Downtown Master Plan to help gauge future growth.
"We have several downtown projects ready to gear up soon and rather than do them piecemeal, we want to create a complete concept for downtown," said Mooresville Senior Planner Craig Culberson. "We're concentrating around Moore and Center Avenues, looking specifically at parking, the possibility of residential apartments and retail. This should give us a comprehensive look. We don't want to start doing landscaping or paving lots if a few years down the road, we're going to need to make a parking deck."
Additionally, commissioners will hold a public hearing on a proposed 60-unit apartment complex on Talbert Road and will consider MI-Connection's request for an immediate infusion of $729,420.


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Don't get me wrong! I DO HAVE A LIFE other than blogger or facebook! LOL. Life has been freaking busy, got a lot of homework to do and problems occurred to me recently.
Went to Santa Monica Place last Saturday, it's truly awesome to shop at there!
Took a few photos to show you guys!
So, got asked by someone if I would consider of selling my drawings on Etsy or not. Apparently, I would have to ask you guys, since you guys are pretty supportive to my blog and lookbook.
OPINIONS PLS! Should I sell my drawings or not?!
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Dealing with a preteen's growing anger
I am the stepmom of an 11-year-old boy. I have been raising him since he was two. His mother has always made promises to him and never kept them. He hasn't heard from his mother at all in a couple of years. Over the last year my stepson has been showing very poor behavior in school. He has also started going into our bedroom and going through our drawers and lying about it. What can we do to deal with our child's growing defiance?Question:
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Gayle Peterson, PhD, is a family therapist specializing in prenatal and family development. She is a clinical member of the Association... Read more
Your stepson does have reason to be angry and adolescent hormones and changes may be bringing past emotional pain of all kinds to the surface for resolution. Still, he has learned patterns of lying to get around situations and is challenging the authority figures in his life to a self-defeating battle. He did not learn these coping patterns in a void.
It is possible that your stepson "got away" with breaking rules from an early age. Feelings of guilt or sadness for his plight with his mother may have encouraged his father and yourself to compensate by allowing him to "get around things" instead of working through problems. It is also possible that his behavior reflects the patterns of his mother, who clearly ran away from her own parental responsibilities. Somehow, he learned that it was possible to use "lying" as a means of dealing with conflicts. Either way, it is not too late to reinforce which patterns work in the world and which do not.
The emotional meaning of his "battle with authority" and other outrageous behavior is no doubt a cry for help. It is likely that his externalized conflict reflects his anger at his mother who is nowhere around to receive it. Repressed rage often surfaces for healing during adolescence. Attacking the Christmas lights may indeed be a sign of retaliation against an absent maternal force. And it is true that it is most difficult to express and resolve anger at someone who is not there. Still, it is possible to help him tame this dragon instead of be consumed by it!
The nature of his actions echo a young "out of control" part of him, very much akin to the two year old who was abandoned. It would be wise to secure the guidance and treatment of a child psychologist who specializes in teens. Perhaps with your support and professional guidance he will be able to confront his painful experience with his mother in a more direct and productive manner.
Though it is difficult, safe containment is possible with angry preteens. It will require teamwork and a dedication to believing in him. It will be necessary for you and his father to work together, and for his Dad to take the lead in setting clear rules, expectations and consequences for "breaking" rules.
Talk with your husband to establish clear rules and consequences. At the same time, his father should set up some activity time to share with his son, regardless of what else is going on. In other words, if your stepson is not allowed to go out with friends or watch TV for several days because he did not follow house rules, it should in no way interfere with his father-son activity.
Relating time should be kept sacred between father and son, as well as any family time that the two of you share together or as a family group. Sports activity, going to a movie and taking a walk afterwards should be times that allow for interaction between father and son. Even a weekend away could set the mood for sharing and relating about the past, the present and provides an opportunity to absorb your stepson's anger in the consistency of a loving and caring parental-child relationship. Do not let him "win" by pushing you away. Set limits. But show him that he is still cared for, not abandoned. Providing a safe container for the expression of his anger is the key to taming the angry two year old inside.
Increasing his father's involvement by no means implies that you as his stepmother should disappear! It does mean that if you have stepped forward to fill the "mother" role, it may be wise to take a step back and take a break from this position. It may be time to revisit the past by reaffirming the original father-son bond. Doing so may provide opportunity for your stepson to process unresolved feelings about his mother.
Still, you remain a parental team. It is important that the two of you decide on actions and that you are backed by your husband in all ways that revolve around the care and interactions with your stepson. Attending family and individual counseling sessions for working through feelings may prove helpful at this time. However, individual counseling for your stepson should in no way cause your husband to retreat from engaging his son in strengthening their relationship.
Filling the role of "Mom" may be particularly thankless during this period. Garner your husband's support and understanding through this trying time. Establish a safe plan for your stepson to confront his feelings about his mother in a more tangible manner. Working through his grief and abandonment is a natural part of his development. Support your stepson to confront his demons instead of run away from them!Answer:


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Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Public and products liability anywhere in Australia, limit of liability $20 Million.
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Meet the cutest dogs of the Smartphone games history!
From now on, Playbean gives you the cutest puppies running in your arms.
★ PLAY Hint!! ★
Right / Left hand – Drag up a hand you want
Sit – Drag the head down
Lie flat – Drag the head down when your dog sitting
Bang! – Drag the head a side when your dog sitting
Lie – Drag the head a side when Bang!
Roll – Drag the head a side when your dog lies
* Detail tips of tricks are referred below the link of video.
★ Expected UPDATE ★
A lot of new puppies like Pug, Chihuahua, Miniature Pinsche..etc.
Various rewards when you level up!
Many things you can do with your friends together… Talk with your friends about the episodes when growing your dog. And share rewards visiting friends' house and helping them.
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- The dogs express their emotions like joy, sadness and they'll do cute actions.
- Enjoying all the things when you bring up your puppy like dressing, feeding
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■ Hundreds of various costume items.
- Dressing your puppy using enormous costume items
- Finding hidden items when taking a walk or going out with your dog!
■ Puppy will get new talent as your love.
- Getting along with your dog more, your puppy gets a new talent.
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- Touch your dog and move it ways. According to action, your dog does a new thing.
- When you find a gift box during taking a walk, lead your dog to it.
- Your dog often play outside so don't be panic if your dog is not in house. Sometimes your dog bring an amazing item.
Play awesome games of PlayBean!
* Homerun Superstars – Extreme homerun derby with immersive hit effect!
* The Heroes of Three Kingdoms – Spectacular Full 3D action RPG!
* Master of Dungeon – Feel the pleasure of annihilation! Gather mobs and wipe 'em out!
* Fantasy Defense – A tower defense game based on fantasy!
* AstroWings2 : SPACE ODYSSEY – Exciting shooting game with highly-enhanced graphics!
* Second World War –WW2 is on your hand. Bring victory from famous battles and rewrite history!
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Headhunter is defined as a person who identifies and approaches suitable individuals employed elsewhere to fill an open business position with their client.
When I first got in this business almost 12 years ago, this was a term that I did not like nor did I respect. It was a term to…Continue
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Next time someone asks you to repeat a question, count the number of words. Chances are it was more than ten. I've often noticed this happening with salespeople talking with prospects and clients and executives speaking with members of their team. What's the issue? Our brains process questions of less than ten words much more effectively than those that exceed ten.
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An important part of every business is the human resource department. The HR department is in charge of managing many important functions of the business. An effective and well-equipped human resource department can help streamline the hiring and firing process, saving the business both time and money.
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The traditional and modern dance groups from East and West come from far and wide to perform heart-pounding maskdances at the Andong International Maskdance Festival, and you can be a part of the performances.
The city of Andong, located in the province of Gyeongsangbuk-do, is most traditionally renowned as the center of culture and folk tradition with deep roots in Confucianism and Shamanism. It is also home to Hahoe Folk Village, the most well-known traditional village in Korea. The village was even inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010. This quiet and conservative city becomes the center of traditional and modern culture every autumn when thousands of people from all over the world gather together to enjoy the dance and music festivities.
The Andong International Maskdance Festival will celebrate its 16th annual fiesta for ten days from September 28 to October 7, at the Maskdance Park in downtown Andong and Hahoe Village. More than 150 amateur dance teams and 20 professional teams from Korea and abroad will take part. The teams are composed of artists from different ages, genres and nationalities, but they are come together as one through the common medium of the mask.
The festival first began in 1997 to recreate and preserve the region's traditional cultural heritage. Over the past two millennia, Andong has become rich with socio-historical and religious heritage from different periods. It is a city of rich cultural and historical heritage such as the Hahoe Folk Village, as well as the center of famous Andong traditional games and performances such as Chajeon Nori (which involves two teams hundreds of men competing together), Notdari Bapgi (a female version of Chajeon Nori), and Haengsang Nori (a demonstration of a funeral ceremony). These heritage is the basis of the Andong International Mask Dance Festival, and all of it is recreated at the event along with other masked performances, both traditional and modern.
More than ten dance teams from abroad will take part this year (photo courtesy of Andong Festival Tourism Foundation).
There is no separation between the performers and the audience in Korean traditional folk performances. The performers are on the same floor as the audience, so naturally the spectators become part of the dance. All Korean dances at the festival are performed this way, making the festival an even greater draw. Performers often spontaneously play with the spectators, inviting them to participate.
The Andong Festival Tourism Foundation seeks to make the festival even more dynamic and colorful every year by organizing it around new themes and programs. The theme of this year's festival is "The Festival of Adorable Devils". Cute and devilish icons that can be seen in all cultures will materialize through the diverse masked performances. The stories of different devil characters in Eastern and Western folklore such as the Korean gumiho (nine-tailed fox) or the Western vampire will be recreated on different stages throughout the festival.
The festival is enjoyed by visitors from all nationalities (photo courtesy of Andong Festival Tourism Foundation).
One of the highlights of the festival will be the Daedong Nanjang Parade. Visitors and performers will all wear masks of different shapes and colors and dance to the music. Men and women of all ages are invited to take part in what is considered the most exciting part of the festival.
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The Shwedagon Pagoda (ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်, IPA: [ʃwèdəɡòʊɴ pʰəjá]); Mon: ကျာ် လ္ဂုၚ်, [tɕaɪʔ təkɜ̀ŋ], officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw ([ʃwèdəɡòʊɴ zèdìdɔ̀]) and also known in English as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded pagoda and stupa 99 metres (325 ft) in height[citation needed] that is located in Yangon, Burma. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill, thus dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of four past Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama. Uppatasanti Pagoda is an exact replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Naypyidaw, the capital of Burma.
According to legend,[1] the Shwedagon Pagoda has existed for more than 2,600 years, making it the oldest historical pagoda in Burma and the world.[2] According to tradition, two merchant brothers, Taphussa and Bhallika, from the land of Ramanya, met the Lord Gautama Buddha during his lifetime and received eight of the Buddha's hairs in 588 BC.[citation needed] The brothers traveled back to their homeland in Burma and, with the help of the local ruler, King Okkalapa of Burma, found Singuttara Hill, where relics of other Buddhas preceding Gautama Buddha had been enshrined. When the king opened the golden casket in which the brothers had carried the hairs, incredible things happened:
|There was a tumult among men and spirits ... rays emitted by the Hairs penetrated up to the heavens above and down to hell ... the blind beheld objects ... the deaf heard sounds ... the dumb spoke distinctly ... the earth quaked ... the winds of the ocean blew ... Mount Meru shook ... lightning flashed ... gems rained down until they were knee deep ... all trees of the Himalayas, though not in season, bore blossoms and fruit.[3]
According to some historians and archaeologists, however, the pagoda was built by the Mon people between the 6th and 10th centuries AD.
The stupa fell into disrepair until the 14th century, when the Mon king Binnya U of Bago had the stupa rebuilt to a height of 18 m (59 ft). A century later, Queen Shinsawbu (1453–72), Dhammazedi's mother-in-law, raised its height to 40 m (131 ft). She terraced the hill on which it stands, paved the top terrace with flagstones, and assigned land and hereditary slaves for its maintenance. She yielded up the throne to Dhammazedi in 1472, retiring to Dagon; during her last illness she had her bed placed so that she could rest her dying eyes upon the gilded dome of the sacred fane. The Mon face of the Shwe Dagon inscription catalogues a list of repairs beginning in 1436 and finishing during Dhammazedi's reign. It mentions Queen Shinsawbu under a Pali name of sixty-six letters. By the beginning of the 16th century the pagoda had become the most famous place of pilgrimage in Burma.[4]
A series of earthquakes during the next centuries caused damage. The worst damage came from a 1768 earthquake that brought down the top of the stupa, but afterward King Hsinbyushin (lit. Lord of the White Elephant) of Konbaung Dynasty raised it to its current height of 99 m (325 ft). A new crown umbrella called hti (ထီး) was donated by King Mindon Min in 1871 after the annexation of Lower Burma by the British.
An earthquake of moderate intensity in October 1970 put the shaft of the hti visibly out of alignment. A scaffold was erected and extensive repairs to the hti were made.
The pagoda is listed on the Yangon City Heritage List.
From 22 February 2012 to 7 March 2012, devotees celebrated the annual Shwedagon Pagoda Festival (ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရားပြဲ ) for the first time since 1988, when it was banned by the governing State Law and Order Restoration Council.[5][6] Celebrations began at the Rahu corner of the pagoda's yinbyin platform, at the Maha Pahtan and Aung Myay central platforms (အာင်မြေဗဟိုမဏ္ဍပ်နှင့် မဟာပဋ္ဌာန်းမဏ္ဍပ် ), at 9 am. on 22 February.[7] The Shwedagon Pagoda Festival, which is the largest pagoda festival in the country, begins during the new moon of the month of Tabaung in the traditional Burmese calendar and continues until the full moon.[6]
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There are four entrances (မုခ် mouk) to the Paya that lead up a flight of steps to the platform (ရင်ပြင် yin byin) on Singuttara Hill. The eastern and southern approaches have vendors selling books, good luck charms, Buddha images, candles, gold leaf, incense sticks, prayer flags, streamers, miniature umbrellas and flowers. A pair of giant leogryphs called chinthe (ခြင်္သေ့ mythical lions) guard the entrances and the image in the shrine at the top of the steps from the south is that of the second Buddha, Konagamana. The base or plinth of the stupa is made of bricks covered with gold plates. Above the base are terraces (ပစ္စယာ pyissaya) that only monks and men can access. Next is the bell-shaped part (ခေါင်းလောင်းပုံ khaung laung bon) of the stupa. Above that is the turban (ဖောင်းရစ် baung yit), then the inverted almsbowl (သပိတ် thabeik), inverted and upright lotus petals (ကြာမှောက်ကြာလှန် kya hmauk kya hlan), the banana bud (ငှက်ပျောဖူး nga pyaw bu) and then the crown. The crown or umbrella (ထီး hti) is tipped with 5,448 diamonds and 2,317 rubies. Immediately before the diamond bud is a flag-shaped vane (ငှက်မြတ်နား nga myat na). The very top, the diamond bud (စိန်ဖူး sein bu) is tipped with a 76 carat (15 g) diamond.
The gold seen on the stupa is made of genuine gold plates, covering the brick structure and attached by traditional rivets. Myanmar people all over the country, as well as monarchs in its history, have donated gold to the pagoda to maintain it. The practice continues to this day after being started in the 15th century by the Mon Queen Shin Sawbu, who gave her weight in gold.
Visitors must remove their shoes before the first step at any of the entrances. The southern and eastern approaches have traditional shops with wide gradual staircases. In addition these entrances have an elevator and the infrequently used western one is equipped with escalators. Burmese walk around the stupa clockwise (let ya yit). The day of the week a person is born will determine their planetary post, eight in all as Wednesday is split in two, a.m. and p.m. They are marked by animals that represent the day, galon (garuda) for Sunday (ta nin ganway), tiger for Monday (ta nin la), lion for Tuesday (in ga), tusked elephant for Wednesday a.m.(bouddahu), tuskless elephant for Wednesday p.m. (yahu), mouse for Thursday (kyatha baday), guinea pig for Friday (thaukkya) and naga (mythical dragon/serpent) for Saturday (sanay). Each planetary post has a Buddha image and devotees offer flowers and prayer flags and pour water on the image with a prayer and a wish. At the base of the post behind the image is a guardian angel, and underneath the image can be seen the animal representing the day. The base of the stupa is octagonal and also surrounded by small shrines, eight in number for each day of the week.
Most Myanmar people are Buddhist, at the same time believing astrology which originated from Hindu Brahmanism. It is very important for every Myanmar Buddhist people to recognize the day of their birth, such as Sunday, Monday, Tuesday etc. Otherwise, he or she may not know which part of pagoda platform to go and make special devotional acts either his or her desire or by the advice of Astrologer.
Myanmar astrology recognizes the[neutrality is disputed] seven planets, namely Sun, Mon, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, and Saturn. In addition, it recognizes two other planets, Rahu and Ketu. All the Myanmar names of the planets are borrowed from Hindu astrology, but the Myanmar Rahu and Ketu are different from the Hindu Rahu and Ketu. The Myanmar considers them to be distinct and separate planets, whereas Hindu astrology considers them to be either the Dragon's Head and Tails, or Ascending and Descending Nodes. To the Myanmar people, Ketu is the king of all planets. As with other Nations the Myanmar name the seven days of their week after the seven planets, but Myanmar astrology recognizes an eight days week, Wednesday being divided into two days; until 6 p.m. it is Wednesday, but after 6.pm. to the midnight it is Rahu's day.
The basic belief of Myanmar astrology is that the planets, except Ketu, mould a man's fate. The planet of a man's birthday will be the main guardian of his fate, but at each particular period of a man's life a particular planet throws upon him its baneful or its beneficial influence. For example, at one period of his life he will be under the influence of Saturn and ill-fortune will befall him, but at another period he will be under the influence of Venus and good fortune will result. Thus the ebb and flow of a man's fortune depends on the paths in the sky of the planets.
Most Myanmar Buddhist approach an astrologer for something or another, whether to go ahead with a move to a new house or get married or pass exams or doing new business. The astrologer would do some calculations according to the magic formulas he alone knows and arrive at a certain conclusion. The astrologer would sometime say that he or she is under the bad influence of a certain planet and to counter this the clients should go to his or her birthday planetary post and pour a certain number of cups of water or place papier mache umbrellas or flowers etc. as "yadaya" or to put it in English, a symbolic counter to avert the bad influences the subject is under currently or looming in the future by using the inherent powers in his or her offering plus some personal wishes. Or, the symbol of water in conjunction with the symbol of a planetary post will mean that he may send a Wednesday born to pour water at the Saturday corner, and so on. He alone knows the symbols connected to each and he alone can calculate on what day or time to do it, and where. And whoever do not want to avoid misfortune and bad luck just by pouring water at one's planetary post and ensure one's peace of mind and end of anxieties.
When Myanmar Buddhists go to the pagoda, they know in their hearts that they are treading the noble path to that state where the best of human nature will have a fair chance to manifest itself in deeds of generosity, loving kindness and compassion for one's fellow beings.
Visits to pagodas are important to Myanmar Buddhists. The guiding force is faith in the efficacy of one's own karmic deeds. For example, contemplation of the infinite compassion of Buddha, as one makes one's way to Shwedagon's great stupa, is a good karmic deed.
The pilgrim, on his way up the steps of the pagoda, buys flowers, candles, coloured flags and streamers. They are to be offered in honour of the great stupa wherein are enshrined the relics of Buddha. This act is the act of dana, or giving, an important aspect of Buddhist teaching. The donation boxes around the pagoda receive offerings large and small, given to the pagoda for general purposes. All donations are voluntary, from the smallest coin put into the box to the priceless jewels hung on the top of the pagoda. Foreigners are charged $8 (June 2014) for the use of the lifts which take you up to the main pagoda terrace and the minding of footwear. The visitor or pilgrim can make whatever other donation he chooses and may even make none if he wishes.
Shwedagon in literature[edit]
Rudyard Kipling described his 1889 visit to Shwedagon Pagoda ten years later in From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches—Letters of Travel vol. 1 (1899). See External Links below for full text.
|Then, a golden mystery upheaved itself on the horizon, a beautiful winking wonder that blazed in the sun, of a shape that was neither Muslim dome nor Hindu temple-spire. It stood upon a green knoll, and below it were lines of warehouses, sheds, and mills. Under what new god, thought I, are we irrepressible English sitting now?
|'There's the old Shway Dagon' (pronounced Dagone, not like the god in the Scriptures), said my companion. 'Confound it!' But it was not a thing to be sworn at. It explained in the first place why we took Rangoon, and in the second why we pushed on to see what more of rich or rare the land held. Up till that sight my uninstructed eyes could not see that the land differed much in appearance from the Sunderbuns, but the golden dome said: 'This is Burma, and it will be quite unlike any land you know about.' 'It's a famous old shrine o' sorts,' said my companion, 'and now the Tounghoo-Mandalay line is open, pilgrims are flocking down by the thousand to see it. It lost its big gold top—'thing that they call a 'htee—in an earthquake: that's why it's all hidden by bamboo-work for a third of its height. You should see it when it's all uncovered. They're regilding it now.'
War and invasion[edit]
In 1608 the Portuguese adventurer Philip de Brito e Nicote, known as Nga Zinka to the Burmese, plundered the Shwedagon Pagoda. His men took the 300-ton Great Bell of Dhammazedi, donated in 1485 by King Dhammazedi. De Brito's intention was to melt the bell down to make cannons, but it fell into the Bago River when he was carrying it across. To this date, it has not been recovered.
Two centuries later, the British landed on May 11, 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War. They immediately seized and occupied the Shwedagon Pagoda and used it as a fortress until they left two years later. There was pillaging and vandalism, and one officer's excuse for digging a tunnel into the depths of the stupa was to find out if it could be used as a gunpowder magazine. The Maha Gandha (lit. great sweet sound) Bell, a 23-ton bronze bell cast in 1779 and donated by King Singu and popularly known as the Singu Min Bell, was carried off with the intention to ship it to Calcutta. It met the same fate as the Dhammazedi Bell and fell into the river. When the British failed in their attempts to recover it, the people offered to help provided it could be restored to the stupa. The British, thinking it would be in vain, agreed, upon which divers went in to tie hundreds of bamboo poles underneath the bell and floated it to the surface. There has been much confusion over this bell and the 42-ton Maha Tissada (three-toned) Gandha Bell donated in 1841 by King Tharrawaddy along with 20 kg of gold plating; this massive ornate bell hangs in its pavilion in the northeast corner of the stupa. A different but less plausible version of the account of the Singu Min Bell was given by Lt. J.E. Alexander in 1827.[8] This bell can be seen hung in another pavilion in the northwest of the pagoda platform.
The Second Anglo-Burmese War saw the British re-occupation of the Shwedagon in April 1852, only this time the stupa was to remain under their military control for 77 years, until 1929, although the people were given access to the Paya.
During the British occupation and fortification of the Pagoda, Lord Maung Htaw Lay, the most prominent Mon-Burmese in British Burma, successfully prevented the British Army from looting of the treasures; he eventually restored the Pagoda its former glory and status with the financial help from the British rulers. This extract is from the book "A Twentieth Century Burmese Matriarch" written by his great-great-great grand daughter Khin Thida.
"After retirement he moved back to Rangoon area still in Burmese hands but very soon destined for the next annexation. He was again caught up in war but this time he had a great fortune of supporting religious ventures and gaining tremendous merit. His good karma and leadership abilities led him to the task of saving the great Shwedagon Pagoda from imminent destruction and sacking of its treasures by British troops in the second Anglo-Burmese War.
The great Buddhist shrine had been fortified by the British troops in the 1824 war and was again used as a fort in 1852. When he heard of the fortification and sacking of the shrine, he sent a letter of appeal directly to the British India Office in London stopping the desecration. He then obtained compensation from the British Commissioner of Burma Mr. Phayre and began the renovations of the Pagoda in 1855 with public support and donations.
He became the founding trustee of the Shwedagon Pagoda Trust and he was awarded the title of KSM by the British Raj for his public service. He died at the age of 95, bequeathing his prestige and high repute to his large family and descendants."
Political arena[edit]
In 1920, students from Burma's only university met at a pavilion on the southwest corner of the Shwedagon pagoda and planned a protest strike against the new University Act which they believed would only benefit the elite and perpetuate colonial rule. This place is now commemorated by a memorial. The result of the ensuing University Boycott was the establishment of "national schools" financed and run by the Burmese people; this day has been commemorated as the Burmese National Day since. During the second university students strike in history of 1936, the terraces of the Shwedagon were again where the student strikers camped out.
In 1938, oilfield workers on strike hiked all the way from the oilfields of Chauk and Yenangyaung in central Burma to Rangoon to establish a strike camp at the Shwedagon Pagoda. This strike, supported by the public as well as students and came to be known as the '1300 Revolution' after the Burmese calendar year, was broken up by the police who, in their boots whereas Burmese would remove their shoes in pagoda precincts, raided the strike camps on the pagoda.
The "shoe question" on the pagoda has always been a sensitive issue to the Burmese people since colonial times. The Burmese people had always removed shoes at all Buddhist pagodas. Hiram Cox, the British envoy to the Burmese Court, in 1796, observed the tradition by not visiting the pagoda rather than take off his shoes. However, after the annexation of lower Burma, European visitors as well as troops posted at the pagoda openly flouted the tradition. U Dhammaloka publicly confronted a police officer over wearing shoes at the pagoda in 1902. It was not until 1919 that the British authorities finally issued a regulation prohibiting footwear in the precincts of the pagoda. However, they put in an exception that employees of the government on official business were allowed footwear. The regulation and its exception clause moved to stir up the people and played a role in the beginnings of the nationalist movement. Today, no footwear or socks are allowed on the pagoda.
In January 1946, General Aung San addressed a mass meeting at the stupa, demanding "independence now" from the British with a thinly veiled threat of a general strike and uprising. Forty-two years later, on August 26, 1988, his daughter, Aung San Suu Kyi addressed another mass meeting of 500,000 people at the stupa, demanding democracy from the military regime and calling the 8888 Uprising the second struggle for independence.
September 2007 protests[edit]
In September 2007, during nationwide demonstrations against the military regime and its recently enacted price increases, protesting monks were denied access to the pagoda for several days before the government finally relented and permitted them in.
On September 24, 2007, 20,000 monks and nuns (the largest protest in 20 years) marched at the golden Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon. On Monday, 30,000 people led by 15,000 monks marched from Shwedagon Pagoda and past the offices of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Comedian Zarganar and star Kyaw Thu brought food and water to the monks. On Saturday, monks marched to greet Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest. On Sunday, about 150 nuns joined the marchers.[9][10] On September 25, 2007, 2,000 monks and supporters defied threats from Burma's junta. They marched to Yangon streets at Shwedagon Pagoda amid army trucks and the warning of Brigadier-General Thura Myint Maung not to violate Buddhist "rules and regulations."[11]
On September 26, 2007, clashes between security forces and thousands of protesters led by Buddhist monks in Burma have left at least five protesters dead by Burma security forces, according to opposition reports,[citation needed] in an anticipated crackdown. Earlier in the day security authorities used tear gas, warning shots and force to break up a peaceful demonstration by scores of monks gathered around the Shwedagon Pagoda.
The web site reports that protesting "monks were beaten and bundled into waiting army trucks," adding about 50 monks were arrested and taken to undisclosed locations. In addition, the opposition said "soldiers with assault rifles have sealed off sacred Buddhist monasteries ... as well as other flashpoints of anti-government protests." It reports that the violent crackdown came as about 100 monks defied a ban by venturing into a cordoned-off area around the Shwedagon Pagoda, Burma's holiest Buddhist shrine.
It says that authorities ordered the crowd to disperse, but witnesses said the monks sat down and began praying, defying the military government's ban on public assembly. Security forces at the pagoda "struck out at demonstrators" and attacked "several hundred other monks and supporters," the opposition web site detailed. Monks were ushered away by authorities and loaded into waiting trucks while several hundred onlookers watched, witnesses said.[citation needed] Some managed to escape and headed towards the Sule Pagoda, a Buddhist monument and landmark located in Yangon's city centre.
The smaller replica with 46.8 meters height at Berastagi, North Sumatra, Indonesia is constructed with almost all of the pagoda components came from Myanmar.[12]
Devotees paying homage to the Triple Gem
The Singu Min Bell
See also[edit]
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha".
- ^ "The Buddha (BC 623-BC 543)".
- ^ Reed, Robert; Grosberg, Michael (2005). Myanmar (Burma). Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1740596954.
- ^ BURMA, D. G . E. HALL, M.A., D.LIT., F.R.HIST.S.Professor Emeritus of the University of London and formerly Professor of History in the University of Rangoon, Burma.Third edition 1960. Page 35-36
- ^ Gecker, Jocelyn (22 February 2012). "Festival returns to Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda". Yahoo! News (Associated Press). Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Banned festival resumed at Shwedagon Pagoda". Mizzima News. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်နှစ် ၂၆၀၀ ပြည့် ဗုဒ္ဓပူဇနိယပွဲတော် ဖွင့်ပွဲအခမ်းအနားကို ဖေဖော်၀ါရီလ၂၂ ရက်နေ့တွင် ရာဟုထောင့် အောင်မြေ၌ကျင်းပ". Eleven News (in Burmese). 23 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ http://dlxs.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=sea;cc=sea;view=toc;subview=short;idno=sea282
- ^ Afp.google.com, 30,000 rally as Myanmar monks' protest gathers steam
- ^ Radionz.co.nz, Monks continue to pile pressure on military
- ^ Matthew Weaver. "Troops sent in as Burmese protesters defy junta". the Guardian.
- ^ "Pagoda Emas Tertinggi Ternyata Ada di Berastagi". Retrieved April 15, 2012.
Further reading[edit]
- Martin, Steve (2002). Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma). Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 1-74059-190-9.
- Elliot, Mark (2003). South-East Asia: The Graphic Guide. Trailblazer Publications. ISBN 1-873756-67-4.
- Win Pe (1972). Shwedagon. Printing and Publishing Corporation, Rangoon.
- "Dictionary of Buddhism" by Damien Keown (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 0-19-860560-9
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shwedagon Pagoda.
- Official website
- Official Website of the Shwedagon Pagoda for the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees
- The Legend of Shwedagon by Khin Myo Chit
- My Child-life in Burmah by Olive Jennie Bixby 1880 recollections of a missionary's daughter : inc. detailed description of King Mindon's new hti being erected, pp 111
- Rudyard Kipling's description of Shwedagon Pagoda in 1889
- Elizabeth Moore conference the shwedagon in british burma myanmar
- Lt. J.E. Alexander's account, 1827, p. 153
- Myanmar: Time to say hello YouTube
- "Scene upon the Terrace of the Great Dagon Pagoda" from 1826


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We are always delighted to know how the dogs that have been rehomed through us are getting on in their new lifes, and here are just a few of our success stories:
Jazz is a young energetic female Dobermann who was finding kennel life very stressful, thankfully it wasn't long before a fantastic foster placement came forward, and now after just a few months, she has been officially adopted! Thanks Tom for giving this special girl a special home.
Goldie has settled in very well, she was quiet for the first few hours but after that it was like she had always lived with us!
We have been on several walks and Goldie is now walking well on the lead and we have nearly mastered re-call. We hope to be booking obedience classes next week to improve this and to stimulate her mentally as well as physically.
All of us love having Golden around and enjoy her loving personality.
Goldie's favourite position!
Goldie enjoying her hugs with the children
One of Goldie's long walks in Kearsney Abbey
Goldie walking in the farmers field on her re-call lead.
Goldie sleeping after her new hair cut (Hand Stripped), doesn't she look beautiful, even more so if that is possible!
Chancepixies, many thanks for enable this to happen, keep up the good work.
Kindest regards,
The Millard's.
Spirit with her new family after successful introductions, and relaxing at home!
Evening Heidi and David
Just wanted to give you both an update of how things have gone this afternoon and evening. Spirit has seemed to have settled in really well we introduced her around the house on her lead and then let her off in the garden. She even let me brush her for quite a while and I was able to take her collar off her.
As I am typing this she is in the garden playing with Trinity the female husky. They are having a great time and Paul has put a small clip on his phone so when we next see you we can show it to you. I am amazed at how much she has achieved today and how she seems to be finding her place within the pack.
I just want to say it is so lovely seeing Spirit playing with our dogs in such a way and I am overwhelmed at how well she has done today and how she is settling walking around the house as if she has always been here.
Thank you both so much for all your advice and time you have given us with re-homing Spirit. We will keep in touch and give you updates on her progress.
Once Again Thank You
Julia and Paul Bird
Many thanks Julia, Paul and family, this is brilliant news, keep up the good work!
Have had my little friend for a day now and could
not be more pleased, he came home in the car as good as gold checked his
new home out, stole one of the great grandsons balls from his toy box and
got me into the garden for a game, soon gave up on that and went off to
mark his new territory, big mistake to take him into PETS AT HOME he was
trying to take the toys off of the display.
Introduced him to grandson Charlie 3yrs he was as good as he could be soon learnt that Charlie was a good friend and would come in and steal treats for him. It was lovely to see the two of them sitting together on the lawn with their stolen treats. Night time was a worry but all misfounded he went in his nice new bed at 10-30 and not a sound or accident all night, when I got up at 6 their he was at the foot of the stairs tail wagging with a lovely greeting. pulls a bit on the lead when we go out but as you said he is quick and eager to learn and please. already sits at the kerb when we cross roads. thankyou for the little fella I am certain that he is going to be a great new friend and he just keeps coming up to lick me as if to say thankyou.
Many thanks Peter for this wonderful update on JD, so glad that his long wait in kennels was well worth it!
The day sunshine came back into our lives - 1/4/2011
Dear Heidi,
Thank you so much for letting us have Ollie, he is already a part of our family. He has met kids, grand kids, sisters etc and has sailed through it all. He has settled in so well, it's as if he has always been here. He loves everybodt and we all love Ollie and can't imagine life without him, he is very, very special and very loved.
Thank you so much
Brian, Jan and Ollie x
On 1st April 2011 Harley wrote:
Dear all at Chancepixies,
here are some photos of me, surveying my domain, giving my ball to Isla
( She calls me Holly, and I love her very much ) and comfortably crashed out on one of my three beds, at the end of a busy day.
Love to you all, and to Diane,
Harley Burt x x.
Harley off to his new forever home! Many thanks to Jean and Nigel
Dear Heidi,
Harley has brought light into our lives, and has really made himself at home. He is the most wonderful little family member, much loved by us all. How anybody could have abandoned him is beyond comprehension, but through it we have gained a very special gift.
Harley has settled in well, and enjoys all the love and attention he gets, he suffers badly from separation anxiety, and cries if either of us is away from him. Fortunately, he is great in the car, so travels everywhere with us attached to his own special seatbelt, we have decided to overcome his anxiety gently, and over a period of time when he feels more secure. He has a great appetite, and really enjoys his two meals a day from which he is filling out nicely. He has typical puppy like behaviour, stealing socks, undies,and glass cases etc. by stealth, and rushing off with them, for which he receives gentle chastisment. He loves his garden, and has discovered that frogs don't taste nice, and that bees are to be left alone, but most of all, he loves his walks. He has a wonderfully gentle nature, especially with our two year old grandaughter Isla, who calls him Holly, and enjoys all the affection he gets from all who meet him.
Harley has filled a dark void, left by the passing of our beloved collie Jamie, and we look forward to many years of sunshine in his company. We will always be grateful to you, for bringing this little chap to us.
With many good wishes, Nigel and Jean.
Flash went out to his new home on the 17th March 2011 after finding himself abandoned and tied to our gates! Many thanks to Sue who has written with an update on this little character:
Just to let you that Flash is settling in very well to his new life.
He loves to sit on my knee and on a comfortable chair. First of all he did not want to let me out of his sight, but is now gaining much more confidence.
He enjoys his walks greatly, and is gradually becoming used to meeting other dogs. I walk him over to the farm where I keep my horse and he takes a great interest in all that goes on. He can move like a flash and loves playing and chasing after his toys.
Flash is very affectionate and a great companion; I am lucky to have him.
Gizmo is settling in very well.
He and mum are inseperable. He came round to ours for the first time on Saturday and coped with a family gathering (8 adults / 4 children) without any stress - I wish I could say the same about myself. Mum popped out for a couple of minutes and the greeting she got when she returned was wonderful! He was playing with my dog, they were quite exuberant, which added to the general chaos!
He went off the lead for the first time this morning and was no trouble at all, although he has absolutely no road sense so needs careful watching when near roads even when on a lead! He is such a different dog from the one we saw at your kennels.
Thanks again for all the help.
Michael and Doris
"Just thought I would drop you a mail to let you know that I am doing very well in my new home. My owners Steve and Rosie are really giving me lots of love and kisses and cuddles. I am not sure they love it when I try to lick their face though. They make a 'yuk' sound when I try but at least they know I love them back too. I now live right next to the seaside which is so cool as I get to run on the beach and they are always taking me for walks. We even went for a 3 hour walk yesterday with lots of other dogs too. I want to be in front of everyone and make sure Steve knows that as i do make him catch me up!
I have a lovely home to live in now and have 2 beds.
One downstairs and one in their bedroom too.
I am spoilt and beginning to eat more as well as I was quite skinny when I was found. I do try to sleep on the sofa if I get chance but Rosie and Steve do not let me. ( I keep trying though! Hee hee ).
I am very happy here and they are working hard on making me walk well on the lead and I know I will be off the lead soon and running around like crazy!
Will keep you updated soon.
Big licks and hair shedding from Gelert!"
This was taken last night - Daisy Mae and Minnie Me
sharing the fireplace.
She is settiling in very well - we've taken it very slowly as she can still be very timid with new people or unexpected noises, but we adore her and she adores the cat! I'll update you when she has had more time with us.
Sally and Graham
Just a little update on Maisy a small terrier cross
that I rehomed from you three years ago.
I was looking for a mate for my jack Barney as he needed some company during the day so contacted you about another but she had already been rehomed but you had just taken in a stray that day .....We arranged a visit for 3 days later trying not to get hopes up to high so with a friend and her twin girls of 2 we arrived to be greeted by this scruffy little ginger dog who instantly jumped into the buggy with the girls....I knew then she was the one but had to wait four long days for the call from you to say she hadn't been claimed and was mine if she was still wanted...We were with you within the hour collecting tis little lady who once home took to Barney straight away and vice versa....Barney is now a totally different dog who can be left without chewing or scratching thanks to his best friend we called Maisy who you would have thought had been part of the family for years.....Thank you so very much for giving us the opportunity to rehome this very loving and beautiful scruffy little princess,xxx
Stella has a new name to go with her new home! Meg is now living with Bill, Lesley and Hannah and their cat. She has lived up to all our expectations of her and proving to be a brilliant new member to the family. Thank you so much to Bill, Lesley and Hannah for offer Meg such a wonderful home, it is wondeful to her so happy and settled.
Sunny and proud 'parents' Tony and Sarah! Then . . .
. . .and now! (6th Feb 2011)
Sunny went to his new home on the 8th October 2010, many thanks to Tony and Sarah for giving him what he has lacked for his life so far - a responsible, loving family of his own.
On 9th October Sunny wrote this:
Hello to all my dear friends,
I am now at my new home, I had a lovely drive home, I laid on the back seat with my head on my new daddy's lap all the way home. Wow, when I got to my new home, a garden to play in and all that ground to tear around when I get bigger. After having a nose around inside my new home I went outside for a wee, mummy and daddy were really pleased with me, they played with me and laughed at me as I raced around the dining room, under the table, in & out of the chairs and my new bed, it was such fun. Mummy made my diner, I had a little bit and some milk and then they settled me down for the night. I did whine for a little while but then went to sleep. I didn't cry anymore. Mummy came down at 6am and let me out for a wee wee. And then she had to clear up my little accident, so I tried to help her, I tugged at the cleaning cloth as hard as I could. Hee Hee he. Daddy soon came down and played with me while mummy made my breakfast. I just keep sleeping in my new bed now. There are some pictures of me attached if you want to see them.
I would just like to thank everyone
there, for giving me a real chance in life and finding me my new family.
Without your kind support and help who knows where I would be? Thank you
all. I will come back and see you all very soon if I am allowed.
Please all take good care and look after all my friends there.
Tony, Sarah & Sunny
On Sunday 24th October, Sunny wrote this:
Hello to all my friends.
We'll, were do I start? I guess I'll start with, I'm GROWING into a big boy now, 13kg at the vets on Wednesday. Yes had my second injection and worming tablet. I was fun, I played up for the vet to start with, he wanted to see my teeth, GRRRrrrrr. Oh Yer, I found this noise I can make, Wow. I don't stop now. I can BARK. I go for walks everyday round the Farm and fruit fields, go to work with my daddy, but do stay at home when my mummy is there.
The best thing is, I haven't wee'd or messed in doors for 4 days now, I whine at the door to go outside, my mummy taught me that. I love it when my mummy runs a thing called a bath, there's these white fluffy things called bubbles, hehe, I play with them, you can see me in some photo's I have attached. I got even more toys now too. I'm not scared of car's lorries or tractors anymore, but if someone comes near my gate or garden I bark really really load now.
I will come and see you all soon if you want me too. I do miss all my friends there, but I've got a new permanent home now and I'm really happy and settled here.
Anyway, must fly got things to chew and people to bark at. Oh I must just tell you this, I met my daddies, mummy's dog called Molly, we play like mad together, I will send you a photo of us together next time.
See ya soon
Love forever
Star went to her new home on 29th June to live with Sarah and Kevin and has settled brilliantly, saying "Whoever dumped her doesn't know what they are missing, but then we wouldn't part with her for all the tea in China!"
Thank you Sarah and Kevin for offering Star a wonderful home!
Star goes to work with Sarah and is a hit with everyone she meets.
Pip was adopted by Jane and Aubrey shortly after taking him in as a foster dog! He has settled in so well that he has taken over the sofa and is delighting everyone he meets. Thank you for offering Pip such a wonderful home, it is amazing that he is so well adjusted after what he has been through.
Hope now re-named Bracken is begining to settle in her new home, as expected she found the transition hard, but she couldn't be with a better family to help her through this. Liz and Martin have been patiently working to gain her trust and as you can see from the photos it is starting to have an effect!
Thank you Martin and Liz for offering Bracken a brilliant home and giving her time, patience and understanding she needs, she will thank you for it . . .one day!
Day One - "I'll Stay Here, Thank You"
Frodo is now settled in with Anne and Mike in Staffordshire and enjoying his new life. He has since had a visit to the grooming palour and been clipped out and goes to work every day with Mike and rules the office like only Frodo could!
"He is super and has setlled in amazingly"
Thank you Anne and Mike for giving Frodo a brilliant home and for keeping us updated on Frodos progress and sending us these wondeful photos!
Before and after his visit to the grooming parlour!
Anne with Frodo and pal!
Comfortable Frodo?!
16th November 2010- Mike and Ann wrote: "Here are a few more pictures of Frodo with our other rescue dog Tommy they get on super and are loved to bits"
Cam and Rufus found their new home with Debi and David where they are settling in and enjoying plenty of walks and pampering, Rufus even has a new hair do!
Cam and Rufus in their new home.
Many thanks to Debi and David for offering these two boys a wonderful new home!
These are some photos of Shadow in his new home, fully recovered and enjoying life! Thank you to his new owners for the update!
Alfie is a treasure and has brought us such laughter
after loosing our Tessa after 17yrs. He runs around our garden at such a
speed good job the garden is big at 200ft. He has settled in with our two
cats who now sit in the same room as him. He so wants to be friends but
they wont let him too near YET. He is our gentle giant. Our 13yr old son
took him out for a walk after having him 5 days and unfortunately another
dog barked and scared him so he pulled really hard and off down the road
he ran with lead attached... but straight to our front door .. so you see
he must be happy. So walkies is always with me and our 13yr old now. He
is off to the vet to be microchipped just in case. He is well mannered has
never done anything naughtly oh other than eating all the cats biscuits
this morning but I wont tell them! we cant fault him, he is just so loving.
Thank you again for our new member of the family
Daina was rehomed from us in November 2005, and has settled in well with their other rescue dog, a Spaniel called Molly. Apparently Daina loves laps and sofas, although being a Great Dane cross, perhaps she is a little big to be a lap dog!?
Thank you to her new family for being her back to see us and letting know how she's getting on, and also thanks for the biscuits (both doggie and human!) they are very much appriciated!
Hi All!
Sorry it's been a while, that I have contacted you, but I have been settling in. Since I came to live with My NEW mum, dad, izzy and bonnie, I am doing really well. I am still nervous at noises and still a little bit greedy at meal times, but I am getting there.
I have my biccies in the morning and my main meal, with loads of goodies in it. I have put on alot of weight, but I'm not a heffer.
We go for long walks and I have had big adventures exploring. I have a comfortable bed and sometimes Izzy lets me share her toys and chews. I am so glad that I have come to this lovely new home. I get lots of cuddles and mummy and daddy are really nice.
I have had a brand new coat, collar, lead and tag bought just for me.
I am so happy!!
I am sending you some photo's of me, so that you can see how well I am doing.
Lots of love to you all and thank you for looking after me while I was there.
ALFIE xxxxxx
Hello Heidi
I just thought I'd e mail to say thanks again for Watson (aka Shaggy). He's settled down really well - I'm amazed how quickly! Everyone we introduce him to thinks he's lovely (which he is!) Even Jake (our Springer) has got used to him now and doesn't moan at him anymore. The cats are still a bit wary (it is only just over a week since they first met him) but we know he doesn't want to hurt them and they are quite happy to sleep in the same room as him as long as he's asleep too! We can even leave him for a short while without him minding too much. He has scratched a few doors and broken a cat door but nothing serious or that we haven't had before. Jake does tell him off when he scratches the door! You were right about the shadow. He likes to be with Richard all the time.
We've had some great walks with him. He's fine with the New Forest ponies (we've had to train all our other dogs to ignore them.) He didn't try to chase a herd of deer we passed either.
I still can't decide whether he's all bloodhound. I've looked on local Bloodhound sites and some do look like him but our vet thinks he has German Shepherd in him because he already has typical GSD problems (eg weak back legs, en;arged spleen). I'm tempted, but probably won't, to go to a 'Bloodhound hunt' just to see another one close up!
Anyway, thanks again and I'll send a picture later, especially if his hair grows back anymore - we think it is a bit.
We recieved this heart warming story via email, and thought you may like to share it!
God bless that Postal service employee--this is wonderful!!
This is one of the kindest things I've ever experienced. I have no way to know who sent it, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the US postal service.
Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I thought we could so she dictated these words:
Dear God,
Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick.
I hope you will play with her. She likes
to play with balls and to swim. I am sending a picture of her so when you
see her. You will know that she is my dog.
I really miss her.
Love, Meredith
We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and addressed it to God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office. A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had.
Yesterday, there was a package wrapped
in gold paper on our front porch addressed, 'To Meredith , ' in an unfamiliar
hand. Meredith opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When
a Pet Dies.' Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had
written to God in its opened envelope. On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:
Dear Meredith,
Abbey arrived safely in heaven.
Having the picture was a big help. I recognized Abbey right away.
Abbey isn't sick anymore. Her spirit
is here with me just like it stays in your heart. Abbey loved being your
dog. Since we don't need our bodies in heaven,
I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am sending it back to
you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.
Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me. What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you.
I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much.
By the way, I'm easy to find, I am wherever there is love.