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Introduction -
Since the introduction of District Industries Centre in 1978 over two decades passed and several programmes have been attempted to achieve the goal of providing more employment, rendering economic development etc. Keeping in view the spirit of new Industrial Policy Registration Procedure has been thoroughly revised and simplified since April 96. The rate of progress in numbers in Small Scale Industries Registration shows an increasing trend which also indicates the effect of motivation and inclination of entrepreneurs towards taking up industrial ventures. Identification and careful selection of potential entrepreneurs with the appropriate traits and attributes whose potentialities could be upgraded is also aa major part of training and motivation activities of DIC. Regular sitting with prospective entrepreneurs and Block Gram Panchayatwise group discussion to aware and motivate the local people to take up C & SSI Ventures as well as Artisans Oriented activities are continuing.
Howrah District plays a vital role in the economy of both the State and the country as a whole. There is a large industrial population in this District. Highly congested industrial belt and its problems are indeed complex. The District Howrah, lying on the west of the river Hooghly, is the smallest district in the State of West Bengal. It is one of the 19 districts in the State, comprises only 1.68% of its total area, and contains 5.45% of its population. The area of the District is 1467 Sq.K.M. There are 14 Community Development Blocks/Panchayat Samities, 157 Gram Panchayats and 763 Mauzas in the District consisting of two Sub-divisions i.e. Howrah Sadar and Uluberia having 5 blocks under Sadar Sub-division and 9 blocks under Uluberia Sub-divisions. Howrah city is much older than city of Calclutta and connected by the Howrah Bridge which is known as Rabindra Setu constructed in the year 1943. Very recently it has been connected by another modern bridge called Vidyasagar Setu which is a finest combination of architecture & technology. Belurmath which was set up by the renowned philanthropist and social reformer Swami Vivekananda is a place of attraction to the people in this globe. Botanical Garden speaks about ancient memories. The district gave birth of luminary like great poet Bharat Chandra (1712 - 1764) who was born in Per Radhanagar (Penro) a village in north western
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part of the district. Sri Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay who is a name in bengali literature was residing in Panitrash at the bank of Roopnarayan. Gadiara and Garchumuck are the attractive tourist spots which draw people for a change from different parts of the state.
Among the Engineering College of name & fame in this State the Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur now converted into a "Deemed University" draw prominence which is as old as more than 140 years. The college has successfully created many talents who have contributed in developing the countrys modern infrastructures. Shibpur Hindu Girls' School which was established in 1837 was graced by Sister Nivedita in the year 1902. Howrah Town Hall is carrying a special memory of the presence of two luminaries of the country the great poet Shri Rabindra Nath Tagore and the novelist Shri Sarat Chandra Chattapadhyay in the year 1923. There is another addition of the district, an attractive Community Hall & Auditorium "Sarat Sadan" named in the memory great novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
The District is well connected with other parts of the country by broad-gauged railway line of the Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway. Two important highways are connecting the three major metropolitan cities i.e. Calcutta, Mumbai & Delhi which is ensuring faster movement of important necessities of the people.
Hemmed in between the river Hooghly on the East and the Rupnarayan on the West, intersected by the Damodar, the district consists of a flat alluvial plain. The surface soil in the Western part of the district, served by the rivers Rupnarayan and Damodar is sandy loam whereas nearer to the Hooghly, hard clay loam predominates. Clay and Deep Loamy soil prevail in the North and lighter loams in the South.
All round industrial activities in the district with both heavy/medium and small scale/cottage industries, have enriched the industrial economy and environment of the district.
According to the Census 2001, the population of the district is 4274010. This means an increase of 62.21% over 1971. Out of total population, 49.60% resides in rural areas while 50.30% in the urban area. The numerous mills in Howrah city and along
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the river banks and other industrial concerns attracted a large number of labourers as well as professionals from Bihar, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and other States. Large number of agriculturists and labourers immigrate to seek employment on farms, in the brick fields or in the railway works. Besides, there are many farmer families from the bordering districts of Midnapore Hooghly and Bankura.
Almost all the parts of the district are well connected with motorable road, railway link and River ways. Added with this proximity to the City and Port Calcutta, Rail Link , resource of coal Iron & Steel within the short distance, Jute resources, availability of steel scrap, mostly Rly. Spares for use in foundry, re-rolling mills Steel forging shops are the causes for the concentration of large medium & small scale industries in Howrah. The Engineering units, generated four or five decades ago, once established international reputation generated in machine manufacture and other engineering skill is relegated to the background today and are unable to compete with small scale units established elsewhere in India. But excellence contents with special reference to engineering skill still available are unique of its kind and if they could be supported by modern technology and equipments, the situation could be brought to its original position. Taking into consideration of the skill points as are available in the district most of the Blocks in the district can be identified as Growth Centres.
Industrial development of Howrah district in comparison to other places was primarily due to the following infrastructural and other economic facilities :-
(i) Advantageous communication network by Road, Rail, River-ways, Air-service(Dum Dum) and Port facilities.
(ii) Availability of power.
(iii) High technical skill through generation at a cheaper rate.
(iv) Availability of raw materials from nearest sources.
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(v) Large & medium houses in and around the district adjacent, developed and developing localities by the side of river Bhagirathi, Steel complex at Durgapur belt, Coliery complex in Raniganj-Asansol belt needs of adjoining Districts Towns and localities provided good market resulting from their commercial and industrial needs. In other parts of our country too demand of products of this region was also relatively high. Migration influx since partition as well as rapid urbanisation in and around Howrah had widely opened the scope of market to a considerable extent.
With all these facilities development of SSI units registered a faster pace for decades together on the following major industrial fields :-
(i) Foundry,
(ii) Re-rolling Mills,
(iii) Basic Metal & Metal products,
(iv) Electrical & Electronic,
(v) Transport Equipments & Spares,
(vi) Rubber Moulded Goods,
(vii) Misc. Manufacturing Industry,
(viii) Repairing & Servicing,
(ix) Plastic & Polymer,
(x) Food Processing,
(xi) Fibre-based products.
Major industry groups mentioned above contributed about 20,184 Nos. registered SSI units up to 31-03-2005 providing direct employment to nearly 1,96,000 persons & supporting addl/subsidiary employment to about 1(one) lakh more.
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Analysis of registered data shows that about 90% units are in Tiny Sector. Percentile distribution in terms of investment in plant and machinery reads approximately as follows :-
Upto Rs.5 lakhs investment .. 65%
Between 5 lakhs to 25 lakhs .. 25%
Above 25 lakhs to 50 lakhs .. 10%
Export market for Engineering products & Sanitary foundry items are still appreciably good.
Industrial areas have become heavily congested restricting further expansion/promotion. Rapid urbanization after partition has completely changed the erstwhile industrial scenario. Density of population has considerably increased resulting industrial planning at existing sites as difficult-most task.
Since the industries still adhere to their conventional methods and out-look, quality of products are considerably declining with a colossal loss in market. Besides, indiscriminate approach on the part of investors & entrepreneurs towards establishment of SSI units has lead to a pollution threat. Recent environmental studies of industrial revealed that about 40% of pollution is related to indiscriminate promotion and Howrah is not an exception. Hence need of the present for ordering the industrial as well as environment situation thereof are :-
(1) Technological Upgradation,
(2) Development of updated managerial skill,
(3) Development of human resource,
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(4) Energy Audit of arrest pollution and loss of conventional energy,
(5) Risk & Safety Management,
(6) Information Technology with proper data base management,
(7) ISO Certification for survival in global market,
(8) Standardisation & quality control in product & Process
management through Total Quality Management (TQM).
In the above context, DIC, Howrah, in co-ordination with District Administration, Zilla Parishad, Commercial Banks, Small Industries Service Institute, West Bengal Consultancy Organisation Ltd., Indian Jute Industries Research Association, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry and other District Associations,
has taken effective steps for implementation of the following plans :-
(1) Modernisation,
(2) Energy Audit,
(3) ISO Certification,
(4) Standardisation of products & Quality Control by adopting TQM,
(5) Pollution control,
(6) Information Technology with latest E.Commerce facility for Global Market,
(7) Close Monitoring,
(8) Risk Safety Management.
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All these are being duly tried w.e.f. 1998-99 with the momentum already gained . DIC-Howrah has also incorporated in the Annual Action Plan EDP, Special EDP, Awarness/Motivation Programme, Meeting/Seminars for such purposes. Decentralised planning has been adhered to by DIC, Howrah to draw schemes under annual plans.
The exercise of formulating District Credit Plan sensed a new dimension last year while all the line departments at the district level coordinated the sponsored schemes under their purview by synchronising them with the District Credit Plan. District Industries Centre, Howrah, played the role of a partner by matching the Annual Plan of the C & SSI Sector, which was duly approved in the BLBC and finalised subsequently at the DCC.
Achievement and performance as per the approved Credit Plan for last years experienced a mixed development. Coordination increased through Block and Branch level interaction in many cases through percolation of information to grass root level/branch level and vice-versa. Reports on achievement consolidated at the district level shows a considerable increase in investment under the sponsored programme as well as direct and normal schemes. Introduction of the system of co-ordination through District Level Task Force in Departmental Programme would surely increase the pace of industrialisation.
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Howrah District has in its fold the following cluster in SSI Sector :-
(i) Foundry,
(ii) Re-rolling,
(iii) Rubber Moulded Goods,
(iv) Bargachia Cluster originating from Lock Industry.
We have finalized the Approach Papers on Foundry/Bargachia Cluster. After interaction with the entrepreneurs & other associations, the same will be placed to appropriate authority.
Thrust Area Projects
Regarding Thrust Area Projects the effective steps have already been taken and are under constant evaluation. On Haldia Petro-Chemical Down Stream Projects, the momentum has considerably gathered with steady flow of entrepreneurs to set-up the viable project. On food processing industries and diversified jute products viable projects are coming up.
Growth Centre
Uluberia II Growth Centre has opened the scope for SSI units with better infrastructure facilities. DIC, Howrah has already sent proposals to appropriate authority for completely earmarking 7(seven) acres of land, 4(four) sheds and 40 Nos. of SDF Buildings for Haldia Down Stream Projects and other Thrust area Projects from existing
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availability. Regarding proposed 2nd Growth Centre in front of existing one reservation for Thrust Area Projects may be considered on top priority basis.
Industrial Estates/Commercial Complex
Industrial Estates at Baltikuri & Bauria Commercial Complex at 24, Belilious Road, under the overall supervision and control of the WBSIDC Ltd., provide land, shed and space for modern industrial ventures.
Infrastructure Development
DIC-Howrah is in consensus with a general opinion Improvement of Road, quality power and other social infrastructure. District administration as well as line departments/agencies have undertaken a good number of projects and schemes for development of infrastructure in wholesomeness in order to create a strong base for industrial investments. Since the present heavy congestion as well as polluting threat from the SSI polluting industries is on the upward trend, organising a special and safer zone for them is under active consideration. Persuasive measures are being taken along with awareness/motivation programme on pollution control measures.
Pollution Control measures
DICs have been empowered by the Government for issuing clearance to SSI units in selected groups. Jobs in this direction are executed with priority through a designated cell. Since the industries located in Howrah are mostly labour intensive with low and moderate investment
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capability and type of Modernisation with anti-pollution measures, relocation or shifting of polluting industries etc. may be viewed in the context of present economic base and network of the industrial in the district. Some supportive schemes to extend fiscal benefits to SSI units in this sector area needed to be introduced by the authority. Appropriate technological upgradation is required to be explored through Industry Institute Partnership and carefully applied to.


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FREMONT, Neb. - A young Great Plains entrepreneur is turning passion for riding into a business, with the hope it will be self-sufficient within a year.
Ryan Fujan says his home garage was overflowing with bikes, so he took the leap to open a repair shop in Fremont called Midwest Custom Motorsports.
"I had a four-stall garage and the whole thing was filled with bikes all the time, so I figured it was time to make that step to actually become a business," he told the Tribune. It's been my dream for five years now, so it's kind of surreal that it's actually happening."
Fujan, 25, worked at Star City Motorsports in Lincoln and graduated from the motorcycle, ATV and personal watercraft technician course at Southeast Community College before opening his shop.
Fujan can do anything from basic maintenance to full teardowns on American or metric bikes. He also works on ATVs and PWC. He's hoping the shop will become a hangout for local riders as well as the go-to shop for repairs and parts.
"I have no problem with somebody talking to me while I'm working on their bike," he says. "I still want that feel of being in my garage and just hanging out with friends. I think that's what a lot of guys like, just that feel of being in the garage and having some beers. I feel that some of those big dealerships lose all that."
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Subject: correction to print pool report #4
A National Security Council spokeswoman points out that POTUS did not announce a new program to treat six million people, as pool reported.
Instead, POTUS announced a new target of treating six million people, which is two million more than the original target. The program itself is not new.
Susan Crabtree
White House Correspondent
The Washington Times


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The two squads battled it out in the first quarter with Charleston coming away with a one point lead, 14-13, but in the second quarter the Bluejays appeared to have the game under control to some degree. They outscored the Eagles 18-8 in the quarter leading up to halftime and at the break the score was Charleston 32, NMCC 21.
The Eagles were determined not to go down without a fight as they pounded the glass in the third quarter and put up 17 points behind Kony Ealy and Josh Minner. Ealy had seven in the quarter while Minner added five, including a 3-pointer. Heading into the fourth the score was 45-38 in favor of Charleston.
In the final eight minutes, the game took an interesting twist. Each time the Eagles chipped into the lead the Bluejays responded with a field goal of their own. However, as the scoreboard read 49-40 in favor of Charleston, NMCC grabbed momentum.
In a matter of minutes the nine point deficit was cut to just one point as Jamareia Jones connected on 1-of-2 free throws.
Donald Dixon responded for the Bluejays but a quick turnover by Charleston seconds later and a foul with 2:40 remaining, left the door wide open for the opposing squad.
Dontre Jenkins knocked down two free throws to make the score 51-50, but it was Dixon on the other end of the floor seconds later going 2-for-2 at the line to make it a three-point game yet again in favor of the Bluejays.
The trend continued at the charity stripe until a 57-54 lead was erased with 6.2 seconds left on a 3-pointer by Jenkins from the top of the key.
After a timeout, Charleston had the ball on NMCC's end of the floor. Jeremy Spencer split the defense and made it up the floor dishing to Chase McClendon who connected on a layup as time expired, giving the Bluejays the district title on the two point victory.
"We hung in right to the end," said Charleston head coach Danny Farmer following the win. "I knew going in that New Madrid was a very, very strong team. That's why New Madrid is able to play Sikeston, because they're so strong. They're able to match strength with them.
"I was concerned about the strength and the rebounding, keeping them off the boards. Our guys fought for 32 minutes all the way up until the end."
Rebounding was key to the victory for the Bluejays Friday evening. The trio of Ealy, Minner and G'Darius Stevenson tend to rack up boards for the Eagles night-in and night-out, but Dixon and McClendon held their ground with their opponent for 32 minutes.
"The effort is there," said Farmer of his squad's rebounding in the win. "We're focused right now. They want to win and they feel like they really have a legit chance to go to the Final Four. That's what's in their head right now. We really believe right now, that's one reason we're playing like this."
Dixon led all scorers with 22 points for Charleston. He was 8-for-9 from the charity stripe. Spencer added 10 and Deonte Jones chipped in with eight.
As for the shot that won it all, McClendon jokingly said he was thinking 'please don't miss.'
"Actually, I was running through my head, when we broke (the press) I was like, I have a feeling I'm going to get it," said McClendon of the final play. "If I make it, I make it. If I miss it then I'm going to Lindenwood (his college destination) early.
"We had just discussed it in the huddle -- we were playing Portageville, we were down by one with 10 seconds left and Jeremy (Spencer) drove it down and found (Demarquez) McKeller for the easy put in and we won the game. The same thing happened (tonight), except I was lucky enough to make the little chip shot."
McClendon reiterated the statement his head coach made about the rebounding display in the win and agreed that NMCC was one of the best rebounding teams in the area this season.
The major reason for defeat for the Eagles Friday evening was poor free throw shooting. Charleston was a solid 18-for-21 from the line while NMCC connected on just 12-of-21 attempts from the charity stripe.
NMCC head coach Travis Day said he told his squad that they had to take this into next season and use it as a building block.
"With so many guys coming back, you just tell them, 'guys we've got to learn from this,'" said Day. "If we hit our free throws it doesn't come down to the last second shot. We've just got to get in the gym all summer long and make sure we don't quit like this again."
Day said that he loses just two seniors, Minner and Terry Young, and that a good nucleus is returning next season, including two major scoring threats Ealy and Jenkins.
"You never want them to lose that last game," said Day of his senior players. "But, they showed a lot of character. We played hard all year long and this is how all of our games are. We've got a never quit mentality. We're going to keep battling the best we can."
Minner finished with 21 points, Jenkins scored 17 and Ealy wrapped up the double-figure scoring with 14.
The Eagles finished the season with a 16-10 record.
Charleston improves to 17-9 on the season and the victory gives Farmer his 500th win of his career. Farmer didn't mention the accomplishment following the game but Charleston girls' head coach Michael Minner said that shows the character of the boys' leader.
"He didn't say anything but that's just the kind of man he is," said Minner. "I've learned a lot from Coach Farmer. He's the right man for this program."
The Bluejays will be in search of their 18th victory Wednesday evening as they battle Bloomfield in sectional action at Poplar Bluff High School. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
NMCC (57) -- Dontre Jenkins 17, Jamareia Jones 3, Josh Minner 21, Kony Ealy 14, Terry Young 2. FG 21, FT 12-21, F 17. (3-pointers: Jenkins 2, Minner 1. Fouled out: Jones.)
CHARLESTON (59) -- Antonio Riggens 4, Akeem Sharp 7, Jeremy Spencer 10, Deonte Jones 8, Demarquez McKeller 2, Donald Dixon 22, Chase McClendon 6. FG 19, FT 18-21, F 14. (3-pointers: Jones 2, Spencer 1. Fouled out: Riggens.)


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Japan's #1 Animal Blog - Japanese Animals, Fish魚 , Birds, Reptiles, Insects and Wildlife
Japanese Animals, Fish魚 , Birds 鳥, Reptiles, Insects and Wildlife are very unique and many area very rare and more rarely studied due to the difficult terrain here. I am starting to collect information for myself and other people round the world.
5 Must See Japanese Animal Hotspots
The Radioactive Man Who Returned To Fukushima To Feed The Animals That Everyone Else Left Behind
Naoto Matsumura is the only human brave enough to live in Fukushima's 12.5-mile exclusion zone
He fled at first but returned to take care of the animals that were left behind
He returned for his own animals at first, but realized that so many more needed his help, too
Matsumura, who is 55 years old, knows that the radiation is harmful, but he "refuses to worry about it"
"They also told me that I wouldn't get sick for 30 or 40 years. I'll most likely be dead by then anyway, so I couldn't care less"
Matsumura discovered that thousands of cows had died locked in barns
He also freed many animals that had been left chained up by their owners
Many of them now rely on him for food
The government has forbidden him from staying, but that doesn't stop him either
He started in 2011 and is still going strong 4 years later
He relies solely on donations from supporters to work with and feed the animals
His supporters are calling him the 'guardian of Fukushima's animals'
The man clearly has a sense of humor as well
It's raining cats and tourists on a Japanese island
ENVIRONMENT | OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK Talking tanuki — or whatever you call them
After deer, easily the most commonly seen wild mammals up here in the Kurohime hills where I live, and in northern Nagano Prefecture in general, are the furry, short-legged burrowing creatures called tanuki in Japanese.
If you look up that word in older Japanese-English dictionaries you'll find it translated as "badger," but that's wrong because these omnivorous animals, whose native range spans many countries of East Asia, are classified in the family Canidae — which includes domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals and coyotes. Hence they're entirely different from the Mustelidae to which badgers (along with otters, weasels, martens, ferrets, minks and wolverines) belong.
More modern dictionaries will tell you that tanuki means "raccoon dog," but that is extremely misleading because, although they slightly resemble raccoons, they are very different — and they're certainly not dogs that either hunt, herd or guard raccoons.
Tanuki's scientific name, Nyctereutes procyonoides, is said to derive from Greek words meaning something like "night-wandering proto-dog" — but who's going to remember that?
In Japanese, though, tanuki are sometimes called mujina, but since that word is also used for badgers, which are otherwise known as ana guma (meaning "hole bears"), things can get even more confusing — especially as it is fairly common for tanuki and badgers to share burrows or live in ones close to each other.
Interestingly, in the earthy way of folk, there is a saying in Japanese about both these mujina sharing the same hole — a saying that's used to make a snide reference to humans who share the same unpleasant characteristics.
But back to basics: Even in English, I always call these animals we most often see scurrying out of car headlights at night "tanuki" — never raccoon dogs or badgers.
Though they keep out of sight better there, plenty of them also live in our Afan Trust woodlands. Now there's snow on the ground, their tracks are everywhere and it's plain to see how they scuffle along through it on their short legs quite unlike foxes, which step daintily like fashion models, one paw behind the other.
However, even those of you living in urban Japan will likely encounter these animals, too — in the form of the portly porcelain figures sporting big grins and even bigger testicles that are often placed at the entrance of izakaya(Japanese pubs), sitting there on their haunches clutching a flagon of sake as they welcome customers.
Meanwhile, in Japanese folklore and many traditional legends, tanuki are frequently portrayed as mischievous shape-changers that like to trick people. In real life, if they are suddenly surprised they will feign death, like an opossum — which is perhaps one reason why so many are hit by vehicles and killed on country and suburban roads. To their cost, they are also not as agile and nimble as foxes.
Like foxes in London, the tanuki are quite common in suburban Tokyo, and two tribes of them inhabit the Imperial Palace grounds. One tribe is very traditional in its dietary habits, while the other will eat pretty well anything.
How can this be known? Well, tanuki often tend to defecate in the same place, a sort of communal toilet, so by examining the droppings a biologist can find out what they are eating.
Because of this habit, tanuki are great spreaders of seeds from the kinds of wild berries and other fruits they like to eat, so when we clear out densely crowded trees in our woods to let the light in, they always seem to cooperate in bringing the understory back to life.
Although they are indigenous to regions of East Asia, tanuki were taken to many parts of Russia, and to Poland and elsewhere, to be raised for their fur, and there they have since spread into the wild.
In Japan's snow country, such as where I live, you'll sometimes come across references to tanuki jiru (tanuki stew), and when I moved to Kurohime in 1980 and joined its hunting association in order to learn about the mountains, woods and rural customs, I wanted to try everything. Consequently, at one post-hunt dinner I tucked into a tanuki stew made with tanuki meat, burdock, Japanese leeks, daikon radish and miso paste — while downing lots and lots of sake.
Believe me, you needed the sake to wash it down! I have lived with minority and indigenous peoples all over the world, and have tried and usually enjoyed some pretty unusual and sometimes smelly foods — but tanuki stew is something I don't ever need to try again.
The first taste was quite good, and it certainly warms a person up after a long cold tramp in the snow. But then the lingering smell is hard to describe — a bit like skunk with an added fragrance of burned rubber.
I fancy myself as a cook, so when given tanuki meat by my local hunting friends I tried cooking it myself.
First, I removed the fat, which is smelly. Then I cut up the meat and soaked it for a while in cold, slightly salted water. Then I washed it in more cold water. I boiled it in an iron pot, repeatedly removing the scum. I then added the burdock and removed more scum. Then came the white radish, and even more scum. Finally I added the leeks and the miso paste and simmered gently for a couple of hours, adding sake both to the pot and myself to sweeten things up. And the taste? Hardly any difference.
Since then, the only wild mammals I've prepared as food here in Japan have been deer, wild boar, bear and hare.
When I see a tanuki, and especially the young ones, I can't help smiling. To me, they are really cute. Yes, they do some damage to the fields, but nothing like that done by deer, wild boar, bears or monkeys.
Their numbers seem to be controlled by cyclic attacks of mange, a debilitating skin disease caused by parasites, or by a form of the viral disease distemper, which the tanuki almost certainly get from domestic dogs and perhaps cats. Right now, though, those in our areas seem very healthy indeed: fluffy, furry and fat.
The only tanuki I don't like at all are the ones in human form — those that Japanese people call tanuki jiji (old tanuki men). This subset of the species has a reputation for falsehood, trickery and blatant deception — and this year, especially, they seem to be scuffling all over and around the national Diet.
Me, I prefer the ones out here in the countryside.
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Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga - World's Oldest Animal Manga?
Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga (鳥獣人物戯画?, lit. "Animal-person Caricatures"), commonly shortened to Chōjū-giga (鳥獣戯画?, lit. "Animal Caricatures") is a famous set of four picture scrolls, or emakimono, belonging to Kōzan-ji temple in Kyoto, Japan. The Chōjū-giga scrolls are also referred to as Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans in English. Some think that Toba Sōjō created the scrolls; however, it is hard to verify this. The right-to-left reading direction of Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga is still a standard method seen in modern manga and novels in Japan. Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga is also credited as the oldest work of manga. The scrolls are now entrusted to the Kyoto National Museum and Tokyo National Museum.
As opened, the first scroll illustrates anthropomorphic rabbits and monkeys bathing and getting ready for a ceremony, a monkey thief runs from animals with sticks and knocks over a frog from the lively ceremony. Further on, the rabbits and monkeys are playing and wrestling while another group of animals participate in a funeral and frog prays to Buddha as the scroll closes.
The scrolls were also adapted into several novels published by Geijutsuhiroba, the first book simply compiled the scrolls into one publication, now out of print. One of the books participated as part of the company's Fine Arts Log series as well as some were exclusive to certain exhibitions. Other companies like Misuzu Shobo and Shibundō also published books based on the Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga emakimono.
Although Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga is sometimes credited as the first manga,[1] there have been some disputes with the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper. Seiki Hosokibara pointed to the Shigisan-engi scrolls as the first manga, and Kanta Ishida explained that the scrolls should be treated as masterpieces in their own right.
The Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga emakimono, belonging to the Kōzan-ji temple in Kyoto, Japan as an ancient cultural property,[2][3] were drawn in the mid-12th century, whereas the third and fourth scrolls date from the 13th century.[4]
Most think Toba Sōjō created Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga, who created a painting a lot like Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga,[4] however it is hard to verify this claim.[6][7][8] The drawings of Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga are making fun of Japanese priests in the creator's time period, characterising them as toads, rabbits and monkeys. Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga is read and rolled out from right to left which can still be seen in manga and Japanese books.[9] Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga is credited as being the oldest work of manga in Japan, and is a national treasure as well as many Japanese animators believe it is also the origin of Japanese animated movies.[4][10] In Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga the animals were drawn with very expressive faces and also sometimes used "speed lines", a technique used in manga til this day.[11] Emakimono like Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga and many others barely were seen in the public until they made their way into popular culture, with many common people imitating the style. Emakimono emerged very popular in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga, and being dubbed Ōtsu-e after its popularity in the city around the 17th century.[12] The first two scrolls are entrusted to the Tokyo National Museum, and the second two are entrusted to the Kyoto National Museum. The scrolls currently on display at Kōzan-ji are reproductions.The work belongs to the decline of the Fujiwara period, but it expresses in one of its best aspects the artistic spirit of their age. The artist is a delightful draughtsman. His pictures of animals disporting [themselves] in the garb of monks are alive with satirical fun. They are a true fruit of the native wit; they owe nothing to China beyond a vague debt to her older artistic tradition; and they bear witness to that reaction against the solemnities of Buddhist art which we have noticed.—George Bailey Sansom, quoted from Japan, A Short Cultural History.[5]
The first scroll, which is considered the most famous, depicts various animals (frogs, rabbits and monkeys) frolicking as if they were human.[2][4][14] There is no writing on any of the scrolls; they consist of pictures only.[15] The first scroll is also the largest, with a length of 11 meters (36 ft) and 30 cm (1 ft) wide.[4] As the first scroll is opened, rabbits and monkeys are bathing and swimming in a lake, moving on past the mountains, cliffs and trees are rabbits and frogs making bow and arrows. Further more, more rabbits and frogs are bringing pots and boxes to a (currently) unknown event. Frogs and rabbits pass by monks with their cattle (wild boar, sika deer)[16] and a monkey runs away, supposedly stealing, and being chased by a rabbit with a long stick, further more a frog is lying on the floor who could have possibly been knocked over by the thief. Nearby, a celebration has started with two frogs dancing, and a group of animals having a conversation. Not too far from the celebration are animals wrestling and fighting and two monkeys holding a box. Far from the celebration are a group of animals at a funeral and a frog praying in front of a frog shaped Budai as the scroll closes.
Book: Japan's animal spirits
BONES OF CONTENTION: Animals and Religion inContemporary Japan, by Barbara R.
Ambros. University of Hawaii Press, 2012, 255 pp., $29 (paperback)
Bumping into a Japanese acquaintance on the street recently, I inquired where he was going on
his day off dressed in a formal business suit. A worker at a major pharmaceutical company, he
explained that he was participating in a ceremony honoring the spirits of all the animals that had
suffered during experiments in their laboratories. A Buddhist priest would be conducting the
In Barbara R. Ambros' "Bones of Contention," the writer includes a similar example of a
restaurant at the foot of a pet cemetery, which holds an annual memorial service for fish, birds
and mammals, in a spirit of gratitude for sentient creatures that are "martyrs for the sake of the
nation's progress and prosperity."
Obliged to kill hundreds of thousands of chickens after avian flu struck in 2004, the Japan Poultry
and Egg Farmer Association, we learn, held a large memorial service at the Tokyo Grand Hotel,
the altar bedizened with white lilies and a pyramid of boxed eggs. Such initially startling events
come, through the powerful transformer of Ambros'research, to gradually make perfect sense,
to even be perceived as morally well-grounded actions.
The author illustrates just how embedded animals have become in Japanese life, reflected in the
increasing desire of owners to be interred with their pets. And Buddhist temples, always on the
lookout for new sources of revenue, have welcomed the demand for memorialrites for pets.
The writer's own entrée into this deathly landscape was more experiential than academic.
Ambros first came across mortuary rituals when her parakeet came down with sudden seizures,
the attacks requiring incubation in a Tokyo clinic and eventually euthanasia. It was there the vet
told her about the possibility of being interred and memorialized in a pet cemetery at a Nichiren temple.
Following the bifurcating paths that hands-on research often presents, the writer gained access
to pet funerals, usually the exclusive preserve of family members, surveyed websites dedicated
to pet loss, joined in online consolation chat rooms relating to propitiatory rites and funerals for
pets, tracked stories in the print media and the content of pet literature, even examining court
documents relating to legal cases connected to pet cemeteries.
Ambros touches on the intriguing subject of metamorphosis, which in Japanese folklore and
mythology often takes the more specific form of zoomorphism, the shape shifting of animals
into humans. Such beliefs may not be confined entirely to the past. One recalls in Alan Booth's
travelogue, "The Roads to Sata," the author being warned not to take a forest road at twilight, as
foxes, transformed into alluring women, would likely bewitch him. The book was written in the
Ambros questions the propensity of Japanese scholars to lean on oversimplistic dichotomies in
suggesting that they possess a closer relationship with animals than other races, one reflective
of a greater holistic sense of the natural world. The writer easily explodes the notion that the
Japanese live in harmonious coexistence with nature, noting that "Wildlife has been treated both
as a resource to be exploited and as pests and predators to be exterminated and feared." This
would seem perfectly natural for a people who once hunted deer and boar with dogs, and who
now rank among the world's more enthusiastic consumers of meat.
Ambros references the idea that attitudes to animals and their care vary regionally in Japan.
There may be something to this. Outsiders who have settled in Okinawa, for example, have
complained to me about the wretched mistreatment of animals there, comparing it to
conditions in China.
Interestingly, such attitudes do not preclude sentimentality about animals. On a recent trip to
Okinawa, I came across two dog statues facing each other across the water between Aka and
Zamami islands. Such was the passion of one dog, he swan each day to a beach on Zamami for a
rendezvous, a distance of some 3 km. This tale of loyalty and affection was even made into a
film. Like many an ambivalently sentimental people, the Japanese, it seems, cannot resist a good animal story.
Sea turtle that lost her front legs has been given artificial flippers
KOBE — A sea turtle that lost her front legs to a shark attack was bidding to match "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday, as she donned the latest in artificial flipper technology in Japan. Yu, an approximately 25-year-old female loggerhead turtle, was test-driving her 27th pair of artificial front legs around her home aquarium near Kobe, where she proves a draw for the crowds. The rubber limbs are attached to a vest slipped over her head, said the aquarium's curator, Naoki Kamezaki. "We have worked hard to design the vest in a way that prevents the turtle from taking it off unwittingly," he told AFP. "It can flutter the limbs as the vest is soft." The creature, which weighs 96 kilograms and has a shell 82 centimeters long, was pulled out of a fisherman's net and sent to the Suma Aqualife Park in mid-2008. One third of the right limb and half of the left limb were gone, in what Kamezaki believes must have been a shark attack. The aquarium started developing artificial limbs for the animal in late 2008 as it could swim only at about 60 percent of its normal speed. Earlier versions were squeezed into the stumps but were apparently painful to Yu. "Similar attempts have been made to attach artificial limbs to turtles around the world. But we have not heard if they went well," said Kamezaki, an expert on sea turtles, whose surname coincidentally means "turtle cape" in Japanese. "Ours may be the only case in which a turtle with artificial limbs is still swimming without a problem." In 2004, a dolphin at an aquarium in Okinawa became the first in the world to be fitted with a rubber tail fin. It lost its own tail due to illness. South African sprint king Pistorius, whose legs were amputated below his knees, won plaudits for his performance at last year's London Olympics where he competed alongside able-bodied athletes.
Elephant tramples keeper to death at Shizuoka safari park
Inthavong Khamphone, who was from Laos, had watched the elephants overnight with other keepers at Fuji Safari Park after the mother gave birth on Sunday, police said.
"Khamphone entered the cage with another keeper because the mother started attacking the baby," a local police officer said. "The mother then started attacking Khamphone."
The 30-year-old was an elephant specialist who had been working with the creatures for around 15 years. He had come to Japan from Laos with the mother elephant in July last year, said Jiji Press and the Sankei daily citing the zoo.
Reports said the keeper had died after the two-ton elephant stood on his chest at the park, which is near Mount Fuji.
Raccoons take big bite out of crops
ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido (Kyodo) Raccoons caused ¥164 million in damage to agricultural produce in 16 prefectures in fiscal 2006, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said Monday.
A raccoon is trapped in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, in September. ASAHIKAWA CITY PHOTO/KYODO
Hyogo Prefecture reported the most damage, saying ¥43.42 million worth of grapes and other produce was ruined. Hokkaido followed with damage reaching ¥27.82 million, centering on corn and melons.
Saitama suffered damage of ¥19.6 million, Osaka ¥18.7 million, Wakayama ¥16.6 million and Kanagawa ¥10.6 million, the ministry said.
Raccoons were blamed for damage when evidence such as tracks suggested their involvement, the ministry said. In fiscal 2004, raccoon damage was observed in only Hokkaido and five other regions.
Japan imported North American raccoons as pets in the 1970s when they became popular on an animated TV show. Many ended up being discarded or they ran away.
At the peak, Japan was importing more than 1,500 raccoons a year. The government has since banned importing them or keeping them as pets.
A nationwide study by the Environment Ministry has confirmed that raccoons live in at least 36 prefectures.


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BMW Group plans to ramp up its capacity to 8,000 units per year at its Chennai plant by early 2011 from the current 3,000 units. The expansion is part of the proposed Rs 180-crore investment plan in India by 2012.


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A growing concern among policymakers, institutional investors, and the general public over the environmental, social, and economic impact of development has prompted a broad-based movement toward sustainable development practices in the real estate industry.
However, a substantial gap still exists between theories of sustainability and their application in the real estate development, investment, and management communities. While emerging research has increased awareness of environmental issues, more research—specific to the real estate industry—is necessary to define sustainable development best practices, create effective measurement tools and performance indicators, and facilitate innovation in both building technologies and investment analysis.
The Center for the Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) at the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate responds to this urgent need. The mission of the SBE is to provide a multidisciplinary, collaborative platform to foster innovation and advance the practice of sustainability in the real estate and construction industries through applied research, education, and outreach. The SBE serves a pivotal role within the real estate, construction, and design communities, creating a point of intersection where students and professionals from various academic disciplines, industries, public agencies, and nonprofit organizations can share strategies and work together toward a more sustainable built environment.
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A slight nip in the air today Ray, 7 degrees with a -14 windchill. Brrrr... Anyway, 6 miles on the railtrail, but I don't have the splits, my watch refused to work for some reason.
Fresh moose tracks in the snow and I got passed from behind by 3 snowmobilers at about a mile in. 10 minutes later I went by them when one of their machines broke down. It didn't take long though and they went by me again. You haven't lived 'til you've breathed in snowmobile exhaust while out on a run...lol
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4 miles in under 52 minutes. Raining and about 55F. No moose, but lots of Canada geese and coots. Oh, one small dog taking a dump Slowest mile was 14:05, fastest mile was 12:10, did work up a slight sweat and probably should have take off the sweatshirt.
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- Getting images into Photoshop
- Creating and navigating documents
- Working with layers
- Cropping and straightening images
- Color correction
- Making selections
- Fixing image problems
- Working with effects
- Creating and editing text
- Exporting and printing
Skill Level Beginner
So let's talk about Adobe Bridge, this free file browsing application that comes with Photoshop. Now, to actually browse through files, we want to go to the upper left-hand corner of the interface here and there are several tools to do that. We have the Favorites tab. And we could look at the drives on our computer, our Home folder. And several key folders like Documents and Pictures. I have here several folders in my Pictures folder and these are images that I uploaded to my computer. You won't have these.
But feel free to replace these with images that you have on your system. You could also browse using the stem here, so we see that we're in the pictures folder. The parent of that is the Training folder, and then Users, and so on and so forth. And we could actually click through this to navigate as well. And if you want, go to the Folders tab, you could have another way to navigate where we have the accordion style folders where we can click and open those up and use that method if you prefer that way. If we go to the back to the Favorites tab here, I can create my own favorites by selecting a folder, and then dragging it, not on something like this, because that will actually move the folder.
But if I drag it below, then you get that plus icon there, and that creates a shortcut in the Favorites area to that particular folder. So, I could click on this to open this folder or I could double-click this folder to open this here. You see, we have a folder full of images. We could use the mouse wheel or the little scrollbar here on the right to scroll through these. I could also change the size of the thumbnail using the slider at the bottom. I drag it to the left. I reduce the size of the thumbnail. If I go far enough, it will get rid of the name of the images. We'll just have images to look at.
I could also drag this to the right to see more details in the images that we're browsing. Now, there's this cute image here of my little girl, that's who this is, and she's making this really cute fish face. So, I'm just going to click it to select it. And then, we get a little preview in the Preview panel on the right. Now, what I'm going to do is I'm going to resize my interface by putting my cursor over this little divider here, stretching that out, and do the same thing below that as well. And you see, we now get a bigger preview on the right-hand side. Also, if we put our cursor over this, and click this. We'll get a loop feature, which will allow us to zoom in really closely and look at details.
This is really good if you have high res and low res copies of your images and you want to zoom in really quickly to tell which is which. I should also point out that if you have other file types, such as audio files or video files. Bridge can play those and you could scroll through the timeline here as well. I'm just going to click this little x to close that preview. I'm going to resize this again. Click and drag this upwards so we could see the metadata. Now, metadata is becoming increasingly popular. It's basically extra information about a file that's actually stored inside of the file.
So stuff like camera information, like this. We could see that the f/stop of this picture was 3.5, 1 80th is the shutter speed, the ISO is 800. And if we come over here to the right-side, we see the pixel dimensions, 3, 4, 5, 6 by 5,148. And we could also see the size of the image, the resolution, the color space, and all kinds of stuff. If we open up the IPTC Core, if it's closed, you can just click the little triangle here. We could actually click inside of this and change the Creator.
Also, we can put in personal information such as our Job title, Address, Phone number, email. All kinds of stuff, so that we can embed that into the actual image. Now, we could also rate images. So I'm going to scale this up a little bit, and, when I click on this and it's, if it's big enough, we'll see five little dots here. And if the thumbnail is too small, you won't see those five dots. But if it's big enough, you will, and we can rate it just like Netflix. We could just click down here and I could say, I want this to be a five-star image.
And then at the top of it there is a star drop-down, and I could choose only Show me 4 or More Stars images. So basically can go and rate my images as I'm going through them, and if I just want to see the ones that are four or more stars, I can click that. And this is the only image that shows up, cuz it's the only one that I've rated. And so, I'm just going to go to this drop-down again and click Clear Filter. Now, there are other filters besides ratings that we could use. For example, we could have focal length. This tells us which focal length of lens was used for the images in this folder.
So, if I click on 43 millimeter, for example, we could see that there are ten images that you have a 43 millimeter focal length. You click on this, and I could see those images. Just those images with the 43 millimeter focal length. And I click it again, to see all the images in the folder. You could also change the sorting of the images. Right now, we're sorting by File name, in the upper right-hand corner. And I could choose a sort By Size, or Dimensions, or any of these other attributes. I could also search for an image in the search field up at the top.
And finally, if I go back to my image and select the cute fish face image again, and by the way, if I click here in this image, I can rename it if I wanted to. And if I click Export, you'll see I have a few export options. I could save it just to my hard drive. I could also export to places like Photoshop.com, Flickr, and Facebook. If I double-click this, then we can sign into Facebook here, and we can also go to our Image options and change some of the basic image options. For example, we can resize it and lower the quality and that type of thing. I'm not going to do that now, I'm just going to select Cancel. And I'm going to actually go over to Photoshop.
I want to show you one of the best features of Bridge. First of all, if you are in Photoshop, you can go to the Window menu > Extensions > Mini Bridge. There's actual a little tiny Mini Bridge built-in to the Photoshop interface now. You'll see, here, we have the same folder structure and the pictures that we were looking at before. Again, it's the same images we could scroll through. So it's basically like Adobe Bridge, but Mini Bridge, so it's (LAUGH) a little bit more adorable than the regular Bridge. I'm just going to go ahead and double-click the name of this panel to close this. But here's the best part about Bridge.
Let's say I'm here in Bridge and I see an image that I want to edit. So, this one's cute, I want to edit this. If I just double-click it in Bridge, it will actually open up in Photoshop. So in other words, if I'm in Bridge and I find a cool image, I don't have to like write down where it is on my computer, and then go back to Photoshop and navigate to it. I can just double-click it right from Bridge. Boom, it's right there in Photoshop for me to play with. So, Adobe Bridge is a really great addition to Photoshop.
And if you learn to use it well and get familiar with it, it can save you lots of time. And add a lot to the Photoshop experience.


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Cycle Dawgs finish second in first season
By Bill Tamburrino
Ramona High School's Cycle Dawgs have completed their first season of competition and their coach, Robert Grace, couldn't be more pleased.
"My main goal was just to get them out riding," said Grace. "Once they got into the races they all really got excited and improved every race. Finishing second overall in team standings in our division in our first season of competition is amazing. It is a compliment to the student/athletes. I am amazed and very proud."
San Gabriel Valley High School has been competing for three seasons and finished first.
In the final competition at Vail Lake in Temecula on May 1, the number two turned out to be Ramona's lucky number. Senior Ashley Duck took second in her 5.75-mile race. Ashley finished first overall on the season and earned the leader's jersey.
"Winning the leader's jersey is an amazing accomplishment for a first year competitor," said Grace.
Freshman Garrett Gaither took second place in his heat out of 50 racers. Gaither's race was 11.5 miles long.
Freshman Kyle Skeen also took second in his 11.5 (two laps) race. Garrett Hatch and Dan Drago recorded personal bests in their heat. Hatch and Drago went three laps (17.25 miles). Drago finished eighth and Hatch placed tenth in a race with over 50 competitors.
The course at Vail Lake was challenging. It had a steep uphill and slalom like downhill.
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It's my birthday, peeps. I am taking the day off.
A blog about food, and a little about reading, and some sewing, and I might even knit something.
Pam Greer can be found at her foodie (and wine, and books, and cats) blog: Sidewalk Shoes, at her professional photography business: Pamela Greer Photography, at her daily photography blog: Pamela Greer 365, and her newest endeavor:Grey is the New Black. By the time you've read this, she has probably started another site.
Joanne says
Happy birthday love! I hope you're being served breakfast in bed and a HUGE slice of cake. Simultaneously.
Happy birthday Pam. Enjoy your well deserved day off. Hope you have many, many more.
Kyle says
Happy birthday Pam from PR weekend Chicago!!
tale of many cities says
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! have a wonderful day!
KarenV says
Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day.
June says
Happy Birthday Pam! Hope you get lots of rest, tons of presents, cuddles from the kitties and just generally spoiled rotten. You deserve it!
Tins and Treasures says
Good Morning, Pam,
Happy Birthday, dear friend. I hope you have a wonderful day planned with family and friends.
Take care ~Natalie
Les says
Have a wonderful birthday, Pam. Cheers!
Lea Ann says
Happy Birthday Pam
La Table De Nana says
Have a great day~
Nancy says
Have a happy birthday! I enjoy reading your blog.
Kat says
Happy Birthday Pam!!! Kick off your sidewalk shoes and put your feet up and pick up a good book!
Mo 'Betta says
Happy Birthday! Hang in there, summer vacation is right around the corner!
Bella Rum says
Oh, my! My birthday is Tuesday, but I think I have a few years on you. I hope you have a wonderful day my fellow Taurus! You aren't stubborn, are you? 🙂
Judi says
Happy Birthday, Pam!
Zurin says
Happy Birthday Pam. Have a great time 🙂
Melynda says
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Pam, Happy Birthday to you. And many more! Have a great day, doing all the things you like to do.
Amy says
Happy Birthday…may everyone cater to your every whim!
Beth says
Happy birthday, Pam! I hope it's fabulous!
chellebelle says
Happy Happy Joy Joy!! Have a wonderful day!
Julie says
Happy Birthday!!!
Big Dude says
Happy Birthday Pam
Take the day off! After all, it is your birthday! Happy birthday 🙂
Deb in Hawaii says
Happy Birthday Pam! You deserve more than just a day off. I hope you get to spend the day doing fun things and relaxing. 😉
Marilynne says
Happy birthday. I hope you had a good day.
Lori Lynn says
Hi Pam! Wishing you the happiest!
Hi Pam – oh, I hope you had a wonderful, wonderful birthday on Sunday. It's so nice to catch up with you again – sorry to read that you are having a bit of a rough year at school 🙁
Thanks so much for dropping by my blog, and your kind wishes – it was really lovely to hear from you.
Sue xo
wyo says
Happy birthday! Hope you had a wonderful day. 🙂
grace says
i sure hope you had a bash of a birthday, pam. heck, make it a birthweek! 🙂
SweetPeaSurry says
Happy BELATED Birthday!!! LOFF YA DOLL!
Piper Maitland says
Happy birthday, Pam!
Anonymous says
happy birthday to you a taurus lady at that, may your year be filled with lots of love, joy and happiness, love your blog, you sound like a sweet soul..sincerely from mary jane a gemini in the 'couv, vancouver, wa (usa)


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Fans of "Jersey's Favorite Hits", weekends on New Jersey 101.5 will be thrilled they can take a trip back to high school and 1982 (sort of) when Journey, Loverboy and Pat Benatar visit Atlantic City this summer!
The tour launches this July in California, with shows scheduled nationwide and will continue until the end of the year.
As Journey fans know, original front man, Steve Perry no longer tours or records with the band. Journey's current lead vocalist, Arnel Pineda, who sounds incredibly close to the sound of Mr. Perry, has been a member of the band since 2007. Mr. Pineda is from the Philippines. Pineda's story is one "from rags to riches". He was homeless as a child then joined his first band at 15. In 2006 he sang with Filipino band "The Zoo" and performed cover songs from many American bands, including Journey. Arnel was discovered through YouTube videos by Journey's Neil Schon who sent Pineda and email inviting him to audition for the band. Arnel was signed by the band in December of 2007. The band toured in 2008 and introduced a new album that peaked at #5 on Billboards Top 200 chart. Journey's song "Don't Stop Believing" has become a multi generational hit and was featured in the final scene of the Soprano's.
Loverboy's big 80's hit "Working For The Weekend" still receives regular air play on many classic hit stations nationwide. Other big hits from the band include "Lovin' Every Minute Of It" and "This Could Be The Night".
Pat Benatar was born in Brooklyn, raised on Long Island and had 16 Top 40 hits in the 80's including "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", "Love Is A Battlefield" and "We Belong".
All three legendary 80's bands visit Atlantic City this summer and will be performing at Revel's Ovation Hall on August 11th.


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My sister business - Urban Yoga Chicago (I'm a co-founder and president) is doing a raffle to kick start our first Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training program to start in September of next year. In the raffle is a free ticket to Winter Solstice - wow! Its valued at $750! I'm also adding a one hour massage to the raffle and there are other great services/gifts included too.

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In this time of giving to others, remember to "put your mask on first" as the airplane safety talks remind us. To give so much, to expand and create, our minds and our nervous systems need a pause. We need that time to allow the mind to wander aimlessly or "zone out". This down time is actually quite productive - its a fertile time for new ideas to come in, for solutions we hadn't seen to emerge and for integration of everything that is happening. Not only is this good for our minds, but for our nervous systems, too. The intense pace of our current lives keeps our sympathetic nervous system (commonly referred to as the fight or flight system) active and on alert. Can you put your cell phone down for an hour? Its hard, isn't it. Our para-sympathetic nervous system (relaxation system) could use some air time, too, allowing the body to rest and recover. Ideally, we attune through both of these systems during the course of a day - in and out of intense focus - to exercise the balancing mechanisms of our nervous system.

Here's something to help. After a period of time at the computer, or of intense focus on a task, take a few minutes and look out at nature or further out into the the horizon. If nature or a horizon isn't visually available, conjure up an image in your mind of these things. Then go back to your work. Do this several times a day and see how your capacity expands. You can do more calmly and with energy. Enjoy this expansive time! We're excited to see what you create!DukhNiwaran Kaurhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162197507624275291.post-31244460255118021582012-06-27T08:51:00.000-07:002012-06-27T08:51:09.183-07:00Want a massage?I have some openings for bodywork, massage and private yoga classes coming up. Call me if you can come in!

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1A cannabis cigarette.
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- Establishments sell grass openly and the customers (Vietnamese rarely smoke) roll and lazily smoke reefers like a cigarette.
- Hide hand-rolled cigarettes and an occasional reefer from folks at church.
- They put a cannabis reefer between his fingers.
1.1 [mass noun] Cannabis.
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- Among a couple of hundred slang names for marijuana, some of the most common are: pot, weed, reefer, grass, dope, joint, seed, tea and Texas tea.
- Unfortunately, at 14, Michael was interested in smoking reefer, petty larceny, hookers, LSD and basketball.
- Terms from years ago, such as pot, herb, grass, weed, Mary Jane and reefer, are still used.
1930s: perhaps related to Mexican Spanish grifo '(smoker of) cannabis'.
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1 short for reefer jacket.
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- Curvy or busty women look better in belted coats or coats with fairly full skirts than in straight-cut reefer styles.
2 Sailing A person who reefs a sail.
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2.1 nautical slang, archaic A midshipman.
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A refrigerated lorry, railway wagon, or ship.
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- Crews in Salinas would load a modified boxcar, a reefer, with cartons of lettuce and crushed ice.
- At times, the Idaho Falls yard is a sea of reefers and covered hoppers.
Early 20th century: abbreviation.
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I could likely outfit an entire one (or two) bedroom apartment with the things I am piling up for Goodwill and I am dropping off an entire wardrobe to the women's shelter.
We're good movers. This will be the sixth time I've moved since being with my husband and that doesn't include the in-between houses moves in and out of my in-laws which we've also done at least three times.
I thought we were moving for all of these and these reasons, but then once I went back to work and my husband got a raise the whole financial stress became so much less I've almost forgotten about it.
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A draw a fair result
id say fulham deserved to win especially as 1 of your goals was an own goal & even more so because of the clear tug by vidic.
the ref bottled giving a pen against utd but was quick to give it for them.
i thought u looked better for the first 20mins but then fulham took over.
i dont expect utd to take their foot off the pedal at 1-0 but thats what it seemed like u did.
1 utd player who does worry me is evans. when he 1st came on the scene he looked really solid & confident.
but since early last yr he has suddently looked very shaky & unconfident.
he still seems to be playing with a lack of confidence & conviction. i highly rate him which is why im so suprised about his long dip in form.
im trying to think when this lack of confidence started & the away game to milan springs to mind. the game where they had about 5 chances in the 1st 20mins & evans was all over the place. i remember fergie on the sidelines screaming, shouting & laying into evans who looked a hurt player from that moment on.
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I don't think Evans looks like he's lacking from confidence, but he has room for improvement. His concentration wavers from time to time, but I think he's still been pretty solid. He won't keep Ferdinand out of the team when he returns though.
I think defensively, it was from the wings that let us down. Park in particular in the first half was drifting far too infield, which left big gaps on the flanks for Fulham to counter.
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I think Evans had a mare. He really needs to improve his distribution and he really struggles when his defensive partner is not fast. He looks more confident alongside Smalling and Ferdinand than Vidic.
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The U.S. Army's new chief of staff said he would support keeping American troops in Iraq beyond December if requested by Iraqi leaders.
"It would certainly be in our interest to see Iraq remain on its current path and become even more stable," General Martin Dempsey told reporters today during a briefing at the Pentagon. "As a member of the national security team, that would be my advice."
Dempsey, who was sworn in April 11 as the Army's top military officer, didn't say how many service members should stay in Iraq if requested. The U.S. has about 47,000 troops there, mostly advising and assisting Iraqi security forces. The U.S. troops are scheduled to leave by the end of the year.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said the Iraqi government should decide soon so the U.S. can plan effectively. Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, has said Iraq "could go to hell" without a continued presence of between 10,000 and 15,000 U.S. troops in 2012.


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When Trappist Father Thomas Merton addressed persistent racism in his writing during the 1960s, his message seemingly reached into the future. Appealing to society to recognize that all people are children of God, Merton questioned practices that prevented African-Americans from achieving full equality and called for the end to discrimination in all forms. It was just one of the priest's stances on important social issues, encompassing race relations, militarism and war, consumerism and the burdens posed by technology.
Turn off the TV, tune out the neighbours, and spend 10 or 15 minutes reading a Gospel passage and speaking to Jesus, Pope Francis told people at his early morning Mass. "Today find 10 minutes – 15 at the most – and read the Gospel, imagine the scene and say something to Jesus. Nothing more. "Your knowledge of Jesus will increase and your hope will grow," the pope said Feb. 3 at the Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae where he lives.
Pope Francis urged a crowd estimated at six million gathered in a Manila park to protect the family "against insidious attacks and programs contrary to all that we hold true and sacred, all that is most beautiful and noble in our culture." The pope's homily at the Jan. 18 Mass also reprised several other themes he had sounded during the four-day visit, including environmental problems, poverty and corruption. Despite continuous rain, the congregation in Rizal Park began to assemble the night before the afternoon celebration. The crowd was so dense in spots that people passed hosts to fellow worshippers unable to reach priests distributing Communion.
Catholics responded well to the first consolidated charitable appeal in the Edmonton Archdiocese. More than 80 parishes took part in the Together We Serve appeal, raising $1.721 million. That's $121,000 more than the original goal of $1.6 million. "It went really well," says director of development Connie Lunde. "We are very, very pleased because, of course, a first year can be a little bit scary. It's hard for people to change something that they are very used to." Together We Serve replaced nine special collections previously taken in all parishes at various times throughout the year. The appeal began at Easter and ran until the end of December.
People who have buried or cremated relatives and loved ones in Edmonton's Catholic Cemeteries need not worry. Fires at Hainstock's Funeral Home and Crematorium in south Edmonton on Jan. 9 and 10 prompted families to express concerns about the safety of the remains of their loved ones. Deacon Paul Croteau, director of Catholic Cemeteries, would not comment on the Hainstock fires. But families, he said, should not worry about the safety of their loved ones' remains at Edmonton Catholic Cemeteries.
EDMONTON – The Sign of Hope campaign has again surpassed its campaign goal in support of Catholic Social Services. From October to December the campaign raised $3.4 million – $300,000 more than its goal of $3.1 million. "I'm thrilled and proud," said campaign chair Beth Allard-Clough. "I'm incredibly grateful for the amazing support of our community." What brought the campaign over the top was "lots of hard work as a team," Allard-Clough explained. "I really believe in this agency and I am passionate about the cause, and when you believe in something you make it happen."
The encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well invites us to try water from a different well and also to offer a little water of our own. That's the idea behind the biblical verse "Give me a drink," which is the theme of this year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Jesus said those words to a Samaritan woman as he sat at a well owned by Samaritans, a tribe despised by the Jews of the time. Bishops, leaders and lay people of many different Christian churches and organizations took part in the opening service of the Week of Prayer at Braemar Baptist Church Jan. 18.
OTTAWA – In the 50 years since the Second Vatican Council's Decree on Ecumenism, observers see hopeful signs for ecumenism and interfaith dialogue under Pope Francis. "Pope Francis uses language very frequently on how important it is to walk together with other Christians," said Saint Paul University professor Catherine Clifford, noting theological dialogues are being complemented "with initiatives of common witness." "It's an invitation to do everything we possibly can together, not to wait for all 'i's to be dotted and 't's crossed and all the texts approved, but that we kind of live into the experience of mutual communion by beginning to act together today," she said.
Father Gottfried Seifert joined the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, better known as the Pallottine Fathers, in Germany in the early 1950s. "There was no divine intervention or any great revelation," he says of his priestly vocation. The young lad had to decide what to do with his life and since he felt called to a life of service, the priesthood seemed like a good option. Seifert chose the Pallottines because he knew the order and was familiar with its charism. He was ordained in 1958 and was sent to Canada the following year.
Seventy. Seventy years of living with the same person, raising a family, and sharing the twilight years of life seems almost impossible in today's society. Two Catholic couples living in Edmonton's downtown Rivera community know it's possible because they are still doing it. Edith and Ken Nixon display the easy companionship one might expect after 70 years of marriage. Sitting in their comfortable apartment, they correct each other or add a fact or two the other might have forgotten with the warmth of two lifelong friends. It is much the same with Lionel and Pauline Lemieux. Their marital journey was different, but the ingredients of faith and commitment were there too. The Montreal setting and Lionel's travelling gave a different tenor to the early part of their relationship.


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