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Dussehra Celebration- weekend post

Dussehra is regarded one of the most significant and important Hindu festivals, celebrated across the nation with much fervor and gaiety. The festival marks the victory of Lord Ram over demon king Ravana, which means the victory of good over evil, light over darkness. Beautifully decorated tableaux and processions depicting various episodes from Ram's life are taken out on the streets. The tenth day or the Vijayadasami, is considered to a very important day. Effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbhkarna and son Meghnad are burnt in open spaces. Actors dressed as Ram, his wife Sita and brother Lakshman arrive and shoot arrows of fire at these effigies, which are stuffed with firecrackers. As a part of the celebration Ram Lila (drama depicting the episodes from the lives of Ram, Sita and Lakshman) are staged in different regions of the country. It is celebrated in different manner across the country. Besides Bengal and Central India, Dussehra Parva is celebrated in other Indian states with equal zeal and enthusiasm though with regional differences. more

Numbers by Mary Cornish- weekend post

I like the generosity of numbers.
The way, for example,
they are willing to count
anything or anyone:
two pickles, one door to the room,
eight dancers dressed as swans.

I like the domesticity of addition--
add two cups of milk and stir--
the sense of plenty: six plums
on the ground, three more
falling from the tree.

And multiplication's school
of fish times fish,
whose silver bodies breed
beneath the shadow
of a boat.

Even subtraction is never loss,
just addition somewhere else:
five sparrows take away two,
the two in someone else's
garden now.

There's an amplitude to long division,
as it opens Chinese take-out
box by paper box,
inside every folded cookie
a new fortune.

And I never fail to be surprised
by the gift of an odd remainder,
footloose at the end:
forty-seven divided by eleven equals four,
with three remaining.

Three boys beyond their mothers' call,
two Italians off to the sea,
one sock that isn't anywhere you look.

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Breon and Ronald

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Venice Carnevale

Venice has one of the top carnival festivals in the world but carnevale is celebrated in many Italian towns. Carnevale events often occur prior to the actual Carnival date, too. Carnevale usually falls in February. Take a look at some of Italy's interesting Carnevale festivals by clicking on the link above.

A special world

A special world for you and me
A special bond one cannot see
It wraps us up in its cocoon
And holds us fiercely in its womb.

Its fingers spread like fine spun gold
Gently nestling us to the fold
Like silken thread it holds us fast
Bonds like this are meant to last.

And though at times a thread may break
A new one forms in its wake
To bind us closer and keep us strong
In a special world, where we belong.

- Sheelagh Lennon -

Weekend Post-Mexican Customs

Mexicans have a very special way of seeing the world and themselves, a unique sense of humor and a deep- rooted sense of tradition. They are an artistic and passionate culture. They don’t let time run their lives. Family and community are very important values. Learn about the most characteristic and curious aspects of their culture.

Weekend Post- Do I belong

Lost in a world so full of rights,
Nobody cares to see my plight.

Born as a child filled with a want,
I am still the female gene nobody wants.

Excluded from society
Here I stand loosing my dignity.

What more could i ask for than a life,
But now I pray for my sacrifice.

Day by day, I am a liability,
I stand now showing you my ability.

I am the child you once rejected,
And now all I ask is for you to take me back.

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The White House Ghosts

It is said that Lincoln's ghost haunts the White House. He appears in the room where the Lincoln bed is kept. Harry Truman once responded to a 3 o'clock knock on his door and found no one there. He attributed the knock to Lincoln.

Lincoln is said to return to the White House when the security of the country is at risk. He strides up and down the second floor hallway, raps at doors, and stands by certain windows with his hands clasped behind his back. One staff member claimed to have seen Lincoln sitting on his bed pulling on his boots.

I found this legend online. For more famous legends click here."A bodyguard to President Harrison was kept awake many nights trying to protect the president from mysterious footsteps he heard in the hall. He grew so tired and worried; he finally attended a séance to beg President Lincoln to stop so he could get enough sleep to properly protect the president!

Abigail Adam's ghost was seen drifting through the closed doors of the East Room to hang the laundry during the Taft administration.

A gardener claims to have spoken to the ghost of Dolly Madison, who reproved him for trying to remove the rose bushes she had planted over a hundred years ago.

In the 1930's Andrew Jackson's ghost could be heard laughing in the Rose room.

In 1952, extensive repairs were done to the second floor of the White House. Since then, the ghosts have not walked so actively."

Weekend Post- Toyota

The lawyer of the motorists involved in the run-away-vehicle incident received a congressional memo informing him of the finding, the Associated Press reported Sunday. The memo also questioned his client's version of events. Click here for more info.

Donald E. Goodwin

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Donald E. Goodwin is an auto engineer's engineer. From the day he completed his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, he has steadily marched through the ranks of the Detroit technocracy, beginning in diesel fuel system design, in 1971, and moving to supplier quality assurance, then brake system design, then design verification, sheet metal testing, emissions certification, and powertrain systems work.
In 1978, Goodwin earned a master's degree in management from Michigan's Dearborn campus, and his management responsibilities climbed. He joined Chrysler Corporation, in 1985, as manager of design feasibility and reliability assurance and continued his climb

Rene Decartes

The French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes, or Renatus des Cartes as he called himself in his Latin publications, lived during the early 17th century. He studied law, but since he had rich parents he never had to earn any money with his learned profession.

In Descartes' time, there was a new interest in geometry. Already the Greeks had studied perfect shapes like the line, the circle or conic sections and the curves which derive of it. Now it got important to know more about curves, for example to study the path of projectiles when shot from cannons, or to design lenses used in telescopes and microscopes.

Weekend Post- Obama wants former top Army intel officer at TSA

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to appoint a former senior Army official with a career in intelligence to lead the Transportation Security Administration.

The president is expected to announce his choice, retired Gen. Robert Harding, on Monday, according to an administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement is not yet public.

The president's decision to appoint someone with an extensive intelligence background is significant because it comes after the attempted Christmas airliner attack, when the government's intelligence programs came under scrutiny and attacks by critics who said the Obama administration wasn't doing enough to foil would-be terrorists. The incident prompted a review of U.S. security policies.

Taser Madness

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It must be a new high school initiative because the tasers were doing some big time zapping recently at a high school basketball game. When you watch this video you get the feeling that this won't be the last time you'll be reading about this. Just from that clip you can see how people might lose their jobs after this incident. Unless someone was packing heat, was there really a need for all of the harassment, intimidation, yelling, pushing, shoving and worst of all tasering? It's not like a coach whipped a ball at a player's head or someone head-butted a person. A Boy Mario has been a victim and he was tazed and he is a kid he wanted to get his sister. His family did press charges because if he was going out of fear for his sister and he had to find his sister then that school has alot of thinking to do. When you think of taser you think of shock. tazer is an electroshock weapon that uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles of the human body. here is the link by clicking this or this.
clicking here would allow you to see another veiw of the brawl incident. when you click on the picture you should actually find the full definition of a taser and what it can do.

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Weekend Post- Teen pregnancy

Teen pregnancy rates in the United States declined steadily from 1991 to 2005—from 60 out of 1000 teenagers in 1991 to 40.5 out of 1000 in 2005. However, the teen pregnancy rate increased for two years in a row in 2006 and 2007—to more than 42 out of 1000. Approximately one-third of young women in the United States become pregnant during their teens. More than 80% of teen pregnancies are unintended and unintentional. The highest teen birth rate occurs in Hispanic women (83 out of 1000 in 2006).Declining teen pregnancy rates are thought to be attributed to more effective birth control practice and decreased sexual activity among teens. The most dramatic reduction in teen pregnancy—23%—has occurred among African American teenagers.Click here for more info.

Weekend Post- Popular Culture

Frankie Muniz is now a drummer for an unsigned band called You Hang Up. The 24-year-old stopped acting in 2008 and became a professional race car driver before turning to music.Brittany Murphy Foundation sends back Donations ... The Brittany Murphy Foundation is not an official non-profit foundation. After being questioned on the legitimacy and legality of their foundation, the website has announced they are no longer accepting donations and are returning those they have received

Weekend Post- Dwayne Wade

An MRI taken Sunday confirmed that Dwyane Wade has suffered a slightly strained left calf muscle, and though he can finally shed his walking boot he is still listed as day-to-day.

This doesn't change his outlook too much, since it has sounded like would miss a few games for the last couple of days. Unless we hear a solid report that he miraculously feels better, he belongs on your bench for the upcoming week.

Weekend Post- Super Bowl

For the first time ever, the New Orleans Saints won Super Bowl 44. The score was Saints 31 Colts 17. It was a hard fought battle. At first the Colts were winning then the second half came and the Saints made a nice comeback. They made a nice touchdown followed by an interception and a touchdown. Once that happened, the game was over.

Police Taser Student at Basketball Game

Police Taser Student at Basketball Game

Taser Madness

March Madness is right around the corner. Taser Madness? Now we have that, too. It must be a new high school initiative because the tasers were doing some big time zapping recently at a high school basketball game. When you watch this video you get the feeling that this won't be the last time you'll be reading about this. Just from that clip you can see how people might lose their jobs after this debacle. Unless someone was packing heat, was there really a need for all of the harassment, intimidation, yelling, pushing, shoving -- and worst of all -- tasering? It's not like a coach whipped a ball at a player's head or someone head-butted a ...

Weekend Post- My week off

My week off from school was very relaxing. I mostly slept. I also caught up on all my missed and played video games. I also went out to apple bees to eat after I saw a movie. My weekend was very fun

Weekend Post- MLK

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a United States Federal holiday marking the birthdate of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King's birthday, January 15. King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. He was assassinated in 1968.

The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination. Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed in 1986. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.

Weekend Post- Kobe

Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978(1978-08-23)) is an American shooting guard who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career and made instant headlines when he decided to go directly into the NBA upon graduation. He was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant and then-teammate Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002.

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New Years

Its now 2010, that means its time for change. WE have to break our old bad habbits, start the year off on a good note. We have to put our best foot forward and start studying more, doing our work to the best of our ability and getting better grades.