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Boudhanath (Devanagari, Nepali: बौद्धनाथ) (also called Boudha, Bouddhanath or Baudhanath or the Khāsa Caitya) is a stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is known as Khāsti in Nepal Bhasa, Jyarung Khashor in Tibetan language (Tibetan: བྱ་རུང་ཁ་ཤོར། Wylie: bya rung kha shor) or as Bauddha by speakers of Nepali. Located about 11 km from the center and northeastern outskirts of Kathmandu, the stupa's massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal.
The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world. The influx of large populations of refugees from Tibet has seen the construction of over 50 Tibetan Gompas (Monasteries) around Boudhanath. As of 1979, Boudhanath is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along with Swayambhunath, it is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Kathmandu area.
The Stupa is on the ancient trade route from Tibet which enters the Kathmandu Valley by the village of Sankhu in the northeast corner, passes by Boudnath Stupa to the ancient and smaller stupa of Cā-bahī (often called 'Little Boudnath'). It then turns directly south, heading over the Bagmati river to Patan - thus bypassing the main city of Kathmandu (which was a later foundation). Tibetan merchants have rested and offered prayers here for many centuries. When refugees entered Nepal from Tibet in the 1950s, many decided to live around Boudhanath. The Stupa is said to entomb the remains of Kassapa Buddha.
MYTHOLOGY
PADMASAMBHAVA BUDDHISM
This Bauddha stupa was built just after the demise of Lord Buddha and is largest single Chhorten in the world. Many Kilograms of gold were used in the decoration of the holy building. The legend of its building begins with one person:
An Apsara in a previous life, Jyajima (Tibetan: བྱ་རྫི་མ། Wylie: bya rdzi ma) was born into a very ordinary family of the earth after the reduction of her religious merit from the heaven. She had four husbands, and gave birth to four sons from each of her husbands. Tajibu (Tibetan: རྟ་རྫིའི་བུ། Wylie: rta rdzi'i bu) was born of a horse trader, Phagjibu (Tibetan: ཕག་རྫིའི་བུ། Wylie: phag rdzi'i bu) from a pig trader, khyijibu (Tibetan: ཁྱི་རྫིའི་བུ། Wylie: khyi rdzi'i bu) from dog trader and Jyajibu (Tibetan: བྱ་རྫིའི་བུ། Wylie: bya rdzi'i bu) from poultry business man. They had a most religious attitude, and decided to construct the largest chhorten (stupa). The land necessary for the stupa was made available by Majyajima (Tibetan: མ་བྱ་རྫི་མ། Wylie: ma bya rdzi ma), and construction was started soon after. The construction materials of soil, bricks and stones were carried on elephants, horses, donkeys etc. Majyajima died four years later, after completion of four stories of the structure, and after three more years of ceaseless efforts, the sons completed The Baudha stupa. It took almost seven years in total to complete the construction of the stupa.
It is believed that thousands of Buddhas and heavenly Deities incarnated as Lamas in the Baudha stupa It is said that because of Rabne, the rays of Bodhisattvas entered in the song from heaven and the holy sound of was heard in the sky. Due to being empowered by the Bodhisattvas this stupa is viewed with a great reverence as are Sangye Tong Duspai Chorten (Tibetan: སངས་རྒྱས་སྟོང་འདུས་པའི་མཆོད་རྟེན། Wylie: sangs rgyas stong 'dus pa'i mchod rten) etc.
After the completion of the construction of Boudha stupa, Tajibu prayed very devoutly to become the king of the northern region to disseminate the religion, so he was the Dharma King Trisong Detsen of Tibet in his next life. Phagjibu wished to be a scholar to disseminate the religion, and he became Bodhisattva Śāntarakṣita, an enlightened teacher in Tibet in the next birth. Khyijibu was incarnated as the enlightened Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava on Ashada Dashain (on the tenth day of lunar calendar of first half of Ashada) in Oddiyana, Oḍḍiyāna (Skt. Oḍḍiyāna; Tibetan: ཨུ་རྒྱན་, Wylie: u rgyan, Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଆଣ), in the southwest area, at Dhanakosha lake. He suppressed the Demons who were barriers to the religion and conserved and protected the religion from the Demonic attacks. Jyajibu prayed to be a minister for the protection of religion in the north and as an answer to his prayer he was born at Tibet and became the minister Bhami Thri Zher (Tibetan: སྦ་མི་ཁྲི་བཞེར། Wylie: sba mi khri bzher).
All of these person prayed for themselves but they did not pray for the animals, who transported bricks, soil, and stone. So these animals became angry and the elephant prayed to be the Demon in the next life to eliminate the religion. So he became the King Langdarma of Tibet in the next life, where Tajibu had disseminated the holiest religion. In the same way, the Donkey prayed to become a minister in the next life to destroy the religion and he too became a minister Dudlon Mazhang Drompakye (Tibetan: བདུད་བློན་མ་ཞང་གྲོམ་པ་སྐྱེས། Wylie: bdud blon ma zhang grom pa skyes) in Tibet.
A crow listened the prayers of these animals who prayed for the destruction of the holiest religion, and he (the crow) prayed to the Bauddha Stupa to be a minister to protect and preserve the holy religion by killing the demonic king Langdarma (Tibetan: རྒྱལ་པོ་གླང་དར་མ། Wylie: rgyal po glang dar ma) in the next life. He was born as Lha Lung Pal Gyi Dorje (Tibetan: ལྷ་ལུང་དཔལ་གྱི་རྡོ་རྗེ། Wylie: lha lung dpal gyi rdo rje) in the next life, and assassinated King Lang Darma with a bow and arrow.
The cowherds and shepherds, who prayed for the protection of religion and suppression of demons (who were attempting to eliminate the holy religion), were born as Cholon Gos Padma Gung Tsan (Tibetan: ཆོས་བློན་འགོས་པདྨ་གུང་བཙན། Wylie: chos blon 'gos padma gung tsan) in Tibet to conserve the religion. In the same way, Chodpurchan and Sarse, two Brahmins who prayed to the stupa to be born in the holy country and to write the holy literature were reborn in the next life as Kawa Paltsek (Tibetan: སྐ་བ་དཔལ་བརྩེགས། Wylie: ska ba dpal brtsegs) and Chogro Lhui Gyaltshan (Tibetan: ཅོག་རོ་ཀླུའི་རྒྱལ་མཚན། Wylie: cog ro klu'i rgyaltshan); these two translated thousands of holy teachings of Lord Buddha into Bhoti (Tibetan) Language.
In addition to this, two crown princes of Nepal prayed to be helpers in dissesminating the religion, and they became Denma Tsemang (Tibetan: ལྡན་མ་རྩེ་མང་། Wylie:ldan ma rtse mang) and Legzyin Nyima (Tibetan: ལེགས་བྱིན་ཉི་མ། Wylie: legs byin nyi ma) in their next lives and wrote many holy books. Along with this, the religious king of Tibet, Dechen Devachan asked the greatest teacher Rinpoche: "what could be the factor and cultural background of our previous life that made us deeply devoted in religion and active in disseminating religious matters"? He was answered and was reverently referred by the Guru as 'Jyarung Khashor.
LEGEND OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STUPA ACCORDING TO TIBETAN BUDDHIST MYTHOLOGY
"The village that surrounds the great Kāṣyapa stupa is generally known by the name of Bauḍḍha. ...which in Tibetan is called Yambu Chorten Chenpo (Tibetan: ཡམ་བུའི་མཆོད་རྟེན་ཆེན་པོ། Wylie: yam bu'i mchod rten chenpo). Yambu is the general name by which Kāthmāndu is known in Tibet; and Chorten Chenpo means great stupa. The real name of the stupa in full is, however, Jya Rung Khashor Chorten Chenpo, which may be translated into: "Have finished giving the order to proceed with."
The stupa has an interesting history of its own which explains this strange name. It is said in this history that Kāṣyapa was a Buḍḍha that lived a long time before Shākyamuni Buḍḍha. after Kāṣyapa Buḍḍha's demise, a certain old woman, with her four sons, interred this great sage's remains at the spot over which the great mound now stands, the latter having been built by the woman herself. Before starting on the work of construction, she petitioned the King of the time, and obtained permission to "proceed with" building a tower. By the time that, as a result of great sacrifices on the part of the woman and her four sons, the groundwork of the structure had been finished, those who saw it were astonished at the greatness of the scale on which it was undertaken. Especially was this the case with the high officials of the country, who all said that if such a poor old dame were allowed to complete building such a stupendous tower, they themselves would have to dedicated a temple as great as a mountain, and so they decided to ask the King to disallow the further progress of the work. When the King was approached on the matter his Majesty replied: "I have finished giving the order to the woman to proceed with the work. Kings must not eat their words, and I cannot undo my orders now." So the tower was allowed to be finished, and hence its unique name, "Jya Rung Khashor Chorten Chenpo." I rather think, however, that the tower must have been built after the days of Shākyamuni Buḍḍha, for the above description from Tibetan books is different from the records in Sanskrit, which are more reliable than the Tibetan." the biggest stupa in Nepal.
HISTORY
The Gopālarājavaṃśāvalī (Gopu) says Boudhanath was founded by the Nepalese Licchavi king Śivadeva (c. 590-604 CE); though other Nepalese chronicles date it to the reign of King Mānadeva (464-505 CE). Tibetan sources claim a mound on the site was excavated in the late 15th or early 16th century and the bones of king Aṃshuvarmā 605-621 were discovered there.However, the Tibetan emperor, Trisong Detsän (r. 755 to 797) is also traditionally associated with the construction of the Boudhanath Stupa.Yolmo Ngagchang Sakya Zangpo from Helambu resurrected Boudhanath.
2015 EARTHQUAKE
On April 25th, 2015 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake caused minor damage to the stupa.
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PIONEER'S ROMANCE.
DEATH OF MR. G. McCAUL
ADVENTURES OF A LONG LIFE
FOLLOWING THE GOLD TRAIL.
By the death of Mr. George McCaul, who died to-day at his residence, Wellesley Street, New Zealand loses a staunch old pioneer, whose story is typical of the surprisingly varied career of the men who helped to found the colonies. He was born in Perthshire 90 years ago, just one year before Queen Victoria came to the throne. After serving his apprenticeship to the plumbing trade in historic Perth, he migrated to Birmingham, where he worked for a time, and then to London. When he was a young man, the colonies were very much in the public eye, particularly Australia, where the goldfields attracted many ambitious men from the Old Country.
Mr. McCaul's job in London was making the canteens used for carrying water in the dry place in Australia. He was on piece work, and being a very smart workman he got through his week's alloted task in three days, which allowed him time to look about. One day he decided that he would follow the canteens he had been making, though he had not the slightest idea of what sort of a country it was. He adopted the simple method of following the cart, on which the canteens were loaded, to the docks and going on board the same ship. After a long voyage he stepped ashore at Adelaide, and soon after got a job with Simpson's, then a very small business, but now one of the biggest in the Commonwealth.
Off to New Zealand.
The urge to see new places drove him to Melbourne, and while there news went over the Tasman of the discovery of the rich goldfield at Gabriel's Gully, Otago. Australia seemed full of gold seekers in those days—the early 60's —and Mr. McCaul found himself one of 900 men on board the ship Red Jacket, bound for Dunedin. There were a lot of Irishmen on board, a real rollicking crew, with plenty of drinking and an early brand of "community singing" that made the voyage a very vocal one. Mr. McCaul did not do much good at the Otago goldfields, and when gold was discovered on the West Coast, at Hokitika, he and a lot of others set out to walk across to try their luck. Food was scarce on the way, and many men died on the journey. While he was on the Coast the Kelly and Burgess gang were out on the murder trail, and he and his mates had to abandon one lonely claim for fear of a call from those desperadoes.
Tons of Gold.
His luck on the Coast was no better than at Gabriel's Gully, and he decided to make for Auckland, where he worked at his trade. One of his first jobs was helping to put rip the spire of St. James' Church, Wellington Street, which was afterwards taken down, leaving the present tower. From Auckland he went to Napier, and then in 1868 he came up to the Thames, where gold had been discovered the year before. He did not get much gold himself, but used to say that he saw two tons of the precious stuff taken out of the famous Caledonia in a week. While on the Thames he worked at his trade, making pipes which carried the air to the face of the drives. He also turned out tin chimneys, and used to say that he had fitted one to every place in the township. He also furnished every household with a colonial oven, once the universal concomitant of every kitchen. The year 1885 saw him back in Auckland. He set up in business in Wellesley Street, and was there up to the time of his death, living in the good old-fashioned way "over the shop."
Twice during his life Mr. McCaul made trips to the Old Country, but his heart was always in New Zealand, and he always came back convinced that New Zealand was the finest country in the world. Blessed with a good strong Scotch constitution, he enjoyed robust health right up to the end, and only the other evening was at the grand opera. Mrs. McCaul died some 20 years ago. There were no children, and Mr. McCaul's surviving relations are two nieces, Miss McCaul, Auckland, and Mrs. Andrews, New South Wales.
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Plot 1: Barbara McCaul (78) 1913
George McCaul – Iron Merchant
In Loving Memory
of
BARBARA,
dearly beloved wife of
George McCAUL
who died 21st Sept 1913,
aged 76 years.
“Blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord.”
Also her beloved husband
GEORGE McCAUL
died 17th Dec 1932, aged 96 years.
“United”
His duty nobly done
McCAUL
McCAUL.—On October 17, 1932, at his late residence, 21, Wellesley Street East, George the beloved husband of the late Barbara McCaul; aged 96 years. The funeral will leave his late residence, 21, Wellesley Street East, at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) for Waikumete Cemetery.
Help please? They're so hard to get in America, even on eBay.....
And when there is, prices are absolutely ridiculous!
This is not a joking poster. I could never have imagined this would happen to me but my cat went missing yesterday in the vet hospital when I took her there for a treatment on the wound on her face. No one in the hospital witness her disappearance, not even the friend whom I went with was aware of her escape when I was registering myself at the counter. Immediately after I left the counter I was totally in shock to see that she was no longer on the bench she was seated next to my friend. The only thing left behind was her red towel! Everyone including the hospital staff were searching all over the building for her but she was nowhere to be found.
Today I went back to the vet hospital again to try looking for her but with no success. The hospital could not do much as they had also tried looking for her after I left yesterday. It was suspected that she might be still in the hospital building but there might also a chance that she could have sneaked out of the building. I am totally depressed right now for what had happened.
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CAT’S NAME IS BEBE, A TUXEDO CAT WITH A DISTINCTIVE BLACK MARKING ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF HER MOUTH, WEARING A PINK COLLAR WITH BELL. LAST SEEN ON 7 DEC 2009 @ GASING VETERINARY HOSPITAL, GASING INDAH, PJ, WITH A WOUND ON HER FACE BETWEEN THE NOSE & RIGHT EYE.
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LUMBINI NEPAL
Lumbinī (Nepali and Sanskrit: लुम्बिनी listen (help•info), "the lovely") is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Nepal. It is the place where, according to Buddhist tradition, Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in 563 BCE.[1][2] Gautama, who achieved Enlightenment some time around 528 BCE,[3][4] became the Buddha and founded Buddhism.[5][6][7]Lumbini is one of many magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of the Buddha.
Lumbini has a number of temples, including the Mayadevi Temple and several others which are still under repair. Many monuments, monasteries and a museum, the Lumbini International Research Institute, are also within the holy site. Also there is the Puskarini, or Holy Pond, where the Buddha's mother took the ritual dip prior to his birth and where he had his first bath. At other sites near Lumbini, earlier Buddhas were, according to tradition, born, then achieved ultimate Enlightenment and finally relinquished their earthly forms
In the Buddha's time, Lumbini was situated in east of Kapilavastu and southwest Devadaha of Shakya kingdom of Nepal.[8][9] It was there, that the Buddha was born.[10] A pillar discovered in 1896 (and erected thereafter at Rummindei) is believed to mark the spot of Ashoka's visit to Lumbini. The site was not known as Lumbini before the pillar was discovered.[11] According to an inscription on the pillar, it was placed there by the people then in charge of the park to commemorate Ashoka's visit and gifts.[12] The park was previously known as Rummindei, 2 mi (2 mi (3.2 km)) north of Bhagavanpura.
The Sutta Nipáta (vs. 683) states that the Buddha was born in a village of the Sákyans in the Lumbineyya Janapada. The Buddha stayed in Lumbinívana during his visit to Devadaha and there preached the Devadaha Sutta.
In 1896, Nepalese archaeologists (led by Khadga Samsher Rana and assisted by Alois Anton Führer) discovered a great stone pillar at Lumbini, according to the crucial historical records made by the ancient Chinese monk-pilgrim Xuanzang in the 7th century CE. Führer postulated that the pillar was placed at the site by Ashoka (emperor of the Maurya Empire) circa 245 BCE. Records made by another ancient Chinese monk-pilgrim Faxian in the early 5th century CE, were also used in the process of identifying this religiously acclaimed site.
Recent excavations beneath existing brick structures at the Mayadevi Temple at Lumbini have uncovered evidence for an older timber structure beneath the walls of the newer brick Buddhist shrine, which was constructed during the Ashokan era. The layout of the Ashokan shrine closely follows that of the earlier timber structure, which suggests a continuity of worship at the site. The pre-Mauryan timber structure appears to be an ancient bodhigara (tree shrine), consisting of postholes and a wooden railing surrounding a clay floor containing mineralized tree roots that appears to have been worn smooth by visitors. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal from the wooden postholes and optically stimulated luminescence dating of elements in the soil suggests human activity (possibly pre-Buddhist tree worship) began at the site around 1000 BCE, followed by the development of a Buddhist monastery-like community by approximately 550 BCE
Lumbini is 4.8 km (3 mi) in length and 1.6 km (1.0 mi) in width. The holy site of Lumbini is bordered by a large monastic zone in which only monasteries can be built, no shops, hotels or restaurants. It is separated into an eastern and western monastic zone, the eastern having the Theravadin monasteries, the western having Mahayanaand Vajrayana monasteries.
The holy site of Lumbini has ruins of ancient monasteries, a sacred Bodhi tree, an ancient bathing pond, the Ashokan pillar and the Mayadevi Temple, where the supposed place of birth of Buddha is located. From early morning to early evening, pilgrims from various countries perform chanting and meditation at the site.
A non-governmental organization named Samriddhi Foundation started in 2013 working extensively in the field of education and health specially in government schools of the area where underprivileged children study. A non-governmental organisation called "Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation" (APECF) backed by chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)and then Prime Minister Prachanda, the Chinese government and a UN group called "United Nations Industrial Development Organization" (UNIDO) signed a deal to develop Lumbini into a "special development zone" with funds worth $3 billion.[15] The venture was a China-UN joint project. A broader 'Lumbini Development National Director Committee' under the leadership of Pushpa Kamal Dahal was formed on 17 October 2011.[16] The six-member committee included Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) leader Mangal Siddhi Manandhar, Nepali Congress leader Minendra Rijal, Forest Minister Mohammad Wakil Musalman, among other leaders. The committee was given the authority to "draft a master plan to develop Lumbini as a peaceful and tourism area and table the proposal" and the responsibility to gather international support for the same.
By Kailash Mansarovar Foundation Swami Bikash Giri www.sumeruparvat.com , www.naturalitem.com
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Inspired by the disaster relief artwork that's been floating around the internet.
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In Chile we pass the 6th earthquake most bigger in the world, my country need any kind of help, many people needs water, foods, clothes and a new house. Please send your help! And thanks for the support
Amigos del mundo, mi país ha sufrido una de las peores catástrofes de su historia, hemos sufrido un gran terremoto (y en algunas zonas un maremoto tambien), hay gente que ha perdido absolutamente todo, y en algunas zonas se vive un caos total. Por favor envienos su ayuda, busquen nuestra embajada y vean los medios para ayudarnos! Gracias.
Fuerza chilenos, animo a los que han tenido pérdidas y a los que estamos bien busquemos maneras de ayudar que juntos podremos salir adelante!
Foto por Nicole aka La Nacho
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Help Chile Overcome the Earthquake
Chile stepped up efforts to find survivors of an earthquake registering 8.8 magnitude that struck before dawn yesterday, killing more than 700 people, severing the country’s main highway and damaging 1.5 million homes.
The eartquake was centered 200 miles (317 kilometers) southwest of Santiago near the main winemaking region and close to Concepcion, a metropolitan region of more than 500,000 people. Highways and airports were shut by damage and some copper mines closed. The total economic damage may be as much as $30 billion, or about 15 percent of the South American country’s gross domestic product, according to estimates by disaster- scenario modeler Eqecat Inc.
We need your help to overcome the earthquake.
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About a third of the roll shows this gray wash down the left quarter of the negative. It seems to be in the photos rather than a substance on the surface of the negative. The Yashica hasn't had any problems before, and I'm stumped. Anybody?
A set of helpers roll through Cresson, PA along the NS Pittsburgh Line. The tracks in the foreground are part of the Cresson engine facility, along with an interchange point with the RJ Corman Railroad.
This elderly couple wanted to know where to catch the bus for the Braniel. The tour guide hadn't a clue. Sorted though!
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Heaven Help Us! es mi último libro, Un diario inabarcable, una reflexión sobre el lenguaje utilizado por los medios durante la crisis del COVID-19, en diálogo con la imagen y la poesía. Estará disponible en preventa en www.heavenhelpus.es hasta el 13 de Junio.
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org ; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Sincerely,
John Long (President / Founder)
Clean Bread and Cheese Creek
John@BreadandCheeseCreek.org
(410) 285-1202
This past weekend, I helped put on Terre Haute's first ever Help Portrait event at Lighthouse Mission. Help-Portrait is a global movement of photographers, hairstylists and makeup artists using their time, tools and expertise to give back to those in need. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing people's story and watching their reaction as they saw their picture.
When we first arrived at the shelter to set-up our photo equipment, I bumped into Jeffery who finished doing his shelter duties in the morning. He had a long beard, dirty clothes, and messy hair. I invited him to get his free picture at our event and told him about how we can give him a portrait for free! His eyes lit up and quickly ran upstairs where he was staying. The next time I saw him was when he asked me to take his picture. His beard was gone, he was wearing a suit, and his hair nicely combed. He said to me with a grin on his face, "Remember me?". After I took his picture, I showed him the results. His eyes lit up again and was excited to see how well it turned out. He told me that he loved to get dressed up and hadn't done so in a while. Help-Portrait was the first time in a long time where he can dress up and look nice. He later started showing his picture to other people around the shelter convincing them to get their pictures taken.
You can make a big change in our life
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After my "Faces and Expressions" project, wanted to do something in my photography. One of the genre, I always wanted to touch is "Social Documentry photography". Want to take some pics which is useful for others in some way. It may be social awareness, NGO promotions. I really dont consider the following pics are in that genre. But, I have to start somewhere. This is my first attempt. The lighting was bit difficult. But, I could manage to get these shots. Most of the shots are taken with high ISO 2000.
Recently visited "Rehabilitation of Mentally Challenged people" in Trichy. It was not a planned visit. But, took my gear with me. There are around 50 people in day care. These guys are one or other way got into mental illness. The good thing is, they have a family support. Daily, their parents / relatives drop them here. They get medications, training on preparing candles, paper bag, Soap Oil, Phenoyl, Incent Sticks, Dhoop sticks, Dish washing powder, Dolls, Craft works, etc. Periodic medications and counciling make them better day by day and they could able to understand the work. Some of them, even go out and sell their products. This is very posivite sign. They also get evaluated over the period and they also get salary for whatever they are doing and selling.
Had a conversation with their Psychiatrist. The sad story is, sometime their parents / relatives, drop these people on the road or bus / rail station and vanish. The TRUST also have a home where these kind of people are picked from the road and get treated. As of now, they have around 120 people like this (without family support) in another place. I could not able to visit that place. But, will be visiting next time.
We all need to know that these people are having a temp. illness. We should not ignore them. It is like any other illness. But it takes some time to get cured. They are also like us. Please respect them and treat them like any other people.
Each one of us can make a big change in their lifes. We can contribute in many way.
PS: Another sad story. Met my 6 / 7th std. Teacher in this place. His son is also admitted here. He is also doing some service here by teaching them. :-(
If anyone can purchase Flotsam and Jetsam plushes from the Disney Store and ship them to me I can pay you back via PayPal! (right?) I just want them ASAP and don't feel like paying through the nose to get them on eBay or something and they're sold out online and there is no Disney Store in my state! Please help make this family complete! Thanks! <3 My email is:
dante_munoz94@yahoo.com