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Friday, February 12, 2016
@ Penn Museum, Harrison Auditorium
Photos by Adam Weaver.
A collective of student organizers at Penn and members of the Philadelphia community presented a showcase featuring performances by artists who share expressions of black joy, black love, black suffering, and hope in the midst of chaotic times.
This program was made possible by our generous sponsors: The Graduate Student Center at Penn, The University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, The Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Penn's Campaign for Community, Makuu, We Support Diversity of Mind (WSDM), Media Activism Research Collective, Penn Spectrum, PHL Diversity, Arts Sanctuary, SPEC Fully Planned, SPEC-TRUM, Graduate School of Education Student Government, Graduate School of Engineering Student Government, The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Intercultural Fund, and Platt Student Performing Arts House.
Three generous scoops of ice cream--chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla--topped with gooey hot fudge, chopped peanuts, fresh whipped cream, and a brightly colored cherry is a delectable treat sure to complement any outfit, and it makes a wonderful gift for ice cream lovers or anyone who's counting down to the lazy days of summer.
The handmade yellow plate is 3/4" in diameter. The bowl and all food items are also handmade from polymer clay, and the silver plated ring is adjustable for a comfortable fit on a range of sizes.
Los Angeles residents showed their generosity when teams of uniformed off- and on-duty Los Angeles Firefighters were joined by Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) staff and volunteers at 20 locations citywide for the annual Fill The Boot campaign to raise money for MDA research and services. © Photo by Mike Meadows
I'm not cheating, Until I get a worthwhile picture taken today, this is just a stand in.
After we had finished our paella on Sunday, the Spaniards at the fiesta gave us some of their desserts including this sandia (water melon) which had been very artfully cut to form a flower shape.
It was very kind of them and the melon was delicious. As you can see it doesn't have many pips which saved the usual fiddling to remove them.
a trout jumps up -
at the bottom of the water
clouds coming and going.
-onitsura
dear friends!! let us join in the delight of the generous fishes!! i wish you a day of wonders... and much joy!!
jeanne
scanned, altered and assembled images, april 8, 2007
(including a 35mm photo of a beloved river in the fall, a magic tea cup, and a golden tray for serving tea)
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"Reopened after Six Day war 5727 (1967) by the Lubawitch Rebbe Shlita.
Renovated through the generosity of Joey and Toby Tanenbaum, Toronto, Canada."
"The Poway synagogue shooting occurred on April 27, 2019, when a gunman armed with an AR-15 style rifle fired shots inside the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California, a city approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of San Diego. The attack took place on the last day of the Jewish Passover holiday, which fell on a Shabbat. One woman was killed and three other people were injured, including the synagogue's rabbi. After fleeing the scene, the alleged gunman phoned 9-1-1 and reported the shooting. He was apprehended in his car approximately two miles (3.2 km) from the synagogue by a San Diego police officer." — Wikipedia, accessed 6-26-19.
Here is some excerpted background by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (jta.org), posted a few days after the Poway, California, shooting
BYBEN SALES APRIL 28, 2019
"Chabad focuses on encouraging Jews to connect to their tradition.
Chabad was founded in the 18th century in Lubavitch, a small town in Russia. It is a Hasidic movement, which means that its followers have traditionally focused on Jewish spirituality and mysticism. Chabad is a Hebrew acronym that stands for “intelligence, understanding and knowledge.”
Its grand rabbi and his followers moved from Europe to the United States following the outbreak of World War II and the Holocaust. Since then, it has been based in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights.
The movement was transformed in 1951 when its most recent grand rabbi, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, took the helm. Following the Holocaust, he expanded a program that sent rabbis as emissaries to Jewish communities in cities around the world. The rabbis’ goal is to teach Jews about Jewish history, philosophy and practice, and to engage them in Jewish life.
Schneerson died in 1994, but the emissary program has only grown. There are now nearly 5,000 emissary families (generally a rabbi, his wife and children) in 100 countries, as well as all 50 states and 500 college campuses.
The rabbis are Orthodox, but the followers often are not.
Chabad rabbis fit the profile of haredi Jews: They wear black hats, long beards and dark suits, and stringently follow Orthodox Jewish law. But the emissaries’ target audience is usually not other Orthodox Jews.
Many Chabad centers, including the synagogue in Poway, explicitly aim to reach Jews with little background in Judaism. Their modus operandi is to teach and model Orthodox Judaism in a nonjudgmental and welcoming way through Friday night dinners, classes and activities for families. Chabad of Poway’s website calls the synagogue a “popular center for Jews of all backgrounds who want to learn more about their Jewish roots,” and advertises “the Chabad-Lubavitch approach of joy, scholarship and unconditional acceptance and love for every Jew.”
Chabad is also the movement behind the young men and boys who will set up shop on street corners in New York City and elsewhere, asking people if they are Jewish and offering men the opportunity to put on tefillin, or phylacteries.
There are also Chabads in places with few Jews, like in Kinshasa, Congo. The Chabad house in Mumbai, India, was targeted in a 2008 terror attack that killed the emissary couple there.
Some Chabad followers believe Schneerson, the late grand rabbi, is the Messiah.
Schneerson, who led Chabad for more than 40 years before his death in 1994, was a charismatic and influential leader who transformed the movement. His legacy has remained so powerful within Chabad that the movement has not named a new grand rabbi since his passing. Some Chabad Hasidim believe he is the Messiah and will return to the world.
The belief spawned a “messianist” faction within the movement. But many emissaries do not believe in Schneerson as Messiah and do not teach that belief at their Chabad centers.
Chabad rabbis have become connected to powerful officials globally, including Vladimir Putin and Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.
Chabad operates as a loose network, and emissaries for the most part tend to work independently — responsible for their own programming, fundraising and priorities. But some Chabad rabbis have become connected to powerful people.
Berel Lazar, for instance, one of two chief rabbis of Russia, is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Chabad ran a clandestine network of emissaries in the Soviet Union and has grown in Russia since the USSR’s collapse three decades ago.
And in Washington, D.C., Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump attend a Chabad synagogue. Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, has been involved with Chabad since he was a student at Harvard University.
Relations between Chabad and other Jewish religious denominations are sometimes strained over turf and philosophical issues, but the other movements have also looked to Chabad as an example in outreach programming, and using the internet and social media to engage unaffiliated Jews."
Info below from The Forward; Helen Chernikoff (April 28, 2019). "Rabbi Wounded in Synagogue Shooting Finished Sermon Before Going to Hospital". Haaretz. Retrieved April 28, 2019:
"Rabbi Wounded in Synagogue Shooting Finished Sermon Before Going to Hospital
Chabad's Yisroel Goldstein, wounded in Poway attack, also served as police chaplain The San Diego rabbi who was shot in the hand during Shabbat services — but insisted on finishing his sermon — has also served as the city’s police chaplain.
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein is a rabbi with the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement, which emphasizes outreach and education to other Jews, and as chaplain tended to the “spiritual needs” of Jews on the force, according to the webpage CrownHeightsinfo.com.
“He continued his speech,” Minoo Anvari, a congregant whose husband was inside the synagogue, told CNN. “We are strong. We are united. They can’t break us.”
Goldstein was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
As chaplain, he for many years counseled deputies regardless of faith who required help healing after witnessing shootings or child deaths. He explained that witnessing tragedies on the job, including shootings or child deaths, can be traumatic. Often, deputies require counseling to help them through the healing process, and Goldstein makes himself available, regardless of the deputies’ creed.
Goldstein took the chaplain’s job in 2006; by that point, he’d already ministered to the Jews of San Diego’s Poway suburb for 20 years, since he left Brooklyn at age 24.
“I’m on a mission,” Goldstein said back in 2006. “This rabbi is not a business, not a career. It’s a mission. I’m a guy from Brooklyn sent out to do good in this part of the world, and try to bring people as much as possible back to the fold. And it’s going very well.”
Goldstein’s father was an important aide to the founder of the Lubavitch movement, Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, according to the Daily News."
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Los Angeles residents showed their generosity when teams of uniformed off- and on-duty Los Angeles Firefighters were joined by Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) staff and volunteers at 20 locations citywide for the annual Fill The Boot campaign to raise money for MDA research and services. © Photo by Mike Meadows
Chinatown is generous with information. There are many stanchions like this one. They are difficult to read while standing in the sun. I've transcribed this one:
Victorian Remains
The houses at 411 and 415 Bernard Street—today home to the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California and Chinatown heritage and Visitors Center—were once part of a three-home complex built by Philip Fritz. An immigrant from Alsace, Fritz worked first as a carpenter then as superintendent of buildings and bridges for the Southern Pacific Railroad. (The original grant deed for the property was held by Jean Bernard, a native of French Switzerland, who owned a nearby brickyard. The street on which these houses sit still bears his name.) In 1886, Fritz built his first home on the property. As his family grew, he added two more in 1888 and 1892. In the 1930’s when the street was widened to make way for a freeway onramp, two of the houses were moved back fifteen feet. The third house was relocated to the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Normandie Avenue, where it became a part of a demonstration housing modernization program sponsored by the Los Angeles Times and the Federal Housing Administration. Louise Fritz Whiting lived in one of the houses her grandfather built on Bernard St. until her death in 1992 at age 100.
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Generosity week ran from February 24th to March 2nd 2014 at USF as a way for students to give thanks for the generosity of all the donors that contribute to the University of San Francisco.
The week started with a Generosity Food Truck Kickoff, a “Thank You” banner signing and a chance for students to meet the student philanthropy committee.
Could you imagine USF without any of these buildings or statues?
Lo Schiavo Science
75% of the cost of LCSI was funded by 3,407 donors. Gifts ranged in size from $2 to $10 million, from Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Parents, Friends, Foundation and Corporations.
Gleeson Library
The library has received over 4,000 donations from Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff, Parents, Friends, Foundations and Corporations. Some of the books in Gleeson Library were donated to USF by students like you, through previous Senior Class Gift campaigns.
Kalmanovitz Hall
K-Hall was renovated in 2008, which was made possible by over 1,200 gifts from people like you. The Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation has continued to support your USF experience as one of the University’s generous supporters.
Cowell Hall
The renovation and update of Cowell Hall in 1995 was made possible in part by the S.H. Cowell Foundation. Many additions, within Cowell Hall were made possible by gifts from people like you.
Malloy Hall
Renovated in 2004, this building is named for our current Chair of the Board of Trustees, Tom Malloy ’61 and his family. Their generosity helped make this building possible.
Runner Statue
Students like you made this statue possible. The Runner Statue was made possible by the USF class of 1986, who raised over $8000 as part of their Senior Class Gift.
Leona and Dominic Tarantino Plaza
This plaza is named for Leona and Dom’54 Tarantino, alumni and trustee emeriti. Their generosity helped to make this space possible.
Koret Health and Recreation Center
Without the support of the Koret Foundation, USF would not have this Garden Courtyard, the Koret Gym, or the Koret Law Center. Without their generosity, many spaces at USF would not be possible.
The convent dates back to the 16 century, 1570 to be exact. lt was built by order of Viscount Antonio Balsamo who financed its construction. Later on it was restructured and enriched thanks to the generosity of the Ruffo family. The convent has retained its origina! architecture with windows in the cells stoke - hole shaped, according to the specification of the most ancient capuchin constructions. The door and window jambs are in sandstone. Many friars lived in the convent in the l7th century, so a second floor was built. On a wall of the staircase there is a fresco by Friar Feliciano Guarcena from Messina (16 10-1663) “the Guardian Angel”. Friar Feliciano was called “the Raphael of the Capuchins” because he imitated so superbly the art of the great Italian painter. From the convent there are great views of Motta Camastra, the nearby town, where many scenes of the first Godfather movie where filmed, the Alcantara Valley and the sea of Giardini - Naxos. Jus around the territory of the convent, lune 20, 1719 the Spanish and Austrian armies fought the greatest baule of contemporary Sicily. The deads of the two arniies were more than 15.000. A museum of the Franciscan testimony is open on the ground floor. It is the religious piace with the most interesting works of art in the Alcantara Valley.“The stigmata ofSaint Francis”, of the l6th century. The unknown author follows the pictorial art of Giotto.“Annunciation of the Fle,nish School”. A canvas with a Sicilian theme. The Sicilitude is easly gathered from the expression of the protagonists in the painting.“Ecce homo”. A canvas well preserved. Tt is the work of Friar Sebastiano da Gratteri who, as written on the upper part of the painting, brought on canvas a vision he had while saying mass. He was the fifth capuchin in Siciiy. Died at the end of the 16 century. He made his colors with herbs and pounded bricks. Altar - piece with “Madonna andAngels musicians”. This canvas dates back to the 17 century. It is the work of two different painters.
Al centro geografico della Valle d’Alcantara, incastonato come un diadema tra l’Etna e i Peloritani, sorge dal 1570 il Convento dei Cappuccini. Qui, arte, storia, cultura si sono date convegno. Frati pittori, scultori, ebanisti hanno fatto a gara, attraverso i secoli, ad impreziosirlo con il loro contributo. La storia contemporanea ricorda la più importante battaglia di Sicilia tra Spagna ed Austria (1719). La cultura, che si esprime nella memoria filtrata dalla testimonianza francescana, trova nella chiesa e nell’attiguo museo la sua più alta espressione.Il messaggio francescano di povertà e umiltà si avverte e si coglie nelle cellette piccole e anguste con le finestre a “bocca di forno”, nel decoro della chiesetta, semplice, ma affascinante, nel clima di pace che ad ogni passo si respira. Dopo quattro secoli e mezzo, visitare il Convento dei Cappuccini a Francavilla è gustare il sapore del piccolo mondo antico, è rituffarsi nella genuina spiritualità francescana, intessuta di umiltà e semplicità, è un ripensamento spirituale che spinge alla riflessione. Nella corsa affannata della vita è un’oasi di riposo. Pellegrini e turisti qui si riversano, attratti dal messaggio francescano di “Pace e Bene”. Al primo impatto la benedizione di S. Francesco rasserena l’anima e la ricompone con Dio e i fratelli.
I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid,
and doors will open
where you didn't know they were going to be.
If you follow your bliss,
doors will open for you that wouldn't have opened for anyone else.
Joseph Cambell
Trekking in Nepal is part of world adventure trekking tourism and Adventure Trekking in Nepal. Natures to renew one’s own self regard, to relive oneself, to realize Nepal beauty, to interact with its generous, friendly peoples are highlights of trekking in Nepal. Trekking is one long term activity that draws repeat visitors. So, Nepal is final purpose for trekking. Offers numerous options walking excursion to meet snowy peaks, their foot hills, valleys but however there is amazing for each who hope trek in Nepal hill, mountain area. Typical trekking and hiking in Nepal as unique combination of natural glory, spectacular trekking trips to hard climbing and Trekking in Himalaya for Everest Base Camp Trek is most rewarding way to skill Nepal natural beautification and cultural array is to walking, trekking, width and the height of country. Trekking is important of travel Nepal for trekking tours Himalaya on description Nepal tour of large range of ecological features for Nepal Travel Holiday The country nurtures a variety of flora and scenery. Addition to natural atmosphere is rich Himalayan culture. Many of visitor trek to different part of Nepal every year to experience its rustic charm, nature and culture. Most treks through areas between 1000 to 5185m, though some popular parts reach over 5648 meters. Trekking is not climbing, while the climb of Himalayan peaks and enjoy walking holiday in Nepal and trekking tours Nepal might be an attraction for travelers. Every travelers knows for the trekking in Nepal from all over the words an inspiring knowledge. For your attraction Travel Holiday in Nepal lies in its stunning beauty and its excellent culture.
Annapurna trekking region of Nepal enjoy with magnificent view close to highest and impressive mountain range in the world. Day exploration in Pokhara and morning morning flight to Jomsom or drive to Besishisahar from Kathmandu begin of trek. High destination, Muktinath 3800m and in generally highest point of whole Annapurna is 5416m. Thorangla la is situated in Buddhist Monastery, an eternal flame, and Hindus Vishnu Tempe of Juwala Mai making it a pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Buddhists and Muktinath is on the way down from popular trekking it call www.trekshimalaya.com/annapurna_region.php Thorang la pass which is incredible view in Annapurna region. Whenever possible we will arrive at lodging mid-afternoon, which should www.adventurestrekking.com leave plenty time for explore the local villages, enjoy the hot springs at Tatopani, continue to Ghorepani where there is forever the possibility of sunrise hike to Poon Hill for spectacular views of Dhaulagiri, Fishtail, Nilgiri and the Annapurna Himalaya range. Continue on to Birethanti finally between with the Baglung road where we will catch cab to Pokhara, next day drive or fly to Kathmandu.
Everest trekking region, although fairly effortless compare to some of other trek, takes you high along trails to Tengboche monastery Everest Solu Khumbu is the district south and west of Mount Everest. It is inhabited by sherpa, cultural group
that has achieve fame because of the develop of its men on climbing expeditions. Khumbu is the name of the northern half of this region above Namche, includes highest mountain (Mt. Everest 8848m.) in the world. Khumbu is in part of Sagarmatha National Park. This is a short trek but very scenic trek offers really superb view of the www.trekshimalaya.com/everest_region.php world's highest peaks, including Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Thamserku, Mt. Amadablam and other many snowy peaks. Fly from www.adventurestrekking.com Kathmandu to Lukla it is in the Khumbu region and trek up to Namche Bazzar, Tyangboche and into the Khumjung village, a very nice settlement of Sherpas people. This trek introduction to Everest and Sherpa culture with great mountain views, a very popular destination for first time trekkers in Nepal. Justifiably well-known world uppermost mountain (8848m.) and also for its Sherpa villages and monasteries. Few days trek from Lukla on the highland, takes you to the entry to Sagarmatha National Park and town of Namche Bazaar is entrance of Everest Trek. Environment of the towering Himalayas is a very delicate eco-system that is effortlessly put out of balance. Actually this trek is hard because of the high altitude walking period.
Langtang trekking region mixture of three beautiful trek taking us straight into some of the wildest and most pretty areas of Nepal. Starting from the lovely hill town of Syabrubensi our trek winds during gorgeous rhododendron and conifer forests throughout the Langtang National Park on the way to the higher slopes. Leads up to the high alpine yak pastures, glaciers and moraines around Kyanging. Along this route you will have an chance to cross the Ganja La Pass if possible from Langtang Valley. Trail enters the rhododendron (National flower of Nepal) forest and climbs www.trekshimalaya.com/langtang_region.php up to alpine yak pastures at Ngegang (4404m). From Ngegang we make a climb of Ganja La Pass (5122m). We start southwest, sliding www.adventurestrekking.com past Gekye Gompa to reach Tarkeghyang otherwise we take a detour and another unique features of trekking past, the holy lakes of Gosainkund (4300 m.) cross into Helambu via Laurebina to Ghopte (3430 m) and further to Trakegyang. Northern parts of the area mostly fall within the boundaries of Langtang National park.
A romantic & generous prince presents his beloved Princess with a gift -- a beautiful key set with a light pink diamond. He takes her by the hand and leads her to a richly ornamented wall cabinet. With delight she realizes that there is more to the gift than just the key. She opens the padlock and sees shelves with a miniature crystal chandelier, a glass rose, a bottle of Enchanted elixir perfume, and a Russian doll.
She picks up the larger Russian doll and opens it, eager to find layers of progressively smaller dolls inside. Instead, inside there is a sparkling enchanted doll, decorated from head to toe in diamonds & precious gems. She beams at her prince, at a loss for words, to describe her gratitude for such a masterpiece.
The prince has one little surprise left -- inside the small Russian doll is a heart shaped diamond pendant set with a rare, natural Australian Argyle pink diamond with the coveted grade of 'Fancy Purplish Red'. (This little treasure weighs less than half a carat & is valued at over half a million dollars.)
The princess is absolutely thrilled by these extravagant gifts -- especially adoring the pendant and the stunning Enchanted doll.
The Enchanted doll website
View the competition entry on youtube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwQLtKV27qc
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Once again i met a mongoose and my ISO, metering and white balance was not in right place. The mongoose was very generous and it stopped a moment just to pose for me!
Generosity Global helps the homeless people in many ways by giving food, shelter, clothes water and manage events like selfless Saturdays for them to do the makeover of needy people to make them feel happy and positive. If anyone is looking to raise a small amount for them the generosity fundraising is here.
Personifications of two virtues from Manchester College chapel. Designed by Burne Jones and executed by Morris & Co.
Los Angeles residents showed their generosity when teams of uniformed off- and on-duty Los Angeles Firefighters were joined by Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) staff and volunteers at 20 locations citywide for the annual Fill The Boot campaign to raise money for MDA research and services. © Photo by Mike Meadows