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Sri Lanka: Major humanitarian crisis unfolding, hundreds of civilians killed, please help
From: "IndiaDivine.org" <info@indiadivine.org>
Date: 31 January 2009 22:30:17 GMT+05:30
To: emails.manoj@gmail.com
Subject: Sri Lanka: Major humanitarian
PLEASE HELP, FORWARD THIS TO YOUR FRIENDS.
Please help the suffering Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka. Call for an immediate cease fire in Sri Lanka so that civilians may escape the conflict zone.
300,000 Tamil Civilians are trapped in a terrible warzone in Northern Sri Lanka, with hundreds being killed every day. The size of the war zone is just 15 kilometers by 20 kilometers, and there are 300,000 civilians packed into that tiny piece of land, which is constantly being bombed and shelled by the Sri Lankan government. All reporters and international aid agencies have been banned from the warzone by the Sri Lankan government, so that the international community cannot know what goes on.
On January 24th alone, 300 civilians were killed in the government designated "safe zone" by Sri Lankan government artillery fire. The following shocking video shows the terrible situation the children in the war zone are facing every single day.
Please forward this video to your friends, and call for an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka so that these civilians may escape from the war zone.
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TAROT BECKONS-2009 MARCH TAROT WORKSHOP
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From: Divyaakummar <divyaakummar@divyaakummar.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Subject: TAROT BECKONS-2009 MARCH TAROT WORKSHOP
To: Undisclosed-Recipient
From: Divyaakummar <divyaakummar@divyaakummar.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Subject: TAROT BECKONS-2009 MARCH TAROT WORKSHOP
To: Undisclosed-Recipient
Dearest all,My last Beginners Tarot Workshop (in January) was cancelled due to personal reasons! Now it will start on March 7th! The class is already quite full, so do call, email, sms if you wish to join! Also do forward to any friends who maybe interested. The reason for the early announcement is that I will be out of 'orbit' from mid to end Feb. due to a close family wedding so I will try and close registration by mid Feb.! Love DTAROT- 1- 2009 BATCH
MARCH 7-APRIL 9
In-depth exploration of the meanings, symbols and spiritual secrets contained within the cards enables you use the tarot in many ways. Discover how they can be a spiritual journey, a counseling tool to 'know thyself', a best friend giving you upfront guidance or a compass pointing to probabilities ahead! Read them for self or others in empowering ways.
We begin the class with two power point presentations, the first touches upon the many frequently asked questions about how and why tarot works; the second explores the deeper spiritual meaning of tarot; this is followed by introducing you the cards, and any questions you may have!The next few weeks we go through each card in detail- its symbols and meanings and how to use it for practical or deeper readings because my personal philosophy is that it is this foundation that helps us read the cards better in the longer run. Rather than learn few key words per card and get stuck when they do not 'fit' the myriad questions that life brings to the cards. We thus understand each card as a person....and just as you 'know' how those whom you understand deeply respond in different situations, likewise you will 'know' how the cards fit any question posed to them!
All of this is interspersed with examples from case histories and personal experiences over the years. Thus at every card we run through a gamut of examples from day-to-day life- which not only brings the cards alive…but also out of text book understanding into how to actually use them!I further introduce you on how to use the cards for magic or manifestation (how to harness the positive energy in the signs and symbols all around you) and how birth details can be incorporated to enhance readings or understand self or your clients better.
All this leads up to the classes on spreads - we cover a range of spreads suitable for different kinds of readings- and then to actual practice…tarot sessions… with each other!
The course prepares you to read the cards for others (and self) in ways which empower them rather then encourage them into being passive observers in their life events! We explore how 'prediction' is all about determining probabilities and guiding the client (or self) on how to facilitate the positive ones and improve/ deal with the not so good ones! But more importantly, and an aspect that is highly emphasized through the weeks, the course helps you use the cards as an invaluable self help tool! It helps you access your subconscious mind and view how you are creating your life events and how to enhance life. Tarot helps you know thyself...whether it is for an optimal emotion quotient (enhanced day to day life) or a deeper spiritual journey. And if you choose... it is that vital trigger to make contact with your inner guides – guidance…intuition or psychic skills.
While the class is formulated with the complete beginner in mind & geared to give them a deep foundation and love for the world of tarot we often have a eclectic mix of beginners, more experienced tarot students and even readers who come to explore the cards deeper and deeper-and thus all are welcome!
Moreover, once you are a student of the tarot with me, you are welcome to re-attend the classes to make up missed classes or for a complete revision of classes -within a year of doing it with me without any extra charge! Of course certain terms apply- a) whenever I have a 'Tarot 1' batch going on -b) based on availability of sitting space in the room -c) only if you have attended the classes regularly, for it cannot be used to transfer admission from one batch to another-d) without new notes from me -e) with my focus being with the new students of course so i do not take questions from repeat students as the limited time we have is devoted to the current class students! While i do have advanced courses- after my basic tarot course you do not need then- they are more for practice and to explore a passion further!
DATE-TEN SESSIONS- MARCH 7TH - APRIL 9TH
DAYS-TIME: TWICE A WEEK - WED OR THURSDAY AND SATURDAY -2 - 5 PM
ENERGY EXCHANGE: Rs 5100; includes two bound and printed booklets. One has in-depth meanings for to use! The other has detailed notes on symbols, exercises for practice and spreads- indeed on each topic we pursue- so that you can 'listen' in peace rather than focus on taking down notes! The hall is air conditioned and we have a small tea and biscuit break! As sitting space only allows a certain maximum- confirmation is only on full payment at time of registration.
You need to buy the Rider Waite cards ( available in any book shop- cost approx 500-700 Rs as it varies with the dollar rate or I can buy them for you- I usually get a 20% discount on the current price due to the bulk purchase)
VENUE: WORLI- NEAR MELA RESTAURANT-CAMPA COLA COMPOUND
More details and student feedback on my website, dvyalok workshop section. For further information or registration please email me or sms me with your name or call me on 9821180556...best between 8 - 9.30 am or 5 -8 pm.
Love Divyaa KummarTarot is a user -friendly, self-reliant aid to access inner self! For those moments when you can't share your issue with another- or those moments when your friends or external support systems are not available...for those moments when you seek a deeper /higher answer from within you....
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Women are so much better at financial planning than men.
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i genearted this post using lazy blogger geneation
F*** me dead I just got slapped with a wet salmon - really - I have not updated this since Paris Hilton was in jail... You would not believe the amount of people that are totally stalking me. Apologies to my regular readers! Even the little blue ones!.
I am flat out like a lizard drinking with my obsession of saving money, spending my husband's money, just generally being a doormat to recognise my children again, my day is filled with fluorescent light from when the nightclubs close to I run out of alcohol. I am convinced that I absolutely deserve this after all my hard work. life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.
I will try to remember I promised you I will try to remember my blog password more often in future. Until I need your shoulder to cry on. Assuming I don't get distracted by counting my chest hairs..http://www.aussiebloggers.com.au/blogpost.html
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Air kssing for the socially challenged
Here's a quick how-to if you're not in the groove. Air-kissing is kissing as a non-contact sport—pursing the lips as if to kiss, but touching only cheek-to-cheek or ear to ear. You approach the other person with your arms open and grasp their arms or hands. Then you gently brush your cheek against his/her cheek, typically first right, then left. "If I didn't air-kiss in a party full of people, I would be stuck in the loo all the time, redoing my lipstick," says model Nina Manuel. Observes sociologist Shiv Visvanathan. "We no longer take all body relationships to be focused around sexuality, and the air-kiss allows for various nuances, from familiarity and friendship to coquetry, nuances that we only explored earlier while singing and dancing."
SOCIETY: KISSING
The Fake Lip Job Air-kissing has arrived as a social greeting. The handshake is so last century and the namaste is solely the reserve of prudes.
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In Page Three, film director Madhur Bhandarkar's potshot at the world of celebrities, two chauffeurs wonder aloud at the readiness with which their employers air-kiss everyone at a party. "Yeh hawa mein kiss kyon karte hain?" one asks the other.
Now, even Bhandarkar, the man with the outsider's perspective, routinely finds himself compelled to air-kiss because "it's the norm in the high circuit". And never more so than during the Christmas-New Year party season, when you can scarcely draw breath without inhaling a lungful of chummas.
No matter that the air-kiss is about as authentic as a Louis Vuitton handbag hawked outside CST station, everyone's puckering up these days, from fully paid-up members of the Page 3 club to young, urban wannabes and earnest never-will-bes.
In the airy circles, greeting another without making real conversation is protocol. 
The air-kiss has arrived as the social greeting de rigueur.
"It's our way of saying namaste or Sat Sri Akal," says socialite Queenie Dhody.
The air-kiss is, as adman Prahlad Kakkar puts it, "a tribal ritual, a Page 3 phenomenon".That's where it all started, after all—at fashion weeks, film award nights and art launches, where fashionistas, movie stars, art aficionados and other pretenders could project a pseudo-warmth for other people. "It's a fake gesture," says fashion choreographer Achla Sachdev. "Your make-up stays, my make-up stays, I've said my hi, now bye-bye."
Air-kissing is as Indian as a bottle of Moet or the bikini, which explains, in part at least, why it's such common currency among the la-dee-dah lot. It's imported, after all, phoren maal, so to speak. The Italians kiss twice, first right then left; and the Spanish and Italians like their busses in twos, too. The Russians, Dutch, Belgians and Poles want no less than three. The French, being French, are all over the place and might insist on even four, depending on which part of France they are from. One is fine, thank you, for the Americans. And now the Indians are doing it.
Permissive as it seems, the air-kiss is limited to the chattering classes and the young, adds Visvanathan. In those airy circles, greeting someone without damaging your make-up and enduring the tedium of making real conversation is classic protocol. The handshake is for has-beens, the namaste is for prudes.
The air-kiss also projects a sense of cool among the hip and the happening. As Kakkar puts it, "When they air-kiss, it is as if to say we don't need to be formal, we're friends, and we can actually make physical contact."
Progressive and chilled-out it might seem, but the air-kiss still has, well, a few rules of engagement. Air-kissing among men is a strict no-no; a macho thump on the back or a half-hug is more acceptable. "If you have smoker's breath, and drink heavily, carry fresh mints if you're planning to air-kiss the whole room," advises Rukshana Eisa, Mumbai-based grooming and etiquette consultant.
In a man-woman interaction, it's the woman who initiates an air-kiss because, as Kakkar laughs, "most men don't have the balls to make the first move. " But when a man leans forward to air-kiss a woman, he tells everyone that he knows her well enough to take such a liberty.
The air-kiss is also possibly the first step in an elaborate courtship dance, because it gives a man and a woman their first opportunity to get close enough to explore a possible relationship on an inarticulate level. "For a woman, it's a chance to see up close whether the guy's socks are so old that the elastic is loose and wrapped around the ankles," chuckles Kakkar. "And for the man, it's an opportunity to make sure that the woman doesn't have smelly underarms or a rancid bra-strap."
Hmm...so even something as air-headed as an air-kiss can be decoded? P3Ps swear they can tell what two people really feel for each other based on how they air-kiss. "When there's no eye-contact, no warmth of facial expressions, and you are air-kissing someone but looking clearly past him or her to check out who else is in the room, what you are really saying is, 'You're my party friend, I'm not really that interested in you and I'm looking for someone more interesting while I air-kiss you'," suggests Eisa.
But if you ask moi about mwah, the air- kiss is as fake as air hockey. It's a point-less orgy of sideways smooching among people who would rather kiss the air than each other. "They bitch about you right after air-kissing you," says Bhandarkar, with the relish of someone who has just attained enlightenment. "When I'm out of earshot, they probably say, 'Yeh kaisi-kaisi filmein banata hai'."
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Amazing language tool from google!
Did you ever want to surprise your Tamil friend by sending her something WRITTEN in Tamil?
I just sent this to my Tamil friend : என்னட பைத்யம்
Or how about sending gaalis (just for fun) to your Mallu friend, WRITTEN in Malayalam.
I just sent this to my Mallu friend : യന്ടട മയ്രേ
Well, now you can do it too. With the transliteration tool from google.
All you have to do is type in English and it will transliterate it into Hindi script (or Tamil, Telugu, Kannada or Malayalam).
Example : If you type NAMASTE in English....it will transliterate it into Hindi script...and give you नमस्ते
You have to try it to believe it !
Check it out : http://www.worldofindia.com/interesting/transliterate/
Ain't the internet wonderful!
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Thank You Terrorists---what they facilitated
Thank You Terrorists.
In 60 blood-soaked hours, you have achieved what we as a nation haven't achieved in 60 years of independence.
Today, we want answers.
Today, we won't lie back and wait for someone else to do the job.
Today, we won't be lulled into inaction by glib talks and subterfuge.
Today we won't say "chalta Hai "
Today we won't vote for goons.
Today we will not accept religion or caste or creed, just nationality.
Thank you, terrorists....
In 60 horrifyingly sickening hours, you have awoken a giant that lay asleep for 60 years of sovereignty.
Every Indian will now walk together.
Every Indian will now value his vote.
Every Indian will now demand accountability.
Every Indian will now see through lies and deceit.
Every Indian will now demand explanations.
Every Indian will now stand up to be counted.
Thank you, terrorists...
In 60 gruesome, murderous hours you've instilled a pride in us that we couldn't instill in 60 years of liberty.
You have left behind a reminder that we the people can make a difference.
You have left behind a reason to unite rather than divide.
You have left behind a nation with sheer will & intent.
You have left behind a spirit that dances to a new beat.
You have left behind a billion renewed patriotic hearts.
You have left behind a voice that will be heard.
Thank you, terrorists...
If only you'd let the innocent live & taken the lives of 200 politicians instead…
A humble plea to my fellow Indians
The next time politicians tear down a place of worship; let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians divide us on the grounds of religion; let's label them terrorists..
The next time politicians divide us on the basis of state; let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians with criminal records stand for elections; lets label them terrorists.
The next time politicians take kick-backs on arms deals; let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians jump parties to grab power, let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians politicize terror; let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians twiddle their thumbs while our cities burn; let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians capture voting booths; let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians accumulate assets disproportionate to their income; let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians transfer honest policemen; let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians provide substandard equipment to our forces; let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians misuse our taxes; let's call them terrorists.
The next time politicians skip meetings on national security; let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians play an opportunistic blame game; let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians try every trick in the book to hang on to their "kursis"; let's label them terrorists.
The next time politicians insult a martyr's family; let's label them terrorists
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