Sunday, 8 May 2011

Happy Mothers Day...

 Everything Mom How did you find the energy, Mom To do all the things you did, To be teacher, nurse and counselor To me, when I was a kid. How did you do it all, Mom, Be a chauffeur, cook and friend, Yet find time to be a playmate, I just can’t comprehend. I see now it was love, Mom That made you come whenever I'd call, Your inexhaustible love, Mom And I thank you for it all. S

Happy Mothers Day...











Thursday, 5 May 2011

आज का राशि फल: कैसा रहेगा आपके लिए 4 , 5 और 6 मई का दिन ??

आज का राशि फल: कैसा रहेगा आपके लिए 4 , 5 और 6 मई का दिन ??: "4 , 5 और 6 मई को मेष लग्‍नवाले माता पक्ष , किसी भी प्रकार की छोटी या बडी संपत्ति से संबंधित मामलों की समस्‍याओं में कुछ सुधार पाएंगे..."

Monday, 2 May 2011

May Day Belongs to the Workers and their Songs.

May Day Belongs to the Workers and their Songs. Come Sing Along.
posted by: Cynthia Samuels 1 day ago.
Happy May Day!  Celebrate the way the labor movement always does -- with music!  We've gathered some favorites for you here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osnjAb-hoPo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Kxq9uFDes&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs5_gB582IM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO7VUklDlQw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Start with Talking Union performed by Pete Seeger, Tom Glazer, Hally Wood Faulk and Ronnie Gilbert in 1947:

You may remember Joan Baez singing this song in the movie Woodstock.  Here Joe Hill is sung by the revered (and hated) African American singer Paul Robeson.

The Black Eyed Peas sang Union in South Africa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjx3rnF9UaI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

When people need a real boost, they choose Do You Hear the People Sing? from Les Miserables.  Here the Wisconsin Labor demonstrators at the State House in Madison show us why.

People used to like labor unions.  This commercial from 1978 is part of their message.

Women in the labor movement had songs of their own, especially this one.  It's called Bread and Roses and sung by Joan Baez and her sister Mimi Farina.

Here is a recently released video by Tom Morello, celebrating the recent struggles of unions in our culture today.

Finally, the song written as a tribute to the women of Detroit who supported the Autoworkers strike in Flint: Union Maid. This version comes from Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Concert at Madison Square Garden, on May 3, 2009 and features Billy Bragg, Mike & Ruthy Merenda, Dar Williams and the New York City Labor Chorus

 

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Friday, 29 April 2011

Turnedo Latest round of U.S. storms claims more than 250 lives...

Latest round of U.S. storms claims more than 250 lives
Birmingham, Alabama
By NCN News Staff
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Multiple tornadoes touched down this week across the southern U.S., causing massive amounts of damage and killing more than 250 people. Reports state it's the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. since 1974 when 307 were killed.

The Weather Channel reported more than 250 tornadoes touched down across the South between Monday, April 25, and Wednesday, April 27. 

Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia were among the worst-hit areas. Northern Arkansas and St. Louis, Missouri, were hit just a few days earlier, too, with southern Missouri also dealing with significant flooding after a breached levee.

Nazarene churches exist throughout the affected region and information is starting to be made available concerning Nazarenes.

"In the wake of violent storms, District Superintendent Mark Berry and I are cutting the South Alabama District Assembly short today (Thursday) and will end at noon," General Superintendent Stan A. Toler posted on the Board of General Superintendents Facebook page Thursday morning. "The bad weather hit during an ordination service, where four were ordained."

Attendees were asked to remain at the church for their safety.

"Pastors and delegates report homes of church members destroyed, deaths, losses, and people missing," Toler continued.

At least two Nazarene families on the Alabama South District lost everything.

"The North and South Alabama districts and the South Coastal Wesleyan District will join together to form an emergency response. An offering was received in the session for these needs."

The Alabama North District Nazarene Missions International and Nazarene Youth International conventions and district assembly planned for this weekend have been cancelled due to the storms. Alabama North District volunteers have been mobilized along with Nazarene Disaster Response Rapid Response teams from Michigan and North Carolina.

An unconfirmed report states Boley, Alabama, Church of the Nazarene Pastor Jimmy and Ethel Earnest lost their home and automobiles, but they are safe.

The Georgia District was hard hit in the northern area of the state with major destruction of buildings and property.  Ringgold, Georgia, was virtually wiped out, according to reports received in the Georgia District Office. Rossville, Fort Oglethorpe, Rome, and other areas have trees down and widespread power outages. No injuries in these areas to members of the church have been reported at this time.

The storms also were destructive in the Griffin/Barnesville area, said the district. One couple who attended the Griffin First Church of the Nazarene was killed and family members were injured and hospitalized with some undergoing surgery Thursday morning.

Property destruction and downed trees are prevalent in the middle Georgia area.

In Tennessee, Camp Garner Creek, a Nazarene campground, sustained flooding again. There was major flooding there last year on May 4, almost one year ago. That was referred to as a "100 year flood," but just 12 months later, the creek overflowed its banks once again.

Three buildings had flood water inside, and a tree fell on the new creek pedestrian bridge that was constructed to replace the one destroyed last year. The new bridge is intact, however.

There are no reports of damage to churches on the Tennessee District at this time.

Earlier this week, tornadoes hit Missouri and Arkansas. At least two churches were damaged and a church building roof collapsed on two youth group members in St. Louis. Fortunately, no one was hurt. For specific information from both affected districts, click here: "Tornadoes damage churches in Missouri, Arkansas".

Nazarene Disaster Response is still working in Fayetteville, North Carolina, after recent tornado damage there. Initial NDR clean-up efforts began Sunday, April 17, after the first wave of tornadoes with 22 volunteers. NDR reports more than 200 homes were destroyed and another 250 sustained substantial damage in several neighborhoods.

Donations and Crisis Care Kits will be used by NDR to support current and ongoing relief efforts. To find out more about Crisis Care Kits,



After tornado struck, Tuscaloosa newlyweds found 'everything was gone'

After tornado struck, Tuscaloosa newlyweds found 'everything was gone'

Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Removed student - for wearing high heal ....

Was a Florida principal really try to "protect" a young man from bullying when he brought the student into his office and ordered him to remove the high heeled shoes he had been wearing to school?

According to Fox News, the high schooler in Tampa, Florida felt "proud of who he is" and simply wore high heels because he felt comfortable in them.  But teachers and the principal of the school declared it a distraction, and ordered him to stop.

A teacher called the principal's office. That teacher said the boy's shoes were disrupting the classroom. Principal Bob Heilmann says there was name calling. He asked the student to take off the heels.

"As a principal of a high school, I have to take the paternal side and make sure he's going to be okay," said Heilmann, afraid the boy would be bullied. "Anytime anyone goes out from, quote, 'the norm' or anytime anyone wants to make a statement, you have to be willing to take what comes with it."

Riverview students we talked to believe most at the school are accepting of students expressing themselves however they want, and don't care who wears high heels -- even if they don't like it.

The student in question told a friend he never felt any sort of shame...that is, until the principal got involved.  And when a small protest broke out at the school, with one boy choosing to wear a dress to show his support of his high heeled friend, the principal also called him into the office and talked him into heading home to change his clothes, saying he was "concerned about [the student's] safety."

If most of the students didn't care, and the high heeled student didn't feel he was being bothered, why does the principal keep worrying so much about the potential bullying and threats to "safety" that he keeps sending students home to change?  Unless maybe it is the principal with the problem?


Monday, 25 April 2011

Happy Easter-2011

Wishing you a Very “Happy Easter” With Love And Best Wishes.. May That Easter Day Brings Lots of Happiness And Joys in your Life. May you Live Long Life… And That Easter day will comes in your life Hundred Times… Remember me in your prayers.