Archive for April, 2010
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
ISCOWP Update-April 20, 2010
The last ISCOWP update came right before the new ISCOWP web site was launched. Therefore the links given in the last update are not accurate. You will find the new and correct links intact in this update. Take a peek at the new ISCOWP web site. W…
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Busy Busy Busy
Planting. Weeding. Harvesting greens, radish, asparagus and rhubarb. Trellising. Applying compost. Watering. Building cages around newly planted fruit and nut trees. Cutting and stacking firewood and posts. Working on a gourd scrubber.
Changing my email. If you didn’t get a notice from me with my new email address, email me at my old one and I […]
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
The Global Leadership Crisis
By Bhakti Raghava Swami on 25 Mar 2010From ISKCON News Bhakti Raghava Swami speaking in India. A few years ago, while pursuing my postgraduate studies at USM in Penang, I happened to glance over the front page of the local newspaper to read the …
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
School lunches called a national security threat
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON – School lunches have been called many things, but a group of retired military officers is giving them a new label: national security threat.
That’s not a reference to the mystery meat served up in the cafeteria line either. The retired officers are saying that school […]
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
‘ISCOWP Update’
Here is the latest e-newsletter from ISCOWP.
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Coal Mine Disaster Brings New Reason To Consider Renewables
From our friend Madhava Ghosh“Hundreds of men in China die, and it really doesn’t stop us from flicking a light switch. We don’t make that connection much. 25 men in West Virginia died today, and it hasn’t stopped me from using my compute…
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Monday, April 19th, 2010
Detroit Looking At Downsizing To Save City
By David Runk ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT | Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the …
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Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Nigeria Tackling Climate Change Through Religion
By Tunbosun Ogundare for The Daily Champion (Nigeria) on 4 Mar 2010From ISKCON News Image: erinmikayla/travel.webshots.com Adequate rainfall for subsistence farming is the key concern. The effects of climate change particularly in sub-Sahara…
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Saturday, April 17th, 2010
Coal’s Toxic Sludge
Click here to read the full article from Rolling StoneFor decades, the industry has gotten away with dumping coal ash pretty much wherever it wants. It poured the stuff into vast lagoons, dumped it into mines, used it to pave roads, spread it on crops …
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Friday, April 16th, 2010
5th Regulative Principle
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Rediscovering Values On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street
A Moral Compass for the New Economy
Jim Wallis
Howard Books/Simon & Schuster 01/10 Hardcover $24.00
ISBN: 9781439182120
Review:
“The 2008 – 2009 economic crisis presents us with an enormous opportunity: to rediscover our values — as people, as families, as communities of faith, and as a nation. It is a moment of decision we dare not pass by. […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Free Devananda Pandit Concert
There will be a free concert featuring Devanada Pandit Das Prabhu (Denis Moreau as advertised) on Saturday April 17 beginning at 7:30 PM.
The show will open with local, acoustic guitarist/ singer/song writer Mary Blake. Mary is from Wheeling, WV. This will be her first visit to New Vrindaban. Let’s give her a nice […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
A Pre-Conference Workshop
If you’re coming to the Festival of Inspiration you might consider arriving a day earlier for my workshop. Whether you’re in theater or interested in storytelling or are a workshop presenter or want to enhance your preaching, this workshop has something for you.
The Dramatic Edge
A workshop for those interested in utilizing the dramatic arts
Only $20
In this one day intensive participants will explore the essentials of the dramatic arts - voice, gesture, movement. You will walk away with some solid techniques for learning and improving your performance or presentations, making your points by strengthening the voice and pronunciation, engaging the imagination of the audience, and understanding the power of the age old art of storytelling. We’ll also discuss promoting yourself and your work. Five hours of personal and professional growth.
BIO: In college Sankirtana majored in Theater and Film. Since 1975 he engaged in writing, acting and directing scriptural dramas, taking productions to Off-B’way, colleges, temples and special events. In the past 15 years he has focused exclusively on offering dramatic storytelling programs and workshops to schools, colleges, churches, libraries, museums and conferences, including the 2006 National Storytelling Conference and 2000 Religious Communications Conference. He is also the recipient of a West Virginia Artist Fellowship Award.
Thursday, May 6
Morning session: 10:30 – 1 and continues after lunch: 2:30 - 5
To reserve a spot, contact me at story108@juno or 304 845 6840 and www.sacredvoices.com
APPRECIATIONS
“Sankirtana Das is my storytelling guru.” Sacinandana Swami
“Over the years, Sankirtana Das has coached me on a variety of pieces, that led to my landing parts and also getting into college, where I studied acting. More importantly, he was the first to introduce me to the concept of technique and stress its importance, in turn helping to shape my approach to all my work.” Halavah Sofsky, Actor/Filmmaker, NYC
“Sankirtana is a gold mine for anyone digging in the storytelling field. In addition, he is well equipped to provide the necessary tools for any prospector of tales. He has been my storytelling coach over the past ten years and has helped me tremendously. I have attended his workshops and have received private instruction as well. He offers a mix of humor, honest constructive criticism and knowledge of the art of storytelling. I enthusiastically recommend his services for anyone interested in developing their storytelling and writing skills.” Kripamaya Das, Musician/Storyteller, West Virginia
“Although I’ve been writing and periodically telling stories for years, Sankirtana’s expert guidance has taken my creative abilities to a whole other level. His mentorship has been invaluable. Over two decades of performing, writing, and teaching have given Andy the insight a master has of his subject, inside out and outside in. He recently helped this attached writer to learn to edit her work from an initially wordy and heavy script into an effective and fast moving tale that sacrificed none of the emotional content. What a difference this process has made in my ability to communicate in a compact and effective manner. THANK-YOU SANKIRTANA SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!” Harinam DD, Storyteller/Writer, Flordia
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Growing Low-Oxygen Zones In Oceans Worry Scientists
By Les Blumenthal, McClatchy Newspapers – Sun Mar 7, 12:01 pm ET from Yahoo News WASHINGTON — Lower levels of oxygen in the Earth’s oceans, particularly off the U…
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Real Food-The Next Big Thing?
From Communities in the Washington TimesOmkara World by Adam Helfer Font Size - +CommentTweet this! Share RSS Ask Adam a Question On the eve of Obama’s big health care overhaul plan, less than an hour away in Annap…