Monthly Archives: June 2009

Father Alberto Cutié ties the knot in Coral Gables

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Father Alberto Cutié ties the knot in Coral Gables — South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

CORAL GABLES – Alberto Cutié walked away from a Coral Gables court early Tuesday morning, marriage license in-hand, according to a record posted on Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts website that lists 35-year-old Ruhama Buni Canellis as the bride.

The couple was legally married by a judge, but sources say they still will have religious ceremony within the next week in an unnamed Episcopal church. The Rt. Rev. Leo Frade, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, will officiate that wedding. …

#iranelection cyberwar guide for beginners

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The purpose of this guide is to help you participate constructively in the Iranian election protests through twitter.

1. Do NOT publicise proxy IP’s over twitter, and especially not using the #iranelection hashtag. Security forces are monitoring this hashtag, and the moment they identify a proxy IP they will block it in Iran. If you are creating new proxies for the Iranian bloggers, DM them to @stopAhmadi or @iran09 and they will distributed them discretely to bloggers in Iran…. Much more….#iranelection cyberwar guide for beginners

Twitter Reschedules Updates, Downtime Due To Situation In Iran

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Down Time Rescheduled
A critical network upgrade must be performed to ensure continued operation of Twitter. In coordination with Twitter, our network host had planned this upgrade for tonight. However, our network partners at NTT America recognize the role Twitter is currently playing as an important communication tool in Iran. Tonight’s planned maintenance has been rescheduled to [Tuesday] between 2-3p PST (1:30a in Iran).

Our partners are taking a huge risk not just for Twitter but also the other services they support worldwide—we commend them for being flexible in what is essentially an inflexible situation. We chose NTT America Enterprise Hosting Services early last year specifically because of their impeccable history of reliability and global perspective. Today’s decision and actions continue to prove why NTT America is such a powerful partner for Twitter.
Twitter Blog: Down Time Rescheduled

Marathon Monks

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Tendai “Marathon Monks” « Bald Runner

There is a group of men who can claim – though they never do – to be the greatest, toughest, most committed athletes in the world. They run for no other reward than spiritual enlightenment, hoping to help themselves along the path of Buddha towards a personal awakening. They are the so-called ‘marathon monks’ of Mount Hiei, Japan.

The monks, known as Kaihigyo, are spiritual athletes from the Tendai Sect of Buddhism, based at Mount Hiei, which overlooks the ancient capital city of Kyoto.

The ultimate achievement is the completion of the 1,000-day challenge, which must surely be the most demanding physical and mental challenge in the world. Forget ultra-marathons and so-called iron-man events, this endurance challenge surpasses all others.

Only 46 men have completed the 1,000-day challenge since 1885.

One has to consider that the running does not occur on the Middle Path, but also remember not to judge the practice of others.
(Via the TriCycle Editor’s Blog)

The National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans

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Goals of the Center

  • Promote the development of policy and practice;
  • Support implementation of relevant research findings into clinical practice;
  • Provide education / training for VA and community partners and disseminate evidence-based and emerging best practices;
  • Develop new empirical knowledge.

The Center: Overview

The Center’s Program Cores

The Center’s Preliminary Studies

Microlending taking off in U.S.

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Cassidy: Microlending taking off in U.S., too – SiliconValley.com

“There have been people practicing microfinance in California for years,” Weaver told me. “And maybe there is not a lot of awareness that it is happening here.”…

…Turns out microfinance is big in the United States, though not as big as Weaver and many others would like it to be. Opportunity Fund says there are at least 20 million U.S. microbusinesses, which generally means businesses employing fewer than five that borrowed less than $35,000 — often much less — to start up….

UC Riverside wants its Thai trove on the shelves

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UC Riverside wants its Thai trove on the shelves – Los Angeles Times

“Every time I come down here, I can’t believe we own this stuff,” said McDaniel, a professor of religious studies, as he thumbed through a tattered 100-year-old volume of Buddhist children stories. “This is priceless.”

The books have doubled the size of the college’s Southeast Asian library on a campus that is now 40% Asian. …

HHDL Reaches Out To Chinese Emigres

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The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article regarding the way His Holiness is reaching out to ordinary Chinese in the wake of the breakdown in talks with the Chinese government. It looks like being a long row to hoe. When democracy comes to China, then there’ll be a chance for Tibet — if it’s still Tibet.

LGBTQs and Buddhism, Islam and Baha’i

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LGBTQs and Buddhism, Islam and Baha’i

Monastic texts suggest that there are four sexes: male, female, ubhatovyanjañaka and pa??ak. The former two are interpreted as a range of sexual and gender variations of male-bodied, female-bodied and intersex people. How the layperson relates to LGBTQs edicts differs among cultures in the world. In the West, Buddhists tend to be socially and politically active and choose to remember Buddha’s emphasis on tolerance, compassion and seeking answers within one’s self.

Palm Beach bank teller allegedly stole nearly $20,000

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Palm Beach bank teller allegedly stole nearly $20,000

Police say Siggins had gone through bundles of $100 and $50 bills used to stock his drawer and had replaced all but the top and bottom bills with singles.

Siggins, who began working at the bank in February 2008, told investigators he didn’t think he’d get caught.

Hello? Earth to Gregory? What about the people who got those bundles? Wouldn’t they notice?