Happy Teachers' Day Dee Kay Dot As Gee 2011

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Government primary school, Poterlane celebrated pre-teachers day cum 25th Teachers’ in-charge anniversary of Kikruneiü Kire today here at hotel Japfu.
DEO cum District Coordinator DMA (SSA) Kohima, Zaveyi Nyekha graced the celebration as the resource person. Congratulating Kikruneiü Kire for attaining 25 years in service, Nyekha said the students and colony has gained in many ways through her contribution. He also encouraged Kire to explore the rest of the 10 years service, planning and refining the educational system and to be a role model for the students and the Nagas. The DEO maintained that the 25th anniversary programme will be maintained in DEO’s office for record.
Nyekha urged the students to be discipline and maintain proper timing for studies while also to abstain from indulging in bad habits. Sharing her experience and aspirations, Kikruneiü Kire said her achievements have been through with the support of the students and teachers whom she considers the school as her home and teachers as her family. She said her concern for school made her to decline promotion in the year 2004 and called upon, to work together as team, family and to give best education to the students.
The programme was marked by songs, dances, presentation, voluntary speech by the students and greeting by Ward education committee (WEC) chairman.

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Dish Said to Plan Blockbuster Rival to Netflix Dish TV and the Holidays 2011

This ought to begin changing the way investors think about Dish,” said Ryan Vineyard, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets in New York. “It goes from being an old-school pay-TV company to launching what could be a really high-growth business Attention all you Baseball Fans out there, DISH Network has just added the MLB Network in HD to its High-Definition lineup, just in time for the final month of the 2011 baseball season. This channel will be available on 153 for all subscribers who have DISH Network’s America’s Top 200, DISH Latino Dos or Multisport packages. It features a mix of live baseball games, studio analysis shows and documentaries.

“With the pennant races heating up, DISH Network brings our customers wall-to-wall baseball coverage and MLB games in HD on MLB Network,” said Dave Shull, senior vice president of Programming for DISH Network. “The addition of MLB Network makes DISH Network the place for fans to follow their favorite teams into the Postseason and keep up with the latest information on all 30 Major League Baseball clubs.”

DISH Network adding their HD service has been a long time coming. The two sides have been in a power struggle for the past few years and had trouble coming to an agreement. The tension rose before this season when every other major TV provider had added MLB Network HD except for DISH. The MLB Network premiered a game last night featuring two powerhouse clubs competing for the American League pennant: The New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox’s. Order the MLB Network today and you will receive access to all 30 MLB clubs year-round, with more than 100 live regular season games, over 80 Spring Training Games, original programming, coverage of baseball events, like the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and live studio programming, including its Emmy Award winning signature daily show “MLB Tonight.” To add this to your programming lineup visit us at DISH-Systems or call (888)566-3979. What is your favorite Baseball team? Favorite Player? Let us know

Dish Network Corp. (DISH), the second largest U.S. satellite-TV provider, will introduce a Blockbuster streaming-movie service to compete with Netflix Inc. (NFLX) next month, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plans.

The timing is designed to coincide with price increases being implemented by Netflix, according to the person, who declined to be named because Dish’s new offering isn’t public. Starting this month, Netflix said it will charge separate fees for mail-order and streaming videos, raising the price by 60 percent to $15.98 for customers who want both options. Dish hasn’t set a price for its rival service, the person said.

Dish acquired almost all of Blockbuster’s assets in April for $320 million out of bankruptcy. The company is trying to transform Blockbuster into a business that can compete online with Netflix, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and Hulu LLC. U.S. residents watched an average 4 hours 33 minutes of video on the Internet monthly in the first quarter, a 35 percent increase from a year earlier, according to a Nielsen Holdings NV report.

“This ought to begin changing the way investors think about Dish,” said Ryan Vineyard, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets in New York. “It goes from being an old-school pay-TV company to launching what could be a really high-growth business.

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Seed the Sound with Sitali Siyolwe Huda Asfour 2011

Huda Asfour

Huda Asfour is a Palestinian oud and kanoun player, born in 1982 in Lebanon and raised in Tunisia and Gaza. Huda is currently a doctoral student at the George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in Washington, D.C.

She has performed in Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, and the D.C. metropolitan area. Huda reflects her journey as a Palestinian in her music while exploring different genres and styles.

Sitali Siyolwe

Sitali Siyolwe– singer, songwriter, and guitarist– spent his childhood crisscrossing the globe with stops in Egypt, Russia and England. At the age of 13, Sitali had his first recording session with veteran producer Glynn Johns of Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones fame.

After stints in New York and Seattle, Sitali settled in Washington DC, where he formed the band christened with his name in 2005. Their latest release

About Huda TV

There are many satellite channels available to viewers around the world, but one in particular stands out in terms of quality programming, decency and commitment to the message of Islam. Huda has a team of hard-working people from all over the world. These people have vast knowledge in different aspects of life and Islamic practice and perceptions. The Muslim world is not confined to one particular area of the earth; there are now Muslims in every corner of the globe.

Life After Ramadan

Written by Sh. 'Abdul Muhsin Ibn Muhammad al-Qâsim

All praise is due to Allaah. We thank Him, we seek for His help and forgiveness. We also seek His refuge against the evils of our souls and that of our deeds. Whoever Allaah guides.

Eid Etiquette and Rulings for Muslims

Written by Muhammad Salih al-Munajjid

Praise be to Allaah, Lord of the Worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all

End of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr Islamic Holiday

Written by Barbara Trejo

The end of Ramadan is marked by all Muslims going to Morning Prayer services and then the Islamic Holiday Eid Al-Fitr begins.

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Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most popular of Hindu festivals 2011

LUDHIANA: This Ganesh Chaturthi the city would have something to trumpet about -- a 90 ft tall idol of Lord Ganesha, which has been in the making for the past two years. And it will be a gift to the city by Rajesh Rudra, a resident of Model Town and an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. With the pedestal the idol stands 100 ft tall and is one of the tallest in the country.

Rudra, who owns a chain of schools in the city, had specially brought 10 artists from Orissa for the construction of the idol that is now all set for its pran pratishtha on Thursday on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. "I have spent Rs 25 lakh on the idol and am quite excited now that finishing touches are being given to it," he said.

Owing to his devotion and love for the deity Rudra, who in the daytime is busy in his schools' activities, spends his time in the evening sitting and watching the idol being made on National Highway No 1 outside his school. There are many more who stop by to watch it being made, as it is visible to all passers by even from a long distance because of its height and size.
Recollecting the time when he dreamt of getting such a huge idol made, Rudra said he was not such an ardent devotee of Lord Ganesha earlier and it was only on June 20, 1998, that he underwent a supernatural experience that brought him very close to the deity.

Rajesh Rudra said: "I was in Delhi and was really feeling exhausted as the project of my school had gone into a limbo because of certain hurdles and was virtually in a mindset where I could even have committed suicide. In the morning at around 4 I saw Ganesha. I was seated near his feet with my head on his thigh. I gained consciousness only when I received a call from my wife, who was also worried about me."

He said after this experience he felt very light, all his work got done and he decided about getting a big Ganesha idol made. "I did not have the resources at that time, but now I am quite comfortable and thus I did not delay it any further," he added.

Located at Lalbaug market, Lalbaugcha Raja is one of the oldest sarvajanik (public) Ganesh festivals of Mumbai established in 1934.

During the pre-Independence era, the festival was used as a platform by the prominent leaders to generate opinion against the British empire.

Lalbaugcha Raja is truly a King in all respects and it pays to seek his audience.

A mere glance of the deity which is labeled as mukh darshantakes about two-and-a-half-hours wait in the queue during weekdays and eight to nine hours during weekends.

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