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Robe offering ceremony: at Songdhammakalyani monastery.
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Yasodhara-Newsletter on International Buddhist Women'sActivities
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October 1, 2006
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2006 NIBWA-Newsletter on International Buddhist Women. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Annually Kathina or Robe Offering ceremony draws largest crowd of Buddhists to our monastery. This year more than any other year, there were indeed the largest crowd since the beginning of the monastery.
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The past year had been a year of hard work of renovation, after 40 years, all the buildings were really in a bad shape and need reparing. Starting from the Uposatha Hall which was named after Maha Pajapati, the first bhikkhuni in Buddhist history. The roof concrete roof was carefully chiseled and removed, then the new roof was installed. That alone took 5 months.
Ven.Dhammananda chose a bold brick color for the whole building with white and ...
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Person of the year
Jerusalem Post;
September 26, 2008 ;
AMOTZ ASA-EL;
787 words
...Headline: Person of the year Byline: AMOTZ ASA-EL Edition; Up Front...September 26, 2008 -- Our person of the year 5768 is not an inventor who may have conceived...and literary evenings. Our person of the year is also no Nobel Laureate who spent decades...
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Movies of the year
Jerusalem Post;
September 26, 2008 ;
HANNAH BROWN;
787 words
...Headline: Movies of the year Byline: HANNAH BROWN Edition; Up Front...32 Friday, September 26, 2008 -- The year in Israeli movies had its ups and downs...that many). It will be remembered as the year that Israel garnered its first Foreign-Langua...
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Last year's runner-up is a better horse this time, says Raymond; QATAR...
The Racing Post (London, England);
October 5, 2008 ;
317 words
...Byline: Andrew Scutts CONNECTIONS of last year's Arc runner-up Youmzain yesterday fired a warning...he's in better form and is a better horse this year , writes Andrew Scutts. The five-year-old was an unconsidered 66-1 shot going into last...
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Millennium Ball ready to roll in 2001; 'Dubuque's Times Square': Sequel to...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);
November 13, 2000 ;
RENEE BERG;
497 words
......return of the Millennium Ball for the second straight year. The Millennium Ball 2001 will be held Dec. 31 at...Bank, held the Millennium Ball at Five Flags last year to celebrate the New Year. It was a break-even event, so no money was raised...
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City star daley backs Herald awards night ; Tom daley has urged readers to...
Plymouth Evening Herald, The;
October 4, 2008 ;
426 words
......own local heroes by voting for them in this year's Herald Sports Personalities Awards. Olympic...city sportsman or woman can receive. The 14-year-old, voted Herald's Sports Personality of the Year 2007, said he is looking forward to attending...
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Sport Times Quiz of the Year
Evening Times;
December 23, 2000 ;
787 words
......And while the great expectation of the year 2000 hasn't been satisfied in terms of...yourself out with the SportTimes quiz of the year, and see how much you really know... 1...ended Colin Montgomerie's remarkable seven-year reign as golf's European No.1? 8 - Heavyweight...
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One year on, the future looks bright for fire-hit school; FRESH START:...
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);
October 6, 2008 ;
359 words
......a huge fire tested their resolve. Last year's devastating blaze destroyed part of Sidney...timetable and coursework intact. Exactly a year on from a fire that damaged the school...damaged ruins. Pupils taking GCSEs this year are preparing to match or even beat last...
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Who would be your citizen of the year?
Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK);
October 3, 2008 ;
167 words
......for North Staffordshire's citizen of the year. The annual event is aimed at recognising...groups in the region. Now in its seventh year, the awards, organised by Stoke-on-Trent...group, adult learner and the citizen of the year. Last year's winner, 23-year-old Matt Wilcox...
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O'Brien aces bidding to emulate last year's winner Dylan Thomas; QATAR...
The Racing Post (London, England);
October 5, 2008 ;
332 words
...Byline: Tony O'Hehir A YEAR on from the drama associated with his...contributor to his Group 1 tally this year, and Soldier Of Fortune, writes Tony O'Heh...Of Fortune, fifth behind Dylan Thomas a year ago having his sixth race of the year...
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China putting out more than last year.(EIGHT-MONTH AND AUGUST TOTALS)
Official Board Markets;
September 20, 2008 ;
82 words
......increased last month and the first eight months of the year compared with last year, the National Bureau of Statistics shows. Paper and paperboard was up 4.6 percent this August over last year to 7.1 million metric tons and up 12 percent from...
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Redmond's familiar with feeling of 2008; Mike Redmond was a part of the...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
September 29, 2008 ;
Hartman, Sid;
787 words
......beat the Yankees in the World Series that year. It definitely has the flair for the dramatic, said Redmond, who is now in his fourth year as a backup catcher for the Twins after...The Marlins won the championship that year despite a very young rotation, a trait...
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Glasgow users committing 26 crimes a month to pay for their habit; Addicts...
Evening Times;
December 8, 2000 ;
Brian Currie; Political Editor;
347 words
......Glas-gow are stealing more than #190million a year to feed their drug habits. The figure is...drugs need to raise more than #18,000 a year just to sustain their habit. In Glasgow...alone are spending #540m on drugs each year, and a total of six million crimes a year...
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Four earn all-state; Loaded: Kohnen 3A player of the year
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);
November 26, 2000 ;
ANDY PIPER;
546 words
...Having an outstanding year individually and playing for a state tournament...setter Katie Kohnen was voted player of the year in Class 3A after leading the Eagles to...Wahlert's Tom Keating, the 3A coach of the year. "Her leadership physically, emotionally...
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R&D Magazine Names 2008 Innovator of the Year & Scientist of the Year...
Health & Beauty Close-Up;
October 3, 2008 ;
368 words
......October 2008-R&D Magazine Names 2008 Innovator of the Year & Scientist of the Year Finalists(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia...the finalists for the 8th Annual Innovator of the Year and 43rd Annual Scientist of the Year awards, which...
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Let's have a new year revolution
Evening Times;
December 26, 2000 ;
Duncan Hamilton;
454 words
......Madonna at Christmas was a miracle - this year the miracle would be avoiding her. But...promises of our own. For myself, I think New Year is a great time to put the feet up and...for that is just lack of time and the New Year period is one of the few opportunities...
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