วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 31 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2551
History of Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse began as a simple sketch with a different name. While his original name is one we are now fThe original name for Mickey Mouse was to be Mortimer Mouse. Lucky for us Walt Disney's wife Lillian didn't like that name.Mickey Mouse was 'born' in 1928 when he first appeared in the black and white cartoon Steamboat Willie on November 18th. This film was completed and shown after the first movie Plane Crazy was made… and shown as a sneak preview in May 1928. Because of the lackluster reception at the preview of Plane Crazy the film never opened. The second film with Mickey Mouse, called Gallopin' Goucho, also was never seen by wide audiences. Mickey Mouse then made his official debut in New York with Steamboat Willie. Unlike the first two films this one had sound which helped it to be loved by audiences everywhere. This film was very well received and Mickey Mouse went on to star in more than 120 movies.Mickey Mouse himself never said a word until 1928… in the Karnival Kids. Walt Disney himself until 1946 was the original voice for Mickey Mouse followed by Jim MacDonald. Jim MacDonald then voiced Mickey Mouse for the next 30 years. Finally Wayne Allwine, who is the voice of Mickey still today, was the third person to voice Mickey Mouse.In 1935's The Band Concert, Mickey Mouse made his first movie appearance in color. This led to Mickey Mouse's first full-length feature film. In 1940, Fantasia made its debut and the world met Sorcerer Mickey from the Sorcerer's Apprentice for the first time.In addition to cartoons, Mickey Mouse also appeared on his television show, The Mickey Mouse Club in the 1950's.Mickey Mouse has become the most well known character in the world. He is the official greeter for the Disneyland and Walt Disney World theme parks and is well loved by children and adults alike.amiliar with because of Disney's House of Mouse the new name is one we will never forget.
Winnie the Pooh History
In 1914, during World War 1, troops from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) were being transported to eastern Canada on their way overseas to Europe. When the train stopped at White River, Ontario, there was a trapper standing on the platform with a bear cub. One of the soldiers who stepped off the train to take a break was Captain Harry Colebourn, a Canadian Army veterinarian. Colebourn bought the cub for $20.00 and named her "Winnipeg", or "Winnie" for short. Winnie became the mascot of the second Canadian Infantry Brigade and went to Britain with the unit. Unfortunately, when the Brigade was posted to the battlefields of France, Winnie could not go. She was placed instead with the London Zoo, in Regent's Park. Over the years the bear became very popular with the children and was well known for her playful nature. One little boy, in particular, was attracted to Winnie. The little boy's father (knowing of his son's attraction to the bear) would often tell him bedtime stories about the bear and a make-believe world. The little boy (Christopher Robin Milne) was a featured character in most of those stories. The little boy's father (A.A. Milne) went on to write a series of books about "Winnie-the-Pooh" (the bear from Winnipeg), Christopher Robin (his son), and their friends at "100-Aker Wood".
วันพุธที่ 30 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2551
Happy new Year
The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. In the years around 2000 BC, the Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon (actually the first visible cresent) after the Vernal Equinox (first day of spring).
The beginning of spring is a logical time to start a new year. After all, it is the season of rebirth, of planting new crops, and of blossoming. January 1, on the other hand, has no astronomical nor agricultural significance. It is purely arbitrary.
The Babylonian new year celebration lasted for eleven days. Each day had its own particular mode of celebration, but it is safe to say that modern New Year's Eve festivities pale in comparison
The Romans continued to observe the new year in late March, but their calendar was continually tampered with by various emperors so that the calendar soon became out of synchronization with the sun.
In order to set the calendar right, the Roman senate, in 153 BC, declared January 1 to be the beginning of the new year. But tampering continued until Julius Caesar, in 46 BC, established what has come to be known as the Julian Calendar. It again established January 1 as the new year. But in order to synchronize the calendar with the sun, Caesar had to let the previous year drag on for 445 days.
The beginning of spring is a logical time to start a new year. After all, it is the season of rebirth, of planting new crops, and of blossoming. January 1, on the other hand, has no astronomical nor agricultural significance. It is purely arbitrary.
The Babylonian new year celebration lasted for eleven days. Each day had its own particular mode of celebration, but it is safe to say that modern New Year's Eve festivities pale in comparison
The Romans continued to observe the new year in late March, but their calendar was continually tampered with by various emperors so that the calendar soon became out of synchronization with the sun.
In order to set the calendar right, the Roman senate, in 153 BC, declared January 1 to be the beginning of the new year. But tampering continued until Julius Caesar, in 46 BC, established what has come to be known as the Julian Calendar. It again established January 1 as the new year. But in order to synchronize the calendar with the sun, Caesar had to let the previous year drag on for 445 days.
Christmas Day
Christmas is always observed on December 25th.
Christmas is a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Decorating houses and yards with lights, putting up Christmas trees, giving gifts, and sending greeting cards have become traditions even for many non-Christian Americans.
In the third century, efforts were made to find out the date of the Nativity, but only in the year 336 was the date of the December 25 festival set in commemoration of Jesus' birth. Pope Julius formally selected December 25 as the day of Christmas in 349 A.D.
Roman Catholics, Lutherans, members of the Dutch Reformed and Anglican churches, and those of the German sects were most responsible for establishing Christmas traditions in America. Christmas customs spread with the westward expansion of the United States and by the late 1800s had become firmly entrenched in American society.
The Christmas Tree is a German tradition, started as early as 700 A.D. In the 1800s the tradition of a Christmas tree was widespread in Germany, then moved to England and then to America through Pennsylvanian German immigrants. In Victorian times, people had already started decorating trees with candies and cakes hung with ribbon. In 1880, Woolworths first sold manufactured Christmas tree ornaments, and they caught on very quickly. Martin Luther, in the 16th century, is credited as being the first person to put candles on a tree, and the first electrically lighted Christmas tree appeared in 1882. In 1923, Calvin Coolidge ceremoniously lit the first outdoor tree at the White House.
Santa Claus started with a real person, Saint Nicholas, a minor saint from the fourth century. Nicholas' reputation for generosity and kindness gave rise to legends of miracles he performed for the poor and unhappy. In the Middle Ages, devotion to Nicholas extended to all parts of Europe, but eventually faded in all the Protestant countries of Europe except Holland, where his legend persisted as Sinterklaas (a Dutch variant of the name Saint Nicholas). Dutch colonists took this tradition with them to New Amsterdam (now New York City) in the 17th century. Sinterklaas was adopted by the country's English-speaking majority under the name Santa Claus, and his legend of a kindly old man was united with old Nordic folktales of a magician who punished naughty children and rewarded good children with presents.
Christmas is a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Decorating houses and yards with lights, putting up Christmas trees, giving gifts, and sending greeting cards have become traditions even for many non-Christian Americans.
In the third century, efforts were made to find out the date of the Nativity, but only in the year 336 was the date of the December 25 festival set in commemoration of Jesus' birth. Pope Julius formally selected December 25 as the day of Christmas in 349 A.D.
Roman Catholics, Lutherans, members of the Dutch Reformed and Anglican churches, and those of the German sects were most responsible for establishing Christmas traditions in America. Christmas customs spread with the westward expansion of the United States and by the late 1800s had become firmly entrenched in American society.
The Christmas Tree is a German tradition, started as early as 700 A.D. In the 1800s the tradition of a Christmas tree was widespread in Germany, then moved to England and then to America through Pennsylvanian German immigrants. In Victorian times, people had already started decorating trees with candies and cakes hung with ribbon. In 1880, Woolworths first sold manufactured Christmas tree ornaments, and they caught on very quickly. Martin Luther, in the 16th century, is credited as being the first person to put candles on a tree, and the first electrically lighted Christmas tree appeared in 1882. In 1923, Calvin Coolidge ceremoniously lit the first outdoor tree at the White House.
Santa Claus started with a real person, Saint Nicholas, a minor saint from the fourth century. Nicholas' reputation for generosity and kindness gave rise to legends of miracles he performed for the poor and unhappy. In the Middle Ages, devotion to Nicholas extended to all parts of Europe, but eventually faded in all the Protestant countries of Europe except Holland, where his legend persisted as Sinterklaas (a Dutch variant of the name Saint Nicholas). Dutch colonists took this tradition with them to New Amsterdam (now New York City) in the 17th century. Sinterklaas was adopted by the country's English-speaking majority under the name Santa Claus, and his legend of a kindly old man was united with old Nordic folktales of a magician who punished naughty children and rewarded good children with presents.
Valentine Day
St. Valentine's Day originated from several events and customs. It is named after St. Valentine, who was a Christian priest. A Roman custom also contributed to what we know as Valentine's Day today. They held a festival each year called the Festival of Lupercalia at the same time of the year as Valentine's Day. Later the holiday changed into a holiday to honor the Roman goddess, Juno, whom the Romans believed ruled over marriages. It became a holiday of love. When the Christian church became powerful, the Pope changed the holiday to honor St. Valentine.
วันจันทร์ที่ 28 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2551
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temple
Lopburi is a sleepy rural town 120 km north of Bangkok. It is steeped in history with civilizations dating back at least 1,200 years. In the mid-1700s, it was briefly the capital of Siam under King Narai. These days it is best known for its legion of monkeys which have turned the town into a local tourist attraction ... and for the AIDS temple.
In 1992 a Buddhist monk, Dr Alongkot Dikkapanyo, turned a normal upcountry Buddhist temple into a small hospice to care for fully-blown AIDS patients. At that time Thailand was finally coming to terms with AIDS, after various governments had tried to cover up the problem in the inteThat initial eight-bed hospice grew to the 400-bed complex it is today.
Thailand is a country still suffering under many misconceptions about AIDS. People fear the disease, and HIV sufferers are shunned by their family, friends and community. Three years ago, a bomb was tossed into an AIDS center in the middle of Bangkok. The incident occurred after residents tried to get the center to move because they didn't want AIDS sufferers in their area. Even the authorities didn't mind the bomb being tossed.rests of tourism.Thailand now ranks number four in the world in terms of most AIDS patients per head of population. The country is vulnerable to AIDS for a number of reasons. First, in rural areas, education levels are low. The majority of farmers complete only four to six years of primary school education. They lack any real knowledge of how to protect themselves against STDs or AIDS. For this reason, the highest risk group for AIDS in Thailand is heterosexual farmers.
Second, it has long been in the Thai culture for men to sleep with prostitutes. Going to a brothel in Thailand is invariably the last stop during an alcoholic night out among male friends. The majority of the temple's female patients are wives who contracted HIV from their husbands who visited prostitutes. This, in turn, leads to HIV-positive children, whose lives rarely extend past 5 years. This is the true tragedy of AIDS, that such innocent children must end their lives in such torture and pain.
Third, despite rigid social customs, Thailand is a society where conservative appearances are deceiving. Drug use is rampant and there is virtually no education towards the use of needles.
Finally, government support for AIDS patients is negligible. It is the government's policy to have families care for AIDS sufferers; but this is a Catch-22 situation, since families are afraid of ''catching AIDS'' simply by being around the patient.With gracious donations from the Thai Royal Family, the Supreme Patriach of the Buddhist faith, businesses and everyday people, the temple soon started to grow in size. It now has 400 beds and a waiting list of 10,000. The hospice on the temple grounds, known as Bahn Walailak, has 35 beds for patients who have become too sick, and is a place for their final days.
The temple is in the shape of a big oval. Around the perimeter is housing for HIV and AIDS sufferers. In the middle is the new gas compressor crematorium. There is also a meeting hall, where you can hear Dr Alongkot speak or watch the HIV Band play. Bahn Walailak is situated towards the rear of the temple compound. Currently a new structure is being built which will include a care center for children with HIV.
Outside of this, there are sports fields. At 6 pm every night, there are aerobics. Many of the healthier patient take this time to run laps around the crematorium. Then at 7 pm, there is a meditation class.
In 1992 a Buddhist monk, Dr Alongkot Dikkapanyo, turned a normal upcountry Buddhist temple into a small hospice to care for fully-blown AIDS patients. At that time Thailand was finally coming to terms with AIDS, after various governments had tried to cover up the problem in the inteThat initial eight-bed hospice grew to the 400-bed complex it is today.
Thailand is a country still suffering under many misconceptions about AIDS. People fear the disease, and HIV sufferers are shunned by their family, friends and community. Three years ago, a bomb was tossed into an AIDS center in the middle of Bangkok. The incident occurred after residents tried to get the center to move because they didn't want AIDS sufferers in their area. Even the authorities didn't mind the bomb being tossed.rests of tourism.Thailand now ranks number four in the world in terms of most AIDS patients per head of population. The country is vulnerable to AIDS for a number of reasons. First, in rural areas, education levels are low. The majority of farmers complete only four to six years of primary school education. They lack any real knowledge of how to protect themselves against STDs or AIDS. For this reason, the highest risk group for AIDS in Thailand is heterosexual farmers.
Second, it has long been in the Thai culture for men to sleep with prostitutes. Going to a brothel in Thailand is invariably the last stop during an alcoholic night out among male friends. The majority of the temple's female patients are wives who contracted HIV from their husbands who visited prostitutes. This, in turn, leads to HIV-positive children, whose lives rarely extend past 5 years. This is the true tragedy of AIDS, that such innocent children must end their lives in such torture and pain.
Third, despite rigid social customs, Thailand is a society where conservative appearances are deceiving. Drug use is rampant and there is virtually no education towards the use of needles.
Finally, government support for AIDS patients is negligible. It is the government's policy to have families care for AIDS sufferers; but this is a Catch-22 situation, since families are afraid of ''catching AIDS'' simply by being around the patient.With gracious donations from the Thai Royal Family, the Supreme Patriach of the Buddhist faith, businesses and everyday people, the temple soon started to grow in size. It now has 400 beds and a waiting list of 10,000. The hospice on the temple grounds, known as Bahn Walailak, has 35 beds for patients who have become too sick, and is a place for their final days.
The temple is in the shape of a big oval. Around the perimeter is housing for HIV and AIDS sufferers. In the middle is the new gas compressor crematorium. There is also a meeting hall, where you can hear Dr Alongkot speak or watch the HIV Band play. Bahn Walailak is situated towards the rear of the temple compound. Currently a new structure is being built which will include a care center for children with HIV.
Outside of this, there are sports fields. At 6 pm every night, there are aerobics. Many of the healthier patient take this time to run laps around the crematorium. Then at 7 pm, there is a meditation class.
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