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"There is no "I" in Team"
:nod::heart: jark The Beat Goes On matteo:nod::heart:

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Actual Journal Beginning

I am just updating my journal, deleting the older, previous one.

Life has been hectic, but a good hectic.
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I keep 1-2 journals on deviantART, maximum, at any given time, usually, just one...and have done so for over two years.
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Book Recommendations:

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Film Recommendations:

DVD:

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I thought this would be good for a laugh, the link was on my daughter's website  You have to try this, it is a riot.  I made it to 323.4 feet.  I am still going to try to get a few feet more.  Start by clicking the abominable snowman at the bottom, and hitting the penguin.
n.ethz.ch/student/mkos/pinguin…
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Jan 26, 2006: Statue of King Tut's Grandmother, Tiy, Found.
dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/…
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CT Scan Shows What King Tut’s Face Looked Like www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7806495/
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I come here, on occasion, to interact with a few friends and comment on art.  This is not where I choose to display my work.  I show it elsewhere.  
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Stop jumping to conclusions, as your assumptions get you nowhere.
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Quotations by Eleanor Roosevelt:
Reflection...is good for the soul...it helps one to sort out priorities...and focus on the most important and primary aspects of their life.  

A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.
    
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
   
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
    
Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
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We need to keep all victims of natural disasters in our thoughts, no matter where they are located.
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Please take a moment to give your thoughts to those hurting/in need...to those we might never meet…to people worldwide…wherever the country they reside in…whatever their culture…to those who have died…whether through war or famine…natural disaster, or natural death.  Reach out to someone, peacefully, in your own way.
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Charitable Organizations

American Red Cross www.redcross.org/donate/donati…

Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org/

Greenpeace International www.greenpeace.org/internation…

UNICEF www.unicef.org/

Catholic Charities www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/

Operation USA www.opusa.org

International Medical Corps www.imcworldwide.org/index.sht…

Relief International www.ri.org/

Please keep the victims of the Monsoons in India in your thoughts
America Cares India Flooding www.americares.org/news/?id=88

Niger...A country In a Famine and Drought Crisis..Not  a Country At War...Where 2.5 Million Children Are Starving And Could Die.
Here are some of the charities accepting/coordinating famine relief to Niger:
Action Against Hunger www.aah-usa.org/
Doctors Without Borders  www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
Oxfam America  www.oxfamamerica.org/
U.S. Fund for UNICEF www.unicefusa.org/
World Food Program: www.friendsofwfp.org
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Don't forget the animals...in any disaster...they are victims also.
American Humane Society
www.americanhumane.org/site/Pa…

There are more links towards the bottom of this journal entry.
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Remember, as mature adults, we can agree to disagree.
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We must stay true to our own ideals, and not the ideals of others; we must look inside ourselves, and find our sense of Self; and be strong, continue to read, be informed, and not follow what others want us to do.  
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Don't forget matteo  Stop by and give him hugs, teddys, and your support.  He more than deserves all of it, as equally as Jark, being one of the two original co-founders.  
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Please don't note me or send me comments in order to ask me for answers...I can offer none.
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Please keep the people of Indonesia in your thoughts.  Here are some charitable donation links, if you feel you can help:
The American Red Cross International Response Fund www.redcross.org/donate/donati…
Americares www.americares.org
UNICEF Tsunami Relief Effort (Donations continually needed)
www.unicefusa.org/
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Other Organizations
Light to Unite www.lighttounite.org/?origin_s…
Help those military personnel overseas, who don't receive mail.  www.anysoldier.com
Housing Opportunities for Katrina Victims www.katrinahousing.org/
Amnesty International  www.amnesty.org
Rwandan Human Rights  www.rdrwanda.org/
Houston Food Bank: houstonfoodbank.org/katrina.ht…
America's Second Harvest www.secondharvest.org/
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
www.komen.org/
Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
www.spielbergfilmarchive.org.i…
Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org
United Leukodystrophy Foundation  www.ulf.org/
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
www.komen.org/intradoc-cgi/idc…
Worldvision  www.worldvision.org/
Action Against Hunger-USA  www.aah-usa.org/
Center for World Indigenous Studies www.cwis.org/
Network for Good
www.networkforgood.org/topics/…
Noah's Wish www.noahswish.org/
Operation Blessing www.ob.org/
Project Hope www.projecthope.org/
Inter Action
www.interaction.org/kosovo#bac…
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster www.nvoad.org/
Islamic Relief www.irw.org/
United Jewish Communities www.ujc.org/
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ArtistsForCharity, donate your art, please check it out. artistsforcharity.deviantart.c…
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Check these sweet deviants and galleries that I enjoy
AngelaxCollinsbzeddorianofangedfemGillackhammi
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rwirtztangledwebTao2Edentkach
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If dA is ever sold, or goes bankrupt, etc., it will affect your art, and whose hands it could end up in, become informed...read the Submission Policy thoroughly. Be aware
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To celebrate the birthday of Michelangelo's David, the people of Florence, Italy, kicked off a celebration of events that will last for one year.  The events celebrating David's 500th birthday will be celebrated with artistic flair.  From fireworks to exhibits, from seminars to concerts, the year will host a multitude of events for both citizens of Florence, and tourists alike to view and to participate in.  

According to Antonio Paolucci, superintendent of city museums, "We want David's 500th birthday to spark debate, to be controversial, to challenge people about what art is today, not just what it was 500 years ago".

For all of the deviant community who live nearby or in Florence, and for those planning a trip, enjoy the festivities over the next year!  And, while you are there, as a souvenir, buy the official David 500 T-shirt!
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The Beauty of Life: William Morris and the Art of Design, featuring 250 pieces of Morris' art, is an exhibit currently on display at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA, through April 4, 2004.

Morris was a 19th Century artist who was born in England.  His artistic achievements are known world-wide, spanning a wide variety of art forms, that include interior design and creating wallpaper patterns, book printing, poetry, weaving tapestries and textiles, calligraphy, embroidery, and stained-glass design and production.  He was especially interested with the Medieval period, and much of his art reflects that.

Morris' influence can still be seen today, as his creative designs are still being used and reproduced, throughout the world in home interior design, industrial design, and in architectural forms.

For further information contact:
The Huntington Library,
Art Collections, and
Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
(626) 405-2100

Juntington.org
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KERMAN, Iran Friday, December 26, 08:46 PM ET-By Parisa Hafezi
BAM, Iran (Reuters)

"Entire blocks of buildings lay crushed and survivors lined up blanket-wrapped bodies in the street after a devastating 6.5 earthquake leveled nearly three-quarters of the Iranian city of Bam on Friday."

According to local authorities (latest report), they fear the death toll could reach up to 20,000 people, or more, and say that it has already claimed almost 12,000 lives, and injured over 30,000 people.  The figures are expected to grow, due to the fact that many people are buried under the rubble.

Rescue operations continue to be slow going, due to darkness.  ''The disaster is far too huge for us to meet all of our needs,'' President Mohammad Khatami said. ''However, all the institutions have been mobilized.''

U.S. President Bush, along with leaders of other nations, offered to send whatever help Iran might need during this devastating time.
   
A famous 2,000 year-old and historical fortress that was overlooking the city, has suffered major damage, many towers and walls crumbled, some still remain, but are barely standing.

My thoughts/prayers go out to the members of DeviantArt who have been personally affected by this tragedy.  Let's all show our caring and support to them, and to all the victims and their families of this terrible tragedy.

Reuters.com


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"The Photograph And The American Dream, 1840-1940", is a current photography exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA, that continues through January 4, 2004.  

The exhibit includes a varied blend of photographs, spanning one hundred years, imagery from across the entire United States, including images of the Depression, labor conditions, social rebellion, the human condition, and the settling of the west.

It is an impressive display of images, in which the photographers (some well- known, some not-so-well-known) skillfully show their bold perspectives and expressive statements within their unique images.

I had the good fortune to see this exhibit today...it is a must see!!

Telephone number:  310-440-4500.

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