“The Afghans are extraordinary fighters, tough and resourceful and cruel, and they know their business inside out,” he said. “On their own territory, they’re unbeatable.

The Ballad of Bushie and Flashy

WASHINGTON

George Bush may have lost his swagger, but Harry Flashman hasn’t.

Maybe the president presiding over a quicksand empire got a vicarious thrill out of the fictional Victorian brigadier general who roamed from Chillianwalla to Isandlwana to Abyssinia at the height of the British Empire, always making conquests in love and war despite his cowardly, caddish behavior.

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He applied a lowbrow, all but forgotten crosshatched technique to a kaleidoscope of sexual fantasies, controversial racial topics and images of the hippy counterculture.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/fashion/21crumb.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Mr. and Mrs. Natural

Proving that two cartoonists can live the expat life as dysfunctionally as one.

• Audio Slide Show: On "Need More Love"

Aline Crumb on "Need More Love"

Aline Crumb, cartoonist and wife of the cartoonist, Robert Crumb, shares her inspiration for her new graphic memoir "Need More Love."

Mr. and Mrs. Natural

VALLÉE DU Vidourle, France

SHORTLY after Robert and Aline Crumb moved from the United States to a small village in this valley in the South of France, they were asked to participate in a summer medieval festival. For the event local politicians don robes like those once worn by feudal lords, and most of the citizens wear peasant rags.

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Naga Sadhus

Naga Baba Sadhus

http://www.divinerevelation.org/KumbhMela.html





The Naga Sadhus who descend the Himalayas during the Kumbh Mela are not the same as those worshipped as deities! The former practice cult religions such as Shakta or Naga and are typically known as Sadhus or ascetics. They are detached from life, although not necessarily devoid of its pleasures (like narcotics, sex etc.) The Sadhus practice rituals involving fire, water, yoga, and meditation, and beg for a living, following the lifestyle of  Lord Shiva.






http://www.divinerevelation.org/KumbhMela.html

• The next Ardh (half) Mela (festival) will be held January 2007 at Allahabad. Main bathing date: Jan. 19.
• In 2010, March-April, Maha Kumbh Mela will be held at Haridwar in the foothills of the Himalayas. Main bathing date: April 14.

TIMING OF KUMBH MELA

The Maha Kumbh Mela ("great festival of the pot of nectar of immortality") is held every three years in each of four different locations, returning to each of four places every twelve years. An Ardh (half) Mela (festival) takes place six years after the Maha Kumbh in each location.

Kumbh Mela is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage and bathing festival that takes place at the following 4 locations of India:

• Prayag (near the city of Allahabad, in the state of Uttar Pradesh) at the confluence of three rivers Ganga (Ganges), Yamuna and Saraswati
• Haridwar (in the state of Uttaranchal Pradesh) where the river Ganga enters the plains from Himalayas.
• Ujjain (in Madhya Pradesh), on the banks of Ksipra river.
• Nasik (in Maharashtra) on the banks of Godavari river.

Dates for the Maha Kumbh Festival
(every 12 years in 4 locations)

• The next Ardh (half) Mela (festival) will be held January 2007 at Allahabad. Main bathing date: Jan. 19.
• In 2010, March-April, Maha Kumbh Mela will be held at Haridwar in the foothills of the Himalayas. Main bathing date: April 14.
• In 2013, Maha Kumbh Mela will be held in Allahabad (Prayag), Jan. 27 to Feb. 25. Main bathing date: Feb. 10.
• In 2015, Maha Kumbh Mela will be held Aug. 15 to Sept. 13. Main bathing date: Sept. 13.
• In 2016, Maha Kumbh Mela will be held April 22 to May 21. Main bathing date: May 21.

  

http://www.divinerevelation.org/KumbhMela.html

we are observing a festival called magh mela,KUMBHA MELA(at this place nector drops fallen from the pot of angels) at allahabad where 3 rivers

http://people.tribe.net/a34aaed9-4767-452b-8a10-1c272d119d8e

Kumbh Mela is the most sacred of India’s many religious festivals. It occurs at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers at a point of land called the Sangam, near the northern city of Allahabad. It is one of four spots where the god Garuda rested while protecting a pitcher containing the nectar of immortality from pursuing demons. A few drops of the nectar spilled out, and once every 12 years the waters flow with the nectar. Those who bathe in the rivers will be purified of their sins and escape the cycle of death and rebirth.

Who is Milarepa? (video)

A documentary exploring the historical Milarepa, based on interviews, footage from Milarepa (by Neten Chokling) and thankas depicting the life of Milarepa. Featuring Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Pema Chodron, Robert Thurman, Lobsang Lhalungpa and Trangu Rinpoche.

This the first 4 minutes of the special feature on the DVD Dharma Edition and DVD Special Edition.

http://www.milarepamovie.com/

http://www.milarepamovie.com/video/whois.htm

http://www.milarepamovie.com/video/whois.htm

Who is Milarepa? (video)

A documentary exploring the historical Milarepa, based on interviews, footage from Milarepa (by Neten Chokling) and thankas depicting the life of Milarepa. Featuring Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Pema Chodron, Robert Thurman, Lobsang Lhalungpa and Trangu Rinpoche.

This the first 4 minutes of the special feature on the DVD Dharma Edition and DVD Special Edition.

http://www.milarepamovie.com/

http://www.milarepamovie.com/video/whois.htm

zum



http://www.zum.de/stueber/haeckel/kunstformen/icons/Tafel_031_medium.jpg

cloud king



http://cloudking.com/artists/matthew-kalenuik/works/vancouver-sunset_l.jpg

First Flight

http://www.old-picture.com/defining-moments-index-001.htm

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Max_Ernst/view_1.asp?item=6&view=lMax Ernst: A Retrospective

Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976)
The Garden of France, 1962
Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris
© 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Max_Ernst/images.asp

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Max_Ernst/view_1.asp?item=6&view=l

The Robi

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Max_Ernst/images.asp

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Max_Ernst/view_1.asp?item=6&view=l

ng of the Bride, 1940

http://www.pilapila.com/ph/albums/userpics/10002/normal_paint-pilapila.com%20%2825%29.jpg



paint-pilapila

CANCERBOX

http://www.cancerbox.com/

http://www.lenswoman.com/

REGGAE: Bob Marley

Bob Marley

http://www.lenswoman.com/gallery/reggae.php

http://www.webbery.com/galleries/burningman/bm06/women/source/06-0191.html

http://www.webbery.com/galleries/burningman/bm06/women/source/06-0191.html

 

http://www.darkscenario.com/



http://www.darkscenario.com/

notes to remember how to live

Will Wilson Studio

http://www.willwilsonstudio.com/

http://www.willwilsonstudio.com/

BRIAN YPPERCIEL



http://www.brianypperciel.com/

Katherine Dunn

http://katherinedunn.us/







http://katherinedunn.us/

America’s Iran Strategy (Sick)

From Gary Sick

It is commonly said that the United States has no Middle East
strategy. That may not be true much longer. The United States has
begun to establish the framework of a new coalition strategy in the
Middle East that could rebuild tattered alliances, shift attention
away from the Iraqi catastrophe, and provide a touchstone for
policymaking that could appeal across party lines.

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  *Look, it's not really all that hard.  If we are really serious
   about having Al Maliki, the Prime Minister of a democratically
   elected Unity government, carry out his responsibilities, especially
   the ones we have publicly assigned him, let's give the guy a chance
   to demonstrate his problem-solving skills in an environment with
   challeges that are not only far less difficult but also far less
   dangerous to our interests.  Oh . . . yeah, and his too.*
   **
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