The Sun Raising

For most of my life, my cats came to me the same way – strays that either found me or I found them. I called it fate and rarely questioned the logic of it. The minute I brought them into my house, they became part of my heart and home. That changed in 1998 when I happened upon a new TV channel called “Animal Planet” and they were doing an hour long show about a breed of cat that I had never heard of before, the Ragdoll.  I instantly fell head over heels in love while watching these puffy balls of furs on the TV screen with their sweet, playful, and docile personality and decided on the spot that I must have one of my own and realized the chances of a stray coming to my door were slim, even for me, and so I hatched the not so difficult plot of convincing my boys that it would make the perfect Mother’s Day gift for me, which was coincidentally only a few weeks away. I also knew in order for this gift to actually come to fruition, that I ...

Love don't cost a thing. And neither do all the other truly important things that matter most in life. Such as: Having good people in life who will lend you a hand. Throwing your own dance party.  A compliment. From anyone. Anyone will do.  A high-five. Being a good person and doing something nice... ... and the good feeling it gives you afterwards. A child's smile..and their many other funny faces. Playing in the rain. Cuddling. Human touch, darnit.  Taking time out to play. Pillow fights. Hugging it out.  A friendly wave.  Enjoying nature in all its awesome glory. Making new friends. Knowing loved ones got your back. And maybe the best free thing life has to offer -- a smooch from someone you love! (Bonus if it's Uncle Jesse)   Like Us On Facebook     Follow Us On Twitter ALSO ON THE HUFFINGTON POST Close  Animals Who Just Want To Sleep 1   of   9       ...

Reinventing The Reel: Edge of Tomorrow By Jay Sizemore Tom Cruise may not be the most stable person on the planet, having devoted much of his life to a religion developed by a science-fiction writer and all, but he still proves himself to be a juggernaut of talent when it comes to acting, consistently turning in solid, visceral performances that never feel overwrought or campy. One might wonder if his worship of L. Ron Hubbard has anything to do with his recent penchant toward working in science-fiction films. Whatever the motivation, at least Cruise has an apparent knack for picking quality scripts and talented directors to work with. © 2014 Warner Bros. Edge of Tomorrow  is no exception. A surprising amalgamation of iconic movies, including Groundhog Day ,  Aliens ,  Starship Troopers , and The Matrix , this film takes an outrageous plot device and turns it into a completely riveting life-or-death scenario that builds momentum like that bus in  S...

ப ள்ளிப் பருவத்தை யார்தான் மறக்க முடியும்.. அதுவும் பள்ளிப் பருவத்தில் நாம் எடுத்துக் கொண்ட புகைப்படங்களை இப்போது பார்க்க நேர்ந்தால் சிரிப்பு பொத்துக் கொண்டு வரும். அவ்வளவு காமெடியாக இருப்போம். சிலரிடம் பள்ளிப் பருவத்தில் எடுத்த புகைப்படங்கள் இருக்காது. மிஸ் செய்திருப்போம் அல்லது சேதமாகிப் போயிருக்கும். அப்படிப்பட்டவர்களுக்குகாகவே ஒரு 'அபாரமான' இணையதளம் வந்துள்ளது. இந்த இணையதளத்திற்குப் போய் பார்த்தால், தேடினால் உங்களது பள்ளிப் பருவ புகைப்படமும், 'உங்களது' புகைப்படமும் அப்படியே கையில் கிடைக்கும். கேட்கவே ஆச்சரியமாக உள்ளது இல்லையா. ஆனால் உண்மை.. மெய்யாலுமே உண்மை! இதற்கு நீங்கள் செய்ய வேண்டியது இதுதான். http://worldschoolphotographs.com/pages/wsp/info.php என்ற இந்த இணையதளத்திற்குப் போங்க... அங்கு போய் உங்களைப் பற்றிய தகவல்களைக் கொடுங்க.. கொஞ்ச நேரம் காத்திருங்க.. எஸ்.. இப்போது உங்களது 'பள்ளிக் கூடத் தோழர்களுடன்' நீங்கள் இருக்கும் 'குரூப்' போட்டோ வந்திருக்கும்.. பாருங்க.. சந்தோஷமா சிரிங்க...! எப்பூடி..."ஷாக்" ஆயிட்டீங்களா! Topics: photos, schoo...

Fairy tales are good to think with. Compact yet also capacious, with roots in myth, they were engineered to accommodate changes in cultural values and conflicts. “Snow White” is no exception. Rupert Sanders’s film “Snow White and the Huntsman” the latest version of the tale, takes us into a wilderness of environmental depredations and dynastic conflict. Charlize Theron’s fair-haired wicked queen presides over subjects with ravaged faces in landscapes that resemble toxic oil spills; in her shape-shifting magic, she reconstitutes herself at one point from what looks like a flock of crows caught in an oil slick. Her rule has no doubt created the viscous black horrors that Snow White encounters in the denuded woods to which she flees. The film’s raven-haired heroine, by contrast, soothes savage beasts with her compassionate face and, as a digitally miniaturized Bob Hoskins, playing one of the seven dwarfs, proclaims: “she will heal the land.” But she’s no passive, guiltless damsel. He...

Women's Rights Division Despite great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over many years, women and girls around the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced labor and sex slavery. They are refused access to education and political participation, and some are trapped in conflicts where rape is perpetrated as a weapon of war. Around the world, deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth are needlessly high, and women are prevented from making deeply personal choices in their private lives. Human Rights Watch is working toward the realization of women’s empowerment and gender equality—protecting the rights and improving the lives of women and girls on the ground. Uganda: Violence, Reprisals in Western Region The government response to deadly ethnic violence and reprisals in the Rwenzori region of western Uganda in July 2014 has been inadequate. The government should arrange for a credible independent investigation to ...