http://sistersunshine.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:19:43 GMT 2010-01-08T12:19:43Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982314 Religious Holidays Coptic Christmas - Cairo Nativity of Christ/Christmas (Julian Calendar) - Orthodox Christian Ethiopian Christmas (Genna) - Ethiopia St. John's Day - . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:08:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982314 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-07T22:08:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980357 Religious Holidays Epiphany / 3 Kings Day - Christianity La Paradura del Niño ( The Parade of Baby Jesus ) - Madrid Armenian Christmas / Nativity of Christ - Armenian Christian . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:49:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980357 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-06T21:49:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978392 Religious Holidays Twelfth Night - Christian Secular Holidays Dia de la Toma - Spain Commemorations Historical events, birthdays and deaths Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:11:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978392 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-06T00:11:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975792 It occurs to me that global warming is a misnomer, and that climate change is a more accurate depiction of what we see occurring. However, we know that throughout history our planet has undergone numerous . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:09:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975792 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-04T16:09:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975652 Religious Holidays Cassé Gateau - Voodou holy day (January 2-4) Secular Holidays Day of Martyrs of the Colonial Repression - Angola Commemorated as the Day of the Fallen . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:52:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975652 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-04T15:52:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974334 Religious Holidays Cassé Gateau - Voodou holy day (January 2-4) Secular Holidays None that I could find Commemorations Historical events, birthdays and deaths . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:47:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974334 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-03T17:47:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972907 Religious Holidays Cassé Gateau - Voodou holy day (January 2-4) Breaking of the Cakes . Traditional three-day celebration in Haiti where Voodou practitioners make a communal offering . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:23:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972907 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-02T17:23:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971784 I decided to run a search on the word "legacy" here on gather and came up with this post . It contained the following sentence: "In leiu of flowers, please honor Michael's memory by doing a good deed . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:49:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971784 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-01T22:49:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971778 I have been fighting with this one more and more... today it took about a half dozen attempts before I got it to boot up. I've emailed myself a few files I'd hate to not be able to access, but for the . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:28:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971778 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-01T21:28:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971620 Happy New Year to all! Religious Holidays Mary, Mother of God - Vatican City State Catholic Christian Holy day of obligation Feast of St. Basil - Eastern Orthodox Christian . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:30:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971620 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-01T19:30:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970555 Religious Holidays Sharaf (Honor), the 16th month - Baha'i Ghambar Maidyarem begins - Zoroastrianism St. Sylvester's Day - Catholicism Watch Night - Christian Secular . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:12:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970555 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-31T19:12:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969416 Religious Holidays None that I could find Secular Holidays Kwanzaa - United States of America Republic Day - Madagascar Rizal day - Philippines Commemorations . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:51:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969416 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-31T00:51:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967271 Hardly anything to report today... but there IS one holiday still going on: Religious Holidays None that I could find Secular Holidays Kwanzaa - United States of America . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:59:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967271 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-29T15:59:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966158 Religious Holidays Holy Innocents' Day - Roman Catholic , Church of England , Lutheran Secular Holidays Kwanzaa - United States of America Commemorations Historical . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:37:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966158 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-28T22:37:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964411 Once again, I apologize for not getting this done yesterday... no excuses. I just didn't. Religious Holidays Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian Day of Ashura - Islam . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:02:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964411 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-27T15:02:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963103 Religious Holidays 1st day of Christmas - Germany Bain de Noël (Frotte feuilles) or Fete des Membres - Haiti / Voudon Christmas - Christian /Worldwide Secular Holidays . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:28:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963103 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-26T02:28:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961772 Religious Holidays Ninth and last day of Posadas Navidenas/Las Posadas (9 days) - Mexico / Catholic Runs from December 16 through Christmas Day Christmas Eve - Christianity , Worldwide . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:24:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961772 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-24T15:24:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960286 The Judge Rotenberg Center , located in Canton Massachusetts, is notorious for this practice. If you did not know better, you might think this is a wonderful place full of light and cheer. Beautiful . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:49:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960286 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-23T15:49:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960285 Sorry about not doing this yesterday but yesterday REALLY wiped me out. Religious Holidays Eighth day of Posadas Navidenas/Las Posadas (9 days) - Mexico / Catholic Runs from December 16 . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:19:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960285 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-23T14:19:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956935 Religious Holidays Sixth day of Posadas Navidenas/Las Posadas (9 days) - Mexico / Catholic Runs from December 16 through Christmas Day Solstice - Pagan / Wiccan ( Northern hemisphere . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:42:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956935 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-21T14:42:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954887 Religious Holidays Fifth day of Posadas Navidenas/ Las Posadas (9 days) - Mexico / Catholic Runs from December 16 through Christmas Day Secular Holidays Day of Mourning . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:39:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954887 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-20T21:39:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954889 Religious Holidays Eighth and final day of Hanukkah / Chanukah / Festival of Lights - Israel / Judaism Runs from sundown December 11 through sundown on December 19 Fourth day of Posadas . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:31:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954889 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-19T20:31:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954006 Religious Holidays Seventh day of Hanukkah / Chanukah / Festival of Lights - Israel / Judaism Runs from sundown December 11 through sundown on December 19 Third day of Posadas Navidenas/ . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:22:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954006 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-19T03:22:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951733 Religious Holidays Sixth day of Hanukkah / Chanukah / Festival of Lights - Israel / Judaism Runs from sundown December 11 through sundown on December 19 Second day of Posadas Navidenas/ . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:09:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951733 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-17T19:09:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951379 At this time of the year it is like the volume gets turned up, the boiler is hotter and there is a lot more steam to release. Black Friday is so-named for a reason: it's the day most retailers are . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:51:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951379 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-17T14:51:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950191 And replacing them with a recommendation system ... which will SHOW you who's recommended you. Pretty cool, huh? No more trolls! Yay! Now if only they'd make it easier to post . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:31:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950191 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-16T18:31:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950012 Religious Holidays Fifth day of Hanukkah / Chanukah / Festival of Lights - Israel / Judaism Runs from sundown December 11 through sundown on December 19 First day of Posadas Navidenas/ . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:39:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950012 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-16T16:39:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948786 As many of you may know, I have been posting daily holidays from around the world, in order to better understand this world as well as to (hopefully) dispel my distaste for holidays in general. During . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:23:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948786 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-15T22:23:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948295 Religious Holidays Fourth day of Hanukkah / Chanukah / Festival of Lights - Israel / Judaism Runs from sundown December 11 through sundown on December 19 Secular Holidays Kingdom . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:10:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948295 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-15T17:10:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947047 Religious Holidays Third day of Hanukkah / Chanukah / Festival of Lights - Israel / Judaism Runs from sundown December 11 through sundown on December 19 Secular Holidays Chingshan . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:02:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947047 Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2009-12-14T22:02:44Z