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Worried that your Thanksgiving grocery bill is getting fatter while the meal is getting leaner? Last year, the cost for the foods to prepare the typical Thanksgiving dinner went up nearly 6 percent, and prices are steadily rising. But even if you re watching every penny, you don t have to cut corners on the big holiday dinner with help from Walmart!

Click on the player below, in order to listen to Michael s talk. Get the most recent iTunes software and subscribe to this podcast from the Buddhist and/or Philosophy sections of the Religion Spirituality list. ____ In this talk, Michael weaves his talk around the issues of greed and karma in our daily lives.

MONROE, Mich. (Nov. 17, 2009) - Eat the right foods. Exercise regularly. Wear sunscreen. Most of us know these basic components to a healthy lifestyle, but now, doctors have some welcome advice for those who are stressed out about being healthy: take a deep breath, head to your recliner and relax! More on La-Z-Boy and the Health Benefits of Reclining

With more Americans cooking at home, rather than dining out or ordering in, we are always looking for quick tips, new recipes and simple techniques to create healthful meals for the family on the go. Whatever the amount of time you have, there s a delicious recipe that will fit your schedule. In his latest cookbook, Emeril: 20-40-60: FRESH FOOD FAST, Lagasse divides his recipes into three sections based on the amount of time they will take you to prepare. More on Emeril: 20-40-60 Fresh Food Fast

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Some might suggest it s the one holiday that s all about food. No gifts, no religious services, just family and a really big meal. Thanksgiving is the Super Bowl of family entertaining. And because you ll have a crowd of people to feed all weekend long, you may feel captive in the kitchen. But, Sandra Lee has tips to help keep it simple and make the holiday weekend more enjoyable - even for the cook in your family.More on Sandra Lee s Round 2 Recipes and tips for your holiday weekend

Washington DC, November 12, 2009 - The public was invited to join United States Mint Director Ed Moy at a special ceremony to launch the final coin in the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Coin Program, honoring Abraham Lincoln s presidency in Washington, D.C. The ceremony took place on Thursday, November 12, at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Statue located below the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building.

The theme of distinguishing between the Buddhist teachings and forms which lead to awakening, and those forms that are culturally inherited and perhaps unsuited for our current Western context, is an ongoing one on Buddhist Geeks. This week, we continue this exploration with Dharma teacher, Martin Aylward. Martin, who lives in southern France, where he runs and teaches as Le Moulin Meditation Centre, has been actively exploring what it means to translate Dharma to the West. He recognizes that we're still quite early in that process, but is a pioneer when it comes to adapting the forms of Buddhism to the West. His use of technology and emphasis on relational dharma, as well as what calls "Freestyle or DIY Awakening" is a striking attempt at making Dharma more relevant for the lives of Western, engaged, lay practitioners. This is part 1 of a two part series. Listen to part 2, Work, Sex, Money, Dharma (airing next week!)

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Today we bring you a video about meditation courses for children. Time to Breathe 14  minutes Get the Flash Player to see this player. Download Video (132 MB): Click here to download Copyright, 2008 UK Vipassana Trust There is more information about vipassana meditation at Dhamma.org, and books and audio resources available for purchase in the Pariyatti bookstore. May all beings be happy!

Welcome To Episode 46 of Your Story. As some of you may know I ve recently been working for a short time on the latest in the The Chronicles of Narnia at the Warner Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast. This next, Episode Three, is The Voyage of the Dawn Trader and as it was for the previous two episodes this one is being Executive Produced by Doug Gresham. As I mention in the introduction, I meet Doug very briefly while I was working on the film but didn t have a chance to engage with him while working there. However my supervisor mentioned a few of the things that Doug had mentioned to him and I immediately thought, this sounds like an interesting fellow who wouldn t mind a chat if he has the time. Doug is the step son of C.S.Lewis and is now responsible for the continuation and is the head of the C.S. Lewis Company. From that wellhead these films have sprung. After a lifetime of wanting to have them produced he is now, for want of a better title the Executive Producer but as he says, he s the one to blame. We chat about some aspects of the challenges and the joys of film-making and if you listen to Doug you can hear his passion for film-making and particularly the production of these The Chronicle of Narnia. Quite a bit is published about Doug and his heritage with C.S. Lewis, including his autobiography Lenten Lands of his childhood with his mother Joy Davidman and Lewis which was made into the television film in 85 Shadowlands and remade as a feature film in 93. Doug also mentions writing a biography of Lewis Jacks Life: The Life Story of C.S. Lewis published in 2005. Doug however is not just all about C.S. Lewis and the The Chronicles Narnia, he is also a committed Non-Denominational Christian with strong opinions on his practical views of Christianity that led him to live by his faith, running and caring for people from around the world in Ireland as a psychotherapist, but also to living an independent lifestyle as a Dairy Farmer in Tasmania and an ABC Radio announcer in Perth. Now living in Malta, Doug has a world view and strong opinions on where our Western Society has gone wrong, even suggesting what, in his view, what we need to do to fix these issues. Strong, forthright and thought through opinion is what I discovered in meeting Doug Gresham and a personality that is not easily forgotten. To automatically receive this podcast freely to you, click on one of the links to the left or search in iTunes for Your Story. Join the Your Story Facebook group. Subscribe freely in iTunes by Clicking here. If you use another Podcast software Get the feed here. Support Your Story by giving it a Digg or Stumble or writing a review on iTunes Music is from iodaPROMONET The Homemade Jamz Blues Band Penny Waiting On Change (mp3) from Pay Me No Mind (Northern Blues) Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Napster More On This Album

VALHALLA, N.Y., November 10, 2009 - FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. announced a new venture with Homes For Our Troops (www.HomesForOurTroops.org), a national non-profit organization based in Taunton, MA. Homes For Our Troops builds barrier free specially adapted homes for severely injured veterans that have returned home from Iraq and Afghanistan at no cost to the veterans, giving them back their independence and helping them and their families. More on FujiFilm and Homes For Our Troops

CLEVELAND and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Nov. 11, 2009 - Almost 70 percent of Ohioans are concerned about their ability to manage medical bills for themselves and their families. Medical Mutual of Ohio is addressing this statistic head on by becoming the nation s first health plan to offer Quicken Health Expense Trackersm with bill pay, making medical bills more understandable and now easier to pay than ever before.More on the Quicken Health Expense Tracker

Speaker: Louise Dunlap Louise begins by speaking briefly about her experience as a writing teacher since the 1960 s, when activism had a powerful presence in the US. She speaks about the value of finding our true voice, and speaking from this truth even when the circumstances around us are challenging. She poses the question, Why do we silence ourselves? She also asks us to recognize that in many ways the world has become more complex and more challenging since her early years as a writing teacher, and encourages us to face the fear and negativity around us by coming together on important issues. She addresses three important levels of Writing for Change : holding actions such as demonstrations or writing letters to our politicians, becoming a voice of change within institutions, and writing towards a broader shift of consciousness. If we wish to make our message accessible and help facilitate a great turning in our society, Louise says, We are only useful when we can understand how we are understood.

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St John of the Ladder, whom we normally read during Great Lent, is a Father who offers practical guidance to Christian life of every moment. In this week’s broadcast, Fr Dcn Matthew explores a series of passages from Step 1 of St John’s Ladder to Paradise, on the specific issue of the universal calling of the Christian life, coupled with the need for each person to seek out a suitable way of life for the spiritual struggle to be exercised.

We continue our discussion with Shambhala acharya, Judith Simmer-Brown, about how we can strategically invest in American Buddhism so that it survives in the long-term. We explored the first three areas of importance in-depth in part 1, which included the translation of core texts, the development of a monastic lineage, and the appointment of dharma heirs.In this part of the discussion we flesh out the details of the fourth area, which is royal patronage. Judith speaks about how, given a lack of that kind of support, most dharma teachers and organizations turn whole-heartedly to the market to sustain them. And with that come all sort of issues--including the pursuit of fame and fortune. We finish the discussion, going back to the question of whether we'll be able to develop a monastic community in the West, and why that's important to the healthy development of Buddhism in America.This is part 2 of a two-part series. Listen to part 1, The Survival of American Buddhism.

Speakers: Roshi Joan Halifax & Sensei Beate Genko Stolte Sensei Beate begins the talk by exploring the five skandhas and encouraging sesshin participants to study the skandha of feeling in particular. The ancestors did exactly this, and it produced clarity in their lives. We too must be courageous and look at our experience through the skandhas. Roshi Joan illustrates this point with stories of the ancestors facing their fears and looking deeply into the nature of the mind, as we do in sesshin. We cannot gain insight by using a map or relying on sutras or teachings. We must rely on our own experience to awaken.