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The clock strikes 10pm, and the dancing floor opens. Bhangra beats fill the air, accompanied with that a double headed drum, or better called the dhol. This receives the palatial peg -running and infused blood flow of the audience up, as they dance away the hearty of mutton that was piled on their own plates and awaken on their legs. In the world's eyes, this sums up a Punjabi wedding. A Punjabi Sikh will tell you there's a lot more to the celebration compared to stereotype. Here's the lowdown on a Punjabi wedding what's a Punjabi wedding? First, about the bonding of two souls, a union is in Punjabi households. And by households, families are meant by us. So your sisters brothers daughter is your cousin. There goes all your hope to tell her that you find her appealing. By breaking it down to four rituals, each of them representing a party A Punjabi wedding is explained. With any of these thrilling and elaborate celebrations it's no surprise to find a Punjabi wedding crossing at least 3 more frequently. Turmeric Thursday - The Maiyan aka Oil Ceremony - This function is conducted separately at the homes of the bride and the groom. This cleansing and purification ceremony marks the start of the extravagant wedding parties. Here, oil is brushed in the hair of the groom and bride. In the mean time, turmeric paste is gently smeared all over their bodies. Tipsy Thursday - The Sangeet aka Musical Night - This is probably the best part in some Punjabi wedding. Here is a must have folk number in any sangeet, without which, it'd be like poultry biryani without the drumstick utterly pointless: Choora Ceremony - whilst the sing is going on, the maternal uncle of the bride arrives to complete the choora ceremony. Here, the uncle presents the bride traditional white and red coloured wedding choora. Soon enough, the audience is entertained by a series of thumping performances from families of the groom and bride. The Jaago - With hungry bellies being well fed during dinner,

Reverend Jim Groom and Gardner Campbell go mano a mano re: edupunk

Jon Mott recently published an article in EDUCAUSE Quarterly on Envisioning the Post-LMS Era. Jim Groom captures the reactions of individuals who have been exploring the link between learning management systems and personal learning environments. There is a sense - and I'll admit I felt it as well in reading the article - that many long-time contributors to the discussion were not referenced in the article. In theory, the review process should draw attention to important omissions of literature. However, most reviewers would likely not see the spaces (blogs) where much of the conversation happens before it jumps into mainstream as good sources. I've posted below that I wrote while at University of Manitoba addressing the LMS/PLE issue. I'm not sure how long an archive of their copy will exist, so posting it here might give it a bit more of an existence.

Religious wedding vows HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS - Is it true you want to marry in a particular religious tradition , is it true you want to read traditional marriage vows or the wedding vows of their particular faith , you may find it useful to read this collection of traditional religious wedding vows . Read carefully , noting the words or phrases that stand out to you , that are relevant to you and your relationship . You may decide you want to include certain phrases and expressions in your custom wedding vows . You may find that the religious wedding vows , adapted to eliminate the explicit religious references , would like to plan the perfect ceremony . However , be careful when adapting traditional wedding vows in order to make sure that you do not accidentally show no respect to traditional flavors from which you borrow.