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TIBETAN HISTORY Blurb - GENERAL

Suggestion:

DEC1 08: NEW NOTES from PENNY:
Note for [Everywhere - Global] ABOUT DP MENUS- comma after Geshe Sopa - Abbott.
Comma between any occurance of MADISON and WISCONSIN. DEV: CHANGE will ONLY be in TEACHINGS - DONE

REMOVE CAP 'H" for HHDL - DEV/ART: Agreed. Will try to find ALL occurances. Anyone wish to assist? Where are they? Status: DONE

DEV NOV 13: Find a place for ... Status: DONE

Nov 14 ART: Created new Menu <About_NA_Tib_Menu> with the text below - Status: DONE

TEST on "Normal" old TVs for readibility! It is a LOT of text -can break into 2 pages, if necessary. DEV: Placed new menu (global for ALL DVDs) into specification, and into PT baseline. SAME TENSHUG baseline.

SAME TSA Baseline. - ART to get new Menus to Robbie for posting to This page. NOV 18

"NEAR GOLD" CREDS - DECLARED GOLD NOV 13 - AP will 'clean up, remove numbers, etc. - gf

DEV/ART: GENERAL: - NOV 12:Penny wrote: •••••••••• The "GOLD LIST" is cleaned up. No additions will be made by anyone. We also gave you paragraphs that you may insert or might think they are only duplications and should be deleted. They were on Cathy's original list many months ago but we hope things are more clear now.
••••••••••• . gf: Robbie et al: Go with this, please. SIGNOFF NOV12 08 ACRED

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From Tashi Namgyal
A WORD OF THANK YOU Rec'd SEP 6 2008
Private Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dharmasala, India

His Eminence Kyabje Dzarong Trulshik Shatrul Rinpoche (GABREAL: ***** I do not know where these next two names begin and end. I only copied them.)

Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche

Office of Tibet, New York, USA

Tashi Wangdu, through 2008, Representative of H.H. the Dalai Lama to the Americas

Mr. Lobsang Nyandak, since 2008, Representative of H.H. the Dalai Lama to the Americas

//gf: CHANGED title for OoT, added Nyandak la. Nov 15 08

(GABREAL: I DID NOT SUCCEED IN GETTING THE NAME OF THE "SUCCESSOR" WHO IS THE new NEW YORK OFFICE OF TIBET, USA Representative. Could you possibly please call a friend to find this out? Also could you please ADD the names of the man from the Dharmasala Office of HHDL who recorded the visit, as well as any other professional you would like to, that I do not know. AND the individual names of your personal staff who came with you for the rolling credits! So sorry to ask this of you but it is really important, I think, to thank the individual people who gave this visit so much of their heart and skill. You can also write anything you wish to express our thanks.

Presidents of all Tibetan Associations of North America

Namgyal Monastery at Dharamsala

Namgyal Monastery at Ithaca

Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts

Office of Tibet, Kathmandu, Nepal

Venerable Chusang Tsultrim, Nepal

Venerable Kungo Jampa Tenzin (Jamten)

Venerable Tenzin Soepa, Dharamshala

Mr. Tsering Wangdu, Dharamshala

Mr. Wangchuk Phasur, Dharamshala

Mr. Lobsang Norbu, Dharamshala

Mr. Desang Tsering, Dharamshala

Mr. Tenzin Ngawang, Minnesota

Ms. Tenzin Choedon, Madison, Wi.

Venerable Ngawang Choejor, Madison, Wi.

Mrs. Kesang Lhamo from Madison

Namgyal Tsedup, Seattle, Wash.

Mr. Jigme Wangdu, Kathmandu, Nepal

Mr. Sherab Lhatsang, Madison, Wi.

Mr. Tinley Woser, Minnesota

Mr. Ngodup Tsering, San Franscisco

Mr. Tashi Dondup, Boise

Mr. Namgyal Shastri, Washington D.C.

Mr. Bhuchung K. Tsering, Washington, D.C.

Mr. Tsewang Phuntso of the Office of Tibet

TCV Handicraft, Dharamshala, India
Lobsang Tsering, Minnesota

All of the children and teens participating in the Tibetan presentations to His Holiness

Members of the Organizing Committee for this visit:

Under the Spiritual Guidance of Venerable Geshe Lhundub Sopa,Deer Park Buddhist Center, Oregon, Wisconsin, USA

1. Tashi Namgyal

2. Penny Paster

3. Venerable Lhundub Jampa (Alicia Vogel)

4. Lhundup Amdo

5. Lobsang Tenzin

6. Norbu Tsering

7. Amchi Norgye Tsering

8. Tsewang Ngodup

9. Tenzin Tsephel

10. Yeshi T. Dremagang

11. Kalleen Mortensen

12. Karen Stevenson

13. Mary Bennett

14. Bob Gore

15. Frank Barone

16. Cathy Kennedy

17. Linda Atkins

18. Morgan Groves

19.George Propps

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(GABREAL: I hope this is what you were looking for. I apologize for anything missing. Still not sure why so much is repeated but I leave that placement to your genius. When I come home after this weekend, I will immediately do the teaching edit. Cathy and Frank were invaluable in starting this process. I apologize again in not understanding the time line. Here's to you and your staff! May we please finish soon.

Any chance we can get any done for Taiwan or India?

Credits on DVD (back): The members of the North American Tibetan Association and Deer Park Buddhist Center are extremely grateful to His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama for this *** comapassionate and timely public talk.

//These were GOLD from DP NOV 2008. Caught COMPASSIONATE at the VIDEO level creating a final ACRED. (!!) Nov 24

Our grateful thank you to Jim Doyle, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, for his kind and thoughtful introduction of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

We thank Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Ven. Jamyang Rinchen and Nerea Basurto for their clear translations into English, Chinese and Spanish, giving so many around the world the opportunity to hear His Holiness' public talk words in their native languages.

Thank you also to Bob Ehrenstrom and the Alliant Energy staff for their meticulous attention in the preparation, attention to innumerable details and gracious fulfilling of the organizers requests before and during this remarkable week. Specific thanks go to Larry Frank, Steve Toepler and Shirley Kaltenberg for their unending patience and sensitive understanding in the uniqueness of this global, repeat visit of the Dalai Lama to the AEC.

Credits to roll at end of DVD:

The North American Tibetan Association and Deer Park Buddhist Center extend our heartfelt gratitude to:

His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama for this thoughtful and inspiring talk.

Jim Doyle, Governor of the State of Wisconsin

Translators: Geshe Thupten Jinpa (English)

Venerable Jamyang Rinchen (Chinese)

Venerable Nerea Basurto (Spanish)

Dr. Zorba Paster
The entire staffs of the Alliant Energy Center and the Dane County Coliseum

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Credits to roll at the end of actual DVD: GM TEXT v1.0 NOV 15, 2008 - API to clean and format

STEADY HOLD AT TOP of SCREEN: The North American Tibetan Association and Deer Park Buddhist Center wish to thank:

PLATES IN and OUT:

His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama for these flawless and inspiring teachings

Venerable Geshe Lhundub Sopa, Abbot of Deer Park Buddhist Center

Translators:Geshe Thupten Jinpa, (English) Venerable Jamyang Rinchen (Chinese), Venerable Nerea Basurto (Spanish)

The monks and nuns of Deer Park Buddhist Center whose contribution was so great it cannot be measured

Every sponsor, student and benefactor of these auspicious teachings

Each volunteer who selflessly dedicated time, financial resources or goods

Bob Ehrenstrom and the Alliant Energy and Dane County Coliseum staffs

All sentient beings so that they many benefit from all that has transpired during this historic Tenshug, Public Talk and Teaching event

DEV/ART: This was in Penny's email? Written as though we said it - but we do not understand. ?GABREAL: THIS SENTENCE IS NOT TO BE PRINTED, ONLY WHAT COMES AFTER IT (For the Tenshug: To be taken from the contributions of Tashi Namgyal) V. rec'd Sep 12/ Status NON Gold

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The members of the North American Tibetan Association and Deer Park Buddhist Center organizing committee wish to profoundly thank His Holiness the Dalai Lama for his tireless participation and crystal clear presentation of this flawless dual set of teachings. His Holiness' compassionate brilliance and humor are seen throughout this recording. We are also very grateful to Venerable Geshe Lhundub Sopa for his wise and patient leadership throughout the years of planning for this Tenshug, teachings and public talk event. We wish to thank Geshe-la for his tireless, optomistic, compassionate teachings and wisdom as all who were connected with the building of the Deer Park temple were allowed to join him in that life changing journey. We humbly thank Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Venerable Jamyang Rinchen and Venerable Nerea Basurto for their clear translations into English, Chinese and Spanish and Chinese, giving so many around the world the opportunity to hear these profound teachings in their native languages. Thank you all who gave so generously to help sponsor this event with your donations of time, funds and goods. Your generosity is the foundation of the this profound event taking place. The interdependent conditions that came into place for this remarkable event to manifest were the result of countless volunteers who worked tireless hours, days, months and yes...years. We thank you all. Our profound thanks to the dedication of an outstanding professional team of talent who worked with Gabreal Franklin and the All Planet Studios. Their creativity and skills merged with loving professionalism so that the recording and editing of this auspicious event will benefit all who see and hear it.

This DVD is being dedicated to all sentient beings with gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. May his wisdom, profound compassion and enduring longevity be with us all always. May his continued presence be a guide to support the conditions that bring inner peace and happiness for all beings.

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DEV/ART: This is relative to TENSHUG ART is in GM Status COVER FRONT

NOV 13 COMMENTS via Penny:
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Penny Paster <pennypaster@gmail.com> wrote:
Gabreal, They forgot to mention any of the (non-Tibetan) people in this paragraph. We would ALSO INCLUDE: Status: DONE

1. V6.4: "...by Tibetans, students, supporters and sponsors..."
Understood. Will Amend for version 6.5 Status: DONE

2. Text from COVER - FRONT and COVER - BACK:
Gabreal: should we keep the spacing that you did with Deer Park Buddhist Center on the top line (because it is smaller)? and then under that : the North American Tibetan Association
DEV/ART: Front cover? Are you suggesting CAPs for 'The' North American....? Status: DONE

3. Gabreal: Let us leave that design element up to your sensitivities as long as it is consistent.

Either the word "the" should be capitalized all of the time or not. DEV/ART: Is this NATA you refer to? GENERAL - YES? Status: DONE

- Tibetan Script rec'd from Tashi la, about Tenshug long form title w/ cred. - put on ACRED. gf

-Dev/Art: NO room to put on Tenshug COVER or DVDu

NOV 16, Declared GM.

DEFINALED GM! Nov 18 HOLD - - delete 'early' refererence to the "GREAT" -

DEV: ANYTHING ELSE???? That has been there for over a month. Is it REALLY de finaled?g

DEV: TENSHUG BACK on as GM Nov 19, 2008/ C

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Penny Paster <pennypaster@gmail.com> wrote:
I am sending the final edit from me now. I think so much of this was already done but I don`t see it. forgive me if it is all repeated. I am putting this one email and tried to insert every numbered square that you showed on the screen. I went left to right for rerading things.

TENSHUG - LONG LIFE CELEBRATION
Gold master v7.2
1. We requested you to take out the word "highlight" so we don`t sound special.
-Did not see that before, so we are starting with one that did indeed slip through the cracks. Will look at it,
The Tenshug was the highlight. It was special.
2. GOLDMASTER V7.7
a. You have "and" between Deer Park and NATA.
b. On gold master v7.2 you have " & ". Have to be consistent.
-gf: What you are saying is the COVER and the DVD have Ampersand <&> on ALL the covers, and for artistic reasons,
combined with having more 'room', the longer form is that way on ALL the DVDs.
This was on purpose, and is consistent with other productions, but I guess, if firmly requested, can change ALL the DVD art elements.

It is no longer "uncommented! as of Nov. 11. this is the Tenshug Main Menu Candidate v2

Text from Cover - FRONT
1. INSERT "This ceremony was offered to the Dalai Lama by Tibetans, students and sponsors from all over the world.
Text from cover - Back
-GF: That has been done for some time. Do you not see that the same as us? DONE, version7GM
1. You have deleted the word "Great"? DONE
2. With tibetans, you added the word "of"? DONE

Tenshug Long Life Ceremony 2008 DONE

Tenshug sub Menu About Deer Park v2
1. Copy "1"
-gf: We do not understand what this means "Copy "1". Please explain further.
2. DELETE: "Director" ADD: Abbott
-gf: Are we finding - lost thru the cracks - or elements that have been there for months?
Seems we would have heard of this one also - maybe "newly caught? Either way, we will ned to go in and modify that for ALL the DVDs now, since they share this screen. We will do, but hope it is 1.) not arbitrary, and 2.) Suggest you do it to your own web site, SINCE THAT IS WHERE WE GOT MOST OF THE WORDS FROM.


Tenshug sub Menu about DP v2 DONE

Tenshug sub Menu about DP v4 DONE Again

Under Separate cover. Penny wrote:

1. I'm still trying to get the teachings texts titles exact. ART: We hope for Shorter combination, not longer, please!

3. Can there be anything as beautiful as the Tenshug or is the difference in majesty exactly what you were working toward? ART: Most majestic of the set seemed fitting. Some of it's 'Look and Feel" is undershadowed into the others in the sets.

Dual Teachings Presented:

A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life (Bodhicaryavatara) by Shantideva translated from the Sanskrit and Tibetan by Vesna A. Wallance and B. Alan Wallace

Stages of Meditation by Kamalashila with a commentary by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, translated by Venerable Geshe Lobsang Jordhen, Losang Choephel Ganchenpa and Jeremy Russell

ART: Most wonderful - will find a way to put these on the back. Certainly, we still need a TITLE - like for a book, that by definition must be much shorter. Our suggestion will be in next prototype posted. nov 13 08

Presented in 4 languages: Tibetan, English, Chinese and Spanish

ART: Is there/// except NOT Tenshug, TSA

DEV/ART: This is relative to PUBLIC TALK

PT ART is in GM Status

Please note ACRED is requested different - w/ Gov. - How to do - ? GF: Add him to

Global ACRED

NOV20:

GM CLOSED:

FINAL GM version 7.4

Corrected/DONE:

Sountrack to <sounDtrack> BACK

CHANGE from DP on wording BACK, raised photo/titles accordingly for space. Changed word-wrap.

Fix CAPS for Public Talk FRONT

NOV 13 DEV: Golden Master Candidate ART POSTED ABOVE v. 71 - READY TO CLOSE???.

Nov 13 DP (Phone) Alternate photo for back requested - friendlier shot. Status: DONE

2. Do you need a still photo to be emailed to you for anything in the Public Talk section? ART: Not needed.

RC: Has Deer Park sent ANY final sign offs - on any of the DVDs? Nov 15

Suggested Words for DVD Covers and Rolling Credits

In July 2008 His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama came to Madison, Wisconsin at the humble request of the North American Tibetan Association (NATA) and Deer Park Buddhist Center. This was a unique convergence of NATA's wish to offer a Tenshug - Long Life Celebration ceremony to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Deer Park's request for His Holiness' teachings and His Holiness' consecration blessing of their newly completed temple. This auspicious event has been carefully recorded and edited into this remarkable DVD collection.

GM TEXT v1.0

DEV: Where does this go? Does it replace our current DVD_Cover_BACK? -

GF: No, leave as is.

Public Talk: Educating the Heart

July 19, 2008

Madison, Wisconsin

Presented in 3 languages: English, Chinese and Spanish