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-Dr. Abdul Ruff------------------ The fictitious case by Hindu terrorists and fanatic elements against India's Babri Mosque, destroyed by these rogue sections among the Hindus, is now udner the consideration of Supreme Court and Hindus terrorists have already pressed for Judiciary support against Babri Mosque by enacting another terror attack, now in Varanasi- a major Hindu pilgrimage spot in Uttar Pradesh where the Babri Mosque stood as national symbol of unity. . They wanted to place the blame for the terror attack on Muslims, expecting some disgruntled Indian agents among Muslims to take the "responsibility" for the crime.
The Hindu Jihadis have not understood that the destruction of grand Babri Mosque is the crudest sign of Hindu brutality on Indian secularism and democracy and the ghastly demolition of faith clearly signifies poor destiny of Muslims in India. After nearly two decades, the Allahabad High Court has come out with a pro-Hindutva judgment on the ghastly Babri Mosque demotion case.
One of key policy of post-Independent India has been promote Hinduism and extra Hindu interests in and out of India which requires defaming of Islam and belittling, insulting, injuring Muslims. Indian regime pursued the destruction of grand Babri Mosque in a systematic manner. The main idea is to finally deny that there was Mosque at the site.
First, an independent India, which got freedom from England at midnight, threw away the Babri Mosque Imam at midnight, locked the Mosque, denied permission to Muslims to worship inside or near the Mosque- there has been terror situation created by UP and central polices ; the, India opened the Mosque to enable the Hindu fanatics to put some structural filth inside the Mosque and let Hindus do nonsense there freely with state protection; Then, Indian decided to remove the Mosque and leave the space with a Hindutva structure for some years so that the Hindus could claim a their own structure there; Then India began unleashing a fantastic tactic of using the expression "structure" in place of Babri Mosque only to make Hindu terrorists to be bold to demolish it like jungle moneys and not be scare of about God's wrath or state punishment for the Hindu Al-Qaeda terror attck on on the Mosque; The, extremist Hindus were mobilized by effectively using extra political campaigns and media and TV serial Ramayana and this frenzy led to the destruction of the Mosque witnessed by the entire world while the BJP led fanatic politician syndicates rejoiced; Then quickly, Indian military terrorists created a structure of bricks; But this also led l to the murder of many Muslims in the country, creating new breed of Hindutva pseudo-patriots like N. Modi who use anti-Islamism to garner Hindu votes.
The destruction of Babri Mosque was a calculated move by India to remove the obstacle - the mosque - to enable the Hindutva elements to successfully pursue the case with able support from pro-Hindu judiciary. Indian regime knows with so much of anti-Islamic Muslims created by 'socialization and politicization" processes since 1947 and Islamophobia and Osamaphobia doing their jobs, the Mosque would lose its own case in favor of fanatic Hindu criminals. India has enough faith in the judiciary media, the street criminals and other anti-social networks among Muslims to create wedge in any Islamic grouping to defend the Mosque. As a result of political pressure on Mosques, there is hardly any mentioning of Babri Mosque in the Friday sermons. Obviously, Muslims are part of Indian fanatic society.
The "historic" date December 6, 1992, became stained by one of the most horrible symbols of Indian secularism and democracy, and the tragic event cannot be forgotten by any right thinking person irrespective of the nature of their religious beliefs. The horrendous act of vandalism by misguided Hindu extremists and the destruction of the Grand Babri Mosque in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was carelessly scrawled into history by the strategist terrorists operating against Islam. They arrogantly operated in India under the full shield from Indian intelligence, media, military and other security services.
The memory of Babri's destruction remains a milestone in the secular attitude of Indian government toward Muslims and Islam. The loss will be remembered as long as there is a void where the grand mosque once stood. The Government of India promised to rebuild the mosque after it was tragically and deliberately razed by a hammer of hate. On the eve of the tragic event, Muslims across the nation are always under the grip of tensions about a possible terror track by India's government or private agencies poised to coerce the Muslims to shed their legitimate demand for the Mosque which belongs to Islam ad not just Indian Muslims.
The destruction of Babri Mosque is being underplayed by the governments and their loyal media, obviously to block any move to the process of the construction activities of the mosque. Decades have passed since Babri Mosque was seized by Indian state and judiciary has also delayed the justice process for another almost two decades. India hopes that, as the years pass, it could argue that there was no Babri Mosque at Ayodhya at all, and hence, the construction of the said mosque would not arise at all. Judiciary, appointed and controlled by the State, also would shut its eyes on the fate of the grand mosque. It won't be a surprise, if some of the official "Muslims" also join the choir of the official politicians and bureaucrats in denouncing the demands for the mosque.
India has very cleverly made use of all available opportunities to create rifts in the society, particularly between Hindus and Muslims, on the one hand, and among the Muslims themselves, on the other. Group politics, vote bank politics, and even cricket have been effectively brought into play to turn the attention of the Muslims from their demands for Babri Mosque reconstruction. The Muslim political parties and other minor outfits have also been brought under the arena of State control in many wooing manners. Those who still clamor for the rebuilding of Babri Mosque are ill-treated and put into jails as "potential or suspected terrorists." With the US playing its terror card in the Islamic world, India would also have more opportunities to attack the Muslims and refuse to rebuild the Mosque.
Cash and share of power can create wonders, as the Muslim League (IUML) has understood it while sharing power at the Centre now. Muslim League is the only national party for Muslims that has pretensions of protecting and fighting for the cause of Muslim interests and earlier, it used organize demonstrations for Babri Mosque. It has been co-opted in the Central government when Congress-led UPA regime assumed office, defeating the BJP led anti-Muslim parties. Not only that, but also the Muslim League MP has been accommodated in the foreign ministry. And that party, which used to organize occasionally protests for the Babri Mosque, has been thus totally silenced. In fact, there have not even been feeble protests in the country for the restoration of the mosque. The League leaders think that fighting for the cause of Muslims and Islam alone is a gracious plenty, and that they should not spoil this gracious and rare opportunity by unnecessarily rubbing shoulders with the Hindutva and "secular" forces in New Delhi. But they continue to use Islamic symbols in the party structure, including a flag.
A faulty and corrupt leadership has harmed the cause of Muslims in a great way. Also, the Muslim leadership is controlled by the ruling parties both at the center and states. The Congress and other major parties oblige the Muslim leaders by meeting their personal demands. As a result, the Muslims are betrayed by the very leaders who claim to be protecting their interests. Not less corrupt and tricky than other political parties in India, Muslim League and Hyderabad based Muslim Majlis party (MIM) pretend to be the defenders of Indian Muslims. The party, however, quietly takes dictates from the Congress party responsible for the destruction of Babri Mosque.
If the position of Indian Muslims is bad, the situation in Kashmir, occupied by India after its independence, is still far worse, indeed! New Delhi still perceives and views Kashmiris as troublesome, bad guys to be destroyed gradually. The overall scenario in the country explains why the Muslims in Kashmir are subjected to insults and harassment by those very personnel who are duty bound to protect them, apart from regular genocide and loss of properties inflicted upon them. Gulam Nabi Azad [Unlink], the chief-minister of JK and the only Muslim chief-minister in "secular" India, like all other chief-ministers in the country, pretends ignorance of what has been happening under his very nose.
In the name of terrorism and suspicion, anybody could be put behind bars in the West and in countries like India today. Muslims and others retained in jails without trial are too large and common to need illustrations. Usual contempt of law by Indian State could be seen by the way the Muslims are treated in the country after the destruction of the mosque at Ayodhya. Muslims arrested before December 6 every year are tortured in jails across the country. They are neither tried nor released because, according to the government, arrested persons are "terrorists" deserving no speedy trials but only prolonged punishment in jails. With no explanations, governments both at the Centre and in states do not produce the so-called suspected terrorists before the courts of law so that the judiciary may deliver judgments.
Compulsorily arrests are made of Muslims on the eve of December 6. In Tamil Nadu alone, for instance, over 350 Muslims were reportedly arrested between November 22 and December 6, 1998, as "suspected terrorists." Their fate was sealed in Coimbatore and other central jails in the state without any trial until last month when some of them were tried. One detainee, Abdul Nasser Madani, a popular political leader in Kerala State, had lost his leg in a bomb blast in Kerala when anti-Islamic forces were operating in the country and shielded by the State. Madani was later arrested when he was implicated in a bomb blast case. He was in Coimbatore jail for over ten long years before the governments decided to release him this year. No proper compensation is granted to him and others for being tortured in jails for over a decade. Indian terror PM Man Mohan Singh [Unlink] has not yet revealed a release date for other Muslim detainees in the country. Recently, Madani has been taken to Bangalore Jail by the BJP government in Karnataka- obviously under instructions form New Delhi and in connivance with Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments. A regime is free to pickup any one, Muslims, on fake charges.
Destruction [Unlink] of Babri Mosque is an extension of Indian policy towards Muslims. According to the Sachar Committee report, the most distressing fact about the state of Muslims in India is revealed in the educational and job sectors where Muslims have a poor share compared to their percentage of the population. Muslims have a disproportionately high representation when it comes to being in prison. In many states, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Kerala, the Muslim detainees are twice or thrice as much as their share of the population. No educated and well-placed Hindu friend thinks this as a shameful fact in a "democracy."
Yet, no one can state exactly how many Muslims have been killed in jails of "democratic" India and elsewhere. Emboldened by the on-going terror wars waged by the USA in the Arab world on the Muslims, India does not care for legality of the issue of state sponsored crime on the strength of the US support for killing or torturing the Muslims anywhere in the world. The Muslim League, a coalition partner in the present Central government, has not bothered about securing speedy justice to the Muslim "terrorist" detainees either. It is contented with the pleasures of power-sharing with the Congress Party.
Neither the human rights activists nor other such organizations have taken up the matter seriously enough to halt the inhumane treatment meted out to the Muslims. Hypocrisy knows no shame or limits and has percolated through every section of the society and effectively controls it. The prime minister and the state chief ministers, if committed to welfare of all citizens of the country, should come out with detailed reports about Muslims without trials held in Indian lock-ups as well as the general position of the Muslim detainees in the country in general.
USA makes loud noise if a Russian is arrested by Moscow regime, but its CIA pretends it has no information about Muslim deaths or arrests or torture in India and Kashmir. has The mysterious death of a former Russian intelligence officer Alexander [Unlink] Litvinenko abroad and the killing of a Russian journalist Politkovkaya in Russia have caught the attention of the Western media mainly because the victims were not Muslims and had not been pro-Putin government, but also pro-West persons. Muslims are also killed and tortured by the US led forces worldwide, but the global media refuse to highlight the facts as they have done in Russia's case, for Russia is criticized for its lack of democratic traditions. Human rights record of India is known to be very low, and the media efficiently hide the facts of torture if the victims are Muslims.
Since its independence, India has longed for disgracing Muslims and, therefore, supported furious anti-Islamic researchers with anti-Islamic bent who want to somehow prove the existence of Ram and his domicile. Countrywide distortions went on as a serious business. There have been attempts by them also to somehow prove that the world monument Taj Mahal, commissioned by Moguls as part of establishing Islamic cultural edifices in the country, was constructed by Hindus. And, recently, as part of US terror agenda, Indian higher learning institutions in the country have spent billions of dollars on books and other trash on the so-called theme " terrorism." Insanity has not proper description of its own, indeed. With the destruction of Grand Babri Mosque, these researchers have dipped into the ashtray to furnish "evidence" about Ram having lived in Uttar Pradesh. Anyone who questions the existence of Ram is targeted for concerted attacks. Not only do Indian missions abroad harp on anti-Islamic and Hindutva moorings, but also they misuse the media for their personal advantages of making wealth. Claiming to be a secular nation, India should have propagated a multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-language state, but unfortunately, it is bothered only about its narrow interests every where.
The dichotomy of attributing variables of God and the divinity conferred on God dos not allow anybody to prove or disprove the existence of God in a practical way. The research seems to attach significant importance to the Ram Sethu, suggesting that it should be looked into deeper for evidence of Ram. But the Archaeological Survey of India has concluded that it is nothing but a natural formation. The ASI had not done any digging around the Ram Sethu. In fact, they do not have any knowledge on this. Even their affidavit before the Supreme Court said so.
Hindus equate God with man and woman. Their God committed mistakes, crime. Hindus have fixed age and color to God. The search story goes that as per the dates charted in the Ramayana, Ram was almost 39 years old when he killed Ravana, not such a young man. He must have then set out on vanvaas at the age of 25. Isn't that too old for those times? Ram took over as king at the right age, and at 25 he set out on vanvaas, and at the age of 39 he defeated Ravana. This can be proved through scientific methods.
This report is supposed to create awareness among the majority people. Let people discuss, debate it, but truth should be hidden from the debating clubs. The NGO wants the media to side with the research outcomes as much as the government that is supposed to uphold Hinduistic tenets in all possible ways while pursuing at the same time a so-called secular format.. The fascination for truth with proving the existence of Ram and other gods cannot be truthful, either.
Religious politics has been extended to judiciary too. ASI has earlier approached the Apex court stating that Ram Sethu has nothing to do with Ram, and Ram never lived anywhere in the country. And Sethu was only man-made, and Sethu Samudram project should be allowed to be cast. Later, however, government changed its version saying it should be a national monument. Recently, in an affidavit before the Supreme Court, the Union government recently said the Ram Sethu was a natural formation, and, in passing, also questioned the existence of Lord Ram. The affidavit was retracted following widespread protests.
The majority in India is fond of creating controversies so as to deny the Muslims their legitimate due. With a view of appeasing the majority Hindu sentiment across the country, which is the life line to both Congress and BJP parties, the government of India has taken yet another bold step in defending Ram's existence. The government-sponsored agencies have made the latest discoveries about the existence of Lord Ram. A Chennai-based NGO, funded by the government, was engaged in research on India's traditions and culture. It has produced a report which states that Lord Ram did indeed exist. The report even puts a date on his birth: January 10, 5114 BCE (Before the Christian Era [Unlink]). The NGO says it arrived at the conclusion by using a relatively new method --archaeoastronomy, which combines astronomical with archaeological data.
Indian politicians, supported by some anti-Islamic researchers, are bent upon using religion for political purposes. Babri Mosque was unnecessarily linked to Ram, the national hero. TV serials on Ravana and Mahabharata were misused to generate pseudo-emotions across the nation and engineer hatred against Muslims. The NGO unveiled the research findings at a presentation in Mumbai very recently. "We can say with confidence and pride that Ram existed historically," the researcher told the gathering. "The most authentic text on Rama is Valmiki's Ramayana since it was written by Valmiki as a contemporary text. We have collaborated different aspects of Rama's life as mentioned in the Ramayana with scientific methodologies." The NGO has been conducting research on traditional Indian knowledge for the past six years, talks about the authenticity of this report, the reliability of archaeoastronomy and other issues. The research shows that Ram was a mortal, but how would it go down in a culture that worships him as God? Ram was a human being and also a king. It is anybody's personal choice to attribute divinity to him. We worship our parents and teachers as God. So why not Ram? He was a noble soul. It has relied on several others to come to a conclusion through scientific eliminations.
India has churned out Hindutva specialists who are keen to somehow create make believe stories to defend what the extremist Hindutva Jihads do. India is characterized by night sky observations and the criminals who demolished the Mosque try to escape punishment by using that. .Feeding the observations of the planetary configurations into the planetarium software, the dates are arranged along with the events, it supposedly and scientifically assign dates to events mentioned in Indian legends and historical texts and validate them.
The researchers used Archaeoastronomy, a technique of charting the past or the future sky using a scientific tool to arrive at planetary positions, given a date in the past or the future and vice verse --given a set of planetary configurations, arrive at the date either in the past or in the future. Such tools are collectively called planetarium software. This approach is parallel to archeology where physical remains are analyzed to arrive at historic dates and hence. In deciphering the Ramayana using archaeoastronomy, researchers relied upon several reports and mainly the configurations available in the Ramayana. The dates mentioned in the earlier texts including the Ramayana were tallied, entered into the software as mentioned above, and then a conclusion was drawn. Thus, they try to justify ghastly destruction of a historic monument- Babri Mosque.
The Hindutva argument is based on the revengeful, malicious act of vandalism.
The findings must be the toast of Hindu outfits! With the state and central governments defending Ram and, conversely, justifying the destruction of Grand Babri Mosque, the anti-Muslim, Hindutva outfits operating indoors and abroad would have an additional tooth to vehemently unleash anti-Islamic rhetoric and assault on Muslims and Islamic institutions in India. The only hope for Indian Muslims seems to be protecting, at any cost, each and every Muslim living in the country. The fact, however, remains that human beings cannot prove the existence of God, no matter howsoever they attempt, but, as the demolition of Babri Mosque show, they might be able only to disprove the existence by destroying mosques. No research on God could be infallible either as an academic or religious exercise.
The fantastic dates attributed to pre-history make a mockery of the existence of God per se, and they only essentially state that only human beings existed. But human beings are not God/s, the creator/s or of the universe. Falsehood cannot be justified as being the truth.
India for years have let hollow sentimentalism of Hindus overtake rationality and good humane thinking and expect Muslims to fear them and give up Babri Mosque claims. It is strange that the fanatic Hindus is worried about saving Ram's dignity first by destroying a Historic Mosque and then by constructing a structure for him at the site where a Mosque stood.
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The fanatic Indian media has also taken a fascination to Ram. Ram, according to the media, is an international hero, and everyone ought to be as proud of him as are Indians. The more one strives to prove the existence of God, the more confused he or she would become, and, more important, more certain they would end up disproving God.
Today the power of media is such they can ignite another world war by terrorizing the world by feeding false reports and fake encounters that are necessary for the advancement of illegal interests of extra-corporate nations. By projecting the GST wars in Islamic world by the NATO terror syndicates as a genuine effort to stop terrorism, they only escort the imperialist powers in their resource hunt by genocides. Media, managed with corporate cash, mostly illegal money, promote state terrorism and anti-Islamism. India media play destructive role in nation building.
India is hailed as a country where democracy flourishes on large scale. December 6 is the date that Indian history will remember forever as the day that democracy was finally assassinated in India with the destruction of Babri Mosque and subsequent torture of the Muslims all over the country. Upon the destruction of the mosque, the then-ruling Congress pledged to reconstruct the mosque at the very site where it existed, but, to this date, the construction has not even started. In order to suppress the Muslims who demand the reconstruction of the mosque, the Indian state has only terrorized them through various nefarious actions harmful to and undermining the Muslims.
Media, the fourth estate charged with the task of defending the genuine interests of minorities as well, plays in India enough mischief in the breakdown in the society and country. They consider the Muslims are no-entity and therefore to be ignored and subjugated. No one needs a special course to understand the fact that US-led terror strategy has been very aptly utilized by India to target the Muslims in and outside the country. And Media are never tired of branding the Muslims as suspected terrorists and useless, burdensome, problematic people. Media have converted the Hindu masses into behaving like a shield to cultivate ill-feelings towards fellow Muslims.
The attitude that 'India is a Hindu nation and the Hindus alone decide what to do with Indian judiciary and Muslims' cannot be a good approach at all. Since the media play havoc in the perceptive domains of majority of Indians, a few lines would help these self proclaimed patriots to understand the factual position. Muslims lead a pathetic and strained life as offered to them by the governments of India and states. The state as well as the media ignores the role of the Muslims in India's independence, wherein many of them lost lives for the country's sake. Muslims also made multiple, positive contributions to the country's development. Issues like Pakistan's politics and terrorism are cleverly brought in to play a destructive role in the lives of Muslims. While focusing on Muslims in India, the media and politicians, encouraged by the bureaucrats, make it appear that Muslims are a burden and that resources are wasted on them. Wonderfully, even by keeping a Muslim as President, India keeps doing what the USA does to Muslims all over the world. Insulting and bashing the Muslims is a routine event in the country, including New Delhi.
Media hide the fact that every year many Muslims are rounded up on the eve of December 6 anniversary, and not many return home quite safe. To date no one knows how many Muslims are in jails or for what crimes! Hatred is generated even from among wealthy Indians, particularly those settled down comfortably abroad, mainly in the West. They are both proud of and obsessed with the so-called Indian democratic values. They appear happy to see that the Muslims in India are painted in dirty colors and portrayed as bad guys deserving death. They are perhaps unaware of the fact that this country is contempt with legal aspects of the retaining detainees without trails. Of those who have been detained and tortured in Indian jails for over a decade, only a few are released, and some others are tried and punished.
Media cannot afford to conveniently forget the fact that the criminal razing of Babri Mosque is a glaring example of how the Muslims and Islamic institutions are treated in India. With advent of US sponsored war on the so-called terrorism, India has been ably using the terrorism plank to deny what is legitimately due to Muslims. Like the USA and the West, India too describes and views the Muslims as suspected terrorists. All Muslims thus are potential terrorists, if not real or suspected ones.
All these years since independence, the print media, English as well as vernaculars, have faithfully portrayed Muslims as evil, unwanted elements that need to be eliminated at all costs, secretly, or, if that is not possible, openly. The majority of Hindus are projected as the "tolerant ones" and "sufferers" and badly hit people by the "onslaught" of the Muslims, whereas the truth suggests the opposite. Lately, however, Indian media, under the prevailing circumstances, seem to have been caught between the 'duty' to go all out for shielding the majority and advancing the so-called national interest and the need to project India as the largest democracy, at the same time. The media that are used to paint the Muslim in India in dirty colors find it extremely difficult now to change their anti-Muslim format.
Media successfully fueled the anti-Muslim tragedy and promoted the anti-Islamic propaganda. The ugly depictions of Muslims, where the Muslims are shown as villains and ugly guys, have caused tensions in the society that led to the slow annihilation of the Muslims. The media that are so used to painting the Muslim, now would find it extremely difficult to change their anti-Muslim format for fear of angry reaction from the special sections that fomented friction in the society, apart from the worry about a possible slash in daily circulation affecting the profits of the media magnets controlling politics in the country.
More Indian Muslims are employed outside India than in the country, as India refuses to ensure their involvement in jobs and education. Neither the media nor the governments, both the central and the states, seem to be ashamed of the fact that Muslims have to look outside India for a livelihood. While criticizing the Muslims for that which they may or may not be responsible, the media refuse to give due credit. Indian Muslims, working both in India and in the Middle East, have contributed immensely to the upsurge of Indian economy during the past 20 years with their regular bank remittances. But for the Gulf countries, the plight of Muslims in "democratic" India would have been indescribable in a normal language. It is too difficult now, or at a later stage, to remold the mind of the people by giving real facts, even if the media want to set the record straight.
The crux of the issue is how to reset the mind-set of the readers who were made to believe as facts the fiction presented to them, even if the media wanted to undertake that. Indian newspaper readers and media viewers were earlier told that Muslims are a bad lot, terrorists, and suspects and that they shouldn't be entertained in societies at all. Muslims, deprived of any dependable leadership and resources to face the challenge from the media, are used as mere vote bank. The majority might question the veracity and reliability of news presented as new facts about Muslims. To accept the Muslims as fellow travelers, after targeting them thus far for no fault of their own, would be difficult. Readers would be required to treat the Muslims as humans, which would indeed be a difficult proposition. That would mean that democracy is farce.
The main worry of the media magnets and their political bosses seems to be economic advancement of Muslims, which they don't wish for them. By re-projecting Muslims as humans now, the media indirectly try to make room for advancement of Muslims in the society. Because the governments, by taking cue from the media suggestions, would be compelled to pass necessary laws to uplift the Muslims as well. But the readers are well equipped to receive the supposedly change in mind of the journalistic justice. This is the real dilemma that media, like the bureaucracy and politicians, face today. This explains the reluctance on the part of the media to present facts as facts and turn away from the fictional, degrading portrayal of Muslims.
Media must give up once for all their petrified anti-Muslim mindset and help the nation and society rebuild the nation.
Every year December 6 has found governments across India in yet another crackdown of terrorizing the helpless Muslims, surrounded by their Hindus neighbors.
Using cricket or some other show as a useful tool of diversion on the anniversary of the destruction of Babri Mosque is not a bad strategic idea, but delaying the construction of Babri Mosque is not in the best interests of India and its helpless Muslims. India has conveniently capitalized the fact that the Arabs, supporting the Indian government for trade gains, don't seem to appreciate the problems of Indian Muslims or Hindu fanatic operations and, therefore, don't insist on the rebuilding Babri Mosque.
India has been successful in evading the most important responsibilities. One responsibility is granting independence to Kashmir that demanded independence since the time it was tactfully annexed by India. Another is the reconstruction of Babri Mosque as promised by the government of India India should show resolve in accomplishing these goals and establish cordial relations with the Muslims in the country as well as Kashmiris by respecting their loss sentiments. It is already too late to shed hatred politics and concentrate on mutual relationships.
Babri Mosque was pulled down by Indian majority terrorists with state support because they do not want the Mosque to exist so as to purse their illegal case against Babri Mosque. They were told that so long as the mosque existed, there is no case for Hindu fanatics and no political profits for the right wing extremist Hindu parties. So, there had been tremendous mobilization of Hindus from across the nation to converge in Ayodhya like they say the Ramayana TV serial on TV and destroy the mosque. They were assured of state support. Fearing expose of and punishment for their biased anti-Islamic actions, Indian strategists would like to use the successful terrorism ploy without hesitation. Of course, enough of the so-called terrorism, as this plan has harmed the Muslims more than any other section in the society in terms of living and advancement.
Of course, it is not to deny the fact that Indian Muslims are not conscientious enough to understand the undercurrents going on behind the political theater. Since they also, like their Hindu brethren do to them, cheat, insult and would not even hesitate to kill each other, if the network asks them to do. Mischief and distrust characterize the intra-relationship among the Muslims not only in Muslim dominated areas, but even in localities where there are hardly any Muslims living. Torture, physical as well as mental, inflicted by the state agencies upon the Muslims has driven them away from seeking any justice from the government agencies and seeking any share in the national development or resources. One does not know if that would be a victory for the State and the loyal media. Unhealthy attitude of the Muslims themselves has to be blamed for what the government is doing to them.
Ramayana is one of the best epics with well-nit magic plots and moral tales, but it is not the truth or reality. It remains a pure fiction and human imagination of the distance past. . It does not make any sense, however, for the title of hero to be given to the righteous Ram who first abandoned his wife Sita [Unlink] and retrieved her after a long haul and suffering, only to be lost forever. But demolishing a historic Mosque on false assumptions and fabricated evidence of a Hindu structure is the height of nonsense and a majority vandalism protected by state.
Refusal to admit farce might make the researchers discover many more such gods. Unable to comprehend God without proper form, people visualized God in their own creative manner depending on the stage of development of society and human mind. A formless, genderless, colorless, speechless, but omnipotent God was the final stage in the development of understanding and realization of God in modern times. Illegal and immoral destruction of Babri Mosque has reactivated the theme of Ram in India. Whether or not Ram existed at any point of time, lived like any other human being, or was also a prophet, or the Ramayana was only the fruits of the best possible human imagination of the distant past, the researchers can continue to research if they have the energy for that, but search for facts abut existence of gods is vaguer than the very search for God. However, the Babri Mosque was a reality, and it existed before the eyes of millions of human beings before it was pulled down in a terrorist method. Babri Mosque must be rebuilt. India should not confuse Babri Mosque commitment with its anti-Pakistan policy. The Central and state governments ought to exercise their obligation and responsibilities before the Muslim population in the country.
Of course, the Indian majority population, as well as those well-settled abroad with the help of Indian government agencies, does have a right to appreciate reality correctly, view their Muslim brethren correctly, and not to insult, thrash or kill them just for sadistic pleasures or for no reasons. Media have to play a constructive role in India already polluted by dirty religious and anti-Muslim politics. Will the Indian State and media magnets cooperate at least now to create a genuinely conducive media atmosphere promoting mutual respect across all sections of the people in India and thereby serve the national interest better? Or, is nurturing that kind of an idea of real secularism still a utopia? A particular section of population cannot be considered as anti-national, ill-treated, and denied, on some pretexts, their due share in national development of the so-called largest democracy. It would be nothing but a national shame!
Tue, Babri Mosque is not the only issue the Muslims have now, but it remains the most important one because their existence as Muslims in India is in question. Of course, there could be as many problems for Muslims as the country desires. After the construction of the Babri Mosque, the extremist elements among Hindus might go for some new trick but the judiciary must then step in.
Although justice delayed is justice denied, Muslims could forget that prophesy in this case, once the Babri Mosque back its original site at Ayodhya. A better future for the Muslims would be possible only if the Indian regime and media change their falsified historic mind-set in favor of supporting and uplifting the Muslims. It is time, therefore, now, after six decades of Indian independence, for the governments, both the central and the regional, to formulate afresh the media rules of portrayal of Indian reality without bias against Muslim or Islam. This would be in keeping with the growing urgency for a new face of journalism which should be against anti-Muslim format but reflect an all-people positive theme. They should separate criticism and terrorism from aspirations of innocent Muslims who are not agents or vote bank mobilizers.
Muslims still believe in the ultimate Justice. One hopes Indian Apex Courts strikes down the fanatic judgment of Allahabad Court and ask Indian government to keep its pledge to the nation and world to rebuild the Babri Mosque at the site where it stood as an Islamic prayer hall and a witness to the Hindu manipulative politics since 1947. Only Muslims should pray in mosques, including Babri Mosque.
د. عبد راف
Dr. Abdul Ruff, Specialist on State Terrorism; Chancellor-Founder of Centor for International Affairs(CIA); Chronicler of Freedom [Unlink] movements (Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Chechnya, etc); Former university Teacher; Researcher, Columnist, Analyst in International Affairs; Terrorism is caused by anti-Islamic forces. Fake democracies like USA and India have zero tolerance to any criticism of their anti-Muslim and other aggressive practices. Anti-Muslimism and anti-Islamism are more dangerous than "terrorism". Anti-Islamic forces & terrorists are using criminal elements for terrorizing the world and they are harming genuine interests of ordinary Muslims. Unfortunately, we have many hypocrites among Muslims. (email@example.com/91-9961868309)
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-- — Funeral service for Mrs. Carolyn Dolson, age 64, will be today, Saturday, Jan. 26, at 3 p.m., at the chapel of Godfrey Funeral Home, 636 River Street, Valdosta. Min. David Smiley will officiate and interment will follow in the Sunset Hill Cemetery. Public viewing will be today from 10 a.m. until funeral time. Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.godfreyfuneralhome.net. — Godfrey Funeral Home.


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After attorneys on both sides of the ongoing Big Daddy's Hydroponics case reached an agreement in Macomb County Circuit Court, owner Rick Ferris read this letter Wednesday to Judge John Foster:
Dear Honorable Judge Foster,
After listening to the testimony from the city officials, Tuesday, February 28, 2012, and conversations with my attorneys and landlord, Pat Acciavatti, I agree with the city's conclusion that we are not in compliance with the zoning. Therefore, I will withdraw from 52011 Gratiot Avenue, Chesterfield Twp. MI 48051.
It was never my intention to break any law, local or state. I believe we follow the state law at all times and were given bad legal advice regarding local zoning. Although I firmly believe this case has never been about zoning, it has only been about the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act and Law.
The city attorney and the Attorney General used the phrase "protecting the public health and safety." With Big Daddy's moving from 52011 Gratiot, in my opinion, puts our 2,000 members health and safety at risk. Without safe access and certified, laboratory tested medicine the patients are forced back underground.
With this being said, I would like to ask the court to allow me to have until March 9, 2012, to notify all my members, receive hydroponics orders that are already in process and remove 4,000-square-feet of material out of the building.
I apologize to the court for the time and the cost for my negligence in the zoning issue.
Rick Ferris
Big Daddy's Management Group
Ferris said Wednesday that Foster has allowed Big Daddy's Hydroponics to stay open until March 10, 2012. The landlord can retain control of the building. For more coverage on this controversial business, check out Patch's topic page.


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Exotic cocktails at Eden inspire school fundraising for Colombian family
Good news: inspired by a chance meeting at our South American fruit cocktail stand this summer, a school in Worcester has raised enough money to rebuild a house for a family in Colombia.
After headmaster Neil Morris met Rutie Stranack in the Mediterranean Biome, where she ran a series of cocktail workshops using exotic fruit from Colombia, he organised a sponsored non-uniform day back at school. The £1,000 collected at the Christopher Whitehead Language College means the Prieto family can now move into a new home, as their own house on a steep hillside is on the point of collapse (below, right).
The social enterprise Rutie works for, Fruto del Espiritu (which translates as 'fruit of the spirit') is encouraging people in the UK to buy fruits like lulo and maracuya, so that more farmers in Colombia can grow these instead of coca (cocaine), as they thrive in similar conditions.
Although the summer workshops are over at Eden, you can still buy fruit purée in our shop at the Eden Project to make your own cocktails, milkshakes and smoothies. We like the lulo flavour, a gooseberry-type fruit, which is an ideal alternative for farmers to cultivate in Colombia.
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This is a wonderfully simple initiative that could make a huge difference. Let's give farmers the chance to grow non destructive crops!


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North Korea's Great Leader knew his cabbage
One of the primary aims of North Korea's propaganda machine is to show its founder Kim Il-sung and current leader Kim Jong-il as all-knowing, parent-like (and at times god-like) figures who devote themselves entirely to bettering the lives of every citizen of the state.
Kim Il-sung, known as the "Great Leader" is also the eternal president of the state formed at the start of the Cold War. His son Kim Jong-il, who took over when his father died in 1994, is known as the "Dear Leader."
The reality of course is quite different. While the Kim family basks in riches, North Koreans are some of the poorest people in North Asia, who are threatened with famine due to a lack of food in a state that several have criticised for having one of the world's worst human rights records.
North Korea's state media from time to time runs stories about events that had taken place several years ago, even decades sometimes, to reinforce the message that its leaders have shown great concern for all the people.


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The National Rifle Association has issued its first statement since the Dec. 14 shootings in Newtown, Conn.
The NRA took down its Facebook page the day of the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, USA Today and numerous other news outlets reported Monday.
Tuesday afternoon, the NRA issued this statement:
The National Rifle Association of America is made up of four million moms and dads, sons and daughters - and we were shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in Newtown.
Out of respect for the families, and as a matter of common decency, we have given time for mourning, prayer and a full investigation of the facts before commenting.
The NRA is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again.
The NRA is planning to hold a major news conference in the Washington, DC area on Friday, December 21.
Details will be released to the media at the appropriate time.
The 4.3 million-member NRA's strong pro-gun position has come into question since the shootings that left 28 people dead, including 20 children and the shooter, Adam Lanza.
The NRA statement follows days of speculation that the country may be ready to consider stricter gun control laws. Over the weekend, President Barack Obama signaled a readiness to take up the isssue, and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she is prepared to bring back legislation that would ban assault weapons across the country.
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LANCASTER, N.H. A gunpowder plant owner sentenced to at least a decade in prison over a 2010 explosion that killed two workers in New Hampshire is planning an appeal.
Craig Sanborn of Maidstone, Vt., was convicted in October of manslaughter. He was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison and his bail was revoked.
The Caledonian Record reported that records at Coos County Superior Court show the 64-year-old Sanborn filed a notice to appeal the conviction. And in a separate case in federal court, recent filings show he intends to take a felony wire fraud charge to trial in Maine, where he opened a munitions plant in Brownsville, called X-Ring.
Prosecutors said Sanborn was reckless in manufacturing, testing and storing the black powder and failed to adequately train workers at the Black Mag plant in Colebrook, where an explosion killed 56-year-old Donald Kendall of Colebrook, and 49-year-old Jesse Kennett of Stratford.
Sanborns lawyer said his client was out of town and noted the explosion could have been caused by various scenarios, including employee error or a stray piece of metal creating friction inside a machine.
In Maine, an indictment alleges Sanborn fraudulently obtained $300,000 in community development block grant money for the munitions plant. He is accused of seeking public financing from the town and devising a scheme to defraud and obtain money by false and fraudulent representations by providing false invoices for equipment never received.
On Dec. 3, Chief U.S District Judge John Woodcock in Maine granted Sanborns motion to continue the trial from January to February.
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Circulating since: May 2012
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As shared on Facebook, Oct. 15, 2013:
Better safe than sorry. As of October 15, 2013 at 4:11pm Eastern standard time, I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, or posts, both past and future. By this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of privacy can be punished by law (UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute). NOTE: Facebook is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this. If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once it will be tactically allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in the profile status updates. DO NOT SHARE. You MUST copy and Paste
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Warning!!! - Any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you DO NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and.../or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control the contents of this profile are private and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE
For those of you who do not understand the reasoning behind this posting, Facebook is now a publicly traded entity. Unless you state otherwise, anyone can infringe on your right to privacy once you post to this site. It is recommended that you and other members post a similar notice as this, or you may copy and paste this version. If you do not post such a statement once, then you are indirectly allowing public use of items such as your photos and the information contained in your status. YOU HAVE TO COPY AND PASTE.
Analysis: Variations of this text have been circulating since May 2012. A fresh wave of postings flooded the site in June 2013 after news reports revealed the extent of the federal government's electronic snooping under the NSA's "PRISM" program. Another wave followed the October 2013 announcement of an update of Facebook's own privacy policy.
The premise behind the copy-and-paste text seems to be that posting a declaration to the effect that one's profile and posted materials are "private and legally privileged" is sufficient to protect them from monitoring, infringement, and/or unauthorized use by Facebook or anyone else, including individuals, companies, and government agencies. But this is not the case.
Your contract with Facebook
The privacy and conditions of use of the information you share on and/or with Facebook are governed by the Terms of Service and Data Use Policy you automatically agree to by using Facebook, as well as by the Privacy Settings you choose when configuring your account. No amount of legalese added to your wall supersedes those terms and settings.
For example, the Terms of Service state that you, as a Facebook member, "own all of the content and information you post on Facebook," but also that you "specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook (IP License)." Also, "When you publish content or information using the Public setting, it means that you are allowing everyone, including people off of Facebook, to access and use that information, and to associate it with you (i.e., your name and profile picture)."
Therefore, if you've published content on Facebook using the Public setting it does you no good at all to post a notice saying "you DO NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein," etc., because you've already tacitly granted that permission to any and all who might view it.
See the resources below for more information on Facebook privacy policies and settings.
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Chex Mix is giving away 30,000 Box Tops plus FREE Chex Mix in the Box Tops For Education Chex Mix School Stack-Up Sweepstakes! Play the Chex Mix Stack up game each day for your chance to win a years supply of Chex Mix and Box tops in the Box Tops For Education Chex Mix School Stack-Up Sweepstakes!
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How to add elegant and glamour to your bedroom? Maybe some of these photos may inspire you to redecorate your bedroom. The elegant bedrooms are also must-have for a private room. Additional furniture or colors and fabric several places in the bedroom can affect comfort. See pictures of elegant bedrooms below,
Add a grand headboard
Forget making a statement with wallpaper or bedding – why not pick a more unusual feature to accentuate? This larger-than-life headboard brings a touch of hotel-chic to a traditional room, and is complemented by sleek bedding and cool touches, such as the elegant bedside lamps.
Choose a rich accent colour
Complement a neutral scheme by picking a bold, rich accent colour and using it to highlight just one area. This jewel-toned throw perfectly brings attention down from the classic wooden-beamed ceiling and onto the central bed area, without being too overdone.
Masculine monochrome bedroom
Subtle botanical prints warm up this masculine monochrome room. The bold stripes, dramatic walls and hotel-style symmetry mean that this is one room we'd love to wake up in. Keep the bed neat and tidy for the full, chic effect.
Hang a feature wallpaper
We love a good floral feature wall, and this pretty metallic pattern gives a slight edge to this country-style bedroom. The contrasting tones and rich scatter cushions stop this look from being overly girly.
Create sleek minimalism
Love sleek style? Keep colours and details to a minimum and play with bedside lights for a minimalist look that still screams style. This black and white bedlinen is perfect for finishing off a masculine room scheme.
Add stylish stripes
A small room doesn't mean you have to scrimp on style. Vertical grey and white stripes are fun and help create an illusion of space. A rich, jewel-toned bedspread and glass-topped bedside table both add to the bold, playful look.
Go for colonial details
Choose a range of harmonious textures and finishes for a layered, luxurious look. Here, the dark finish of the four-poster bed and the textures of the throw, create a warm colonial look.
Try loft-style living
Aim for a New-York feel with cool, crisp linen, clean shapes and plenty of light. This loft bedroom has a touch of understated glamour thanks to the reclining chair, inviting low furniture and twin island basins.
French-style bedroom furniture
Neutral doesn't have to mean boring. A French-style bed is the perfect central piece for this subtly spotty room, complete with crisp, country-style accessories. An ornate mirror stops it from looking too plain.
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Create a pretty, understated look with elegantly embroidered bedlinen. Keeping all other details to a minimum will ensure your bedroom is calm and serene, for a good night's sleep.


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SOPA Supporters Retreat in the Face of Funny Cat Picture Blackout
There's much that separates the life of a typical voter from that of a successful politician.
The median net worth of a Congressperson is $913,000, compared to $100,000 for the rest of American households; the days of presidential candidates are punctuated by charter flights, high-stakes meetings with donors, and conspicuous consumption of deep-fried food products (okay, in some ways we are still One America).
But today, thanks to online protests against the Stop Online Piracy Act and its Senate counterpart, PROTECT IP, which will have Wikipedia going dark for 24-hours, all Americans can feel a little like their leaders — unbridled from the harsh chains of "facts" and "reality…"
Around the country, Americans will wake up without some of the oddball essentials of online life. No Wikipedia. No Reddit, a compendium of links to stories and funny pictures that draws millions a day. And no icanhazcheeseburger.com, which is the world's best-known collection of funny cat pictures. In Washington, however, the day will have another significance. It will culminate a surprising lobbying effort in which technology companies such as Twitter, Wikipedia and Google have used their massive reach into Americans' daily lives as a political weapon, to whip up support from online users.
Woah, there! It's one thing for Wikipedia's blackout to turn us all into Rick Perry for the day, but taking away adorable kittens is political hardball. Supporters of an open Internet, Pat Leahy iz in ur Senate, somewhat mollifying ur concerns…
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is scrambling to rewrite his bill to soften the blowback from the high-tech sector — and from senators worried about the political implications of jamming an industry that has the capacity to communicate across the planet in fractions of a second.
Copyright-holders still exert a lot of influence in Congress, it's just that LOL Cats and those who love them may have more.
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October 11th, 2011
Goldwatch directed the new music video for Nas' "Nasty," which features the legendary rapper walking around Queensbridge in his hometown of Queens, New York. In the clip, Nasir Jones rides around in a nice car with some ladies, gives his fur jacket and bling to a few kids, and gives a wad of cash to a guy in a wheelchair. "Nasty" is off of Nas' upcoming album Life Is Good, which is yet to have a release date, but this song (produced by Salaam Remi) and music video should tide us over until then.
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Classic movie clips filmed in Oak Park flickered onstage at the Oak Canyon Community Park Sunday night as part of a special event celebrating the rich history of the community.
The program also featured a book-signing by the authors of and a discussion with famed actor Norman Lloyd, who also provided an introduction to the film clips.
Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks was on-hand to introduce the evening by giving a bit of trivia about the region. She said that since the county doesn't like to develop in unincorporated areas, Oak Park was originally going to be a city.
"I'm glad it was scaled back," Parks said. "It's such a beautiful community, particularly because of all the beautiful space around it."
She also presented three of the authors of Images of America: Oak Park–Harry Medved, Harvey Kern and Derek Ross–with a certificate of achievement for writing a book detailing the little-known history of the area. Co-author David E. Ross was away on vacation.
Lloyd, 97, whose Hollywood career spans five decades, first came to Oak Park with director Lewis Milestone when they filmed Walk in the Sun. They would go on to film The Red Pony and Of Mice and Men in the area as well.
Looking around the audience, Lloyd laughed as he took in the setting.
"Have all of you had the experience of coming back to a place that you knew very well and it is unrecognizable? I feel I have been displaced," he said. "At that time there was nothing here, just fields and hills."
During his speech, Lloyd took questions from the audience and shared vignettes about his local filming experiences, like the problems they ran into when they filmed The Red Pony.
"This pony had an amazing personality and one of the troubles we had with this picture, a result that no director could foresee, was that the pony took a disliking to the boy, who in the story, was [supposed to be] in love with this pony," Lloyd said, with a chuckle. "I think it is because of that we never quite got the relationship with the boy and the pony that Steinbeck got in the original story."
To write the book, Medved, who co-authored Location Filming in Southern California, gathered Derek Ross, past chairman on the Municipal Advisory Council and editor of OakParkNow.com; David E. Ross, who has served on the Board of Education and was the president of the Community Foundation in Oak Park for many years; and Kern, an "Oak Park Pioneer" whose lived in the area for over 40 years, to collaborate on it.
The authors previously held a history night at the Oak Park Library, inviting community members to come and share their stories and pictures, many of whom turned out to support the book at Sunday's event.
Kern said the willingness of the community to share their own histories was very gratifying. "People who live in Oak Park love Oak Park. It was great to see such a spirit of community," he said.
Kern said he was thrilled to have had the opportunity to write about a place so close to his heart.
"I raised my family here, I raised my daughters here, I love the great schools, the peace and quiet and the trails to walk throughout the community," he said. "It's a wonderful place to come to at the end of the work day, relax, and be safe happy with family."
"Oak Park in the Movies" is the fourth book-signing for the authors and the proceeds from each of the programs have gone to benefit a different institution of the Oak Park community.
Proceeds from Sunday's signing will go directly to the Rancho Simi Parks and Recreation Center.
Sina Martel heard about the event on the radio this week driving to San Diego and made it a point to attend.
"I was listening to Jim Sveijda and got sucked into the interview with Norman Loyd. I took note, looked up the website and said, 'I want to come to this,'" she said.
Esther Pullman, who has lived in Oak Park for 19 years with her husband, said she came to the event to hear Lloyd speak and also to buy the book.
"Not growing up here, [I] can really appreciate the beauty of it," she said. I love that next to every school there's always a park. I love that the schools are so good. I love being able to feel safe when I walk at night."


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September 8 -- A man died in a fire at his home in Sissonville this morning. It happened around 6:30am along Camp Virgil Tate Road.
Firefighters tell us they found Clyde McClanahan, 59 years old, near the front door of his trailer. They also tell us McClanahan just got out of the hospital Thursday.
The WV fire marshal said the fire does not appear suspicious. Right now, the cause of the fire is unknown.


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I have used products from Buffalo, Netgear, and some no-name network attached storage for my home network and they all pretty much work poorly. The big drawback to those devices are the network port, cpu, and the software that is installed on them (OS). While most devices these days advertise a 1,000 MB/s (Gigabit) network interface they never achieve that rate or even come close to that. With all the of the previously mentioned devices, I could download files from my internet connection quicker than from my local network device.
Enter the HP Micro Server. This device has a real processor and room for 4 2TB hard drives (someone mentioned that you can up that to 3TB but I have not verified that yet). Since this is a real server you can expand the RAM in the device and the network interface actually works at 1 Gigabit.
There is no operating system on the device, so you are not paying for an OS you do not want or need. Install Windows, Linux, or FreeNAS on the device and you are up and running. You can even use an SSD or USB thumb drive to boot the OS which makes the device rock solid. Below is a link to the HP Micro Server on Amazon.
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Barbara facilitates a range of exceptional workshops, talks, demonsrations and performances across the UK and abroad. Please browse through the choices below and click on the topics that interest you then check out the Diary Dates page to find out when and where you can take part. Join the mailing list (on the right menu of each page) and have the latest news, updates and offers delivered straight to your inbox.
Current Workshops
*The Ancient Wisdom Of Psychic Protection *Awakening The Kundalini *Dream Weaving (Making Sense of Signs, Messages and Visions) *Healing The Original Wounding *The Heart Of All Knowing (Awakening The Inner Seer) *Is There Anybody Out There? (Mediumship Demonstration) *Connect To The Spirit Worlds With Mediumship And Trance *Magic Of Spell Casting For Everyday Living, The *Power Animals *Reawakening The Goddess *Reclaiming The Four Losses *Sacred Journey To The Soul (Reclaiming Your Past Lives) *Sacred Sage, Sacred Space *Scrying (The Ancient Art Of The Seer) *Seership (Walking The Path Of The Ancient Ones) *Shamanic Crystal Healing *Shamanic Healing (Walking Between the Worlds) *Songs Of The Flute *Soul Alchemy (Integrating the Golden Age) *Soul Mapping (Embracing the Golden Dawn) *The Spirit Of The Drum *Walking The Medicine Wheel (Working with the Four Directions)
*While shamanic practices/spiritual healing is not a replacement to conventional medicine or psychotherapy, it is often used successfully as a complement. Holistic therapy of this nature has been known to help some people where other methods have failed. However, it is in your best interest to seek medical attention or other professional advice for any symptoms you may be experiencing. I am neither a medical doctor nor a psychiatrist. I do not prescribe medicine. Always consult a physician about any physical or mental problems you may have.
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Have you booked Barbara for your event? Here is a quick checklist to help things run smoothly:
Workshops Please feel free to view the main page and copy both text and images of any workshop that you wish to promote at your event then email Barbara with your request.
Stands Barbara has an extensive range of wonderful products that she carries as part of her 'on the road Emporium'. Please view the online shop and if you feel there are any products that would sell particularily well at you event contact Barbara, this will ensure she has enough stock with her (the stand often sells out of selected products, particularily those linked to workshops that she presents specific to an event).
Book Signing If you would like to set aside time for Barbara to sign her books, ensuring your visitors get the treat of a signed copy, please contact Barbara in advance, she can then ensure she has enough copies and can make time in her schedule.
Insurance To receive copies please email firstname.lastname@example.com at least 28 days prior to the event.
If you are a workshop organiser and need information please feel free to copy text and photos from the relevant workshop section.


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Do you find yourself constantly deleting data off your hard drive just to make space for files you think are more relevant? Without question, our demands for storage memory are higher than ever, and sometimes a single hard disk is not even enough anymore.
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Mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-40s are expected around game time Sunday when the Washington Redskins welcome the Seattle Seahawks to FedEx Field for the final wildcard game of the 2012 NFL playoffs.
The Redskins' first home postseason game in 13 years marks the first return to the NFL playoffs since 2007 when the Redskins lost to the Seahawks in Seattle. If all goes well Sunday, home-field advantage will have the same impact it did in 1999 when the Redskins beat the Detroit Lions.
Find more Redskins playoff history here.
Maybe Robert Griffin III – RG3 – will pull off another run against the Seahawks like this Oct. 14 performance against the Minnesota Vikings? Check out the video of the RGIII touchdown run.
Or will Alfred Morris carry the day as he did here against the Cowboys and continue his record-breaking season? Here's video of a Morris touchdown run.
The latest betting lines favor Seattle over Washington by 3. Don't forget to let the team know how you feel about the season, the victory over Dallas and the upcoming playoff games.
Get the full NFL playoff schedule here.
Have a ticket and need a ride to the Redskins-Seahawks Playoff? Check out Ashburn's Ballpark Bus, which will be offering rides at noon Sunday from Clyde's Willow Creek Farm in Ashburn.
If you're not so lucky, here are some local bars in Leesburg likely to carry the game:
Finnegan's Bar and Grill (Click here for a Patch review of Finnegan's Bar and Grill)
1608 Village Market Blvd SE
(703) 771-2333
Bunker Sports Cafe
510 East Market Street
(703) 443-0777
19286 Promenade Drive
(571) 333-474
Buffalo Wild Wings
524 Fort Evans Road Northeast
(703) 779-4646
The Q Company
17 Catoctin Circle SE
Leesburg, VA 20176
Remaining Wildcard Games
- Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens
1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, on CBS
- Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins
4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, on FOX
Wildcard Winners
- The Houston Texans defeated the Cincinnati Bengals and head to Foxborough, Mass., to the play the New England Patriots next weekend.
- The Green Bay Packers defeated the Minnesota Vikings and head to San Francisco to play the 49ers at Candletick Park next weekend.
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Network Monitoring with SpongI'm using Spong for network monitoring and even so its a bit old I still like it a lot. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be maintained anymore. Here are my updated modules for Spong.
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The arrival of the A1 abroad means the tuning of Audi's pint-sized hatch begins in earnest. Germany's Senner has taken on the angry-eyed three-door and has beefed up the 1.6 TDI model, boosting output from 103 to 138 horsepower. And just the engine mods alone will run you €899 ($1,146 U.S.).
If you have more needs and more to spend, the comprehensive Senner Tuning Package for €4,999 ($6,373 U.S.) bolts on an adjustable KW suspension, 18-inch Barracuda Voltec T6 wheels, stainless steel sport exhaust and "special painting." For more details, check out the presser after the jump and for a look, hit up the gallery of high-res photos below.
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August 2010 - Broad headlights with LED daylight (by Xenon headlamps), single-frame radiator grill – Audi A1 looks very much the same as its older brothers, and it should be so indeed. Finally, it must bring Audi's premium pretention to drive out the world of small cars.
The world is now looking with great interest at Ingelheim. Senner Tuning AG already has a modernized A1. This time Senner offers with the first ascertained options for new A1 models the possibility to give the A1 a bit more individuality on the road.
Those who are not completely satisfied with the individualized optics produced by the car manufacturer, can be helped by Senner with coordinated power increase specially for corresponding motor. So, the motor power of Audi A1 with 1.6 TDI engine can be increased from 77KW / 105PS / 250 Nm to 103KW / 140 PS / 310 Nm thanks to software optimization kit (899 Euro).
The principle of effectiveness and the unique Senner design are also common features for the suspension and wheels program. To bring the increased torque positively on the road, a KW-thread suspension with ascertained adjustment possibilities as well as breathtaking Barracuda Voltec T6 light alloy wheels (Real-Chrome and Black-Chrome) of 8x18 inch in diameter with 225/35-18 Hankook S1 Evo of modern design are applied (wheel set depending on the tyres from 1,599 Euro and more). The classic shape provides effective heat removal and gives the possibility of looking at the brake mechanism.
The whole package is completed by a right/left stainless steel sport exhaust system with 1x 90 mm exhaust pipes, which can be ordered at Senner immediately for 899 Euro.
Car basis price: 18.800,- Euro
Special painting: 480.00,- Euro
Special equipment: 2679,98,- Euro
Senner Tuning Package: 4990,00,- Euro
Registration fees: 200,00,- Euro
As a special bonus, Senner takes care of the passenger saloon by refining it completely on the basis of client's preferences. You can also order an individual leather interior finish, exclusive accessories made of carbon and leather.


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Background: Self-injurious behavior (SIB) is one of the most common challenging behaviors in persons with autistic disorder or severe/profound mental retardation. Many psychotropic drugs have been evaluated for their effectiveness in SIB. Results have varied, and no one psychotropic drug has been indicated for SIB. In this prospective, open clinical study, psychotropic drugs were used to treat the previously undiagnosed psychiatric disorder in persons exhibiting SIB.
Method: Data were collected from 26 individuals with mental retardation (14 males, 12 females), 7 to 45 years of age (mean = 30.3 years), who exhibited SIB. Psychiatric diagnosis was made according to DSM-III-R and DSM-IV criteria. The Behavior Problem Inventory, Yudofsky's Overt Aggression Scale, repeated direct observation, and information on use of protective devices and Likert scales from log books were used to evaluate degree of SIB. Most of the patients were treated with different psychotropic drugs and behavior modification before they were evaluated for this study, but only 7 of them carried a psychiatric diagnosis. Data were collected between 1987 and 1997.
Results: Depressive disorders, impulse-control disorder, and anxiety disorder were the most common final diagnoses. Neuroleptics were discontinued in 5 patients and tapered by 50% to 75% in 14 patients. Antidepressants were added in 12 patients. Treatment of psychiatric disorders produced significant (p < .001) decrease in the severity of SIB in the 26 patients, and SIB was eliminated in 12 patients. The severity of SIB decreased to mild from a moderate, severe, or extreme degree in 11 patients and from an extreme to a severe degree in 3 patients.
Conclusion: The most effective treatment for SIB that is resistant to environment changes and behavior modification in persons with developmental disabilities is the treatment of their psychiatric disorders with the appropriate psychotropics.


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Genre: Acoustic-Rock
Label: Frontiers Records
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1. Undertow
2. Still Ain't Enough For Me
3. As Far As I Can See
4. Voodoo Kiss
5. Take Cover
6. Around The World
7. Stranger In My Life
8. All The Way Up
9. To Be With You
10. Nobody Left To Blame
Mr. Big
One Acoustic Night Live From the Living Room
In January of 2011 Mr. Big recorded an acoustic album in front of a small audience at WOWWOW TV studios in Tokyo, Japan. The album is called
Live from the Living Room
because the band performed on a stage that was created to look like a living room.
Mr. Big consists of
Eric Martin (vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar), Billy Sheehan (bass) and Pat Torpey (percussion).
My first thought listening to this album was, "Hey that sounds like an electric bass." I think the electric bass is why this album works for me. Acoustic albums are fun to listen to as a novelty and every once and awhile one comes along that actually stands well on its own. The problem with most of them though is that all the energy is sucked right out of the music. I think Mr. Big has figured out how to keep it exciting by leaving the electric bass in. In fact the last track of the album, "Nobody Left to Blame" has electric guitar as well.
After repeatedly listening to
Live from the Living Room
what stands out are the vocals and harmonies. When you turn down the instruments your vocals are standing there naked for everyone to hear. Martin's vocals are dead on and soulful. The backup vocals help add some of their own excitement to these stripped down arrangements.
Right out of the gate Mr. Big are rocking it with "Undertow." There are fantastic instrumental parts in-between the melodic vocal parts. The whole song has a tension/resolution feel between the instrumental parts and the choruses.
"Voodoo Kiss," is the funkiest track on
Live from the Living Room
. The bass lick is dripping with mojo. Sheehan must be practicing some kind of voodoo to come up with such a perfect riff.
Want to hear some amazing playing? "Around the World" has it covered on acoustic guitar and bass. I gave up trying to decide which part was my favorite. Sheehan and Gilbert both are at the top of their game on this one. When I think about the fact that this was a live show (one take, no overdubs), I can't help but sit in awe of just what great musicians these guys are.
The last half of the album adds a
string quartet playing arrangements by Takashi Miyazaki. It's nice how the band mixes things up a little to keep the album fresh.
While I prefer the electrified Mr. Big, the percussion and acoustic guitar on
Live from the Living Room
give these songs a fresh new life of their own.
There are plenty of great moments on this album. If you are a Mr. Big fan you should add it to your collection. If you aren't a Mr. Big fan give this a listen. Maybe you will like the acoustic version of the band.
Key Tracks: Undertow, Voodoo Kiss, Around the World
Kirk Bullough – Muzikreviews.com Staff
February 25, 2012
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One of my best friends is expecting her second child and, I was so lucky to be able to help her celebrate with a gender reveal! Her family and our friends got together to cut the cake, reveal the gender, and celebrate! I hope the Gender Reveal trend continues because it was such a blessing to see all the sweet faces eagerly … { Continue Reading }
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Gender reveal parties are becoming increasingly popular, and it's easy to see why! They offer a chance for parents-to-be to celebrate the reveal of the gender with family and friends - party style! This gender reveal party truly encompasses Mom and Dad with an "ode" to their favorite football team - The New Orleans Saints! … { Continue Reading }
Gender reveal parties have been gaining QUITE the momentum lately, and it's easy to see why. The premise is to celebrate the surprise of finding out if new baby will be a boy or a girl. It's a wonderful moment to be shared and enjoyed with family and friends. There are lots of clever ways people are revealing baby's gender and … { Continue Reading }
Gender reveal showers are growing in popularity + it's easy to see why - they are adorable! The premise is based around inviting friends + family over to share in the joy of revealing the baby's gender! This gender reveal party is a "WHAT WILL IT BEE?" shower designed by Magdalena of Oh So Chic Celebrations! It was designed for … { Continue Reading }


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The ongoing patent trial between Samsung and Apple continues to dominate the thoughts of tech commentators, blogs, and business reviews. There's no doubt that the ruling is going to be key to many areas of technology and consumer electronics over the next few years and that a lot is riding on the outcome.
Many people have wondered about the timing and why Apple has went for the action at this moment in time. The consensus is that they want to put a marker down before some mythical 'game changing' technology is brought to market.
The obvious changer is the next iPhone – while the iPhone 4s did bring us Siri, it was very much a point release. Whatever the next iPhone is called (iPhone 5 is obvious, but then so was iPad 3… I'm expecting the next iPhone to simply be called 'iPhone') it's likely to be a significant jump over its predecessors and many manufacturers will be keeping a very close eye on what it contains and how much wiggle room around the patents there will be.
But I think the area to look at is not the obvious territory of smartphones. The next few years are not going to be about smartphones, or tablets, it's about a complete change of the ecosystem in the home. Capturing the living room is an area where Microsoft (with the Xbox) has the biggest beach-head with the current major smartphone bases. You could argue that Sony have part of the equation as well with the PlayStation 3 and the Xperia line of Android handsets.
And Apple have a corner as well with Apple TV – the little hobby that continually threatens to break out and become a third rocket ship alongside both the iPhone/iPad portable devices and the MacBook line of computers. Walter Issacson's biography of Steve Jobs left the tantalizing clue that Apple had nailed the true interactive TV experience, which would give Apple the third leg of the modern media tripod.
Have we seen this true experience yet? Probably not. But when we do, it's likely that a lot of people will be playing catch-up (either in hardware or in the press) with Apple's fourth generation Apple TV.
Who's the biggest TV supplier in the world? Who's marketshare would Apple be targeting aggressively? Who has the most to lose and would need to react to Apple as quickly as possible? Who's been hauled into court by Apple to stop them 'copying' Cupertino?
"Many people have wondered about the timing"
Maybe your looking too hard for the answer to this question. How about the fact that when Apple launched this suit, Samsung was about to become the number 1 global smartphone manufacturer? And since then they have well and truly surpassed all their competition, including Apple, in terms of smartphone sales? In fact, it's now estimated they sell 15-20 million smartphones than Apple per quarter.
Samsung will be picking over that Apple HDTV hardware, design, and interface with a fine-tooth comb, and their legal teams will be champing at the bit to sue. Should be fun!


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In Rough-Hewn Land: A Geologic Journey from California to the Rocky Mountains, Keith Heyer Meldahl brings the geography of the West to vivid life.
The intrepid scientific grunts behind the Plate Boundary Observatory roam the West keeping tabs on weird-looking far-flung GPS stations.
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Puzzle, geologist James Lawrence Powell takes a look at
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