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We've written before about the tangled set of circumstances revolving around Brandon Darby, a Pasadena native who was an FBI informant on a group staging protests at last year's GOP convention.
Darby Darby has become a villain to the left. He was a key piece of the case against Austin activists David McCay and Bradley Crowder; Crowder pleaded guilty earlier this year to possessing a Molotov cocktail. McCay's trial ended in a hung jury/mistrial last month.
His retrial was scheduled for this week, but McCay has now entered his own guilty plea.
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The hearing came just hours after McKay's aborted attempt to enter a guilty plea the day before. In that hearing before Davis, McKay said that while he wanted to take responsibility for what he did, the government informant, Brandon Darby, had a role in those actions.
Davis refused to accept the plea and adjourned the hearing until today to give McKay and his attorney time to either decide to accept the government's offer of a plea bargain or get ready to start picking the jury for his re-trial.
With a night to think about it, McKay decided to tell the judge that Darby played no role in the decision to make the Molotov cocktails during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul last summer.
No date has been set for sentencing.
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The Devi Mahatmyam or Devi Mahatmya (Sanskrit: devīmāhātmyam, देवीमाहात्म्यम्), or "Glory of the Goddess") is a Hindu text describing the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura. As part of the Markandeya Purana, it is one of the Puranas or secondary Hindu scriptures, and was composed in Sanskrit around c. 400-500 CE, with authorship attributed to the sage Markandeya (Rishi).
Devi Mahatmyam is also known as the Durgā Saptashatī (ढुर्गासप्तशती) or simply Saptashatī, Caṇḍī (चण्डी) or Caṇḍī Pāṭha (चण्डीपाठः) - where pāṭha – "reading" – refers to the act of ritual reading. The text contains 700 (saptashata - "seven hundred") verses, arranged into 13 chapters. By far the most important text of Shaktism[1], the text has a central place in Shakta ritual.
Devi Mahatmyam is seen as an attempt to unify the Vedic male pantheon with the pre-existing mother goddess cult possibly dating to the 9th millennium BCE[2], and an attempt to define divinity as a female principle. The text synthesizes a number of pre-existing Mother goddess myths of Aryan and non-Aryan origin, skillfully integrated into a single narrative[3]. The position of the Goddess as Shakti, power itself, beyond the patriarchal position as consort of an eclipsing male deity, is an important transition in Hindu mythology. Also, there are links to aspects of Samkhya philosophy in the narrative.
For ritual reading purposes a number of subsidiary texts are appended before and after. A ritual reading of this text is part of the Navaratri celebrations in honour of the Goddess. In eastern India, the ritual reading (chandipATh) is common at several functions, particularly in death rites. On Mahalaya, the last day of the previous fortnight Pitru Paksha (Pitri Pokkho), 'Fortnight of the Forefathers', recitation of Devi Mahatmyam (Chandi Path), and signifies the beginning of Durga Puja festivities. Bengalis traditionally wake up at 4 in the morning on Mahalaya day to listen to Mahisasura Mardini in the enchanting voice of the late Birendra Krishna Bhadra and the late Pankaj Kumar Mullick on All India Radio as they recite hymns from the scriptures.
Sanskrit māhātmya- "magnanimity, highmindedness, majesty" is a neuter abstract noun of māha-ātman- "great soul". The title devīmāhātmyam is a tatpurusha compound, literally translating to "the magnanimity of the goddess".
The text is called Saptasati as it contains 700 shlokas. (sapta=7,shata=100) verses. This count includes even one line sentences which are not strictly verses. There is another opinion that the name should be Saptaśati as it deals with the story of seven Satis or "pious persons". The seven mothers are Brāhmi, Māheśwari, Kaumāri, Vaisṇavi, Vārāhi, Indrāṇi, and Cāmunḍa.[4]
Caṇḍī or Caṇḍīka is the name by which the Supreme Goddess is referred to in Devī Māhātmya. According to Coburn, "Caṇḍīkā is "the violent and impetuous one", from the adjective caṇḍa "fierce, violent, cruel". The epithet is unprecedented in Vedic literature and is first found in a late insertion to the Mahabharata, where Chaṇḍā and Chaṇḍī appear as epithets."[5]
The Devi Mahatmya was considered significant among the Puranas by Indologists. This is indicated by the early dates at which it was translated into European languages. It was translated into English in 1823, followed by an analysis with excerpts in French in 1824. It was translated into Latin in 1831 and Greek in 1853.[6]
Devi Mahatmya has been translated into most of the Indian languages. There are also a number of commentaries and ritual manuals. The commentaries and ritual manual followed vary from region to region depending on the tradition.
Place in the Hindu canon
Devi Māhātmyam has been called the Testament of Shakta philosophy[7] It is the base and root of Shakta doctrine. [8] It appears as the centre of the great Shakti cult.[9]
The Devi Mahatmya is not the earliest literary fragment attesting to the existence of devotion to a goddess figure, but it is surely the earliest in which the object of worship is conceptualized as Goddess, with a capital G.[10]
Here, for the first time, "the various mythic, cultic and theological elements relating to diverse female divinities were brought together in what has been called the 'crystallization of the Goddess tradition."[11]
The unique feature of Devi Māhātmyam is the oral tradition. Though it is part of the devotional tradition, it is in the rites of the Hindus that it plays an important role. The entire text is considered as one single Mantra and a collection of 700 Mantras.
The Devi Māhātmyam is treated in the cultic context as if it were a Vedic hymn or verse with sage(ṛṣi), meter, pradhnadevata, and viniyoga (for japa). It has been approached, both by Hindus and Western scholars, as scripture in and by itself, where its significance is intrinsic, not derived from its Puranic context.[12]
According to Damara Tantra "Like Aswamedha in Yagnas, Hari in Devas, Sapthsati is in hymns." "Like the Vedas; Saptasati is eternal" says Bhuvaneshwari Samhita.[13]
There are many commentaries on Devi Māhātmya. Santhanavi, Puspanjali, Ramashrami, Nagesi, Dhamsoddharam, Guptavati, and Durgapradeepam are some of them.[14] The significance of Devi Māhātmya has been explained in many Tantric and Puranic texts like Katyayani Tantra, Gataka Tantra, Krodha Tantra, Meru Tantram, Marisa Kalpam, Rudra Yamala, and Chidambara Rahasya.[14]A number of studies of Shaktism appreciate the seminal role of Devi Māhātmya in the development of the Shakta tradition.
Devi Mahatmya accepts the ancient Vedic tradition in the form of Vāk and Trayī Vidyā and the philosophical doctrine of the codified system of Samkhya (Prakriti manifesting as the three Gunas) and Vedānta as Paramavidyā, the cause of Mukti. Further it synthesizes the then prevailing local Mother goddess cults of Aryan and non-Aryan origin.[15]
In the first chapter it is said "all lives are conscious, but that knowledge is connected with senses. That goddess Bhagavatī, granting all kinds of prosperity, makes even the wise attracted to worldly pleasures and things forcibly with her great power of attraction. This ever-changing world with all its animate and inanimate things, is created by her. As the cause of salvation she turns into supreme spiritual knowledge, and is thus eternal; and again as the cause of bondage to worldly things she turns into things mundane and is the mistress of all, including Gods. She is eternal (and is thus beyond our knowledge) and pervades the world which may accordingly be called her form. Yet for the assistance of the lustrous souls, she appears in different forms."[16]
Though the figure of Siva is known in Devī Māhātmya the goddess bears no special relationship to him. In fact she bears no special relationship with anyone other than her devotees. While each God has a Sakti, Devī Māhātmya avoids characterizing such forms as consorts, for the Goddess is Sakti, power itself beyond the realm of being a consort to anyone. Devī Māhātmya does not know the conceptualization that Sakti is feminine and its possessor or vehicle masculine, for as it is seen, the Goddess herself can put forth a Sakti.[17]
The Devī Māhātmya consists of chapters 81-93 of the Mārkandeya Purana, one of the early Sanskrit Puranas, which is a set of stories being related by the sage Markandeya to Jaimini and his students (who are in the form of birds). The thirteen chapters of Devi Māhātmya are divided into three charitas or episodes. At the beginning of each episode a different presiding goddess is invoked, none of whom is mentioned in the text itself.[18]
The framing narrative of Devi Mahatmya presents a dispossessed king, a merchant betrayed by his family, and a sage whose teachings lead them both beyond existential suffering. The sage instructs by recounting three different epic battles between the Devi and various demonic adversaries (the three tales being governed by, respectively, Mahakali (Chapter 1), Mahalakshmi (Chapters 2-4) and Mahasaraswati (Chapters 5-13). Most famous is the story of Mahishasura Mardini – Devi as "Slayer of the Buffalo Demon" – one of the most ubiquitous images in Hindu art and sculpture, and a tale known almost universally in India. Among the important goddess forms the Devi Mahatmyam introduced into the Sanskritic mainstream are Kali and the Sapta-Matrika ("Seven Mothers").[19]
First Episode
The first story of the Devi Mahatmya depicts Devi in her universal form as Shakti. Here Devi is central and key to the creation myth; she is the power that induces Vishnu's deep slumber on the waters of the cosmic ocean prior to the manifestation of the Universe which is a continuous cycle of manifestation, destruction and re-manifestation. Vishnu reclines on the nāga shesha during yoganidra. Two demons arise as thoughtforms from Vishnu's sleeping body and endeavour to vanquish Brahma who is preparing to create the next cycle of the Universe. Brahma sings to the Great Goddess, asking her to withdraw from Vishnu so he may awaken and slay the demons. Devi agrees to withdraw and Vishnu awakens and vanquishes the demons. Here Devi serves as the agent who allows the cosmic order to be restored.[20]
Middle Episode
"Durga, the great Warrior Goddess, represents the lethal energy of divine anger when turned against evil. The world was under attack by Mahishasura, the most evil demon in the world, who took many different forms, including that of a buffalo. The male gods, fearing total annihilation endowed Durga with their powers. Riding a lion into battle, Durga slew the buffalo by cutting off its head and then she destroyed the spirit of the demon as it emerged from the buffalo's severed neck. It is through this act that order was established in the world."[21]
Final Episode
Kali may be understood to represent or "aspect" the darker, chthonic, transformative qualites of Devi's power or Shakti. Kali's emergence is chronicled in the third story of the Devi Mahatmya. Kali emerges from Devi's third eye as a burst of psychic energy. Kali overpowers and beheads Chanda and Munda, and when she delivers their severed heads to Devi, she is dubbed Chamunda.
During a fierce battle in which the Great Goddess demonstrates her omnipotence by defeating powerful demons who terrify the devas, she encounters the fierce Raktabija (chapter 8). Every drop of blood Raktabija sheds transforms into another demon as it touches the earth. A unique strategy has to be devised to vanquish him. A fiery burst of energy emerging from Devi's third eye takes the dark skeletal form of goddess Kali. With her huge mouth and enormous tongue she ferociously laps up Raktabija's blood, thus preventing the uprising of further demons.
The story continues in which Devi, Kali and a group of Matrikas destroy the demonic brothers Sumbha (chapter 10) and Nisumbha (chapter 9). In the final battle against Shumbha, Devi absorbs Kali and the matrikas and stands alone for the final battle.[21]
Symbolism of the three episodes
Coburn says: "The sage's three tales are allegories of outer and inner experience, symbolized by the fierce battles the all-powerful Devi wages against throngs of demonic foes. Her adversaries represent the all-too-human impulses arising from the pursuit of power, possessions and pleasure, and from illusions of self-importance. Like the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita, the Devi Mahatmya's killing grounds represent the field of human consciousness ... The Devi, personified as one supreme Goddess and many goddesses, confronts the demons of ego and dispels our mistaken idea of who we are, for – paradoxically – it is she who creates the misunderstanding in the first place, and she alone who awakens us to our true being."[22]
Coburn has said:
"While, in terms of quantity of verses, the Goddess's martial exploits are predominant, in terms of quality, these are surpassed by verses of another genre, viz., the hymns to the Goddess. Much of the power of the Devī Māhātmya derives from the way in which the hymnic material is held in counterpoint to the discursive account of her salvific activity in the world, but to the reader-hearer it is clear that the devotional fervor of the text, and the synthetic work it is performing, emerge most intensely in the hymns."[23]
The four Hymns are:
- Brahma-stuti also known as Tantrik Ratri Suktam (Chapter 1): In the first episode, when Brahma hymns Yoganidra, requesting her withdrawal from Vishnu so that he can slay Madhu and Kaitaba.[24]
- Sakradi-stuti (Chapter 4): At the end of second episode, after the Goddess has vanquished demon Mahishasura and his hordes, the Gods with first god Indra , praise her.[25]
- The "Ya Devi" Hymn also known as Aparajita-stuti or Tantrik Devi Suktam (Chapter 5): At the beginning of the third episode, when the beleaguered gods recall the Goddess's promise to assist them, they head to Mount Himavan and there offer a hymn to the Goddess.[26]
- Narayani-stuti (Chapter 11): At the conclusion of the third episode, after the Goddess has disposed of Sumbha and Nisumbha, she is hymned by the Gods.[27]
Angās (Appendages)
As an independent text, Devī Māhātmya has acquired a number of "limbs" or "subsidiary texts" or "appendages" (angas) over the years "fore and aft". According to Coburn "artistic evidence suggests that the angas have been associated with the text since the fourteenth century." The angas are chiefly concerned with the ritual use of Devī Māhātmya and based on the assumption that the text will be recited aloud in the presence of images.[28]
Preceding subsidiary texts
- Durga Saptasloki also known as "Amba Stuti" - They are introduced as one-verse query from Siva who asks about the means of achieving what is desired, and a one verse response from the Goddess who says she will proclaim the relevant discipline (sadhana) by revealing Amba Studi which consists of the seven verses indicated.[29]
- Devi-kavacham - The Devi Kavacham consisting of 61 Slokas is in Markandeya Purana. This Kavacham (armour) protects the reader in all parts of his body, in all places and in all difficulties.[30]
- Argala-stotram - Here Rishi Markandeya is telling his disciples in 27 inspiring couplets on the greatness of Devi. She has been described in all aspects and names and at the end of each Sloka, prayer is offered to Devi for material prosperity, physical fitness, fame and victory.[30]
- Keelakam - Here also Rishi Markandeya tells his disciples in 16 Slokas, the ways and means of removing obstacles faced by devotees, while reading Devi Mahatmya.[30]
- Ratri Suktam (Vedic) - Ratri Suktam (8 Slokas) has been taken from Rig Veda, 10th Mandala, 10th Anuvaka, 127 th Sukta,which shows that Devi was worshipped from time immemorial. Devi is described as the all-pervading Supreme Lord of the Universe appearing in Omkara. Here Ratri is the Goddess who fulfills our prayers.[30]
- Ratri Suktam (Tantrik) - The hymn in the first chapter is the Tantrik Ratri Sukta.[31]
Either the Ratri Suktam (Vedic) or Ratri Suktam (Tantrik) is read depending upon whether the ritual is Vaidic or Tantrik.
One of the texts recited by some traditions is the Devī-Atharva-Śirṣa-Upaniṣad (Devi Upaniṣad).
Succeeding subsidiary texts
- Pradhana Rahasyam - "Deals with the process of creation. It is the secret about mula Prakrti who is the cause of creation."[32]
- Vaikritika Rahasyam - "Describes how the Godhead beyond change subjected itself to change, how the mula prakrti (productive) ,became vikriti (produced); hence the name Vaikritika Rahasyam."[32]
- Murti Rahasyam - "The incarnations, the avatāra murtis of the Goddess are mentioned."[32]
- Devi Suktam (Rig Vedoktam) - (According to Rig Veda): "The 8 Slokas composed by Vak, the daughter of Maharshi Ambharin, are from the Rig Veda, 10th Mandala, 10th Anuvaka, 125th Sukta. These Slokas express the truth realised by Vak, who identifies herself as Brahma Sakti, and expresses herself as 11 Rudras, 8 Vasus, 12 Adityas and all the Devas,— Indra, Agni and Asvini Kumaras—who are sustained by Her and She is the source, substratum and support of the whole world. She is verily Brahmasvarupini (embodiment of Brahman)."[30]
- Devi Suktam (Tantrik) - The hymn in chapter 5 is Tantrik Devi Suktam.[33]
The number and order of these depend on the Sampradaya (tradition).[34][35]
Either the Devi Suktam (Vedic) or Devi Suktam (Tantrik) is read depending upon whether the ritual is Vedic or Tantrik.
At the end of a traditional recitation of the text, a prayer craving pardon from the Goddess known as Aparadha Kshmapana Stotram is recited.
Bhāskararāya in his commentary "Guptavatīi" has noted that, among the mantras related to the worship of Brahman cum Sakthi with attributes, the Navārna mantra and Saptasati are preeminent. Saptasati here is understood as constituting one very long mantra. Navārna mantra has been explained in Devī-Atharva-Śirṣa-Upaniṣad (Devi Upaniṣad).[36]
The Navārna Mantra is also known as Chandi or Navakshari (the one with nine-syllables).
The mantra is:
oṁ aiṁ hrīṁ klīṁ cāmuṇḍayāi vicce
ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे
The Navārna mantra is recited before and after the recitation of Devī Māhātmya.
In popular tradition
The recitation of Devi Mahatmya is done during the Sharad Navaratri (Oct. - Nov.) in India, other countries in Indian Subcontinent and all over the world where Hindus are settled. The text is also recited during the Vasantha Navaratri (March - April) in Uttarakhand, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and other states of north India.[1][2]
Devi Mahatmya is the ritual text for performing Chandi Yajna . This is one of the most popular Yagnas conducted throughout India. This is performed for the general welfare of the people.[3]
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- ↑ Narayanan, Renuka, "To Devi, who abides in all beings as strength...', Hindustan Times, October 13, 2007.
Refers to the Devimahatmyam as the "Shakta Bible"
- ↑ Kali, Davadatta (traanslator and commentator) (2003). Devimahatyam: In praise of the Goddess. Motilal Banarsidass.
- ↑ *Swami Jagadiswarananda, Devi Māhātmyam. p vi
- ↑ Sankaranarayanan, p 7
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Devī Māhātmya. p 95
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Devī Māhātmya. p 52
- ↑ Manna, Sibendu, p 92
- ↑ Swami Sivananda p 5
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Devī Māhātmya. p 55
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Encountering the Goddess.
- ↑ Brown, C. MacKenzie, The Triumph of the Goddess
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Devī Māhātmya. p 51–55
- ↑ Anna, p vii
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Anna, p v
- ↑ Goyal S.R., p 295
- ↑ Goyal S.R., p 297
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Devī Māhātmya. p 308–309
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Encountering the Goddess. p 100
- ↑ Kali, Davadatta, p. xvii
- ↑ "Devi". http://www.asia.si.edu/devi/creation.htm.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Devi". http://www.asia.si.edu/devi/text2.htm.
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Encountering the Goddess
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Devī Māhātmya. p 72
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Devī Māhātmya. p 290
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Devī Māhātmya. p 291
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Devī Māhātmya. p 295
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Devī Māhātmya. p 298
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Encountering the Goddess.p 100–101
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Encountering the Goddess.p 223
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 Swami Sivananda, p 3
- ↑ Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Chaṇḍī Pāṭh
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 Sankaranarayanan. S., p 271–273
- ↑ Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Chaṇḍī Pāṭh
- ↑ Sarma, Sarayu Prasad, Saptashatī Sarvasvam
- ↑ Sri Durga Saptashatī, Gita Press
- ↑ Coburn, Thomas B., Encountering the Goddess, p 136
- Anna, Sri Devi Māhātmyam with commentary in Tamil, Sri Ramakrishna Matam, Chennai, India, 1973. (ISBN 81-7120-128-8)
- Brown, C. MacKenzie, The Triumph of the Goddess: The Canonical Models and Theological Issues of the Devi-Bhagavata Purana, State University of New York Press (Suny Series in Hindu Studies, 1991). (ISBN 0791403637)
- Coburn, Thomas B., Encountering the Goddess: A translation of the Devi-Mahatmya and a Study of Its Interpretation. State University of New York Press, 1991. (ISBN 0791404463)
- Coburn, Thomas B., "Devī Māhātmya, The Crystallization of the Goddess Tradition" , South Asia Books, 2002. (ISBN 81-208-0557-7)
- Goyal S.R., A religious History of Ancient India, Volume Two, Kusumanjali Prakashan, Meerut, India, 1986.
- Kali, Davadatta, In Praise of the Goddess: The Devimahatmya and Its Meaning. Nicolas-Hays, Inc., Berwick, Maine, 2003. (ISBN 8120829530)
- Manna, Sibendu, Mother Goddess, Chaṇḍī, Punthi Pustak, Calcutta, India, 1993. (ISBN 81-85094-60-8)
- Sankaranarayanan, S., Glory of the Divine Mother (Devī Māhātmyam), Nesma Books, India, 2001. (ISBN 81-87936-00-2)
- Sarma, Sarayu Prasad, Saptashatī Sarvasvam, in Sanskrit, - A cyclopaedic work on Devī Māhātmya. Rashtriya Sanskrita Samsthan, New Delhi, India, 2006.
- Sri Durga Saptashatī, - Original text and ritual manual with Hindi translation, Gita Press, Gorakpur, India.
- Swami Jagadiswarananda, Devi Māhātmyam English translation, Sri Ramkrishna Math, Madras, 1953. (ISBN 978-8171201396)
- Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Chaṇḍī Pāṭh, Devi Mandir Publications, USA and Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, India, 1995. (ISBN 81-208-1307-3)
- Swami Sivananda, Devi Māhātmya (with a lucid running translation), The Divine Life Society, Shivanandanagar, India, 1994. (ISBN 81-7052-103-3)
Further reading
- Coburn, Thomas B. Encountering the Goddess A Translation of the Devī-Māhātmya and a Study of Its Interpretation. SUNY series in Hindu studies. Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, 1991. ISBN 0791404455
- Hiltebeitel, Alf, and Kathleen M. Erndl. Is the Goddess a Feminist? The Politics of South Asian Goddesses. New York: New York University Press, 2000. ISBN 0814736181
- Jyotir Maya Nanda. Mysticism of the Devi Mahatmya Worship of the Divine Mother. South Miami, Fla: Yoga Research Foundation, 1994. ISBN 0934664587
See also
External links
- Durga Saptashati - Chandi Path
- Devī Māhātmya - Sanskrit original in pdf form.
- Devī Māhātmya - Sri Swami Sivananda
- Devi Mandir - About recitation of Chandi Path.
- The Esoteric Significance of the Devī Māhātmya
- Durga Saptashati
- Sāṅkhya-Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Durga Saptashati - Hindi versesja:デーヴィー・マーハートミャ


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"Come and take it."
It is a familiar battle cry in Texas and one that resonated with Copperas Cove Junior High School student Nestor Portalatin as he studied the Texas Revolution. So much so that he created a diorama of the famous battle for a class project.
The Texas Revolution was the conflict between the armies of Texas and Mexico in the 19th century. The settlers in Texas were unhappy living under Mexican rule and the government in Mexico City was very unstable. The revolution was a success for Texas because it won independence against Mexico, which allowed it to become the Republic of Texas in 1836.
Through Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, junior high teachers including Danelle Ecker educate students on the famous battles.
"The Texas Revolution is one of the few lessons that my students remember long after they leave my class. I like getting the students involved in their learning and this is the perfect way," Ecker said. "These hands-on projects make them think about the who, what, where, when and why of the event they chose for that time period because it is graded on accuracy and effort."
Student Parise Sasa chose to research William B. Travis.
"I learned that he was only 26 and a lieutenant colonel in the Army," Sasa said. "He also died during the Battle of the Alamo."
Ecker said students are required to research all aspects of the event they chose, including the cause and effects, so that they can fully understand their event.
"They use this research to also write a one page essay. This paper helps them prepare for their presentations in the library, assessments over the material, and the Writing STAAR," Ecker said. "They present the final project to the sixth-graders brought in to see them, who usually do not know anything about Texas History or do not remember it from elementary school.
"I have assigned this project every year I have been here. This was my fourth year. I still get surprised by what some of these kids come up with. Their creativity is amazing and their effort proves that students do care about history."
Student Caleb Jones said his project took him about a week to finish. "I chose to make a model of the Battle of the Alamo because I think it is interesting and also really cool," he said.


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The Workcentre 7435 that we have occasionally refuses to recognize print jobs that are sent to it. We cycle the printer offline / online and that seems to temporarily fix the problem.
As to what is causing it I have no idea whatsoever. It seems that it happens depending on the user of the machine and other people can print to it fine but certain users need to take it offline first before it recognizes their jobs.
We never have any problems with scanning or copying - only with printing.
Maybe this is what the sales team gets for their use of the offline buzzword and their "We'll talk about it offline" comments?
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Is it a particular operating system that has the issues? Could be as simple as drivers.
I had a very similar issue with Window 7 machines. It will print or hold jobs when it wanted to. It would go "offline". When jobs were held, I could restart the computer and they would print but stop eventually. Installed a new driver and didn't have an issue after that.
Jul 9, 2012 at 3:34 UTC
Everyone in the office is running Win7 and I have tried the latest drivers from Xerox's website as well as the Microsoft update drivers and it makes no difference. It might happen 3-4x in a day for 3-4 different people or we might go a week or so without a problem. It seems to be completely and totally random and while at this point I've told everyone how to resolve the problem on their own the OCD in me is irritated that it doesn't work properly!
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You're right, that is irritating.
If you call Xerox support, they might direct you to a level II representative that can assist with their software. We've had good luck in the past with their support. They've even come down personally to check out incompatibility issues.
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I'm having an issue with a scene that uses incandescent particles in conjunction with final gather and GI for lighting:
FG/GI simply shuts down at a certain point in the animation.
- I have 15 objects nested within each other.
- They are eaten away, outer to inner, by an animated texture map.
- The particles emit throughout as a camera moves toward it.
- The particles are the only source of light in the scene.
- I have FG mode set to Automatic, (tried others without success).
- FG Tracing and Raytracing Refraction limit are set to 20, Trace depth 20
Everything works as expected until the camera very gets close to the outermost object, at which point, the FG solution quits. The outermost object is fully 'eaten away' by the texture by now but there are still particles visible in-camera.
Now, if I render the same frame from further back using the perspective view, the FG solution is in full effect. If I move the perspective view close to the animated cam, FG shuts off.
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Foreword Christopher Hitchens i
Acknowledgments 7
Preface 9
Models and Methods 21
The Illusion of Design 47
Searching for a World beyond Matter 77
Cosmic Evidence 113
The Uncongenial Universe 137
The Failures of Revelation 169
Do Our Values Come from God? 193
The Argument from Evil 215
Possible and Impossible Gods 227
Living in the Godless Universe 243
Postscript to the Paperback Edition 261
Bibliography 269
Index 291
About the Author 301
God: The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist / Edition 1by Victor J. Stenger, Christopher Hitchens
Pub. Date: 03/19/2008
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely confined to philosophy and theology, while science has sat on the sidelines. Despite the fact that science has revolutionized every aspect of human life and greatly clarified our understanding of the world, somehow the notion has arisen that it has nothing to say about the
Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely confined to philosophy and theology, while science has sat on the sidelines. Despite the fact that science has revolutionized every aspect of human life and greatly clarified our understanding of the world, somehow the notion has arisen that it has nothing to say about the possibility of a supreme being, which much of humanity worships as the source of all reality. This book contends that, if God exists, some evidence for this existence should be detectable by scientific means, especially considering the central role that God is alleged to play in the operation of the universe and the lives of humans.
Treating the traditional God concept, as conventionally presented in the Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions, like any other scientific hypothesis, physicist Stenger examines all of the claims made for God's existence. He considers the latest Intelligent Design arguments as evidence of God's influence in biology. He looks at human behavior for evidence of immaterial souls and the possible effects of prayer. He discusses the findings of physics and astronomy in weighing the suggestions that the universe is the work of a creator and that humans are God's special creation. After evaluating all the scientific evidence, Stenger concludes that beyond a reasonable doubt the universe and life appear exactly as we might expect if there were no God.
This paperback edition of the New York Times bestselling hardcover edition contains a new foreword by Christopher Hitchens and a postscript by the author in which he responds to reviewers' criticisms of the original edition.
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I have heard so much feedback on this book and I can't wait to finish reading it (I am in the process). I was reading one of the reviews and someone brought up that Darwin's ideas were a theory. I have read everything that Darwin has ever written- every book, every account, every 'theory'. Well, let me tell everyone something, the only reason evolution is still deemed a theory rather than a law (and let me tell you it is a law) is because of the fear of the backlash from the Christian church. What kind of religious institute only survives on fear? What does that say of its followers? And the Bible, I read it and I found it full of myths and children stories. It's sad that people actually worship that book and believe their god to be so immature. Flooding the world because of a few naughty people? Saving the Jews from Egypt? Where is god now? In Darfur, where is god? In the streets of New York, where is god? No where. God, if there every was one, is gone. He ran away or rather, he never was. There are few holes in evolution. The ones that are spoken of are created by Christian fanatics. If you don't believe in evolution, then explain to an AID's patient why their virus keeps evolving to combat every drug known to man. Explain why whales have long finger-like structures in their fins. When a Christian can explain why everything that science and evolution PROOVES is false, then I might give them a second thought. Blind faith is ignorance or the absence of knowledge.
A fantastic read and one that may have finally pushed me over the edge from agnostic to atheist. And for the reviewer Jonathen...viruses contain both DNA and RNA and indeed evolve by natural selection, sorry. Can't let propaganda like that get out there without challenging it.
A very detailed account of the problems with the God concept from the point of view of physics. The fine-tuning argument, in particular, is well explained. A great job of marshalling the evidence of physics.
I just bought this book and I haven't even finished it yet so I'm not going to fully commit to it being absolutely fantastic, but so far it's been very enlightening, offering a refreshingly systematic and scientific approach to 'THE' question 'one of many 'answers' offered over centuries by the way, why pick on this author?'. That being said, I just wanted to comment on the idiotic postings against this book. Did you religious 'believers' even read it? Ignorance is only bliss if you admit that you have it... if you arrogantly proclaim to know something that can't be 'proven', you should do some research before you argue against ANY proposed hypothesis or 'answer'. The best way to defend your position is to see the other side of the issue 'did Socrates and Plato teach us nothing?' Try reading a scientifically factual and intelligently written book 'instead of the mythology of the Bible written in a time/society COMPLETELY different then the one we find ourselves in now' THEN 'and ONLY then' will you have any right to even form an opinion about the depth of our lives (our being atheists/agnostics/uncommitted... basically some of the highest intellectuals in history, and in the world today - look it up if you don't believe me).
In his earlier book, Has science found God? American physicist Victor Stenger refuted contentions that science had found God. In this brilliant new book, he completes his case by presenting the scientific arguments against the existence of God. He shows that all proposed supernatural processes are testable, but tests have found no reliable evidence for any `life force¿, `bioenergy¿, Qi, Extra Sensory Perception, prayer or `psychic powers¿. There are no miracles, independently verified, no lives after death and no souls. The lack of evidence for the efficacy of prayer proves that there is not a God who answers prayers. Many believers have put forward scientific arguments for God, based on observation, not authority they have made factual claims about the world, like Archdeacon William Paley¿s argument from design. But the more that scientists discover about nature, the more we see that every natural process can be explained in terms of evolution. Nor is God needed for morality we define values for ourselves. In doing so, we find that the fact of unnecessary suffering is incompatible with the existence of a God who is omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent. Some have argued that science is merely relative, from which they illogically deduce that God is the only reliable absolute. This derives from a misunderstanding of scientific progress. As Stenger writes, ¿the models of Newtonian mechanics were hardly rendered useless by the twin twentieth-century developments of relativity and quantum mechanics. Newtonian physics continue to find major applications in contemporary science and technology. It is still what most students learn in physics classes and what most engineers and others use when they apply physics in their professions. ¿ The conservation principles and Newton¿s laws of motion still appear in relativity and quantum mechanics. Newton¿s law of gravity is still used to calculate the orbits of spacecraft.¿ Science does give us reliable knowledge of the real world and it has found no evidence at all for God¿s existence. Stenger has proven that God is an unnecessary and failed hypothesis. As he writes, ¿A God with no observable effect is indistinguishable from one who is nonexistent.¿ So, there is no God.
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We must remember that science is the discovering of the world around us,whether it be in the field of biology,physics,astronomy,chemistry,etc.Science and religion truely are not at odds with each other but rather the interpretation of those results.I see [as well as most]the marvels of God's creation all around us.It would be very silly to tell someone that something that has complexity to it[the human cell-the earth itself- a computer]doesn't hsvea designer.The atheist feels that the answer can be found in naturalism-blind chance.This answer in itself is based on faith,for it challenges what we know in science.The theist feels the answer can be found in God-a being above nature.This view also is based on faith ,but is in harmony with common sense.It does indeed take greater faith to believe in atheism than it does theism.
Great book. I loved reading it because of all the evidence and clearity. God believers- its called a review, dont think you're all powerful because you believe in something. rate the book, not other people's beliefs
you people who dont believe in god must have a depressing life thinking that nothing happens to you when you go. you're just gone poof. calling us wishful thinkers i feel sad for you.
Having first read ¿The God Delusion¿ and liking it as much as I did, I really thought that I was going to be disappointed with this book. I didn¿t think that it would be able to measure up to what I had just read. I was wrong. While both books cover many of the same topics, the main differences stem from their fields of study. Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist, spends more time on the evolution versus intelligent design topic while Stenger, the physicist, spends more time on the big bang and quantum mechanics. Although not quite a Carl Sagan, Stenger does more than an admirable job bringing some of the more difficult concepts (Planck time and vacuum energy for instance) to the layperson. Stenger is abundantly clear that the definitions of God for this book are the ones put forth by the three Abrahamitic religions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The argument against any other type of god (the uninvolved observer god for instance) he leaves for another day. This is a wise choice which helps tighten the arguments and focus the book. Even with the emphasis on physics, Stenger still spends enough time on other interesting topics like: the illusion of design, brain science, prayer, the seat of the soul, miracles, order and chaos, beginning and cause, something vs. nothingness, life in the universe, bible prophecy, scripture and science, the origin of morals, good and evil, and living in a godless universe. I found the book to be structured very well. I particularly liked how the notes were at the end of each chapter rather than all together at the end of the book. It made finding the reference much easier while reading. While 1 star often means ¿I don¿t agree with you¿ instead of a poorly written book, I give this book 5 stars for being well written and well argued. The number of ¿agreement stars¿ you want to give it are entirely up to you¿ the reader.
Billions of the faithful tell us that the omniscient, omnipotent, benevolent god of the Judaic-Christian-Islamic religions designed and created the universe for humans. It defined our moral code, subjects us to a lifetime of testing our faith, and promises our immortality in either heaven or hell. Such sweeping claims about such a mighty creator ought to be testable for their validity. A god that powerful and pervasive ought to leave abundant non-contradictory evidence of its accomplishments, just as a thundering herd of bison stampeding through camp ought to leave hoof prints, tattered tents, and unhappy campers. Finding no such indications, we can conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that no such bison ever ran through. Surely, failure to find the 'hoof prints' of the god, establishes beyond a reasonable doubt the nonexistence of that god. Professor Stenger uses the methods of science to look for those predictable hoof prints. Time after time, he finds that the expected evidence of the posited god does not appear. Earth was not created a few thousand years ago. Animals do evolve without benefit of a designer. Stars are not fixed within a static firmament. Prayers do not heal supplicants. Gratuitous pain and suffering does permeate the benevolent god's creation. The colossal vastness of the universe is punctuated with giant exploding stars and all-consuming black holes separated by light years of frigid emptiness, hardly the optimal creation one would expect for human life. Reality fails to confirm the attributes of the god. Moreover, in Professor Stenger's words, 'The universe and life look exactly as they can be expected to look if there is no God.' The universe looks like the one physicists explain with the Standard Model. Animals evolve according to the natural processes first described by Darwin. Humans devised moral standards without divine inspiration. We can discard the shackles imposed by imaginary gods, and live satisfying and meaningful lives. Buy this book. Read Professor Stenger's disproof of the Judaic-Christian-Islamic god. Disregard superstition.
Stephen Jay Gould once referred to science and religion as Non-overlapping magisteria (NOMA). However, religious texts make claims about the universe that are subject to the same scrutiny as similar claims for other sources. This book treats those claims the same as any other, subjecting them to rational skepticism. They don't hold up (nor do they for even most religious people, unless we're talking about young earth creationist fundamentalists). Victor Stenger takes it a step further and treats the Judeo-Christian-Islamic god as a hypothesis of how the universe works, and then (through various arguments) sees how that hypothesis holds up when tested (as every good scientist does). His arguments range from logical expressions (for instance, logically deducing that omnipotence is impossible...either god can create a rock he cannot lift or can't create a rock he cannot lift, both options demonstrating omnipotence is impossible), to more practical arguments (the overwhelming lack of evidence that SHOULD be there...where we can take absence of evidence as evidence of absence in the same way we can about other claims, such as the Loch Ness Monster). All of his arguments are well reasoned and well cited. Like other authors have, he brings up the "God of the Gaps" argument used by some to justify their beliefs, and completely defeats it. He doesn't just limit himself to abstract arguments, but shows (dogmatically speaking) the Judeo-Christian-Islamic god most certainly does not exist, but that it is possible for other gods to exist. But that isn't an open invitation to the paranormal, as he shows how any such god must go out of his/her/its way to not be detected, never interfering in the universe, which makes such a deity as good as useless. Basically, the only hope left for any kind of god is given to the deist god. However, even that god is challenged, as Stenger successfully demonstrates how the universe could (and did) come about on its own without any outside creator (by using the laws of thermodynamics, countering the misunderstandings of those laws that have been used to try to prove a god's existence). I was particularly fascinated to find out that the total energy of the universe equals 0 (therefore no violation of the 1st law), and that maximum possibly entropy is increasing (via dark energy) faster than maximum total entropy (meaning the universe started out at total entropy, by the expansion has created more and more room for order, and therefore no violation of the 2nd law). Like the writings of other New Atheists (a term properly described in his other book, appropriately titled "New Atheism"), he is firm in his position, but well reasoned and more than willing (unlike fundamentalists) to being proved wrong. While I find his position appropriately confrontational (he's not going to let logical fallacies off the hook, or give any position automatic deference), he's at all times respectful in the way he goes about it (unless you consider "respect" to be giving equal weight to all arguments, in which case he's not...because not all arguments DO have equal weighting...like with the flat Earthers, for instance. A person is to be respected, but an argument is afforded no such right automatically...it actually has to hold up under scrutiny). Whereas Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist, Stenger is a particle physicist, so he gives a bit of a different perspective on the argument.


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- Isidora said...
i bet postmen in vienna know you and can deliver you mail without address written on it, LOL
- 5.11.12
- yoojin said...
Love all those sweet mail packages! :) :) You are so lucky to receive so many wonderful things. :)
- 5.11.12
- Cho said...
Such sweetness in one post! It's splendid to know that there's heartwarming societies around us that still exists.
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- The Robins Nest OCrowley said...
I am jealous of all of these sweet packages! :)
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- Evdokia Tsiligiridou said...
beautiful all of them!
it's so nice to receive little treasures like these!
- 5.11.12
- cococita said...
Thank you for letting us know about your intolerances and allergies ... I will keep them in mind ...
Lovely to see all these packages: I really like the way how you depict them.
Will send you a personal mail in some minutes as I do have a request for you :)
- 5.11.12
- Kelly Zarb said...
Wow what a lovely range of pretty mail presents. You are not alone with your intolerances I don't have dairy, gluten and little sugar in my diet.
- 5.11.12
- Sandra Dunn said...
i love your mail!!! what a treat for us all to see your goodies. that bird book looks so lovely!
i need to talk you about an 'indian blanket flower' doily one of these days. i think you'd love making it.
i've started eating an apple a day and drinking a cup of ginger tea per day for my moody stomach... so see, you are not alone in this at all.
- 5.11.12
- Elisse said...
Waaaaw, all your mail is so pretty!! I love it!
- 6.11.12
- Anna said...
wow!! lucky girl!!
so nice package Claudia!
have a nice week!
- 6.11.12
- Zenobie (Queen of Carrot Flowers) said...
so beautiful!
- 6.11.12
- Ulicam said...
Wow, I do NOT get packages like this! Ever! I sometimes send things to people, but I have never received things in return.
- 8.11.12
- Lisa said...
I'm glad you like the music!
I still love your blog so much, Claudia! I'm a bigger fan with every post you make :)
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Franchitti takes dramatic Indianapolis 500 victory
Dario Franchitti survived a late-race shootout to win the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 on an oppressively hot day. In winning, the Scotsman scored his third 500 victory, joining an elite club of winners that includes Louis Meyer, Wilbur Shaw, Mauri Rose, Johnny Rutheford, Bobby Unser and Helio Castroneves.
The three-time champion drove the Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Team owner Ganassi won for the fifth time, moving him into a fifth-place tie with Lou Moore. Roger Penske has a firm hold on first place with 15 500 victories.
What a race. I think Dan would be proud of this one.
A near-capacity crowd witnessed the race in near-record temperatures. The race record temperature is 92 degrees, and today's temperature fell one degree short of the mark. Also, the heat index surpassed the 100 mark.
The 500 was hotly contested from the outset and a record 35 lead changes dotted the 200-laps of intense competition. Ten drivers led at least two laps with Marco Andretti heading the charts with 59. At the finish, 17 cars were on the lead lap.
"I want to dedicate this (win) to two of Indianapolis' finest, Dan Wheldon and Michael Wanser (team manager Barry Wanser's six-year old son, who died one week after Wheldon's passing)," Franchitti said. "Thanks to all of the Indianapolis fans for their tribute to Dan today. What a race! What a race! I think D-dub (Wheldon) would be proud of this one. To be on the trophy on either side of Dan, that means more than anything. What a great race today, to be able to come from the back of the grid after being hit on pit lane and being spun."
Susie Wheldon was among the first to greet Franchitti in victory lane, and a lot of emotion was exhibited between the two friends. The pair wore white sunglasses as a tribute to Wheldon. (White sunglasses were distributed to fans, and they were asked to wear them on laps 26 and 98, the car numbers used by Wheldon for his two Indianapolis victories.)
On his first pit stop, Franchitti's car was struck from behind by E. J. Viso.. Although Franchitti did not lose a lap, he fell back in the running order but rebounded quickly to catch the lead pack.
At the time, the strongest performers were Ryan Briscoe, Marco Andretti and Takuma Sato.
As the race wound down, a torrid battle broke out among Franchitti, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Justin Wilson, Ed Carpenter, Sato and Briscoe. The group battled intensely throughout the final 20 circuits with Carpenter and Sato crashing out of the race. Each incident triggered a caution flag, leading to spirited restarts.
At the end, Sato made a brave attempt to wrestle the lead from Franchitti going into the first turn but he crashed heavily, ending his day. The pair did brush together with the winner managing to save his car.
Regarding the tussle with Sato, Franchitti stated, "I moved over when I saw he (Sato) was coming. I came back over and moved up the track. He got loose underneath me. It kind of reminds me of Emerson (Fittipaldi) and Little Al (Unser Jr.) at the end. This means the world to me; this is Indianapolis."
Sato had a different viewpoint, "I was going for the win. On the last restart, we jumped from seventh to fifth and then from fourth, third and to second. I kept pushing and overtaking. On the last lap, I had a good tow from Dario and thought I had the job done. But he kept pushing and didn't give me enough room, so that I was well below the white line. What an incredible weekend. It was a very exciting race."
He was credited with the 17th position.
Addressing his third 500 victory, the winner commented, "The last week I've been studying my buddy JR's book; Johnny Rutherford gave me his book with a wonderful inscription, and he said he hoped to welcome me to the three-time club. To be in the company of guys like that means so much."
Stated Ganassi, "There were a lot of unknowns going into this race with the new cars and the new engines. But it turned out to be what I thought (it would be) a great race. At the end, no one was saving fuel and it was as fast as anyone could go."
Ganassi went on to praise Franchitti and the team for not getting rattled after a pit stop went awry in the early portion of the race. He also complimented Franchitti for his driving skills and knowledge of cars, tires, tracks and engines – all of which contributes to his success.
Mike Hill praised Franchitti and the team for their efforts throughout the month and he said once they found the proper balance in the car, they knew they were on the right track. "What we saw today was a motor race," he said. "We didn't see a fuel economy race for the last 15 laps, and I think that's important for IndyCar racing."
Second was the dejected Dixon, a teammate to Franchitti. "It was co close," he said. "We definitely had the car (to win) and our fuel mileage had helped us. I wasn't expecting No. 15 (Sato) to dive in there, although he had been aggressive all day. Until then, I thought we were in a good position. It is good to be so close. Takuma and Dario touched, and I have to credit Dario for saving it."
Kanaan made a valiant attempt to win the race, leading a lap before falling back ever so slightly. He finished a strong third and was pleased with the outcome.
"It felt good for the three best friends of Dan to be fighting for the win," he noted. "I tried everything to do it (win). To lose this one like this is an honor. I think Dan will be happy that we did so well - - his best friends finishing 1-2-3."
Fourth went to Oriol Servia and Ryan Briscoe took fifth.
James Hinchcliffe, Justin Wilson, Charlie Kimball, Justin Bell and Helio Castroneves rounded out the top-10.
Honda and Chevrolet each had five cars in the top-10.
F1 ace Rubens Barrichello ended up in 11th place in his first oval-track race. And he led two laps. "While I have raced a lot, it has been nothing like this. It's impressive," he said. "The first 180 laps, it's all okay. On the last 20 laps, that's when the race starts but I had a little bit too much down force in the car. I had fun all afternoon and I'll be back."
Twelfth went to Alex Tagliani, who drives for Bryan Herta, the 2011 winning car owner. In pre-race ceremonies, Herta donned his driver's uniform to drive Wheldon's winning car around the track.
Time of the race was two hours and 58 minutes, and the average speed for the 500 miles was 167.734 miles per hour.
Eight caution flags slowed the event for 39 laps.
Rookie Bryan Clauson drew the first caution with a spin. Sebastian Bourdais drew another slowdown when he made wall contact. In a frightening crash, the cars of Mike Conway and Will Power collided after Conway had spun. Power's car went underneath that of Conway with the latter becoming airborne and riding cockpit side against the wall. Each driver walked away from the crash.
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India is making the same mistakes in handling its internal conflicts as it did in tackling the external attacks on Mumbai
-Armed groups in Assam responsible for more violations-
ACHR's India Human Rights Report 2008 released
Guwahati Press Club, Assam: Published today, the findings of the ACHR's India Human Rights Report 2008 serve as a warning of deepening internal conflict. The report underlines that human rights violations by the State, combined with the failure of State institutions to address these violations, are fuelling internal conflict.
If this was not bad enough the report exposes the extraordinary low level of state and non state monitoring of human rights violations in India. Both failures can be attributed to a mixture of State inaction and in some cases deliberate policy.
Similar mistakes that led to the external attack on Mumbai can be seen in India's approach to internal conflict. Limited and poor quality human rights information is failing to provide the right information to decision makers to prevent further internal conflict. And again like Mumbai, what is more worrying is that decision makers are failing to act even when the information is provided.
Presently 21 States (13 Naxalite affected, 7 North Eastern States and Jammu Kashmir) out of 28 States are afflicted by conflict and human rights violations by the State agencies are further fuelling the conflicts.
Citing official cover up ACHR stated that the government has not brought any of the reports of the National Commissions for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes before the parliament since 2002. The Naxalite affected areas are mainly inhabited by the Adivasis and Dalits. Parliamentarians are being kept in the dark by the bureaucracy.
"In 2007 in Madhya Pradesh, not a single court ruled in favour of a tribal in the 29,596 cases of alienation and restoration of tribal land. Should we be surprised that the support base of the Maoists is increasing in the tribal belt of the State. Unless preventive measures are taken, Madhya Pradesh will find itself with a Naxalite insurgency similar to West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa " – warned Mr Suhas Chakma, Director of Asian Centre for Human Rights.
Official statistics of human rights violations are inaccurate. Despite routine extrajudicial executions in encounters, the National Human Rights Commission recorded only one case of encounter killing in Jammu and Kashmir during 2006-2007, while none has been recorded with regard to Manipur and Chhattisgarh – the most intensive conflict States in India.
Despite the army and the para-military forces being responsible for gross human rights violations in conflict situations, there are no official crime statistics involving the Army in tackling insurgency as the National Crime Records Bureau of the Ministry of Home Affairs does for the police.
The Asian Centre for Human Rights stated that armed opposition groups across India have been responsible for gross violations of international humanitarian law including killing, abduction and mutilation.
"Among the armed opposition groups in the country, the armed groups in Assam were the worst violators of international humanitarian laws including targeted killings of at least 49 Bihari labourers and killings of many political leaders like Purnendu Langthasa and Nilendu Langthasa in the North Cachar Hills." –stated Mr Chakma.
In mainland India, the Naxalites were responsible for widespread killings. Political activists were killed by the Naxalites in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.
The crimes committed by the armed groups are international crimes but the governments have failed to establish accountability.
Among the States, Uttar Pradesh has the worst human rights record with 66% of the fake encounter killings (201 complaints out of the 301 complaints), 241 cases of death in judicial custody and maximum number of custodial rape (2) in 2006-2007. Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of crimes against the Scheduled Castes with 6,114 cases out of the total of 30,031 during 2007, an increase of 23.8% over 2006 (4,960 cases).
Maharashtra has the worst record of deaths in police custody with almost two custodial deaths in each month.
"Political repression is most serious in West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura. It is impossible to make a distinction between the Party authorities and State authorities and between law enforcement personnel and the CPM cadres. The State sponsored violence in Nandigram exemplifies the problem. " –stated Mr Chakma, Director of Asian Centre for Human Rights.
While Madhya Pradesh tops the list with 1,501 cases out of the total of 5,532 crimes against the Scheduled Tribes, representing 27.1% of the total national total during 2007, the Asian Centre for Human Rights lamented the unofficial instructions of the West Bengal government to the police not to register cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The registration of only 5 incidents in 2007 by West Bengal has not stopped the Maoists from gaining support in the tribal belt of the State.
Orissa is the most insecure State for the Christian minorities in the country. Since December 2007, violence against the Christians has continued unabated but the State government has failed to take appropriate measures to bring the accused to justice.
The appalling terror attacks in Mumbai have revealed atrocious failures in intelligence gathering and/or failure to act on intelligence. India also faces an internal security challenge. India Human Rights Report 2008 demonstrates that respect for human rights are an essential part of that fight. Human rights violations are the early warning of conflicts ahead.
In order to address the current systemic failures, the Asian Centre for Human Rights recommended that 1) A revision of crime statistics collection including all branches of the security forces; (2) compilation of statistics by NHRC in conformity with international human rights practices, 3) increased support to the Judiciary and Quasi Judicial Institutions; 4) the establishment of State branches of all National Human Rights Institutions in all States of India with independence, adequate powers and resources; and 5) an immediate removal of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.


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Kvetching about maps
Who was it who said "The map is not the territory"? Neither is the photograph.
The divorce between these two things is extreme. Maybe this explains why people can't be bothered locating their photos on a map. While posting my Yellowstone photos, I kept finding pictures of the Grand Tetons that had been stuck squarely in the heart of its northern neighbor. Did the people think that they were in a big mega-park that happened to include geysers and a stunning mountain range? Or were they drinking and posting?
I take maps very seriously. I figure that the big reason for posting is to help others find interesting places to take photographs. If you check out my flickr map postings, you will discover that I am obsessive. You can sometimes see my posts right next to the shadow of the tree featured in the photograph. Yes, I like to be that precise.
There's an awareness of my surroundings that is part of the photographic experience for me. When I discovered that flickr and then lomography.com had maps, that wiggled my waggle. (Don't ask me what a waggle is. It's just a phrase, OK?) I could relive the whole experience of creating the photograph — the hunt that led t the scene — by carefully tracking where I walked or drove. A hyper-dimensionality ensued. I couldn't be back in the Mojave Preserve, but I could see where the faint line of the trail wriggled through the Joshua Tree forest. I could almost feel the dust wafting up from my steps and the pebbles roll as I came down on them.
Did these others not feel these things or were they like the couple I saw at Grand Teton who just got into everyone's way as they sought to get a picture. Thank you for getting into my foreground. What was that? We're too involved with our Canons.
Stupid gearheads.
I bet they couldn't mark where they were on the map. They probably just stick the markers in a largest blank space in the park — if not in Yellowstone.
Now there's a word: Kvetch. As in "Kvetch, kvetch, kvetch. Stop your complaining!"
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Really cool dude! GJ!
well... the latest time i've posted a work here i was something like challenging everyone (in a stupid way)
i guess i improved much lately... this is an OLD EXAMPLE
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Really cool dude! GJ!
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Those are really good.
Wow. Big improvement. I like every one of them
This is actually impressive. (:
Keep up the good work.
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I see many improvements, keep up the work.
thank you all guys i'm glad to see you appreciate my efforts
Pieces are alot better than your pervious ones,
i like this piece, but as a suggestion, i would remove the border, lower the amount of sparkles, and maybe add some of those bubbly circles to the foreground but blurry so that it adds more depth, never the less good job and keep it up
dat spiderman tag, fix the bottom left vertical line shit and
Dat's Sexy! Well made mate!
Wow i see i already posted on this pic, must've been drunk, lol. Sorry!
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A team of 18 researchers and academicians from different countries across the world visited Rwanda National Police (RNP) headquarters, yesterday, to learn about the force's policing strategies after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
The team is on a six-day study tour, facilitated by the University of Rwanda-College of Arts and Social Sciences (UR-CASS) to study on Transitional Justice Mechanisms in Rwanda.
In RNP in particular, they wanted to learn about the "policing a post-genocide society."
They will also visit other institutions in justice sector to understand the complex nature of rebuilding a society after genocide.
At the RNP headquarters, they were received by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Tony Kuramba, Commissioner of Interpol, on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, who briefed them on the general situation and challenges involved in policing after 1994 in Rwanda.
"Policing a post-genocide society has been a difficult journey that required dedication, selflessness, resilience and a combination of initiatives and innovations," ACP Kuramba said.
"RNP has been able to make a difference due to government support and the public partnership that was created along the way," he added.
In a presentation by the Commissioner for Public Relations and Media, ACP Celestin Twahirwa, he elaborated the key priorities that were established by RNP in 2000, when it was created.
He highlighted capacity building, crime prevention and reduction strategy, community policing, international cooperation and peacekeeping and fighting corruption, among others, as some of the set key priorities.
He pointed out that most of the set priorities have been implemented to a greater extent while others are still on track.
"Strengthening crime prevention by building partnerships through communication policy between police, media and the public also played a crucial part in promoting safety and security, transparency, respect of human rights and accountability, which all support social transformation," ACP Twahirwa, said.
After the session of questions and answers, Dr. Alphonse Mulefu from University of Rwanda, who is leading the delegation, noted that the "RNP's post-genocide policing milestones speak for themselves particularly community policing and cooperation with other institutions.


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As a vertically challenged baller myself I love it when a smaller player is able to soar through the air and give a big man a facial. With that in mind, today's dunk of the day has Smush Parker soaring through the air and finishing the play by giving Vitaly Potapenko a facial. Yeah, I know the Ukraine Train's no longer in the League so this dunk may lose some of its luster, but seeing a guard throw down a nasty dunk on any center makes the play worthy of a Dunk of the Day post.
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• Colorful graphics
• Play with friends
Try to match as many same sweets as possible to earn more points and get rewards. Use bonuses to quickly complete levels and set records that will surprise your friends. Have fun by downloading the MOD APK of Crazy Cake Swap for free, at Sbenny.com!
Game Requirements and Details:
Android Version Required: 4.1 and higher versions of Android Smartphones and Tablets
Required Storage Space: 62 MB or more
Internet connection NOT required to play
APK ID: com.zindagigames.ccs
Last Game Version: 1.18.1
Genre: Puzzle
Price: Free with In-App Purchases
Ads? NO
Installation Instructions:
- Download one of the [APK] files below (the MOD version is the HACKED game) OR try the [Google Play] version;
- Move the .apk game file into your Android Smartphone or Tablet and install it (if you are on mobile, just install the apk tapping on it);
- Launch the app and have fun with Crazy Cake Swap !
Free Download Crazy Cake Swap APK Android
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[APK] [62.0 MB] [v1.18.1] [MEGA MOD]
MEGA MOD Fatures:
- Infinite Lives
- Unlimited Money
- 80 extra moves
[APK] [45.0 MB] [v1.05.4] [MEGA MOD]
MEGA MOD Fatures:
- Unlimited Lives
- Unlimited Gold Bars
- 80 Moves
- All Boosters Unlocked
[APK+DATA] [Google Play] [Free Game]
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