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Doctor Who: 30 classic episodes heading for Horror Channel
From The Daemons to Genesis of the Daleks, The Talons of Weng Chiang to The Caves of Androzani, adventures starring every Doctor from William Hartnell to Sylvester McCoy will air in the special season
Classic episodes of Doctor Who, featuring each of the first seven incarnations of the Time Lord, are coming to the Horror Channel from April.
Doctor Who fans with access to the satellite and cable service will be able to see 30 of the original adventures, including third Doctor Jon Pertwee versus the Master in The Daemons, fourth Doctor Tom Baker's first battle with the Daleks in Genesis of the Daleks and fifth Doctor Peter Davison's well-loved farewell outing to The Caves of Androzani.
An Unearthly Child, the first ever story starring William Hartnell, will kick off the season on Good Friday, 18 April, and will be followed by a weekend marathon featuring an adventure for each of the seven Doctors, also including Patrick Troughton, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy. The stories will then show in weekday double-bills, in both daytime and evening slots, in chronological order.
The Mind Robber, The Talons of Weng Chiang, Attack of the Cybermen and The Curse of Fenric are among the series of episodes, which will also feature classic foes such as Omega, the Rani, the Sea Devils and the Ice Warriors.
Alina Florea, Horror Channel's Director of Programming, said: "Doctor Who is an iconic series and we are proud and excited to welcome this giant of British television to our channel. The line-up will include some of the most revered from seven classic Doctors – stories that terrified, thrilled and captured the imagination of children and adults through the decades."
The Horror Channel is available as part of Sky Entertainment, Virgin's XL package and to all Freesat viewers.


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Global Warming: The Signs and the Science DVD
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This documentary profiles people who are living with the grave consequences of a changing climate, as well as the individuals, communities and scientists inventing new approaches to safeguard our children's future. Filmed across the U.S., Asia and South America, this program brings the reality of climate change to life and offers viewers a variety of ways to make a difference in their own communities.
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The evidence is indisputable. Human activities are largely responsible for today's increase in droughts, wildfires, floods, polar melting, more powerful storms, and variable weather. International recording artisit Alanis Morisette narrates the sobering assessment of the complex changes in today's climate. Listen in as scientists review the growing body of evidence for global warming and as Americans discuss innovative community responses to avert a larger catastrophe down the road.
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Missing In Action Plans 2006 Shoot For The Sycamores
Missing In Action Films, theUK production banner formed by Mia Bays, isplanningan early 2006 shoot for its first narrative feature film, Neil Hunter andNatalie Sirett's TheSycamores. Thefilm is a mysteryset in the 1970s. Bays is producing with David Parfitt, producer ofShakespeare in Love, on board asexecutive ...
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ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS 2 Edited by Elizabeth Edwards
A collection from 1stAngel
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Artistic Expressions 2 is the second collection of works of International artists publishing their work on the world wide web.
1stAngel Arts Magazine has a growing reputation for gathering some of the greatest artists of the age in one place.
This, the second volume of collected works from just some of those artists, should appeal to all tastes, from the abstract to the realist minded among us.
Each artist has chosen works they feel sum up best who they are and what they produce.
Each artist has included one piece of work that is not published elsewhere, either in print or on the www. In some cases this piece was created just for Artistic Expressions.
We hope you enjoy viewing ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS 2 as much as we enjoyed publishing it.
****A smaller version of this book, hardcover and softcover will be available soon
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- Categoría Arte y fotografía
Apaisado grande, 33×28 cm
176 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación nov. 10, 2009
- Etiquetas black and white, watercolour, oil, digital, photographer, artist, 1stangel
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Lady Isabella Shores, Digital Artist, Oil Painter and Photographer whose work has been exhibited at the World Art Foundation California Expo2009 in Orange County. She lives in Cheshire, Uk and enjoys weightlifting, swimming, reading, walking and being with her partner and two German Shepherds She is Founder of @1stAngel / co-Founder of @AngryWomenUK / Manager at @Howdoyoupixels / Internationally renowned Oil Painter
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Sweet potatoes pack a powerful nutritional punch. They have got over 400% of your daily needs for vitamin A in one medium spud, as well as loads of fiber and potassium. They have got more grams of natural sugars than regular potato but more overall nutrients with fewer calories.
Despite the terms sweet potato and yam often being used interchangeably, they are actually not even botanically related. Yams are almost exclusively grown in Africa and are more dry and starchy compared to a sweet potato. So how did these two vegetables become so intertwined?
There are two different varieties of sweet potatoes, firm and soft. When soft sweet potatoes were being cultivated in the Americas, African slaves began calling them yams because of their resemblance to their familiar native vegetable. The name caught on as a way to distinguish between the two types of sweet potatoes. Today, you are unlikely to find a true yam in the grocery store unless you are shopping in an international market.
This MNT Knowledge Center feature is part of a collection of articles on the health benefits of popular foods. It provides a nutritional breakdown of the sweet potatoes and an in-depth look at their possible health benefits, how to incorporate more sweet potatoes into your diet and any potential health risks of consuming them.
Possible health benefits of sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes pack a powerful nutritional punch. They have got over 400% of your daily needs for vitamin A in one medium spud, as well as loads of fiber and potassium.
Consuming fruits and vegetables of all kinds has long been associated with a reduced risk of many adverse health conditions.
Many studies have suggested that increasing consumption of plant foods like sweet potatoes decreases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and overall mortality while promoting a healthy complexion, increased energy, and overall lower weight.
Sweet potatoes are considered low on the glycemic index scale, and recent research suggests they may reduce episodes of low blood sugar and insulin resistance in people with diabetes. The fiber in sweet potatoes makes a big difference too. Studies have shown that type 1 diabetics who consume high-fiber diets have lower blood glucose levels and type 2 diabetics may have improved blood sugar, lipids and insulin levels. One medium sweet potato provides about 6 grams of fiber (skin on).
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends 21-25 grams of fiber per day for women and 30-38 grams per day for men, which most people do not reach.
Blood pressure
Maintaining a low sodium intake is essential to lowering blood pressure, however increasing potassium intake may be just as important. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, fewer than 2% of US adults are meeting the daily 4,700 mg recommendation for potassium.3 One medium sweet potato provides about 542 milligrams.
Also of note, high potassium intake is associated with a 20% decreased risk of dying from all causes.7
Among younger men, diets rich in beta-carotene may play a protective role against prostate cancer, according to a study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Nutrition.4 Beta-carotene has also been shown to have an inverse association with the development of colon cancer in the Japanese population.3
Digestion and regularity
Because of its high fiber content, sweet potatoes help to prevent constipation and promote regularity for a healthy digestive tract.
For women of childbearing age, consuming more iron from plant sources appears to promote fertility, according Harvard Medical School's Harvard Health Publications. The vitamin A in sweet potatoes (consumed as beta-carotene then converted to vitamin A in the body) is also essential during pregnancy and lactation for hormone synthesis.
Plant foods like sweet potatoes that are high in both vitamin C and beta-carotene offer an immunity boost from their powerful combination of nutrients.
Choline is a very important and versatile nutrient in sweet potatoes that helps with sleep, muscle movement, learning and memory. Choline also helps to maintain the structure of cellular membranes, aids in the transmission of nerve impulses, assists in the absorption of fat and reduces chronic inflammation.6
In a study published by the Journal of Medicinal Food, purple sweet potato extract was found to have positive anti-inflammatory and antilipogenic effects as well as free radical scavenging and reducing activity.
According to Duke ophthalmologist Jill Koury, MD, vitamin A deficiency causes the outer segments of the eye's photoreceptors to deteriorate, damaging normal vision. Correcting vitamin A deficiencies with foods high in beta-carotene will restore vision.5
Also of note, the antioxidant vitamins C and E in sweet potatoes have been shown to support eye health and prevent degenerative damage.
A higher intake of all fruits (3 or more servings per day) has also been shown to decrease the risk of and progression of age-related macular degeneration.
On the next page we look at the nutritional breakdown of sweet potatoes, how to incorporate more sweet potatoes into your diet and the possible health risks of consuming sweet potatoes.


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Missile plan changes may provide opening for talks
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WASHINGTON — By adding 14 interceptors to a missile defense system based in Alaska and California, the U.S. is abandoning a critical part of a European system strongly opposed by Russia. Yet the decision also could provide a potential opening for new arms control talks.
The Obama administration on Friday cited development problems and a lack of money in announcing the cancellation of the interceptors set to be deployed in Poland and possibly Romania early next decade.
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Real animals are the inspiration for most mythical creatures, such as the dragon, whose physical form mirrors that of a crocodile and whose mannerisms resemble those of a seventh-grader with a roman candle. The whole family can watch high-flying, fire-breathing dragons come to life with this GrouponLive deal to see the How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular at MTS Centre. Choose from the following seating and showtime options:
- For $28, you get one G-Pass for seating in section 301, 302, 323, or 325 for the show on Thursday, November 22, at 7 p.m. (up to a $47.25 value, including all fees).
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Doors open one hour before showtime. Because the ticket is a G-Pass, Groupon customers can use it to enter the venue directly; they will not need to redeem their Groupon at will call.

Blown back by the snarls and smoke of fire-breathing dragons, audiences watch in amazement as animatronics, puppetry, pyrotechnics, and martial arts create what Australian Stage called a "visual and technical work of mind boggling proportions." From the creators of Walking with Dinosaurs and inspired by DreamWorks' Academy Award–nominated film How to Train Your Dragon, the live performance pits 23 flying dragons against a cast of Viking warriors who attempt to slay the massive beasts by slashing their spiky tails and stealthily removing their batteries. Three-dimensional projections by Dan Potra catapult audiences into a legendary world of Viking villages, mountains, and dungeons as ethereal music by John Powell and Sigur Rós's Jónsi adds texture to an action-packed plot. Click below to view the video trailer.

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Christian Aid Wales's South Africa appeal raised an incredible £200,000. Here's our chance to tell you the many inspiring things that money has achieved.
The Union of Welsh Independents' appeal has been focused on the work of five Christian Aid partners in South Africa. This work covers four main areas: supporting the rural landless, working with disadvantaged youngsters, responding to the HIV crisis, and post-apartheid reconciliation.
A Christian Aid film thanking the Union of Welsh Independents for raising £206,000 to support the work of Christian Aid partners in South Africa.
Video from South Africa
The recent UWI appeal surpassed any expectations and raised an exceptional amount of money for work of Christian Aid partner organisations in South Africa.
Reporting back
The Union of Welsh Independents South Africa appeal during 2008/09 raised a magnificent total of £206,740,66.
Fundraising success
The South Africa appeal raised more than £200,000, so what has the money helped to achieve?
What we have achieved
Help people around the world fight their way out of poverty
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With 10 of 11 returning starters, the Raiders defense that takes the field against the Arizona Cardinals won't look much different from the enigmatic unit of 2010.
Defensive coordinator John Marshall and his assistants were sent packing when coach Hue Jackson rebuilt the staff. The unmistakable message: Last season's wild fluctuation in performance, from dominant to dormant, had more to do with coaching than personnel.
New coordinator Chuck Bresnahan won't get into specifics about strategic or philosophical changes as the Raiders play their exhibition opener tonight at O.co Coliseum. But he pledges the differences will be noticed, and welcomed.
"I plead the Fifth; I won't say," Bresnahan said. "You'll be excited when you see. You'll be excited."
In a manner that defensive tackle Tommy Kelly termed, "Stop, stop … boom!," the Raiders were exciting last season in a good way and a bad way, capable of making plays behind the line of scrimmage or giving up yards in chunks.
Good enough against the run to give up just 83.6 yards per game within the AFC West, including a season-ending beat-down of division champion and NFL team rushing leader Kansas City.
Bad enough to give up 188 yards per game against everyone else.
Good enough to give up just 189.2 yards per game passing and allow just 53 percent of passes to be completed — the second-best figures in the NFL. And to pile up 47 sacks, tied for second with Green Bay and San Diego.
Bad enough to give up 29 touchdown passes. Only four teams surrendered more.
To make the necessary repairs, the Raiders eventually turned to Bresnahan, who was defensive coordinator from 2000 through 2003, a span that included three consecutive division titles and an AFC championship.
Exactly when Bresnahan became defensive coordinator is not clear. He was hired as a "defensive assistant" Feb. 2 but not named coordinator until March 7.
There were no reports of the Raiders interviewing other candidates, although a request by Jackson to interview New York Jets defensive-backs coach Dennis Thurman was turned down.
Bresnahan declined to get into the particulars of his return. He spent the past two seasons with the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League and enjoyed working with young players who were hungry to play and weren't making a lot of money.
Fired after the 2003 season with Bill Callahan's staff, Bresnahan was replaced by Rob Ryan when Norv Turner came aboard as head coach. He even won a grievance against the Raiders with regard to back pay but somehow managed to keep from burning that bridge.
"I'm excited to be back," Bresnahan said. "I've wanted to do this for about three years, to be honest with you. What better way to come back to the place where you kind of let one slip away in 2002 (in Super Bowl XXXVII)?
"You can come back and shoot for another year of doing it right and win another one for this organization and our owner."
Included on Bresnahan's staff are cornerbacks coach Rod Woodson and linebackers coach Greg Biekert, both of whom played under Bresnahan during his first tenure in Oakland.
Woodson said he expects the Raiders to mix schemes and coverages rather than relying as heavily on man-to-man coverage with their cornerbacks.
"I'm going to run it the same way I did before," Bresnahan said. "It may have different twists and tweaks, but I know how to work within the organization. I know the staples of the Raider organization, and I believe in them."
Second-year middle linebacker Rolando McClain said, "Coach Chuck, he's made things a lot more defined, so I'm able to play a lot faster."
Bresnahan watched plenty of film of last year's defense to evaluate personnel, but he is more interested in improvement than airing critiques.
"I would say we have to be more consistent, plain and simple, and eliminate explosive plays," Bresnahan said. "If we do those two things, we'll be a better defense."


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Levy is 1 percent over 2012
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners Sept. 11 approved a maximum property-tax levy for 2013 of $675.1 million — one percent higher than the 2012 levy — and a proposed 2013 budget of $1.75 billion.
The board is required by state law to adopt a maximum levy in September. They may approve a levy that is lower than the approved maximum, but they cannot set it higher than the maximum adopted now.
County Administrator Richard Johnson will present the proposed 2013 Hennepin County budget to the board Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 1:30 p.m. The board will then launch a series of budget hearings beginning in October to discuss the budget and gather public input. The meetings can be viewed live on Metro Cable Network/Channel 6 or online at hennepin.us/boardmeetings.
In November, property owners will receive a notice that shows the impact of the county maximum levy on their property, as well as the impact of taxes proposed by other local units of government, such as cities and school districts.
The board will conduct an official public meeting to gather public comment about the proposed budget and levies Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 6 p.m.
The board, acting as the Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HCHRA), also set a maximum HCHRA property tax levy of $6.4 million — a 14.6 percent increase over 2012.
The board, acting as the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA), also set the maximum property tax levy for the HCRRA at $21 million — a 16.7 percent increase over 2012.
Combining the proposed maximum levies — county, HCHRA and HCRRA — the total proposed maximum property-tax levy would be 1.5 percent over 2012.
The proposed HCHRA levy and budget will be discussed Tuesday, Nov. 6; and the HCRRA levy and budget will be discussed Tuesday, Nov. 13 — both immediately following the board meeting (which starts at 1:30 p.m.); and also at the budget meeting Nov. 27.
The board also set public hearings Monday, Oct. 22, for the county's 2013-2017 capital improvements budget at 9 a.m. and proposed changes to fees for county services at 9:30 a.m.
The final county, HCHRA and HCRRA budgets and tax levies will be adopted at the board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 11, beginning at 1:30 p.m.
All budget meetings are held in the Board Room on the 24th floor of the Hennepin County Government Center, 300 S. Sixth St. in downtown Minneapolis.


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McCORMICK, S.C. -- Less than two years removed from Augusta State, former All-American Emmett Turner looks the same.
He's still a tall, slender golfer. He still wears regular eyeglasses when he plays - a rarity among golfers. The only difference, it seems, is the improvement of his game since he went pro.
Turner turned in another solid round, firing 3-under-par 69 in the first round of the NGA/Hooters Tour's Savannah Lakes Resort Classic at Monticello Golf Club.
In windy conditions, Craig Hicks shot the day's low round of 66. Six players are tied for second place at 67, including former Augusta State golfer Scott Jamieson and last year's runner-up Tommy Biershenk.
Defending champion Kris Blanks shot 71.
Turner is looking to improve on his tie for seventh last year. He went on to post eight top-20 finishes, finish 10th on the NGA/Hooters Tour money list in 2006 and claim rookie of the year honors.
This year, Turner has two top-10 finishes and is eighth on the money list.
"I've played well," Turner said. "It seems like I've had one round that's either kept me from winning or being out of contention."
Former USC Aiken All-American Scott Brown, who had 70, is trying to get into a rhythm after Monday-qualifying for the tournament with a chip-in in for eagle on the third hole of a sudden death playoff.
Brown has no status on the Hooters Tour. He's spending his days either trying to Monday qualify on the Nationwide Tour or play on the Tarheel Tour. A top-25 finish this week, though, will exempt him into the next Hooters Tour event.
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Hi, I have the following configuration:
- Drupal 7
- ApacheSolr
- Aegir
- Taxonomy
- Ubercart
If I add to the search display "Add to cart" option but DS is turned off and I index products and then turn on DS, I can see taxonomy terms on the products on the search results page. But if I first turn on DS and then index, then I get a lot of warnings that I am passing array instead objects:
Notice: Trying to get property of non-object in _uc_attribute_alter_form() (line 1322 of /path/to/drupal/sites/all/modules/ubercart/uc_attribute/uc_attribute.module).
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in _uc_attribute_alter_form() (line 1322 of /path/to/drupal/sites/all/modules/ubercart/uc_attribute/uc_attribute.module).
So I did a backtrace and noticed that on setup with warnings I have zs_entity loaded with some information (according to http://drupalcontrib.org/api/drupal/contributions!ds!modules!ds_search!d... thats a hidden field where nodes are kept to avoid node_load later). But I still couldnt figure out why I am getting arrays instead objects, so I was suspecting on zs_entity.
I tried to play with some DS settings and in the end when I turned on DS' Multisite support option, problem disappeared. Now, I checked out this option and it seems to be an integration with ApacheSolr MultiSite Search module which I dont use.
Also it appears that ApacheSolr Multisite Search allows shared indexing which DS' Multisite support option implies too.
"Enable this in case multiple sites share one index. Note that sometimes you need to make sure that your formatters are creating absolute paths for links or images. Implementing hook_url_outbound_alter() is a good option in which you can set $options['absolute'] to TRUE."
The only reason I could come up with why this option fixes those errors / warnings, seems to be, because I am using Aegir. Therefore my webiste is not in /sites/default, but in sites/enter_website_domain_here. I couldnt find in any DS documentation or in README about multisite option so I would like if someone can confirm this.
Based on the all above, this seems to be a bug or a feature which didn't cover this option. Yes, I can have in Aegir multiple sites that share the same Drupal (aka platform) but I do not share search index as they live standalone. So will DS' Multisite option work as expected by not turning objects into arrays (warnings mentioned above) while preserving separate search indexes (because I dont use AS Multisite Search) or will it impact somehow?
Comment #4swentel CreditAttribution: swentel commented
I'm actually thinking to remove the that whole json encode en decode actually, been having to hack it myself too many times as well. So if you have patch that just removes this stuff, please do :)
I'll work on this after dublin dev days.
Comment #6Anandyrh CreditAttribution: Anandyrh commented
I feel I have the same problem....
I am using DS with Apache solr search and I get below error.
Notice: Trying to get property of non-object in _uc_attribute_alter_form() (line 1375 of [root]/sites/all/modules/ubercart/uc_attribute/uc_attribute.module).
I thought this was problem with ubercart, but while searching in the forum another post confirms that the error was due to DS.
It would be great if the patch is released with a version...
Comment #7Anandyrh CreditAttribution: Anandyrh commented
Also once when the 'Apache solr views' module is disabled the below error occurs:
Notice: Undefined index: keyword in views_handler_filter->accept_exposed_input() (line 1260 of [root]/sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_filter.inc).
Comment #9swentel CreditAttribution: swentel commented
I'll look at this very soon, also linked : #2003790: Compatibility with Apache Solr Search Attachments - there might be others in the queue that affect solr integration and need to be cleaned up soon.
Comment #10netsensei CreditAttribution: netsensei commented
I'm also working on a Solr integration (quite some custom coding)
I was looking for ds_entity_view_fallback but it seems to be ripped out meanwhile ("7.x-1.8") No matter. What I did notice is that the zs_entity field has been replaced with a tm_entity field and around line 669 in
apachesolr_search_ds_search_execute() I see this:
// Unserialize tm_node field.
$node = @unserialize(urldecode($item['fields']['tm_node'][0]));
if (!isset($node->nid)) {
$node = node_load($item['node']->entity_id);
Feels like half the story to me as this is node specific, instead of entity type agnostic. Following this topic as this seems an important part of ds_search.
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|» 8.x-2.x-dev
|» Patch (to be ported)
Removed the zs_entity entry in 7.x-2.x branch - moving to 8.x-2.x.
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|Patch (to be ported)
|» Closed (fixed)
Actually solr support is gone atm in 8.x - will come back later at some point.
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Removed some unecessary paths


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Pattern description from Interweave Knits, Spring 2008: "A large winglike cable unfolds between mirrored ribs and rope cables in the center of the Dovetail Pullover. Kathy Zimmerman treats the reverse-stockinette background as a fourth pattern of its own, balancing texture elements with plenty of negative space. Simple set-in sleeves, waist shaping, and a wide scoop neckline keep the sweater light and streamlined. A seasonless medium-weight cotton yarn knits up into a pebbly, richly textured fabric."
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SACW #2 (8 Sept. 01)
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- South Asia Citizens Wire / Dispatch No.2
8 September 2001
[1.] SCHMEL LAUNCHER: Sri Lanka's New Weapon Against Tamils
[2.] Pakistan- India: Peoples' Voices at Wagah: Are the Two Leaders Listening?
[3.] India's saffron sums don't add up
[4.] India's Fascists poison young minds
[5.] India: Police Atrocities on the Muslim Minorities in the Old
City of Hyderabad
[6.] India: Citizens condemn dictat by Lashkar-e-Jabbar imposing the
veil on Kashmiri women
[7.] Special anniversary issue, of the-south-asian is now on the net
SCHMEL LAUNCHER: Sri Lanka's New Weapon Against Tamils
'A Tactical Nuclear Weapon Without Residual Radiation'
The story first broke when a Sri Lankan newspaper [Sunday Leader;
12 August 2001] reported, "A multi-million dollar arms deal for a
weapon banned by the Americans and now manufactured and sold only by
the Russians has been negotiated by the Sri Lanka Army via a third
party and has resulted in senior army officers and weapons agents
crying foul."
This report and the follow-up article [19 August 2001] by The Sunday
Leader were more concerned with the corruption in the army than
about the consequences of the use such weapons.
The Defense Ministry denied the story. The denial published by the
BBC said, "The Sri Lankan Government has categorically denied
reports that it recently acquired weapons with chemical warheads as
part of its fight against the Tamil Tiger separatist rebels". The
Defense spokesman, however, admitted that "it had [only] bought
infantry rocket flame-throwers, which are not banned and do not have
chemical warheads." [BBC; 17 August 2001]. Brigadier Sanath
Karunaratne, the Defesne Ministry spokesman, on the other hand, in an
interview with the BBC's Sinhala program (Sandesaya) said: "Yes, we
have imported the Russian Chemical Weapons [i]".
What is it?
What are these so-called "Infantry Rocket Flame-Throwers" that the
Sri Lankan Defense Ministry admitted buying?
Infantry rocket flame-thrower is also known as "Schmel Launcher",
"Thermobaric Weapon" 'Fuel-air weapon' or 'Vacuum-Bomb'. It is a
shoulder-fired, single-shot, disposable weapon with a range of about
1,000 meters. It detonates volatile Chemicals in its warhead, with
the resultant indiscriminate devastation of people, livestock,
vegetation and buildings. The round is 93 mm in diameter. It has
three types of projectiles: thermobaric (RPO-A), incendiary (RPO-Z)
and smoke (RPO-D).
It is a controversial piece of armament, known not only for its
massive destructive effect on enemy forces, but also for its
capacity to indiscriminately kill civilians in large numbers and to
flatten villages and towns. It is one weapon that has been
universally condemned by numerous human rights groups for its massive
and indiscriminate destructive power against civilians caught in war.
What does it do?
A US army publication, Marine Corps Gazette [August 2000], called it
a weapon that "can have the effect of a tactical nuclear weapon
without residual radiation."
Its effects, when launched, were described by the same magazine as follows:
"Fuel-air weapons work by initially detonating a scattering charge
within a bomb, rocket or grenade warhead. The warhead contents,
which are composed of either volatile gases, liquids, or finely
powdered explosives, form an aerosol cloud. This cloud is then
ignited and the subsequent fireball sears the surrounding area while
consuming the oxygen in this area. The lack of oxygen creates an
enormous overpressure. This overpressure, or blast wave, is the
primary casualty-producing force.
In several dozen microseconds, the pressure at the center of the
explosion can reach 30 kilograms per square centimeter (427 pounds
per square inch) normal atmospheric pressure at sea level is 14.7
pounds per square inch with a temperature between 2,500-3,000
degrees Centigrade [4,532-5,432 degrees Fahrenheit]. This is 1.5 to
2 times greater than the overpressure caused by conventional
Personnel under the cloud are literally crushed to death. Outside
the cloud area, the blast wave travels at some 3,000 meters per
second [9843 feet per second]. The resultant vacuum pulls in loose
objects to fill the void."
A 1993 US Defence Intelligence Agency report said the following
about the Chemical effects of the warhead:
"Even if the cloud fails to detonate properly, victims will be
severely burned, and will probably also inhale the burning fuel.
Since the most common FAE fuels, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide,
are highly toxic, undetonated FAE should prove as lethal to
personnel caught within the cloud as most chemical agents."
Indeed, it is a dangerous weapon with enormous destructive power to
indiscriminately kill and maim large numbers of civilians, by the
village or town loads. It is, as the US army publication described,
"a tactical nuclear weapon without residual radiation."
The induction of this deadly weapon by an army that has never shown
any regard for the welfare of civilians is a dangerous escalation of
this unwinnable war.
Experience in the field.
The Russians used it against the Chechens in Grozny, with
devastating effect on civilians. Marine Corps Gazette [August 2000]
"Unlike the first battle for Grozny (in late 1994-early 1995) or the
recapture of the city by the Chechens (in 1996), the Russians now
used quantities of fuel-air weapons, along with iron bombs,
surface-to-surface missiles with high-explosive warheads, massed
artillery and tank fire. These flattened large sections of the city "
Human Rights Watch, in a report dated February 2000, said the
following about the use of this weapon in Chechnya:
"According to one Russian military scientist writing for the Russian
military magazine Voyennyye Znaniya (Military Knowledge), FAE
weapons are effective against exposed personnel, combat equipment,
fortified areas and individual defensive fortifications, clearing
passages in minefields, clearing landing sites for helicopters,
destroying communication centers, and neutralizing strongholds in
house-to-house fighting in a city. In addition, he stated that
"fuel-air explosives are capable of completely destroying in a given
area vegetation and agricultural crops that have been planted." In
its destructive capability, it is comparable to low-yield nuclear
munitions. Used in large numbers, fuel-air explosives and other
blast weapons can have enormous destructive effects. When multiple
FAE warheads are exploded, the different blast waves reinforce each
other, increasing their destructive power. The effect of blast
weapons is also compounded in buildings and other enclosed spaces,
and is twelve to sixteen times more destructive than conventional
high explosives against targets with large surface areas, such as
frame buildings, bunkers, and vehicle shelters. Because FAEs cover a
wide area, they are prone to indiscriminate use, especially in or
near populated areas. Since this weapon is very effective against
personnel in fortifications, bunkers, and other buildings, Russian
forces may be tempted to use them in towns and cities where Chechen
fighters are dug in. In urban settings it will be impossible for the
Russians military to limit the destructive effect of this weapon to
combatants and very difficult for civilians to take shelter
Desperation Adding Fuel to Fire.
In recent times, the LTTE has shown tremendous restraint while the
Sri Lankan army has displayed increasing desperation. Just this past
Christmas, the LTTE declared a unilateral ceasefire and stuck with it
for four months, despite repeated provocations. When the ceasefire
ended they returned Sri Lankan army offensives in kind, as in the
case of Agni Kheela (April 2001), and the attack on the airforce base
(24 July 2001) in response to aerial bombings in the north.
Given this scenario, what lies next if and when the Sri Lankan army
decides to deploy this newly acquired weapon is frightening. To
expect that LTTE will roll-over-and-play-dead in this event is for
the naïve. If Tamil civilians are 'gruesomely' killed with these
so-called flame-throwers, the LTTE will most likely respond in kind.
It has, in fact, said so. [LTTE Statement]
It is the need of the hour for all concerned to intervene and
publicly demand a reversal of this maddening trend. The
international community, especially the ones that have taken greater
interest in the war in Sri Lanka, should take the lead.
Peoples' Voices at Wagah: Are the Two Leaders Listening?
Syeda Saiyidain Hameed
The shrill voices of hatred that have been heard since the last 2
months from both sides of the border were silenced for one evening.
On August 14, 2001 at the Wagah border, thousands of people collected
to celebrate friendship between India and Pakistan, an event which
owed nothing to the politicians. It was the effort of common people
of Punjab, from a platform which is called, Hind-Pak Dosti Manch.
Kuldip Nayar has been at the vanguard of this people to people
movement for many years. Since the last six years, on this very day,
he has gone to the border at the stroke of midnight, and lit candles
for peace between India and Pakistan. Sometimes alone, sometimes with
crowds, Kuldip has been determined to continue this tradition. Slowly
his caravan has grown. First it was people from Delhi along with some
local groups. Today, people of Amritsar have taken charge and have
taken ownership of the friendship campaign. Kuldip has transformed it
into a local initiative, homegrown and homespun, attended by people
from twenty villages around Attari as well as people from all walks
of life in the bustling, burgeoning town of Amritsar.
I had gone there with the very first group. That was the time when,
at the stroke of midnight, we walked on the strip called `no man's
land' with people like Nikhil Chakravorty. We reached the gate on
which was written `Islamic Republic of Pakistan', where we stood on
tiptoe to see if the Pakistan Rangers would permit any of our friends
to come up to their side of the strip. We learnt later that they had
not got permission to come to the checkpost. This time the respective
Home Ministries of India and Pakistan, denied permission to both
sides. Thanks to both governments, when midnight struck, there was no
one at either gate to light candles of friendship. Regardless,
thousands of candles were lit at the stroke of midnight, albeit 800
yards from the border. As light-bearers, we epitomised these lines of
the poet Majrooh Sultanpuri:
Jala ke mishal-jaan hum junoon sifaat chaley
(Having lit the taper of life we, mad people, set forth)
From the start to finish it was a peoples' show, which accounted for
its vibrancy and vitality. Right from the time we Dilliwalas were
received at the Amritsar station and taken to the idyllic campus of
the Guru Nanak Dev University, we were felt the proverbial warmth and
hospitality of Punjab. We reached the border just before the retreat
ceremony was to begin. On both sides of the gate there were throngs
of Indians and Pakistanis, primarily youth, both men and women. It
was an exuberant, elated crowd. On the Indian side a smart military
band was playing popular Daler Mehndi and Mohd Rafi songs like `Bolo
Tara-ra-rara' and `Ye desh hai veer jawanon ka', while Pakistan was
playing songs of the chart-busting group, Junoon, like `Di hai mera,
mulk mer, jan meri, janan-e-jan'. We walked very close to an
enclosure where we saw hordes of Pakistani women; they were clapping,
waving flags and hands, shouting slogans. On the other end, thousands
of young men and boys were dancing, singing doing `nara-bazi'
(sloganeering). On our side, the crowd appeared more disciplined but
returned song for song and nara for nara. Our hosts from Amrtisar
told us that this `tamasha' happens every year. Since August 14th is
their celebration, they said, the Pakistanis have come out in much
larger numbers. At the end of the event they will become
uncontrollable, they said, and the police have to apply the stick! In
1993, there was a Punjabi Mushaira on this side. On the other side,
people had crept as close to the border as they could, to listen to
the poetry. So while poems were recited from this side, the `Wah!
Wah!' emanated from the other!
At the pitch of excitement when both sides were outshouting each
other, suddenly a voice permeated the din. It was recitation of
Surah-e-Rahman from the Quran. `Fabi ai ala rabbakumma tukazibaan'
meaning, `Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?'
Suddenly there was pin drop silence. The only sound was the Quranic
recitation, rising above the 6000-7000 people on both sides.
The actual retreat ceremony consisted of lowering of the two flags,
of the BSF and Pakistan Rangers marching down their respective
strips, and one officer from each side stepping on the no-man's land.
It was characterized by belligerent posturing, flailing of arms and
legs and aggressive strides. The young soldiers' faces were contorted
with hate-filled expressions. Their body language was similarly
strident. The stamping of feet, the facial distortion and overall
aggression was a total travesty.
At Jalianwala Bagh, later that night, Kuldip lit the torch of
friendship which was to light thousands of candles. It was pitch dark
when we walked through the narrow gulley, at the end of which the
Colonel Dyer had stood and showered bullets on ordinary Sikhs and
Hindus, Muslims and Christians, innocent people of Amritsar. A slight
breeze arose but even as the taper was lit, a nearby mosque called
the Azan for the Isha prayer. Kuldip said, `This is real India. And
it is this sound which rises in the vicinity of Golden Temple, which
gives us the hope, which keeps us going'.
It was past nine when we reached the pandal erected outside the Wagah
check post. On the way we saw hundreds of people, on cycles, on foot,
in bullock carts, and some in cars going to the venue of the concert.
I had never seen a Hans Raj Hans concert. The man is a musical
genius. His songs are riveting; stunning alike for the young and the
old. He sang and danced and his audience, consisting of men and women
from all the surrounding 20 odd villages around Attari and from
Amritsar, sang and danced with him. Among his audience were 55 girls
and boys who had taken the bus from Delhi, to show solidarity with
the cause. Most of them were students, some artists and others who
have taken up the issues of peace and nuclear disarmament as their
life's mission. They spent their own money to travel 12 hours on the
bus from Delhi to Wagah and had just reached the border when the
concert began. When we saw them they were swaying and dancing with
the music, oblivious of the fatigue of the non-stop journey.
Hans Raj Hans began with a message from his `Bari Behan' Abida
Parveen who he had spoken to before coming here. `She said, you go
and perform and I will sit at the shrines of the Pirs and Faqirs and
pray for the India Pkaistan friendship and peace.' The man who
usually charges a hefty sum for his concert had not only donated his
performance but brought along his entire band free of cost. What was
immensely important was that throughout the excitement of a rock
concert by Punjab's most popular star, the message of peace between
Pakistan and India remained predominant. First, Sonia Jabbar read the
Joint Declaration prepared on July 12, 2001 by 450 Pakistanis and
Indians (endorsed by over 200 organisations), at the Peoples'
Solidarity Conference held in Delhi, two days prior to the Summit.
Then members of the Hind Pak Dosti Manch read, one by one, the
resolutions they had drafted pertaining to peace between the two
countries. They were careful to stress that they fully respected the
separate identities of the two neighbours but desired that their
similarities should bring them close as friends and well wishers. One
could see how hard they had worked to prepare the documents. At the
end they asked the crowd to raise their hands in support. Thousands
of hands went up at once. Kuldip's face was glowing. I remembered
what he had said to me earlier, `Long after we are gone they will
remember us as people who tried to build peace'.
Hind Pak Dosti Manch had arranged a langar for 700 people. The food,
the service, banquet hall, everything had been donated free of cost
by common people. In the large hall close to the venue, the food was
simple, hot, delicious and plenty. I could not help thinking of the 5
star meals and air conditioned halls where `Peace' Conferences are
usually held and compare their desolateness with this vibrancy.
Students from Delhi who had arrived at the venue directly were
directed to the langar, well past midnight. They had lit the candles
and placed them at the outer gate of the checkpost as thousands of
little reminders that as far as India and Pakistan is concerned it is
the people and not the governments who will make the difference. That
time has come, has been proved by the Peoples Solidarity Conference,
the Hind Pak Dosti Manch and many other efforts all over India and
As we have read in the histories of civilisations, it is the people
with Junoon (madness) in their heads, who dare to dream in times when
cynicism, suspicion, dejection and pessimism is the order of the day,
it is always they who, despite tyrants, despots and oppressors, have
brought in a new order.
(Syeda Saiyidain Hameed is a writer)
Asia Times Online (atimes.com)
September 5, 2001
India's saffron sums don't add up
By Sultan Shahin
NEW DELHI -- If demolishing just one Babri mosque required 600,000
karsevaks, (religious zealots) how many karsevaks would be needed to
demolish two mosques?
This question was asked recently in a mathematics examination paper
for junior students in the western Indian state of Gujarat, which is
governed by the Hindu fundamentalist Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
Perpetuating communal differences through mathematics must indeed be
rated as one of the unique distinctions of the Indian education
system. Tampering with school textbooks, giving them a communal,
sectarian color, depicting Muslims and Christians as foreigners and
promoting communal differences has been going on in Gujarat for the
past four years since the BJP came to power.
Up to now this has not raised much concern across the country, even
when Gujarat's capital of Ahmedabad recently experienced communal
violence, set off on a flimsy pretext. But now that the BJP-led
central coalition government has asked all states to bring their
curricula in line with BJP thinking, all opposition-ruled state
governments, and even some governments ruled by BJP allies, have
joined forces to oppose the move.
Chief ministers and education ministers of these states met in New
Delhi at the weekend and passed a resolution that the central
government must seek Parliament's approval before making any changes
in school curricula. The meeting included representatives from
different shades of the opposition, and significantly, two state
governments run by members of the ruling National Democratic Alliance
(NDA) - Jammu and Kashmir's National Conference and Meghalaya's
United Democratic Front. Another important coalition partner, the
Telugu Desam Party of the state of Andhra Pradesh, has also
criticized the move, but did not attend the conclave.
The meeting's resolution also expressed concern over what is called
"communalization and saffronization of education" - saffron being the
color of Hindu fundamentalism.
Convened by the Marxist Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadev
Bhattacharya, the meeting protested against the central authorities'
"formulation" of school curricula through directives without
consultation with the states.
Asked to justify his presence at an opposition gathering, while his
National Conference was part of India's ruling coalition, Mohammad
Shafi said he was protesting against the fact that the NDA agenda
included not "tinkering" with education policy.
Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Mohammad Shafi said the changes
being made in education were not acceptable to three-quarters of
India. "After this meeting the NDA leadership should take note of our
concerns, we are not ready to accept this because education is a
state subject," Shafi said.
Congress-ruled Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that by not
seeking parliament's approval of changes to the existing education
policy, the central government had attempted to "surreptitiously
inject a particular religious ideology".
The resolution, passed unanimously, said that changes at different
stages of education had been made, ignoring the Central Advisory
Board of Education. It disapproved of the recent introduction of
subjects such as jyotirvigyan (the science of astrology) and
pourohitya (priestly rituals for Hindu religious ceremonies),
observing that they could hardly be treated as disciplines worth
studying at university level.
In his over 90-minute reply during a two-day debate on
"Saffronization of Education" in parliament, Human Resource
Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi said the BJP-led government
was bound by national education policy and that the latest NCERT
document calling for changes "had been prepared in the most
democratic manner after wide consultations". The National Council for
Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is involved in coordinating
state efforts to revise education curricula.
The document was without any religious bias, Joshi asserted amid
frequent interruptions by opposition members whom Joshi accused of
conspiring to give an impression that the government was attempting
to change the education system in a clandestine manner and whom he
asked to rise above political considerations.
In a related development, India's apex court on Monday issued notices
to the Human Resource Development Ministry and the University Grants
Commission (UGC) of a petition seeking to quash the controversial
government decision to start degree and post-graduate courses in
astrology - jyotirvigyan - in various universities from this year.
The petitioners are scientists P M Bhargava, K Subhash Chandra Reddy
and Chandana Chakrabarti. Counsel for the petitioners, Prashant
Bhushan, said the decision of the UGC to start jyotirvigyan on the
grounds that astrology was a science had not been tested or proved
and to introduce such a course in universities was "illogical and
"The scientific community considered the action in starting the
course as a giant leap backwards, undermining whatever scientific
credibility the country has achieved so far," the petitioners said.
The petition is still before the court.
The UGC at its October 16, 2000 meeting considered the proposal for
setting up of departments of Vedic (based on Hindu scriptures known
as the Vedas) astrology in universities and decided to approve in
principle the setting up of several departments in this course. The
name jyotirvigyan was given by the UGC to the astrology course on
January 25, 2001.
Communalization of education is, however, the chief cause of concern
for most of the secular intelligentsia A cross-section of concerned
people, including the education ministers of nine states and leading
academics was brought together in New Delhi by the non-governmental
Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust for a three-day convention last month.
This meeting, too, demanded in a memorandum (1) the withdrawal of the
controversial document designed by NCERT. Ministers from the states
of West Bengal, Pondicherry, Nagaland, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh,
Chattisgarh, Bihar, Karnataka and Rajasthan rejected the document,
which, they said, was prepared without consulting state governments.
The convention condemned the Human Resource Development Ministry's
attempts to "steamroll the educational system and fill research
institutions with persons of a certain ideological background".
Similar attempts have been made in the past by extremist Hindu
ideologues, but they were not done so blatantly, the convention
observed. The participants pointed out with concern the "stifling
silence" of some of the BJP's partners in power. They reiterated the
need to preserve the federal polity and the secular character of the
Indian republic by resisting communal onslaughts on education and
culture. Perhaps the most disturbing element, they said, is the
attempt to teach history by placing the entire Muslim period of 1,200
years out of the syllabus.
Historian Irfan Habib, former chairman of the Indian Council of
Historical Research, condemned the rewriting of history being
attempted. This included introducing Vedic nomenclature wherever
possible and tampering with the dates of historical texts in order to
emphasize their antiquity, he said. Official agencies promoted "new
discoveries" of Indian history in an attempt to establish the
antiquity of the Aryan civilization and its superiority over other
civilizations, especially the Harappan civilization.
Many of these "discoveries" lacked historical evidence, he explained.
For instance, it is claimed that humankind originally evolved in the
upper Saraswati region, that is, northern Haryana, neighboring Delhi,
and that India was the original home of the Aryans and other
Indo-Europeans. In order to support these claims it was necessary
that everything "Aryan" had to be dated to antiquity; therefore,
according to Professor Habib, the Rig Veda is said to have been
composed before 5000 BC and not circa 1500 BC. It is claimed that
bronze was "cast" in India by 3700 BC and writing originated in
India. The Indus culture, which was officially named the Harappan
culture, is referred to as the Saraswati-Sindhu culture, a Vedic
K N Panikkar provides an explanation for the obsession to prove the
Aryans' Indian origins in an essay that he wrote recently, "According
to this view [Hindu communal view], all those who migrated to India
and their descendants are foreigners and therefore not a part of the
nation. Thus the Muslims, Christians and Parsis, who are not
indigenous to India and hence outsiders, should either 'Indianize'
themselves or live like second class citizens without any rights or
As an example for biased history writing, Panikkar cited K S Lal's
book, The Growth of the Muslim Population in Medieval India (1973) in
which the author presents a picture of continuous decline of the
Indian population owing to massacres of Hindus by Muslims. Lal does
not give any statistical evidence in support of his claim. In The
Mughal Harem (1988), Lal talks about the "immoral" ways of Muslims,
ignoring the fact that Hindu rulers and nobles, too, were polygamous.
Habib also cited P N Oak's claim in the early 1960s that the Taj
Mahal and the Red Fort were originally built by Hindus and were
misappropriated by Muslims later. There was a deliberate denial of
Muslim culture, he said.
Another distinguished historian, Suraj Bhan expressed concern over
the attempts at the "Aryanization" of the Indus civilization. He said
chauvinistic nationalism and regionalism had caused a perceptible
decline in archaeological perspectives and methods and institutional
health, and these posed a real threat to the discipline of history.
One of the reasons for the attempt to identify the Vedic culture with
the Indus civilization was to prove that the former was one of the
oldest civilizations in the world, at least as old as the
Mesopotamian civilization. The Vedic culture was glorified because
the Vedas were considered the "source of Hindu social, political and
economic institutions" and Hindu culture was equated with Indian
culture, he said.
K N Panikkar explained that a major compulsion behind the attempt to
change the content of education was to realize the communal objective
of creating a Hindu national identity and a sense of national pride.
In this context, Panikkar quoted an article written by NCERT Director
J S Rajput in the Journal of Value Education, which says, "A sense of
belonging must be developed in every individual learner by focusing
on India's contribution to world civilization. It is high time that
India's contribution in areas like mathematics, sciences, maritime,
medicine, trade, architecture, sculpture, establishment of
institutions of learning was emphasized and made known to the
learners in order to develop a sense of belonging to the nation with
respect and an attachment to the past."
Pointing out that training in citizenship was an integral part of
value education in all countries, Panikkar said such education in the
Indian context should be rooted in secularism and democracy. However,
the NCERT prescription was totally devoid of such political content,
he said, and argued that it was a deliberate attempt to foster a
national identity derived from religious consciousness and not a
secular and composite consciousness. The UGC's Hinduism-oriented
courses and the kind of value education the NCERT sought to promote
were both part of the wider political project of the BJP-RSS combine,
he said. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is a an extremist
nationalist Hindu party that espouses a return to Hindu values and
cultural norms. The BJP is an off-shoot of it.
The changes in the content of education, Panikkar said, were planned
in the context of the unfettered entry of transnational capital. He
warned that there were grand plans to privatize education and make it
serve the needs of capital. According to Panikkar, industrialists
Mukesh Ambani and Kumarmangalam Birla have prepared a report on
educational reforms (called the Birla-Ambani report), prescribing a
market-led and knowledge-driven economy. The state's role, if any,
was minimal in the industrialists' scheme of things, he said. He
noted that there was essentially a convergence of interests of
globalization and communalization in that both were opposed to
Romila Thapar warned that those who refused to understand the past
ended up misunderstanding the present. She criticized the NDA
government for setting aside significant events in its obsession with
the "Vedic capsule". Absence of rational critical enquiry
characterized the policymakers in education today, she said. There
was no pedagogical relevance for either yogic consciousness or the
spiritual quotient. "These are frills and cannot form the core of
knowledge," she said. By giving a single definition to Indian culture
and society and by projecting it through the educational system, the
RSS went fundamentally against the experience of both the past and
the present, she argued. She felt that secularists and others had
probably treated the term "secularism" casually, but today there was
a need to be constantly alert because Indian society could survive
only by practicing secularism. The education policy could not be held
to ransom by politicians and bureaucrats, she said, and demanded that
the names of those who had drafted the NCERT document be made public.
The opinion of intellectuals such as these, however, is not likely to
deter the BJP-led government from going ahead with its saffronization
project. In fact, in its 80-year-old history, Hindu fundamentalism
has heard such opinions many a time before, though perhaps not
expressed with such fervor, for it was too far from the seat of power
and was merely considered an aberration.
However, what may force it to stop from moving ahead is the fear of
losing its control of the central government. Thus the criticism
mounted by some of its allies is the greatest setback to its
saffronization of education project.
The saffronization project may not be implemented if it appears to be
leading to the fall of the government of Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee. But it does need to be understood that it is a project very
close to the heart of BJP stalwarts such as Vajpayee himself and Home
Minister L K Advani.
Neena Vyas of the Hindu newspaper quoted one of the leaders in the
RSS, H V Seshadri, as saying recently that "secularism was a
millstone around the nation's neck". She adds, "The problem with the
Sangh Parivar [extreme Hindu group ] members is that they believe
that fundamentally Muslims and Christians cannot be loyal to this
The direct or subdued attacks on them spring from this idea that they
can remain here only as foreigners whose loyalty will remain
questionable." In the context of attacks on Christians, for instance,
the prime minister made a reference recently to their indulging in
"forcible conversions", and on an earlier occasion he asked for a
national debate on the subject of conversions.
(1) Among the signatories were Congress working committee member
Arjun Singh, Communist Party of India general secretary A B Bardhan,
Communist Party of India (Marxist) politbureau member Sitaram
Yechury, All India Democratic Women's Association general secretary
Brinda Karat and prominent parliamentarians Eduardo Faleiro, Mani
Shankar Aiyar and Shabana Azmi. The participants included historians
Romila Thapar, Irfan Habib, K N Panikkar, Satish Chandra, K M
Shrimali, Mushirul Hasan, D N Jha and Suraj Bhan, economists Prabhat
Patnaik and C T Kurien, former vice- chancellor of the Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, V Vasanthi Devi, commentator and
lawyer A G Noorani, editor of Communalism Combat Teesta Setalvad, and
Anil Sadgopal of the Central Institute of Education.
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05 Sep 2001
Fascists poison young minds
This Teachers Day, it will be appropriate to think in terms of
preventing the indoctrination of the saffron agenda that threatens to
vitiate the atmosphere in educational institutions, writes HUMRA
GONE are the days when pupils were happy to greet their teachers on 5
September without nagging suspicions and distrust. There was no
dispute over the syllabus either as students reposed faith in
politicians and bureaucrats as architects of their future.
Today, there is an atmosphere of unease. In the open are facts that
Union human resource development minister Murli Manohar Joshi and his
team of loyal mandarins have been working at dividing communities.
In August, at a SAHMAT-organised convention on saffronisation in
education, it was disturbing to hear what scientists and academics
from across the country had to say about Dr Joshis strategy for
long-term indoctrination of his saffron agenda.
Nalini Taneja, teacher at the department of history, Delhi
University, cited texts being taught in 20,000 shishu mandirs and
Vidya Bharati schools with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh links.
And a sampling of the "poisonous" text revealed how young minds were
being distorted by twisted facts and communally worded texts. She
said: "The history texts are nothing but a bald and unadulterated
illustration of the RSS view of history and use of history for its
sectarian agenda. Aryans are the original inhabitants of India,
Indian civilisation is essentially Aryan civilisation, the ancient
period of history when Hindu kings ruled was golden and India had
enormous advantages during this period. The coming of Mughals brought
darkness, cruelty...Hedgewar, Gowalkar and Savarkar are among the
greatest freedom fighters, Muslims as a community are traitors,
Hinduism is synonymous with nationalism ...caste and child marriage
and sati are defended. Muslims, Christians and Parsees are called
"Urdu is referred to as a foreign language and it is claimed that the
first man on earth was born in India and that human beings are
referred to as manushya or manav after Manu....
"The range of backward notions expressed, and the lies concocted
could go on, as they do so relentlessly through the texts in
question, poisoning young minds, celebrating violence and vengeance
against the minorities for imagined wrongs ...."
From Teesta Setalvads account of the Gujarat governments efforts at
bringing in total saffronisation in education, it seems all is lost
and that we are set to confront a communally biased generation.
She reveals: On January 19, 2000 the Gujarat state education
department sent out a GR directing all schools to subscribe to the
RSS magazine Sadhana another circular brought out in December 2000
insisted on principals of all schools compulsorily sending their
teachers to Sanskrit training camps.
"In the Social Studies text books of the Gujarat State Board, Indian
culture is portrayed as Hindu culture ."
There are numerous instances to prove that Keshubhai Patels
two-year-old BJP government is trying to communalise minds.
In this three-day forum, each speaker gave a stark account of what is
transpiring on the education front.
Worse followed on 24 August. Distinguished professors Romilla Thapar,
Arjun Dev, Anil Sadgopal, Zoya Hassan and Prabhat Patnaik took Dr
Joshi to task, raising eight points wherein they stated: "Dr Murli
Manohar Joshi ,Union Minister of Human Resource Development, misled
Parliament with the statements he made in the reply that he gave to
the Lok Sabha on 20 August 2001 the debate, which had been initiated
by Somnath Chatterjee four days earlier on 16 August, on
saffronisation of education concluded with Joshi 's reply.
"Space constraints come in the way of including all the eight points
but just for your sampling The HRD minister said, Prof. Yashpal ,
Prof. M Mukhopadhyay , Prof. JN Kapoor, Dr Arvind Kumar, Dr Aniruddha
Rajan, Dr Sagat Mitra , Dr Ravinder Kumar, Prof. Yogendra Singh, Dr
Kapila Vatsyayan etc. discussed the preparatory material for the
National Curriculum Framework.
"The fact is that in all, 11 experts were invited, most of them to
give lectures to the Curriculum Group and not to discuss the issues
of curriculum ...according to our information Prof. Yashpal, Dr
Kapila Vatsyayan and Prof. Yogendra Singh have denied being a party
to the formulation of the NCF in its present form.
"The late Prof. Ravinder Kumar was invited to give a talk on the
Freedom Movement from 1857 to 1947 and not to discuss the problems
of the history curriculum "
Seven other points were raised whereby these experts proved that the
minister was equipped with half-baked facts and there could not be a
more damaging charge than this.
"The HRD minister reeled out a list of universities where astrology
is already being taught both at home and abroad the case of foreign
universities is really revealing.
"The HRD minister has gone to the website FindAstrologer.com and
clicked on it , deleted the correspondence courses from it and taken
the entire nation for a ride as far as the universities of
Plymouth, London and Manchester in the UK are concerned we have
visited their websites and found no match for astrology!"
The irony is that even whilst writing these lines I can visualise Dr
Joshi reading out a well-worded speech on Teachers Day and the
applause that will follow.
At least some teachers should wake up to the disaster waiting to
happen. For then, in addition to the emergence of a communally-biased
generation, with the introduction of astrology in the syllabuses, we
will probably have star-gazing bureaucrats waiting for days or months
for that auspicious moment to arrive before they can clear the files.
Instead of showering eulogies this Teachers Day, it would be
appropriate to introspect and try and stop Dr Joshi and his loyalists
from spreading poison.
If Hitler used poisonous gas, the HRD minister is slow-poisoning us
with toxic texts. Fascism all the way.
(The author is a New Delhi-based freelance writer.)
Condemn the Police Atrocities on the Muslim Minorities
in the Old City of Hyderabad
Press Release
The police raids, harassment, arrests, and torture have become the
order of the day in the old city of Hyderabad. The police officials
suspect every Muslim as an ISI agent. A Moulana who goes to give a
traditional sermon in a Masque is equated with a religious fanatic
who is going to be a threat to the national unity and integrity.
Only a few know outside the old city that the whole Muslim community
here lives in a perpetual concentration camp. The darkest secrets of
the police administration under the secular regime Chandrababu Naidu
do not come out!
Reading of Quran is a crime. This act is not less than ISI activity
in the old city. What type of religious freedom is this!
A bunch of intelligence officers watch out the Quran reading sessions
in the old city. For example, a study circle of Quran of 50 old and
young people used to meet in late K.M.Subanis house. The
intelligence officers always followed all 50 individuals, besides
some of them used to sit in the reading sessions to check what is
being preached. The women of the house were threatened that they
should not let their house for this study circle. They were forced to
shift the venue. However, the present house-owner is now again
threatened. Various management committees of the Masques in the old
city too were threatened.
There are many examples to cite. Moulana Md. Naseeruddin used to take
special traditional sermon sessions in the Masjid Saleema-Khatun, in
Himayatnagar. The police threatened the managing committee of the
Masjid and stopped his sermons. Same is the case with another Masjid,
Shah Mauzzam. All the sermons were forcefully stopped by the police
in the famous Masques in the old city like Jama Masjid and Daru Shafa.
On the midnight of 18 August, 50 people were watching a
videocassette on the demolition of Babri masjid in Saidabad. These
people are the members of Darsgah-E-Jihad-O-Shahadath. The cassette
they were watching was not of any secret one. It is a Newstrack Video
Cassette watched by every democrat in the country. However, in the
case of Saidabad watchers, the police raided on the show and arrested
14 people. Now they are languishing in the Moul Ali Central Prison.
Abdul Aziz and Nissar, along with 10 more Muslim youth, were arrested
a week ago. The police now want all the Muslims old or young, man or
woman whom these two youth met earlier. A gentle man, Muneeruddin
Mujahid was ordered by the area DCP to go and meet him.
Mr. Athar Qureshi, City President of Students Islamic Movement of
India was arrested on 30th night at 12.30 am and was taken to Santosh
Nagar police station. The CI C. Rajeswar Reddy beat him most brutally
along with his four constables. Later on, he was released after
Ganesh Immersion was over, but the police never told his family that
his was a preventive arrest! However, one wonders, why the leaders of
a student organization be arrested and beaten up most brutally
without giving a reason or were taken into custody for weird reasons.
Earlier on 11 August some students went to attend a student
conference in Delhi organized by SIMI. Athar Qureshi, being the SIMI
President of the city led the team. When they were attending the
meeting in Delhi, back at home in the old city, Athars younger
brother Akbar Qureshi was illegally whisked away by the police on
15th August from his house and detained illegally for 3 days and
tortured cruelly. Adding insult to injuries literally, a big batch of
police visited the hospital where their mother works, and they
scolded, and abused her in front of every one at her work place. They
insulted her by saying that she gave birth to anti-nationals. Now,
the mother says that there could be nothing more hurting than this.
These are only a few incidents of harassment, illegal arrests and
torture in custody meted out to the Muslim in the old city. There are
hundreds and thousands of such incidents from every Muhalla of the
Purana Shahar.
The old city reels under the grip of fear when a Republic Day or
Independence Day and any Day of national importance comes. A hunt
for ISI agents starts on such nationalist days.
Every Muslim in the old city is an ISI agent, supposedly working for Pakistan.
There will be no change in this pitiable situation, unless the
democrats in the state intervene.
We strongly condemn the undemocratic arrests of Moulana Md.
Naseeruddin (50), a local religious leader, Ahtar Qureshi Shahid
(22), Hyderabad city President of Student Islamic Movement of India
(SIMI), and Yasir (19), its General Secretary, on the night of August
30, 2000, from their houses.
There is a news item in some sections of press that they were already
being implicated in ISI-related case which was foisted on some other
people a week before.
Moulana Md. Naseeruddins family members informed our organization,
that the Hyderabad police arrested him earlier on 6 December 2000 and
while in custody he was given poison by the local police. As a
result, he became ill and his body suffers from pains. His hair
became stiff and he developed problems in his ears. It seems,
according to his family members, there was lead in the poison, which
incapacitated many functions of his body. We demand that these
allegations be investigated and justice to be done to him.
The Central Government has announced recently that it is
contemplating on banning the Students Islamic Movement of India
(SIMI). AIPRF condemns any such undemocratic move. The Hindu Communal
forces have been threatening the very existence of our Muslim
brethren in our country. Such a move will further increase the sense
of insecurity in the community.
We hope that these arrests are not part of such sinister design as
banning of SIMI. We also appeal to all democratic minded and secular
people and intellectuals to condemn the arrests of the SIMI leaders
and the Moulana.
G N Saibaba, General secretary, All India Peoples Resistance Forum (AIPRF)
Leo Augustine, Telangana Rastra Samithi
KVK Subrahmaniam, APCLC
Dr. Quyyam Khan, Convenor, Majlis Bachavo Tehrik
Giriyadav, President, Praja Party
D.Punna Rao, AIPRF
Bhaskar Banni, RPI
6 Sep 2001 17:26:19 +0530 (IST)
Dr. Ram Puniyani
Sec.EKTA(Committee for Communal Amity)
B-64, IIT Qutrs ,Powai,Mumbai 400076
The recent dictat by Lashkar-e-Jabbar that Kashmiri women should
compulsorily cover themselves with the veil is one of the most condemnable
threat to Kashmiri women. Earlier Dukhtaran-e-Millat had also played
havoc by playing similar role. It should be noted here that in the wake of
this dictat some acid attacks have also taken place on girls. Kashmiri
women traditionally don't wear Burqua and this dictat of the less known
terrorist group has been condemned and opposed by different Muslim
organizations and prominent individuals.
The fundamentalist groups generally target women in the attempt to control
the ethos of society and controlling dictating their dress code is on top
of their list. We have seen such dictats in action earlier in
Khoemini's Iran and currently in Taliban controoled Afghanistan. Even
various groups basing themselves on Hindu Fundamentalist tendency have
also on occasion dictated the dress code for women, they should put on
bindi, they should not wear jeans etc. Coming from whichever
fundamentalist groups, such fatwas and dictates have to be
condemned and opposed in no uncertain terms. Kashmiri women more than even
the Kashmiri men have been the worst victim of the present impasse where
the cross border terrorism, violation of Human rights by state forces and
the actions of local militant groups have compounded the situation. It is
long overdue that a serious attempt to resolve the issue is made in all
the seriousness. It is long overdue that the alienation of Kashmiri people
is recognized and steps taken to ensure that their democratic aspirations
are taken care of more than any other consideration in 'solving' the
Kashmir imbroglio.
Ram Puniyani(EKTA)
Ammu Abraham(Women's Center)
Anand Patwardhan(Film maker)
Asghar Ali Engineer(CSSS)
Dolphy D'Souza(VOTE,BCS)
Gaurang Mehta(Mumbai)
Jawaid Quddus(Wisconsin)
Jitendra Shah(VJTI,Mumbai)
M.Nauhad Ansari M.A.LLB, Banglore
Shamsul Islam(Nishant,Delhi)
Prashant Bhushan(LawyerSC,Delhi)
Yogesh Kamdar(PUCL,Mumbai)
The September issue, together with a special anniversary issue, of
the-south-asian is now on the net -
[URL www.the-south-asian.com ] and carries David Barsamian's
interview with Arundhati Roy, and articles on the WW II SOE Agent
Noor Inayat Khan killed by the Nazis in Dachau; the Indo-African
diaspora ; the architectural sites of south Asia that should be
defined as World heritage sites; Delhi's First Ladies; Beyond the
arclights - the second careers of Indian film heroines; and Phoolan
Devi. The Anniversary issue carries selected articles from the past
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Trade-Off Versus Pecking Order Theory in Listed Companies Around The World
This paper provides an insight into the literature on capital structure and its determinants. The capital structure refers to the specific combination of debt and equity and their use in financing the corporate operations. Considering there are various determinants of corporate financing patters, many theories have been developed over time. From Modigliani and Miller theory, which was the first to examine the impact of capital structure on firm value, the trade-off theory and the pecking order theory are probably the most influential theories of corporate finance. The paper reveals the main financial indicators that have a significant impact on the capital structure of companies operating in both developed and under-developed financial markets. According to the particular preference for a capital structure theory, researchers showed that asset tangibility, profitability and tax shield are significant in the trade-off theory while in the pecking-order theory, the most influential factors are long-term profitability and investment opportunities. Regardless the presumed theory, most studies found firm size as essential to financing decisions.
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Pages: 285-292
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3See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delightindeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. 2But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?
For he is like a refiners fire and like fullers soap; 3he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.* 4Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.
5 Then I will draw near to you for judgement; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow, and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition), copyright 1989, 1995 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Hello, would you like to help me to do Ultimate ordering form, easy for customer (because no one likes to register or fill 3-page forms). There is combo drop down + add input fields and extending form, for some reason it doesn't work properly, in Chrome add input doesn't work and in IE dropdown and add input doesn't work at all. you can check the code in Untitled Document
Combination of combo and input works fine in every browser Untitled Document
For the ultimate form we will need also total price calculation and some kind of bot protection(no captcha)


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Hi, my site sends out several (21 to be precise) different emails to its users, such as "Welcome to the site", "You have received a new PM", "Your email address has been updated", etc...
All of these messages are saved in a email-out.php file.
Question A: What is your view on moving and storing the emails in php syntax in the database so that i can edit the raw code from the admin section. I am thinking of leaving them in the email-out.php file as the content of the emails will not change that often, but would still like your input on the best practice / professional set up
I also receive different incoming emails everyday from users and potential users asking questions and looking for general information. These emails come from different contact forms on the site.
Question B: What is your view on storing all incomming emails that are sent from contact forms if the content is sanitised correctly, or should i just leave them in my inbox and manage them from there... like above, just looking for advise on the best practice / professional set up
Thanks in advance...
I think the first question to ask yourself is: does it work for me the way it is? > If it is, why do you want to change it? Because it might work even better? Is that better worth the investment in time/money?> If it isn't, what is wrong with the current setup? And how might those problems be resolved?
If it is your site, and you are the only one that ever (and maybe never) has to change the text of those mails, then you might want to leave things as they are and in that very rare occasion edit the php file directly. Even if it isn't the "correct" practice.
The same questions for the incoming mails. Do you like the way you are working now? Where would you store them if not in your email inbox? In the database? What advantages would that give? And would it be worth the time/money?


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Endlessly inspired by design
It's almost time for the annual Design Indaba expo and conference – and trying to sum up what that means in a blog post is like trying to capture the ocean in an empty Coke bottle. This annual design event is vast, inspiring, sometimes surreal, often unpredictable and always full of cool stuff. It has a mind and a life of its own and can literally make me dizzy (although sadly no ticket give-aways this year).
In 2011 I had my favourites, and no doubt this year I will again. The Design Indaba website has some fantastic teasers and I'm especially looking forward to hearing from and seeing the Handspring Puppet Company. I also excited to hear from Hans Ulrich Obrist, known as the man who made curating an art. The Interview Project is enormously exciting.
Here is a sneak preview of some of the expected highlights of the event.
As a kind of warm-up exercise, I chose some of my favourite design-related blogs to share [with the help of three great designers: Andrea Eaton (@andreaeaton) , Lexi Fontein (@lexifontein) and Emma Gernetzky (@jetsetducky)].
My 1st port of call for all things design is 10and5 . I love the concept behind the site, which basically asks people to put up between 5 and 10 of what they think is their best work: "It can be work that was seen by everyone as a TV ad during the Currie Cup final, something that was sent out as an internal design document or a concept party that only 50 people attended." This invitation results in dozens of really interesting contributions of great work by great South African designers.
One small seed is also a fantastic resource. It is "a platform for showcasing creative talent – no matter how big or small its seed – from small South African businesses and garage creatives to international artists, musicians, architects and designers." In addition to its blog, it has loads of associated projects on the go that are worth checking out.
I also enjoy Beatnik Bazaar, a site that's quirky, personal and full of beautiful things! And if you're looking for quirky, personal and beautiful, you also have to follow SkinnylaMinx. I like her writing as much as I like her designs.
The Babazeka Blog is pretty cool too. I particularly enjoy its Green Talk Tuesdays, which look at ethical and sustainable design. Another blog that looks at sustainability, albeit from a different angle, is Mzansi Madame. This is a design blog with a strong focus on development through design, something I find really interesting and important. Design is not just about aesthetics after all: live design, transform life.
I also enjoy Beatnik Bazaar, a site that's quirky, personal and full of beautiful things! And if you're looking for quirky, personal and beautiful, you also have to follow SkinnylaMinx. I like her writing as much as I like her designs.
Fly Pitcher is a collaborative design studio that specialises in furniture, industrial design and interior architecture, and HIPPnotic is an online based magazine that focuses showcasing artists, design lifestyle trends and movements. Elephants and Easter also shares quirky, local design-related content, including event info, as does the inspirational Freeworld Design Centre, South Africa's first trade-orientated design centre.
Gluebook is also a wealth of inspiration, and I just love She Wears Shweshwe because I love shweshwe. For fashion design inspiration, I enjoy Style Sketch Book.
Mark lives is totally up-to-date on graphic design and media in South Africa, while Freshly Found focuses on the old: "re-purposing vintage or found goods – giving them a fresh new and sometimes unexpected life."
Also check out Ok Malume, Everything I heart (flighty and feminine) and the delicious Love Cupcake Couture, as well as SA Décor & Design (great interiors) and the inimitable Visi.
And don't get me started in Pinterest – a whole new world of design inspiration…
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Mental Health
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I have never had problems with mental illness before. The symptoms started right after my son was born 4 months ago. Right now my fiance and I live in her parents basement while we try to save money for a down payment for a house. I feel that her mother judges me every second we are here. I work full time as a welders apprentice and work 11 hour days. With a shift of 11 on 3 off. My fiance and I have been fighting a lot more as well. I feel that I am not able to fully support my fiance and son when i can not even provide a roof over our heads without help from her parents. I am stressed out all the time when I get home because I feel that my fiance and I do not spend enough time together. She is a fully independent woman and that's what I love most about her. Kate what is going on with me when we first got together i was so happy and so in love and now nothing. Ever since I finished college baseball and moved in to her parents place I have changed
I have tried talking with my fiance but she is taking her mothers side. I have talked to her about the dreams but she is a realist and does not like to see those dreams. As for the baseball thing i blew my elbow out last year and cannot play anymore because it has not healed properly. My fiance also says we cannot rely on her parents to watch our son as we go out. It frustrates me. She does not want to leave our sons side and it feels she would do anything for him but not for me. I have no friends here because i have recently moved to a new town and it is tough meeting people. Kate I have tried getting out with her and it does not work. I feel that if i ask her to do stuff it will cause a fight.
We also believe that this could stem from issues i had with my dad. he was always working and busy with work that he never came to any of my sporting events and know i feel that i will turn into my dad and neglect my son and things that are important to him. i always was getting made at him for not coming to my baseball games. i had to fight with him to come to the baseball championships that were held in our town. it is frustarting to me
thats wasnt really helpful she isnt controlling at all she
I know that but i wanted to get help here first to see if it was worth it going to a counselor. I feel that all fights are my fault because I am bringing up me feelings. To be honest with you i wear my emotions on my sleeve and everyone knows when im not happy. It sucks i have tried to control it but has never worked for me. I feel trapped also because i am at her parents place and feel like i need to be the perfect son in law. I get so angry when this happens because no body is perfect and my mother in law seems to think that she is and that nothing i says matters


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AUSTRALIAN swimmers and the Olympic team boss, Nick Green, have lamented the vacant seats that dotted the Olympic aquatic centre after privileged guests failed to show for the opening night of competition.
Cate Campbell, who won gold in the 4x100 metre relay, described how her father had to watch her from the nosebleed rows as London Games organisers vowed to rectify the problem.
LOCOG is investigating how thousands of seats were left unfilled in Olympic venues across London on Saturday, while Australian swimmers said they would gladly assist with boosting the atmosphere at their venue if they could get access to more than two tickets each.
''It is a LOCOG problem,'' a disappointed Green said on Sunday morning after watching Alicia Coutts, Brittany Elmslie, Melanie Schlanger and Campbell win Australia's first gold medal of the Games.
''I was at the swimming … we would have loved to have had more Australians in there, of course, if we were given the allocation but it's a problem that LOCOG will have to address.
''It could have been a result of sponsors buying block seats and not turning up. I just don't know.''
Campbell said every swimmer would have friends and family who would jump at the chance to get a seat. ''My parents were fortunate enough to be in the crowd,'' she said.
''I haven't actually seen them yet because dad said 'we're in the nosebleed section and I almost needed to take oxygen up there, but then you went and swam and took my breath away anyway'.''
LOCOG chief executive Sebastian Coe said the issue of vacant seats had been overblown somewhat.
''Let's put this in perspective. Those venues are stuffed to the gunnels. The public are in there. I went to three or four different venues yesterday, we broke all records on the road race course yesterday, rowing, cycling,'' he told a media briefing.
''If you actually look into that particular accredited area at the moment, you will find a lot of the military sitting there. I don't think the public would have any problem with that, and we can move schools and teachers and all sorts of you know, there are any number of options.''
With Scott Spits
Seats left vacant frustrate swimmers
AUSTRALIAN swimmers and the Olympic team boss, Nick Green, have lamented the vacant seats that dotted the Olympic aquatic centre after privileged guests failed to show for the opening night of competition.