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Arundhati Roy

An interesting article by Sheela Reddy on Indian's love for God men.

Here are the details. May the family recover soon from this awful drama.

Sad to see how often religious places are sites of violence.

By Hartosh Singh Bal.

Give me faith, oh Jah, I pray, oh Lord, To face another day ohh, yeah. Lord give me strength, to face another day. Carry on life's road, carry all my load. Give me strength, oh Jah, to carry on, oh my Lord. Oh, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, Please hear me when I plead. All help already pass and, all help for years to come, Without who am I could not be, yeah. Many are trying to leave, you outta their lives, But I wouldn't be so unwise. And so I promise to serve thee, oh my Lord, And I beg thee some mercy. Lord, give me strength to face another day. To journey along life's road, to carry my heavy load. Give me strength, oh Jah, to carry on, oh my Lord, yeah. Life has become a burden, living in this evil system, Oh Jah, please strengthen me. I cannot make it along, I need you as my own, Oh Jah, I call on thee, yeah. Some are trying to leave, you out of their lives, But I wouldn't be so unwise. And so I promise to serve thee with all my all, And I beg thee so...

Working with hand to craft a chair.

Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings. - Sri Aurobindo [p-114, White Roses, Sixth Edition, 1999]

An interesting analysis of the autism doctor who claimed MMR vaccines lead to Autism.

I saw the 60 minutes segment on Greg Moretenson and his fake stories. His book is unreadable, it's sad how quickly so many schools adopted this book and perpetuated stereotypes. THREE CUPS OF BS Alanna Shaikh in Foreign Policy: The world was shocked by a report on CBS's 60 Minutes this week that accused bestselling author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson of being a fraud. Not only were some of the stories from his book fabricated, 60 Minutes alleges, but the charity that Mortenson created to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan never built many of the facilities it has taken credit for. Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea didn't, as it claimed, bring education to rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Its finances are a mess, and the charity does not even seem to have kept track of how many schools it built or how many students attended them. While much of the uproar has been over the lies Mortenson peddled, I can't help wondering: Why, exactly, did we ever think that Morten...

Interesting article on the pressures Gay kids face in school and home.

From the NYT Thanks 3QD

A novel way to teach Math.

By Tina Fey

NDTV's Barkha Dutt interviewed mothers of gay men. Missing were any lesbian or fathers of the gay men. But certainly a good first start.