The sound of water

It is so dark now that Raimoti can barely discern the features of the strange creature that was once a sturdy young man. He tries to get closer to the dim form, but it hears him and lops off. . . Ahead is a black lake, and the creature is hunched over the edge. He glares back at Raimoti and swiftly slips into the still waters. There are no ripples. . . Suddenly, the level of the lake rises so rapidly that he leaps back. The cavern echoes with manic laughter, and a watery shape gushes out to lunge at him.

No, that's not Gollum. It is the Beast of the mines, a furious, subterranean wraith that haunts the imagination of Raimoti, an old, experienced miner and part-time mystic. The Beast is the one thing that plagues the otherwise ethereal Raimoti: it is the fear all miners share as they daily enter their dangerous workplace. No hazard is greater than the lake above them, with the everpresent threat that it will burst through the walls and ceiling and flash-flood the underground labyrinths of the Bagdihi coal mine. Safety standards certainly exist, but the distant Powers That Be are more than willing to shave a bit here and there in an effort to conserve costs and increase production. Near the Indian city of Dhanbad, engineers at Bagdihi - with the approval of their superiors - naturally saw fit to narrow the barriers that held back the waters in an effort to extract more coal. The result was a calamity that claimed thirty lives.

Secure The Playground

Tips for your kids playing especially when spring and summer is here, they want to play in the playground and wanna slide and swing. Before your kids slide down a slide or climb aboard a swing, follow this tips:

* Test to see whether play sets are safe and sturdy and make sure they do not have loose connections.

* Cover areas under and around play equipment with soft materials such as hardwood chips, mulch or pea gravel. Materials should be 9 to 12 inches deep and extend six feet from all sides of pay equipment.

* Use play equipment and accessories appropriate for your children's age. Children under age five should not play on anything above five feet high.

This is islam

BISMILLAHIR REHMANIR RAHEEM
He is Allah, the One and Only
Allah the Eternal, Allah the Absolute,
Allah the Most Lovin’, Allah the Most Merciful
Allah the Most Gracious, Allah the Most Generous,
Allah the Oft-Forgivin’, Allah the Sustainer
Allah is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth,
Allah the Almighty, Allah the Mighty Creator
Laillaha Illala, Laillaha Illala,
Laillaha Illala, Laillaha Illala...
He begets not nor is He Begotten...
And there is nothin’ Comparable to Him…He is Allah...
Giftin’ us with the Most Precious Gift,
Makin’ us Muslimeen…
Giftin’ us the Religion of Peace,
Islam…the Religion of Peace
Conveyin’ the True Message
To all Mankind in Every Nation
Sendin’ Down the Messengers in Succession...
From Prophet Adam (AS) to the Last Rasul Allah
Prophet Muhammed Sallalahu Alaihi Wassallam…
With Glad Tidings and Warnings
To Save us from Destruction…
Revealin’ the Verses of the Glorious Quran
In the Month of Ramadan
From the First to the Last Verse,
Sendin’ Down the Quran,
Completin’ the Religion of Islam
Islam the Religion of Peace, Yeah…This Is Islam....


Islam is for Peace, the Religion of Peace
Makes Our Problems Vanish,
And Lets us Live Life at Ease
To Paradise, Salaah is the Key,
To Salaah, Purification is the Key
Repel an Evil Deed with a Good Deed
This Is Islam the Religion of Peace


Followin’ the True Guidelines,
The Glorious Quran-the Best for Mankind
Spendin’ not Daddy's Money in Evil Deeds
Spendin’ Most of the Pocket Money in Charity Secretly
Helpin’ the Famili, the Yatim,
The Miskin and those in Need
The warrior Miskin Fightin’ for Allah's Cause’,
Fastin’ durin’ the Day and Prayin’ all Night
All go Down in Prostration to Allah,
Treatin’ Mankind Equally
Strengthenin’ the Brothahood,
Implementin’ and Executin’ the Law of Equality
Seekin’ Help with Patience, Salaah and Determination
For Allah is with those who persevere Patiently
Seekin’ Forgiveness for the Major Sins committed,
Stayin’ Away from Ignorance, Showin’ Kindness,
Visitin’ the Sick, Feedin’ the Hungry
Get more Stronger not by Migthy Physique,
But by Controllin’ the Anger, Helpin’ the Oppressed,
Speakin’ the Word of Justice to the Oppresser
Fullfilin’ the Duty towards the Parents,
Duty towards the Wives,
Duty towards the Children, Duty towards the Poor
The Most Pious is the Most Noblest,
Remains Clean and Pure
Seekin’ and Spreadin’ Knowledge across the Globe
Educatin’ Young Muslimeen
Through Islamic Nasheeds and Raps
From the Newest Group of I-RAP to Islamic Nasheeds
And Rap of Native Deen n Isam Bachiri
Cause’ Young Muslimeen gets so bored
Listenin’ to the Long Lectures or the Stories...
Harmin’ not the Neighbours,
Harmin’ not the Unbelievers
Being Kind and Generous to the Guests
Invitin’ People to the Way of Allah
With Wisdom and Beautiful Preachin’
Arguin’ with them in Ways
That are the Best and Most Gracious
Allah is our Protector,
Leadin’ us from Darkness to Light
Emaan Fluctuatin’ in Sinusoidal Waveform,
Yet Feets are firmly attached to the Truth
Hold Fast to the Rope of Allah;
Do not be divided into Routes n Roots


Islam is for Peace, the Religion of Peace
Makes Our Problems Vanish,
And Lets us Live Life with Ease
To Paradise, Salaah is the Key,
To Salaah, Purification is the Key
Repel an Evil Deed with a Good Deed
This Is Islam the Religion of Peace


Huntin’ the Right Route, Findin’ how Many Roots,
Jus’ a Single Root, The Right Straight Route,
Ain't no Branches of Routes, Standin' only in Truth
Truth ain’t got no Multiple Truth
Islam the Religion of Peace is the Ultimate Truth
Takin’ a Short Cut Route, Getting’ into Many Routes,
Route to Roots, Confused between Routes n Roots
To Fulfill the Desires n Wishes to come true,
Get Trapped n Find so Many Routes n Roots
Scratchin’ their Heads so Hard, Frustrated n go Mad,
Only say "I dont know what to do"
Creatin’ Many Routes,
Associatin' Partners n Helpers with Almighty Allah
Dividin’ the Ummah, Into Many Roots of Divisions
Or Fake Innovated Groups
Fabricatin’ the Truth,
Inventin' Lies against Allah, Jumpin' into Falsehood
Routes, Roots, Bad or Good, False or Truth?
I dont know what to do?
So much of Misconception n Doubts,
Media Bombardin’ and Defamin’ the Name of Islam
Ppl wanna continue with the Falsehood,
All endin' up in the HellFire jus' like a Fool
Islam is the Route, One Mozlem is the Root,
And Almighty Allah is the Truth
Step into the Right Groove, Follow the Route,
Do no break the Root, and Trust the Perfect Truth
Laillaha Illala Muhammadur Rasul Allah
Sallalahu Alaihi Wassalam
Laillaha Illala muhammadur Rasul Allah
Sallalahu Alaihi Wassalam
Yo…Yeah…This Is Islam, the Religion of Peace,
With the simplest Deen
Do not defame this Religion,
Cause’ This Is Islam…The Purest Religion
Yeah…yeah…This Is Islam, the Religion of Peace.....
Am a Muslim and this is my Religion,
Islam-the Religion of Peace

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DR Abdul kalam speech

Why is the media here so negative?
Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why? We are the first in milk production. We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.
We are the second largest producer of wheat. We are the second largest producer of rice. Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters. I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime. Why are we so NEGATIVE? Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T. Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.

Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation. Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.

Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours.
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke,
The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.

YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?
Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - YOURS. Give him a face - YOURS. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity... In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai . YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah . YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds ( Rs.650 ) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop,
'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand .
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?

Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay , Mr. Tinaikar , had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are walked on the streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said. 'And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the pressure
in his bowels?
In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan . Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility. We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms
but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms. We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food andtoiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity. This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public. When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? 'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system?
What does a system consist of ? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a
majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away. Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out
to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape
the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.

Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great
deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too.... I am echoing J. F.
Kennedy 's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians.....

'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA
AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA
WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'