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Pope Canonizes American Indian Saint Wed Jul 31,12:59 PM ET By ELOY O. AGUILAR, Associated Press Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) - In a ceremony mixing Indian and European traditions, Pope John Paul ( news - web sites) II canonized the Roman Catholic Church's first Indian saint on Wednesday, calling Juan Diego a catalyst for converting the Americas to Christianity. The pope appealed to all Mexicans to help Indians rise from poverty and subjugation. AP Photo AP Photo Slideshow: Pope John Paul II Thousands Greet Pope in Guatemala (AP Video) Pope Canonizes Guatemala Missionary (Reuters) Pope to Canonize Saint in Mexico (AP Video) Hundreds of thousands of jubilant believers lined the streets, singing, cheering and sobbing as they waved yellow-and-white flags. Some watched the ceremony on large screens mounted in the street, and leapt in excitement as Juan Diego was proclaimed a saint. Most caught only a quick glimpse of the pope as he passed by, but that was enough. "I got chills up to my head," said Irene Guzman, a 25-year-old speech therapist from San Gabriel, California. Inside the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe, dancers dressed in feathered Aztec costumes shook rattles and blew into conch shells as the image of the new saint was carried to the altar. Priests read from the Bible in Spanish and in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. The pope said Juan Diego, to whom the Virgin appeared in 1531, was instrumental in the conversion of millions in the Americas to the Catholic faith. "Christ's message, through his mother, took up the central elements of indigenous culture, purified them and gave them the definitive sense of salvation," he said. "...He facilitated the fruitful meeting of two worlds and became the catalyst for a new Mexican identity." For the second day in a row, the pontiff appealed for better treatment for Indians in the Americas. He asked Mexicans to help create "greater justice and solidarity" for all, and to "support the indigenous peoples in their legitimate aspirations, respecting and defending the authentic values of each ethnic group." "Mexico needs its indigenous peoples and these peoples need Mexico," he said. The 82-year-old pontiff, who suffers from symptoms of Parkinson's disease ( news - web sites) and hip and knee problems, appeared weary on the last leg of his 11-day, three-country visit. Wearing a yellow robe and hat, he slumped in a gilded chair placed near Juan Diego's cloak, straining to raise his head before speaking. His speech, however, was clearer than in recent days. At his arrival ceremony Tuesday night, the pope motioned to an aide to help him stand as a band struck up the national anthems of Mexico and the Vatican ( news - web sites). But he began to slide back into his seat, and President Vicente Fox ( news - web sites) reached over to steady him. Fox also attended the Mass on Wednesday, the first time a Mexican president has attended a papal Mass. Mexico only recently repealed what for decades were some of the world's strictest anti-religion laws, designed to rein in a church that for centuries ruled as part of the colonial power structure, owned much of Mexico's land and allied itself with foreign invaders and domestic dictators. Only 22,000 people fit into the Basilica, and earlier plans for a Mass that would accommodate up to 5 million people were canceled. So most people had to be content with catching a glimpse of John Paul as he passed by on the street in his popemobile. Faithful hordes climbed trees, hung from balconies and perched on rooftops to get a view of the pope, who waved through armored glass that was partially lowered to give the crowds a better view. "Our faith is great, so we want to see him close up," said Juventino Carrillo, of San Jose, California, a 54-year-old cook at Stanford University. Mexicans have a special affection for John Paul, who chose their country for the first foreign trip of his papacy and has returned for the fifth time on what many expect will be one of his last. The pope repeatedly expressed his delight to be back in Mexico, where in 1979 he strummed a guitar with mariachis and donned a sombrero at a bullfighting ring. Juan Diego was an Indian born before Europeans arrived in the New World. According to church tradition, the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego in 1531, leaving an olive-skinned image of herself on his cloak and helping drive the conversion of millions of Indians throughout the Americas. Debate has intensified in recent months over Juan Diego, who some believe never existed. Several Mexican priests unsuccessfully petitioned the Vatican to delay the canonization because of the doubts. Canonization is the process by which the Roman Catholic Church declares someone a saint. But the vast majority of Mexicans tie their national identity to the Virgin of Guadalupe, and to the man to whom she appeared. "This is the first pope to recognize an Indian, a humble Indian," said Maria Socorro Dominguez, a 48-year-old lawyer among the faithful lining the streets. More than 30,000 police were deployed around the city to keep the peace, and some officers said they were told they wouldn't sleep for three days — the duration of the pope's stay. "It's worth it, isn't it?" said officer Ruben Alejandro Rodriguez, 29, holding his city-supplied meal of two small ham-and-cheese sandwiches and an apple. On Tuesday in Guatemala City, John Paul canonized Pedro de San Jose Betancur, a 17th-century church handyman and prison pastor who founded an international order that serves the poor. The pope said Indians, many targeted by Guatemalan troops during a 1960-1996 civil war that killed 200,000 people, deserve "justice, integral development and peace." Adressing the many Mayan Indians at the ceremony, he said: "The pope does not forget you and, admiring the values of your cultures, encourages you to overcome with hope the sometimes difficult situations you experience."

Whenever you do get your songs into MP3 format, there are two ways to put them on your site. One is to have a direct link to the file. With this the person has to download the entire file before listening. If you want them to hear it immediately as it downloads (streaming), you need to make a text file (in notepad) with a single line that has the URL of the MP3 file. Now save this text file as <song>.m3u On your site, link to this .m3u file (instead of the mp3 file) and the song will stream (i.e. play while downlaoding), so there is no delay for the listener.

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Users can now attach files to their messages. You can use this for including a picture along with you message. Also users can add a picture to be displayed under your name in your messages. Go to "My Home" to upload your user picture.

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Theist answered on the other forums, but it never got transfered here. I will try to find his message and post it here.

I noticed the javascript error as well. I will fix it now.

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One thing you can do is this. Plug your stereo system (or walkman) into your computer by running a wire from the stereos line out (2 wires) to the computers microphone plug (single wire). You need to get a special wire for it. Then open a sound recording program. I use one called "GoldWave", do a search and you can download it for free. Start recording, and then press play on you tape system. Now you can save it in MP3 format. The next step is compressing it so it doesn't take forever to download. For that you can find a program called "RazorLame" which is an MP3 encoder. It will compress your mp3 files to reasonable sizes. Then you are set to upload them to your site.

Please post any plus and minus points you find about the new software so I can make necessary changes. One thing which I find very good is the speed of the search. It is literally a hundred times faster than the old search. Also when you click on the search result, it takes you to the particular message within the thread, not to the top of the thread. For multiple paged threads it used to be very hard to find the message you were looking for.

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I will be slowly changing things to look like before, and I will remove whatever features are not useful.

We have just upgraded the forums software to "UBB Threads". All user information and messages have been imported into the new software. If anyone has any problems, please report them to me: bvashram@ I will change the page layouts to how they looked in the old forums, but it has to be done manually in HTML, so it will take a few days. In the meantime, just tolerate how things look. Also, I will try to import yesterday's messages here, which have not been posted to the new forums yet.

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Just as a side note, the period of next manvantara (when Ashwathama becomes a sapta-rishi) and that of the next divya-yuga (when Ashwathama becomes Vyasa) are two completely different time frames. The next divya yuga occurs in 427,000 years. The next manvantara occurs after another 43 divya-yugas (or roughly 185,760,000 years). So I see no contradiction in the statements. Also, (though it is not relevant in this case due to the time difference) there is no reason to assume the two posts are necessarily mutually exclusive. If the Lord wanted to, he could empower a sapta-rishi to act as Vyasa.

Sixth canto, chapter eight.

Parashurama tried to invoke the bow of Narayana, but found himself unable to. Then when he looked up at Ramachandra, the same bow he was trying to invoke was being held in Lord Rama's hand with the string drawn. Thus he realized it was Narayana present before him.

Lord Ramachandra withdrew his shakti from Parashurama by shooting an arrow on it. When they met, after Ramachandra drew his bow, Parashurama realized it was Narayana, so he prayed to Him. Ramachandra replied that having drawn my bow, I must shoot the arrow, so tell me what to shoot. Parashurama replied that he should shoot the arrow on the shakti he empowered him with and withdraw it from him.

The past 28 Vyasas for this manvantara and the next few are listed in Vishnu Purana. If you want a particular verse number I will get it for you.