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Thanks to social media, the impact of a note can suddenly reach thousands with its message of love or acceptance. This year, several letters and notes about love, acceptance, and being gay went viral. While this tends to happen from year to year, all of them rightfully reached a larger audience than the intended recipients thanks to the powerful messages they contained.
These are the letters that moved us the most in 2013, reminding us of the power of the written word.
A Love Letter from One Soldier to Another
In 1943, American World War II soldier Brian Keith met and fell in love with a fellow soldier, Dave, while stationed in North Africa. The two shared laughs, intimate moments beneath the African night sky and tears when their time came to an end. After being separated by the demands of war, Brian penned a letter of love and yearning to a man he'd never see again.
Dear Dave,
This is in memory of an anniversary — the anniversary of October 27th, 1943, when I first heard you singing in North Africa. That song brings memories of the happiest times I've ever known. Memories of a GI show troop — curtains made from barrage balloons — spotlights made from cocoa cans — rehearsals that ran late into the evenings — and a handsome boy with a wonderful tenor voice. Opening night at a theatre in Canastel — perhaps a bit too much muscatel, and someone who understood. Exciting days playing in the beautiful and stately Municipal Opera House in Oran — a misunderstanding — an understanding in the wings just before opening chorus.
Drinks at "Coq d'or" — dinner at the "Auberge" — a ring and promise given. The show 1st Armoured — muscatel, scotch, wine — someone who had to be carried from the truck and put to bed in his tent. A night of pouring rain and two very soaked GIs beneath a solitary tree on an African plain. A borrowed French convertible — a warm sulphur spring, the cool Mediterranean, and a picnic of "rations" and hot cokes. Two lieutenants who were smart enough to know the score, but not smart enough to realize that we wanted to be alone. A screwball piano player — competition — miserable days and lonely nights. The cold, windy night we crawled through the window of a GI theatre and fell asleep on a cot backstage, locked in each other's arms — the shock when we awoke and realized that miraculously we hadn't been discovered. A fast drive to a cliff above the sea — pictures taken, and a stop amid the purple grapes and cool leaves of a vineyard.
The happiness when told we were going home — and the misery when we learned that we would not be going together. Fond goodbyes on a secluded beach beneath the star-studded velvet of an African night, and the tears that would not be stopped as I stood atop the sea-wall and watched your convoy disappear over the horizon.
We vowed we'd be together again "back home," but fate knew better — you never got there. And so, Dave, I hope that where ever you are these memories are as precious to you as they are to me.
Goodnight, sleep well my love.
Brian Keith
A Note of Support from Father to Son
In March, a note from a father to his son caught the hearts of many internet users when it was posted to Facebook and spread around social media. The note contained an admission of overhearing a son's plan to come out to his father. Instead of waiting for that conversation to work itself out, the father offered a few words of support and a need for orange juice. Just because he's gay doesn't mean he can't still complete his chores.
Dear Nate,
I overheard your phone conversation with Mike last night about your plans to come out to me. The only thing I need you to plan is to bring home OJ and bread after class. We are out, like you now.
I've known you were gay since you were six, I've loved you since you were born.
P.S. Your mom and I think you and Mike make a cute couple.
Words About Love Lost
In the 1920s novelist Vita Sackville-West engaged in an affair with Virginia Woolf. Virginia later turned the romance into the novel, Orlando. Before she did Vita wrote a longing letter for her former flame, who she was separated from after join her husband in Persia in 1926. (Orlando was published in 1928.)
January 21
I am reduced to a thing that wants Virginia. I composed a beautiful letter to you in the sleepless nightmare hours of the night, and it has all gone: I just miss you, in a quite simple desperate human way. You, with all your un-dumb letters, would never write so elementary a phrase as that; perhaps you wouldn't even feel it. And yet I believe you'll be sensible of a little gap. But you'd clothe it in so exquisite a phrase that it would lose a little of its reality. Whereas with me it is quite stark: I miss you even more than I could have believed; and I was prepared to miss you a good deal. So this letter is just really a squeal of pain. It is incredible how essential to me you have become. I suppose you are accustomed to people saying these things. Damn you, spoilt creature; I shan't make you love me any the more by giving myself away like this—But oh my dear, I can't be clever and stand-offish with you: I love you too much for that. Too truly. You have no idea how stand-offish I can be with people I don't love. I have brought it to a fine art. But you have broken down my defences. And I don't really resent it.
However I won't bore you with any more.
We have re-started, and the train is shaky again. I shall have to write at the stations - which are fortunately many across the Lombard plain.
Venice. The stations were many, but I didn't bargain for the Orient Express not stopping at them. And here we are at Venice for ten minutes only,—a wretched time in which to try and write. No time to buy an Italian stamp even, so this will have to go from Trieste.
The waterfalls in Switzerland were frozen into solid iridescent curtains of ice, hanging over the rock; so lovely. And Italy all blanketed in snow.
We're going to start again. I shall have to wait till Trieste tomorrow morning. Please forgive me for writing such a miserable letter.
A Lesson in Acceptance from One Generation to Another
The father's note to his son expressing support for his son coming out is a rare viral story that warms the heart. Everyone hopes that their coming out story is met with similar love and acceptance. However, when one son came out to his mother, he was met with a parent who wanted nothing to do with him. The sour moment was turned sweet when his grandfather stepped in, proving that age does not deflate understanding, love or inclusion. He stood up for his grandson like every parent should.
Dear Christine:
I'm disappointed in you as a daughter. You're correct that we have a "shame in the family", but mistaken about what it is.
Kicking Chad out of your home simply because he told you he was gay is the real "abomination" here. A parent disowing her child is what goes "against nature".
The only intelligent thing I heard you saying in all this was that "you didn't raise your son to be gay". Of course you didn't. He was born this way and didn't choose it any more than he being left-handed. You however, have made a choice of being hurtful, narrow-minded and backward. So, while we are in the business of [disowning] our children, I think I'll take this moment to say goodbye to you. I now have a fabulous (as the gay put it) grandson to raise, and I don't have time for heartless B-word of a daughter.
[If] you find your heart, give us a call.
President Obama's Homage to a Leader Who Came Before Him
On the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, President Obama penned a 272-word letter in praise of the generations that sacrificed so much in order to create a more equal nation. Following a historic year in the advancement of gay rights, Obama wrote "Lincoln's words give us confidence that whatever trials avail us, this nation and the freedom we cherish can, and shall, prevail."
In the evening, when Michelle and the girls have gone to bed, I sometimes walk down the hall to a room Abraham Lincoln used as his office. It contains an original copy of the Gettysburg Address, written in Lincoln's own hand.
I linger on these few words that have helped define our American experiment: "a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
Through the lines of weariness etched in his face, we know Lincoln grasped, perhaps more than anyone, the burdens required to give these words meaning. He knew that even a self evident truth was not self executing; that blood drawn by the lash was an affront to our ideals; that blood drawn by the sword was in painful service to those same ideals.
He understood as well that our humble efforts, our individual ambitions, are ultimately not what matter; rather, it is through the accumulated toil and sacrifice of ordinary men and women — those like the soldiers who consecrated that battlefield — that this country is built, and freedom preserved. This quintessentially self made man, fierce in his belief in honest work and the striving spirit at the heart of America, believed that it falls to each generation, collectively, to share in that toil and sacrifice.
Through cold war and world war, through industrial revolutions and technological transformations, through movements for civil rights and women's rights and workers rights and gay rights, we have. At times, social and economic change have strained our union. But Lincoln's words give us confidence that whatever trials avail us, this nation and the freedom we cherish can, and shall, prevail.


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The Wizard of Crescent Keep by Lady Saera is an epic fantasy that will have great appeal for both young and adult readers, a well-crafted tale of a powerful sorcerer caught up in a world filled with dangerous and wicked people. Things get even more complicated when the Wizard falls in love with a vampire and becomes caught up in a worrying dilemma: "Crescent wanted the evidence, but he also wanted to see her. He needed what would be called closure, as his grandparents would have put it." This is a great story that is wonderfully written with awesome characters.
I was transported to a world like I have never read anywhere in a book and there is no doubt that the author has a great imagination. The setting is a magical world called Two Crescent Moons, a world where access is gained by falling through a Moons Light Portal. I loved the themes that are expertly woven into the fabric of the fast-paced and gripping plot, including love and friendship, adventure, romance, and the alluring power of magic.
The Wizard of Crescent Keep is a story that is fast-paced, woven with a complex plot and awesome characters. Crescent and Silwyna are my favorite characters and they play great roles in the conflict that has driven the plot all along. Lady Saera is gifted with beautiful prose and character development. I enjoyed the great descriptions and the natural-sounding dialogues. This is one of those books that make readers dream at night of places they have never seen and places they'd love to go. I can't wait to read the follow-up on this one."
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HTC Touch Pro for Sprint Review
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Sprint recently introduced its version of the HTC Touch Pro. This Windows Mobile smartphone's features set includes a VGA touchscreen, sliding keyboard, 528 MHz processor, EV-DO, and GPS.
It's a consumer-oriented device merged with a business-oriented one to create a generally harmonious whole.
The Touch Pro is a little bit of an odd bird. It's actually the hybrid of two different HTC product lines: the popular Touch line, and the sliding-keyboard models that have been HTC's bread and butter for years, like the HTC Mogul.
I suppose I should be surprised this company hasn't combined its cash cows before now. But given the fact that the Touch line was originally designed to compete with the iPhone (albeit before the iPhone was actually available to the public), combining its nearly ascetic design with the button-heavy sliders has long seemed contradictory. Nevertheless, HTC has done it, and the result works surprisingly well.
The Touch Pro takes a lot of visual style from the Touch, without sacrificing controls. One of the ways the it does this is by keeping most of its buttons hidden safely out of sight. The front panel looks like it has only a single main button, but in fact there are nine membrane-style controls there: a five way directional pad plus four navigation and control buttons.
The rest of the buttons are inside the slider, on the device's keyboard. I haven't been too wild about the quality of HTC's recent keyboards. The Touch Pro does a little better, but it's far from everything it could be. The buttons are a bit more convex, making them easier to find and push than the more totally flat style used previously. What hasn't changed is the annoyingly papery texture of the keys. Come on, guys, rubber isn't that hard to figure out. Samsung did it.
The keyboard's backlighting is a little weak, and shuts off too fast. Unfortunately there don't seem to be a setting to change this.
There's also a few nice little touches, like the sliding keyboard overriding the device's tilt sensor. When the keyboard is open, no matter how you turn the thing, the screen stays aligned to the keyboard. Close it up, and you can go back to rotating the device from portrait to landscape by literally rotating it.
There's been some complaints about the Touch Pro being thick. I had the same first impression of it right up until I was able to compare it to similar devices. In fact, it's the same thickness as its predecessors, the HTC Mogul and the AT&T Tilt, but because it's a third of an inch narrower than the older devices — combined with the ergonomics of the curving backplate — it seems thicker in the hand than it actually is. While it's true that you're not going to get an iPhone-like thinness out of this, it's certainly no worse than any other keyboard-slider.
The Pro comes in two important flavors: the GSM version, which is sold independent of a carrier as well as under the AT&T Fuze name, and the CDMA model, which is currently available on Sprint and Verizon. The Sprint version is what we're working with here today. They're more or less the same, other than some minor cosmetic differences (particularly in the keyboard design) and the fact that the Verizon model has 192 MB of RAM instead of the 288 MB on the others.
It may be that the Pro doesn't have every single thing you can pack into a smartphone, but if that's your goal, you can bloody well see it from here. A VGA (640 by 480 pixel) screen, 528 MHz processor, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0/EDR, GPS, FM radio with RDS, 288 MB of RAM, TV out, 512 MB of flash storage, memory expansion up to 16 GB through the microSDHC slot…
One thing you don't often see on the spec sheet though, is the HTC customized software. But it very much bears mention. The new and improved TouchFLO 3D is light-years beyond the simplistic fingertip launcher that preceded it. TF3D is closer to a total conversion for the Windows Mobile Pro platform: virtually everything you need to do can be done from the rotating home screen, barely if ever touching the underlying OS.
Add to that the device coming pre-loaded with Opera Mobile for browsing, clients for YouTube, Facebook, and MySpace, a weather tab that's so pretty you could get mesmerized by a rainstorm, etcetera, and you get what I can only describe as a complete smartphone experience… and one where you could forget that you're running Windows Mobile at that.
Part of that feeling is that HTC's also modified the navigation to more closely resemble Windows Mobile Standard, with "Home" and "Back" buttons instead of "Start" and "OK." All to the good, in my opinion, as any time I use a WM Pro device I find myself missing the back button.
My biggest issue with the Touch Pro comes in its performance. It's not speed: between the video hardware and the 528 MHz processor, it's about as fast and smooth as you could reasonable ask.
The problem is battery life. The Pro, to feed its massive hardware, features a 1340 mAh battery. Compare that to the HTC Mogul, whose battery is rated at 1500 mAh, and it only included 64 MB of RAM and a 400 MHz processor.
The Pro's battery life isn't unusable by any means. It's probably even good enough. But for a smartphone, particularly one on which you're going to want to use those cool features, the battery life is unsatisfactorily short. Unfortunately, there's very little that can be done about that without increasing the size of the device to pack in more battery power. However, I'd almost consider a little added width an acceptable trade-off.
In other areas, though, the Touch Pro doesn't disappoint, or at least nothing that you can't work around. The next closest thing that I have to a complaint is that on a 2.8 inch VGA screen; text can be pretty hard to read in Opera unless you crank it up to the largest text size.
Since both are obviously designed to compete with the styling set and features of the iPhone 3G, there's a natural degree of competition between the Touch Pro and the Samsung Omnia. Add to that the fact that they're both available either on Verizon Wireless or in an unlocked GSM version, and you've got a classic battle.
Lately, as a rule I've found hardware built by Samsung to be of better quality and more ergonomically sound than HTC's models. So it's with that in mind that I say the following: the Touch Pro is by far the superior device of the two. The Pro has a better screen, better controls, and more RAM. Although you lose the 8 or 16 GB of memory on the Omnia, the Touch Pro's microSD slot easily compensates for this. The Pro isn't quite as fast as the Omnia in the CPU department, but with the display hardware, you'll never know it. And TouchFLO 3D is infinitely more productive, better thought out, and sleeker than Samsung's TouchWiz.
If you're looking for an iPhone competitor running on Windows Mobile, the Touch Pro may not look exactly identical, but it matches the ease and sex appeal of the iPhone better than the Omnia.
The Touch Pro is one hell of a pretty smartphone, both in design and the souped up TouchFLO 3D. It's also a very impressive upgrade to the Mogul and the Tilt. There's generally a feeling that it's hard to produce a model which appeals to both civilians and business users, but the Touch Pro is about as good at it as any of them.
Obviously the form-factor isn't for everybody: standard warnings about touchscreen dialing and one-handed use still apply. But I think those who like a sliding keyboard are going to be very happy with HTC's latest upgrade.
- Excellent feature set
- Great screen
- Sleek interface
- Keyboard only adequate
- Battery life somewhat short
Bottom Line:
A sexy and valuable upgrade for the sliding keyboard fans among us.


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Top attractions in Edinburgh
Edinburgh: The Royal Yacht Britannia Ticket
Edinburgh: Underground Vaults Tour
City Sightseeing Edinburgh: 24-Hour Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour
Loch Ness & The Highlands with Hotel Pick-Up from Edinburgh
Edinburgh: Camera Obscura and World of Illusions Ticket
Edinburgh: Evening Underground Ghost Tour
Firth of Forth: 1.5-Hour Sightseeing Cruise
Edinburgh: Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Pass with 3 City Tours
Edinburgh: The Dark Side Walking Tour
Loch Ness, Glencoe & the Highlands Tour from Edinburgh
Edinburgh Airport: Bus Transfer
Top sights in Edinburgh
Top 10 things to do in Edinburgh
Edinburgh is an effortlessly cohesive reflection of Scotland's breathtaking rural landscape, flaunting cultural vibrancy, historic charm, and scenic wonder. Even its New Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. So, what are its top attractions?
Edinburgh Castle
The Edinburgh Castle was built at least as early as the 12th century. Looking over the city from Castle Rock, it's been at the heart of some of Scotland's bloodiest conflicts.
Stirling Castle
Having withstood multiple sieges, Stirling is one of Scotland's most important castles. Even if you're not a history buff, the scenery alone warrants a day trip from the capital!
Loch Lomond
What's a holiday to Scotland without visiting one of its picturesque lochs? Luckily, the largest and most breathtaking one in the country, the Loch Lomond, is just a short journey away!
Holyrood Palace
The Holyrood Abbey next to the Holyrood Palace is still in ruins after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Fun fact: Holyrood is Old English for "holy cross."
Royal Mile
The historic thoroughfare, called The Royal Mile, runs through Edinburgh's Old Town from the Castle to Holyrood for one Scots mile. That's longer than a regular mile, in case you were wondering!
Greyfriars Church
The birthplace of 17th-century Scottish Presbyterianism, this church is a landmark of the country's religious history. It still holds Sunday services in English and Scottish Gaelic.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Dating back to 1670, when it was used to grow medicinal plants, this conservation project has bloomed into a leading tourist attraction. Today it houses over 13,000 plant species!
HMY Britannia
Built in 1953, this royal yacht is considered one of the UK's top attractions. You can even enjoy lunch or afternoon tea on the Royal Deck!
Rosslyn Chapel
Just south of Edinburgh lies the village of Roslin, where the spectacular Rosslyn Chapel was built 600 years ago as an object of curiosity and splendor. A truly unique example of religious architecture!
Our Dynamic Earth
The Holyrood area sits beneath a dormant volcano. The information center Our Dynamic Earth is the perfect place to learn about the natural processes that shaped our planet from the Big Bang to the present!
Planning Your Edinburgh Visit
Best time to visit?
Edinburgh is heaving with visitors throughout the summer, but for good reason – it's festival season! If you'd rather see the city significantly less hectic then you'll have to brave the Scottish winter. The good news is that few landscapes lend themselves so beautifully to cloud and drizzle as that of Scotland!
When is the Edinburgh Festival?
Edinburgh has several large festivals occupying its streets throughout summer, including their film, jazz, and book festivals. However, it's common to mistake the Edinburgh Fringe – the world's largest performing arts festival – as THE festival. It spans 25 days of August. This year's exact dates, and those for the other events too, can be found here.
How long to stay?
Book at least a week in Edinburgh if you can. Many of the city's most popular attractions require more time than you'll realise and there's already more than enough to do, especially during festival season. Plus, if you haven't ventured into Scotland's awe-inspiring countryside before, you should consider at least one day trip out of the city too!
Good to know
- Language
- English
- Currency
- British Pound (£)
- Time Zone
- Country Code
- +44
- Best time to visit
- Spring for the mild weather, summer for the cultural events!
Things to Do in Edinburgh
Top Attractions in Edinburgh
Cities in United Kingdom
Other Sightseeing Options in Edinburgh
Want to discover all there is to do in Edinburgh? Click here for a full list.
What people are saying about Edinburgh
Lovely tour,beautiful scenery,very informative
This is a lovely tour with the most breathtaking scenery.Our bus driver was very knowledgeable.However clients need to be aware that there is an extra cost involved if you want to travel on the ferry on the Lochness.This is not advertised.Please carry cash with you,I think it was £15 per adult & £9 per child.Also we were told by email that it would be a short 5 minute walk from our hotel which was The Double Tree Hilton to the pick up point which was the Marriott hotel.When I asked the concierge the night before the tour to direct us she laughed & said the tour operator was mistaken ,it was approximately 15 minutes by car. We hired a taxi.If you are staying around that area give yourself 15-20 minutes to get to the Marriott hotel depending on the traffic.Our bus driver was kind enough to drop us off at our hotel after the tour as it ends quite late
Spooky, entertaining, informative, witty.
We had a superb tour last night with James who was kitted out with full make up and costume and fake arms hanging under his coat. He managed to engage every single one of us with his witty banter despite having a large number of non English speakers in the group. He was incredibly entertaining and informative and had us all in stitches, and even jumping out of our skin on a few occasions with his spooky tales. We've been laughing all day about some of his comments. The vaults and the cemetery were incredibly chilling and my 11 year old daughter loved it. The right balance between humour and grisly tales.
Not as scary as expected, but a great way to see the city at night!
Dr Joseph Bell was a very clear and articulate guide. We didn't get as many scary stories as expected, but did get some good bits of history and context. We also missed a couple of specific locations in the graveyard because there was another tour there, which I think should be better coordinated in future as I believe one of them had been investigated by paranormal investigators who actually came up with stuff. We only know this because another person on the tour had been there before and told us about it.
Amazing experience for whiskey and non whiskey lovers.
Visited the Scotch Whisky Experience with my partner (who isn't a whiskey fan.) during the tour we both learnt some fun facts about scotch whiskey and enjoyed the hands-on experience of the tour, the animations and little quirky touches make it even more enjoyable.
Awesome outing, Abbey & garden was the best
Great tour, palace very interesting, Abbey & the garden section was amazing, shame left to ruin, headphones explain everything, nice staff, rooms are musty & old, maybe if they ventilate every now & again, I have enhanced smell/borderline asthma


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Edit Connections: MySQL connections can now be edited from within the MySQL for Excel plugin by right-clicking and choosing Edit Connection. Before, these connections could only be edited with MySQL Workbench.
Optimistic Updates: Previously, only "Pessimistic Updates" were used, which means that pressing Commit Changes would overwrite changes performed outside of MySQL for Excel for the edited cells.
Both options remain available today, and optimistic updates are enabled by default. This update type can be set either as a preference, or toggled per session.
The Append Data dialog will now notify you of incompatible types (with visual warnings) when mapping source Excel columns to target MySQL columns.
If a mismatch is discovered, then the column in the source grid that contains the mapped Excel data turns red, and selecting this column displays a warning with text explaining that the source data is not suitable for the mapped target column's data type.
New preview preferences allow you to enable one of the following three options:
Preview SQL statements before they are sent to the Server: View (and optionally) edit the MySQL UPDATE/INSERT statements before they are committed.
Show executed SQL statements along with the results: View the statements after they are committed, which is the current behavior.
Do not show the MySQL statements: Only show summary information, such as number of affected rows, and not MySQL statements. This is enabled by default.
Create Table: The Data Export feature now has the option to only create the table without inserting the data.
To execute, toggle thebutton to , and then click.
The selected schema name is now displayed on top of the MySQL for Excel Database Object Selection window.
The Advanced Options dialogs opened from the Import, Export and Append Data windows now immediately apply the option changes, when before the Advanced Options dialog had to be reopened before the changes could be previewed.
Edit Data sessions can now be saved: Using the new Edit Session preferences, these sessions were automatically closed after closing an Excel workbook. This data, such as the Workbench connection ID, MySQL schema, and MySQL table name, can now be preserved if the Excel workbook is saved to disk, and available when the Excel workbook is reopened.
Excel tables are automatically created for any data imported from MySQL to an Excel worksheet, with a name like "Schema.DB-Object-name". The DB object name can be a MySQL table, view, or stored procedure. Options for this feature are listed under Import Data, Advanced Options. The newly created Excel tables can be referenced for data analysis in Pivot Tables or reports.


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Yesterday was 20 February, a day which is commemorated as the day of the prophecy of Musleh Maud in the Jama'at. In this prophecy, the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) foretold the birth of a son of his who would be pious and righteous and would have many other qualities. Last Friday sermon was about signs given to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) by God. As today is the closest Friday to 20 February, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih deemed it appropriate to give a discourse on the prophecy of 20 February, which was called a magnificent sign by the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). He told his detractors that although they objected, such a sign was above and beyond human power. Not only did it foretell the birth of a son but also stated that he would have a long life. If this prophecy is seen with deep and fair insight, there remains no doubt in it being a Divine sign. If however, the detractors had any doubts, then the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) challenged them to present a prophecy of their own with similar signs!
He said: 'Here it should be observed most clearly that this is not just a prophecy but is also a magnificent heavenly sign.' And just as the purpose of his advent was to prove the truth of Islam and to establish the greatness of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him), the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) did not attribute this prophecy to his own truth, but said: 'Allah the Exalted has manifested this sign to demonstrate the truthfulness and greatness of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). This sign is in fact hundreds of times superior and more potent and majestic and glorious than the sign of bringing a dead person back to life. Bringing a dead person back to life only entails calling a spirit back for a short while'. Huzoor said just as it is written about Hazrat Isa (on whom be peace) and some other Prophets in the Bible, although questions have been raised about this. Also, what benefit would a dead soul's return give to the world, whereas here, the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) says: 'With the grace and favour of Allah the Exalted and the blessings of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) the Noble God has accepted the prayer of this humble one and has promised to send a blessed soul whose apparent and hidden blessings will spread all over the earth.'
He said: 'O people! I am nothing. Whoever attacks me in fact attacks my Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) but he should remember that he cannot throw dust at the sun. In fact the dust would fall on his own head, on his eyes and on his mouth and will disgrace him. And the splendour of our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) will not diminish. In fact, God Almighty will manifest his splendour all the more. Can you stop the sun from rising near the hour of Fajr? Similarly, you cannot harm the sun of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and his truthfulness. May God Almighty remove your malice and rancour!'
As we know, in accordance with the prophecy, the Promised son was born in January 1889 and went on to accomplish great achievements which will be remembered till the end of time. Before citing the tremendous triumphs of Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) Huzoor read out the glorious words of the prophecy:
'February 20, 1886 God, the Merciful and Noble, the Magnificent and High, Who has power to do all that He wills (glory be to Him and exalted be His name) addressed me in a revelation and said:
[Urdu] I confer upon you a Sign of My mercy according to what you begged of me. So I have heard your entreaties and have honoured your prayers with My acceptance through My mercy and made your journey a source of blessings for you. Therefore, a Sign of power, mercy, nearness is bestowed on you, a Sign of grace and beneficence is awarded to you and you are granted the key of success and victory.
Peace on you, O victorious one. Thus did God speak so that those who desire life may be rescued from the grip of death and those who are buried in the graves may come out of them and so that the superiority of Islam and the dignity of God's Word may become manifest unto the people and so that truth may arrive with all its blessings and falsehood may flee with all its ills, and so that people may understand that I am the Lord of Power, I do whatever I will, and so that they may believe that I am with you, and so that those who do not believe in God and deny and reject His religion and His Book and His Holy Messenger Muhammad, the Chosen One(sa) may be confronted with a clear Sign and the way of the guilty ones may become manifest. Rejoice, therefore, that a handsome and pure boy will be bestowed on you; you will receive an unblemished youth who will be of your seed and will be of your progeny. A handsome and pure boy is coming as your guest. His name is Emmanuel and also Bashir. He has been invested with a spirit of holiness, and he is free from all impurity. He is the light of Allah. Blessed is he who comes from heaven. He will be accompanied by grace which shall arrive with him.
He will be characterised with grandeur, greatness and wealth. He will come into the world and will heal many of their disorders through his Messianic qualities and through the blessings of the spirit of holiness. He is the Word of Allah for Allah's mercy and honour have equipped him with the Word of Majesty. He will be extremely intelligent and perceptive and will be meek of heart and will be filled with secular and spiritual knowledge. He will convert three into four. It is Monday a blessed Monday. [Persian] [Son, delight of the heart, high ranking, noble.] [Arabic] [A manifestation of the First and the Last, a manifestation of the True and the High; as if Allah has descended from heaven.] [Urdu] His advent will be greatly blessed and will be a source of manifestation of Divine Majesty. Behold a light comes, anointed by God with the perfume of His pleasure. We shall pour Our Spirit into him and he will be sheltered under the shadow of God. He will grow rapidly in stature and will be the means of procuring the release of those held in bondage. His fame will spread to the ends of the earth and peoples will be blessed through him. He will then be raised to his spiritual station in heaven. [Arabic] [This is a matter decreed.]' [Tadhkirah, pp. 175-177]
These were the qualities the son was to have. We know that Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) graced the office of Khilafat for 52 years and departed from this world having proved his mettle to the world. Many books would need to be written if one was to study in-depth these qualities and appraise the life of Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him). It is not possible to encompass his life and achievements in sermons and speeches. Jama'at commemorates 20 February every year and scholars give speeches according to their knowledge and insight on this subject. Huzoor said he has also spoken on this subject time and again and Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III and Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on them) both gave discourses on this subject but it cannot be said that the life of Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) and the prophecy has be covered or everyone has understood it. Today Huzoor presented one aspect of the prophecy as well as gave an insight on the impact it had on people of the Jama'at as well those outside the Jama'at.
First Huzoor gave an overview of his books and lectures. At the time of Hazrat Musleh Maud there was no proper recording arrangement and people used to transcribe his discourses in real time. It would not have been possible to take accurate notes. Fazl e Umer Foundation has published 24 volumes of his works entitled 'Anwarul Uloom' covering 633 lectures and books. The Foundation says that the finished collection will have 32 volumes consisting 850 lectures, speeches etc. Volumes 25 to 29 are ready although they have not yet been printed. Similarly, his sermons given on Fridays, Eids and at the occasion of many Nikahs number in 2076 discourses and 28 volumes of Khutbaat e Mahmood have been published to date and they consist of 1602 sermons. Sermons given from 1948 to 1959 will be published later. This is a mere outline of his academic works. Each piece that he wrote is replete with pearls of wisdom, knowledge and spiritual insight.
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III (may Allah be pleased with him) said that even if just one aspect of the grand prophecy of 20 February is taken, for example 'He ...will be filled with secular and spiritual knowledge' it so extensive that one could not encompass it no matter how much is said on it. One example of this is 'Tafseer e Kabir' [his translation/commentary of the Holy Qur'an], which is such a wondrous commentary that any individual who has read a part of it with concentration cannot but acknowledge that if there was a holy person in the world who had only published part of such commentary of the Holy Qur'an with detailed notes, it would have been sufficient for him to be acknowledged as a holy person from among the holiest persons in the world. However, Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote much else on the Holy Qur'an. He has probably written 10,000 to 12,000 pages only on the Holy Qur'an! Currently Tafseer e Kabir constitutes 6000 pages and he has written on the Holy Qur'an in many other places. Tafseer e Kabir covers Surah Al Fateha to Surah Al Baqarah, then Surah Yunus to Surah Al Ankabut and then with a gap in publication, it covers Surah Al Naba to Surah Al Nas, thus covering 59 Surahs in 6000 pages, with 55 Surahs not covered. The font size in these volumes is very small and if the font size which is currently used is applied, these pages will probably go up to 10,000 to 12,000. A re-print is underway.
Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote 10 books and journals on Kalam and 31 books and journals on spirituality, Islamic morals and Islamic creed. He wrote 13 books and journals on the life of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him), 4 books and journals on history, 3 books and journals on jurisprudence (fiqh), 25 books and journals on the politics of pre-partition India and 9 books and journals on post-partition politics and establishment of Pakistan. He wrote 15 books and journals on the politics of Kashmir and 100 books and journals on the Ahmadiyya Movement and he has covered hundreds of other subjects.
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III (may Allah have mercy on him) said that just as it was foretold 'He ...will be filled with secular and spiritual knowledge' one glance at his works show us secular as well as spiritual knowledge and the beauty of it all is that each time he wrote a book or a journal everyone said one could not write any better! Each time he led in politics or gave counsel on leadership, the great and the good were compelled to acknowledge his matchless ability. In short the aspect of 'He ...will be filled with secular and spiritual knowledge' is extremely detailed and we cannot even reach its thousandth part.
Next Huzoor presented some comments and reviews of people outside the Jama'at.
Allamah Niaz Fateh Puri Sahib wrote a letter to Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) in which he said that he had the third volume of Tafseer e Kabir before him which he had reflected over and found that it doubtlessly presented a completely new perspective in the study of the Qur'an. He felt that it was the very first Quranic commentary in Urdu of its kind. He praised his discernment, his extraordinary eloquence and reasoning which was apparent from every single word. He regretted not having known about this commentary up till then. He said that having read the thoughts on Prophet Lot in Surah Hud his heart shuddered and he was compelled to write to Hazrat Musleh Maud. He felt that he could not adequately commend the way the commentary threw light on aspects which were different from how other commentators had presented. He felt that publication of Tafseer e Kabir was a service to Islam of such a high order that even the opponents could not deny it.
Akhtar Sahib of Patna University wrote that he sent the volumes of Tafseer e Kabir to a professor of Persian, Abdul Mannan Sahib, and the professor was so impressed that he distributed some of the volumes to other academics to read. He later asked them for their opinion on it. The academics acknowledged that there was no commentary of this calibre in Persian. When it was put to them what did they think about comparing it to Arabic commentaries, they said that Arabic commentaries were not available in Patna. However, the professor told them that there was no commentary of the calibre of the one by Mirza Mahmood in any language even if commentaries from Egypt and Syria were brought in they would not be a match!
Syed Jaffer Hussain Sahib writes that he was imprisoned on the accusation to subvert the government of India and replace it with an Islamic government. He felt it was a towering accusation for someone as humble as him. While imprisoned he studied Tafseer e Kabir (he was not an Ahmadi at the time) and observed a living Islam therein and he found everything in it that he was looking for and felt that after reading it he was acquainted with the Holy Qur'an for the first time. Ahmadiyya Jama'at was portrayed as an ogre but once truth was evident to him, he did not care about the dangers. He fell down in prostrations before God and prayed to be shown the right path. For months he prayed in this vein night and day with the spot where he prostrated wet with his tears. He felt his prayers were accepted when he felt resolved about the truthfulness of Ahmadiyyat and he wrote a letter of request for Bai'at. A large part of his imprisonment was spent in Secunderabad jail where the jailor was an educated Muslim and was aware of all the correspondence of the inmates because outgoing letters could not be sent without his signature. Although it was not good but due to his lack of courage Jaffer Sahib used to try not to let the jailor find out about his letters written to Qadian. The jail staff and other inmates treated him with great respect and although he could not see anyone other than the person on guard, his letters to Qadian were sent without the knowledge of the authorities. However, any letter that came from Qadian came in the knowledge of the jailor. When Bai'at form arrived from Qadian there was trouble and his secret was out. The jailor came to see him and spoke to him in a very sympathetic tone and asked him to leave the Quranic commentary (Tafseer e Kabir) and offered to provide him with commentaries by other religious scholars like Abul Kalam Azad and Maulana Maudodi. Jaffer Sahib read commentaries of both these scholars prior to filling his Bai'at form. He says that a student of Tafseer e Kabir gains the competence to critically review other commentaries. Thus, he told the jailor which parts of both these commentaries were obscure, where the translation was erroneous and where the given meanings were limited. He says he could do this easily because Tafseer e Kabir includes meanings of Quranic terms. 'Which none shall touch except those who are purified.' (56:80) He goes on the say that he has written all the detail so that the accusation against him is removed that he delayed taking Bai'at. He sent off his Bai'at form and became engaged in prayer not sure if his Bai'at would be accepted. His apprehension did not prove wrong. Before accepting his Bai'at Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to him that it was the duty of an Ahmadi to also stay loyal to the government of the day and do everything legally. He replied saying that study of Tafseer e Kabir had imprinted all these matters on his heart. Few days later he was informed that his Bai'at had been accepted and he fell down in prostration with gratefulness. He says that he had read in Tafseer e Kabir that the Khalifa who would be Musleh Maud would be 'the means of procuring the release of those held in bondage', so he wrote to Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) and requested prayers for his release, soon after he was released. He writes that he is a living proof of the part of the prophecy about the Musleh Maud that says he 'will be the means of procuring the release of those held in bondage'.
An example of Western scholars opining about Five Volume Commentary is British academic A J Arberry who was a scholar of Arabic, Persian and Islamic studies. He said that the Five Volume Commentary was a huge achievement and the then current volume was the first stage of the achievement. He said Ahmadi scholars started this great work under the encouraging auspices of Hazrat Mirza Bashir ud din Mahmood Ahmad. The work was of towering nature, i.e. to produce an edition of the Qur'an with accurate and corresponding translation in English as well as commentary on every verse. The first volume which was published at the time of A J Arberry's review consisted of the first nine Surahs. He wrote that the detailed preface is penned by Hazrat Mirza Bashir ud Din Mahmood Ahmad himself in which he says that the contents of the commentary represent the spiritual knowledge that the founder of the Ahmadiyya Community imparted in his books and exhortations and knowledge that was later expressed by the first Khalifa or by himself, who is the second Khalifa of the Community. Therefore, he concluded that it could be said that this translation and commentary represents the Quranic perception of Ahmadiyya Jama'at.
Dr Anas from Syria writes that he had read books and commentaries of various scholars in his search for the truth and light, including that of Hazrat Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi. But he did not find the pleasure and sweetness that Mirza Bashir ud Din Mahmood's commentary gave him. He says he was seeking commentary of the visions his body and soul had experienced and when he read the Tafseer on Ahmadiyya web site he found light and truth in it and it captivated his heart.
Jamal Sahib from Morocco, who corresponded with Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) over a long period of time writes that he was sent a copy of the first volume of Tafseer e Kabir which he read and then compared it to various other commentaries that he had also read. The difference was tremendous. He found that while Tafseer e Kabir was a summary of the core of Shariah, other commentaries has been mere shell. Studying Tafseer e Kabir painted a beautiful picture of Islam in his heart which penetrated his very soul.
Huzoor gave some illustrations of the impact of Hazrat Musleh Maud's (may Allah be pleased with him) lectures on others.
Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered two lectures on the request of Literary League. The first lecture was on the status of Arabic among world languages. It was given on 31 May 1934 at YMCA Hall on the Mall Road, Lahore. It was presided over by Dr Barkat Ali Qureshi, who was the principal of Islamia College, Lahore. The duration of the lecture was one hour 30 minutes and the audience listened with rapt attention. Dr Qureshi thanked Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) and advised the audience to avail of what they had heard. He also expressed the desire to listen to such academic subjects in future.
A former chief justice of Kashmir was present at the occasion. He thanked Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) in English and said that he was delighted to listen to an interesting and masterful speech by a most capable orator. He had thought that the speech would be in the old style like when an Arab was asked about the reasons for the excellence of Arabic language, he cited three reasons. 1, because he was an Arab, 2, because Arabic is the language of the Holy Qur'an and 3, because Arabic will be the language of Paradise. However, he found the lecture to be of great academic and philosophical magnitude. He assured 'Mirza Sahib' that he had listened to every single word most attentively and had greatly benefitted from it and hoped that its impact on his heart will be enduring.
Syed Abdul Qadir Sahib, vice principal of Islamia College, Lahore had a piece published in a paper entitled 'Islam and Communism', a part of which said that he had the honour to listen to a lecture by Mirza Bashir ud Din Imam Ahmadiyya Jama'at on the subject of 'The Economic System of Islam and Communism'. He found this lecture, like his other lectures, to burnish academic thoughts and filled with information. He said that 'Mirza Sahib' possessed God-given capability and had complete proficiency on every aspect of the given subject and for this reason his thoughts deserved to be valued and considered.
There is need to distribute this book in the outside world. It is generally assumed that the concept of the economic system of Islam was first presented by Maulana Maudodi, although Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) had delivered this academic speech a long time before. It has been published as a book and now its English translation is also available which should be read by English-speaking people and should be given to those who are interested in matters of economy.
Lala Ram Chand, who presided over the event, said that he considered himself fortunate to listen to such a valuable speech. He said he found it most beneficial. He had erroneously thought that Islam only looked after Muslims in its rules and regulations and not non-Muslims. But he found from the speech that Islam gives the teaching of equality and he was delighted to hear this. He said he would put it to his non-Muslim friends what excuse did they have in respecting this kind of Islam! He repeatedly thanked Hazrat Musleh Maud for his speech.
Thus was a brief glimpse of just one aspect of the quality: 'He ...will be filled with secular and spiritual knowledge'. May God enable us to study the treasure trove of knowledge that Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) has given us and just as it has been explained, he covered a whole range of different genres/subjects. May God enable us to avail of them and may we enhance our knowledge and spiritual awareness!
Next Huzoor announced that he would lead funeral Prayer in absentia of Sahibzada Mirza Hanif Ahmad, a son of Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) who passed away on 17 February at Tahir Heart Institute at the age of 82. He was Huzoor's maternal uncle.
He was born in 1932 and like all his other sons, Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) dedicated his life in childhood. His education was in line with this dedication. He received his religious education from Madrassa Ahmadiyya and Jamia Ahmadiyya, Qadian. He passed his matric exam privately and gained further education. He attained LLB with the condition that he would not practice [law]. In 1962 he went abroad to serve the Community and served as principal of secondary school in Sierra Leone till 1969.
He was a learned person. After twenty years of hard work he compiled a book containing the Promised Messiah's (on whom be peace) valuable pronouncements and poetic verses in Urdu, Persian and Arabic and his revelations. The book was published in 2004. He had another book published which consisted the Promised Messiah's (on whom be peace) Urdu, Persian and Arabic poetry. This book is a masterpiece.
He was married in 1959 to Tahira Begum Sahiba and they had four children. Salman Ahmad Sahib, Amtul Momin Hina Sahiba, Meena Mubaraka Sahiba and Amtul Samee Sahiba. His wife relates that when in Sierra Leone he had the first ever science block built in an Ahmadiyya school in Bo City. He personally supervised the construction of the block. People of Sierra Leone remember Sahibzada Sahib to this day.
He cared for orphans and helped them confidentially. He cared for his friends, when one of his close friends passed away he looked after his family and arranged for the marriages of his children and fulfilled his friendship very well.
Among the offspring of Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) he had the greatest proficiency in Persian and was very well-read in terms of books of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). His wife relates that he told her he had read the books, or most of them, twenty to twenty five times. He had extraordinary love for Qadian and in spite of bad health had been going there regularly for the past few years. He had great belief in prayer and counselled his children to pray for him after he had departed from the world. May Allah enable his offspring to stay firm on the virtues that Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) prayed for his progeny and the Jama'at, may they become fulfilment of those prayers; his children, other members of the family of the Promised Messiah as well as members of the Jama'at. The prayer of Hazrat Musleh (on whom be peace) to God was: 'May their children and the children of their children be eternally in Your trust which Satan cannot breach'.
May God have mercy on Sahibzada Hanif Ahmad and forgive him and elevate his station and may his children truly pay the dues of the bloodline that they are associated with. Huzoor said Sahibzada Sahib had a great connection with Huzoor, from earlier on as well, but since Khilafat the love and affection had increased although with an intense affirmation of humility, sincerity and loyalty, intensely so! May God continue to elevate his station and also enable his children to have a special connection with Khilafat!
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Earlier this month, we discovered that if you leave an airplane boarding pass lying around, someone could pick it up and run its bar code through a scanner to discover information hidden away that wasn't printed on the actual ticket.
To test that discovery out, most people went to a free online bar code scanner from Inlite Research, a company that specializes in making bar codes. The company's VP of marketing, Michael Salzman, was surprised by the traffic bump he got as a result of the boarding pass incident, and more surprised by what people were scanning.
"Don't most people just use digital boarding passes now?" he said. Inlite Research set up the online bar code scanner a few years ago as a marketing demo, hoping it would make people aware of their company and help them improve their technology. I asked Salzman what people usually submit to the scanner when not freaking out over boarding passes.
"Once we set up this free site, we were amazed by how many people were scanning drivers' licenses," he told me. The company was perplexed why so many people would want to scan their IDs, so they looked more closely at the scans and found that approximately two-thirds of the licenses were fake. Their scanner was mostly getting used by underage wannabe drinkers.
"They're getting fake IDs, and I think they're testing to see what it'll say when it's scanned at a bar," said Salzman. The ID might say one thing, but the information embedded in the bar code might be totally different. Bar codes, which have been around since the 1960s, "are a dumb way to package information into an image," Salzman explained. The black and white bars represent different letters and numbers; bar code scanners simply translate the thickness and thinness of the bars into words.
In some cases, the bar code information on the scanned licenses was a dead giveaway that the ID was fake. "Some are just so poorly produced with issue dates after they expire or preposterous birth dates," said Salzman. "The really cheap ones didn't even have unique barcodes. The information in it didn't match the information on the front of the license at all. We'd see the same bar code on 10 different licenses."
To test this theory out, I scanned McLovin's fake one-name license from the movie Superbad, and found that it was completely bunk. The bar code doesn't scan at all.
Inlite did some research, and realized that the fake IDs were mostly coming from companies that looked to be based in China. In some cases, there was even authorship embedded in the barcodes. From the Washington Post:
When the bar code on the back of the phony licenses is scanned, at the very end of the readout appears "by PARTiTek."
PARTiTek, responding to an e-mail inquiry, acknowledged that the bar code is the company's but said it doesn't produce the licenses.
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UBS (UBS) said Tuesday that its second-quarter profit improved 32% to 690 million Swiss francs ($742 million), or 0.18 Swiss francs per share, from 524 million Swiss francs ($563 million), or 0.14 Swiss francs per share, a year ago. (In the first quarter, profits were 988 million Swiss francs–about $1.06 billion–or 0.26 Swiss francs a share.)
Sales across the company grew 15% year over year to 7.4 billion Swiss francs ($8 billion), though they dropped 5% from the earlier quarter.
"I am very pleased with our performance this quarter. The results show that our strategy is right, and we're ahead on execution," said Group CEO Sergio P. Ermotti, in a statement. "Every quarter since we set the strategy in 2011, we have executed it in a very clear and disciplined way building an unmatched capital position and delivering for our clients."
The non-U.S. Wealth Management operations delivered their "highest profit in four years excluding charges related to the Swiss-UK tax agreement and restructuring costs" while drawing "robust inflows," the company said.
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The group's financial-advisor headcount grew by 34 from last quarter and by 78 from last year to 7,099.
Invested assets per financial advisors stand at $126 million, close to last quarter's results and up 11% from $114 million in the year-ago period.
Average annualized fees & commissions per financial advisor are $1,012,000–an improvement of 3% from $984,000 in the first quarter and up 12% from the second quarter of 2012.
(Rival Merrill Lynch (BAC) said that its advisors also have yearly production levels of over $1 million, though Morgan Stanley's reps (MS) have annual fees & commissions of $866,000 as of June 30.)
In Wealth Management Americas, net new money totaled 2.7 billion Swiss francs ($2.8 billion), a drop from 8.6 billion Swiss francs ($9.2 billion) in the first quarter and from 3.7 billion Swiss francs ($4 billion) in the prior quarter. (The unit has had 12 consecutive quarters of net inflows, and its results exclude interest and dividend income.)
"The second quarter result mainly reflects outflows related to financial advisors employed with UBS for more than one year and included client withdrawals of around 2.2 billion Swiss Francs or $2.5 billion associated with annual income tax payments as well as seasonal declines compared with the first quarter," the company explained in a report.
As a result, the annualized net new money growth rate for the second quarter was 1.3% vs. 4.4% in the prior quarter and below the target range of 2% to 4%, according to UBS.
Overall, the unit had a pretax profit of $258 million, up 3% from $251 million in the prior quarter and a jump of 21% from $214 million a year ago.
Assets stood at $892 billion as of June 30, a slight increase from $891 billion on March 31 and an increase of 12% from $797 billion last year.
Revenues for the unit expanded 13% year over year and 3% from last quarter to nearly $1.8 billion.
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Yes, I'll get one of each big item at full price, regardless of what it is. I feel with as much as I've spent on this hobby and as much as I push for these bigger items, it would be hypocritical of me to wait for clearance - and if people like me aren't willing to pay the retail price, then I'm not sure we're going to see the big items continue into the future.
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Hospitalist-A deal with the Devil or why bother to learn all that ICU stuff?
Enter the hospitalist. Now his office is more available to patients ( longer hours), his pay per time spent is better, and there is more sleep and family time. This , in a many ways, could be portrayed as a win-win situation for the office based physician who does not do hospital work.
But ,as he explains, everything did not get better. His patients ( the folks he sees now only as outpatients) have their care fragmented and all are not pleased by having a stranger as their doctor at a time when they are sickest and most vulnerable to stress and fear. He laments that typically there is a major informational disconnect between the in and the out patient care.
So it is a trade off. If you follow the money you have to conclude that there is little chance that the hospitalist movement will be reversed. Both the hospitals and the office based physician seem to benefit financially.
If a residency trained internist becomes a "officist" you have to wonder what was the point of the ICU, CCU sick-patient training in the hospital that he endured and that in fact took up the bulk of his training. I suppose you could say he will be more able to recognize who needs to go be temporarily managed by the hospitalist and arguably better at zebra spotting which could be offered as one feature distinguishing the office internist from the FP physician which may well be a distinction without a difference in the eyes of the patient . As best I can tell and as much as I hate to say it in regard the average 10 minute encounter with a blur of a white coat there is little or no difference if the coat is worn by a FP or IM doctor except the former probably does a better job with derm and office type ortho problems.
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- Dr. Rob said...
I am Med/Peds and am working with FP's in the office. They certainly adjust to the office setting better than those of us trained mainly in the hospital. We probably have more depth to what we do when compared with the FP's, but the breadth of their office knowledge is far more than ours. I certainly don't consider my overall training superior when it comes to caring for adults. The FP's are strong at some things, I am strong at others. Pediatric care, on the other hand, is definitely an area where I feel better trained than the FP.
So I guess the lesson here is: pick your poison. There will be pluses and minuses with any kind of training. The raw material is probably more important than the method of training.
- Richard A Schoor MD FACS said...
you made an interesting comment. Patients don't like when they see a stranger in the hospital, instead of the doctor that they have developed a relationship with over time. Well, here is my question. How much do they dislike it, and what value, in terms of money, whether in premiums or direct payments to the physician, do the patients and families give to seeing their own trusted doctor in the bedside when, as you say, they are at their most vulnerable? I suspect they don't dislike it enought o pay for it themselves.
- james gaulte said...
They may well not dislike it enough to pay for it.Although,the way things work they may not have that option.I suppose a very well informed patient could prior to the need to go to the hospital strike a deal with the internist to be treated by him in the hospital should the need arise.If the physician agrees,if he still has hospital privileges,etc.


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DETROIT – Metro Detroiters will be "oooooohing" and "aaahing" in a little more than two weeks when the Detroit Ford Fireworks presented by Target roll onto to the river front. But before the festivities, Mayor Dave Bing -- along with the Detroit police -- held a press conference Wednesday to explain some changes they're lighting off.
"This year we have a zero-policy for crime," Bing said.
First thing on the list is security: It will be bigger and better in 2013 and there's one big reason why.
"In light of the events at the Boston Marathon, we are heightening our security," Bing said.
Here's the plan:
- All coolers & back packs will be checked
- Anyone under the age of 17 has to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian
- Curfew for minors start at 6pm day of the fireworks until 6 a.m. on June 25
- Oakland, Wayne, Macomb sheriffs, FBI, Border Patrol will assist
But for those families who've mastered the art of picking out the perfect spot, get ready for a wrench to be thrown in your Belle Isle and Hart Plaza plans.
According to the city, this year you won't be allowed to enter Belle Isle until 2 p.m. the day of the fireworks, same goes for Hart Plaza.
Once you're on Hart Plaza, you will not be allowed to leave. In fact, the plaza will close when a safe capacity is reached.
"We're having this briefing [today] so people can make the necessary adjustments to the changes," said Bing.
Adjustment's not all Detroiter's will be willing to make.
"It's an outing, it's a day, people make it a day in Detroit," said Detroit resident Denise Hudson. "We see all the fun things people do to pass the time and that makes it an experience."
Belle Isle:
Admittance onto the island will not be permitted until 2pm on June 24th
$10 parking passes will be issued by Parks and Recreation for the Paddock Area
Only see-through tents and/or canopies will be allowed in island.
Atwater Flats:
Atwater between Rivard and Joseph Campau will be closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic
Jefferson Avenue:
Barricaded pedestrian "walkways" will be erected at Griswold, Woodward and Randolph to control the entrances and exits to the south side of Jefferson
The Riverwalk will be closed to all spectators between Third and Joseph Campau at 2 p.m.


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Early signs attending as if 2008 will be a solid year for the Northeast Philadelphia absolute acreage market. Low absorption ante and media accounts of a trepid bazaar accept abounding buyers because a new home acquirement in 2008. Sellers, who accept suffered through a blah abatement and winter can attending advanced to this access in client interest. While the alarm still looks to be on the buyer's side, a aggregate of factors will acquiesce for a bland alteration into the bounce market.
For home buyers with acceptable credit, borrowing money is as bargain as it has been in years. Absorption Ante on a 30 Year Fixed mortgage abide to hover not far off of 40 year celebrated lows. Even borrowers with not so absolute acclaim or bound down transaction money are award FHA mortgages are still acceptance them to apprehend their dream of home ownership. While the canicule of buyers accepting able to buy a home with 100% costs may be over for the accountable future, FHA's 3% of the acquirement amount claim and lower mortgage allowance than Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac still beggarly a ample amount of buyers will be able to get into their aboriginal home adequately easily.
Northeast Philadelphia continues to be an accomplished amount for 1st time buyers as able-bodied as trade-up and downsizing home buyers. With a advanced array of home choices alignment from beneath $100,000 to over $500,000 or more, the Northeast offers something for anybody behindhand of their date in life. The all-inclusive majority of home sales in the Northeast action in the $150,000 to $250,000 amount range. Buyer's can accept from rowhouses, twins, condos, and singles.
The majority of home buyers in Northeast Philadelphia tend to be 1st time buyers. This makes the Northeast the aspect of the absolute Philadelphia Absolute Acreage Market. In adjustment for a agent to barter up to a new or bigger home they generally accept to aboriginal advertise their absolute home to banknote out the equity. Philadelphians affective up to top end homes sometimes accept a daisy alternation of 3 or 4 levels of accidental sales in adjustment to get into their new home. It all traces aback to that aboriginal $100,000 to $150,000 transaction in Wissinoming or Mayfair. A able-bodied Northeast Philadelphia absolute acreage bazaar translates to all-embracing able-bodied Philadelphia and Suburban homes sales.
Media letters and a slower winter sales division accept acquired sellers to be added accommodating to accommodate over price. The canicule of putting a home on the bazaar and accepting assorted offers aural a few canicule will not acknowledgment in the abreast future. Instead, astute appraisement and acceptable home basic will be the key to accepting a home awash aural a ages or two of it accepting put on the market. Reasonable sellers that put a little bend grease into accepting their home accessible should accept little abhorrence of the home not selling. While no one can adumbrate the future, I am absolutely optimistic that 2008 will be a solid year for the Northeast Philly Absolute acreage market.


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These cupcakes are from a Martha Stewart recipe, and therefore, are obviously amazing. They are so light and fluffy, with lots of warm spices and great pumpkin flavor. The cream cheese recipe is probably my favorite version (there are a few on this blog, haha). They would make a great Halloween treat!
Pumpkin CupcakesFrom Martha Stewart
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice; set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together, brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, and eggs. Add dry ingredients, and whisk until smooth. Whisk in pumpkin puree.
Divide batter evenly among liners, filling each about halfway. Bake until tops spring back when touched, and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating pans once if needed. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely.
Cream Cheese Frosting1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 package (16 oz.) powdered sugar (about 4 cups), sifted
Beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add the sifted sugar gradually, beating until well blended after each addition.


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London Earth is the systematic high-density geochemical soil survey of the Greater London Area (GLA) aiming to give insight into the environmental impacts of urbanisation and industrialisation as well as to characterise the geochemical baseline of the UK's most populous city.
Soil sampling campaigns were carried out from 2005 to 2009, analyses were completed in 2010 and analytical data for over 50 elements is now available under licence.
The soil geochemical data will help to:
A set of ten geochemical maps and short interpretations are available to download for a selection of environmentally sensitive elements (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ca, Fe, Pb, Se, Ni and Zn).
The London Earth soil geochemistry viewer displays interactive geochemical maps for five of these elements (Cu, Ca, Fe, Pb and Ni). Further elements will be added shortly.
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - The best pets? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in The best pets? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Pets View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message marvinJoined: 23 Feb 2007Posts: 19Location: Costa Rica Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:51 pm Post subject: The best pets? I have a dog his name is Barcley. For me the dogs are the best pets in home. Back to top hoshiJoined: 01 Feb 2007Posts: 564Location: At the best place of your dreams :D Loveland Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: The best pets? marvin wrote: I have a dog his name is Barcley. For me the dogs are the best pets in home. I think that name was took from a tv program_________________God gave us two ears to hear, two eyes to see and two hands to hold. But why did God gave us only one heart? Because He wants us to find the other one! Back to top mary_ramirez_bonitaJoined: 15 Mar 2011Posts: 5Location: MX Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 5:16 pm Post subject: also i have a dog and we love it she is deysi and she understate our is too sweetheart Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Pets All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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The attractions in Maidstone have something for everyone from the (Leeds Castle 5.1 miles, Archbishops Palace 0.3 miles, Manor Country Park 4.8 miles). Whether you came to Maidstone for the day, weekend Break or just to spend a long week here. There is so much to do and so many attractions you will have a hard time deciding what to do and what to visit. Our Maidstone family Accommodation hotel is situated closer to many Maidstone attractions. It's the perfect place to escape to after an exhausting day at one of Maidstone's many family attractions. So, what are you going to do today?
Setting out on holiday can be stressful. So we recommend that you make sure you plan to arrive at your airport at least 2 hours before your flight time to allow time for airport security and check-in queues. Some of the best and close airports in Maidstone are (Southend Airport 36.1 km, London City Airport 41.7 km). Whether flying to your favorite destination flying round the world, taking a short break or that important business trip, what better way to travel to your chosen airport


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As our children crack open the books for the fall semester, grown-ups freed from the obligation from formal schooling nevertheless have much still to learn. One of the privileges of adulthood is that we choose from whom we will take instruction.
And that raises a fundamental question: What articles, books and thinkers will we choose to follow? There are lots of experts out there writing for financial advisors—be they portfolio managers, research analysts, investment columnists, even trade magazine editors. We can't possibly keep up with all of it, so how do we make the cut?
The question takes on even greater salience when it concerns how we will manage our clients' assets. Some experts will make a compelling case to invest in a certain way while others will make an equally convincing case to do something quite opposite.
One example comes immediately to my mind. In a field populated with clever people, this expert stands out for his brilliance. He knows his market history inside and out. He routinely references great financial and economic thinkers, applying their ideas to current market conditions. He seems to sift through all the relevant data and offer guidance as to what trends are most relevant to investors. He authoritatively exposes the policy errors that are adversely affecting our economy at the macro level and, at the micro level, his investment recommendations seem eminently reasonable.
And yet despite all this, it is impossible not to notice how consistently wrong this guy has been. Had you followed his investment recommendations, you and your clients would be quite unhappy. The world was supposed to have come to an end for some time now and it still has not happened, despite his sophisticated evidence. Being "right" too early could be disastrous for your portfolio.
There are many such brilliant analysts, and here's the quickest way to weed them out: Eliminate the arrogant ones—probably most of the lot of them. Smart people know they're smart and often succumb to that character flaw. But since pride comes before the fall, and you don't want to fall, you need to find guides who are brilliant but humble.
The simplest way to weed out the arrogant is to discount any expert who makes predictions. The world is too complex for any individual to meaningfully grasp its future; the analytical power just isn't there.
A humble approach would consist of warnings rather than predictions. A wise thinker will advise what to watch out for and will admit to factors that might mitigate the trends he observes.
There is yet one more way to narrow your rapidly dwindling list of experts: A wise advisor not only sees potential hazards but has a positive and clear vision for the good that our economy or your portfolio can achieve. Such an advisor sees more than just the pitfalls ahead but has a realistic view of what you can hope for, and the steps you should take to get there.
Come to think of it, that's not only the sort of expert you should be reading but the kind of advisor you should be to your own clients.


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Momentum Effect: Evidence from the Vietnamese Stock Market
This paper focuses on the profitability of momentum strategies in the Vietnamese stock market. The results assert that momentum occurs within small- and large- sized stock subsamples in the period prior to the Lehmann shock and does not exist in the remaining subsamples. Further tests point out that the occurrence of momentum follows market gains and is consistent with the overreaction hypothesis. The phenomenon is likely to be explained by the low individualism in the Vietnamese culture. Evidence on high volatility, low persistence and high correlation of stock returns is also found from the study.
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text: NCI-H838 [H838] (ATCC® CRL-5844™) Organism: Homo sapiens, human / Tissue: lung; derived from metastatic site: lymph node / Disease: 3B, adenocarcinoma; non-small cell lung cancer General Information Characteristics Culture Method Specifications History Documentation Print Email Share Share this product Facebook Twitter Google+ Permits and Restrictions View Permits View Restrictions Organism Homo sapiens, human Tissue lung; derived from metastatic site: lymph node Product Format frozen Morphology epithelial Culture Properties adherent Biosafety Level 1 Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country. Disease 3B, adenocarcinoma; non-small cell lung cancer Age 59 Gender male Ethnicity Caucasian Storage Conditions liquid nitrogen vapor phase Derivation The line was established in October 1984 Clinical Data 59CaucasianmaleThe patient was a smoker. 80 pack years Comments The patient was a smoker. 80 pack years. Complete Growth Medium The base medium for this cell line is ATCC-formulated RPMI-1640 Medium, ATCC 30-2001. To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium: fetal bovine serum (ATCC 30-2020) to a final concentration of 10%. Subculturing Volumes used in this protocol are for 75 cm2 flasks; proportionally reduce or increase amount of dissociation medium for culture vessels of other sizes. Remove and discard culture medium. Briefly rinse the cell layer with Ca++/Mg++ free Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline (D-PBS) or 0.25% (w/v) Trypsin - 0.53 mM EDTA solution to remove all traces of serum which contains trypsin inhibitor. Add 2.0 to 3.0 ml of Trypsin-EDTA solution to flask and observe cells under an inverted microscope until cell layer is dispersed (usually within 5 to 15 minutes). Note: To avoid clumping do not agitate the cells by hitting or shaking the flask while waiting for the cells to detach. Cells that are difficult to detach may be placed at 37C to facilitate dispersal. Add 2.0 to 3.0 mL by gently pipetting Resuspend the cell pellet in fresh growth medium. Add appropriate aliquots of the cell suspension to new culture vessels. Incubate cultures at 37°C. Split ratio: 1:3 to 1:6. Cryopreservation Culture medium, 95%; DMSO, 5% Culture Conditions Temperature: 37°C Atmosphere: air, 95%; carbon dioxide (CO2), 5% STR Profile Amelogenin: XCSF1PO: 10D13S317: 8D16S539: 9,12D5S818: 11D7S820: 9TH01: 7TPOX: 8,11vWA: 17 Name of Depositor AF Gazdar, JD Minna Year of Origin 1984 References NCI-Navy Medical Oncology Branch Cell Line Supplement. J. Cell. Biochem. suppl. 24: 1996. Permits These permits may be required for shipping this product: Customers located in the state of Hawaii will need to contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to determine if an Import Permit is required. A copy of the permit or documentation that a permit is not required must be sent to ATCC in advance of shipment. Basic Documentation Product Sheet Certificate of Analysis SDS Restrictions The line is available with the following restrictions: This cell line was deposited at the ATCC by Dr. Adi F. Gazdar and is provided for research purposes only. Neither the cell line nor products derived from it may be sold or used for commercial purposes. Nor can the cells be distributed to third parties for purposes of sale, or producing for sale, cells or their products. The cells are provided as service to the research community. They are provided without warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any other warranty, expressed or implied. Any proposed commercial use of the these cells, or their products, must first be negotiated with the National Cancer Institute (NCI). For further information, please contact NCI's Technology Transfer Center at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at (240)-276-5514. References NCI-Navy Medical Oncology Branch Cell Line Supplement. J. Cell. Biochem. suppl. 24: 1996.


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Infibeam.com (http://www.infibeam.com/) launches the beauty store, bringing in a wide range of cosmetics and beauty products online. The product range includes body care, eye care, hand care, skin care, hair care, personal care, perfumes and deodorants. Customers can now get these products delivered to them within 2 to 4 days of ordering. There are a number of gift combinations and special offers available across products.
The store houses all well known brands like Adidas, Burberry, Bvlgari, Calvin Klein, Elizabeth Arden, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Guess, Hugo Boss, Mont Blanc, Revlon, Tommy Hilfiger and Versace. Further, more brands like StreetWear, Jovees, Shahnaz Hussain and Color Bar shall be added in a few days.
Commenting on the launch, Mr Anish Parikh, VP Lifestyle, said, "We are extremely pleased to launch the Beauty Store on Infibeam.com. Many of these brands are not too easily available in beauty shops in Tier 2 and 3 cities. We would wish to erase the problem of access to global brands by continuously introducing new and well known brands on this store."
This is in line with the overall strategy of Infibeam.com to become a preferred destination for online shopping across product categories. This is on the back of continued investment and expansion of its own logistics service which now services Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad.
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Mendocino Crayon Box – the colorful townwide yarnbombing/feltbombing installation by yarnbomber Streetcolor, presented by the Mendocino Art Center – continues to evolve with new pieces being created and installed each week, providing a fresh viewer experience with each return visit.
Beginning in mid-June the first handmade and dyed felt pieces installed on Main Street building pillars were solid colors, evocative of a life-sized box of crayons. Strolling down Main Street, the calm and peaceful hues provide a subtle interaction with the ocean. Knitted and crocheted elements made at the Mendocino Yarn Shop were added, adorning select trees in town. The newest pieces are very patterned and jazzy. New pieces will continue to go up through mid-August.
The installation has received a very positive response, with a curious public drawn into participating businesses to learn more. While installing new pieces, Streetcolor and her assistant, Kelly Hatcher, have received many questions about their work.
"It was always part of the idea to interact with as many people as possible," Streetcolor said. "An offsite presentation, using the outdoors as a gallery space, is very cutting edge in the art museum and gallery world, and Mendocino and the Mendocino Art Center are part of that new trend."
In December, Streetcolor will have a month-long residency at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, where she plans another large-scale outdoor installation. "It"s been very exciting to try out a lot of new ideas in Mendocino first and see how the community responds."
For more information and a brochure/map of participating businesses, visit the Mendocino Art Center website at www.MendocinoArtCenter.org/crayon or call 707-937-5818. The Mendocino Art Center is located at 45200 Little Lake St., Mendocino.