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should we fund the mining of asteroids
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2. Its dangerous, It would be dangerous to send people into space to mine these asteroids. Human life is valued at 9.1 million dollars, plus you would also lose the space craft and all the mineral if something happened up that and they could not be rescued. So pretty much if it didn"t work out we would basically lose a crap ton of many and if it did work *maybe just maybe* get our money back. Yes, there could be billions of dollars" worth of minerals on those asteroids, but we wouldn"t be able to return all of it because we would have no way to transport it. Since we have no knowledge of how fast these asteroids are going. By the time we get there we could"ve, missed it or get obliterated by the asteroid.
3. We do not have the technology to get there, WE need a lot of science and math to plan a mission to a asteroid, with a bunch of high grade technology for us to land a probe on the asteroid. WE would not know how fast that asteroid is going. So we are going to send millions,
maybe even trillions of dollars of equipment and land by judgement? We cant just take a chance and launch a probe to its doom. That would be a waste in time and money.
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Roast Chicken
Of all the various roasts you can do, chicken is almost certainly the easiest. It's also probably the cheapest if you're cooking on a budget, but you can still it seem pretty fancy if you're out to impress someone.
One whole roasting chicken, 4-6 lbs.
Spice rub or salt & pepper
Large chef's knife
Cutting board and/or carving tray
Roasting pan
Wire roasting rack (optional)
Step 1
Make sure your chicken is thawed. If you are starting from frozen you can thaw a chicken slowly by putting it in the fridge for 36-48 hours, or my quickly by submerging it in warm water in a large bowl or your sink for 2-3 hours.
Pat the outside and inside dry with a paper towel. If you have time, you can also leave it unwrapped on the counter for a few hours before roasting; this will help the skin dry out and make it crispier when you cook it.
Make sure you remove the giblets, if your chicken has them. Most chickens are sold with the neck, the liver, and a few other bits in a small plastic bag stuffed into the main body cavity. You can boil these to make stock or cook them for gravy. Whatever you do you definitely don't want the plastic bag to melt inside your chicken.
Next, use your knife to cut off the wingtips. Make sure you knife is sharp and press down hard at the joint- you are going through cartilage and some small bones, so it won't just slide off easily.
Check the back end of the chicken- there's often an extra bit of skin and fat that is left on here. Trim it off as well but don't throw it out. If there isn't any or it's to small to cut easily, don't worry.
Step 2
Your local grocery store will probably have a selection of at least 30 different spice rubs you can choose- it's almost impossible for any of them to go badly on chicken. If you don't want to buy one, just use some salt, ground pepper, and a dash or two of garlic powder instead.
Generally rub the skin of the chicken with the seasonings- make sure to get all the little crannies and the bottom as well.
Now we're going to tie up the chicken a little to keep it from drying out while it cooks. The best thing to use for this is actual kitchen twine, which is frequently red & white and often sold in the store around Thanksgiving. Almost anything will work (I've used both sewing thread and kite string in a pinch) so long as it's clean and NOT SYNTHETIC! You really don't want plastic string to melt and/or catch fire in the oven; that will ruin your dinner in multiple ways. This time I'm using some generic brown twine I had in my toolkit and praying it doesn't make the chicken taste to much like WD-40.
Anyway, tie a small loop around the ends of the drumsticks, pulling them together.
Tie a second, larger, loop around the body of the chicken, pinning the wings up close. You don't have to make this super-tight, just enough to hold things together. If you haven't already done so, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Now, take the little bit of extra fat and skin your trimmed off before and put it in the center of your roasting pan. It's going to help the chicken keep from drying out and sticking while it cooks.
Place the chicken in the center of the tray, breast-side up, right on top of the little pad of skin. If you've got a wire roasting rack, you can also use that, just be careful since it tends to make the chicken cooking a little quicker.
Bake at 350 degrees (Fahrenheit) for about an hour and 10 minutes. Closer to an hour if your chicken is on the small side, maybe an hour-and-15 if it's particularly large.
Bam! That's it! One roast chicken.
Take it out of the oven, cut off the string tying it together, and let the chicken sit for at least 10 minutes before serving, so that it cools off and so the juices stay inside. This is a a great time to use a carving board instead of a cutting board, if you've got one. Carving boards have a little groove around the edge that will catch any juice that drips out.
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Coco Reef Resort - Reader Reports & Opinion
Guest Report
Kavits Maya from Trinidad visited in July 2008 and awarded
I've stayed at the coco reef for a few days while i was in tobago for vacation...and i have to say it was well above my expectations
the friendliness of the staff was very refreshing...everyone was extremely helpful and courteous
the room was always well kept...room service came everyday to change the sheets and provide clean towels...but at the same time not invading your privacy...
and as for the resturant the food tasted greattt
its a really nice hotel...and i would recommend to to anyone..whether your away on business...or just leisure..with your own private lagoon..where you can take moonlight walks
who wouldn't want to stay there
try it you just might like it :)
Guest Report
K. Knights from Trinidad visited in June 2008 and awarded
My girlfriend and I took a vacation trip to Tobago as she had never been to the island. The Coco reef resort and spa was our choice after considering a few guest accommodation ideas.
Upon arrival at the resort we were greeted by courteous staff and front desk personnel. A welcome drink helped pass the time as awaited our room after requesting an early check in. The room was spacious and inviting. The bed was covored with flower petals and small leaves in an interesting arrangement that said "A Warm Welcome". Being pampered never hurt anyone and they were clearly prepared to go that extra mile. Staff were always pleasant, courteous and repsectful. The man made beach is very attractive and great for swimming without having to worry about strong currents and deep water. Drinks were available while you sat on the beach and the pool was just a few yards away.
If you intend on dining at Tamara's restaurant remember guys, walk with polo shirts or anything with a collar. We even added one extra night to our stay as the time went by so quickly. The room was cleaned twice daily by yet again very courteous staff. Equipped with a social director's office that contained books, board games, brochures and general information on the island and tours this added a very homely touch to all the amenities that make this such a great retreat. We found the bar a nice hang out at night with relaxing music and cigars also available.
This was a very good vacation getaway. The hotel was walking distance from the airport, a local grocery, local food vendors, bars and beaches in one direction and a bank, laundry mat, and restaurants in the other direction. Needless to say it was a great location and public transportation was right at your footsteps as you walked outside the hotel.
Great value for money and good for anyone who can afford a stay at this prime vacation spot.
Guest Report
Graham Arendse from U.K. visited in June 2008 and awarded
The coco reef resort is truly wonderful due to the fantastic staff it employs,on my recent visit all staff of every department were brilliant, anything you needed was no problem to them and there attitude was such a delight it brought out the best in yourself.The beach was delightful with the man made barrier now attracting so many species of fish that snorkeling was a totally awesome experience.Food at the coco reef was a culinary delight in bachannals although it would have been nice if local cuisine were served as well.One last comment on the staff in bobsters bar,i have travelled all over the world and nowhere comes close to them, a great bunch who let you into their lives and experience true caribbean hospitality.
Guest Report
P J Brooke from U.K. visited in June 2008 and awarded
We stayed for two weeks at Coco Reef in June 2008 and really enjoyed our holiday. Tobago is a beautiful island and well worth exploring, jeep hire is a must to really explore and prices reasonable.
The Coco Reef Hotel is probably the best on the island and has an impressive list of Royal and celebrity visitors on display, it is also conveniently located at Crowne Point.
There are however a number of imperfections at this hotel. The roofs leak badly in places, service is relaxed (slow) at best and sometimes non-existant, we often had to go looking for a server on the gallery, nevertheless this became our favourite late afternoon retreat. If you stay on B&B as we did, the hotel only allows £300 credit for incidentals, this only lasted us a few days before we were asked to pay, this made us feel the hotel did not trust guests to pay at the end of their stay. There is some aircraft noise from the nearby airport but not really obtrusive, more noisy is Store Bay beach with its fleet of glass bottom boats working next door to the hotel, (beware if you dont like Bob Marley at high volume), we actually liked it. Hotel food varied from excellent to poor but prices of food and drink were reasonable. Hotel entertainment was generally good quality.
There are some good restaurants close to the hotel within walking distance, and even better within a short taxi ride (typically USD25 round trip to Buccoo).
If you fancy Tobago, go before it becomes more developed, dont fuss too much about "little tings", dont expect international 5 star, just relax and enjoy, and despite the imperfections, stay at Coco Reef.
Guest Report
Jemma Luck from U.K. visited in May 2008 and awarded
Hi there me and my hubby 2 be are staying at the coco reef resort for two weeks in may. We have saved up for over a year now for this once in a life time holiday. Could any one help us on places to go and see. Were into horse rdding and walking, has any walked in the rain forest would luv to know what that was like. And is it safe to hire a car and drive around sight seeing. I have heard it is safe there walking around at night, has any one had any problems. Would luv to hear about any good and bad experiences
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One small step for John D. Lusk, one giant leap for mankind. Your article (Oct. 20) on the San Clemente slow-growth initiative (Measure E) being voided was good news. Now that the courts negated the Citizens for Sensible Growth Initiative we can get back to basics.
The no-growthers who drafted the initiative were shortsighted in trying to place such a responsibility on any single group in the community. The positive thing about the decision, however, is that it puts the weight on all of our shoulders.
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Pak will seek civil nuke pact with US similar to what India has: GilaniOctober 4th, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Multan, Oct.4 (ANI): Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan will seek a civil nuclear agreement with the United States similar to the one that it has signed with India.
Talking to journalists at the Circuit House here on Friday, Gilani said that statements issued by US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama regarding Pakistans suspect status as far as terrorism was concerned, were part of their election rhetoric.
Pakistan, he said, was a frontline ally in the war against terror and the US could not win that war without Islamabads help.
We are not isolated. Our foreign policy is very effective and we enjoy friendly relations with China, the Dawn quoted Gilani, as saying.(ANI)
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Product Group Tests
Email Security 2007
Group Summary
PGP Desktop Enterprise Email v9.6, a suite of encryption products in a single package continues to set the standard for pure email security in an enterprise environment. We rate it our Best Buy. Tumbleweed Communications Secure Messenger v6.3, which incorporates both email encryption and a slimmed down version of a full content security manager, is a solid product with a lot of capability. We rate this one Recommended.
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Full Group SummaryWe thought this one would be easy. We'd just send out the call for email security products and exactly what we were looking for would start rolling over the transom. Well, some plans are better than others. What actually happened was that the phone started ringing off the hook.
When I think of email security I think first of encryption. That keeps email secure so it's a nice, simple approach to the problem. Next, I'm concerned, as are many organizations, about the security of email which I wish to dispose. That means shredding as far as I can see. So, I add secure deletion to the mix. From this point on there are a nearly infinite number of possible optional features.
Most of these features fit into another genre though. For example, we were presented with products whose strength was not encryption but, rather, the ability to decide who gets the message and how long it lives. This, in my view, is closer to document rights management than it is to email security.
Another example is the management of what is allowed to go into the email in the first place. This is closer to content management (see our other Group Test, pg. 58) than it is to email security. It also nibbles around the edges of exfiltration control.
Finally, there is a broad range of anti-this and anti-that that we were told by several vendors was part of email security. At the end of the day, we ended up with eight products whose core competency, at least, is good ol' email security. Some have a few additional capabilities, but the primary motivation behind these products is taking a piece of email, securing it and sending it off to the recipient. They try to do this as transparently to the user as possible.
What to look for
We found that email security products for the enterprise tend to be of three broad types: appliance, software or integrated tool kit. The key, and the first thing to look for, is enterprise management capabilities. First, there needs to be a way to transparently push out encryption to the user. This is done most easily by seamless integration with the user's mail client. Often this is Microsoft Outlook or Lotus. What the user sees, if anything, is a button on the email desktop that they push to encrypt or sign the message. If this happens automatically and without user intervention so much the better.
The second issue that needs to be considered in an enterprise environment is key distribution. The average office worker has neither the time nor the interest in managing public and private keys. Thus, key distribution and management needs to be as transparent as possible. Additionally, the easiest way to defeat public key encryption (which is the basis of most secure email products) is through user spoofing. Also, keys sometimes need to be revoked, such as when a user leaves the organization. Thus, key management is important.
Finally, from the technical perspective, there is the issue of key recovery. When a user leaves or forgets their password, critical information in emails that are encrypted must be recovered. While no encryption provider likes the term "back door," the notion of a corporate key recovery scheme represents exactly that, and it is necessary that such a provision be available.
The most important things to look for are ease of use, ease of management and data recovery
in an emergency.
How we tested
This was an easy test. We started with a simulated Exchange/ Outlook environment with two complete enterprises in our test bed. Each enterprise had its own server suite (MS Server 2003), exchange server and clients with users. We set up Active Directory and gave each enterprise its own domain. Once the enterprises were talking to each other and seamlessly exchanging email, we simply inserted the products under test into the mix and completed our series of tests covering ease of setup and use (both for the administrator and the user), robustness and performance, feature set, and other things that were specific to email security, such as strength of encryption, transparency to the user, etc.
We found, in general, that most products performed well, but some were shining stars. We had a hard time differentiating in some cases, and the scores were close. Because Group Tests are never shootouts, in these cases the final choice may well come down to your preference.
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The Instigator
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The Contender
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Jesus fulfilled no prophecies
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2)Taking out of context
3)Fulfilled in heaven or in the spiritual realm
4)Wrongly translated
5)Have not happened yet
6)Don"t fit Jesus or could be interpreted in other ways
Round 1 - Acceptance, Opening Statements, and Questions Only
Round 2 - Opening Arguments Only (No rebuttals)
Round 3 - Rebuttals Only
Round 4 - Counter-Rebuttals
Round 5 - Closing Arguments and Closing Statements
My opponent will have to prove reasonably that Jesus fulfilled at least one prophecy from the Hebrew Scripture. That prophecy needs to be fulfilled only by Jesus. Hebrew Scriptures (old testament) are the only authoritative scriptures. New testament can be use, but is not consider authoritative to prove the claims of the New Testament.
Serious debates only.
Because I have nothing to prove, I will let my opponent show which prophecies Jesus actually fulfilled and will explain in the next round why it does not fit Jesus.
(note this is a new testament prophecy that was fulfilled)
And if you do not believe that Jesus is the son of God and you prefer an old testament prophecy then here it is.
In Isaiah 7:14 it says "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin* will conceive and give birth to a son."
*In reference to Mary
I thank my opponent for this opportunity.
"Yet I have set My King
On My holy hill of Zion."
This is one part of Psalm 2.
The "anointed one" is a King. Jesus was not a king, he actually say "my kingdom is not of this world. This is the third poin (Fulfilled in heaven or in the spiritual realm). Furthermore, psalm 2 also say:
Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
You shall break[a] them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter"s vessel.""
So this king will have dominion over all the earth. It falls on category (Have not happened yet) as Jesus never ruled over all the earth.
Finally Psalm 2 says:
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
The word "son" is not "son" in hebrew (ben) but son in Aramaic. This would be the only word in the book of psalm that would be an Aramaic word. The word "Bar" should not be translated as "son" but as "purity". Thus it fits in the (Wrongly translated). If my opponent insists that it is son, all kings need to obeyed anyway, that would not mean "worshipped" as Christians would say.
For Isaiah 7, this is an awful prophecy to prove Jesus. This is totally taken out of context. First the word "Alma" should not be translate as "virgin" but young woman. Look at Proverbs 30:
the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman (alma). This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, 'I've done nothing wrong.' Proverb 30:20
This young woman was definitively not virgin.
So it falls in the category (Wrongly translated).
But again, my opponent will tell you it really means virgin, but even if it would be a virgin, the whole context of this Bible verse does not fit Jesus.
King Ahab was worry that the king of Syria (Rezin) and the king of Israel (Pekah son of Remaliah) would invite Judah. God give Ahab a sign:
Therefore, the Lord, of His own, shall give you a sign; behold, the young woman is with child, and she shall bear a son, and she shall call his name Immanuel. 15 Cream and honey he shall eat when he knows to reject bad and choose good.16 For, when the lad does not yet know to reject bad and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread, shall be abandoned."
You see, the child will still eat curd when those two kings (Rezin and Pekah son of Remaliah). Jesus was born 700 years later! That falls then in the category (Taking out of context).
Thus those two verses quoted by my opponent don't fit with Jesus and cannot be used to prove him.
Secondly since you are so sure that Mary was not a virgin then prove it to me. You are also twisting things to your own advantage by saying that it should not be translated by this, but by that.
You are refuting points that I didn't even bring up!
I can't say anymore, that will have to wait for round 4.
I hope that anyone looking at this won't be fooled by FACTS that have been twisted to one's advantage.
In fact, it does not mater if Mary was a virgin or not. Why? Because nobody could have check! Even poor Joseph wanted to dispose of her secretly, because he thought she was not a virgin any more.
"since you are so sure that Mary was not a virgin then prove it to me. "
Finally, the burden of the proof is on you, as I said in the first round of the debate "My opponent will have to prove reasonably..."
Because there is more space available, I will ask my opponent to read Isaiah 7 in context, he may be able to see that it does not talk about Jesus, because that child will be born before the land of the two kings be abandoned...
For, when the lad does not yet know to reject bad and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread, shall be abandoned."
Thank you
Isaiah 50:6 I offered my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;
I did not hide my face
from mocking and spitting.
I am going to bring up Isaiah again, same verse.
Prophecy: Isaiah7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
Fulfilment: Matthew 1:23 The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"
Yes they are nearly the same but Matthew outlines the birth details of Jesus while he is being born and therefore fulfills the prophecy.
my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;
I did not hide my face
from mocking and spitting.
In Isaiah 50, there is no reason not to believe that Isaiah himself is speaking.
So said the Lord, "Where is your mother's bill of divorce that I sent her away? Or, who is it of My creditors to whom I sold you? Behold for your iniquities you were sold, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away. Why have I come and there is no man? [Why] have I called and no one answers? Is My hand too short to redeem, or do I have no strength to save? Behold, with My rebuke I dry up the sea, I make rivers into a desert; their fish become foul because there is no water and die because of thirst. I clothe the heavens with darkness, and I make sackcloth their raiment.
Isaiah 50:1-3, the L-rd is speaking.
I clothe the heavens with darkness, and I make sackcloth their raiment. The Lord God gave me a tongue for teaching, to know to establish times for the faint [for His] word; He awakens me every morning, He awakens My ear, to hear according to the teachings. The Lord God opened my ear, and I did not rebel; I did not turn away backwards. I gave my back to smiters and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I did not hide my face from embarrassments and spitting. But the Lord God helps me, therefore, I was not embarrassed; therefore, I made my face like flint, and I knew that I would not be ashamed. He Who vindicates me is near, whoever wishes to quarrel with me-let us stand together; whoever is my contender shall approach me.
Here Isaiah is speaking. Those who smite and pulled his hair were actually the house of Judah. There is no reason to see those verses as prophecy or messianic. (Taking out of context) Nowhere in the New testament Jesus beard was pulled. And furthermore, many people were scoff in the world without answering back. This cannot prove Jesus to be the messiah, nor can you use that Bible verse to point to Jesus. Taking out of context, you could say that Martin Luther King Jr. fulfilled it. He did not answer violently to people and he was like a flint against racism!
To come back with Isaiah 7... the tense is present, not future in the original Hebrew.
behold, the young woman is with child, and she shall bear a son, and she shall call his name Immanuel.
And still the context does not fit with Jesus at all... So my opponent has not show any bible verse that Jesus fulfilled, and only him could fulfilled.
Thank you
Isaiah: Yes the tense is present, I'm glad you finally figured something out. The tense is present because it is saying that this event will happen in the future, which it did.
I rest my case, I hope my opponent can realize that his arguments were riddled with fallacies and that he will actually take the time to read and notice things that he overlooked.
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"Matthew"s Gospel is quite explicit that Jesus" mother was a virgin, but is also quite restrained in any kind of speculation about what that means theologically. We have seen that Matthew is particularly keen to show that everything in Jesus birth, life, and death was a fulfillment of Scriptural prophecy. So why was he born of a virgin? It was because the Hebrew prophet Isaiah indicated that "a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call him Immanuel" (Matthew 1:23, quoting Isaiah 7:14). Actually, that"s not exactly what Isaiah said. In the Hebrew Bible, Isaiah indicates that a "young woman" will conceive and bear a son, a prediction not of a future Messiah but of an event that was soon to take place in Isaiah"s own day. When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek, however, Isaiah"s "young woman" (Hebrew alma; there is a different Hebrew word for "virgin") came to be rendered by the Greek word for "virgin" (parthenos), and that is the form of the Bible that Matthew read. And so he thought that Isaiah was predicting something not about his own day but about the future Messiah (though the term "Messiah" does not occur in Isaiah 7). So Matthew wrote that Jesus was born of a virgin because that"s what he thought Scripture predicted." -- Bart D. Ehrman
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The Mission Bay neighborhood is on the rise. When the University of California, San Francisco moved its research campus to Mission Bay, people began to take notice - about $4M has been invested in its development so far. As a result the neighborhood is an oasis for young, single techies. Defined by Townsend Street on the north, Third Street and San Francisco Bay on the east and Mariposa Street on the south, residents find themselves close to both the Caltrain and the I-80 and I-280 highways. It is very convenient for professionals who work in Silicon Valley and for people who value being able to get to the bustling parts of downtown San Francisco in a flash. This means that Mission Bay represents a stimulating fusion of students and techies from all over California and the world.
Though this neighborhood is not as foodie-inclined or culturally rich as the Mission or Haight, it is definitely up-and-coming. We have no doubt that in a couple of years, the rest of the Bay Area will be clamoring to see the culinary adventures that new chefs are offering and the new, unique experiences that only Mission Bay can offer. In the meantime, rest easy, there are still many ways to spend your weekend. For instance, the AT&T Park is just a short block away for those who live here! Did someone say Go Giants? Additionally, its proximity to the water makes for a relaxing weekend picnic.
Due to its broad boulevards and vacant lots, Mission Bay has seen and will continue to see a boost in the housing development. Some high-rises that already exist boast bewitching sky-line views and all the amenities of the best luxury apartments.
One such apartment complex is Azure Apartments located at 690 Long Bridge Street, San Francisco. These apartments feature private balconies, walk-in closets, wood-style flooring, community grilling area and even electric car charging stations! The latter seems even more fitting as the area is filled with early-adopter techies.
According to an article in the San Francisco Business Times, rent for this building starts at about $3,650 a month for a 660-square-feet of space and starts at about $5,150 for 960-square-feet of space 2 bedroom apartment.
If you aren't an apartment lover, Mission Bay also offers condos. Arden by Bosa is at the center of the Mission Bay neighborhood. Its closeness to the water presents residents with scenic running/walking trails and also opportunities for a variety of water sports. At the Arden, you will be able to make friends with your neighbors due to the condos' plethora of community-orientated spaces such as the open-are grilling and dining area, the social lounge with entertaining kitchen and billiards and the luxurious library lounge.
Here, a two bedroom, two bathroom condo (1386 square-feet) has a going-rate of $1,425,000.
Another condo complex – Madrone – offers similar luxurious amenities to the interested buyer.
Now is an exciting time to explore the Mission Bay area. As a resident, you will be able see the community development each day. Being the first of the neighborhood's bartender favorites is sure to offer great story at happy-hour! If that honorary title does not sweep you off your feet – you can take "First Techie to Move-In" or "First Neighbor to Throw Summer's Last Bar-B-Que"!
If you are looking to live in a place with growing energy that has a lot of potential, Mission Bay may be perfect for you. Make sure to visit today and see where the future can take you.


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Howard Loxton, administrator and chair of the Society for Theatre Research book prize, introduces this year's judges, choreographer Omar Okai, Prof Kate Newey and Financial Times critic Ian Shuttleworth, plus presenter Steven Berkoff, who talk about the books.
Patrick Lonergan's book on Theatre and Globalization is so important because it tells us what is going on in Ireland – it is overwhelming to read.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
lessons from an 11 year old...
15 comments:
- christy said...
that's awesome...sometimes i listen to my seven yr old pray and he surprises me with the same kind of faith....i need some of that faith...my husband always asks our kids to pray because he knows they ask in complete faith....
- March 24, 2010 at 8:00 AM
- the BLAH BLAH BLAHger said...
Isn't it a blessing to have our faith renewed and strengthened by a youngster like her??? What a gift!
- March 24, 2010 at 8:06 AM
- melissa said...
precious, precious, precious!!!! she is adorable. our children teach us so much!
so you HAVE to read my blog post I just put up on my girls praying. i have two prayer warriors, too...*wink,wink
Dinner Time Prayers
- March 24, 2010 at 8:29 AM
This goes with Monday's post, which I am STILL processing... "You have not because you ask not!"
Oh Jesus! Forgive me for short-changing the Kingdom because I lack faith in Your miracle working power. Thank you for proving Yourself faithful time & time & time again!!!
- March 24, 2010 at 8:51 AM
Wow! Please keep our youth in prayer! Just as they lift up petitions in prayer, please pray for these young ones because they face stuff today that I couldn't have imagined going through as a jr higher! And if I can throw it out there, keep those who serve in youth ministry in prayer too please! Particularly pray for patience and kindheartedness ;)
- March 24, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- Faith, Food and Fitness For Real said...
Renay and I were just talking about this the other day at dinner. When our children pray it is so simple with pure motives and their prayers are answered.
I want to share a story. My son is only 2 years old and for a week he was praying for "t's car" every time we would pray. My husband asked why is he praying for "aunties car?" I said I dont know but just pray. So we did every time to satisfy him. One night at dinner we were with his auntie and he again prayed for her car. She said did he pray for my car. I said yes, he did.. She said that is crazy for about a week, every time I get in my car I felt like I was going to get in a car accident.
There has been many times he has prayed for the fire trucks only for them to be called out a few minutes later. It blows my mind, because if we had enough faith and were still enough to hear God's voice we to could be used like this children.
I have learned so much about faith through the eyes of a toddler.. that's for sure!
- March 24, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- CupcakeSniper said...
she is adorable!!! and wow! so young and already a prayer warrior :)
- March 24, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Jason said...
That's fantastic. :)
- March 24, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Dana said...
LOVE it!!! She's amazing!!! =)
- March 24, 2010 at 12:18 PM
- The Montgomerys said...
When I'm upset or stressed, my 3 year old daughter always says, "talk to Jesus momma, he will fix it!"....so simple, and so true. I <3 Kayla! So fantastic, a warrior for Christ at such a young age...ahhhmazing!
Mon <3
- March 24, 2010 at 12:20 PM
That's awesome!!!!
- March 24, 2010 at 12:55 PM
- Bianca said...
Kids say the darnest things!
She was a gem. Thanks for the love.
Melissa and Monica, your stories were beautiful. Thank you for sharing!!!
- March 24, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Jasmine said...
You better be careful...soon with enough prayer, she'll have a better blog than you! ;)
Just kidding...I love your blog!
- March 24, 2010 at 1:55 PM
That was really heavy, yet very encouraging.
The faith of some children is absolutely amazing.
- March 24, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- Raquel said...
the joys of being a youth leader. The other day I made a joke about my cousin and this 12 year old boy called me out and said, "It's not nice to make fun of people." BUSTED! What was I to say!?
Oh the lessons we learn even though we are the adults. 1 Timothy 4:12 :D
- March 25, 2010 at 12:01 PM


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On the surface one might say that I'm outgoing, intelligent, confident, energetic and opinionated, but they would be wrong. It's easy to tell I'm all of those things, but they are states of being, states of mind, and descriptive words. Being outgoing, confident, and energetic is what I am, not who I am.
People look at other people, see them for what they are, and make opinions of them. It's as if they were looking at a painting, regardless of whether you like the painting your looking at or not, your opinion is formed by projecting your past and your emotions onto a picture and interpreting it as such. Take the Mona Lisa for instance, some people look at the woman and believe she is smiling, others see her frowning, and others still see her as doing neither or both at the same time. The same way people look at different people and interpret them in different ways. If you ask one person I may be a happy person, confident and easy to get along with; ask another person and I may be a cocky, demanding persona, bent on getting things my way. Perspective determines who other people think that we are, but even then who other people believe we are may not be in actuality who we are.
Stereotyping is a way of categorizing new people in ways that makes them easy to understand, but my experiences show that no one is exactly what they seem, and nothing in life is ever easy. Knowing information is entirely useless without the learning process. Learning teaches practical application, without it all the information stored in your brain is simply taking up space. If I can teach someone something that may in fact, help him or her in the future, I would invite him or her to 'know' everything they can about me. However, if they are disinclined to learn and simply wish to know, I'm content to remain a mystery.
If I had my way, stereotypes would be obliterated and people as a whole would not be judged by society, but by those appointed to such positions in the government. I choose the qualities I possess, I let other people choose which of these qualities they may judge me by. Some people may say that honesty is the best quality, but I freely admit to being honest only for the fact that lies will never posses the bittersweet sense of injustice and irony that the truth frequently possesses. Others may see determination as a great quality of man, but I also admit that I'm determined only for the foolhardy dream of never admitting defeat. My characteristics are obvious, how you interpret them decides how you will interpret me.
Many people believe who you are defines what you do; I believe they're mixed up. Everyday you are faced the decisions and choices, different paths lay themselves out before you and you must choose which one to take. In my opinion what you do defines who you are, and I'm still being defined.


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On Tuesdays, starting tomorrow, we're gonna try something a little bit different in our dining room. As you may or may not know, we offer a small plates menu downstairs in our bar. Due to the popularity of our bar menu (many thanks, by the way), Tuesdays will see small plates move up to the dining room as well. We even got some new plates – our dish washing machine is ecstatic.
The dining room small plates menu will be a slightly expanded version of our bar menu. We'll also be throwing some off-menu dishes together – allowing the kitchen to use any extra fresh ingredients they may have on hand – and larger family-style sharing plates are a distinct possibility as well.
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It was 'love at first sight' when 23 year-old Stephen Dass from Singapore stepped off the bus into the chaos and grit of São Paulo. When Stephen joined international organization Youth With a Mission (YWAM) to travel to Brazil, he started his experience in the Amazon forests. After six months, Stephen realized he missed urban living, and found his way to São Paulo. Six months later, Stephen met Mary, with whom he would later get married and share his discernment experiences, including a program of study at Montreal Diocesan Theological College, eventually developing the street kid ministry they undertake together today.
Stephen graduated from the college's Reading and Tutorial Program, which he started in Maine, Mary's home state, and spent his final In Ministry year in Montreal in 2004-05. Stephen and Mary have fond memories of their year in Montreal, including a 'sandwich ministry' for the downtown homeless which they developed with classmate and fellow alumnus Lyndon Sayers and Lyndon's wife Florentine Verhage. The sandwiches, described by the homeless as 'the best', were prepared with great care and served in accompaniment to a reading of the gospel every Saturday evening on St. Catherine Street. The ministry later was passed on to the Lutheran church, and then the McGill Chaplaincy (now called the McGill Office for Religious and Spiritual Life), and the Newman Centre. Stephen characterizes this ministry as a relationship rather than an experience, which is the basic feeling and principle that underlies his work in the streets of São Paulo today. "What the homeless and children are asking for is simpler, easier to give than we think."
Stephen and Mary have been keeping a blog where they regularly share stories and images from their street ministry. Their intention to remain rooted in witness and relationship in contrast to mere programmatic experience is clarified both in our conversation and in the introduction to their blog. "We went to the streets thinking that we will testify about God's mercy and acceptance to the children. Instead we found Him waiting here for us. We did not bring Him to this place. He was and is always present in the lives of the children and teens. It is through His mercy that we are able to see His presence in our midst. We realized that we did not come here to change this city. We came here to bear witness to the One who is here and active in the lives of those who are forgotten and abandoned."
Most of the children with whom Stephen and Mary have been building relationships have little to no contact with their families. They have usually made a final, conscious decision to make the street their home due to having suffered various kinds of abuse and neglect. Stephen and Mary try not to assume a lot of things about their background but rather allow them to tell their stories. It is a misconception that material poverty is the primary cause of children living in the streets. In reality, it is trauma that pushes kids to abandon their families and it's crucial to see them as individuals living situations unique to them.
Even though it may look unusual to many Anglicans, Stephen and Mary consider their ministry analogous to parish ministry. "Like a priest who sits in the office waiting for people to visit, we do the same thing, except we are in the streets." Every day they sit and wait (in silence) an hour for kids to arrive. This practice allows them to see things beyond what is immediately evident, giving them time and space to pay attention to smells and other sensory stimuli, gaining a spiritual reading of the situation. Some homeless people smell strongly and are very introverted; their smell is in fact their only way of connecting to people. This incarnational aspect, Stephen points out, may not come across so vividly in other ministries.
Stephen and Mary do this work without the assistance of the government, since the government tends not to view people beyond their material needs. This ministry looks at the whole person, especially their spiritual being. They started to bring the bible because the children found a torn up bible in the streets and were reading it. It turned out they were very curious about the bible, and Stephen and Mary let things emerge naturally from this curiosity.
It is this same kind of curiosity that was fostered during Stephen's time at the college. Feeling he benefited most from relationships he formed during his time at the college, especially supportive relationships with teaching staff, he concludes "the best form of education is done within the context of a relationship."
To read more about Stephen and Mary Dass' ministry in São Paulo, visit their blog São Paulo Mercy Ministry at www.spmercyministry.com


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I tell you, living across from a chicken store is very convenient - whenever the kids get a craving for chicken burgers, chicken nuggets or hot dogs then we don't have far to go.
Unfortunately as a vegetarian it doesn't suit my purposes but as long the kids are happy!
I am loving the simple life, hanging out at home, homeschool and trips to the park or the market. Of course things may change if we decide to enroll Emilia in a Spanish school once our visas get approved but for the moment we are happy to take it day by day.
We went to the market yesterday to pick up some vegetables and treat the kids to some ice cream. And Emilia is happy as she has seen the MP3 player of her dreams (in pink) so is currently trying to save up the 70 soles for that.
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First, the U.S. has a great unemployment rate. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the current unemployment rate, 5.5%, is the lowest it has been since 2008 (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2015)! That is great for economy, as unemployment and commerce greatly effects economy. We need a low unemployment rate for a strong American workforce and a strong American economy! (Website: http://data.bls.gov...)
Also, we should not worry about future inflation. Michael Ivanovitch, a writer for NBC, says,"At the moment, there are no reasons to worry about rising inflation expectations. Unit labor costs in the fourth quarter declined 1.6 percent from the year earlier as a result of strong productivity gains and weak wage increases. For last year as a whole, unit labor costs rose only 0.8 percent" (NBC 2014). Inflation can be devastating for economies. Those are great numbers for the U.S., taking the burden of future inflation off of our shoulders. (Website: http://www.cnbc.com...)
Finally, the U.S. is a leader in economy. We are in the Great 7 (G7), which is the 7 leading countries in economy and industry. According to the Telegraph, the U.S. is the world's most powerful economy, and expected to stay the most powerful for the coming decade (The Telegraph). This proves that our economy is strong within the international community. (Website: http://www.telegraph.co.uk...)
As I may not agree with things our current administration does, the U.S. has a great economy, which is thriving and will continue to. America is a great country with a great economy. America continues to thrive, and will for many years.
The unemployment rate of 5.5% sounds good, but there are a few reasons why it's misleading.
First, the number does not include the millions of people who have not looked for work even though they are able to and/or want to, if they haven't searched for a job in the past four weeks. (http://useconomy.about.com...) This is manifest in our current labor force participation rate of 62.9% (http://data.bls.gov..., as of May, 2015) This means that more than 1/3 of people currently able to work are not working!
Included in the 62.9% of people in the labor force that are currently employed, many are only part-time workers, and many are low-wage.
The US actually is a leading country in low wage jobs, in the United States, according to the OECD, 25.3 percent of workers had "low-pay""earning less than two-thirds of the median wage.
Part time workers currently make up about 15% of workers in the US (EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey public data series)
Additionally, the current trend in job availability verses job seekers is indicative of rough times now and in the future for job-seeking graduates. "An average of 150,000 new grads enter the workforce per month, creating far more highly-qualified job seekers than there are high-paying jobs." (http://www.businessinsider.com...) In fact, six of the fastest growing jobs in the US right now, are low-paying. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com...)
Also close to half of Americans (Census Bureau) receive government assistance in some form. There are also about 46 million people households receiving food stamps from the SNAP program. That means one sixth of people in our country are requesting help just to buy food.
Economic Growth
Our current GDP growth percentage is about zero and has been negative for the past few years.(http://www.tradingeconomics.com...)
Median Household Incomes.
2013 is the latest year in which Median Household Income is available. It was $51,900 in 2013, (Census Bureau) That's 8 percent lower than in 2007, before the recession began.
According to the Telegraph, the U.S. is the world's most powerful economy, and expected to stay that way. That is their opinion but it is odd how they come to that conclusion when other countries' GDP growth have been outpacing ours for a few years. In fact, Afghanistan's average GDP growth has been higher than ours over the past five years. (http://data.worldbank.org...) Indeed, if you read the comments on the Telegraph article you linked, most readers share my skepticism in America's positive economic outlook.
"According to a national survey, 70% of Americans believe the U.S. economy is permanently damaged, while 84% do not believe the economy has improved since the recession ended in 2009."
To sum up what I think our current economic situation is, I'll use a quote from a stock market, financial, and economic analysis site.
"The U.S. Economic Outlook for 2015 will be significantly different depending on your vantage point. If you"re wealthy, 2015 will probably be another year of celebratory wealth creation.
If, on the other hand, you"re not, 2015 will feel an awful lot like 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009. Wall Street and the U.S. government will tell you the economy is doing well, but it won"t feel like it."
(1) "Low Wage"
You say many are "low wage", which there are many Americans who run on minimum wage, which stands at $7.25 an hour. But low wage is pretty irrelevant. If you want to say we need to raise that low, minimum wage to help our economy, I'll tell you that raising it will cause HUGE problems in our economy.
Raising that "low wage", which many Americans are lucky to get other than not having a job, will raise the unemployment rate! Seems crazy, right? Here's the reasoning. For a minute, you have to think about the owners paying the employees more. You think 5.5 is bad? When business owners have to pay more, they might go in debt for paying more an hour. President Barack Obama wants the wage changed to $10.10 an hour (https://www.whitehouse.gov...). Think about it: That is a $2.85 increase an hour from $7.25. That can really add up depending on the number of employees and the hours worked. A graph in a political article showed that with a state's minimum wage at $7.25, that state would have an average unemployment rate at 6.4%. Then, states with a minimum wage over $7.25 showed to have an average unemployment rate of 7.4%. Simply raising the minimum wage can increase a state's average unemployment rate by 1% (Gitis 2014: .) So raising the wage, which many can say will help the economy, will raise the unemployment rate, which you say is bad enough now.
Also, businesses can just shut down. A business owner said that she has to fear of being shut down because of the raising wages (www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/business/smallbusiness/as-minimum-wages-rise-businesses-grapple-with-the-consequences.html>.) Commerce is big to our economy, and could be shut down.
So the "low wages" are actually good, and should be good for the people who are employed compared to the 5.5% who aren't.
(2) Incomes
Yes, many incomes are lower in America, which can bring more poverty, but reasons why incomes are lower can be a few problems.
One is the minimum wage, which we discussed earlier, which is actually good for our economy. Think about it: Higher minimum wage, more money for businesses to pay, employees are fired, unemployment goes up, incomes are lower because they don't have a job!
Second, many people don't have a job, but this isn't the economy's fault. It is actually, mainly, the persons fault! According to the U.S. Coast Guard, reasons people don't have jobs is because they don't search for jobs, don't trust small businesses, don't have certain skills, etc. (https://www.uscg.mil....) Maybe the reason for these low incomes isn't only the recession, but the lack of people getting jobs themselves.
(3) Final Notes
Yes, you may say the government is feeding us the news of a growing economy, but look at other nations! The BBC, a big broadcasting group in the UK, says we are "Growing at quickest pace for 11 years." (http://www.bbc.com...) When other countries say we are doing well, that is saying something. It isn't OUR government speaking there, it is the government of another country!
(4) Conclusion
This has been a good debate, with good points on your side. I'm g;ad to have accepted it.
The coast guard's reasons might be accurate for some, but I think the number one reason why people don't have jobs is because jobs are not available. Many people have the lost their jobs and can not get trained for a new one.
I appreciate that you accepted this debate. Thank you! You also made some good points.
America has made a lot of jobs. According to CNN, America has made over 1,000,000 jobs in 2015 alone. And 280,000 jobs in May 2015 (http://money.cnn.com...).Yes, I do not agree with most of what our current administration does and usually look at opposite ends of what our President does, but I must say that this job growth is impressive.
I am glad I accepted this debate! You too had very excellent points. Thank you for giving me a good debate!
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Then Joseph handed me a bag of goodies — filled with items from many brands, including Athleta. I could hardly believe that Kimpton gave one of these bags to each of it's guests that were running the NYC Marathon. And, then I thought further and said to myself, this is Kimpton – it makes perfect sense!
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3DM has released updated version (v0.801) of this rpg game for pc called "Caribbean".
'Caribbean!' is a sandbox pirate RPG that blends the most engaging melee and firearms combat with naval battles, detailed crew management and the deep atmosphere of the pirate era.
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If you want to do business in El Salvador, reading this will help you becoming knowlegeable on the specific tax laws and rates for a LLC which is the most common legal entity in El Salvador.
El Salvador has a territorial tax system. This means that usually income accrued abroad, from our research, but seek professional advice, is not subject to taxation. Certain income accrued abroad such as those from securities and other financing operations may be taxable. Corporate Income Tax standard rate is 30%. This ranks El Salvador as 136th overall with regards to CIT globally.
The valued added tax rate in El Salvador is 13.00%, which ranks the country as 73th overall with regards to VAT globally. In terms of other taxation, an employer will contribute 14.25% to the equivalent of a social security fund and an employee will contribute 9.25%. The overall complexity of the tax system is medium. This is measured by average time to comply with a country's labor tax requirements is as it is 96hours. Contributing to this is the number of yearly labor tax payments, which is 8 in SV.
Thin cap mandates are officially enacted. This refers to any type of requirements on given company with respect todebt-to-asset ratios. Dividends received from a resident company may be included in taxable income. Dividends from foreign entities are deemed to be foreign-source and therefore not subject to taxation. Dividends are distributions of a company earnings, voted by the board, to a particular class of shareholders. Dividends can be issued as stock, cash, or property. Capital Gains are subject to a Capital Gains Tax of 10%. Except when gains are obtained within 12 months following the purchase date, in which case they are taxed as business income. A capital gains tax is levied on the profits that a corporation or natural person realizes when he or she sells sells a capital asset for a price that is higher than the purchase price.
The interest withholding tax rate is estimated at 20%. This means that the tax authorities expects companies to automatically withhold 20% of interests remitted abroad. The dividends withholding tax rate is 5%.Which means that the relevant tax authorities expects companies to pay tax on 5% of dividends paid to non-residents. The royalties withholding tax rate is 20% This means that the relevant tax authorities expects LLC's to pay tax on 20% of royalties remitted abroad. A withholding tax rate of 25% may apply to payments on dividends, interests and royalties if recipient is resident of a considered tax haven.
There is a tax on net wealth in El Salvador. There are no inheritance and real property taxes. There is a transfer tax. There are no widely used credits for innovation spend that include breaks on taxation in this country.
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It takes approximately 128 hours to file and prepare documents for a El Salvador Civil Law.
The corporate tax is approximately 30% which is 136 in the world.
Owners of a company in El Salvador are not allowed to carry back a loss .
The vat rate in El Salvador is 13% which ranks 72 in the world.
When examining a jurisdiction in which to incorporate, the first thing to look at is the legal code. The underlying law in El Salvador is civil law law. You will want to get some local advice as to how to best structure a company in El Salvador. Electronic signatures are permitted.
The country code SV is for El Salvador and the most common company structure in El Salvador is a LLC.
The average time to incorporate is 4 weeks to incorporate a LLC in SV. The types of consideration you can use to fund your legal entity is most commonly USD legal tender.
Yes, one is allowed to re-domicile a LLC from SV. You are usually allowed to change the jurisdiction of the company, pending certain procedures.
There must be at least This means it is not possible for you to own a LLC in El Salvador as a sole shareholder. You must have other shareholders, they can be nominees or de facto shareholders. Corporate Shareholders are encouraged, which means you can have a corporate shareholder. Foreign ownership is tolerated, up to 49% of the ownership of the legal entity.
A company is only required to have one director. Speaking of shareholders, corporate directors are permitted. Directorship information is ususally not shared with the general public. There is a requirement to have annual meetings of shareholders.
A registered office is a requirement, whom the company will pay yearly, for an office which can receive any lawsuit papers on behalf of the company. Furthermore, a company secretary is a requirement.
There is a legal obligation to file accounts on a yearly basis. Furthermore, there is oftentimes a requirement to have these accounts audited.
Thin capitalization rules are in effect. A company is thinly capitalised when there is a greater proportion of debt than equity. The minimum capitalization for a El Salvador Civil Law is 100.
A corporate director is permitted, meaning this country is a good option if you are setting up a structure where you want to protect director liability.
The directors are not disclosed in the public registry of El Salvador, Imprenta Nacional. Shareholders are not disclosed in the Imprenta Nacional.
Typically companies take 4 weeks to setup and there are 1 director(s) required and 2 shareholder(s) required at the time of incorporation.
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The Baghdad National Library is working hard to digitalize their priceless papers and manuscripts before militant groups like the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) move in. The radical Islamic group is notorious for destroying or looting libraries and museums.
The 2003 US invasion destroyed "thousands of documents." People set fire to the library, which destroyed "25 percent of its books and some 60 percent of its archives." But the librarians and academics hope they can save what is left. These pieces of paper are rich in human history, "holding the true stories of sultans and kings; imperialists and socialists; occupation and liberation; war and peace." The paper is so delicate that a specialized lighting must be used. They are testing this lighting on documents from 1939 to 1958, when Faisal II ruled Iraq.
"Once restoration for some of the older documents from the Ottoman era, 200 to 250 years ago, is completed, we will begin to photograph those onto microfilm," explained Mazin Ibrahim Ismail, head of the library's microfilm department.
The process is slow and tedious, but a must to preserve history:
The restoration process is nothing short of microsurgery, and the type damage to each document is a story — and a puzzle — on its own. Some manuscripts are torn from overuse and aging; others are burned or stained from attack or sabotage. And then there are some that were completely fossilized over time — the combined result of moisture and scorching temperatures — looking instead like large rocks dug up from the earth.
Technicians sterilize manuscripts and documents for 48 hours, washing them of dust and other impurities that accumulated over time. Then, they go page by page using Japanese tissue, specialized paper for book conservation and restoration, to either fill in torn edges or layer the more-delicate documents with a sheer coating to make them more durable.
"Those are the most difficult books to restore," stated restoration department employee Fatma Khudair. "We apply steam using a specialized tool to try to loosen and separate the pages. Sometimes, we are able to save those books and then apply other restoration techniques, but with others, the damage is irreversible."
In February, ISIS burned down the Mosul public library, which was home to over 8,000 rare books and manuscripts. The terrorists raided the Central Library of Mosul in December to destroy all non-Islamic books. The library was "the biggest repository of learning the northern Iraqi town." More than likely the terrorists destroyed "Iraq newspapers dating to the early 20th century, maps and books from the Ottoman Empire, and book collections contributed by about 100 of Mosul's establishment families." After that raid, the militants targeted the library at the University of Mosul. They burned science and culture textbooks in front of the students.
In January, NPR interviewed Iraqi Father Najeeb Michaeel and Texan Father Columba Stewart who are determined to rescue Christian artifacts. In a safe house in Erbil, 57 miles east of Mosul, the two men stock any relics they can find, including huge piles of books and manuscripts. While in Mosul, Father Michaeel photographed and digitalized as many books as he could with help from Father Stewart's Hill Museum and Manuscript Library in Minnesota, but an impending attack by the Islamic State halted his efforts. He packed up a truck full of the collections to save them.
ISIS also targets museums and preserved heritage sites. Militants destroyed the sites of Khorsabad, Nimrud, and Hatra over one weekend in March. Two months later, the terrorist group invaded and captured Palmyra, Syria.
"IS members on Saturday destroyed the Lion of al-Lat, which is a unique piece that is three metres [10ft] tall and weighs 15 tonnes," declared Maamoun Abdelkarim, Syria's antiquities director. "It's the most serious crime they have committed against Palmyra's heritage."
Abdelkarim said his team managed to save many ancient artifacts before the ISIS invasion. However, officials and authorities could not do anything about the temples and buildings in Palmyra that earned the city a UNESCO stamp of approval.
"Before taking control of the city [by ISIS], a large number of the items were moved into Damascus, but thousands of the ancient items and sites still remain inside the city," said Abdulkarim. "Many are heavy and big, so difficult to relocate."


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Snapshot Survey
The Snapshot of Youth Engagement survey includes two tools. The first is the Engagement Portrait Survey, which measures an individual's engagement in an activity. It includes questions about what youth do in the activity and what we call the Head, Heart, Feet and Spirit aspects of young person's activity involvement. The second tool is the Engagement Landscape Survey. It includes questions about the qualities of the activity setting, or the 'landscape' where youth are participating.
The tools are available for use by youth organizations, government, and researchers. The use of the tools has received clearance from the Brock University Research Ethics Board.
Youth and adults can complete the Surveys based on their involvement in a specific organization or group or based on any other activity that they choose. They can complete it once or two or more times to measure change over time. Youth ages 14 and older can provide their own consent online for participation. Youth under 14 years of age can use the survey with parental consent.
Responses to online questionnaires will be saved as part of our anonymous database, which we will use to assess and improve these two questionnaires. In addition, our analyses will allow us to explore the nature of engagement and how it may be related to characteristics of specific activities. Individuals and organizations will not be identifiable to researchers using this database.
Questions:The Portrait Survey has 16 questions with varying scales and 3 open-ended questions, covering the participant's engagement in the activity. The Landscape Survey has 20 questions with varying scales and 1 open-ended question, covering the setting and characteristics of the activity.
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It started well before the event.
Days before the event, the nerves began to be felt. It was a strange feeling: to finally meet all those people with whom I have been in touch for months, by phone, chat, email, facebook, sharing, tweeting, retwitting, commenting our publications, in brief... it was a weird feeling.
We started to share, like old friends. Messages coming in and going out. Counting the hours. As two people who are meeting for their very first time, but this time it was not two but thirty people, maybe more, getting together.
Some came from far away, others not that much. I drove all the way up from Alicante, a four-and-a-little-more hours ride, to meet with my friends, who had been just "virtual" until that night.
We created a group on "Whatsapp" and made each other company during the trip.
I left Alicante at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and took the highway. I was expecting to arrive in Madrid around 8 pm. Not a big deal.
To my surprise, at 4:30, I got a message on my mobile: My friends had created a group on Whatsapp to keep us all in touch and coordinate our arrival in Madrid along with our meeting for dinner!
Every so often, we did check in, indicated our position and estimated time of arrival at Madrid, and among jokes and stories we made our ride lighter while we're getting to know each other a little bit better.
And finally our first meeting: The digital friends become offline pals!
The big moment came. ¡The meeting! The faces we had previously only seen on social networks profiles, became flesh and bones, real people, my friends.
It didn't pose any major effort for us to continue with the conversations we were having through social networks for such a long time, we laughed, joked, and we showed our human face which, until then, no one had seen.
Think for a moment those girls you see in the picture above are meeting for the first time!
And how all this applies to your business, and how can you take advantage of it?
It is very simple! Would you like to interact with your customers in the same way?, Would you like to have a channel that allowed you to establish authentic, lively, relationships with them, one on one?, Would you like your customers come to your store and feel like they are at their home, relaxed and confident?
Well that's the greatest benefit you can get for your business by building a social networks presence: It will assist you in generating an enthusiastic community around your company, brand and product, one that will be committed, interested, and will happily receive what you have to offer, buy your products and recommend them to their friends. A community that will stand next to you when you have problems with other customers, because they believe you're doing your best.
Of course your next question is: How do I accomplish that?
You must start by understanding that selling in social networks should be taken as a consequence of your job being properly done rather than your primary goal. Follow these tips:
- Find where your audience is, connect with it and get off the "I'm the big company promoting my products" pedestal.
- Take a real interest in what they do, try to find out what triggers their interest, what doesn't, show yourself as a social enterprise, non-commercial, share topics of interest, be as authentic and genuine as you can.
- Get involved and bring your community alive.
- Create opportunities to meet with them. Don't get so worried about selling, and concentrate on developing long-term relationships.
- Show them what you offer, your product, your services. Open your doors for people to search for what they need, allow them to buy without having you on their neck selling them stuff.
How about that? Would you like to join us in this ride?
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Pharmacy robbed in Greensboro; suspect wanted
Pharmacy robbed in Greensboro; suspect wanted
A man is wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a Greensboro pharmacy late Saturday night.
The incident was reported just after 11:30 p.m. at the Rite Aid at 901 E. Bessemer Ave. near Summit Avenue. No injuries were reported.
A masked man showing a handgun left with an undisclosed amount of money, Greensboro police said.
Police described the suspect as a black man wearing a black mask, a black hoodie and blue jeans.
Anyone with information that can help investigators is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.


text: Callen Schaub is an abstract artist working with paint, natural forces, and machines in an innovative way to produce bold and thought-provoking contemporary artworks. With a growing performative practice, Schaub often creates his paintings live at notable events and venues such as the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Nathan Phillips Square during Nuit Blanche, the Field Trip Music and Arts Festival at Fort York, Honest Ed's, and at the Soho House. Schaub has worked with various galleries across Canada including Galerie Youn in Montreal, Winsor Gallery in Vancouver, as well as Project Gallery, OnlyOneGallery, and the Black Cat Gallery in Toronto.Schaub graduated from OCAD University in 2012.


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Your Sept. 26 note ''From the Editors'' on The Times's handling of the Wen Ho Lee case acknowledges that you could have moved ''to open a second line of reporting, particularly among scientists inside and outside the government'' to get a more objective view of the case.
Some 50 years ago, at the Rosenberg atom spy trial, The Times also neglected to get a dispassionate view of the government's case.
A memo from the F.B.I. director to the attorney general dated May 14, 1954, after the Rosenbergs were tried and executed, quotes Gen. Leslie R. Groves, the head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, who clearly thought the Rosenbergs guilty: ''I think the data that went out in the case of the Rosenbergs was of minor value. I would never say that publicly.''
Information of minor value would have hardly sufficed to impose the death penalty on two people. What if The Times had learned of this view and published it at the time of the trial?
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