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Living in a large metropolitan area can be very expensive. The cost of housing can be especially daunting.
One of the toughest financial decisions you will need to consider when moving to a big city is: Should you rent, or should you buy a place to live?
Home ownership is often seen as part of the American dream but in large metro areas the high cost of home prices can be a big deterrent. And increasingly high rental costs are also making it difficult for many families to afford to live in larger cities.
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Nationally, it is more affordable to own a home with a mortgage than it is to rent, according to the Urban Institute, a non-profit social and economic policy research think tank.
A median-income family spends 28 percent of its income to pay the median rent for a 3-bedroom house, according to the research organization. That compares to spending 25 percent of your income for a monthly mortgage payment — principal, interest, taxes and insurance — on a median-price home bought with a 30-year fixed rate of 3.97 percent and a 3.5 percent down-payment. That is reduced to 22 percent of income if you put down a 20 percent down payment. (The median is the midpoint value where there are an equal number of values above and below.)
But the affordability equation between renting and owning can vary widely across the country. As interest rates rise, the affordability issue is becoming more of a problem for more cities, says Bing Bai, research associate for the Urban Institute's Housing Finance Policy Center.
In a new study, the research center found that it is actually more affordable to rent than to own in 16 of the 33 largest metropolitan areas.
The study looked at large metropolitan statistical areas (MSA's) for home purchase and rental affordability and calculated the "rent gap" – the difference between the cost of owning and renting.
The city with the largest rent gap, or where it is more affordable to rent than to own, is the San Francisco area.
The West Coast city has a whopping rent gap of 43 percent: A median-income family in the area would spend 80 percent of its income to pay the monthly mortgage on a median-price home with a 3.5 percent down payment. That compares to the family spending 37 percent of its income on the median rent for a 3-bedroom house. The homebuyer would be paying an additional 43 percent of its income toward housing when compared to a renter.
"But even though it is cheaper to rent in San Francisco that does not mean it is still affordable for many people," said Sarah Strochak, research assistant for the Housing Finance Policy Center. It just means that a greater portion of your income would be going to housing costs when owning a home than when renting.
The median rent for a 3-bedroom house in the area runs $3,450 a month.
The trend is similar in many other large West Coast cities, but not as extreme as in San Francisco. Here are the 16 metropolitan statistical areas where it is more affordable to rent than to own, as determined by the Urban Institute's rent gap calculations:
San Francisco, Calif.: 42.5%
San Jose, Calif.: 19.1%
Seattle, Wash.: 8.6%
San Diego, Calif.: 7.0%
Sacramento, Calif.: 6.5%
Los Angeles, Calif.: 5.0%
Portland, Ore.: 5.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.: 4.2%
Las Vegas, Nev.: 2.5%
Phoenix, Ariz.: 1.8%
Baltimore, Md.: 1.7%
Denver, Colo.: 1.5%
Washington, D.C.: 1.5%
St. Louis, Mo: 0.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas: 0.3%
Charlotte, N.C.: 0.1%
One thing to consider before abandoning the idea of owning a home in one of these areas is that the study does not take into account any tax benefits you would receive from home ownership.


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Scientists Discover Unbreakable 90-Year-Old Mobius Loop
So if we're trapped in the Weimar Era Mobius Loop, can we head for the exits in a different and infinitely more peaceable fashion than Germany itself did? Sarah has a few suggestions at the conclusion of her post:
I'm not a psychiatrist, but I looked up what to do for someone who is caught in a neurotic recursive loop of counterproductive behaviors. Apparently one of the ways to fix this is to correct the misapprehension and projection at the heart of the loop.
So, I say – break the cycle. Speak real truth to power. Write of war and evil, sure, but as human ills, and not as the result of the unique badness of Western Civilization (or civilization) or capitalism, or affluence, or industrialization. Dare point out that while humanity has had savages aplenty, few of them were noble. Dare point out that while civilized man can be conventional, conventional behavior is often decent and moral and better for everyone.
Smash fake intellectualism. Speak truth to power. Dare write of individuals who can and do control their destiny and make things better (or at least try to.)
Administer shock therapy.
Write Human Wave.
If you're good at it, soon all the "right thinking people" will hate you. What more could you want?
Seems like excellent advice.
Related: "The era of Western cultural health is dead, and it died pretty much as Spengler predicted it would. And no doubt his study of previous great civilizations did in fact accurately identify pressures and forces that emerge at particular points in civilizational development and push toward empire and Caesarism. This push can be resisted by a free people dedicated to the protection of their institutions of old. But they won't be protected if events are placed on autopilot."


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On Wednesday night, Newcastle's new signing Mathieu Debuchy sat next to teammate and long-time friend Yohan Cabaye and took in his new surroundings (unfortunately they watched their team lost 2-1 to Everton). Both players have come a long way since growing up in the suburbs of Lille and enjoying successful careers with their boyhood club and now they get to link up again for the first time since winning the league in 2011 and will hope to launch Newcastle United back up the table.
Debuchy started his Lille career way back in 1993 when he signed from his local club Fretin, aged just eight years-old. He made his his first team debut. against FC Metz, in 2004. Starting under manager Claude Puel as a battling central midfielder, Debuchy showed his potential and versatility by playing all over the midfield and quickly became a fan-favourite as the club finished second and qualified for the Champions League.
Debuchy's career was rocked in 2006 when he damaged his knee ligaments and was sidelined for six months. The ability he had shown on the pitch translated well to his rehab and he bounced back as good as ever, earning the moniker of 'the Bionic Man'. Under Puel he spent most of his time on the left of a five-man midfield and it wasn't until current boss Lille Rudi Garcia took over that Debuchey's career started to take off.
During the summer of 2008 Lille lost a number of players and was forced to reshuffle the defence. Frank Beria moved from full-back to centre back and Garcia was looking for someone to fill the gap. At first it seemed a strange decision as Debuchy hadn't shown much of a defensive side in his young career but at the age of 23 he made the leap without any hesitation.
Starting from deep, Debuchey provided an extra dimension to the Lille attack. Breaking down the right flank at the slightest hint of opportunity, he instantly impressed from his new role. The reputation of his bionic man status was further backed-up with his determination to push back into the defence and rarely get caught out of position.
When Bacary Sagna picked up an injury before the European Championships last summer, Debuchy that picked up the baton and took his place on the big stage. Fans saw what Les Dogues had been come accustomed to over the last few years when he pushed down the wing at every opportunity against England and impressed throughout in a poor French side.
Performance at the Euros topped off an excellent two years for the defender that also saw him lift the French league and cup trophies (his only honours to date). Although extremely proud of what he had achieved with his club, the player felt it was time to leave and experience something new in a new country – very similar to his friend Yohan.
It may have come four months too late for both Newcastle and Debuchy, but now he has the move he wanted it is time for the defender to show the Toon fans why their club never gave up on the right-back and spark an exciting second half of the season.
Debuchy's main asset is his willingness to push forward and provide an extra option in the final third, he always looks to play in a cross and break into the area and look for a chance on goal. His early life as a midfielder means he has a decent finish for a defender. Think of Debuchy more as a winger in a defender's body.
Last season he scored five goals as Lille finished third in the league and at times his play was as crucial to the side's game-plan as Chelsea's Eden Hazard. When they won the league Debuchy was allowed to attack in the knowledge that the midfield trio of Yohan Cabaye, Rio Mavuba and Florent Balmont were there to cover him.
Now at Newcastle, Debuchy will be able to reignite his role beside Cabaye, with Cheik Tiote and Vurnon Anita adding further protection. He will have to adapt his play a little, he won't be allowed to start as high up the pitch, but when asked to defend he is no slouch and should relish the chance to get stuck in to the Premier League attackers.
Debuchy's game is very much suited to life in the Premier League and he shouldn't need too much time to find his feet. He loves a tackle and, while he picked up a few too many yellow cards from the strict French referees, he should find life a little easier in England. For a full-back he is very good in the air, with an impressive leap. Throw in an excellent engine and fantastic right-foot and he will become a wonderful addition to the Newcastle squad.
After a long drawn out chase that crossed over two transfer windows, Newcastle fans will be delighted to finally get their man. The hope will be that he can settle in as well as his best friend Cabaye. If Debuchy can find the form that he showed as Lille won the French title, Alan Pardew has himself a £5million bargain.


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- Drain and rinse in ice water. Set aside.
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Grand Canal is one of the boards from Mario Party 7. On this board, there are many singing Shy Guys who are located at the Orb Shops and various other attractions. There are quite a few Green Spaces on the board that can trigger varying events depending on which one you land on.
The first Green Space features Shy Guys that will throw out coins for the player to get. However, there are also Spiny eggs mixed in that the player must avoid while collecting the coins. The Green Spaces next to the Gondola Houses triggers an event where a singing Shy Guy will ask if the player wants a ride to the other Gondola House. Replying with "yes" will allow the player to get a ride to the other side while collecting coins along the way. The Green Space on the tall tower near the top of the board will cause it to tip over and a Cheep-Cheep will squirt the player back to the start space. The one in front of the juggling Blooper allowed the player to play a game of sorts. Blooper would juggle around 4 chests. The contents were a Star, 10 coins, a Dark Star, and nothing. Finally, the 2 Green Spaces located near the top of the board on a bridge-like structure would cause the bridge to launch any players on it to random areas of the board.
During Bowser Time, one of 3 things would occur:
- Bowser takes a photograph of everyone and makes each player pay a 10 or 20 coin fee. He leaves without forking over the photo.
- Bowser crushes and Orb Shop and replaces it with his own(named Bowser City) Koopa Kid then throws the next passerby into the shop for Bowser to sell them a pointless item or Koopa Kid Orb for 20 coins.
- Bowser hops into the Koopa Clown Car and uses Bob-ombs to destroy all the bridges and replace them with bridges that have only Bowser Spaces.
In Solo Mode, the player would have to get 2 Stars before the opponent. Stars would be worth 20 coins and be at random places on the board like in Party Mode.


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|United Nations University - Work in Progress Newsletter - Volume 13, Number 3, 1991(UNU, 1991, 12 pages)
The following is from an information circular prepared for use within the immediate UNU system. We think such reports may be of interest to the worldwide readership of WORK. IN PROGRESS. - Editor
· Agreements on the establishment of the UNU International Institute for Software Technology (UNUIIST) were signed in Macau in March between the University, the Governments of Portugal and China and the Governor of Macau. UNUIIST is the first international institute devoted to helping build modern software technology capability in developing countries. It is envisaged that US$30 million will be contributed to the UNU Endowment Fund in respect of UNUIIST. The Institute is expected to start operations shortly in Macau with a core staff of professional and supporting personnel on the income derived from an initial fund of $20 million contributed to the Endowment Fund ($5 million each from the Governments of Portugal and China, and $10 million from the Governor of Macau), and an additional $10 million which will be obtained from other sources through the Governor of Macau by the end of 1995. UNUIIST is the latest addition to the global network of UNU research and training centres and programmes. It is the third programme of this type to be based in a developing country.
· During the first quarter of 1991, the UNU received the following contributions from member states of the United Nations and private foundations:
Austria - AS 100,000 (US$9,470), endowment contribution
Brazil - US$54,256, operating contribution
Egypt - US$50,000, operating contribution
Finland - FM2.782.800 (US$766,612), UNU/WIDER (UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research) research project on Transformation of Centrally Planned Economies: the Lesson for Developing Countries
France - US$80,000, operating contribution
Philippines - US$3,584, operating contribution
Switzerland - US$67,000, UNU Journal, "Mountain Research and Development," and related network activities
Toshiba Foundation - ¥5,000,000 ($36,232), UNU Fellowships, National Food Research Institute (NFRI), Japan
Nissho-Iwai Foundation - ¥2,000,000 ($14,493), NFRI. Japan
· The Government of Italy has made the first payment of 30 million Lire (US$30,000) on an earlier pledge of 300 million Lire to initiate planning for an international consultative meeting at the University of Sassari which will explore the feasibility of a UNU programme on marine science and ocean affairs.
· An international conference on Climatic Impacts on the Environment and Society was held in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, (27 January - 1 February), under the auspices of the University of Tsukuba. Some 150 scientific papers were presented and discussed. The conference, which provided a valuable opportunity for further UNU-Tsukuba collaboration, was an important step in promoting the international network on climate-related impact assessment. The conference was jointly organized with the Second World Climate Conference (held last year in Geneva) and the Japan Study Group for the World Climate Impact Programme.
· Twenty-three participants from Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroon took part in a seminar on Development of High Protein Energy Foods in Accra, Ghana, in February. The seminar reviewed the research and training activities in the area of high protein energy foods under the joint AAU/UNU Regional Food and Nutrition project in Africa.
· A high-level UNU-UNESCO meeting was held in Paris in February to identify possible areas of cooperation for the 1992-93 biennium and the medium-term programmes of both organizations, and to review follow-up activities on current joint projects. The discussions included, among others: (a) future science and technology policies workshops; (b) BIOLAC (UNU Programme for Biotechnology in Latin America and the Caribbean) cooperation with UNESCO / UNIDO / UNDP programmes; and (c) environmental programmes, such as the UNESCO-MAB continued cooperation and support for the UNU's Mountain Ecology and Development project, the planned assistance to UNU/INRA (UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa), and possible joint sponsorship of some of the conferences in the Frontiers of Science series. Also reviewed were possible joint activities with the University's research and training centres, UNU / WIDER, UNU / INTECH (UNU Institute for New Technologies) and, in the future, UNUIIST.
· A feasibility study meeting to consider the proposed establishment in the Thai capital of an International Programme for Veterinary Diagnostic Technology was held in Bangkok in February. The international team at the meeting held consultations with senior officials from Chulalongkorn University, the Department of Livestock Development of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, and representatives of other government departments, and of UN DP, FAO and ESCAP. The findings of the feasibility study were presented to the UNU Council at its June meeting in Macau for its preliminary consideration.
WORK IN PROGRESS aims at providing an edited sampling of the research of the United Nations University in various stages of progress or outside material related to it. It draws on reports, working papers, books, periodicals and uses occasionally original articles. UNU copyrighted articles may be reprinted without permission provided credit is given to WORK IN PROGRESS (United Nations University) and a copy is sent to the Editor. French, Spanish and Japanese editions are also available.
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· Two meetings on the decision of the Government of Ghana to host the UNU's Institute for Natural Resources in Africa were held in Accra in February and April with the Office of the Provisional National Defence Council Secretary for Education. An interim office for the Programme on Natural Resources in Africa is at the UNESCO Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya, and a mineral resources unit in Lusaka, Zambia.
· The first UNU/INRA consultative meeting for eastern and southern Africa was held in Lusaka, Zambia, in March. It reviewed the status of potentials and constraints of natural resources in different parts of Africa. Participants were brought up-to-date on the projected work of INRA and the need to cooperate with African universities and institutes in human resource development and capacity-building in the area of natural resources. Twenty-two status reports on various aspects of natural resources in Africa have been commissioned.
· Sir John Kendrew, former UNU Council chairman, and Dr. Bernard Goldstein, Director of the Environmental and Occupation Health Sciences Institute in the United States, are currently studying the possible work programme on the proposed UNU institute on global environment and human health as a joint effort of Ulm and Stuttgart Universities in Germany. A preliminary report on their activities was presented to the Council at their June session.
· A UNU/WIDER project studying the lessons for developing countries in the recent transformation of centrally planned economies held the first of several planned meetings at WIDER in Helsinki in March. At the meeting, a group of high-level policy-makers, academics and management consultants discussed issues of industrial and competition policies in Eastern and Central Europe and the Soviet Union.
· A training course on science and technology management, attended by 26 professionals from all over Latin America, was held in Havana, Cuba, in March. This was the first in a series of regional training courses in science and technology policies being undertaken by the UNU in close cooperation with UNESCO. The training courses draw largely upon the sourcebook, "Science, Technology and Development," which the UNU is now in the process of producing and will ultimately be published in English, French and possibly other languages. Several Latin American authors of the sourcebook were lecturers at the Havana course.
· The Korean Research Institute for Human Settlement in Seoul hosted a UNU workshop in March on urban systems in the Asia-Pacific region. The workshop was a follow-up activity to last year's mega-city symposium (adaptations of some reports from this meeting are presented in this issue of WORK IN PROGRESS), which had recommended a comparative study of Asian-Pacific cities. Twelve scholars from the region participated in the workshop. The project plans to publish two volumes on its research into future problems and policies of Asian-Pacific mega-cities and urban systems.
· A conference on decentralization and alternative rural-urban configurations was held in Sitges, Spain, in April. The meeting was attended by 27 scholars from 17 countries. Papers presented concentrated experiences and policy issues in the areas of political and administrative development, governance and services, and revenues for specific services. The conference was part of the process of determining the feasibility of the proposed UNU research and training centre in Barcelona on governance, the state and society.
· An interdisciplinary symposium concerned with the growing body of knowledge on chaos theory was held in Tokyo in April. The symposium, "The Impact of Chaos on Science and Society," brought together mathematicians, physicists, natural scientists, engineers, economists and social scientists for an exchange of experiences with chaotic behaviour and its implications for future scientific inquiry. Among the speakers and participants were some of the world leaders in the field of chaos research. The symposium was the first of a new UNU series on Frontiers of Science and Technology.*
* Some reports from the chaos symposium will be the main focus of the next issue of WORK IN PROGRESS. - Editor
New United Nations University Press publications:
· The Ethnic Question: Conflicts, Development and Human Rights, Rodolfo Stavenhagen.
· Human Rights and Scientific and Technological Development, C.G. Weeramantry (ed.).
· Tropical Home Gardens, Kathleen Landauer and Mark Brazil (eds.).
· Food and Energy: Strategies for Sustainable Development, Ignacy Sachs and Dana Silk (eds.).
· Global Challenge and Local Response: Initiatives for Economic Regeneration in Contemporary Europe, Walter B. Stöhr (ed.).
A local Philippine edition of Conflict Over Natural Resources
in the South-East Asia and the Pacific, edited by Lim Teck Ghee and Mark J.
Valencia, originally published with Oxford University Press, Singapore, was
brought out by Ateneo de Manila University Press. The UNU Press is discussing
with prospective publishers a Japanese and an Italian edition of
Maldevelopment: Anatomy of a Global Failure (by Samir Amin); an
Italian edition of Meiji Ishin (by Nagai Michio and Miguel Urrutia); and
a Japanese edition of In Fairness to Future Generations: International Law,
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The Healthcare industry in India is growing at a tremendous pace owing to its strengthening coverage, services and increasing expenditure by public as well as private players. The total industry size is growing at a 15 percent CAGR and is expected to touch US$160 billion by 2017 and US$ 280 billion by 2020.
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In solidarity with the rest of the world greeting World MS Day, the Russian MS Society organised and participated in a wide range of various events devoted to raising awareness, sharing difficulties and achievements of living with MS, discussing methods of treatment and rehabilitation.
In Moscow the WMSD event was attended by many health professionals and policy makers, who spoke there with regard to healthcare, protection of patient rights, social services, rehabilitation, accessibility and quality of medical treatment. Vital relevance of topics resulted in a long and intense discussion with patients, followed by a traditional tea-drinking.
In Novosibirsk and Tomsk WMSD events took place outdoors owing to good summer weather. Participants discussed pressing issues and in the end of the day released balloons as a symbol of hope and unity. The MS society in Tomsk gathered for a second time within the framework of World MS Day to participate in a workshop on public control in healthcare and also to present each other with their hand-made works of art.
The Samara MS society supported arranging for a conference that took place on a motor-ship cruising along the Volga River. The programme was saturated with workshops, round tables, presentations, research and practice events. Samara also hosted an interregional workshop on public control in healthcare.
A World MS Day event in Krasnodar took place outdoors as well. The RuMSS branch there spent the day on a horse breeding farm and gathered a record number of people. Participants discussed news and made an emphasis on access as a global theme of World MS Day this year.
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A press conference was held on January 31st, Thursday morning at 11:30AM in front of the Falun Gong demonstration area, featuring the following speakers:
· Mr. Alfredo Minor, a business owner in Italy who also owns a factory in China. He was recently denied entry to China, and subsequently could no longer attend to his factory, because of his support for Falun Gong.
· The first public appearance by Mr. Tan Yongjie, a 27-year-old factory worker and Falun Gong practitioner from China who made headline news in the U.S. in August, 2001, for his daring escape from captors in China who burned his outer and inner thighs with a cattle iron.
· Ms. Amy Lee, a fashion designer who was detained and tortured in China before escaping to the US.
· Spokesperson for the Falun Dafa Information Centre
According to Falun Dafa Information Centre, peaceful demonstrations and candlelight vigils will be held on February 1st and 2nd.
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Sheffield Wednesday and Derby maintained their unbeaten starts to the season following an entertaining 0-0 draw at Hillsborough.
Owls winger Chris Maguire went closest for the home side with a first-half free-kick against the crossbar while Rams substitute Johnny Russell wasted two excellent opportunities after the break.
The result means both sides have yet to concede a goal in their opening three matches of the campaign, registering two wins and a draw in league and cup.
Derby forward Simon Dawkins had the game's first effort on target when his half-volley from just inside the 18-yard box flew straight at Owls goalkeeper Keiren Westwood in the sixth minute.
Rams goalkeeper Lee Grant then had to be alert at the other end as the hosts responded immediately. Wednesday midfielder Kieran Lee drove in a shot from the edge of the box which was diverted goalwards by debutant striker Stevie May before ex-Owl Grant managed to intervene.
Derby midfielder Jeff Hendrick, looking to score for the third successive game, had an excellent opportunity in the 15th minute but volleyed wide from 15 yards after Jamie Ward's free-kick into the box was only partially cleared by the Wednesday defence.
Wednesday winger Jacques Maghoma then rattled the side-netting with a powerful right-foot drive from the left-hand side of the box.
Atdhe Nuhiu should have put the home side ahead in the 19th minute but the unmarked Austrian striker side-footed straight at Grant after being picked out by Liam Palmer's centre.
Rams striker Chris Martin fired into the side-netting after breaking away moments later before Maguire saw his 25-yard free-kick take a slight deflection and crash down off the Derby crossbar with 23 minutes played.
Scottish forward May drove narrowly wide with a shot across goal just after the half-hour mark and Wednesday captain Glenn Loovens had a header cleared off the line by Martin following Maguire's right-wing corner as both teams sought the breakthrough.
The visitors began the second half the stronger of the two teams but it was Wednesday who produced the first goalbound shot.
Maguire picked up the ball 30 yards from goal and then fired in a low effort towards the bottom right corner which was turned away by Grant before Nuhiu was flagged offside on the follow up.
Russell, a 66th-minute replacement for Dawkins, should have put last season's play-off finalists ahead with 21 minutes remaining.
The winger raced clear onto Craig Bryson's through-ball and hit a low left-footed shot across goal which was touched wide by the fingertips of Westwood, although referee Scott Duncan chose to award a goal-kick.
Russell was through on goal again seven minutes later but keeper Westwood produced another fine stop to ensure it ended all square.
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Start at: The Ferry Building
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Nob Hill
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Alamo Square "6 Sisters"
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Nob Hill
Some say this is simply the best part of the tour. Time permitting - - after your walk through Grace Cathedral, your guide will walk you through a short journey atop Nob Hill where you will walk by San Francisco's famous hotels, The Fairmont, The Huntington and The Intercontinental. From there you will walk down a hill where you will see a breath-taking view of the bay with Alcatraz and Fisherman's Wharf in the distance. This walk is avoided during inclement weather days. Instead we will take the shuttle down the hill.
The walk ends at the Cable Car Barn Museum where you will be picked up by the bus after you learn about how the cable cars work.
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High Atop Nob Hill, one of San Francisco's 43 hills, sits one of the most affluent and distinguished neighborhoods of San Francisco, and the perfect setting to "where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars". Nob Hill, where once stood the opulent mansions of Hopkins, Huntington, Stanford, Crocker and Flood is today resplendent with luxury hotels, parks and the grand Grace Cathedral.
Huntington Park, on the corner of Taylor and California St.. the land donated to the City of San Francisco in 1915 by Mrs. Collis Huntington, is where the picturesque roman "Fountain of the Tortoises" is located.


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George W. Bush is the imperial president that James Madison and other founders of this great republic warned us about. He lied the nation into precisely the "foreign entanglements" that George Washington feared would destroy our experiment in representative government, and he has championed a spurious notion of security over individual liberty, thus eschewing the alarms of Thomas Jefferson as to the deprivation of the inalienable rights of free citizens. But most important, he has used the sledgehammer of war to obliterate the separation of powers that James Madison enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
With the "war on terror," Bush has asserted the right of the president to wage war anywhere and for any length of time, at his whim, because the "terrorists" will always provide a convenient shadowy target. That's just the "continual warfare" that Madison warned of in justifying the primary role of Congress in initiating and continuing to finance a war — the very issue now at stake in Bush's battle with Congress.
In his "Political Observations," written years before he had served as fourth president of the United States, Madison went on to underscore the dangers of an imperial presidency bloated by war fever.
"In war," Madison wrote in 1795, at a time when the young republic still faced its share of dangerous enemies, "the discretionary power of the executive is extended ... and all the means of seducing the minds, are added to those of subduing the force, of the people."
How remarkably prescient of Madison to anticipate the specter of our current King George, imperiously undermining Congress' attempts to end the Iraq war. When the prime author of the U.S. Constitution explained why that document grants Congress — not the president — the exclusive power to declare and fund wars, Madison wrote, "The delegation of such powers (to the president) would have struck, not only at the fabric of our Constitution, but at the foundation of all well organized and well checked governments."
Because "no nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare," Madison urged that the constitutional separation of powers he had codified be respected. "The Constitution expressly and exclusively vests in the Legislature the power of declaring a state of war ... the power of raising armies," he wrote. "The separation of the power of raising armies from the power of commanding them is intended to prevent the raising of armies for the sake of commanding them."
That last sentence perfectly describes the threat of what President Dwight Eisenhower would describe 165 years later as the "military-industrial complex," a permanent war economy feeding off a permanent state of insecurity. The collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the military profiteers and their cheerleaders in the government of a raison d'etre for the enormous war economy supposedly created in response to it.
Fortunately for them, Bush found in the 9-11 attack an excuse to make war even more profitable and longer lasting. The Iraq war, which the president's 9-11 commission concluded never had anything to do with the terrorist assault, nonetheless has transferred many hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars into the military economy. And when Congress seeks to exercise its power to control the budget, this president asserts that this will not govern his conduct of the war.
There never was a congressional declaration of war to cover the invasion of Iraq. Instead, President Bush acted under his claimed power as commander in chief, which the Supreme Court has held does allow him to respond to a "state of war" against the United States. That proviso was clearly a reference to surprise attacks or sudden emergencies.
The problem is that the "state of war" in question here was an al-Qaida attack on the United States that had nothing whatsoever to do with Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Perhaps, to spare Congress the embarrassment of formally declaring war against a nation that had not attacked America, Bush settled for a loosely worded resolution supporting his use of military power if Iraq failed to comply with U.N. mandates.
This was justified by the White House as a means of strengthening the United Nations in holding Iraq accountable for its weapons of mass destruction arsenal, but as most of the world looked on in dismay, Bush invaded Iraq after U.N. inspectors on the ground discovered that Iraq had no WMD.
Bush betrayed Congress, which in turn betrayed the American people — just as Madison feared when he wrote, "Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other."
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Another round of unholy wars seems to have broken out over the last few days. This particular round (again) focuses on the relationship between atheists and theistic evolutionists. The involved parties have broken into two groups, and I think both are being at least somewhat silly. On one side, we have PZ Myers, Larry Moran, and others. This group believes (among other things) that theistic evolutionists attack and weaken science, although not quite as badly as the out-and-out creationists. On the other, we find Ed Brayton, Pat Hayes, and a few others. This group thinks that theistic evolution is just fine, and that taking a strongly atheistic position risks alienating people, and makes the fight against the anti-evolutionists harder to win. (And, yes, I do realize that there is more to each position than the little bit I just wrote. I'm focusing only on the things that I disagree with.)
The debate is hot at the moment, and seems to be getting hotter. Reading posts from both sides, I've become more and more irritated, because both groups seem to be taking some unreasonable positions. Both groups also seem to be talking past each other to a certain extent. In the spirit of offering a mutually agreeable target to the two groups, I'm going to explain exactly why each is being unreasonable.
Let's start with Team PZ. Both PZ and Larry argue that theistic evolution is an anti-scientific position because theistic evolution allows for the possibility that someone has guided evolution to a specific goal (typically us, although I suppose that a few Diskworldians may take the position of the God of Evolution, and claim that the cockroach is the pinnacle of evolution.) That is a simple position, and it is easy to understand. The problem is that they are attempting to apply this simple position to a wide range of beliefs, many of which are separated by very subtle, but very important differences.
The key difference, and the one that neither PZ nor Larry appears to be taking account of, is this: what physical evidence does the believer expect to find for the belief. More importantly, does the believer believe that there is any theoretically possible physical finding that would contradict that belief? If you want to differentiate between unscientific and anti-scientific beliefs, that is a critically important question.
If there is nothing in the physical world that the believer thinks could ever conceivably contradict the belief, then the belief cannot be contradicted by science. It can't be supported by science, either. It's simply not a question that is amenable to scientific examination. The Catholic doctrine of the transubstantiation is a prime example of this. According to the doctrine, the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Christ, but retain the form of bread and wine. There is no expectation that a molecule-by-molecule inspection before and after would detect any difference whatsoever. An atheist might find that belief to be silly, or even stupid, but there is absolutely no scientific tool that could be used to show that the belief is wrong. The question of whether or not anything physical happens to the bread can be answered, but the question of whether anything at all happens cannot be - unless "anything at all" is predefined to refer to only the natural world. There are quite a few other Christian beliefs that fall into this category. Original sin, grace, the Immaculate Conception - none of these beliefs makes a statement that is remotely testable against the natural world.
If, on the other hand, there is the possibility that evidence could ever exist that would contradict the belief, then things change. As long as the belief is not contradicted, everyone is uneasily content. If the belief is contradicted, however, then things change. At that point, the believer has only two choices. He or she can accept the judgement of science and reject the religious belief, or reject the judgement of science and continue to hold the religious belief. People who do that take a position that is anti-scientific. The position held by Catholics (and other Christians) that Adam and Eve were two real people, the first two humans, and that there were no other Homo sapiens before them falls into this category. The population genetic evidence alone is enough to demonstrate that there was no population bottleneck that severe in modern humans.
If someone has a religious position that includes unscientific beliefs without also incorporating anti-scientific beliefs, then I don't think it is reasonable to claim that they are attacking or weakening science. They simply believe that there is more to things than the physical world. There are theistic evolutionists who hold beliefs that are anti-scientific, but I expect that there are quite a number who do not. Declaring, as PZ and Larry seem to be, that they are anti-scientific merely because they believe in things that cannot be subjected to scientific investigation is simply unreasonable.
There is also a position that Ed and Pat seem to be advocating which is may be right, but is still unreasonable. I'm speaking here of the argument that people who are vocally and rigidly anti-theistic harm the broader fight against creationism in the classroom. That argument is difficult to objectively evaluate, but it is possible, if not probable, that they are correct. Even if they are, expecting people to take that into account is entirely unreasonable.
Evangelical atheism is not an oxymoron, and it is not unreasonable. If someone sincerely believes that religion is harmful, then they have a moral obligation to speak up. To do anything less would be to allow something that they think hurts people continue, without attempting to do something to change it. Expecting, or even hoping for, silence in such a case means expecting or hoping that someone will compromise their ethical principles for reasons of political expediency. Not only is that an unreasonable expectation, it is a morally wrong expectation. Personally, I'd rather fight alongside someone with the strength of their convictions than someone willing to compromise their convictions in the interests of political expediency - even if I disagree with those convictions.
Two groups seem to be staking out sides here, and I think both of them have staked out positions that include some pretty unreasonable things. I'm confident that this leaves me in a prime position to take fire from at least two different directions, but beyond that I've got no idea where this leaves me.
Postscript: John Wilkins and John Lynch have both also written good posts on the topic. John Lynch has declared himself to be in Ed's camp, but did not take a position on the pragmatic value of being quiet about objections to religion, so I didn't include him on that list. Wilkins didn't claim membership in either camp. Reading their posts, I get the feeling that both are relatively close to my own views. If so, that's good. We can take turns hiding behind each other while dodging the two directions of incoming fire.


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Montreal College of information technology has been offering domain specific training since 2006. Over three thousand graduates have completed the courses since. We not only train our students, but also help them get their career breaks. Many established companies have hired our grads.Here are some of the companies that our students work for.
With over 3000 graduates placed successfully and counting, MCIT is the right choice for you.
Intensive and relatively short A.E.C programs are the best option to integrate into the current job market. Our diploma programs are taught by seasoned industry experts within an average of over 10 years of experience. Our seasoned experts and the free virtual machines make your skill base scalable and robust. Our AEC accredited diploma programs are the quickest way from college to a career in an IT stream of your choice.
Montreal College of Information Technology's thoroughly designed Diploma programs provides you theoretical and practical knowledge to make you JOB READY. MCIT offers diplomas in Business Intelligence, Business Analysis, Software Testing,SAP Supply Chain Management, Programmer Analyst.
Montreal College of Information Technology's thoroughly designed Certification programs provides you tools to help you get accredited professional Certification. MCIT offers Certification in Cisco, Oracle, Business Intelligence, SAP, VM Ware, CEH, Juniper, Salesforce.
Montreal College of Information Technology's Program for International Students helps overseas candidates achieve their career goals. One year Diploma programs provides you theoretical and practical knowledge and tools to secure a Career kick-start.
The program helped me gain a solid understanding of the Mobile app development modules, algorithms, data structures, junit, MVC patterns and developing enterprise solutions among others.I would highlight the micro student units allowing maximum student- teacher interactivity.
Mobile Developer
Cohort 2016
You can meet our instructors at an info-session or workshops. Come have a great experience at the info session which will be held on stipulated dates of each month. We will also have guest speakers and recruiters that will be attending the info-session.
Our info-sessions are held on the third Saturday of every month at 10 AM.
Here you can meet instructors and seek advice. You can register through these forms.
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Our Project based programs builds up technological armed force to face technical challenges.
We have realized the dreams of thousands of individuals
and the numbers are increasing significantly.
The only Question is how commited are you?