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What's the thing that makes you believe that islam is the one true religion?
Major difference between Islam and most other religions
All religions basically exhort mankind to be righteous and eschew evil. But Islam goes beyond that. It guides us towards practical ways of achieving righteousness and eliminating evil from our individual and collective lives. Islam takes into account human nature and the complexities of human society. Islam is guidance from the Creator Himself. Therefore, Islam is also called the Deenul- Fitrah (the natural religion of Man).
Example: Islam prohibits the molestation and rape of women. It enjoins hijab and prescribes capital punishment for a convicted rapist.
a. Islam prescribes method of eliminating molestation and rape:
All the major religions declare the molestation and rape of women as grave sins. Islam teaches the same. What then is the difference between Islam and the other religions? The difference lies in the fact that Islam does not merely preach respect for women, or abhor molestation and rape as serious crimes, but also gives clear guidance as to how society can eliminate such crimes.
b. Hijab for men:
Islam has a system of hijab. The Glorious Qur'an first mentions hijab for the men and then for the women. Hijab for the men is mentioned in the following verse: "Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do." [Al-Qur'an 24:30] The moment a man looks at a woman and if any brazen or unashamed thought comes to his mind, he should lower his gaze.
c. Hijab for women:
Hijab for women is mentioned in the following verse: "And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons...." [Al-Qur'an 24:31] The extent of hijab for a woman is that her complete body should be covered. The only part that can be seen, are the face and the hands up to the wrists. If they wish to cover, they can even cover these parts of the body. However some Islamic scholars insist that even the face should be covered.
d. Hijab prevents molestation:
The reason why Allah has prescribed Hijab for the women is given in the Qur'an in the folowing verse of Surah Al-Ahzab: "O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women,that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, most Merciful." [Al-Qur'an 33:59]
The Qur'an says that Hijab has been prescribed for the women so that they are recognized as modest women this would prevent them from being molested.
e. Example of twin sisters:
Suppose two sisters who are twins and who are equally beautiful, walk down a street. One of them is wearing the Islamic Hijab i.e. the complete body is covered except for the face and the hands up to the wrists, and the other twin is wearing a mini skirt or shorts. Around the corner there is a hooligan who is waiting for an opportunity to tease a girl. Who will he tease? The girl wearing the Islamic Hijab or the girl wearing the mini skirt or shorts? Dresses that expose more than they conceal, are an indirect temptation to the opposite sex for teasing, molestation and rape. The Qur'an rightly says that the hijab prevents women from being molested.
f. Capital punishment for rapist:
The Islamic shariah prescribes capital punishment for a convicted rapist. The non-Muslim may be horrified at such a stringent punishment in this age. Many accuse Islam of being ruthless and barbaric. I have asked a common question to hundreds of non-Muslim men. Suppose God-forbid, some one rapes your wife, your mother or your sister and you are made the judge. The rapist is brought in front of you. What punishment would you give him? All of them said, "we would put him to death." Some went to the extent of saying, "we would torture him to death", If your wife or your mother is raped you want the rapist to be put to death. But if someone else's wife or mother is raped, capital punishment is a barbaric law. Why the double standards?
g. U.S.A. has one of the highest rate of Rape:
The United States of America is supposed to be one of the most advanced countries of the world. An F.B.I report in the year 1990 says that 1,02,555 cases of rape were reported. It further says that only 16% of the cases of rapes are reported. Thus, in order to know the actual number of rapes that took place in 1990, the reported figure should be multiplied by 6.25. We get a total of 6,40,968 rape cases that took place in the year 1990. If the total is divided by 365 the number of days in a year, we get an average of 1,756 rape incidents everyday. Later another report said that an average of 1900 cases of rape are committed in U.S.A every day. According to National Crime Victimization Survey Bureau of Justice Statistics (U. S. Dept. of Justice) in 1996 alone 3,07,000 cases of rape were reported. Only 31% of the actual cases of rape were reported. Thus, 3,07,000 X 3.226 = 9,90,322 rapes took place in 1996. That is, an average of 2,713 cases of rape took place everyday in America in 1996. Every 32 seconds one rape is taking place in America. Maybe American rapists got bolder. The FBI report of 1990 continues and says that out of the rape cases that were reported only 10% of the rapist were arrested, that is only 1.6% of the actual rapes committed. Out of those arrested, 50% were let free before the trial. This would mean that only 0.8% of the rapists faced a trial. In other words if a person commits 125 rapes the chances that he will get a punishment for rape is only once. Many would consider this a good gamble. And the report says that of those people who faced trial 50% received sentences of less than a year's imprisonment though the American law says rape carries a seven year sentence of imprisonment. For a rapist, the judge is lenient to first time offenders. Imagine a person commits 125 rapes and the chances of being convicted is only once, and 50% of the time the judge will grant leniency and give a sentence of less than a year!
h. Results achieved when Islamic Shariah Implemented:
Suppose the Islamic shariah is implemented in America. Whenever a man looks at a woman and if any brazen or unashamed thought comes to his mind, he lowers his gaze. Every woman wears the Islamic Hijab, that is the complete body is covered except the face and the hands upto the wrists. After this if any man commits rape, he gets capital punishment. The question is, will the rate of rape in America increase, will it remain the same or will it decrease? Naturally it will decrease. Islamic Shariah gets results.
Islam has Practical Solutions for the Problems of Mankind:
Islam is the best way of life because its teachings are not doctrinaire rhetoric but practical solutions for the problems of mankind. Islam achieves results both at the individual and collective levels. Islam is the best way of life because it is a practical, universal religion not confined to any ethnic group or nationality.
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Introduction to Islam through this link http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam
Although Islam has significant similarities with all religions, it differs from other religions in belief, worship and certain aspects of social and moral principles.
The Qur'an claims that Islam is a religion of balance and represents the middle ground between the Jewish and Christian traditions. For example, in relation to justice, while Judaism asserts an attitude of "an eye for an eye" and Christianity teaches that one is to "turn the other cheek", Islam, on the other hand, gives the right to seek justice while encouraging the affected parties and victims to forgive and reconcile [QUR'AN, 5:45].
God in Islam is both transcendent and personal, unlike Buddhism, which does not talk about God at all due to the transcendent reality of God, and unlike Christianity, which only accepts a personal God in the incarnation of Jesus. Islam does not ascribe absolute and perfect attributes of divinity to any image or person other than God, unlike Hinduism, where every divine attribute is ascribed to a separate God.
Islam does not give divinity to any human or created being other than God, unlike the concept of the Trinity in Christianity. In Islam, unlike Hinduism, God is not a distant entity but closer to us than our jugular vein [QUR'AN, 50:16]. Muslims worship and pray directly to God without any intermediaries.
Islam claims that no-one nation or race or religion can claim ownership of the earth. The dominion of God belongs only to God and He may endow it to whomever He wills out of His righteous servants. The Qur'an points to this fact: "And Moses said unto his people: Seek help in God and endure. Lo! The earth is God's. He gives it for an inheritance to whom He wills. And lo! The sequel is for those who keep their duty (unto Him)." [QUR'AN, 7:128]
In Islam, unlike Judaism, God also speaks to all humanity through revelation and the prophets without favouring one over the other, "And for every nation there is a messenger. And when their messenger comes (on the Day of Judgment) it will be judged between them fairly, and they will not be wronged." [QUR'AN, 10:47]
I will focus on the differences between Islam and Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism.
Islam has a lot in common with Judaism in its concept of God, resurrection, reward and punishment. Islam agrees with at least ten out of the thirteen articles of Jewish faith listed by Moses Maimonides. However, there are some differences: •Judaism asserts that the Torah will not be changed and there will never be any other Law. Islam would say that the Torah was changed and rewritten several times in history. Just as Jesus came with a changed Law, so has Islam brought a new Law appropriate to a developed society. The Qur'an also says that the Jewish law is overly harsh due to human revisions and it needed to be changed [QUR'AN, 16:118]. •Judaism says that Abraham and his immediate sons were Jewish. Islam on the other hand starts the Jewish nation with Jacob and his sons [QUR'AN, 2:140]. •While Jews still await the coming of the Messiah and do not recognise Jesus as a prophet, the Qur'an says that Jesus was appointed by God as the Messiah. •In Judaism, God has made an all-time covenant with the Jews and appointed them as a chosen people who were granted land by God forever. Islam says that the covenant with Jews was conditional and, in time, they broke the covenant [QUR'AN, 2:83]. The world also only belongs to the righteous not just a particular race of people [QUR'AN, 21:105].
Islam, especially the spiritual aspect of Islam known as Sufism, has important similarities with the philosophy of Buddhism. Just as in Buddhism, Islam also asserts that the motivation and intention of one's actions have important bearings in one's life on earth and beyond death. The main differences are as follows: •The feeling of "unsatisfactoriness" is not a problem in Islam. It is this feeling that gives us the impetus and motivation to develop spiritually as a human being. It only becomes a problem if it is channelled to the self and worldly pleasures. •Buddhism asserts that there is no immortal soul. In Islam, the human soul exists and continues to exist after death. The human spirit is a decree of God. Its essence does not change but it unfolds just like the petals of a rose in its development. Death is not destruction, but is a transition and a separation of the soul from the physical matter of the body and for the soul to continue on its journey towards its permanent realm. •In Buddhism, God does not exist and humans have created God. In Islam God is necessarily existent. Since everything has a beginning and an end there must be a being that begins everything. Islam asserts that we cannot be blind to the fact that the universe exists. The art, complexity, imminence, scale and purposeful design in the universe requires an Artist with the Will, Knowledge and Power to make it all happen. The existence of God has an important bearing on our own existence. •Although Islam also recognises that human desires are the cause of human spiritual suffering, it does not aim to blunt the desires but to channel them for the purpose for which they were created. The desires are given to us to survive on this planet, just like animals. The difference between animals and humans is that our desires have no end so we can continuously endeavour in our spiritual development. In a balanced state, the harmful effects of desires are neutralised. Suffering will always persist if a person does not find God. •Buddhism is not a public religion. The ideal Buddhist is a monk who is detached from the world. It is based on the cultivation of spiritual understanding. Although Islam also fosters spiritual understanding, it does this through a rational approach that has strong communal ties and practices. Islam does not encourage the lifestyle of a monk, but leads a person to achieve a restful spiritual state within a community so that spiritual understanding can be shared with other people in everyday life. •Buddhism says that a person will go through continuous rebirth if enlightenment is not achieved. The state of a person at reincarnation depends on his or her state of being which is a culmination of negative and positive energy generated by one's actions. Although Islam says that one's actions will influence the way one is eventually resurrected, resurrection will only occur once. Everyone will give an account of their lives and accordingly will end up in a final place of reward or reprimand. This life is enough to reach a positive, restful and enlightened state. Countless individuals who have rid themselves of desires and found high levels of spirituality from the empirical state of a baby shows that one lifetime is enough to attain an enlightened state. Those who did not achieve such a state have simply wasted their capacity to do so.
Islam also shares some similarities with Hinduism. As with Hinduism, Islam also teaches that there is a divine law and order in the universe and that we must be in harmony with it. While the ultimate reality in Hinduism is Brahman, one of the 99 names for God in Islam is Rahman (Most Gracious) – strikingly similar words used to name God. In Islam, as in Hinduism, the motivation and intention of one's actions have an important bearing on one's life on earth and beyond death. The main differences are as follows: •Hinduism teaches that there is neither an absolute beginning or end to human life nor to the life of the cosmos. A person is caught in cycles of creation and destruction unless he or she seeks liberation through religious practice. Islam, on the other hand, teaches that everything in the universe has a beginning and an end, except for God. This inevitably shows the permanence of God, just like the appearance and disappearance of the image of the sun on water bubbles in a stream shows the relative permanence of the sun. •In Hinduism, Brahman is the ultimate reality behind all appearances. The whole world is the body of the Divine, hence sacred. Animals, rocks, rivers, human beings etc. are all expressions of the Divine. Islam says that God transcends space and time and God is neither part of, nor like, any of His creations in the universe. Yet Islam also acknowledges every creation has a divine purpose and hence is sacred in its own right. •Hinduism teaches that there are millions of gods and goddesses with the assumption that all of them are one. Brahman cannot be worshipped directly. One can only worship Brahman through lesser personal gods. Islam teaches that there is one and only one God, and no-one else shares God's divinity. There is nothing to prevent humans worshipping God directly as God is closer to us than we think. •In Hinduism, a way of achieving harmony with the world is ordering human groups into classes, each having certain obligations and privileges. According to this caste system, one's class is determined at birth. Islam, on the other hand, teaches that all human beings have equal status and all humanity is one. No- one has a born advantage or disadvantage over the other. Being rich or poor, ruler or servant only serves as a test for us in this life. The only differentiator of people is their level of righteousness, which can only be judged by God.
Muslims recognise that there is an element of truth in every religion, for either a religion is explicitly cited in the Qur'an as having a divine origin or there is a strong chance that it has. However, Muslims believe that Islam is the only religion that achieves balance in all aspects of religion. Whatever is the highlight of a particular religion, Islam has it. Islam has the monotheism and legal aspects of Judaism, the love and compassion of Christianity, the richness of Hindu philosophy and the spirituality of Buddhism all in a unique blend.
Islam wants its followers to have a faith based on intellect and reason, a deep spirituality that brings a person into direct relationship with the one and only God and a healthy social activism to influence the society in goodness and progress. It does not want its followers to go to extremes in belief, worship or social conduct.
This is not to say that Islam was composed by putting together pieces from all the religions. It means that Islam has found the perfect combination of faith and practice of religion as a way of life covering all aspects of humanity. It has preserved the ideals of the oneness of God and the oneness of humanity. God, according to the Qur'an, says, "This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed my favour unto you, and have chosen Islam for you as deen (religion and way of life)" [QUR'AN, 5:3].
and ALLAH knows the best..HOPE my answer helps u determining u to choose your perfect religion ISLAM..aameen..:)
The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word "Islam" itself means. The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of Christianity which was named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Gotama Buddha, Confucianism after Confucius, and Marxism after Karl Marx. Nor was it named after a tribe like Judaism after the tribe of Judah and Hinduism after the Hindus.
Islam is the true religion of "Allah" and as such, its name represents the central principle of Allah's "God's" religion; the total submission to the will of Allah "God". The Arabic word "Islam" means the submission or surrender of one's will to the only true god worthy of worship "Allah" and anyone who does so is termed a "Muslim", The word also implies "peace" which is the natural consequence of total submission to the will of Allah. Hence, it was not a new religion brought by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) I in Arabia in the seventh century, but only the true religion of Allah re-expressed in its final form.
1-simple message:GOD sent one message with different messengers for one purpose 2-holy book preserved in the original language without word change(no editions,alternations,... 3-holy book memorized from cover to cover by millions mostly are non arab 4-holy book challenge mankind to produce one chapter like it 5-holy book challenge mankind (those who think we came without creator) to produce a fly 6-holy book challenge mankind to find a contradiction in it 7-holy book in harmony with science and contain many scientific predictions 8-holy book many scientists agreed that it cant be except from GOD 9-holy book invites people to think and ask them to check evidences 10-holy book answer all our questions You can also check best vision insurance for individuals.
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Denver, Colorado
May 29, 2003
We saw Jackie's wedding dress being assembled into a new exhibit. Since her death, the Kennedy family has donated many personal items to the museum from her estate.
From journal Touring HISTORIC BOSTON
by friskycelery
Holly, Michigan
March 31, 2002
The museum is small, human sized, and can be fully enjoyed in an afternoon or morning. Don't cut yourself too short on time - there is a lot to see here.
At the entrance to the museum, pick up a booklet titled "A Great Big Treasure Chest?". This pamphlet is decorated with drawings made by Jackie Kennedy, then Jackie Bouvier, with her sister Lee. The drawings were made in 1951, as a thank you present to their parents after a trip to Europe.
This booklet points out 12 items for you to find as you go through the museum. This treasure hunt gives shape to your exploration, and helps to point out some items you might miss otherwise. One of these treasures is a letter that a 10 year old JFK wrote to his father asking for a raise in his allowance.
There is a short film prior to entrance to the museum, and it is worth watching. Once inside the museum proper, there is a real attempt to recreate the atmosphere of the '50's and '60's - the time when Kennedy was most politically active.
Video plays an important part in this experience. One exhibit has the TV studio set from the famous Nixon-Kennedy debate. A video tape of the debate runs as well, so you can see what all the fuss was about. There is a special theatre dedicated to showing a film about the Cuban missile crisis.
Jackie Kennedy rates several exhibits of her own, and there is a recreation of Robert Kennedy's office, down to replicas of his kids' drawings on the wall.
Some of the items in the Kennedy Museum are truly phenomenal, partly for their historical
significance, but also for their sheer uniqueness: a tea set from Nikita Krushchev, an elephant tusk from Nigeria, the Bible used in JFK's inauguration.
If you remember where you were when you heard that Kennedy was shot, you owe it to yourself to visit here. If you are too young to remember the assassination, come here to give yourself some perspective on why boomers are the way they are.
Getting There
Warning: Boston is undergoing a major construction project called the Big Dig, and it is expected to last until 2004. (To find out more, go to bigdig.) Traffic tie ups are legendary, and streets are rerouted regularly. DO NOT DRIVE in Boston if you can avoid it. You can get to the Kennedy Library and Museum by taking public transit, called the T. The T is cheap, safe, and convenient. The Kennedy Library is on the Red Line - get off at the JFK Library - UMass stop.
To find out more about the Museum go to jfklibrary.org.)
From journal "Boston, My Boston"
by Foxboro Marmot
Foxboro, Massachusetts
July 8, 2002
Sorry. Been watching too much X-Files.
After the film, visitors pass through exhibits covering the campaign and the President's 1000 days in office. There's a lot of video, but the best is from the Kennedy-Nixon debates. While Kennedy comes across as a dynamic presence, notice how Nixon comes across as suspect, particularly in reaction shots as Kennedy is speaking. Nixon faces forward while his eyes slide over to steal sidelong glances of his competitor.
The world was a dangerous place in 1960. Laos, Viet Nam and Berlin were all hot spots, but the Soviet effort to place missiles in Cuba brought the superpowers to the brink of war in October 1962. At home, Kennedy mobilized federal resources to insure civil rights we take for granted today were available to all. Exhibits on the Peace Corps and the space program are included.
There's little on the former First Lady. One disappointed visitor was overhead to say ?They only have TWO of Jackie's dresses? and they're BOTH BEIGE!?
The museum comes across as Smithsonian-like, a sanitized view of Kennedy and his presidency. It studiously avoids any controversy that might reflect poorly on the family. The Kennedy assassination is addressed obliquely by a darkened corridor with television monitors playing scenes from news broadcasts and the funeral.
There's an odd feeling when you stroll through a museum and stop to look at a preserved Time magazine protected under glass... and realize you read it when it first came out. And that's my problem with the Kennedy Library and Museum. People of a certain age will walk through the exhibits, nodding sagely, thinking "Cuba, yep... Peace Corps, yep... Attorney General Bobby, yep...." Locals, who've been inundated with Kennedy political campaigns have their own checklist, "Aunt Gladys had one of those 'Kennedy for Senate' signs on her lawn...." Younger people, say those under 45, can get some insight into a truly turbulent time in American history.
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Whereas Giratina is a wall that never dies, Giratina-O is an attacker that can puncture many holes in the opponent's team. He is arguably the best spinblocker in the game too, as his Levitate ability allows Giratina-O to switch in without being scathed by Spikes and Toxic Spikes. The addition of Shadow Sneak in Heart Gold and Soul Silver allows Giratina-O to also check many dangerous Ubers threats. His ability to break down stall teams with the Calm Mind set is a feat that very few other Pokemon can achieve. Immunity to Trick and the item removing effect of Knock Off is also quite exclusive and can prove to be very useful.
However, he does have some pretty disturbing weaknesses; Giratina-O only has base 90 Speed, which is quite slow for Ubers standards. He has weaknesses to the most common types in the Ubers metagame. And finally, his most fundamental flaw is his inability to hold anything else besides Griseous Orb, which is what Giratina-O is most often criticized for. The inability to hold any other items ruins what would otherwise be a Pokemon with amazing potential.
For those that play on Wi-Fi, it is a very annoying fact that Giratina-O can not be used in that environment, probably to allow compatibility for players using Diamond or Pearl. He can, however, be used in Link battles.
Say hello to the best spinblocker in the metagame. Giratina-O's impressive combination of power and bulk allows him to switch into Forretress with impunity, nullifying any attempts to Rapid Spin away entry hazards. Thanks to Levitate, Giratina-O has nothing to fear from Spikes and Toxic Spikes, and can easily survive two Paybacks from Forretress even after two rounds of Stealth Rock damage. From there, Giratina-O can wreak havoc upon the opposing team, through the combination of his powerful moves and the entry hazards he has preserved.
Hidden Power Fire will quickly disintegrate Forretress who are bold enough to stay in and attempt to hurt Giratina-O with Payback, it's also quite effective for dealing with Scizor, Lucario, and Metagross to an extent. Be aware that Hidden Power Fire is quite weak, as it will only manage a mere 3HKO against Forretress in the rain, but it is enough to prevent a successful Rapid Spin later in the game. Outrage is an obscenely powerful attack that allows Giratina-O to tear through the likes of bulky Kyogre and Blissey at moderate health, as well as KOing Ho-Oh after Stealth Rock damage. However, if one is turned off by Outrage's locking in effect, Dragon Claw is a viable alternative, but it is quite weak in comparison; it can't 3HKO physically bulky Kyogre and Ho-Oh after Stealth Rock, nor Protect Blissey without a Lonely nature. Although Shadow Sneak may be a weak attack, it is Giratina-O's only priority move, gets boosted by both STAB and Griseous Orb, and is enough to pick off Psychic-types like Latias, Latios, and Mewtwo when their HP drops to about 50%. Draco Meteor is a very powerful attack that gives Giratina-O a reliable way to dent common switch-ins, most notably Dialga. With Draco Meteor and Shadow Sneak in its arsenal, Giratina-O can make a fantastic check to Rock Polish Groudon, as he is immune to Earthquake and can survive a Life Orb Dragon Claw even after Stealth Rock damage, all the while being able to 2HKO Groudon back with Draco Meteor followed by Shadow Sneak.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Giratina-O is a fantastic special sweeper and sports some valuable qualities that other special sweepers can only wish for. He has a great Special Attack stat, complemented by Calm Mind and a myriad of special attacks at his disposal. Being part Dragon-type gives Giratina-O an amazing STAB. His Ghost typing grants him immunity to Seismic Toss, shutting down Blissey's main method of damage, while any attempt to hurt Giratina-O with status is rendered useless by Substitute. Giratina-O's bulk is no laughing matter either, especially when they are coupled with Levitate, which makes him immune to Spikes and Toxic Spikes. To top it all off, Giratina-O has the ever elusive immunity to the item-removing effects of Trick and Knock Off.
Dragon Pulse is a good option in general and is only resisted by Steel-types not named Dialga. Giratina-O can use Dragon Pulse to OHKO Rayquaza and Palkia and 2HKO Groudon without even using Calm Mind. Shadow Ball is a powerful STAB move that provides an easy KO on Mewtwo and deals more damage to other Psychic-types than Dragon Pulse, which includes Metagross and Lugia. Thunder inflicts massive damage to Kyogre while possibly causing paralysis, which aids Giratina-O in his sweep. After one use of Calm Mind, Giratina-O has an excellent chance of OHKOing 4 HP / 0 SpD Kyogre with Thunder after Stealth Rock damage. Substitute is a great defense against status, shutting down standard Blissey in the Ubers metagame while simultaneously aiding prediction. Be careful though, as Giratina-O has no recovery, so his ability to throw out Substitutes is very limited, so make each Substitute count. Aura Sphere allows Giratina-O to severely damage Dialga, Blissey, and most importantly, always 2HKO Tyranitar. If one does not care about Blissey, Calm Mind and 3 attacks can be used for maximum coverage. Finally, there's the option to drop Dragon Pulse in favor of the unresisted combination of Aura Sphere and Shadow Ball; while Giratina-O loses super effective coverage against Dragon-types and some power against Kyogre and Latias, he is compensated by super effective coverage on Psychic-types as well as Tyranitar and Dialga.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
This set combines the stat-boosting threat of the Substitute + Calm Mind set with a form of recovery to take advantage of Giratina-O's bulk. At the expense of Substitute and an extra attacking move, Giratina-O gains virtual immunity to status and more freedom to switch into attacks. At first glance, it would seem that Giratina is better suited to this set due to its better bulk and access to Leftovers. However, Giratina-O does possess a fair number of advantages over Giratina. While Giratina-O may not find as much room to set up as Giratina, his higher Special Attack stat and the boost from Griseous Orb more than makes up for it. For example, Giratina needs 3 Calm Minds to match the power of a Giratina-O that has used Calm Mind once.
Unlike Giratina, as well as many other sleep absorbers in the game, Giratina-O packs a unique immunity to Trick. In the later stages of the game, this immunity helps prevent Trick users from shutting down Giratina-O's setup process. Finally, Giratina-O has the useful ability Levitate, allowing him to avoid the Spikes and Toxic Spikes that trouble Giratina. Although Giratina can Rest off the damage or status caused by these entry hazards, doing so takes up valuable turns, which can be better spent setting up Calm Minds. Having an immunity to Earthquake never hurts either.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
While the special sweeper set may be very appealing, one cannot forget that Giratina-O's Attack stat is equivalent to his Special Attack. He is a force to be reckoned with, hitting most Pokemon in Ubers in their softer physical defenses. With access to a STAB 120 Base Power Outrage, which is boosted further by Griseous Orb, he is not to be taken lightly. However, being locked into Outrage can be displeasing, as Giratina-O has mediocre Speed and is weak to Dragon-type attacks, making him very susceptible to the rampant Draco Meteors of Ubers. This can often be remedied by setting up Substitute before attacking to minimize punishment during the turns in which Giratina-O is locked into Outrage. Substitute also protects Giratina-O in case your opponent switches to a counter during Shadow Force's charge turn. Earthquake pairs up with Outrage pretty well as it takes care of Steel-types. The choice between Shadow Force and Shadow Claw is very much up to the user. They both serve as Giratina-O's secondary STAB and are helpful in the disposing of Psychic-types. Shadow Claw is the choice for reliability, while Shadow Force is the choice for sheer power. Shadow Claw can still KO some key targets though, despite its lower Base Power. For example, Mewtwo without physical defense investment and Latias will always be OHKOed by Shadow Claw after Stealth Rock damage.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Giratina-O can run a physical RestTalk set fairly effectively too, eliminating any worries about status and residual damage. The combination of Rest and Sleep Talk means that Lugia would be unable to do anything to him apart from setting up Reflect or Whirlwinding him away. Outrage is Giratina-O's weapon of choice, because it is very devastating to most Ubers, as previously mentioned in the physical attacker set. When picked by Sleep Talk, Outrage loses its locking side-effect, and essentially becomes a 120 Base Power STAB move with no drawbacks. This is extremely helpful for Giratina-O, because most of the other sets are easily revenge killed when he's locked into Outrage. Shadow Force is the preferred option out of the three moves listed on the second attack slot, as it cannot be picked with Sleep Talk, giving Giratina-O a higher chance of firing off a very deadly Outrage. This is a win-win situation, as when Giratina-O is awake, he has two powerful offensive moves to choose from, and when he is asleep, he has a high chance of picking consequence-free Outrage with Sleep Talk. If one were to find Shadow Force distasteful, you can choose either Shadow Claw or Earthquake as a replacement. While both of these moves interfere with Sleep Talk's chances of picking Outrage, they are more reliable than Shadow Force when Giratina-O is awake. Earthquake gives coverage against Steel-types, while Shadow Claw decimates Psychic-types.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Other Options
Thunder Wave can be a good option on some Giratina-O sets, as it can ruin many common Giratina-O switch-ins, such as Kyogre, Latias, and the many Pokemon who might come in expecting Giratina-O to set up (such as Rayquaza and Darkrai). Giratina-O also enjoys paralysis support as it is rather slow. Will-O-Wisp can be used to weaken physical attackers, such as Groudon and Metagross, allowing Giratina-O to set up on them, but it will cost him the moveslot for a secondary attack. Energy Ball is Giratina-O's most reliable move against Groudon, but it does not have much use otherwise. Icy Wind is an interesting option to slow down Giratina-O's switch-ins. There's also the option of running 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Timid with an all-out Calm Mind + 3 attacks set.
Checks and Counters
Giratina-O is tough to counter directly, considering his huge offensive movepool. The mixed attacker will generally have trouble hurting Heatran and Lugia, while specially defensive Scizor in the rain can take Hidden Power Fire reasonably well and slowly chip down Giratina-O's health with Bullet Punch; he can also Roost off any damage taken.
Latias can stop the special attacker set only if Stealth Rock is not up. While rare, Calm Mind or Psych Up Blissey can stop Giratina-O by breaking its Substitutes with Ice Beam, eventually defeating him outright. If Giratina-O lacks Aura Sphere, Tyranitar can easily take on Dragon Pulse and quickly destroy him with Crunch, Payback, or Pursuit Giratina-O if he tries to flee. Without Thunder, Kyogre can Calm Mind alongside Giratina-O or Roar it away. Choice Specs Dialga with investment in bulk can take a one Calm Mind-boosted Aura Sphere and OHKO back with Draco Meteor. If Dragon Pulse is absent, Rayquaza and Palkia can survive Shadow Ball and proceed to KO Giratina-O with their STAB Dragon-type moves.
The physical sets are countered by Skarmory, Scizor, and Forretress. Skarmory and Scizor can both Roost off any damage done to them, while Forretress can set up entry hazards and use Payback to hurt Giratina-O. Lugia can also switch in on any attack apart from Shadow Force's execution turn and set up Reflect; he can then Roost off any damage and Whirlwind Giratina-O away or hit him with a Toxic or Thunder Wave, cutting short his sweep.
A good rule of thumb is to take advantage of Giratina-O's low Speed and lack of recovery. Even relatively weak attacks like Forretress's Payback can place Giratina-O into KO range of stronger moves like Palkia's Spacial Rend.


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While working on a Windows Service project in .net (Visual Studio 2008), a minor problem related to defining custom event logs kept bugging me.
As you already know, to debug your Windows Service you should use InstallUtil tool to install the service in your Windows. For InstallUtil to be able to install your Service, you add an Installer to your project which contains a ServiceProcessInstaller and a ServiceInstaller. So far everything is cool. You set the properties on these components and BAM! you can now easily install your Service. If you look closely at the IinstallUtil messages on your screen you will see that it creates an EventLog source with the same name you specify for the Service Name property of the ServiceInstaller component and assigns that source to a standard Windows event log called Application. More...
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I attended the 2008 Voice Peering Forum last week in San Francisco and found it extremely informative. Hats off to organizer Shrihari Pandit.
You can read good summaries of the show by Rich Tehrani here and by Alan Quayle here.
Analyst Gary Kim kicked things off with a keynote address that focused on a topic that was central to the whole conference: changing business models for carriers. Below are some of the driving forces he listed…
1) Competition
No news here. Traditional phone companies continue to lose customers and revenue to cable companies, wireless companies and PC based alternatives. A key factor here is "Landline Substitution" which refers to consumers (especially younger ones) who are abandoning landlines for a pure-wireless existence.
2) "Over the top" services
This term refers to any service being delivered to the mobile device using an internet connection, as opposed to using a carrier-selected approach. For the carrier this boils down to loss of control. Specifically: difficulty in capacity planning (see the next point) and unwanted competition for their pre-selected alternatives. This issue connects back to the long running smart pipe vs dumb pipe debate that I wrote about here. But it also connects with the central question of what model works best for adding innovative mobile services. (This was a central topic of my panel. More on that in a later post.)
3) Mobile bandwidth demand
The new wireless standards keep pushing up the bandwidth available to the handset. This is exciting for consumers but presents carriers with a tough pricing dilemma. If you price too high, you discourage use and your shiny new services never reach a critical mass. If you price too low, your cell towers get overwhelmed by the throughput during peak times (Imagine downtown at 5:30, with everyone waiting for the bus and watching YouTube clips) which leads to bad user experience and lost revenue down the road. (See here more on the "backhaul bottleneck".)
For a good example of this pricing problem, look no further than the furor over Roger's recently announced iPhone pricing plans. (Globe and Mail, Mark Evans, Jim Courtney, Jon Arnold.)
As we work to understand the role of carriers in the new ecosystem, it's natural to reach for analogies from other businesses. Gary had two analogies: Cable TV (which charges less popular channels a monthly fee for a slot) and retail chains (which charge for "shelf space"). Both are ways to make money from "upstream" partners, while keeping costs to consumer low. This is another way describing the "two-sided" approach that the folks at Telco 2.0 have been promoting. (Great intro post here and slideshow here).
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Over the past few months I've been writing articles for the .NET Insight insight newsletter covering various ASP.NET AJAX concepts. You can read those article here. I've wrapped up that series and have started writing about Silverlight 1.0 and 2. Each week (or so) a new article will be published and I'll update them here so check back. The articles are designed to be focused and concise and get straight to the topic without a lot of fluff. Scroll to the bottom of the list to see the newest articles.
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I have been following your article "Using Microsoft's Sivlerlight Control in a Web Site". So far everything seems straight foreward and I am able to get your example to show up on a ASP.NEt web page. I am using VS2005 and whenever I open up the XAML file I need an assembly reference so that it know what a Canvas is etc...
Thanks, Sam
Please, direct me to a carousel sample that doesn't require a web service as I'm behind a locked down network.
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I don't have any code available that doesn't call the Amazon Web Service, however, since all of the source code is downloadable you can certainly tweak it do hit a database or XML file instead if interested.
Great, It was very helpful.
Thanks Garbin...I'm going to add a little about the service release update to the article. Some people may have auto-updates turned off so it's good to know about still so developers don't waste time thinking it's something they did wrong.
I see much of Silverlight and demo's of 'drawing' on a canvas. I'd like to see more examples of using Silverlight to use with 'forms'
ie. a form with a dropdown populated from the database, user fills it out with validation, sees each 'submit' filling a grid (ie think shopping cart), doing all that with Silverlight.
Thanks for the articles
Thanks for the suggestion Steve. There aren't any built-in controls for doing a DropDownList or grid in Silverlight 1.0 so you'd have to overlay HTML controls on top of a canvas using CSS (although grid-like output could certainly be created). However, Silverlight 2.0 will have the controls you mention and will allow grids and other types of things to be used without writing a lot of code to do it. Once a new release is out of 2.0 I'll more than likely start writing about that as well since it's going to offer some very cool features.
Silverlight with XAML is awesome.I want to know what type of XML parser does silverlight use to parse large XAML file?
Hey Dan,
Some wiseguy put in a comment with a very long title at your Visual Studio Magazine SL article and it's throwing the article text way down to the bottom of the page.
Thanks Peter....I'll let the Visual Studio Magazine people know.
I was going through your article weblogs.asp.net/.../pushing-data-to-a-silverlight-client-with-sockets-part-i.aspx
I had a question. Here you demonstrate how a single server can serve the same data to multiple clients. What if I have to server multiple data from the same server to multiple clients?
Hi Dan
in your latest example (at V.Studio Magazine) you use a hlSytle which I couldn't find around. Could you post its content?
thanks a lot
Hi Marino,
Here you go:
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Hello Dan,
I made a Silverlight 2 beta 2 version of your application "Album Viewer" with a WCF web service and not a single line of Javascript (only C#). The xaml albums are now generated at the client level using a more oriented object approach (I generate the album entity form xaml and modify its properties dynamically).
If you want I could send it to you. I think it's interesting to see the differences between what had to be done in the previous 2 versions and what can be done in the now, for someone like me and many windows form developers (who hate javascript) SL2 represents a great improvement.
Anyway, I have to thank you because this work was useful for me to learn the basic silverlight functionality.
p.s please excuse my bad english as it's not my native language.
Thanks for letting me know about what you've worked on. I actually converted it to Silverlight 2 for a book I'm working on and some conference talks (haven't posted it yet though since I'm waiting on Amazon.com to get cross domain files fixed up for Silverlight), but I'd be interested in seeing what you've done to compare techniques. Feel free to send it over when you get a chance.
hello Dan,
Do you have an email address I could use to send it?
I don't want to post the address here due to spammers, but contact me through the http://www.xmlforasp.net site and I'll respond to you directly so you have it. Click the Contact link.
Thanks for the articles. I have a request:
Can you show more 'Silverlight forms' - with masked textboxes, validation , etc...?
Perhaps a shopping cart where you enter some data, show the cart, etc...
I've been wanting to use Silverlight for a rich form based concept, but not sure how well it can handle it right now.
I'd like a quick easy demo on using ADO Data services/Entity framework with Silverlight!


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Ha ha I saw your post about a Nerd meeting in SoCal and really there ARENT that many nerdy girls in SoCal! >:[
I'm about a half hour away from Corona :p
Hahaha, its pretty awesome right? I've got sooo much info up there. Haha.
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Wednesday, December 08, 2004Valparaiso University softball coach Randy Schneider has announced that three players signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Crusaders during the early signing period.
Joining the Brown and Gold for the 2006 season are pitcher Stephanie Kelly, infielder Karen Korb, and outfielder Ashley Wolter.
Kelly, a native of Plainfield, Ill., struck out 273 hitters in 169 innings of work for Plainfield High School. A three-time All-City selection, she also earned Player of the Year honors. She posted double-digit strikeout performances 20 times last season, while opponents hit just .105 against her. Kelly finished with a 19-6 record and a 0.46 earned run average.
?Stephanie will make an immediate impact with our pitching staff," Schneider said. ?She is a strong lefty that gives our staff a new look. She is an outstanding student-athlete understands hard work on and off the field."
Korb was the starting shortstop for Lutheran High School, the 2004 Class A champions in Indiana. A native of Indianapolis, Ind., she was a career .330 hitter and earned All-Conference honors for the Saints.
?We searched for an outstanding student-athlete that has been in championship situations and Karen fits the bill," Schneider commented. ?She is a multi-sport athlete who possesses all we are looking for in a Valpo softball player."
Wolter has been a two-time First Team All-State selection in Iowa for Denver High School. The Denver, Iowa native ranks near the top of the state's all-time career charts for both triples and homeruns.
?She is a powerful lefty that can run and throw, and brings a career batting average of over .400 to Valpo," said Schneider. ?She also has a championship attitude that will make a great addition to the Crusader softball program."
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This Gaming Life, Paperback Now Available In Europe/UK
The paperback edition of This Gaming Life has been out in North America for a while, but it hits the warehouses of the UK and Europe next week.
TGL is a book about gamers and the games they play. It's about the value of videogames, and about the stories I collected from three very different gaming cities: London, Reykjavik and Seoul.
Raph Koster, game designer and author of A Theory of Fun for Game Design, said: "This Gaming Life is a fascinating and eye-opening look into the real human impact of gaming culture. Traveling the globe and drawing anecdotes from many walks of life, Rossignol takes us beyond the media hype and into the lives of real people whose lives have been changed by gaming. The results may surprise you."
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Contracts with speakers establish rights to the presentation, limit an organization's liability, and minimize the risk of cancellation. But in this age of webcasts, virtual courses, and other Web-based education programs, do we need them?
More than ever. When groups conduct educational programs or republish course materials on the Web, the audience is substantially larger than with an on-site event. The more people you reach, the more valuable the presentation, and the more likely a third party will read and perhaps rely on the content.
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The Web's broader audience has prompted some presenters to look closely at their rights. The professional who has agreed to speak at your meeting may hesitate to grant Internet rights. The concern is that if many people have access to the presentation materials (and download ability), the presentation's value is diminished. Sophisticated presenters look for representations from the group, usually in the form of a copyright notice, that indicate the organization will do its part to protect their speakers' rights.
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The Independent Democratic Conference, which controls the State Senate with Republicans, has been directly affected by the latest corruption scandals to hit lawmakers, as the last senator to join the conference, Malcolm Smith, was arrested last week. His arrest could hurt the group's promise to pass progressive legislation. NY1's Zack Fink filed the following report.
When state Senate Democrats won more votes than Republicans last November, Independent Democratic Conference leader Jeff Klein moved quickly to form a majority coalition with Republicans. The four-member IDC was suddenly in the driver's seat, with veto power over what bills come to the floor.
Late last year, Malcolm Smith joined the IDC, bringing its membership to five.
"He was toxic," said Gerson Borrero, a NY1 and NY1 Noticias contributor. "He was a person who wasn't wanted or needed for anything."
From the beginning, state Senate Democrats pointed to the fragility of the Senate coalition, since Klein and Republican leader Dean Skelos had such different agendas. But so far, the two have worked together. Some are now wondering if Smith's arrest last week will change the IDC's ability to move legislation.
"Jeff Klein is up to no good, as far as I am concerned," Borrero said. "The people in his district should have seen that. You're elected as a Democrat, and you go and serve as a Democrat, and you start creating Independent Democratic Conference, for what? To wind up with people like Malcolm Smith?"
Governor Andrew Cuomo has made clear that he intends to push hard for an ethics reform package to clean up Albany. That includes stricter penalties for corruption, the end of cross-party endorsements and campaign finance reform.
Klein has committed to campaign finance, but Republicans are opposed to some of its main components. "If this is used as an excuse for inaction, or an excuse to water down important legislation, that would be unacceptable," said State Senator Daniel Squadron, whose district covers parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Democrats say they stand ready to pass reforms without the taint of scandal.
"To the extent other people get tainted by their actions, or by actions of the members of their conference, that's something they will have to deal with," said State Senator Michael Gianaris of Queens. "We stand by a commitment to reform that we've had for a long time." There is no precedent for the current power-sharing arrangement in the senate, so it's tough to say how the corruption allegations will effect their ability to govern. For example, will they be able to replicate the earlier success they had in shepherding the gun control legislation through the legislature and passing an on-time budget?
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In July, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute will offer local residents several opportunities to view plans for its proposed facility along Route 7 in Williamstown, and to comment on the project.
Designs for the building will go on view in the Clark galleries beginning Wednesday, July 16.
On Friday, July 18, and again on Tuesday, July 22, at 5 p.m., the Clark will offer guided tours of the plans in the gallery.
The cable access program "The Susan Conklin Show," featuring the plans and an interview with Clark director Michael Conforti, will air on Willinet Channel 17 on Sunday, July 20, at 7:30 p.m. (to be repeated the following Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.).
On Monday, July 21, at 5:00 p.m., Clark staff will lead a site tour at Phelp's Knoll, the proposed location for the facility between Mount Greylock Regional High School and Sweetwood Continuing Care Retirement Community.
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"We are very excited for our incoming freshmen class. With the addition of Sarah Khan, who was not included in the Tennis Recruiting Network's poll, we will be even stronger," head coach Maria Malerba asserted.
The Dukes will welcome freshmen Rachel Nelson (Big Prairie, Ohio/West Holmes), Alexandra Huie (Woodlands, Texas/Woodlands) and Emily Bradshaw (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Blyth Academy) to campus this fall. Both Nelson and Huie were ranked as four-star recruits in the United States.
Sarah Khan (Islamabad, Pakistan/Overseas Pakistani Foundation College (New Mexico)) will transfer to JMU from the University of New Mexico. After redshirting as a freshman, Khan went 11-14 in singles play during her first collegiate campaign last season, including 8-10 in spring duals. In doubles competition, she went 11-14 overall and 7-11 with three partners.
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I am pregnant with my second baby due in April, and not only are we having trouble choosing the name of this little angel, but it seems that our 1 1/2 year old daughter's name is also again a subject of the name game... First of all, my name is Kristen and my husband's name is Angelo- I'm surprised our names are not up to debate. Our last name sounds like Scorus, my husband comes from Greece. Our daughter's name is Seraphina Madelyn Scorus - we just loved Seraphina and Madelyn was my Gramma's middle name. We call her Phina most times. I also have a 16 year old stepson traditionally named after my husband and his father- Angelo Jorge. Anyway... we do not know the sex of this baby although if he is a little boy we have settled on Atticus Maximilian. All the aforementioned drama occurs around a little girl's namesake.
We recently learned via a random, and very loud might I add, 2am phone call from Greece that my huband's very lovely, and very traditionally Greek, mother has used the 1 1/2 years following Seraphina's birth to stew on the fact that we did not name her Hericklia after her. Ok I went the unique, religious, traditional route with Seraphina and I am willing to push the name envelope, but I wouldn't even be sure what font to choose for the name Haricklia on baby announcements. And if you're wondering, yes we tried to satisfy this request with Lillian or Lili as a variation, even Harriet, but it's a no-go on the moniker route. I really don't think it's even our middle name style unless Swistle creates a miracle here. Which is entirely possible I've read.
So here I am, listening to advice ranging from "follow tradition" to "it's your baby, don't listen to anyone else." Whatever. Over it. My little girl can have two middle names and my mother (Ginger by the way, oh my goodness) at least understands my predicament and isn't insisting on including her name. Either that or the love of her future granddaughter has caused her to understand the possible effects of the name Haricklia Ginger or, Ginger Haricklia for that matter, stamped on her report card. So all I can think of is adding a third name, but my first daughter has only two. And this only semi-solves one problem- we still can't think of a female sibling name for Seraphina Madelyn, regardless! We've liked Scarlet (but Scarlet Scorus probably not), Charlotte (but we neither live in the city nor the web) and Genevieve (Umm it's okay we guess and Ginger appeared on it's nickname list- proof that I am not entirely an undutiful daughter). Oh, and the whole situation is compounded because due to medical complications, this baby blessing is most likely our last. Oh mighty Swistle, OH MIGHTY SWISTLE, help! Please? Or maybe I can just place an order for a little boy;)
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If I'm following along correctly, the Greek tradition is to name the firstborn son after his father, and the firstborn daughter after the father's mother? So the tradition was followed for your husband's first child, but then was broken for his second. Is it possible that your mother-in-law isn't even asking to have her name used for the possible second daughter, but is just letting you know she's still mad about the first one?
It seems to me that if your mother-in-law is accepting no compromises on the name, it's unlikely she'd be satisfied by a compromise of the entire tradition (by using the name on a secondborn daughter instead of the first). Nor does it sound as if she'd settle for the second middle name slot. I think at this point it is up to your husband to say to his mother that the first daughter has already been named without following traditions, and that it wouldn't be right to give the firstborn daughter's naming tradition to the secondborn daughter.
However: I am aware that it is one thing to talk about how other people should handle things in our imaginations (where every such confrontation leaves the problematic person speechless in the face of our logic and eloquence), and another thing entirely to implement such plans with real people in real families---especially if the people and families love each other and want to get along and want not to hurt each other's feelings. It's easy for me to say that both your mother-in-law's name and her demands are unworkable; it's another thing entirely for you to have to deal with the fallout while I sit over here and don't have to take any phone calls about it. I do think firmness/resistance is justified here---but when dealing with someone who is already being unreasonable, I don't think it will necessarily help, or work, or bring her to the point of seeing reason and understanding the decision. (Except in my imagination, where she is not only embarrassed about her demands, but also very sorry for waking up a pregnant woman.)
So. That brings us to what WILL work. WILL your mother-in-law accept her name being used as a second middle name, or will she interpret that as a slap? If she will accept it, I think that's what you should do. It would bother me, too, that the sisters would have a different number of names, but it's an easy thing to explain to them with an affectionate roll of the eyes. Your younger daughter can drop the name entirely later on in life, or perhaps she'll like having her grandmother's name and enjoy surprising people with it and then telling the story.
It would also bother me to be giving in to an unreasonable demand (I'm imagining if my late mother-in-law had been making baby-name demands, and I'm not sure that would have ended well for anyone)---but again, sometimes it's the way these things go. A middle-name slot is probably worth it to avoid feuding and hard feelings. And I have some sympathy for her, if for example she winced while following these traditions with her own babies, and was thinking that the upside would be getting a dear granddaughter named after her. (DID she follow the traditions herself? If not, there's your out! If so, it makes it harder.)
If only first-name status will please her, you're stuck and you'll have to make your decision: let your mother-in-law name your babies as well as her own using traditions that are hers but not yours, or prepare wearily to handle the consequences. It's encouraging, though, that the consequence of not doing things her way with Seraphina's name led only to one single 2:00 a.m. phone call a year and a half later.
I know you said your mother-in-law rejects Lillian and Harriet, but I wonder if everyone could come to an agreement on Ariclia. (I'm pronouncing it ah-RICK-lee-ah or air-RICK-lee-ah or air-reh-CLEE-ah in my mind, but perhaps all of these are too different from the pronunciation of Haricklia.) This removes the unfortunate "hair" issue of your mother-in-law's name, while preserving much more of the essence of the name than Lillian/Harriet would. Ariclia seems exotic and usable to me (the names Erica and Leah make the sounds familiar), and a good sister name for Seraphina. I would suggest pitching it as "translating the name into English," instead of as "removing the unfortunate/unusable parts."
Another possibility is to see if she would be satisfied with ANYTHING ELSE. Would she accept a name with the same meaning as hers? Or her mother's name? Is there a traditional nickname for her name that would be usable? Or could you use your husband's grandmother's middle name, to parallel the choice for your first daughter, and explain that THAT'S the naming tradition you're using?
If the decision is made to use Haricklia as the second middle name, I like Felicity for the first name. I like Philomena even better, but I wonder if it's too rhymey with Seraphina. Or Victoria? Seraphina and Victoria. Phina and Tori.
Ooo, or Anastasia! Seraphina and Anastasia! I love that so much.
Kalliopi is a Greek name that looks like a creative spelling but isn't. I might use Calliope instead. Phina and Callie.
That makes me think of Penelope. Seraphina and Penelope. I love that too.
I know all these make for a very long name, but (1) my tastes run to long names for girls and (2) in this case, I'm inclined to think that when you're stuck with two middle names and one is long, AND your first daughter has a long name, you might as well GO FOR IT, length-wise. Anastasia Charlotte Haricklia Scorus. Penelope Charlotte Haricklia Scorus. Genevieve Charlotte Haricklia Scorus. WORK that alphabet. Or, of course, use a shorter middle name for the first of the two: Anastasia Jane Haricklia Scorus, Penelope Kate Haricklia Scorus, etc.


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MOUNT VERNON Fresh off the heels of President Obamas visit to central Ohio, the Knox County Democratic Party will host an Ohio for Obama celebration at KCDP headquarters, 1 Public Square in Mount Vernon.
The event will take place on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. KCDP vice chairwoman Mary Rugola-Dye will join organizers from Organizing for America and the Ohio Democratic Party to talk about the reelection efforts for President Obama and Senator Sherrod Brown.
Bumper stickers and signs will also be available for a suggested donation. The public is welcome to attend.
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