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islamic finance in a changing world.WIEF WIEF World Islamic Economic Forum
WIEF Wharton India Economic Forum ) was held last week in Jakarta, Indonesia, (2-4 March). The global Islamic financing industry has over US$1 trillion in assets. But the member states of WIEF account for 19 percent of the worldA[sup.3]s population and only 6 percent of its income. (Jakarta Post 03.03.09).
The Forum took place alongside a deepening deep·en
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To make or become deep or deeper.
Noun 1. deepening - a process of becoming deeper and more profound Western banking crisis and recession.
The Fifth World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) was held last week in Jakarta, Indonesia, (2-4 March). The global Islamic financing industry has over US$1 trillion in assets. But the member states of WIEF account for 19 percent of the worldA[sup.3]s population and only 6 percent of its income. (Jakarta Post 03.03.09).
The Forum took place alongside a deepening Western banking crisis and recession.
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (äb`dllä ä`mäd bädä`wē), 1939–, Malaysian government official and politician. A graduate of the Univ. of Malaya (B.A. , speaking for a country where Islamic banking Islamic banking refers to a system of banking or banking activity that is consistent with Islamic law (Sharia) principles and guided by Islamic economics. and finance manages 12 percent of banking assets, and aims for 30 percent by 2025, said that "Islamic finance is gaining credibility as an alternative".
The more globalized and Westernized west·ern·ize
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To convert to the customs of Western civilization.
west your economy, the more likely you will be hit hard. Many countries in Africa, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and Central Asia do not have the underlying economic strength and financial reserves of the Middle East and Asia and will go down with the West, without support.
This is the crisis of capitalism many predicted, bigger than the Wall Street crash of 1929-1933. It will lead to a New International Economic Order and the restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics). of global economic institutions (UN, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization).
Which means there is global dependence on key Muslim-led economies to supply liquidity and demand. The G20 become more crucial than the G7 and three Muslim-led countries already reach the first rank : Turkey, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä`dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. .
Delegates to the Fifth World Islamic Economic Forum in Jakarta saw this could be the opportunity Islamic banking and finance has been waiting for, but many doubted it was yet strong enough to meet challenge.
It was claimed Islamic finance offered more reliable non-debt-based alternatives to the Western banking and financial system, which has been brought down by high leverage, greed Greed
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Shakespearean symbol of avarice. [Br. Lit. and poor enforcement of inadequate regulatory systems.
H.A. Riawan Amin, President Director of Bank Muamalat, fell back on the basic philosophy of Islamic finance, especially the principle not to buy and sell debt. He said Islamic banking and finance could be one of the ways to help the world out of the crisis, "but if we do it correctly".
But participants and commentators at the Jakarta Forum warned that Islamic banking and finance was a young industry and had not yet been truly tried and tested.
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said "Banking should be an instrument for development and not an instrument for speculation ". She said shariah banking should not make the same mistakes and "end up like the conventional system". (Jakarta Post 04.03.09).
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono General (ret.) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born September 9, 1949 in Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia), is an Indonesian retired military general and statesman as well as the sixth President of Indonesia. has said he wants Indonesia, with its 235 million people, to become a global hub for Islamic banking but it accounts for less than 3 percent of Indonesian banking assets and lacks the know-how, staff and infrastructure it needs to expand.
The Indonesian case illustrates there is a global gap between aspirations aspirations npl → aspiraciones fpl (= ambition); ambición f
aspirations npl (= hopes, ambition) → aspirations fpl for Islamic banking and finance, and realities.
First, Islamic finance is highly institutionalized in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize
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a. To make into, treat as, or give the character of an institution to.
b. and capitalized in a small number of rich countries with small populations, notably in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and Malaysia, whilst it is least institutionalized and capitalized in countries with large Muslim populations, confronting large-scale poverty, notably Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan.
Second, in large population poorer Muslim countries where it is least developed, Islamic banking and finance is over reliant on basic banking services based on fixed-rate systems, (more similar to conventional Western finance), often with greater emphasis on saving than lending. Too many clients do not access loans, especially the innovative and attractive variable rate profit and loss sharing loans.
Finally the World Islamic Economic Forum needs to address more forcefully force·ful
Characterized by or full of force; effective: was persuaded by the forceful speaker to register to vote; enacted forceful measures to reduce drug abuse. the weakness of South-South co-operation between Arab, Muslim and Southern economies. When the Organization of Islamic Conference helped set up the World Islamic Economic Forum in 2004, intra-trade between its members was only 4 percent. This has risen in four years to 7 or 8% but the target is 25 percent by 2011.
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A Whitley County man accused in a store robbery..admits his role..and says being in jail isn't such a bad thing!
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Jo David again here,
I've completed the setup of a multi-server set up using HowtoForge's and my own approach, to make it really a multi-server with central DB server.
I did everything bu the book, but when I create a mailing list for any of the domains I've added I can get to the mailman subscription page, it sends the comfirmation email and if the user clicks on the url it comfirms the user subscription, but as soon as I try to send mail to the list from the just added user I get the User Uknown email back from postfix.
I've looked up and down and this sees to be a coomon problem with I'm guessing a very simple solution but as am new to mailman and postfix I'm kind of lost here.
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I don't really know what else to try here, if anyone has a working Mailman setup with ISPC 3 and could share it with me, I'll apreciate it a zillion.
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What is your name?
What does that name mean?
What names were you given?
What names have you taken on or changed?
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What do they mean to you?
And how have they shaped your life?
I'll show mine if you show yours..
Jennifer's my name, being silly's my game
My name is Jennifer. Jennifer means "fair one"
My full name is Jennifer Ann Ruwart. Ann is of hebrew origin and means "favored grace"
ooh.. so that means my name could mean fair one of favored grace. Awwww right!
I have not taken or changed my name.
My nicknames have included: Ruwart, JR, gobiprincess, jenn-i-fer (prounced jen-ee-four) and J-Ru
I love em all. Ruwart makes me feel spicy, strong and fun. It rips off the tongue. JR makes me feel masculine, in a good way. Jenn-i-fer makes me feel silly. J-ru makes me cool and unique.
Being called by my last name of most of my life by the men in my life has made me feel like one of the guys. Although I am ALL gal, emotions and all, there is nothing I won't talk about. I love locker room talk and don't get enough of it. I don't think most people know just how wild and silly I am.
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My name is Ankur Deepak
My name is Ankur Deepak Naik. Ankur is a word of Hindi/Sanskrit origin that refers to a blossom, seedling, or the first sprouting of a plant in the spring. I was my parents' first child and was born in the spring. :) Deepak is my father's name and is a Sanskrit word that means "lamp" or "source of light". Naik is a common last name in India and derives from a Sanskrit word meaning "chief" or "leader".
All of these names are pretty common in India, actually. They are getting more popular in the US, which is nice because I'll occasionally run into someone who already knows how to pronounce them! The rest of the time I almost always have to say my name twice.
As far as nicknames go, the only one I didn't really mind was "Ank" (pronounced like ankh).
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Hmm, good question! The only other Ankurs I've met or heard about have been males. It's possible that there's a female version of the name, like there is with Deepak.
I found out that in addition to being a common last name, "Naik" and its Sanskrit origin nayak have also been used as titles (with the leader/chief meaning) and as a military rank (it's currently used by the Indian Army as a rank equivalent to Corporal). A person with Naik as a surname may be part of the Anavil Brahmin sub-caste from southern Gujarat, as my family is. Though the Brahmin caste is considered the "priestly" class, there is some evidence that suggests that Anavils were also soldiers, which would explain Naik as a surname as well as some of the other Anavil surnames.
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Great topic, Ila!
My full name is Corine Demian Milano.
I have a strong relationship to my name and feel very attached to it——it's common enough that people have heard it, but not so common that I've ever actually met someone with my same name.
I am named after my great grandmother, Cora (my sister, Alia, is named after my other great grandmother, Alice). Corine (Cor-een) is Greek and means Maiden, and comes from Kore, which is another name for the Greek mythology figure, Persephone.
I have a love/hate relationship with my middle name, Demian for a few reasons. It took me years to even admit to people that my middle name was Demian, primarily because it's a traditionally male name and I couldn't believe my parents would do that to me! It turns out that my parents took it from the Hermann Hesse book by the same name, and after I read the book, I understood the relevance a bit more and am now kind of proud to have such an unusual middle name—though I don't always readily tell it to people!
My last name, Milano, is obviously a city in Italy. It was the name of the city my family left when they came to the US from Italy, and our original last name was changed upon arrival at Ellis Island. Unfortunately, no one really remembers what it was before it became Milano!
Now, I want to hear all about your name!
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Thank you very much dear Ila, for this interesting question.
My given name is Kusum.
Its Hindi meaning is 'a flower'.
My family name (sir name) is Jain, that denote the 'Jain' religion I belong to.
I never chnaged my nickname (sir name)after my marriage as most of the Indian girls do (or expected to do)because I didn't want to loose my own identity in the name of marriage and wished to shape my life as I wanted to by serving the community people, particulalry the poor women really need this kind of support. I am happy to serve whatever meagre amount I can these rural populations in need.
Thanks again for your nice question.
Kusum, your name is so
Kusum, your name is so beautiful—so is its meaning! Thank you for sharing it with the community.
It is very interesting that your surname denotes the religion you belong to—I don't know much about the Jain religion, but I would like to know more!
Thank you again for this post!
Leah Auma Otieno Okeyo
Leah-i was named after my grandma,but she was 'Leya' since no Luo word ends with an 'h'.Its a popular name within our family circles.(We are actually 7 cousins with the same name,i being the eldest).
It is also a biblical name.In Hebrew Leah means 'cow',and in Arabic,it is a 'mad cow'.(I plead guilty to this).Another Hebrew meaning is 'weary'.
Auma is my sir name.Naturally,babies are born facing the sky,but the mad cow was born facing down!Male translation for this is Ouma.
I inherited Otieno from my dad.This means night in Luo.Dad was born at night.Female-Atieno.
Okeyo is my husband's name.This means harvesting.He was born when maize was ripe,at harvest time.Female-Akeyo.
My most popular childhood nickname was 'Maasai',members of this tribe are usually very tall and (i understand) i appear like one.
That's all about these Luo names.
Jonah's name is Hebrew, too
Did you know that Jonah is a Hebrew name for dove? And when I think of dove, I think of peace. So, Jonah will be a force for peace. I love that boy!
I just found a little
I just found a little clarification on the origins of your Biblical name: Hebrew origin, meaning "Gazelle" which is "beauty and grace", also "worthy cow" as in biblical days cows were very valuable and treasured. Beauty, grace, treasured. I'm sure that suits you!
Ila-a Luo word.
Ila has a meaning in Luo,which i will let you know when you tell me about yours.I guess your great grand parents could have emerged from my end of the world!
Ila-a Luo and Kiswahili word too!
Ila has two meanings in my language,Luo!
The first one is when you feel itchy,like scratching,then you say ila.
The second one is an idiomatic expression for "i can't wait any longer!" or "i am really yearning for it!"
In Kiswahili,Ila means "even though,all i ask for is..."
Somehow,your roots must be here,a Luo you are,from Nyanza,if not,a Swahili from the Coast of Kenya!
Take a holiday! We need you home!
Holy Cow!My name is Elsie Kreitner McIver & don't you forget it!
What a fun post Ila!
ELSIE is a name that I have grown to appreciate in it's uniqueness, in that the only other Elsie I know/hear about is the daisy chained carnation cow. Were it not for my name I certainly would not have acquired, with such little effort and desire on my part, my huge cow collection growing up (what better gift for an Elsie than an Elsie?!). However, contrary to popular belief, I was not named after a cow, but after my German Great Aunt. In German, Elsie signifies Noble. In other areas of the world it means similarly "My God is a vow," "Consecrated to God," etc. (It is also the Scottish diminutive of the Elspeth, which I now secretly wish was my full name and what I'll probably start answering when asked what Elsie (LC?) is short for).
KREITNER, in my mind has always been a kind of good for nothing middle name. It's heavy on the tongue and useful only for impossible guessing games. But on looking up the meaning online, I found a virtual treasure trove of self-identity! This might be my favorite name now. It is a German variant of the name Krauter which means…hold on to your seats now… " a grumpy old man, an old fogey" ... I love the word fogey! I love old people! I am sometimes grumpy! I feel so connected. Given the homeopathic apocathary in our cabinets growing up, the fact that it is also the occupational name for a grower or seller of herbs is pretty cool too.
MCIVER, I like the heritage of my name McIver. It comes from Northern Scotland, on the Isle of Skye. We were Vikings way back when and our family crest reads "I will never forget." Nothing says 'I am a creature of destruction who is not to be provoked' like a Viking with a grudge.
Now I will tell you who else thought my last name was pretty sweet. The boys in middle school. Please imagine the following as a Beavis and Butthead monologue "Your name's McIver?…hehe…sweet…McIver…hehe…can you like make bombs…out of your toenails…hehe…thats pretty sweet…hehe…hehe" Don't get me wrong, I think MacGyver is awesome. It just hurt a little to be reminded every day that he had not, in actuality, fathered me. (using only a toothpick and a grapefruit…)
An interesting aside: When my parents separated and my mom moved us up back North, rather than changing our last name, she just changed how we pronounced it. Hence, I grew up with two different last names, spelled the same. When in New York my name is Mc-I-ver, when in South Carolina my name takes on the traditional Scottish pronunciation of McKeeeeever. Ingenious!
NICKNAMES: McIver (hehe…sweet). LC (what does it stand for?!?!), EZ ( I was abroad…it was how they pronounced it), sweetcheeks (and how!), Else ( As in: your somethin', else!)
IN SUM: After minutes of intense research and scientific investigation I have found that my name can be boiled down to the following simple equation:
Elsie+Krietner+McIver = An old, crotchety divine bovine with a great memory.
Love it! Crotchety divine
Love it! Crotchety divine bovine. :)
Corine Milano, Assistant Editor
Hey Elsie!
We can be bovines together! Sometimes when I look up the origins of my name, Rebecca, it gives the meaning as "cow!" Sometimes my name is said to mean "to bind" which I think is equally uninspiring. This used to really upset me, so I tended to like other meanings better-like "peacemaker!"
In one of the preschools I worked in a few weeks ago, all of the kids thought my name was "vaca" instead of Becca...which is cow in spanish! They had a riot with that one! *giggle*
Wouldn't that suggest what a peacemaker does, binding people, nations, whomever in an agreement to live peacefully? Or a healer, one who binds wounds? I think it might be a much more inspiring name that it seems at first...and I'm sure that regardless of your name or its meaning you are a very inspiring woman.
Who knew that all I needed
Who knew that all I needed to get to the sweet road to Jonah was a grapefruit and a toothpick!
What shall your World Pulse name be? Did you see? Mine is J-Ru. Similar to past nicknames, yet uniquely World Pulse. We also call Jonah "J" so maybe we'll call me J-De!
Another meaning-oh no!
Coincidentally my sister forwarded me an e-mail today-with a biblical phrase: Leah was ugly.
I will hunt for a better meaning!
Help me in the search,towards a lighter side.
Leah Auma
Hi Leah! I did some research
Hi Leah!
I did some research and found out that léah is an Old English word that means meadow or clearing in the woods. Also, léo means lion/lioness.
I think those are both great for you!
Ankur Naik
World Pulse Technology Director
(Although I am part of the World Pulse team, the opinions I express on PulseWire are my own.)
Thank you,Ankur,for lighting a dark tunnel!
A clearing in the woods is a nice place for rest,solace,full of fresh air,it is actually a nice place.
In any community a lioness is known for its powers,prowess and beauty! it's great to know that my name has good things about it!Thank you for the research Ankur!
Leah Auma Okeyo
Thank you,Ankur,for lighting a dark tunnel!
A clearing in the woods is a nice place for rest,solace,full of fresh air,it is actually a nice place.
In any community a lioness is known for its powers,prowess and beauty! it's great to know that my name has good things about it!Thank you for the research Ankur!
Leah Auma Okeyo
Leah wasn't ugly in the Bible!!
It says she had beautiful eyes. Gen. 29:17
I'll bet you do too...
Thank you, Hanasazi! Great to hear this positive one of beauty! I do...
So we could say...
that your name tells of a treasured gazelle with beautiful eyes, resting in the sunshine of a meadow in the forest. The picture of you it paints in my mind is just incredibly beautiful.
Rina Meutia or Dekna
My name is Rina Meutia. Since I am the second daughter in my family, my family and close friends call me "Dekna". Dekna stands for Adek + Rina. If you cut those 2 words, later it becomes my forever nick name Dek + Na or Dekna, which means "younger sister Rina". . Both my parents are from Aceh, therefore, I am so proud to claim myself as 100% Acehnese.
Now, let me first start by telling you about the second word in my full name, the "Meutia". Meutia is the most common name in Aceh. It is not a family name nor my father's name. My father's name is Nurdin Ahmad, if you do not believe me. It's not very common to use your father's name as your last name, at least in my part of the world. Some people do, but it's not obligatory, randomly practiced. My parents probably gave me that name because Meutia was so popular in Aceh, esp since the name comes from this famous and brave Acehnese woman hero, Cut Nyak Meutia. Historically, Aceh has a lot of women heroes :) You should google her for more detail information. However, according to my Hindi's friends, Meutia also means "pearl" in Sanskrit.
Now Rina. It has no specific meaning, unfortunately. Nothing much to tell. However, again, some friends in different countries claim that Rina is one of the common names in their countries. It can be Italian, Latino, and also Hindis, depends on how you spell it. "Reena" :)
Anyway, apologies for the boring explanation about my name. I honestly never think much about that. Some people might have different and personal connections with their names, but in my case, I would assume that I will still become the same person I am today even though my name was/is not Rina Meutia. I have so many good friends who totally forget my name and sometimes cannot even pronounce it correctly, yet we are still good friends and liking each other. For instance, I have this pretty flower girl in front of my metro station selling pretty flowers every morning. I like to buy flowers from her. We always say hi and smile to each other but never formally introduced ourselves. Over time, I can say we become somewhat friend, esp since I always pass her everyday to go to work. We even planned to play soccer together already this summer. However, only until recently, I finally know her name, but we are friends already. The friendship and good intention should come first. Those matter most to me, and names can follow later. The bottom line is, let we just be friends no matter what, even without knowing each other's names. But you can call me Rina,….LOL!
Ok, ok, I know I am boring. I will stop now :)
The hero!
Being a google junky, I googled Cut Nyak Meutia immediately after reading your post. From what I read, she and her husband led a resistance against colonization by the Dutch in the late 1800, early 1900's.
I totally get what you are saying about being who we are regardless of name. Yet, I have always thought my name has had some - even if just a little - influence over who I am. My name has 3 syllables. jen-ee-fur. The way it rolls over and off the tongue. It's not a fast name.
In numerology my Inner or Soul's Urge is responsibility, steadfast love, a harmonious home, domesticity, and maintaining long-standing family traditions. My destiny is to build, manage and organize systems that benefit humanity. PulseWire!
I decided to see what else my name meant and found this: Jennifer is the Cornish form of a Welsh name, Gwenhwyvar. Originally it meant "White Wave," "White Lady," or "Fair Smooth," from "gwen" (white) and "hwyvar" (smooth). Guinevere is the Norman French version of the name.
What a great conversation Ila started!
Help Me Rhonda...
My first name is Rhonda and I don't really have a name story other than that people like to sing the Beach Boys song when they hear it and also that my HS friends called me Honda Rhonda :)
I had to check
The girl's name Rhonda \r-honda, rho(n)-da\ is pronounced RON-dah. It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "good lance". Since the name only became popular in the 20th century, it also possibly derives from the name of the River Rhondda, meaning "noisy", in Wales.
But then again...
What one person considers noisy, another might consider to be a strong, powerful voice! :)
Ankur Naik
World Pulse Technology Director
(Although I am part of the World Pulse team, the opinions I express on PulseWire are my own.)
Always happy to hear your
Always happy to hear your voice! :)
Fear me and my good lance,
Fear me and my good lance, whose name will be peace.
That's the way to do it!
Nothing more powerful than a lance named Peace! Go girl!
My full name is...
Kathleen Mary LeMay. I had no idea the origin of Kathleen. Love that wikipedia. "Derives from the Greek, Aikaterine".
Alas, their is debate about the meaning of that name from purity to injurious treatment. Hope I land somewhere in the middle ;)
I don't know a lot about LeMay, except that it is French Canadian (and thankfully this LeMay is no relation to General Curtis LeMay). LeMay is my adopted name. My birth family name is Cassidy, Yes, it's true: Kathleen Mary Cassidy. No Irish there, eh?
I don't identify so much with Irish or French Canadian culture. I most identify as a first-generation Finnish-American, my mother having been born and raised in Finland.
My mother's maiden name is the one I love: Kautiainen.
Kathy Kautiainen. That could work!
Thanks, Ila, for asking,
My given name is Cynthia which comes from Greek Kinthia, one of Artemis' names, goddess of the moon. I always hated my name and changed it to Cyndi when I was 12. When I was 24 I couldn't visualize myself as an old lady Cyndi and so I went on a search for a new name. I tried out Thea, Cyn, Cinnie, and then I was in a store and the called for Cynda over the loudspeaker. I turned to my future husband and said - that's my name! Flash forward 15 years and I'm meeting my daughter's new 5th grade teacher named Cinda. When I told her my story, she said that she was working in that store 15 years ago. She loved telling the class how I "stole" her name. My last name is Arsenault, from my Arcadian husband - 1/2 of Prince Edward Island is named Arsenault. When we married he took on my Collins as a middle name so we are both Collins Arsenault (although he reduced his to his initials "JC". I hate it when people leave off my Collins but I know it's a mouthful to say. Wish we had a better name system.
Mine means...
My name is Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan. "Natasha" is Russian in origin (I think)but becoming an ever popular Indian and Dominican name. It means "child of God" or "Christmas child", and is a name given to girls born around Christmas time (which I wasn't). I think it means "Natalie" in Russian, and "natal" being the root, which is about birth.
My parents were going to name me Natanya and thought it sounded too nasal....
"Lycia" is my grandmother's name and I'm not sure what it means. In Italian it's pronounced Lee-cha though. "Ora" my mom made up but in Spanish it means to pray.
I was intrigued, so I looked
I was intrigued, so I looked "Ora" up online and found more beautiful meanings for your name at sheknows.com:
In Hebrew the meaning of the name Ora is Light. In American the meaning of the name Ora is: Light. In Spanish the meaning of the name Ora is: Gold. In Latin the meaning of the name Ora is: Pray. In Anglo-Saxon the meaning of the name Ora is: Money. In English the meaning of the name Ora is: Beautiful seacoast. To clarify the last two, I found another site with more details:
Latin, meaning: region, clime, district, country / residents of a district
Found here
Latin, meaning: edge, rim, border, boundary / coast, coast-line
Found here
(Latin) edge or border; takes on the significance of coast or coastline.
Found here
O'ra noun [ Anglo-Saxon See 2d Ore .] A money of account among the Anglo-Saxons, valued, in the Domesday Book, at twenty pence sterling.
Found here
(o´rә) plural of os, mouth.
Found here
It's so beautiful! and with its many different meanings, it's also quite profound. Love it.
The name game; hidden meanings?
peaceful presence says:
My name is April, and as far as I am aware the only meaning of that is springtime. which is kind of cool! Green..growing..renewel, a renewed sense of social justice for all! My parents named me April so that they would not forget their anniversary in April.
Mi naci....more than my name i identify with my birth date. I was born on MLK day, and that goes along well with my activist, but mostly peaceful, tendencies.
My middle name is Irene, after my great gramma on my father's side. And i love the Leadbelly song 'Goodnight Irene'.
April Irene; furthur reflections...
peaceful presence aka April Irene Burris (nee Mason)
Origin name
from greek eirene: peace
It totally goes with the screen signature name I picked out, although I had no idea! This has inspired me to do research.
EIRENE (or Irene) was the goddess of peace (eirênê) and of the season of spring (eiar, eiarinos). Late spring was the usual campaign season in Greece when peace was most at risk. Eirene was one of three Horai, goddesses of the seasons and the keepers of the gates of heaven. Her sisters were Eunomia (Order or Good-Pasture) and Dike (Justice).
She was probably identified with the Hora Thallo (Green Shoots), whose name Hesiod gives to Eirene as an epithet in the Theogony. Her opposite number was Polemos (War).
January -- Janus's month
Middle English Januarie
Latin Januarius "of Janus"
Latin Janu(s) "Janus" + -arius "ary (pertaining to)"
Latin Januarius mensis "month of Janus"
Janus is the Roman god of gates and doorways, depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions. His festival month is January.
Januarius had 29 days, until Julius when it became 31 days long.
I was named after Aphrodite's month, but, like I said I identify more with my birth month, and this just confirms it. I have always thought the two-faced picture of Janus was interesting, full of opportunity. And, doorways & gates-that is so open to possibility! ;) This leads me to believe one other thing that was said in our conversation about names, that we are who we are; regardless. I've never really identified with my last name. Like someone else said our society changes female names, so they don't seem personally relevant to me. i did look up my current last name, didn't find much. My birthname was Mason, that could be better. The two meanings I found for Mason were either a Freemason (associated with Knights Templar-Yuck!), or a mason who worked with stone.
So, I could create for myself a persona of a peaceful Greek goddess who builds stone doorways and gates, which she uses to enter and explore new possibilities open to humankind. Reflections of hidden humanity in a deep, dark, and bottomless pool.
April -- Aphrodite's month
Old English April(is)
Latin Aprilis
Etruscan Apru
Greek Aphro, short for Aphrodite.
Aprilis had 30 days, until Numa when it had 29 days, until Julius when it became 30 days long.
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty. She is identified with the Roman goddess Venus.
* The meaning of the name Burris is Of The Town, Borough
* The origin of the name Burris is English
what is in a name?
I have grown to appreciate and juice out meaningful meanings out of my names -Faith Wanjiku .I loathed `Faith' when I was young.It sounded, so biblical, so untrendy, and so unstriking.everyone else had funcky names.As a catholic I was allowed to twin it with another one-I searched and searched but no name intertwined well.I gave up and concentrated with more sensible issues as I grew up.
I joined my brother in burying his head and soul in inspirational books.I noted most if not all talks a lot about Faith-Faith without which you are doomed to despair in life, Faith without which you remain stagnant or step backwards instead of moving forward.Faith with which you are unconstrained, you move and keep moving forward.I adored it- Faith .Faith with which I have overcome tricky and challeging hurdles. Now,I live in me,and preach to others to have me.Faith.``double up your faith'' to accomplish all your dreams!
Wanjiku is from `Anjiku' .It has a deep and very complicated roots.Iam from a tribe in Kenya called `the gikuyu' which was born by Gikuyu nad Mumbi.They had nine daughters, and all gikuyu girls are named after them.Hence Anjiku.I inherited it from my antie ,sister to dad.Small ones are nicknames `shiku'.I love it.It makes me feel so adored, exceptional, and babyish .Many feel that I have outgrown the name and should take Wanjiku, but I persist on Shiku ,and the thought of changing it boils my blood in irritation. my close family members and friends use `Wanjiku' when something is amiss.
My schoolmated nicknamed me `dolly'-said I looked like a doll.I adored it though it made me feel like a sick bird, when they consoled me, oh my doll! in bad times.from it Dollin imerged.I carried it to college, and used Faith only officially.
I meet my a guy whom I was madly in love with.I mean madly.He called me `kahoney' it made me feel sweet ,special and loved.I tried hard ,to keep him happy just to retain the name. It elated me.I scribbed it everywhere even on my pants! But I realized later the name was more on the lips than in the heart.It lost meaning hence I rubbed it off!
My x-mother-in-law nick named me `,mama Mumbi' Mumbi was her name.She anticipated a daugher from me and agonized about it more than I did.She was loving and endearing .More than a mother –in-law to me.I shared all my secret with her. The idea of naming my daughter after her was a thrill! My x- fiancee dint appreciate the name `baba Mumbi' so I dropped it too.
I mixed my name and that of my x-fiancee -he was Nicholas- and got `fani' .It made me feel funny and stupid.I dropped it before anyone heard of it.I picked his second name-Maina,and become Faith Maina.It gave me a sense of belonging-a silly belonging! Isnt it? But I scribbled it everywhere,even in my passport.incredible!when marriage thorns rose higher than flowers I dropped the name and took shiku steve.Steve is my dad.He was the first one to note and question on the sudden change.I had a strong explanation``dad I belong to you more than to him' dint I know that before? Women! Don't laugh-I loved this guy barmy.I was waiting for him to propose we blend our blood,or share organs anything that could have made hime realize all my heart ,soul, body and moves was all about him and him only,.He dint.That saved my **s ! I got no idea how I could have drained his blood out of me, could we have blended.
I have retained Shiku Steve, (S S) the one you familiar with.
Love Shiku


text: DSpace Collection: http://hdl.handle.net/2117/3970 2014-12-22T03:42:40Z The white dwarf population of tri-axial haloes http://hdl.handle.net/2117/24496 Title: The white dwarf population of tri-axial haloes Authors: Torres Gil, Santiago; Camacho Díaz, Judit; García-Berro Montilla, Enrique Abstract: The nature of the several microlensing events observed by the MACHO team towards the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is still a controversial subject. Substellar objects and stars with masses larger than ∼ 1M⊙ have been ruled out as major components of a Massive Astrophysical Halo Object (MACHO) Galactic halo. Stars of near half-solar mass, in particular white dwarfs, appear to be the best candidates to explain the observed microlensing events. On the other hand, observational evidence based on the structure of the debris of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy suggest that the Galactic halo is non-spherical. We use a tri-axial halo model and advanced Monte Carlo techniques to study the contribution of the halo white dwarf population to the dark matter content of the Galaxy. 2014-10-28T11:13:28Z Box III-1: Comparing emissions from 9 European cities and their bus fleets http://hdl.handle.net/2117/22649 Title: Box III-1: Comparing emissions from 9 European cities and their bus fleets Authors: Roset Calzada, Jaime Abstract: The urgent need to reconfigure urban areas to consume fewer resources, generate less pollution, be more resilient to the impacts of extreme events and become more sustainable in general, is widely recognised. To address these issues, requires integrated thinking across a range of urban systems, topics, issues and perspectives that are traditionally considered separately. This book introduces key results from the European Science Foundation funded COST Action TU0902 network that brought together researchers and practitioners involved in urban integrated assessment. Using case studies, theoretical approaches and reporting experience from across Europe this book explores the challenges and opportunities of urban integrated assessment through four perspectives: (i) Quantified integrated assessment modelling; (ii) Climate change adaptation and mitigation; (iii) Green and blue infrastructure; and, (iv) Urban policy and governance. The book closes by outlining priorities for future research and development and presents a generic framework for urban integrated assessment to analyze the potential benefits and trade-off of sustainability policies and interventions. 2014-04-23T07:30:39Z Phase-field models in interfacial pattern formation out of equilibrium http://hdl.handle.net/2117/19053 Title: Phase-field models in interfacial pattern formation out of equilibrium Authors: González Cinca, Ricardo; Folch, R.; Benítez Iglesias, Raúl; Ramírez de la Piscina Millán, Laureano; Casademunt, Jaume; Hernández-Machado, A. 2013-04-30T10:58:31Z Sense títol http://hdl.handle.net/2117/17949 Title: Sense títol Authors: Domènech Rodríguez, Marta; López López, David; Palumbo Fernández, Mariana 2013-02-22T15:13:44Z Infrastructural archeaology http://hdl.handle.net/2117/17350 Title: Infrastructural archeaology Authors: Velarde Sans, Andrés; Rodríguez Cámara, Antonio; Álvarez Roa, Ramón; López López, David; Domènech Rodríguez, Marta; Estaún Martínez, Carlota; Pardo Roquero, Gonzalo; Campillo González, Jimena; Palumbo Fernández, Mariana; Enríquez Lage, Juan; Palencia Serrano, María; Sigüenza Gómez, Pablo; Magro Baroni, Cristina 2013-01-14T17:01:42Z Convectons http://hdl.handle.net/2117/16779 Title: Convectons Authors: Alonso Maleta, María Aránzazu; Batiste Boleda, Oriol; Knobloch, Edgar; Mercader Calvo, María Isabel Abstract: A horizontal layer containing a miscible mixture of two fluids can generate dissipative solitons called convectons when heated from below. The physics of the system leading to this behavior is explained, and the properties of the resulting convectons are described. The convectons are shown to be present in a parameter regime known as the pinning region containing a multiplicity of stable convectons of odd and even parity. These lie on solution branches that snake back and forth across the pinning region and illustrate a phenomenon known as homoclinic snaking. Examples of single pulse and multipulse convectons in periodic and closed containers are exhibited and compared with similar states described by the Swift-Hohenberg equation. Time-dependent states in the form of localized traveling waves are computed and distinguished from convectons that drift. 2012-10-22T15:01:19Z Mixing efficiency in buoyant flows http://hdl.handle.net/2117/15363 Title: Mixing efficiency in buoyant flows Authors: Redondo Apraiz, José Manuel; Lopez Gonzalez-Nieto, Pilar; Díez Rilova, Margarita 2012-02-24T14:31:04Z Swimming propulsion due to vortices http://hdl.handle.net/2117/15347 Title: Swimming propulsion due to vortices Authors: Redondo Apraiz, José Manuel; Arellano, Raul; Carrillo Cortés, José Alejandro; Matulka, Annia; Ben Mahjoub, Otman; Sekula, Emil 2012-02-23T19:52:55Z Monte Carlo simulations of the formation channels of SNeIb. PoS(SUPERNOVA)008 http://hdl.handle.net/2117/11699 Title: Monte Carlo simulations of the formation channels of SNeIb. PoS(SUPERNOVA)008 Authors: Camacho Díaz, Judit; Torres Gil, Santiago; García-Berro Montilla, Enrique Abstract: We present a Monte Carlo simulator of the population of binary stars within the solar neighborhood. We have used the most updated models for stellar evolution, a complete treatment of the Roche lobe over ow episodes, as well as a full implementation of the orbital evolution. Special emphasis has been placed on processes leading to the formation of binary systems in which one of the members is a white dwarf. As a preliminary application of our Monte Carlo simulator we have performed a statistical study of the scenarios leading to type Ib supernovae events within our Galaxy 2011-03-08T09:55:18Z Effectiveness of Problem Based Learning for Engineering Curriculum http://hdl.handle.net/2117/7832 Title: Effectiveness of Problem Based Learning for Engineering Curriculum Authors: Rojas Gregorio, José Ignacio; Prats Menéndez, Xavier; Villardi de Montlaur, Adeline de; Valero García, Miguel; García-Berro Montilla, Enrique Abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to describe the process by which an initially limited-range practical experience, within the frame of a given subject in an aerospace engineering degree, might be expanded to become the mother-subject itself. Particularly, the practical experience is a Model Rocket Workshop (MRW), where students design, simulate, build, test and launch a small model rocket. The workshop is a Problem Based Learning (PBL) experience that covers a wide spectrum of educational aspects, ranging from theoretical disciplines, such as fluid dynamics and rocket dynamics, to topics more related to experimental work and hardware utilization like the certification of the rockets, as well as the rocket altitude measurements. Students get rapidly involved in the project, and acquire several practical and transversal abilities, while developing a solid knowledge of the physics underlying aerospace engineering. The case study shows some problems and improvements, academic results and lessons learned from the PBL approach. Finally, a series of new ideas related to MRW and the subject it belongs to are presented. The objective is to expand the MRW so that it embraces the totality of the activities that constitute this mother-subject. As a consequence, the former would then become a new subject entirely based on PBL. The strategy aims at enabling an optimum transition from conventional learning to PBL. 2010-06-25T10:27:13Z The role of surface rollers on the formation of surfzone transverse sand bars http://hdl.handle.net/2117/6995 Title: The role of surface rollers on the formation of surfzone transverse sand bars Authors: Ribas Prats, Francesca; Swart, Huib E. de; Calvete Manrique, Daniel; Falqués Serra, Albert Abstract: A morphodynamic model has been developed to gain more fundamental knowledge about the formation of transverse finger sand bars. The model describes the feedback between waves, rollers, depth-averaged currents and bed evolution, so that self-organized processes can develop. The wave and bathymetric conditions measured at Egmond site are firstly applied and the modeled longshore current and wave height are compared with field data of that beach. Subsequently, the wave and bathymetric conditions measured at Noordwijk site are used to compare model results with the up-current oriented bars observed there. Realistic positive feedback leading to formation of the observed bars only occurs if the resuspension of sediment due to bore turbulence is included in the model. 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Yabba dabba doo over doo-doo
Neanderthal excrement discovery revolutionary
Every once in a while you stumble on a scientific discovery so totally shocking it leaves you totally shocked. That's exactly how I felt during the holiday weekend when I spotted an online news item that appeared under this alarming headline: Oldest human poop study says Neanderthals ate their veggies!
Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of La Laguna in Spain were rooting around in a Spanish archeological site recently when they made a shocking discovery.
Yes, they were able to figure out why the Kardashians are famous. Ha ha ha! Sorry, I am just joshing. The Kardashians are a mystery no one will ever solve.
What the scientists found -- prepare to be bowled over -- were five samples of the oldest known human poop. Seriously, they dug up 50,000-year-old fossilized Neanderthal poop. How did the scientists react? Naturally, they were totally grossed out and doused themselves with hand sanitizer.
That's what you and I would have done. But these were not normal people. No, these were scientists, so what they did was become incredibly excited. They took the Neanderthal poop back to their lab at MIT, where, using state-of-the-art poop grinders, they reduced it to a fine powder, which they analyzed to determine (why not?) what kind of food our long-extinct kin ate back in the day.
Which brings us to the amazing discovery -- the scientists proved that, while Neanderthals were serious meat eaters, they also enjoyed chowing down on veggies.
It seems two of the cave poop samples contained a compound that is made when plants are broken down in the digestive process -- 5B stigmastanol, which sounds like a dinosaur, but isn't -- the first direct evidence for the theory that, from time to time, cavemen whetted their appetites with a nice salad, as we see from the following historically accurate conversation:
First Neanderthal: "Hey, Grok, how about a couple of tasty mammoth steaks fresh from the fire, which I discovered right after inventing the wheel?"
Second Neanderthal: "Ooh, no thanks, Gronk! I'm watching my figure. I'll just nibble on some of these slimy green things from the swamp."
Now I am no scientist -- I do not even own a pocket protector -- but I'm afraid it's only a matter of time before they unearth a fossilized pair of Birkenstock sandals, or possibly the oldest known bowl of quinoa.
As you can imagine, the researchers were shocked by the veggie discovery. This is because, like most normal people, their knowledge of what cave persons put in their bellies was based on watching old episodes of The Flintstones, a highly realistic 1960s cartoon series featuring the scientifically plausible antics of a "modern Stone Age family" consisting of Fred, his wife, Wilma, their daughter, Pebbles, and a pet dinosaur named Dino.
At the beginning of every episode, during the catchy theme song -- "When you're with the Flintstones, you'll have a yabba dabba doo time, a dabba doo time..." -- Fred would take Wilma to the drive-in restaurant in the town of Bedrock, where a waitress would bring them an order of brontosaurus ribs, which were so (very bad prehistoric word) gigantic they would cause the Flintstones' foot-powered cave car -- essentially two giant rock rolling pins held together by logs -- to tip over on its side.
But now, thanks to some know-it-all scientists, the rug has been pulled out from under our calloused meat-eating feet, throwing our understanding of prehistoric food choices into chaos. Even though Brussels sprouts and broccoli were never featured in a single episode, it would appear prehistoric veggies were, in fact, a staple of the Flintstones' diet.
This is excellent news for people who have never eaten meat. Scientists refer to these people as "my son's girlfriend," who refuses to try meat, even though I politely offer to make her a cheeseburger or a BLT every time she visits. "Ewwww!" she will groan when I dangle a juicy pork chop under her nose. "That is soooo GROSS!!!"
My wife was a bit too enthusiastic when she heard about the 50,000-year-old veggie-poop discovery. She callously suggested that, just maybe, it was about time for me to incorporate something green into my diet.
I suppose if it was good enough for Neanderthals, it might be good enough for me, too. So I may be willing to let my wife sneak the odd asparagus spear onto my plate.
Just don't expect me to get all "yabba dabba doo" about iceberg lettuce.
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thank got I am not republican,
oops, god even – thought I was speaking german then, mein godt – those hairy fannied gawd darned krauts, says JW : )
QT's favorite actor, NOT. Waiting for QT to do a celt film, on old Europe around christ, with his no doubt twist, welcolmed.
Just give me a shout QT, if you need an advisor, lick-lick,
Us welsh were the last white slaves to tell you the truth QT, within GB.
There is now way that you are Welsh
twll dy dyn – ok, so I am eighth yorkshire, Lakings from Harthill. But rest of me is quite welsh. Do I scare you?
Quentin Tarantino-
As silly as the Beano.
His characters always fetch up
Drenched in tomato ketchup.
Memories of Salad Days
Come forth through a bloody haze
Caused by events quite bizarre;
Must have been Sam Peckinpah.
Paris, Texas,
"Salad Days" was a production at that theatre in the Strand in about 1959. All very jolly hockey sticks it was too if I recall….
No just a twat
I have been described as such – feel free. See if I care, I don't bang about my lord and bomb people at least.
Right where he belongs!
On Wednesday I'll stand up and do my Cast Iron Speech Mark II from The Comedy of Errors.
But Cameron isnt funny.
The chip on your shoulder is hilarious. sort your ego out, seriously. yawn. bye.
He'll be PM until at least 2020, and don't you just hate him for it.
Labour's lead with the only pollster that matters is already down to 5%. We're mid-term in an austerity government, Foot and Kinnock had leads in the mid 20s. I've been saying this for months now, but Labour are heading for their biggest defeat since 1983.
He's a new age comedian – the sort that you don't laugh at.
Dave on an RAF 1, visiting in a clunky VC-10, designed in the back end of the 1950's.
via Sheffield.
Does anyone know if there are any sites on the internet that tell you what schools are closed because of the snow.
I'm getting sick of waiting in a bush with my trousers round my ankles only to find the fuckers not open.
It's so cold round Waad Magna that Rampant Ron was arrested for describing himself to passers-by.
Nice one KT;)
Be a lollypop man Kebab, and give sweeties out. Heard that is the best way for possible young action.
Oh No – whose here running our country???
Just wathed barrys inauguration pure Hollywood! the whole script must have been written by a Liberal Hispanic/Afro Amercain transexual nothing there for us,rhetoric at its worst the reality is nothing will change except Americas indebtdness.
"We the people" translates actually as "Wee on the people".
But still the braindead yanks waved their little flags..
Slightly off topic, but this needs posting asap…..
Ferdinand Mount, tonight's Standard.
'To start with, there was a modest little scheme called Family Income Supplement, invented in 1971 by Ted Heath, to help parents whose wages were not large enough to bring up a family decently.
Two decades later, when Margaret Thatcher lost power, there were still only 315,000 families on FIS. By the time John Major was thrown out in 1997, the numbers had risen to 734,000. Gordon Brown then rebranded the scheme as "tax credits" to make them sound less welfare-ish, and, as Chancellor and then Prime Minister, he hugely expanded the coverage and cost.
By the time he was defenestrated, there were no fewer than *4,760,000 families* claiming tax credits.
If we include (as we should) council tax benefit and housing benefit, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, there are now about seven million working people who are, one way or another, "on benefit".'
Not bad, eh? Gordo really did believe in the 'Universal Benefit' crap that CiF is currently pushing as The Most Important Thing Ever. One nation and al that.
Bribing voters by taxing the low paid with one hand and then offering state handouts is what you'd expect from the party of Welfare.
Yeah more of the same if Millicnut ever gets elected,the irony is these 7million fmilies think its going to go on forever.
Nothing is forever! You must have realised that when Joplings closed down.
And Binns \,The Crowtree Leisure Centre.Roker Park et al.
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch.
Oy vey ist mir– D. Cameron is a schwarzer! No wonder he's in town for Obama's swearing-in!
I've just flown in from London, England. Boy, are my arms tired!
"That's an interesting act, David. What do you call yourselves?"
"The Aristocrats."
Here's an old comedy act that looks rather like our very own Miliband brothers-Ed being the dopey one-
..my underpants?
While Cameron isn't funny his tax arrangements are hilarious. I wonder why no mention of Blairmore in the MSM? Funny that.
Making Obama laugh is the best Dave can hope for.
Financially, Obama is leading his country to bankruptcy. Socially, he is turning it into a Third World population — which is how he got re-elected.
Hilarious! Beat that if you can, Dave ! Oh, wait …
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Secondly, we do have a good ongoing bank that we're building and that is poised to respond even better when economic times allow. The vast majority of our ongoing businesses are already making double-digit ROEs. They're all capable of doing double-digit ROEs, better than the cost of capital as well. And I believe that we'll see the upturn once our customers see the upturn. In the meantime, we're working hard to make them as strong and as resilient as they can be given the top line pressures there are. And I think that in many key areas, we're ahead of the game in terms of our restructuring activity, most notably the change of proportion of our wholesale activities to the total that we have effected.
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In the center of the Los Angeles downtown financial district this full service business and convention hotel is an inviting and contemporary retreat for any lifestyle.
The Sheraton Los Angeles is located in the heart of the Entertainment Capital of the World. It is an easy walk to the Los Angeles Convention Center, Staples Center and the new LA Live. The hotel it also adjoined by Macy's plaza.
Enjoy the Sheraton's 2 restaurants and lounge after a long day of work or fun. You can also keep up your fitness routine at the on-site fitness center. Sheraton's modern amenities and technology make it a great home away from home.
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