Reminds me of a sci-fi classic not talked about much anymore

Reminds me of a sci-fi classic not talked about much anymore, A Canticle For Leibowitz by, um, Walter Miller I think, from the late 50's.

An old Jewish guy, Mr. Leibowitz (Diablo 3 Gold), is on his way to the store for his wife when a nuclear war destroys all civilization as we know it. He survives and becomes part of an underground order of monks dedicated to saving human technological knowledge (which has been banned as evil by the post-war world government). 3000 years later, the order is going strong and he's been regarded as a saint all that time. But the book actually opens when someone finds a new artifact fragment attributed to St. Leibowitz. A sub-order of monks devotes itself to studying it, over lifetimes. Interpretations of it cause major schisms. But as we read it, we know it to be the grocery list Mrs. Leibowitz gave her husband.

The book is actually deeply philosophical and is considered a work of literature (Diablo 3 Gold), not shoot 'em up sic-fi. I read it when young, maybe 13, and I know I skipped over pages because it was a difficult read. This reminds me that I've wanted to re-read it.

 

Here's an example of what I'm talking about

In this thread, everything below your "You figure out how to program these scanners" post was just noise (Diablo iii Gold). It wasn't all you, sure. But you got involved and kept it going.

If it were me, I wouldn't have responded to the "Sigh, so many things outside your understanding" post, or the "'Who ever' WASENT [sic] right, Dave" post. Who knows whether that would have completely eliminated all the nonsense below, but it certainly would have helped.

Don't misunderstand... I'm not trying to be the Craigslist police. We're all here wasting time, and you're allowed to waste yours however you like. The anonymous poster(s) clearly enjoy(s) pushing your buttons, and you appear to enjoy having your buttons pushed (as evinced by your continued involvement with your button-pushers). Like I said, win-win for you guys.

But if you're curious about the stuff that has some of the rest of us sighing and shaking our heads (Diablo iii Gold), it's responding posts like the two I mentioned above.

Arguing with such arrogant stupidity usually results in a headache for me... That is not hyperbole or figurative speech, it is literally true.

It's not just that he's always wrong (I'm sure that's merely a subjective perception o my part, but I seriously can't remember any non trivial example of him being correct on any substantive scientific issue or explanation) as I am often wrong myself... it's that he is not only not willing to be corrected, but gets increasingly nasty and dismissive in direct proportion to the strength of opposing arguments.

 

Yashua Will Be Done

You need to know that if you are not solidly menopausal and don't agree with or use birth control you will get pregnant again (D3 Gold). Do you really think you can do this again? And again?

I'd argue that God is not involved in each conception. I think its like raindrops. God does not set up each one but rather a system that lets them happen on their own. If God was involved in each conception why would there be so many toddlers starving in Africa? Why would he send your church friends through 2 pregnancies?

If he is involved in each conception, I don't see why he would put the child in the wrong womb especially if he was omnipotent or perfect. This will cause tons of problems for you and the baby so if he did just oops on this i'd think an early miscarriage before you knew you were pregnant and fetus in your churchmates womb would be in order.

This will not get better but worse. There is nothing in this for you. I put up with greif and doubt and the crazies here because I geta lot out of my choice to give up my child, namely freedom. You're already yoked to 3 kids and giving up your son will bring you only grief.

I don't think your husband is as into this as you (D3 Gold). Its my understanding if he does certain things you can get out of the marriage and save face with your church and god. I'd think asking you to get an abortion would be on that list. Looks like you will lose him or yourself unless you want to be a baby factory.

I am so sad for you.

This post shows why supreme court ruling good!

The United States Supreme Court justices ruled that race can be included in a decision in the hiring process of any job in the United States of America because there are people who continue to discriminate and shun the hiring of people based on their color (Diablo 3 Gold).

We must see that people are often not hiring people of color due to their predudices and this OP post and responses shows this thing called predijudce is still alive.

More schools and universities need to hire people of color in teaching jobs and in leadership roles.

For example, take California Department of Education. Would it not have been good to hire a Hispanic or Black persons to run the Department of Education (Diablo 3 Gold)? 

Been there in the past.it'll work out for you.

I've been there before.You can go to the courthouse and file for relief (Diablo 3 Gold). If you have a good relationship with your kid(s), it'll help a lot.You can ask to have support stopped temporarily,and have it done retroactively to the point you lost your job.Just show that you give a crap about your kid(s) and that you want to support them 

but you have to feed yourself and keep your head above water so that you can provide better for them in the future.Ask for retroactive relief with an update 12 months from now.It'll cost you less than $100 to file,and the court workers are quite helpful on how to do things.Be respectful,calm and have all your bank account and pay info available for the court.If you have a good relationship with your ex,warn them that you're going to file.If you don't pay a courier a few bucks to send copies of  your file to make sure a signature is registered for receipt of the paperwork.The court will not refuse a reasonable request.It doesn't cost that much to file.

If you have a poor relationship with your ex, don't be surprised to get crap thrown at you. Accusations in family court are not punishable, they can only be denied. Just lay out the facts, and ask for temporary relief. Do not react overly to any crap thrown at you, be the reasonable party (Diablo 3 PowerLeveling). Also, don't say "I hate paying rent for  my kid" or anything like that. Be respectful, mention how you know this will be a short term stress on your ex, and you wish you could avoid it all together, but in  order to be better for your family in the future, you need this short term relief. 

Sorry for the post and run!

We have all been really good. (And hoping things on your side of the screen have been well also!)

Lots and lots of projects this summer (Diablo 3 Gold). I just got a roof put on our home, and I spent a painfully long day removing most of my garage, cleaning it and reassembling. Usually wait till fall to do that, so it was lovely to get that done ahead of schedule. I am debating a scrape and paint on my basement. I was lazy and only did about half awhile ago, and I should get to the side I actually *use* (but is the part I skipped)

Walking all over. I took last week off (back injury flair up, ouch!) and have clocked about..25+ miles in the last couple of weeks. Today was a day off with the wife, and looking forward to spending time with my Gf later this week. Getting the wee one set for school (oh joy!) as that time is getting closer (Diablo 3 Gold).

So yeah.making the most of my summer (offline!) as I can. All too soon that dirty 4 lettered "S" word will be falling from the sky and I will have to break out the arctic gear. 

Opportunity and Success

Opportunities don't come often (Diablo 3 PowerLeveling). They come every once in a while. Very often, they come quietly and go by without being noticed. Therefore ,it is advisable that you should value and treat them with care. When an opportunity comes, it brings a promise but never realizes it on its own. If you want to achieve something or intend to fulfill one of your ambitious, you must work hard, make efforts and get prepared. Otherwise, you will take no advantage of opportunities when they come to visit you. The difference between a man who succeeds and one who does not lies only in the way each treats opportunities. The successful person always makes adequate preparations to meet opportunities as they duly arrive. The unsuccessful person, on the other hand, works little and just waits to see them pass by. In my opinion, there are plenty of opportunities for everyone in our society, but only those who are prepared adequately and qualified highly can make use of them to achieve their purpose.

 

 

On University Tuition System in China

Tuition system has become one of the hottest topics in China since it was put into effect (D3 item). Reports on this topic are published in a variety of newspapers and magazines. People differ greatly in their opinions on it.

Some people think that there is no university in the world which is open to students without tuition. As far as China is concerned, it is a developing country with the largest population in the world. The government is unable to allocate enough funds to pay for various teaching facilities and many different kinds of expenses. One of the ways to relieve the problem is for students to pay tuition. The money raised in this way can be used to improve the conditions for running schools.

Others, however, are opposed to the tuition system. They argue that the living standard of the Chinese people, especially of those in the poor rural areas, is still low, compared with that in the Western World. The university tuition will certainly add to the already heavy burden of the parents, who live on their salaries or wages. Moreover, tuition may become an obstacle to the development of China's higher education. This is because it hinders some talented people from entering the university just on account of their poverty.