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automag, Yes, those games were uncalled for, and I have apologized and asked for forgiveness a few months ago in this thread: Thank you for your well wishes on my studies, and for complimenting me on being an intelligent person. I likewise wish you well, and God willing, I will try and offer what I can in the future for the benefit of this forum membership. Peace, netinfo

automag, I still read this forum from time to time, and I continue to keep up to date on our Dinar investment. By the way, I am not Rhnda, and I don't know who this person is. Also, I am no longer playing any characters as I stated awhile ago in my thread. My life has just been very busy, and I just no longer have the necessary time to post here in the forum and chatroom on a regular basis. In fact, I haven't logged onto chat for a long while now. If something really important and decisive comes up in regards to the Dinar, I will try and share whatever information I have, including translations, etc. Right now, I'm just not occupying myself with anything other than my main focus in life, and that's my studies. Take care, netinfo

carlablum and Chief V, The original Arabic article has this Arabic statement: عند تبديل الدينار بالدولار Google translated it to: "when you switch the peg". This is not a good literal translation of the Arabic statement, because this translation is incomplete and vague. It does not account for the Arabic word: الدينار (meaning: the Dinar) and the word: بالدولار (meaning: to the Dollar). The correct literal translation of the Arabic statement is not "when you switch the peg", but rather the following: "When switching the Dinar to the Dollar" Take care, netinfo

krull, You're welcome, and yes, let me know whenever you'd like to visit me and my community. Take care, netinfo

booboobear, You're welcome. Take care, netinfo

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Mojo, I have just sent you the email. Take care, netinfo

You're welcome everyone. quadraph0nic, In the case of Iraq, this Arabic article seems to strongly imply it. I think a banking or monetary law is necessary for an lop. We'll see what Iraq does. mrs millionaire, The standard Arabic term for the RV is: إعادة تقييم The term is pronounced like this: ei'adat taqyeem Take care, netinfo

Chief V, I just checked that link, and they're talking about various news items right now. They are not referring to the Maliki video of this thread. If anyone has a link to the Maliki video in question, you can post here, and I can look at it. netinfo

bahtman and hiltonhead05, Yes I am from Iraq, but I did not see the particular video of Maliki in question. netinfo

Bluewaters2u, Thank you for your post. I hope to benefit the members in what I can offer, and will appreciate everyone's critique of my thoughts on this investment. Those who agree with my interpretations and those who don't are both welcome to share their understanding and views on the dinar and the news for the overall betterment of this forum. Take care my friend, netinfo

quadraph0nic, The main part of this Arabic article is this statement by the deputy governor of the CBI: البنك المركزي العراقي لم يصدر لحد الان أي قرار رسمي بحذف الاصفار الثلاثة من العملة العراقية المتداولة في الاسواق ، ولم يشرع حتى قانون لحذف الاصفار My translation: The Central Bank of Iraq has not issued up to now any official decision for the deletion of three zeros from the Iraqi currency that is traded in the markets, and has not legislated even a law for the deletion of zeros. This article is dated on the 13th, and so seems to be a recent response to the earlier information put out by some of the media in regards the removing of zeros from the currency. I think it is a response to the loping rumors, and not a response to the re-valuation of the rate of the currency, because the Arabic term for the RV is not present in this article. Therefore, I find it to be somewhat of a positive statement for our investment, or at least a neutral statement, in that, it goes against the lop perspective, but does not really address the RV perspective. Take care, netinfo

Thank you Ron. I have no plans at this time to visit Las Vegas, but if I ever do consider it, I'll keep you in mind my brother, God bless you. netinfo

Eagle Eye, Awesome! I hope you have a great time in Rome, and in Turin. Maybe one day, when hopefully I become more financially stable, I'll be able to visit Europe and tour these various places, God willing. Take care, netinfo

EagleEye, Sorry for the late reply. 1. I have not come across any definite conclusion from my brief research into history as to why Abgar was called the Black. One possible reason, which I was leaning towards, is that the title may be due to his skin color. If it is his skin color, then I am also uncertain as to the cause of his skin color, whether naturally or through leprosy. On the one hand, his skin color may have been naturally black, or at least darker than the surrounding population. The Roman historian Tacitus tells us that Abgar was an Arab. And to the Jews, the Arabs were dark skinned. So, this may explain the reason as to why Abgar was called the Black. Having said that, I do want to point out that some Assyrians think that Abgar was an Assyrian and not an Arab at all, so they would disagree with Tacitus and any scholars who support the view that Abgar was an Arab. Anyways, here is a link for some more information on this, from a book called: The Curse of Ham. http://books.google.com/books?id=QFHB2D4XH8UC&pg=PA123&dq=why+is+abgar+called+the+black&cd=2#v=onepage&q=why%20is%20abgar%20called%20the%20black&f=false Here is also a link to an Assyrian perspective on Abgar: http://www.assyrians-homeland.org/Edessa_Abgar_Jesus.html Here is a painting which shows Abgar (in the middle of the picture) as a little darker in skin color than the individual on the top left (or to the top right of Abgar): On the other hand, his skin color may have been due to leprosy. Now, I'm not fond of the interpretation that leprosy caused his skin to be black, since as you said the Holy Bible mentions otherwise. However, there is a possibility that leprosy was still involved, but not in turning his skin into a black color, but rather into a white color. In other words, Abgar was possibly naturally black, thereby being called the Black, but that leprosy made his skin color white, and despite that, he continued to be called the Black as a reminder to the surrounding people of who he really is, and not as what he appears to be because of leprosy. The great 13th century Syriac scholar Bar Ebroyo (aka Bar Hebraeus) takes this interpretation in saying that leprosy made Abgar's skin color white. Here is another page from that same book, The Curse of Ham, which explains this a little: http://books.google.com/books?id=QFHB2D4XH8UC&pg=PA312&dq=why+is+abgar+ukama+called+the+black&cd=3#v=onepage&q=why%20is%20abgar%20ukama%20called%20the%20black&f=false There are other possibilities for the title of the Black, but the above two are common interpretations, as far as, what I've been able to research thus far. 2. In addition to what I wrote in the paper about the conversation between Jesus and Abgar, the Image of Edessa, a portrait of Jesus brought to Abgar as a substitution for Jesus' physical presence, is also one of those ancient holy relics like the Shroud, but unlike the Shroud, the original Image of Edessa has since been lost. Some have tried to link this Image of Edessa to the Shroud itself, but I don't think it can be conclusively identified as being one and the same with the Shroud, because the Image is a portrait that was painted by Ananias while Jesus was still on Earth, the Shroud on the other hand is the burial cloth of Jesus which received an imprint of Christ's face and body. As far Abgar's disease, just like the title of the Black, I am again not certain of the exact nature of this disease. I've read that that some held it to be leprosy, others say gout. In any case, it seems to have been a grave enough disease that Abgar resorted to seeking out a miraculous help from Jesus, rather than rely solely on the the local herbs and physicians of his region. Take care, netinfo

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EagleEye, May the grace of the Lord Jesus, the love of God our Father, and fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you always! Thank you for listing your books, wow, the Shroud really has been a passion in your life! I commend you for authoring 4 books on the subject. Just so you know, my own Chaldean community is going to have an exhibition on the shroud in two weeks, where my bishop will be giving a lecture on the topic. Here is the link: Shroud Of Turin Exhibit Take care, netinfo

Hi Barbann, It's not a formal offer , but its an informal way of me saying that if I'm around on this site checking various threads, and I find a hot thread where folks are discussing back and forth the meaning of a sentence or something like that, and I see that a proper translation is needed for clarification, then I will try to make that translation for the benefit of the people involved. I just don't want the folks here to be extremely reliant on me making full page translations, because the commitments in my own life will prevent me from making a timely and thorough commitment to this site. I mean, look how long it has taken me to respond to your post, nearly a week! lol, and that's not even a translation post. So, I would like things to be informal for me here, rather than become a burdensome task or a job-like task. I hope that Mesha's husband will continue to contribute as well, and perhaps others here who know Arabic or are Arabs themselves can stand up and contribute their talents as well. I would think that on a dinar site, there would be more Arabs and Arabic-speaking people here, but we seem to be a very minute percentage of the membership here, and that may be due to the small availability of people on forums who are bilingual, speaking reasonably well both the English and Arabic languages simultaneously. Take care, netinfo

mollyshelper, Thank you so much for your wonderful post! The US has treated our family, and the Iraqi immigrant community in general, quite well since we came here. Some of us came here because of economic hardships in our own lands, others came for security from war, persecution, and terrorism, and others came for various other reasons that made life here in the US much more desirable than what can be attained in our own lands. The hospitality and democratic ideals of this great country is amazing, and like a magnet, it seems to draw so many different kinds of people from all over the world. I honestly don't know of any other country that is more diverse in its immigrants than the USA, both in ethnicity, nationality, religion, and other factors. Many of us have chosen the US for our permanent home, since this is where our younger generation is growing up and forming their childhood/adolescent friends and social bonds. I personally have chosen to remain a naturalized US citizen and will live my life here in the US even when Iraq is back on its feet. God willing, I hope to visit one day and see what I left behind, my old residence, elementary school, local church and childhood community, and see how things have changed, but it will only be a visit. I don't think I can ever consider Iraq a permanent home again, being out of the country for so long now, nearly two decades. As far as security, yes, the US does take its national security very seriously, which is such a strong factor in this country's consistent stability in its federal and state governments, constitutional law, and internal order. I mean, baring a world-changing catastrophe, there is no fear here of a coup, a military overthrow, anarchy, or things like that which can still plague some countries in our modern times. And in times of war, the US is well equipped, probably more-so than any other country, to deal with it, such that the American people are reasonably protected from any intrusions or assaults on the land. As an immigrant from war-torn Iraq, the US stability is such a breath of fresh air. Thanks again for writing in this thread, and for welcoming me. By the way, aside from a very few incidents, overall, I found the chat room to be full of interesting people, the majority of which were quite friendly. Some were funny, others incredibly smart, and others quite serious and engaging in their discussions. Overall, I noticed that the Iraqi people were being respected, even when sometimes the Iraqi government and banking leaders were criticized for the delays on the RV, the mainstream people of Iraq were being respected, because of their long suffering and economic hardships. While I understood the chat room's frustration with the Iraqi leadership, I did appreciate the room's compassion for the Iraqi people. So, overall, I enjoyed the chat room and the people involved. Take care, netinfo

jbbdolphins, You're welcome, and I'm glad that it touched your heart. I hope all the best for you and your loved ones, take care. netinfo

Hey Ron, I did well on the exam. It was a multiple choice Chemistry test, and I had 41 questions on it, to which I answered 38 correctly, for an A. God bless, netinfo

avenger380, I will try my best to offer my contributions whenever I can, whether in the chat and/or in the forum. My free time tends to fluctuate with the schedule of the school year, so usually I'll have more free time during the breaks between semesters, like between summer and fall semesters, between fall and spring semesters, and between spring and summer semesters. I will try my best to monitor the threads, and if I see something that I would really need to participate in, then I will make a contribution. For example, if I see that a big discussion is revolving around the meaning of a phrase or a sentence in an article, then I will try to find the Arabic original and analyze the section in question. netinfo

kingjaffi, I see that you have an avatar of Yoda in your profile, cool, Star Wars is one of my favorite Western movies, so thank you for your post, and may the force be with you! netinfo

john1025, Hi, I've always loved your responses in the chat! I will try to lo-gin back more to the chat room and read the latest perspectives and rumors, though I've been quite busy lately with school and life, which has been taking away much of my time. I'll try to also post more here on this forum, and offer my contributions in this way, perhaps more-so than chat, since I can make more careful responses. God bless! netinfo

EagleEye, Do let me know the name of the book that you have authored, and also the one you are working on. I will continue posting, hopefully soon, in your thread, and will address your questions. netinfo