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gradually reduced to abbreviations used for their phonetic value, three figures necessary for the main consonants in the typical Semitic word, vowels inherent if defined at all. Only the Chinese failed to get hooked on phonics, thus allowing the mutually unintelligible Chinese ‘dialects’ to share a common written language to this day, as if all Romance languages still had to be written in classical Latin regardless of their contemporary pronunciations. This probably was the case for several hundred years, and certainly Old Church Slavonic was still considered the correct literary language for much of the Slavic world until modern times. Could Europe have foregone two World Wars if they felt bound to Roman tradition? Certainly both the Church itself and the Holy Roman Empire paid at least lip service to just such a concept, but would we be surfing the Internet and shuttling through Space if we’d played it that safe? Evolution, both biological and cultural, reaches many dead ends, but the choice made is always the inevitable one.
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Most refugees send their children to school at a local center run by Caritas, a Catholic confederation of relief, development and social service organizations. Here, Iraq children receive education and lessons in basic vocational skills.

The wait for legal status can be as short as a few months or a couple of years. But complicated circumstances can push back the wait to five years, 10 years, or even 17 years – as it is now for a man who fled during the first Gulf War, Yakan of the Chaldean Church said.

Another church leader who has helped Christian refugees is 70-year-old Monsignor Yusuf Sag, vicar general of the Syrian Catholic Church in Turkey. His 350-person congregation assembles packets of clothes and food for the refugees.

Many who come to Sag also seek medical help. He has connections with doctors throughout the city, both Muslim and Christian, who offer basic treatment to refugees free of charge. Sag said he tries to help all who come to him, without asking them of their denomination or even their religion.

“Their situation is not a Christian problem, but a human problem,” he said.

Often Iraqi Christians work illegally, where they are vulnerable to extortion. Refugee workers in Istanbul said registered asylum seekers can work legally, but it is not uncommon for employers to garnish their wages or withhold them completely, with the foreigners getting little protection from police.

The Turkish government charges a refugee a residence tax of US$460 a year and will not allow them to leave the country until it is paid, making them remain in the country even longer. With all these hurdles to finding stable employment, many Iraqi refugees are never too far from homelessness.

“There was a family we found living on the streets – a husband, wife and two children,” Yakan said. “They have lived in Istanbul for six months and couldn’t even afford to pay rent.”

His foundation found the family an apartment and assisted them with rent, but they only have enough resources to help for two months.

Kasdar gave similar assistance to 54 families in October. But the organization can only help for a few months at a time and assist the most vulnerable refugees.

Report from Compass Direct News

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[B is for beer of choice:] “Heineken!? Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon, bitch!”  (Name that quotation) No, seriously I hate beer.

[C is for career:] Teacher

[D is for favorite Drink:] Diet Pepsi, uh huh

[E is for essential item you use everyday:] my green phone that plays mp3s and takes video :)

[F is for favorite song at the moment:] “The World Is Yours” - Nas

[G is for favorite games:] Sudoku, Chess

[H is for hometown:] Silver Lake/Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

[I is for instruments you play:] Voice, Piano, Trumpet

[J is for favorite juice?:] CranberRie

[K is for kids?:] 51… ok so I’m a teacher and I have 48 students, 1 dog and 2 cats…but I do want children of my own some day should I stumble across the right person.

[L is for last kiss?:] Last weekend.  I rarely see my boyfriend… it’s a sore topic.

[M is for marriage:] Ehhh… Not yet, and it’s not looking good from here.  Definitely nothing to rush into.

[N is for name of your best friends:] Adam, Sue, Helen, Oreo

[O is for overnight hospital stays:] Nothing yet, though I get my wisdom teeth out Saturday.

[P is for phobias:] dead fish, 14 Word Press, Military Commissions Act of 2006

[Q is for quote:] “This above all things to thine own self be true.”

[R is for biggest regret:] I regret some things I said while I’ve been angry.  As far as decisions, I don’t regret anything even the things that didn’t turn out so well because if all that happened hadn’t happened, I wouldn’t be me.

[S is for self confidence:] It’s not perfect, but having a career has helped it for sure.

[T is for time you wake up:] 7am

[U is for underwear:] Um, yes.  I own and wear underwear….underwear that is clean.

[V is for vegetable you love:] Spinach, artichokes

[W is for worst habit:] talking too much…

[X is for x-rays you've had:] x-rays for stress induced muscle spasms! Yay!

[Y is for yummy food you make:] um… I like black beans, rice, and sour cream.  I don’t think that counts as cooking, really.

[Z is for zodiac sign :] aRiez

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