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Scott, I don’t dispute a single fact that you’ve stated above, but unfortunately little of it is on point.
Despite the fact that the world’s Jews today may not have one gene in common with the Biblical population of Palestine, they are nevertheless, still Jews. If they say they’re Jews then they’re Jews. That is not ours to dispute. And their [u]theology[/u] dictates [u]to them[/u] that Palestine is [u]their[/u] rightful homeland. That they share with the Muslims.
Two indisputable truths govern this situation: First, the fact today is that a substantial population of people who assert that they are Jews are physically present in Israel and they are well dug in. Removing them, regardless of who undertakes the task, would literally require a nuclear approach. They’re not leaving on their own any more than modern Texans of European descent are about to abandon Texas. So forget that.
Second, there is a common misconception that [i]”seeing is believing”[/i] and it’s wrong. In fact, [u]believing is seeing[/u]. If you believe, for example, that God created everything, then you will see his or her hand everywhere you look. If, by contrast, you are a confirmed atheist, then you will deny the influence of God throughout all creation. It cannot be both ways, but people will fight to the death to defend their beliefs. The hard, cold facts are irrelevant.
Our conclusions depend upon our preconceived notions. The Zionists see Palestine as theirs by God-given right and nothing is going to change that. Nor is anything going to change the fact that they’re there. And, of course, the Palestinians are there, too, and they too perceive a God-given right to the territory. So what’s needed is to find a solution that takes the facts as they are today and makes provision for the legitimate interests of both populations.
[quote=”Scott”]David:
Do you happen to know which cellphone we have available in Costa Rica is the best for shooting video and taking photographs?
Scott
[/quote]Scott, I am neither a picture taker nor a video shooter, so I can’t be much help. The 8 megapixel camera in the iPhone 4S (available from ICE) should take a heckuva picture, but that’s just my hunch.
[quote=”Sailor”]David,
You sparked my interest in a possible unlocked iPhone. Am I correct in assuming, that because Costa Rica now has 3G, I would merely have to purchase a unlocked 3G iPhone? Also, if I read correctly, you have to cut the SIM card you purchased yourself, to fit into the iPhone?[/quote]
An unlocked iPhone [u]OTHER THAN ONE THAT’S BEEN LINKED TO VERIZON[/u] should work in Costa Rica without any problems.
I can’t say about Claro and Movistar, and I’m not certain about the ICE kiosk in the airport, but the ICE offices, at least, have a SIM cutter that will size their full-size SIM to fit in the iPhones up to iPhone 4S.
(Somebody jump in here!) I think I know that the new iPhone 5 takes a SIM that’s even smaller than the pared-down one that the iPhone 4S and earlier models use. Since the iPhone 5 hasn’t been introduced into Costa Rica yet, it’s unlikely that any of the carriers will have a SIM to fit it. (Can anyone add to that?)
[quote=”VictoriaLST”]Let me get this straight: There is an 85+ year policy of genocide, but the UN is OK with that? Admit them to observer status anyway?[/quote]
You’re talking about the Palestinians, right, Victoria? Let me just point out that Germany, Turkey, Iraq, Russia, Japan and Serbia, among others, are full members of the U.N. Like our own history [i]vis a vis[/i] the native American population, none of their histories is exactly pristine pure on the genocide scale.
And while the Palestinians’ attitudes and behavior toward the Jews in Israel has certainly (and just maybe understandably) been hostile, you can hardly characterize their behavior to date as “genocidal”.
[quote=”sstarkey”]Buy an unlocked IPhone then get a prepaid SIM card in CR. Expensive but worth it.[/quote]
No question . . . I’m an Apple devotee and love my iPhone, but it’s not necessary to spend the long dollar to get a perfectly functional unlocked, quad-band GSM phone that’ll be compatible with the GSM networks in Costa Rica.
In fairness to Victoria and others, maravilla, none of us knows what we don’t know. I mean, neither you nor I nor Victoria were actually there to witness what we’re talking about. We all must rely on secondhand accounts. That Victoria has gotten a skewed version of these events hardly makes her unique.
Costa Rica’s cellular providers all work on the 850mhz GSM frequency, so your unlocked smartphone must either be dedicated to 850mhz or be designated as “quad band” one of which is that 850mhz band.
No Verizon-compatible phone will work in Costa Rica whether it’s unlocked or not because Verizon runs on the CDMA system which is entirely incompatible with GSM.
[quote=”Sailor”]costaricafinca,
Thanks for the advice. I guess I am mistaken in that, if you have a CR corporation cedula, you have no issue with obtaining a CR license.[/quote]
I’m afraid you’re out of luck on this one, Sailor. There’s no practical way to give a corporation a physical exam or type its blood.
[quote=”VictoriaLST”]
When Israel was granted statehood, no one asked Muslims to leave the new country. [/quote]Well, you have this partially right, Victoria. It’s true that “. . . no one [b]asked[/b] [i][emphasis added][/i] Muslims to leave . . .”. They were dispossessed of their rightfully owned property, property which as a group they had occupied for many generations, and driven off at gunpoint. If you think that the entire Palestinian population decided of their own free will to mass together in Gaza, you clearly have no grasp of the historical facts.
If the Jewish people have any legal or moral right to a homeland (and I strongly assert that they do), then the Palestinians have the same right being, in fact, equally human as any other ethnic group. That radical factions of the Muslim population see the route to satisfaction of their needs and wants lying in armed conflict hardly makes them unique.
[quote=”costaricafinca”]For a short stay, possibly while building a home, they would be OK, but would get [i]very [/i]hot here unless properly designed.
[/quote]But that could be said about any construction method, crf. If you build it wrong, it’s bound to be unsatisfactory.
The structural integrity if a shipping container would go a very long way toward meeting the earthquake standard and, given how readily they can be altered, there aren’t many design objectives that they couldn’t meet.
I’m not sure what the risk you anticipate is, Victoria. Shipping containers are incredibly strong and they’re built to interlock so they can be stacked. As with any construction method, you’d need an adequate foundation but that’s no mystery.
Here are a couple of links to online articles with photos:
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/shipping-container-homes-460309
Straight jackets are pretty passé any more, but “sheet restraints” are commonly used to keep unruly patients in bed.
[quote=”costaricafinca”]I can only image, during these [i]very[/i] strong winds, a yurt flying through the sky…[/quote]
My understanding is that yurts, by their very nature, are pretty wind resistant. The greater question is how one might hold up in an earthquake.
Tut, tut, Victoria! We’ll have none of that “scientific method” stuff here!
The motto of the (now defunct) Franconia College in Franconia, New Hampshire was, [i]”Non Defecare in Fantasis Altorum”[/i].
[quote=”Cancertomnpdx”]It was pointed out at the ARCR seminar in October the problem in Costa Rica with gold is that it will be difficult to sell your coins anywhere in the country. No market exists as it does in the states. [/quote]
[b]davidd[/b], you wrote: “having gold and silver will allow you to exchange for whatever currency arises then you can use that for daily living.”
I guess I’m still confused . . .
sprite says that all the world’s currencies will collapse and be worthless (and when was she ever wrong?), so having gold and silver to exchange for worthless currencies doesn’t seem to be a particularly safe or effective hedge. And waiting for “. . . whatever currency arises . . .” sounds like a prescription for a lot of zero-calorie meals.
What are you going to do while ” . . . whatever currency arises . . .” arises? How long do you suppose it’ll be until some entity (maybe a newly formed government?) establishes this new currency in which we’ll all have faith and for which we’ll be anxious to swap our precious metals?
And if, as ARCR says, there’s no market for gold and silver anyway, what good will they be?
