From Ed Henry and Alan Silverleib, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Ahead of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians on Thursday, President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that he was “hopeful — cautiously hopeful” that the talks could achieve a two-state solution to the long running Mideast conflict.

“Though each of us holds a title of honor — president, prime minister, king — we are bound by the one title we share,”

Obama said on a stage with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and the leaders of Egypt and Jordan.

“We are fathers, blessed with sons and daughters,” Obama said. “So we must ask ourselves what kind of world do we want to bequeath to our children and our grandchildren.”

The president was speaking at the start of a working White House dinner with Netanyahu, Abbas, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Each made remarks before the dinner.

Also attending the dinner were Secretary of State Hillary Clintonand Middle East Quartet Representative Tony Blair. The Quartet consists of the United States, Russia, the United Nations and the European Union.

“We don’t seek a brief interlude between two wars, we don’t seek a temporary respite between outbursts of terror,” Netanyahu said. “We seek a peace that will end the conflict between us once and for all… for our generation, our children’s generation and the next.”

Netanyahu and Abbas condemned attacks against the Israelis in recent days.

“We do not want any blood to be shed — one drop of blood from the Israelis or the Palestinians,” said Abbas. “We want peace between the two countries… let us sign a formal agreement for peace and put an end to this long period of suffering forever.”

In earlier remarks from the White House Rose Garden, Obama said that “this moment of opportunity may not soon come again.”

With the U.S. war in Iraq drawing to a close, the Middle East moved front and center for administration officials Wednesday as Obama held a series of high-stakes meetings with Israeli and Arab leaders.

Obama huddled behind closed doors at the White House with the Israeli and Arab leaders.

On Wednesday night, Obama called the talks “very productive.”

But he also pointed to challenges ahead. “We are under no illusions,” he said. “Passions run deep… there’s a reason that the two-state solution has eluded previous generations — this is extraordinarily complex and extraordinarily difficult.”

“But,” he continued, “we know that the status quo is unsustainable.”

Obama and Netanyahu met first on Wednesday, briefly addressing reporters to condemn, in Obama’s words, the “senseless slaughter” of two men and two women Tuesday near the West Bank city of Hebron.

“Terrorists … are purposely trying to undermine these talks,” Obama said. “The message should go out (that this attack) is not going to stop” the United States from backing Israel and the peace process.

Later, after meeting with Abbas, he said that “we are making progress” in negotiations.

During his meetings with Abbas and King Abdullah, according to the White House, Obama was joined by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones, and former Sen. George Mitchell, among others. Mitchell is Obama’s special envoy for Middle East peace.

At stake is a unique “window of opportunity” for a breakthrough in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within the next year, according Mitchell. Talks have been stalled for a year and a half.

The hurdles, however, remain steep. One immediate threat is the looming September 26 expiration of Israel’s 10-month freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat indicated to CNN this week that if Israel does not extend the freeze, direct talks may quickly fall apart.

Netanyahu will have “closed the door in my face” if settlement construction resumes, Erakat said. Pressed on whether the Palestinian delegation would walk out of talks at that point, Erakat said that “we will not be able to go.”

Netanyahu can have settlements or peace, but he can’t have both, Erakat said.

Another roadblock to any comprehensive deal is the Palestinian view that any two-state solution must include a handover of all the land Israel captured in the 1967 war, along with East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital. While Netanyahu has expressed openness about a Palestinian state, he has expressed strong opposition to a Palestinian takeover of East Jerusalem.

The issue of Hamas control of Gaza, Erakat noted, also remains a “major problem.” While Gaza is generally considered to be part of any future Palestinian state, Hamas has refused to recognize Israel’s right to exist and is not a part of the talks. Hamas leaders are frequently in conflict with the more moderate Abbas and his Fatah organization, which has the upper hand in the West Bank.

Mitchell, however, told reporters Tuesday that both Netanyahu and Abbas are noting polls showing fear of intensified conflict if negotiations fall apart.

This is “a moment in time within which there remains the possibility of achieving the two-state solution,” Mitchell asserted. “The alternatives … pose far greater difficulties and far greater problems in the future.”

Several top officials close to the negotiations conceded to CNN that it is hard to be optimistic about a peace deal at the moment. They downplayed expectations, saying that nobody directly involved in the talks expects a deal to be reached this week. But simply resuming talks was a critical step, and a comprehensive Middle East peace deal has been one of Obama’s top foreign policy goals, they said.

“The biggest breakthrough would be an agenda [emerging Thursday] for a second round of meetings soon to move forward,” one top official actively engaged in the talks said.

Clinton is set to play the main role in the talks on Thursday, hosting a meeting at the State Department with Netanyahu and Abbas.

CNN’s Hala Gorani and David Molko contributed to this report
Source: www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/01/mideast.peace.talks/

Aglukkaq commissioned the expert panel’s report from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, which funds medical research, and the MS Society of Canada.

“I feel the most prudent course of action at this time is to accept the recommendation of the country’s leading researchers,” Aglukkaq told a news conference.

Liberation therapy is based on an unproven theory of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) put forward by Italian doctor Paolo Zamboni that blocked veins in the neck or spine are to blame for MS. Zamboni proposed treating multiple sclerosis by inflating small balloons to open up veins.

Some Canadians are spending thousands of dollars to seek the experimental treatment overseas.

CIHR head Dr. Alain Beaudet said experts weren’t convinced Zamboni’s procedure works and is safe. Beaudet said he advised Aglukkaq that it was too early to back clinical trials.

In June, the MS society and its U.S. counterpart awarded a combined $2.4 million in research grants to diagnostic studies aimed at testing whether Zamboni’s theory is correct, by checking for abnormal blood flow in the veins in people with MS and healthy controls using ultrasound, MRI or catheters with dye. The research projects are expected to take two years.

Yves Savoie, the president of the MS Society of Canada, said Wednesday that his organization would monitor the results of the studies.

If they suggest there is a clear link between occluded veins and MS, then the society will recommend that a clinical trial testing vein opening be started quickly.

Beaudet said Zamboni’s treatment is currently too risky to try in Canada.

“Any procedure where you inject a catheter in a vein, where you compress the vein, where you risk damage to the internal sheath of the vein, is not without risk.”

But MS patient Tim Cant of Whitehorse, who travelled to India to undergo liberation therapy earlier this year, said he and others have seen their conditions improve.

“They talk about us being one of the best medical systems in the world,” Cant told CBC News on Wednesday. “Why is it so many Canadians are now travelling to other places in the world to get this operation done?”

Cant, who was diagnosed with MS three years ago, said if politicians could experience first-hand the physical and mental pain that multiple sclerosis inflicts on people, they would fund clinical trials without hesitation.

To show liberation therapy works would require objective measurements, such as changes in muscle strength, a reduction in the frequency of relapses of MS symptoms or differences in MRI brain scans, Beaudet said.

Aglukkaq agreed that if evidence from the research projects supports the launching of a clinical trial, then the federal government would allow a pan-Canadian study of the ballooning therapy, called angioplasty, on patients.

Agulukkaq said she doesn’t know anyone with MS but has heard anecdotes of Canadians who travelled for the treatment at their own expense.

For months, the federal Liberal position has been that the government should fund research to figure out whether the treatment is of benefit to Canadian patients or not, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said Wednesday at the party’s caucus meeting in Baddeck, N.S.

Ignatieff said it’s not appropriate for politicians to say which treatment is going to work, but for doctors and scientists to do so, assisted by the federal government.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has said his province would fund a clinical trial into the procedure if it receives a research proposal for one.

People with MS say they will return to Parliament Hill on Sept. 22 to urge the federal government to listen to their calls to offer the procedure in Canada.
Source: http://ca.news.yahoo.com

During an appearance at a school in the city’s Bronx borough, Bloomberg was asked if he could foresee any circumstances under which he would leave City Hall before his term ends in 2013, he said: “If I died.”

“I suppose total incapacitation would also,” he added. “Short of that, I can’t think of any.”

Geithner has come under criticism for his handling of the U.S. economy as it struggles to emerge from recession.

A former partner at Salomon Brothers, the mayor founded Bloomberg LP, a news and financial information company that competes with Thomson Reuters. He has been mentioned as a potential candidate for the White House and other political positions.

The mayor, who is 68, made his comments after announcing funding for new city schools.
Source: http://ca.news.yahoo.com

They tug on heart strings, they play on fears and despite all the warnings, they still manage to find new victims. Steering clear of fraudsters after our cash and personal information seems to be an increasingly difficult task, but it is possible when we have a heads-up on their tactics.

Here are some of the latest scams police and experts are warning about:

Skimming at the pump and ATMs

 How it works: You use your debit card to withdraw cash at an ATM or pay at the pump when you fill up your tank. However, before you got there, criminals installed a small device in the machine to record your card’s information and your PIN number. The crooks can then use the data to clone your card and withdraw cash from your account.

This scam isn’t new, but it’s been gaining popularity in the U.S. during the busy summer travel season, according to Consumer Reports . Thanks to their tiny size and Bluetooth technology, these nearly invisible skimming devices easily go undetected at the pumps and ATMs. It’s easy for crooks to access terminals after hours when no one is looking.

Think it’s only happening in the U.S.? Criminal gangs are moving into Canada too.

How to fight it: Look closely before you perform a transaction, even at your own bank. If you see anything suspicious, alert the bank or gas station owner. Don’t forget to shield the pad when typing in your PIN, and change those PINs every month or two to keep crooks guessing. If you’re wary at the pump, pay inside instead.

Fake order confirmations

How they work: You receive an email from a well-known company confirming an order you supposedly placed for an expensive product. You may think someone has gotten a hold of your account or credit card information, and your first reaction is to follow the links to check your order history or to contact customer service to find out what’s going on.

However, instead of solving the problem, you end up with a bigger one: a virus or other malware on your computer. These scams may also direct you to a spam website or phishing site.

So far, some pretty big names like Amazon.com and Zappo’s have been spoofed in these schemes, forcing companies and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to issue warnings. The emails are becoming increasingly sophisticated and often use legitimate email addresses, links and graphics.

How to fight them: Like other potentially damaging spam emails, the best thing to do is delete them. Don’t reply, don’t click on any of the links and never give out any personal or financial information. If you’re concerned, check your bank and credit card statements before taking action.

If you do open the message or click on something you shouldn’t have, experts advise to run your anti-virus scan just to be on the safe side.

Facebook “dislike” button (and other viral scams)

How it works: Frequent Facebook members know the “like” button doesn’t always cut it. Though users would often like to voice their disapproval, experts are warning there’s no such thing as an “official dislike button.” That doesn’t mean you won’t see prompts to download this rogue application, or posts claiming your contacts are using it. The application will access your profile and spread the scam to your friends, family and coworkers. You might even be asked to fill out a survey first - for which the crooks earn some cash.

According to experts, the dislike button is the latest in a series of viral scams that usually feature fraudulent links to shocking or funny content.

How to fight it: Experts advise caution when using any social media site. Ignore suspicious sounding ads, links and invites, even if they come from friends and followers. Beware of any generic updates in your news feed that seem out of character (like “OMG I just saw the funniest video. Lol.”) or sound more like ad-speak than a legitimate status update. Be cautious about giving out your information or allowing any application you’re not familiar with to access your data.

Fortunately, the consequences of this particular Facebook scam are more embarrassing than dangerous. If you are caught, go into your application settings and delete the application.

Grandchildren in trouble

How it works : The stories vary - it could be a car crash, an arrest, kidnapping or other disaster - but the premise is the same. The crook calls claiming to be grandchild who is in trouble and needs cash immediately. When seniors are caught off-guard and surprised, the impersonations can sound surprisingly plausible. Sometimes the caller has done their homework on social media sites for details to lend truth to their tales, other times they’ll take cues from the grandparents, like asking “do you know who this is?” to get a name.

According to media reports, this scam has been spreading across Canada after becoming well-established in the U.S. Victims have been tapped for sums as high as several thousand dollars, and some were even approached a second time.

How to fight it : This scam typically targets seniors. If you know someone who may be at risk, experts advise to talk about the scam and how to react to a call. The best response is simply to hang up. If the call upsets you or you think it might be real, write down the details and call the grandchild’s family to confirm his or her whereabouts. Chances are your loved one is safe and sound.

Acai berry products and other “free trials”

How they work : Superfoods are all the rage, and acai berries promise to help you lose weight, combat aging and even fight against colon cancer. The Internet is full of ads for free trials of these expensive supplements - so what have you got to lose? After all, they must be good because they appear on popular websites and they’ve got a picture of Oprah Winfrey or Rachael Ray, right?

Unfortunately, the products usually aren’t what they claim to be - many contain additives, fillers, undeclared pharmaceuticals (like laxatives) and potentially harmful contaminants. Those free trials quickly turn into expensive monthly shipments that are difficult to stop.

These schemes have been around for a while, but they’ve become so problematic that agencies like the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are openly saying they’re scams. Currently, the FTC is toughening up its crackdown on these product providers.

How to fight them: Don’t give in to temptation. If you want to try acai berry products, purchase them from a reputable store or business - but you might want to do your research first. While acai berries are a good source of anti-oxidants, there’s no proof they’ll help you lose weight or fight off specific diseases like colon cancer.

If you do plan to take advantage of any free trial, experts advise to make sure to read the details thoroughly and know what you’re getting into. Pay by credit card instead of debit so you’ll have the option of disputing the charges later on.

Perhaps we can’t avoid all the scams out there, but we’re better able to avoid them when armed with the right information. If you or someone you know is approached or caught by any scam, experts recommend reporting it so that others can be warned too. Crooks rely on people being too embarrassed to contact police or anti-fraud organizations about the crime.

Additional sources: BBC News, Better Business Bureau, local news reports
Source:  http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/print/personal-finance/article/yfinance/1805/avoid-these-five-latest-scams

Al-Bashir on Friday joined other African leaders in Kenya to mark the signing of a new constitution, which is expected to usher in major change.

The International Criminal Court has protested al-Bashir’s visit to the U.N. Security Council.

The Sudanese leader is wanted by the court in The Hague, Netherlands, on allegations of war crimes and genocide in western Sudan’s Darfur region, where violence that erupted in 2003 has left at least 300,000 people dead.

Kenya, a signatory to the criminal court treaty, was obligated to hand over al-Bashir, according to the international court.

Kenya and the African Union rejected that stance, saying that the U.N. Security Council has not acted on a request to defer proceedings against al-Bashir for one year.

Kenya also has “a legitimate and strategic interest in ensuring peace and stability in the sub-region and promoting peace, justice and reconciliation in the Sudan,” according to a statement from the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Al-Bashir was invited to the constitution celebrations in Nairobi “as the head of a friendly, neighboring country,” the Foreign Affairs Ministry statement said.

However, Dennis Onyango, a spokesman for Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, said the prime minister believed the invitation was a bad idea.

“The prime minister is against the invitation because Omar al-Bashir has been indicted by the ICC and Kenya is a signatory to the court. It sends wrong signals in regard to Kenya’s commitment to the ICC and also Kenya’s respect for human rights,” said Onyango.

Human Rights Watch has criticized Kenya for allowing al-Bashir to enter the country, saying that the wanted leader’s presence would “forever tarnish the celebration of its long-awaited constitution.”

Pro-government militias known as the Janjaweed stand accused of ethnic cleansing in Sudan’s Darfur region. Al-Bashir has denied that he helped armed the militias.

Al-Bashir has traveled to several countries since the warrant was issued, including a recent trip to Chad. The International Criminal Court also protested al-Bashir’s visit to Chad. On Friday, he was among thousands of Kenyans at the signing of the new constitution three weeks after voters overwhelming approved the referendum.

Debates over a new Kenyan constitution had spanned two decades, but intensified after post-election violence left more than 1,000 dead in 2008.

“For the last two decades, the people have yearned for a new constitution,” President Mwai Kibaki said.

Kibaki signed six copies of the constitution and held one up as the crowd erupted in cheers during the signing event at a park in the capital, Nairobi. The signing was followed by the national anthem and a 21-gun salute.

Changes to the constitution include a more decentralized political system that minimizes the president’s powers. It also calls for land reform and allows dual citizenship — a popular issue with Kenya’s large diaspora community.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/08/31/kenya.bashir.visit/

Washington (CNN) — President Obama declared that “the American combat mission in Iraq has ended” in his primetime address Tuesday, according to excerpts released before the speech.

“Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country,” he said, according to the excerpts.

The president addressed the economic crisis in America by talking about how restoring prosperity at home is critical to maintaining the nation’s strength abroad. Obama said getting the economy back on track is his “central responsibility as president,” according to the excerpts.

“Today, our most urgent task is to restore our economy, and put the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs back to work,” the president said.

Obama said ending the war in Iraq is in the United States’ best interest and “now, it is time to turn the page.”

“Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility,” the excerpts said.

Obama also planned to ignore Republican suggestions that he acknowledge a personal mistake and give credit to former President George W. Bush for executing the 2007 troop surge, according to two senior administration officials familiar with the speech.

Obama, then a senator, and other Democratic senators at the time opposed the surge.

Senior administration officials said the president wanted his Iraq address to be more forward-looking and thus was not planning to spend any time in the 15- to 20-minute speech looking backward at the divisive 2007 congressional debate over whether Bush should surge more troops into Iraq.

Ignoring a replay of that 2007 debate could be politically advantageous for Obama, given the fact that top Republicans like House Minority Leader John Boehner earlier blasted the president for opposing the surge.

“One lawmaker rejected the idea that the surge would reduce violence in Iraq, saying — and again I’m quoting — ‘in fact, I think it will do the reverse,’” Boehner, R-Ohio, said in reference to Obama during a speech to the American Legion convention in Milwaukee.

GOP claims Iraq success despite Obama

Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, delivered a speech suggesting Bush deserves more credit for reaching this milestone.

“You might recall that the surge wasn’t very popular when it was announced,” McConnell said. “You might also recall that one of its biggest critics was the current president. So it makes it easier to talk about fulfilling a campaign promise to wind down our operations in Iraq when the previous administration signs the security agreement with Iraq to end our overall presence there.”

Asked about the Republican attacks on Obama, one senior administration official said flatly: “Who cares?”

This official explained the president was more interested in focusing on acknowledging the combat mission is coming to end and thanking U.S. troops for their hard work to “show the world America has the determination to finish the job” after a long conflict.

A second senior administration official added the president wanted to use the address in part to turn the nation’s attention to ratcheting up combat operations in Afghanistan. This official noted Obama spent a lot of time during the 2008 campaign vowing not only to bring home combat troops in Iraq within 16 months of taking office, but also said he wanted to finally give Afghanistan the resources it needed.

“This is what he promised in the campaign: responsibly ending the war in Iraq, and then using our resources to bring the fight directly to al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan,” said the senior official.

During a visit with U.S. troops at Fort Bliss, Texas, earlier on Tuesday, Obama signaled he would spend a good chunk of his speech preparing the nation for heavier casualties and “heartbreak” in Afghanistan in the days ahead as new commanding Gen. David Petraeus takes the fight directly to the enemy.

“We also have a very tough fight in Afghanistan,” Obama said. “It’s going to be a tough slog.”

Obama told the troops at Fort Bliss that his address will not be anything close to the “Mission Accomplished” moment his predecessor had.

“It is not going to be a victory lap,” Obama said. “We still have a lot of work to do.”

Fort Bliss has supplied soldiers to Iraq at all stages of the seven-year war and is still sending troops to the region as part of the 50,000-troop contingent that is staying in Iraq.

The president, who opposed the start of the war while he was serving as a state senator in Illinois, acknowledged there has long been debate about the merits of the conflict, but he said the focus now should be on the sacrifice of U.S. troops.

Al-Maliki marks U.S. end to Iraq combat mission in national address

“The one thing we don’t argue about is we have the finest fighting force in the history of the world,” Obama said. “America is more secure” because of their service.

Obama said the nation cannot forget about the war in Afghanistan, and it will be a heavy focus of Tuesday night’s speech, his second from the Oval Office. The first was about the Gulf oil disaster in early June.

Oval Office setting is message behind the message

“We also have a very tough fight in Afghanistan,” Obama said. “It’s going to be a tough slog.”

White House aides said Obama called Bush from aboard Air Force One on his way to Texas, but they declined to provide specifics about the call.

The August 31 drawdown and end to the U.S. combat phase is a new page in what has been a controversial seven-year conflict. Weapons of mass destruction, a major justification by the Bush administration for going to war, were never found. Saddam Hussein was toppled along with his massive Baghdad statue, but sectarian violence soon erupted.

The war in Iraq has so far claimed the lives of more than 4,400 U.S. troops.

CNN’s Dan Lothian contributed to this report.
Source:http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/31/obama.oval.office.address/

BY JEFF OTIENO

With the promulgation of the new constitution in place politicians from Luo Nyanza are currently busy angling themselves for the lucrative senate seats.

Already Kisumu County seems to be leading the fray if the recent scenario during a church function is anything to go by.

Eng. James Ocholla Ogoda who has declared interest for Kisumu county was unanimously crowned by the faithfulls and his bitter arch rival who had earlier declared his candidature Mombasa based oil tycoon Polycap Kamili stunned the audience and threw his support for the Nairobi based Eng. James Ogoda.

For starters Ogoda and Ocholla are natives of Nyakach constituency but both have settled in Muhoroni a move many observers view will catapult Ogoda in terms of numerical advantage if he works overtime.

Kisumu County comprises of Nyando, Nyakach, Muhoroni, Kisumu town West, Kisumu town East and Kisumu rural constituencies.

So far a part from Ogoda, another wealthy Nairobi based Eng. Maxwel Otieno Odongo has declared his candidature and many therefore consider the battle to be a titanic one.

In Homabay County, influential Internal Security Assistant minister Joshua Orwa Ojode is set to battle it out with immediate former Marie - Stopes Country Director Cyprian Otieno Awiti, a move which has not gone down well with their admires who ague that one of them should step down and back the other.

“Both have been close friends doing business and fundraising together and therefore pitting each other is suicidal to people of our region,” argued Kisumu based youthful financial expert Hezbon Omollo who also contested Karachuonyo Parliamentary seat in the last polls.

Already elders and opinion shapers led by the respected Mumias Sugar Managing Director Dr. Evans Odhiambo Kidero have been mandated by pundits to spear head the intriguing bid to impress upon the duo to cede ground to the other, the battle will be close to call in the event that Kidero and CO flops.

While Ojode will rely on his experience and charisma as factors to propel his quest, Awiti will bank on his sterling and unrivalled development track record to triumph.

The entry of Sam Wakiaga could further complicate the matters for either Ojode or Awiti if the rumors currently doing round is anything to go by.

The latter has been a towering figure in Raila’s political circle and to the larger Southern Nyanza for almost a decade.

Wakiaga is in the top echelon of National Social Intelligence Service (N.S.I.S) finance department.

In Migori County, Dalmas Otieno Anyango is set to battle it out with his perennial rival Ochilo Ayako.

Dalmas will peg his experience and the development track record to shepherd his quest, while Ayacko will bank on his usual strategies to bag the seat.

In Siaya County, ministers James Orengo and Finance Assistant Minister Oburu Odinga are being asked by their admirers and handlers to back either of them but the duo are yet to agree according to impeccable sources.

With former powerful cabinet minister now advisor to President Mwai Kibaki Raphael Tuju seems to have thrown the towel, either will easily sail through.

END.

The teenagers are hasty in making life decision, as such the book of Proverb is a fabulous book worth recommending for counselling purpose as they start facing the new challenges in life. In essence, it will be prudent to paraphrase the wisdom of found thereof the book in Proverbs to fit the current stressful lifestyle of the young people.

Let is dweel in The Book of Proverbs

Proverbs provide tools of life to young people in many forms and therefore below are some hinting on I may want provide counsel:

•“1:7. the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
This to me should what all the young person’s needs to have at the back of their mind, due to highway the communication system in seeking wisdom in the worldly avenues.

•“2:11. Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee,
The Christian counsel keeps the young person from going astray and it preserves prudence the dignity of those who seek godly counsel.

•“3:5. Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own understanding”
The youthful people are full of strength and are always want to seek knowledge through the internet, movies and may other means, to an extend that God becomes secondary when it comes of wanting to understand  matters pertaining to life, that why this verse correctly is of great use at such time.

•“4:1. Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend, that you may get understand”.
This make a lot of sense, due to the rebellion against parents by their children these days, it will give a both warning and direction for the young ones.

•”6:10. Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep and

6:11. And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee”.

Laziness, sleep late and waking late in the day, is an invitation to invite poverty in someone’s life, particularly when the youthful and energetic persons decides to slumber more than necessary is a threat to their future.

I do recommend this verse to be place on the in the bed room for young person to all the time be reminded of the danger of slumber.

•8:10. Receive my instruction, and not money: choose knowledge rather than gold.

8:11. For wisdom is better than all the most precious things: and whatsoever may be desired cannot be compared to it.

If a question is pose, to a young person on what choose between wisdom and wealth, they will consider wealth rather than wisdom, because of the how the world portrays wealth to be the source of joy.

It is indeed more important to put more emphasize in urging the youths to seek the wisdom instead of gold, and that they will life a lively and fruitful lives.

May God bless you!

But the person has not yet been charged and the RCMP will not release a name.

“Earlier today in Ottawa, the (Integrated National Security Enforcement Team) executed one search warrant and took one person in custody as part of our standard operating procedures in the course of a search,” RCMP Sgt. Marc Menard said.

“No charges against this individual have been laid.”

The Mounties confirmed this latest arrest is part of an investigation that began last September known as ”Project Samossa.” So far, three other men have been arrested on terrorism-related charges as part of the probe.

Menard wouldn’t say if or when charges might be laid in the latest arrest or when the person would appear in court.

Rumours of this arrest began swirling Friday morning as the third suspect to face terror charges appeared in court.

Khurram Syed Sher, 28, of London, Ont., is charged with conspiracy to facilitate terrorist activity after a year-long investigation and a search which police say uncovered more than 50 circuit boards designed to remotely detonate bombs.

He is a McGill University graduate and an anatomical pathologist at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital in St. Thomas, Ont., just south of London.

The bearded father of three and avid hockey player appeared nervous during the brief court appearance, where a justice of the peace ordered him to return Sept. 1 via video feed.

Sher wore a striped dress shirt and dark trousers. He has dark hair and his thick, black beard is neatly trimmed to a point at his jawline. Sher clasped his hands in front of him as his eyes darted across the courtroom. At one point he spoke quietly with his lawyer, Anser Farooq.

Farooq later told reporters his client had just been flown to Ottawa on an RCMP aircraft and was anxious to return to his family.

“He’s okay. I mean, he’s just been brought over, separated from his family,” Farooq said.

“We’re hoping to address the main concern, which is getting into the court and hear the concerns the Crown has, and get him back to his family as soon as possible.”

Sher is shown in an online video auditioning for TV’s “Canadian Idol” in Montreal two years ago, moonwalking, doing the robot dance and singing a deliberately woeful version of Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated.”

Farooq said he had seen the video, quipping “I don’t know if he wants to try again.”

The others charged are Hiva Mohammad Alizadeh, 30, and Misbahuddin Ahmed, 26, both of Ottawa. They appeared in court on Thursday. They, like Sher, are Canadian citizens.

Police say a terror attack was likely still months away when they pounced on the plot, but they moved because they feared the men were about to start sending money to other terrorists in Afghanistan.

A former agent with Canada’s spy service said sources have told him the Parliament Buildings were among the group’s targets. Michel Juneau-Katsuya, now an Ottawa-based security consultant, added that he has been told the alleged plotters were also targeting Montreal’s public-transit system.

“It was in line with al-Qaida trademarks, which is to try to hit icons and symbols that will strike greater fear or greater effect on the general population,” Juneau-Katsuya said.

“If you look at what al-Qaida usually hits, it’s always something of great symbol.”

The ex-spy said the alleged plotters apparently used public computers in Ottawa libraries to share information — which police intercepted, prompting the arrests.

Alizadeh is charged with conspiracy, committing an act for terrorism purposes and providing or making available property for terrorism purposes.

He is also charged with making or having “an explosive substance” with the intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property. Police said the circuit boards are considered an explosive substance under the Criminal Code.

Ahmed faces the same charge as Sher — conspiracy to facilitate terrorist activity.

The Mounties described the three as members of a home-grown terrorist group, although they said Alizadeh is a member of another terror group with links to the Afghan war.
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