in religious thought, the miracle as a phenomenon is one of the most important reasons for proving prophethood. there are two broad views among islamic thinkers about the type of indications of miracles to prove prophethood. some consider the indications of miracles as rational ones. in contrast, some others hold that there is no logical connection between a miracle and its implied referent and...

DEVELOPING a softwareintensive system is like raising a child. As Will PleasantRyan observed, both babies and code have smells, you get used to changing requirements, you have to take the long view, you can’t do it alone, and eventually you have to let go.1 I would add to Will’s most excellent simile that, although you might think you know everything up front, you certainly don’t, and therefore...

[ Journa © 2012 Measures of real consumption based on the ownership of durable goods, the quality of housing, the health andmortality of children, the education of youths, and the allocation of female time in the household indicate that sub-Saharan living standards have, for the past two decades, been growing about 3.4–3.7 percent per year, that is, three and a half to four times the rate indic...