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I m elated with the help that fellow nairalanders have given to pple. pls I lost all my files on my damaged PC. I will like to install Corel draw x7 and psd c7 on my new PC.
also, I have been trying to install WordPress on the PC using wampp, but I cant.
pls I need detailed help on how to do all these. I m fixed.
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What Does Santa Claus Have to Do With Jesus and His Birth? The custom: In many lands, Santa Claus is viewed as the one who brings children gifts. Children often write to Santa, asking for presents, which, according to tradition, elves help him to make at his North Pole headquarters. Its roots: According to the popular view, the Santa Claus myth owes its origin to Saint Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Asia Minor, now Turkey. “Virtually everything written about St. Nicholas is based on legends,” says The Christmas Encyclopedia. The designation “Santa Claus” may owe its origin to the word Sinterklaas, a corruption of the Dutch terms for “Saint Nicholas.” Historically and Biblically, Santa Claus has nothing in common with Jesus Christ. What the Bible says: “Now that you have put away falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor.” Our closest ‘neighbors’ are our family members. ( ) The Bible also says that we should “love truth,” “speaking the truth in [our] heart.” ( ) True, telling children that Santa (or the Christ child) is the bearer of presents at Christmas may seem to be innocent fun, but is it right or wise to deceive little children, even if one’s intentions are not bad? Do you not find it ironic that an occasion that is supposedly meant to honor Jesus becomes a time to deceive children?

Why Do Some People Not Celebrate Christmas? Around the world, nearly two billion people celebrate Christmas each December 25, while at least 200 million others celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ on January 7. However, there are also millions who choose not to celebrate Christmas at all. Why? For one thing, they may belong to a religion that is not part of Christendom. They may be of the Jewish, Hindu, or Shinto faith, to name a few. Others, such as atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, or secular humanists, view the Christmas story as a myth. Surprisingly, though, a sizable number of people who believe in Jesus reject the Yuletide traditions. Why? They point to at least four reasons. First, they do not believe that Jesus was born in either December or January. The Bible does not give a specific date. It simply states: “There were also in that same country shepherds living out of doors and keeping watches in the night over their flocks. And suddenly Jehovah’s angel stood by them, and . . . the angel said to them: ‘. . . There was born to you today a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.’”— . Facts point to Jesus’ birth at approximately the beginning of October when shepherds with their flocks would still spend the night in the fields. The countryside around Bethlehem experiences the coldest weather during the months of December and January. Hence, to keep them warm at night, flocks are herded into protective shelters. A second reason: The only event Jesus specifically instructed his followers to commemorate was his death, not his birth, and this was to be done as a simple communion meal. ( ) Note, too, that the Gospels of Mark and John are silent about Jesus’ birth. The only event Jesus specifically instructed his followers to commemorate was his death, not his birth A third reason: There is no historical evidence that the early Christians celebrated the birth of the Christ. But they did memorialize his death. ( ) It was not until more than 300 years after Jesus’ birth that Christendom officially began to observe Christmas on December 25. Interestingly, in the mid-17th century, an act of parliament banned Christmas celebrations in England. In the United States, the Massachusetts General Court did the same. Why? The book The Battle for Christmas, says: “There is no biblical or historical reason to place the birth of Jesus on December 25.” It adds that to the Puritans, “Christmas was nothing but a pagan festival covered with a Christian veneer.” That brings us to a fourth reason: The unsavory origin of the celebration itself. The roots of Christmas can be traced back to pagan Rome with its mixture of festivals for honoring the agricultural god Saturn and the sun god Sol Invictus, or Mithra. Anthropologists Christian Rätsch and Claudia Müller- Ebeling, coauthors of the book Pagan Christmas, write: “Like many pre-Christian customs and beliefs, the old feast commemorating the yearly return of the sun was rededicated to the birth of Christ.”

please nairalander, I m just planning of investing into nylon scrap recycling business. pls I will like to get the following information: 1) is there a ready and stable market for the recycled material, locally and international? if there is, I need their contact 2) I need information on where ,contact and price of the following items DC motor (new), DC variac (new), air blower, compressor contactors, tempt control new industrial cutting and sealing machine for shopping bag in Lagos and environs.

please nairalander, I m just planning of investing into nylon scrap recycling business. pls I will like to get the following information:
1) is there a ready and stable market for the recycled material, locally and international? if there is, I need their contact
2) I need information on where ,contact and price of the following items
DC motor (new), DC variac (new), air blower, compressor
contactors, tempt control
new industrial cutting and sealing machine for shopping bag
in Lagos and environs.