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The article sets up the premise that suburbs are becoming cool:
"Americans have a love-hate relationship with the ever-sprawling communities outside the country's big cities...Hollywood hasn't helped the suburban profile, typically portraying these communities as boring, conformist places, spiced up by a few desperate housewives here and there. Yet a number of suburbs around the country blow up the stereotype and are worth a visit on your next trip."
New Urban Network took a look at the 10 "suburbs" cited in the article:
"Only trouble is that seven of the ten suburbs are incorporated cities - Evanston, Illinois: Lakewood, Ohio; Bellevue, Washington; Roswell, Georgia; Alameda, California; Birmingham, Michigan; and Ashland, Oregon. Bellevue became a city most recently - in 1953. Of the three remaining, one is a town, West Hartford, Connecticut, and another is a township, Montclair, New Jersey - both have the density and street grids of small, traditional cities."
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JESSICA BADER: With the midterm elections less than six weeks away, each new batch of polls brings on another round of analysis, and those digging through the numbers try to make the polls fit their analysis just as much as they try to make their analysis fit the polls.
Because it would be difficult to poll all of, or even a large percentage of, the 435 congressional districts (the districts most frequently surveyed by public pollsters not affiliated with a campaign are those comprising an entire state) and the internal polls released by campaigns may not always paint an accurate picture of a race (if a campaign has conducted a bunch of polls, they'll want to release the ones that are outliers in their favor and keep the other results hidden away), the generic ballot is a poll that receives a lot of attention in discussions of control of the House of Representatives. Over the summer, these polls often painted a bleak picture for Democrats, especially a Gallup poll in late August that showed Republicans with a 10-point lead. Yet there is plenty of reason to doubt that the majority party will receive a thrashing of that magnitude.
The first reason is that polling is not perfect. As hard as a pollster may try, there is always the risk of an unrepresentative sample of the population (this has become even more of an issue as many young people no longer have a landline and most pollsters do not call cell phones). The week after that Gallup poll, another Gallup poll of the generic ballot showed a tie between Democrats and Republicans. It's likely that one or both of those polls was an outlier, much more likely than the idea of public opinion suddenly moving ten points for no apparent reason.
Another reason is that on November 2nd, nobody will go into a voting booth and be given the choice of "Generic Republican" and "Generic Democrat." While partisan affiliation is a major factor in how someone will vote, and pure independent voters make up less than 10% of the electorate, candidates do matter (and not just in Delaware). Nate Silver recently examined a set of polls in which the naming of actual candidates showed results about four points more favorable to the Democrat than the generic ballot. There are a couple of possible explanations for this that I can see. One is that most of the Democrats in competitive races this year are incumbents, who even in an anti-incumbent environment have the advantages of name recognition and the ability to tout their constituent service. Another is that Democrats tend to nominate candidates who fit their districts – a good strategy for winning elections even if it causes problems with rounding up votes for specific pieces of legislation – while Republicans tend to cater to their base and nationalize Congressional races. (For a great example of this, take a look at the special election in Pennsylvania's 12th district a few months ago.)
Perhaps the biggest thing to keep in mind is that for the most part, generic ballot polls of "likely voters" have been a few points more favorable towards the GOP than polls of registered voters. The RV polls over the past few weeks have shown a closely divided universe of potential voters, while the LV polls make an assumption that voters who support Republicans are more likely to vote than voters who support Democrats. Some of this is demographics (minorities and younger voters, groups that lean Democratic, are less motivated to vote in non-presidential election years), some of this is the "enthusiasm gap" – for a variety of reasons, Republicans are more excited about voting this November than Democrats are. But in a country where most voters at least lean towards supporting a particular party, the midterm elections will be won or lost on turning out one's supporters, and the vote of tea partier who is amped up to cast a ballot in a deep-red district doesn't count more than the vote of a liberal in a purple suburb disappointed by some of what Democrats have been unable to accomplish but voting anyway out of a sense of civic duty.
HOWARD MEGDAL: I don't even know what to say. The biggest problem facing Democrats is a lack of energy among their base. In a vote to extend tax cuts for only income up to $250,000 (even for those making more, the first $250,000 would remain at lower taxable rate), circumstances offered the opportunity to draw a clear political distinction with Republicans just weeks before a critical election.
That they chose otherwise would lead a reasonable person to say- fine. Let them get what they deserve. The problem is, that will turn out to be massive losses, and we, the American people, will end up with a Congress far less able to find votes to solve any of our massive problems.
I'm not even going to bother to make the case for why politically, Americans supported extending tax cuts for those making less than $250K, but not for those making more. If you don't understand it, I can't help you, and no amount of polling (trust me, there's plenty) will convince you. The 44 House Democrats who somehow think a majority in their districts make more than $250K obviously don't understand math, either.
Only if you are a Democrat in a tight race for a district made entirely of the club where Mr. Burns bets on his company softball team does this approach make sense.
The frustrating thing is how much has been accomplished since the 2008 election. The Stimulus saved the economy from utter catastrophe, the health care legislation means that effective yesterday, protections ranging from increasing the youth age for coverage to 26 to making it illegal to deny coverage over a pre-existing condition, and many other things, are now the law of the land. The Consumer Protection Agency contained within a massively helpful overhaul of the financial regulations alone is a significant step forward.
And for everyone who wishes to believe that President Obama hasn't done anything for LGBT rights because some recalcitrant Republicans won't allow repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell to reach a vote, take a look at this list.
Ultimately, I was struck by this Daily Show segment. The normally-sharp Jon Stewart goes out of his way to blame President Obama for failing to accomplish everything he said he'd do as president- never once considering that A), it is remarkable that in every instance he cited, he's actually tried to do what he said he'd do and B) often, came remarkably close to the ideal despite having to go through Congress.
Oh, but his Congress was primarily Democratic, you say? Willing to do what was right for the country, or at least, what would be best for the Democrats politically?
Right. See the tax cut vote that didn't happen, and go blame President Obama some more. That makes as much sense as voters who wanted progressive change in 2008 failing to turn out in 2010.

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EDUCATION last week highlighted how some African Australian youth are dropping out of mainstream high schools because of the need for English language lessons and other support.
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AROUND 200,000 visitors poured through the gates of the Great Dorset Steam Fair.
A late surge of crowds pushed the numbers up to their expected level after a wet and muddy start to the annual extravaganza.
With so many events falling prey to bad weather this year, organisers say the 200,000 figure was a huge achievement in team work and cooperation.
They said that they wanted to thank all the visitors for bearing with them during muddy times.
On the first few nights of the show, staff worked at night with steam rollers to ensure the ground was as safe as possible for visitors the next day.
Extra gates were opened to relocate vehicles to safer ground, and stewards were working to maximum capacity to assist visitors and ensure their safety.
From Thursday afternoon, conditions improved significantly and the site saw bright sunshine and temperatures of up to 22 degrees.
This turnaround encouraged over 50,000 visitors on Friday and approximately 60,000 visitors on Saturday.
In memory of steam fair founder Michael Oliver, the folk marquee was renamed the Michael Oliver Marquee this year.
Another new addition to this year's event was a stone plinth carved by Robin Hooper in Michael Oliver's memory.
It was placed in a hedge towards the top of the steam ploughing hill as a permanent memorial to the founder.
Michael Oliver's son and the fair's managing director, Martin Oliver, said: "The plinth is in a wonderful location overlooking the whole showground and Dad would have approved wholeheartedly.
"It's now nearly three years since he passed away and we all miss him so much.
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Adam Lambert Lays Some "Voodoo" on Us, Enchants Us With His Studded Codpiece (VIDEO)
Rejoice, Adam Lambert fans, for we're about to throw a whole lotta Lambo at you.
Earlier this week, the American Idol fave unleashed a new-to-America tune, "Voodoo," which had previously only been available on international versions of Lambert's debut album For Your Entertainment. The track, which will appear on Adam's upcoming "Whataya Want From Me" and "For Your Entertainment" Remix EP, was co-written with Australian musician/producer Sam Sparro. Check it out below:
In other Lambert news, Adam helped close out Sydney, Australia's Mardi Gras celebration on Friday and, as one might expect when one combines the words "Adam Lambert" and "Mardi Gras," it was quite the spectacle indeed. Watch Adam rock the crowd Down Under with a rollicking version of "For Your Entertainment" and his eye-catching, rhinestone-studded codpiece below:
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We present here results from a uniquely designed InP modulator chip combined with advanced packaging concepts, which enables high-end applications in optical data communications. An electroabsorption (EA) modulator, with a strained InGaAsP or InGaAlAs multiple quantum well structure, is monolithically integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier. This design offers broad wavelength tunability while maintaining high extinction ratio, high optical output power, and high dispersion tolerance. The amplified EA modulator chip is co-packaged with a distributed feed back (DFB) laser ensuring separate optimization of the laser and modulator sections. The optical isolator, placed between the laser and modulator, completely eliminates adiabatic chirp. This Telcordia-qualified laser integrated modulator platform enables superior performance previously not thought possible for InP absorption based modulators. 11dB of dynamic extinction ratio, 5dBm of modulated output power, and ±1200ps/nm or +1600ps/nm dispersion tolerance can be simultaneously achieved in un-amplified 10Gb/s data transmission. Full C-band tunability using a single device is also demonstrated with the LIM module. Extensive simulations and transmission system evaluations shows that with the controllable chirp, the cost-effective LIM performs as well as a Mach-Zehnder modulator in dispersion managed and amplified long-haul WDM systems. Lastly, the first uncooled 10Gb/s long-reach operation at 1550nm was demonstrated with LIM packages. Using a simple control algorithm, a constant modulated output power of 1dBm with less than 1dB dispersion penalty over 1600ps/nm single mode fiber is achieved in an 80 degrees environmental temperature range without any module temperature control. Utilizing the Al-based material system, also allows a reduced variation of the extinction ratio.
Jiaming Zhang ; Newton Frateschi ; Ram Jambunathan ; Wonjin Choi and Aaron E. Bond"Photonics integrations enabling high-end applications of InP in optical data transmissions", Proc. SPIE 6013, Optoelectronic Devices: Physics, Fabrication, and Application II, 60130H (October 25, 2005); doi:10.1117/12.630237; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.630237
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After just a year of marriage, it seems that singer Pink and her motorcross star husband Carey Hart are having problems.
It's been less than a year that Pink and her motocross husband Carey Hart exchanged vows, but now rumors are swirling that their marriage is on the rocks.
It is their professional commitments that send them into trouble. While Pink is busy promoting her album "I'm Not Dead", Hart runs a body tattoo parlor in Las Vegas and is planning to set up a body art shop in Mexico.
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Broadcom showcased its latest connectivity innovations for automotive at CES 2013. Its new Connected Car Zone featured wired and wireless technology demonstrations from Broadcom and leading automotive and tech partners including Continental, Digital Design, XMOS and Freescale Semiconductor.
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"This edge I have to jump" is a multi-screen video installation on the illusory and idiosyncratic nature of the creative process. The installation is "a kinetic conversation, an immersive meditation, and an investigation into the compulsion to make, invent, and perform what otherwise would be intangible," creator Joan Grossman says. The piece surrounds viewers with image, sound, and narrative fragments of conversations with artists, scientists, and educators. The installation was commissioned by the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology for the opening of the Moss Arts Center's Cube.
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b. NJ State Report Card - Child Care - C+
c. NJ Rating Child Care Regulations 2010
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A Penn Hills police officer faced down an angry man aiming a rifle at him, shooting and killing him outside his house on Monday, the day the man was due in court, police said.
Charles Hull, 56, of Penn Hills, died at UPMC Mercy hospital, Uptown, at 7:46 a.m., about an hour and 20 minutes after a Penn Hills patrolman shot him three times on the porch of his home along Calvin Street. County police declined to identify the officer.
Hull's longtime girlfriend, Yolanda Hornick, 57, called 911 at 6:20 a.m. to report her live-in boyfriend was outside with a .30-30-caliber rifle and that she was afraid he would kill himself, county police Superintendent Charles Moffatt said.
Eight Penn Hills officers responded; two blocked the street, and three flanked either side of the house. As police arrived, Hull became agitated, accused his girlfriend of calling police and pushed her into a closet. She escaped and ran outside barefoot, Moffatt said.
An officer turned his back to the door for a few seconds to grab Hornick, then turned around to find Hull at the door holding the rifle, "aiming it downward at the officer," Moffatt said.
"The officer, being well-trained, raises his patrol rifle and fires three times, and Mr. Hull goes down at that time," Moffatt said. "Yolanda tells us she heard the officer say several times, 'Put the gun down. Put the gun down. Put the gun down,' before he fires."
Moffatt described the Penn Hills officer as a veteran. He said county police will turn the case over to the district attorney's office to determine whether the shooting was justified.
"That's the district attorney's call," Moffatt said.
Hull had a rifle with a scope. The officer had a semi-automatic patrol rifle.
Penn Hills Chief Howard Burton, who said he was at a funeral when reached by phone, referred comment to Allegheny County police. Several neighbors declined to comment.
Court records show Hull had six arrests dating to 1977, including three since February 2012. At least four of the cases involved drug charges.
Attorney R. Blaine Jones, who represented Hull in a 2012 drunken driving case, said Hull was always respectful to him.
"I represented Mr. Hull in the past, and he was always very respectful in my professional dealings with him," Jones said. "I'm shocked by today's news."
He was scheduled for a formal arraignment on Monday at the Allegheny County Courthouse on eight charges, including aggravated assault by vehicle while drunken driving and cocaine possession, stemming from his most recent arrest on Oct. 12.
Police said Hull had a blood alcohol content of 0.275 percent when he crashed a 2001 Toyota 4Runner head-on into a pickup truck along Penn Avenue in Point Breeze just after midnight. Paramedics took the driver of the pickup to UPMC Presbyterian with broken ribs and a broken hip. Hull had bloody gums from the airbag deployment but was otherwise not injured. As paramedics attempted to examine him, Hull staggered around with a prescription bottle in his hand. Tests showed the bottle contained cocaine.
The yellow bungalow Hull and Hornick shared is barely visible from Calvin Street, concealed by a hill on the south side of the quiet road. Investigators remained in the home until late Monday morning. Hornick told police she was in bed sleeping when a gunshot rousted her. Police said Hull fired one time inside the house before police arrived.
Tom Fontaine and Adam Brandolph contributed. Bobby Kerlik is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-391-0927 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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(a) It was decreed that he be burned, for he was Hogeh the letters of Hash-m's name (Rashi - he expounded them; Tosfos - he pronounced His name as it is written).
(b) Question: How could he do so?
1. (Mishnah): The following have no share in the world to come: one who denies that Hash-m gave the Torah, one who denies that the Torah alludes to the world to come;
2. Aba Sha'ul says, also one who is Hogeh Hash-m's name.
(c) Answer: (Aba Sha'ul discusses one who does so to achieve his desires.) Rav Chanina did so for the sake of learning.
1. (Beraisa): You may not learn (witchcraft) to practice it, but you may learn it to understand (the laws of it) and to give rulings about it. (The same applies to being Hogeh His name.)
(d) Question: If so, why was he punished?
(e) Answer: He did so in public.
(f) It was decreed that his wife be killed, because she did not protest to what he did.
1. This teaches that if one could protest, but does not, he is punished.
(g) It was decreed that his daughter would be placed in a harlots' booth, for she once acted immodestly:
1. She once walked in front of important people of Romi, and heard them praise the way she stepped. She made an effort to take nice steps.
2. (Reish Lakish): "Avon Akevai Yesubeni" - transgressions that one does with his feet (some say - tramples, i.e. ignores) in this world surround him on the day of judgment (in the world to come).
(h) When they were taken out for their punishments, they justified Hash-m's decree:
1. R. Chanina: "Ha'Tzur Tamim Pa'alo..."
2. His wife: "Kel Emunah v'Ein Avel."
3. His daughter: "Gedol ha'Etzah v'Rav ha'Aliliyah... Al Kol Darchei Bnei Adam."
(i) Rebbi: They were such great Tzadikim that there was a verse to justify the judgment of each one!
(j) (Beraisa): When R. Yosi ben Kisma fell sick, R. Chanina ben Tradyon (his Talmid) visited him.
1. R. Yosi: Hash-m put Romi in power, allowed them to destroy the Mikdash and kill the greatest Tzadikim, and they are still ruling;
i. I hear that you teach Torah to multitudes, holding a Sefer Torah! (You endanger yourself!)
2. R. Chanina: Hash-m will have mercy on me (to protect me).
3. R. Yosi: That is not a proper answer! I suspect that you will be burned with the Sefer Torah!
4. R. Chanina: What kind of share will I have in the world to come?
5. R. Yosi: Is there an episode that characterizes you?
6. R. Chanina: I once collected money for Purim, and I mistakenly thought it was (Stam) Tzedakah, and gave it for Tzedakah. Later, I donated that amount for Purim.
7. R. Yosi: I hope that I will have a share like you!
(k) Soon after this, R. Yosi ben Kisma died. The Roman officials went to bury him, and eulogized him greatly. On their return, they saw R. Chanina ben Tradyon teaching Torah to multitudes, holding a Sefer Torah.
(l) They wrapped him in the Sefer Torah and surrounded him with bundles of vines, which they lit on fire. They put wet sponges over his heart, so he would not die quickly.
1. His daughter: Woe that I see you this way!
2. R. Chanina: If I was burned alone, I would feel bad. Since they burn me with the Sefer Torah, Hash-m will avenge the burning of the Torah, and also the burning of me.
3. His Talmidim: What do you see?
4. R. Chanina: The margins of the parchment are burning, and the letters are flying in the air.
5. His Talmidim: Open your mouth, so the fire will enter and you will die quickly!
6. R. Chanina: Hash-m gave me my soul. He will take it, and not I.
7. The executioner: Rebbi, if I increase the fire and remove the sponges, will you bring me to the world to come?
8. R. Chanina agreed, and swore to him about this. The executioner did as he said; R. Chanina died quickly, and the executioner jumped into the fire.
9. A voice from Heaven: R. Chanina and the executioner are prepared for the world to come.
(m) Rebbi cried: Some acquire their share in the world to come in a moment, and some acquire their share over the course of many years!
(a) Bruriya, R. Meir's wife, was the daughter of R. Chanina. She was distraught that her sister was in a harlot's booth. R. Meir was confident that if she was still a Tzadekes, Hash-m would miraculously enable him to redeem her.
(b) He took a great amount of money and dressed up like a (Roman) soldier. He went to her booth, and requested her services.
1. R. Chanina's daughter: I cannot. I am menstruating!
2. R. Meir: I will wait for you!
3. R. Chanina's daughter: There are many girls here prettier than me!
(c) R. Meir understood that she would say this to everyone, and she never sinned. He asked her guardian to release her.
1. The guardian: I fear the kingdom!
2. R. Meir: Take this money. Half you can use to bribe your overseer when he threatens you (Rashi; Tosfos - you will give it in place of the tax they collect for each harlot), and the other half you can enjoy.
3. The guardian: What will I do when the money runs out?
4. R. Meir: Say 'G-d of Meir, answer me!' and you will be saved.
5. The guardian: Who says that I will be answered?
6. R. Meir demonstrated. He threw earth at vicious dogs, inciting them to eat him. He said 'G-d of Meir, answer me'; the dogs left him alone.
(d) The guardian released her. The king found out; they hung him on a gallows. He said 'G-d of Meir, answer me'; he came down.
1. The executioners: What is going on?
2. The guardian explained. They carved R. Meir's image on the gates of Romi, and announced that whoever sees him should seize him.
(e) One day, he was seen;
1. Version #1: He fled to a house of harlotry.
2. Version #2: He found food of Nochrim; he dipped fingers in it, and sucked (different) fingers (it seemed he eats it with appetite).
3. Version #3: Eliyahu assumed the form of a harlot, and was embracing him.
(f) His pursuers: That cannot be R. Meir!
(g) Version #1: Due to this, R. Meir fled to Bavel.
(h) Version #2: R. Meir fled to Bavel out of shame over his wife (who succumbed to temptation and killed herself out of shame).
(a) (Beraisa #1): The following are forbidden due to frivolity: going to stadiums (e.g. bullfighting) or a siege around a city where they engage in witchcraft, snake-charming, or other frivolity;
1. "Ashrei... Lo Halach... Ki Im b'Toras Hash-m" - going to frivolity causes one to be idle from Torah.
(b) Contradiction (Beraisa #2): One may go to stadiums, for (if a Yisrael is thrown to the bull) one can scream to save him;
1. One may go to a siege around a city, for if they conquer the city, he may be able to save Yisraelim inside.
2. One may not encourage them to besiege the city (Rashi; Tosfos - one may not be counted among the soldiers).
(c) Resolution - part 1 (regarding a siege): Beraisa #1 forbids it when the Yisrael encourages (Tosfos - is counted with) them.
(d) Resolution - part 2 (regarding a stadium): Tana'im argue about this;
1. (Beraisa): One may not go to a stadium, for it is frivolity;
2. R. Noson permits it for two reasons. Perhaps he can scream to save a Yisrael. Or, at least he will be able to testify that he died, to permit the widow to remarry.
(e) (Beraisa - R. Meir): One may not go to theatres and stadiums because they are Mezavel (Rashi - oversee the needs of; Tosfos - sacrifice to) idolatry;
(f) Chachamim say, where they are Mezavel, it is forbidden lest people think that he is Mezavel. Where they are not Mezavel, it is forbidden due to frivolity.
(g) Question: What is the difference between them?
(h) Answer (R. Chanina mi'Sura): They argue about one who bought or sold there. (R. Meir is concerned for money of idolatry, so he forbids b'Di'eved. Chachamim permit.)
(i) (R. Shimon ben Pazi) Question: "Ashrei... Lo Halach... Lo Amad uv'Moshav Letzim Lo Yashav" - since he did not go, surely he did not stand; since he did not stand, surely he did not sit, surely he did not scoff!
(j) Answer (R. Shimon ben Pazi): The verse teaches that had he gone, in the end he would stand. Had he stood, in the end he would sit. Had he sat, in the end he would scoff.
1. Regarding frivolity, it says "v'Latzta Levadecha Tisa" (you will bear the punishment yourself).
(k) (R. Elazar): Anyone who scoffs is afflicted - "Al Tislotzatzu Pen Yechzeku Mosereichem."
(l) Rava (to Rabanan): Please don't scoff, lest you bring afflictions on yourselves.
(m) (Rav Ketina): Anyone who scoffs, his income will be reduced - "(Hash-m) Mashach Yado Es Lotzetzim."
(n) (Reish Lakish): Anyone who scoffs falls to Gehinom - "Letz... b'Evras Zadon";
1. 'Evrah' refers to Gehinom - "Yom Evrah ha'Yom ha'Hu."
(o) (R. Oshaya): Anyone who gets haughty falls to Gehinom - "Zed Yahir... b'Evras Zadon";
1. 'Evrah' refers to Gehinom - "Yom Evrah..."
(p) (R. Chanila'i bar Chanila'i): Anyone who scoffs brings destruction to the world - "Al Tislotzatzu... Ki Cholah v'Necheratzah."
(q) (R. Elazar): Scoffery is severe. It starts with punishments and ends with destruction.
(r) (R. Shimon ben Pazi): "Ashrei... Lo Halach ba'Atzas Resha'im" - to the theatres and stadiums of Nochrim;
1. "Uv'Derech Chataim Lo Amad" - he did not stand among people who hunt for fun;
2. "Uv'Moshav Letzim Lo Yashav" - he did not sit among people planning evil;
3. Suggestion: Since he did not go to the theatres or, and he did not stand among hunters, he may indulge in sleep!
4. Rejection: "Uv'Soraso Yehgeh Yomam va'Lailah."
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