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WASHINGTON (USA Today) - A divided Republican House prepared Tuesday night to pass the Senate's "fiscal cliff" bill, following a tense day of GOP protests that the plan lacked sufficient spending cuts.
After failing to find a majority to add spending cuts to the plan, the House approved the rule for a one-hour debate on passage of the Senate agreement as is. A final vote is set for later in the evening.
A GOP leadership aide said the Senate bill is expected to pass with the assistance of House Democrats. The aide wasn't authorized to discuss the deliberations and spoke on condition of anonymity.
At the White House, President Obama waited to sign the final bill.
Earlier, GOP leaders used a series of unrelated votes to determine that they could not muster the votes for a spending cut amendment to the plan approved early Tuesday morning by the Senate.
Eventually, they decided to put just the existing Senate bill on the floor. A final vote is expected some time Tuesday night on the plan designed to block tax hikes and delay spending cuts associated with the fiscal cliff that took effect with the turning of the new year on Tuesday.
An up-or-down vote on the Senate plan would require near unanimous support among Democrats to get it over the top in the face of significant GOP resistance. But House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi predicted passage.
Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, said that while he would vote "no" on the Senate bill, he thought enough Republicans would vote yes to pass the measure with heavy Democratic support.
"The best outcome for us right now is it actually have a clean vote on the bill and actually put it on the House floor and see what the consensus of the House is," Labrador said.
Republican criticism of the Senate plan surfaced during a closed-door meeting hosted by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.
"The lack of spending cuts in the Senate bill was a universal concern amongst members in today's meeting," said Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck.
Cantor actually told colleagues he was opposed to the Senate bill, though it was unclear if he would actually vote against it in the end. But his opposition was an early warning sign the Senate-passed bill faced problems in the House. House GOP leaders met throughout the day Tuesday in to come up with a plan on how to proceed.
After an early evening meeting of the Republican caucus, Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., said there were two options for Republicans: continue with the Senate bill or amend it. "To the credit of leadership they are trying to get a sense of where we as a conference are on this," he said.
Amending the agreement would have thrown the whole deal into question as the Senate has already overwhelmingly approved the bill. The House also faces a noon Thursday deadline before the next Congress is sworn in - erasing all prior action and leaving Congress to start anew with roughly 100 new lawmakers entering the House and Senate.
If the House does not act, or rejects the Senate plan, the fiscal cliff remains in force -- and President Obama and aides have made clear they would blame the Republicans for the string of tax increases and defense and social cuts that come with it.
Rep. John Fleming, R-La., said members were concerned about rattling financial markets or being blamed for going over the cliff. Republicans were also coalescing around the idea to battle over spending cuts in upcoming budget fights, including a brewing February battle to raise the debt ceiling.
"Now the topic will be spending cuts," he said.
Earlier in the day, Vice President Biden returned to Capitol Hill to huddle with House Democrats, seeking to build support for the Senate proposal.
Biden attended a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus that stretched for three hours on Tuesday, outlining the details and addressing concerns from skeptical Democrats. Later, Biden expressed confidence about the fate of the Senate bill as he left the White House for a meatball-and-provolone sandwich at Potbelly's. "I think we're going to be OK," Biden said to a CNN camera crew nearby.
House Minority Leader Pelosi, D-Calif., said given the "uncharacteristically, very strong bipartisan" vote in the Senate, Republicans should move to schedule an up-or-down vote on the measure.
"Right now, our members, after very thoughtful deliberations and review, are continuing to review the legislation, weighing pros and cons, weighing the equities of not going over the cliff," she said, adding that Democrats were awaiting guidance from GOP leaders on how they will proceed. "I think we have made gigantic progress."
Democrats declined to say how much support there was for the bill among their party, but it is expected to be significant considering the White House's endorsement. However, Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters some members were unhappy with raising the tax thresholds for incomes above $400,000, instead of the $250,000 that President Obama had pledged in his re-election campaign.
In contrast to Republicans, the Democratic rank-and-file were optimistic as they left the Biden meeting.
"There are a lot of good things in here for Democrats to vote for," said Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., including higher tax rates on the wealthy and extended unemployment benefits for out-of-work Americans.
The flurry of House activity came just hours after the Senate approved, 89-8, an agreement in the wee hours of New Year's Day, the deadline for the cliff.
The plan worked out between the White House and Senate leaders would raise taxes on the wealthy, eliminate some - but not all - tax hikes for the middle class, and defer a series of budget cuts for two months.
Critics said the plan does little to reduce the nation's debt and only delays a looming battle over the debt ceiling. They also pointed to a Tuesday report by the Congressional Budget Office, saying the Senate bill would add nearly $4 trillion to federal budget deficits over the next decade, largely because it extends the lower income tax rates for nearly every American.
House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., the 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee, declined to talk to reporters on his way into the closed-door GOP meeting. "Happy New Year's, guys," he said.
Ryan is a prospective candidate in the 2016 presidential election; two additional potential GOP candidates, Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, voted against the bill early Tuesday.
Under the Senate deal, taxes would remain steady for the middle class and rise for incomes over $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for couples.
Spending cuts totaling $24 billion over two months aimed at the Pentagon and domestic programs would be deferred. That would allow the White House and lawmakers time to regroup before plunging very quickly into a new round of budget brinkmanship certain to revolve around Republican calls to rein in the cost of Medicare and other government benefit programs.
Shortly after the Senate vote, President Obama said, "While neither Democrats nor Republicans got everything they wanted, this agreement is the right thing to do for our country and the House should pass it without delay."
Obama also said the bill takes a balanced approach to shrinking the U.S. deficit by "investing in (the) middle class" while "asking the wealthy to pay a little more."
One set of taxes is set to go up in 2013: The deal does not address the end of the temporary payroll-tax holiday on Tuesday. That tax will rise by 2 percentage points, back to its 2010 level.
The deal also stops scheduled pay increases for Congress set for spring 2013 and includes a nine-month extension of the farm bill, which had been delayed for months because of differences between the House and Senate versions of the legislation that sets U.S. agricultural policy every five years.
Biden played a critical role in working out the agreement with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. "I think it was very important," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. said Monday, noting that McConnell and Biden "have a long prior experience" working together. "That's the reason this is bipartisan."
The agreement does not address any increase in the nation's debt ceiling, which - combined with the delay of automatic spending cuts - sets up the distinct possibility of another cliff-like budget battle in February.


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The world's largest walking robot is 51-feet long, weighs 11 tons and is powered by a 2.0-liter turbo diesel engine.
Oh, and it's a fire-breathing dragon.
The Guiness book of World Records 2014 has announced that 'Tradinno', built in Germany by Zollner Elektronik AG, is the biggest walking automaton in the known world.
Unlike a previous generation, which required four human operators, the Tradinno is fully robotic - and apparently "outshines all human actors", the company behind it says. But no, while it does have a pair of impressive 40-foot wings, it cannot fly.Cnet has more details but check out the following video for the full effect.
Meet Jules, the newest and most realistic humanoid robot yet from David Hanson and the team at Hanson Robotics.
A robot that looks just like its creator (www.newscientist.com).
Engineers at Kagawa University in Japan are developing a talking robotic version of the human mouth: To enable the robot's speaking abilities, engineers at Japan's Kagawa University used an air pump, artificial vocal chords, a resonance tube, a nasal cavity, and a microphone attached to a sound analyzer as substitutes for human vocal organs.
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Robot modeled after Albert Einstein. Einstein mimics the facial expressions he detects in others. Smile at him, and he'll smile back.
Cybernetic human dance demo in DCEXPO, 2010.
Humanoid face created by Hanson Robotics (www.hansonrobotics.com). Robotics scientists at Hanson previously created animatronic puppets for Disney studios.
Animatronic baby mechanism for anonymous TV series. Built by Chris Clarke for CNFX Workshop.
Taiwanese Kissing Robots (NTUST Robot) were exhibited in AutoRob2009 in Gwangju, Korea. They were developed by Prof. Chyi-Yeu Lin's research team in National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.
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I have a 2 1/2 year old boy in my child care center that will only repeat what we are asking him.
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This could be a very sensitive situation. Ask his parents what they do to get him to answer their questions. You can also try giving him a choice of answers (which you probably already do). Does he think it's funny to repeat you or is he proud of himself? Is he just learning to talk? It's up to you to observe him and share your concerns with his parents if you suspect language development delays. I have a child with Autism and he suffered major language delays. I have another friend whose child has processing difficulties and her child still has speech and understanding problems at the age of six. If this child does have delays you can help him by modeling correct response and rewarding his correct response.posted 02/05/2008 by 2JAB#3
I recently watched a boy who was having similar problems. He will be 3 in May, and says only 2 words. His mother never said anything was wrong with him, or commented on his speech. Now I watch a little girl, 3 in Oct., and she can have 20 minute conversations with you. I believe it has a lot to do with word building at home, and in childcare.posted 04/09/2008 by cprociw1980
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Storybook season ends
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POTTSVILLE- The big stage belonged to the team that's been there time and time again.
York Catholic had too much experience and too much balance, halting Montrose's storybook season and its 25-game winning streak, 60-37, in Tuesday's girls PIAA Class AA semifinal at Martz Hall.
The Irish will be making their sixth trip in seven years to the state championship game Friday, getting at least four baskets from four starters, all the while making life very difficult for Montrose star Dallas Ely.
"We wanted to get up on them early," York
Catholic coach Kevin Bankos said. "The first time being here is a little overwhelming and we wanted to make sure we used our experience of being in this game and I think the kids did that."
After Ely scored off the opening tap, Montrose never led again and trailed by double figures from the first minute of the second quarter.
"They were hitting a lot of their shots in the beginning and that was frustrating for us because we couldn't get anything to fall," said Ely, who was held to nine points, just the second time in 29 games she didn't score in double figures. "We kept trying to fight back but it wasn't enough.
"We had the fans behind us. I thought the focus and heart were there. The shots just weren't going our way this game."
A raucous and predominantly Montrose throng – including four busloads of students – made the trip in hopes of seeing the Lady Meteors tame the big dog in Class AA. It never materialized.
"I'm not going to stand here and lie to you," Montrose coach Al Smith said. "Experience helps. Five out of six years getting to this level, it helps a lot. It's the first time ever for our girls. It stings.
"We just struggled offensively tonight and I think it affected us all the way around. We talk about being mentally tough, and these girls fight and they play hard."
York Catholic was simply better.
Karli McFatridge started a 20-point night with a 21-footer after Ely's opening layup. Rachel Forjan's only bucket and a drive and scoop from Carly Marks made it 7-2.
Montrose got within a basket only twice after that. Ely's two free throws with2:58to go cut the lead to 10-8, and Myra Lattimore, who went 8 for 11 and scored 17, scored on a putback to make it 13-10 with1:47left in the opening quarter.
It would be a long time between points for Ely, and Montrose couldn't get the emotional spark that her acrobatic scores and long-range bombing had given them through the state playoffs when she averaged 32 points per game.
"We told our kids we thought Dallas was going to get her 20, 25 points and we were going to try to make her work hard to get them," Bankos said.
Turns out that Deanna Chesko, who didn't miss a shot and scored 13, stuck like glue to Ely, never letting her get untracked and forcing her to shoot from outside her substantial range.
"I just have a lot of confidence in our kids that they can make the other team play a little quicker shoot a little quicker than they are used to seeing," Banko said. "We were going to doubleDallasevery time she either spun or somebody tried to screen for her. We wanted her to constantly have to work."
While Montrose sputtered, McFatridge led a 12-0 run, scoring seven in a span of just over two minutes. By the time Lattimore scored off Sara Krupinski's feed with5:43left in the half, the damage was inflicted.
"It stings because we had a couple possessions where we had four or five shots and couldn't get it in the basket," Smith said. "It's been an amazing experience. The support of the community back home and the students was truly appreciated."
Those fans tried to keep the Lady Meteors' spirits up, but York Catholic showed their experience in another area by starting the second half with a 6-0 run to push the lead to 36-16.
"The first three minutes of the second half is where you either win the game or lose the game a lot of times," Bankos said. "We didn't want them to get that run. Getting off to the good start was the dagger."
Held without a basket for a span of 28 minutes, 19 seconds, Ely finally broke the spell with a rainbow 22-footer with3:36left in the game.
By then, the outcome was long since decided, but for Ely and the rest of her team, it was the experience of a lifetime.
"I would not trade this Cinderella story for anything in the world," Ely said. "It was amazing, being with the team, getting to travel, having everyone follow us and realizing how big a deal this was to everyone.
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2013 Porsche Boxster, shown in Cognac MetallicUse of beige and brown in home decor has helped popularize the colors on cars. These earthy tones, which rank seventh on the list of most popular car colors, are associated with luxury and together comprise 5 percent of the North American market and 6 percent of the worldwide market.True to Porsche's nature of overcharging for everything, the beautiful brown paint on the Boxster shown here costs a whopping $2,580. Not to worry: There's a deeper shade of brown available called Mahogany Metallic that only costs $710. The Porsche Boxster got a comprehensive makeover for 2013, including all-new styling, more powerful engines that are also more efficient, and added safety and comfort features.Read the full story >
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NBA Finals: Thunder not comfortable with early and late-game habits
Down 13 points early in the second quarter of Tuesday's Game 1 of the NBA Finals — the first finals game for most of the Thunder regulars — there wasn't anything approaching panic.
It's become a routine for the Thunder.
Tuesday, for the fourth time in these playoffs — once in each of their postseason series' — the Thunder has been down by 13 or more points and come back to win.
"We just do a good job of sticking with the game plan and pulling for each other and lifting guys up," veteran Kendrick Perkins said. "You're not going to be perfect all the time."
It's not a habit the Thunder are completely comfortable with — many of the players spoke Wednesday of the need to get off to a better start in Thursday's Game 2 — but it's something Oklahoma City has in its bag when needed.
The easy answer for why would seem to be Kevin Durant's play down the stretch.
But in those games, it hasn't been Durant taking over as much as the way the Thunder have played all around, especially defensively, in the fourth quarter.
"Some guys aren't going to score the ball particularly well certain nights, but they're diving on the floor for loose balls and getting 10 rebounds or a couple steals or whatever it takes," James Harden said. "That's the mindset that each and every guy on this team has."
Durant scored 17 in the fourth quarter in Game 1, but in the other three big comebacks, he averaged less than eight points per game in the fourth.
The big change has come defensively in those games, where the opposition has gone from averaging more than 26 points per quarter in the first three quarters of those games to averaging less than 19 in the fourth.


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Song of Songs 8:6 - �Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm � for love is as strong as death, jealousy as severe as hell. It burns like blazing fire, the very flame of the Lord.�
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God's love for us is complete in Himself and is what it is apart from anything in us, either good or bad. In fact, �Before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ... (Ephesians 1:4)�. Since God is unchanging, His love for us is just as unchanging. �Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)�, and so is His love for each of us. Because of His love for us, God overcame and destroyed sin and death (1 Corinthians 15:26) so that we might have eternal life. To truly grasp the significance of this fact, let's take a closer look at and gain a better understanding of the nature of sin and death, love and life.
What is death?
What really happens to a human being at death? In this case, what we're referring to is physical death. Physical death is the separation of the soul from the body and the cessation of conscious existence in this world. This state we all instinctively know to be unnatural for us as humans for God has, �... set eternity in the human heart... (Ecclesiastes 3:11)�. It is intrinsic to the nature of a human being to be the union of body and spirit (thus the importance of physical resurrection, but that's another sermon altogether). Besides physical death, the Bible refers more frequently to spiritual death. Spiritual death is the far more serious of the two, for Scripture everywhere refers to the death of the saved as simply �sleep� (John 11:11, 1 Corinthians 11:30, 15:20&51). Physical death is temporary, �for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will...come out � those who have done good will rise and live, those who have done evil will rise and be condemned (John 5:28-29)�, but without spiritual birth in Christ (see John 3:1-16), spiritual death is eternal. Spiritual death is the separation of sinful humanity from a holy God. Scripture says that in the end, �death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:14-15)� The �lake of fire� or what we commonly call �hell� is described as, outer darkness �where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 8:12)� - it is final and eternal separation from God. It is the place where, �... their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched� (Mark 9:46). Don't make the mistake of thinking that hell is somehow temporary or metaphorical. Even the most casual reading of Jesus' teaching in the gospels should dispel that lie (read Luke 16:19-31).
Sin and Death
Someone might well ask, �If eternity is in our hearts and we were meant to live forever, why then do we die? Where did death come from?� The answer, of course, is found in the very beginning of the history of the human race. We see in Genesis that, �In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth...then God said, �Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule...God blessed them...God saw all that he had made and it was very good.... now God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there He put the man He had made... And the Lord God commanded the man, �You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.�(Genesis 1:1,26,31&2:8,16-17). This is the only command that God gave to humanity in the beginning and He clearly indicated that disobedience (which is by definition sin) would lead inevitably to death. Scripture says, �Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned... (Romans 5:12)� for, �all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23)�. Death is the final consequence of sin. As James says, �When tempted, no one should say, �God is tempting me.� For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. (James 1:13-15)� So God gave His command and a warning... enter the serpent. �Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the animals... and he said to the woman, �Did God really say... (Genesis 3:1)�, and then, calling God's motives and truthfulness into question, he tempted Adam and Eve and deceived them (Genesis 3:1-4).
Sin Hides
For Scripture says that, �The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves. When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. Then the Lord God called to the man, �Where are you?� He replied, �I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked. (Genesis 3:6-10)�
We see some key points just in this small section. First, we see that sin will always seek to hide itself. They covered their bodies to hide from each other and then they tried to hide from God. Evil hates to be exposed and nothing exposes like the light of God's presence and His Word for He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5). Scripture says, �This is how judgment works; Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds are evil. Those who do evil things hate the light, and will not come to the light, because they do not want their evil deeds to be shown. But whoever lives by the truth comes to the light in order that the light may show that what they did was in obedience to God. (John 3:19-21)�. There is no hiding from God no matter what we may think or how we try. God sees all and knows all, yet sinful man is always trying to hide (Luke 23:30, Revelation 6:16). We hide behind religion and good deeds - just look at the Pharisees of Jesus' day whom He called �white washed tombs full of dead men's bones (Matthew 23:27)�. We hide behind the lies of denying His existence and His righteous standard with atheism and universalism (or any other �ism�). Until you know that you have been forgiven and washed clean, you will always be trying to hide � from God, from others, even from yourself. No matter what name you give your denial and hiding place, that does not change what it is. But we see something else in this passage - God is always calling out to us. Though we cannot hide from Him, still He calls out to us to come out from hiding and to let ourselves be seen as we truly are that He might make us clean and new. And what did He do for Adam and Eve in their sin and shame? Let's read on.
God Covers
�The Lord God made clothing out of skins for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them. (Genesis 3:21)�. Thus we see the first physical death on this earth and it was done by God Himself. This is the first sacrifice made to cover man's sin (though not to remove it). Tradition says it was a lamb, symbolizing the sacrificial death of Jesus who is, �the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. (John 1:29)�. Adam and Eve had tried to clothe and cover themselves with plants, but God's action here indicates what is written elsewhere, �without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness (Hebrews 9:22)�. The sacrifice of animals is instituted right here as the means of covering over sins in God's sight, however, only the blood of Jesus actually cleanses us as we shall see (Hebews 10:4&10). Through faith in Him our sin is not merely covered but is removed, �far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12)�. And here in the very beginning is the first promise of the redeemer, the messiah, who was, �born of a woman� (Galatians 4:4). Scripture says, �Then the Lord God said to the serpent... I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will bruise His heel. (Genesis 3:15)�. This is what Jesus did for, �...Jesus was the first to conquer death, and he is the ruler of all earthly kings. Christ loves us, and by his blood he set us free from our sins. (Revelation 1:5)� and, �...He has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. (Hebrews 9:26-28)�.
His Death Brings Us Life
We are all born in sin and �separate from Christ... Without hope and without God in the world (Ephesians 2:12)� and we are all, �by nature deserving of wrath. (Ephesians 2:3)�. But God would not leave us that way because He loves us. And so, �God demonstrates His own love for us in this; while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8)�. For, �because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions � it is by grace you have been saved (Ephesians 2:4-5)�. He did this, �by the sacrifice of Himself� for, �He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. (Romans 4:25)�, �For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. (1 Peter 3:18)�. God became a man and died to remove our sins. As Scripture also says, �Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death�that is, the devil� and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death... For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. (Hebrews 2:14-17)�.
The law and the sacrifices proscribed by the law were never meant to be by themselves the means of putting us right with God. Scripture says, �for what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so He condemned sin in human flesh, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit (Romans 8:3-4)�. Scripture says that, �The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming � not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshiper would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins. It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins... we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God, and since that time He waits for His enemies to be made His footstool. For by one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy... where these (sins) have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary. (Hebrews 10:1-4&10-14&18 )�.
From Death to Life
Even though we all come into this world, �dead in our transgressions and sins (Ephesians 2:1&5)�, yet God offers to give us life. He offers it to us freely though it cost Him the death of the Son. Scripture says, �For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)� What our sin earns us is death and separation from God who is the source of life; but through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus we can have life, if we will receive it as His free gift to us. Scripture says that, �the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God�s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man�s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God�s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ! Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 5:15-21)�.
Through faith in Jesus we are �brought from death to life (Romans 6:13)� and Scripture says that, �Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit Who gives life, has set (us) free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:1-2)�. Once we have been given new life in Christ, we must choose to live and walk in that new life. Thus Scripture says, �Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. (Romans 6:13)� and, �Don�t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey�whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? (Romans 6:16)� Just like Jesus, we should die to sin that we might live for God. As Scripture says, �The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. (Romans 6:10)�
Real Life
God offers us new life in Christ, but what does this really mean? We've talked about moving from death to life and being �dead to sin, but alive to God�, but what is this life we're talking about? Jesus said, �the thief (that'd be the devil) comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life, life in all it's fullness. (John 10:10)�. What kind of life is He talking about? Scripture says, �For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)� And what is eternal life? Most of us tend to think of eternal life as simply unending life, but even the unsaved will live forever separated from God in hell. So that can't be what that means. But Scripture does not leave us wondering for Jesus Himself said, �And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.(John 17:3)� Therefore, just as death is separation, so life is about unity, love, and relationship. This point is wonderfully illustrated in the story of the prodigal son. When the son finally returned to his father, the Father embraces him and says of him, �For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.� So they began to celebrate. (Luke 15:24)�. While the son was relationally separated from his father, he was in a sense dead to him for the relationship at that time would have been nonexistent and therefore dead. Yet, when that relationship is restored, life is restored. This is what God means when He talks to us about life � real life � and it is all motivated by love. Love is about gaining and maintaining a relationship. Love always longs for and works toward reunion, restoration, and reconciliation.
Life VS Death
And so we all have the choice between life and death. Most people do not think of themselves as making this kind of choice, but we make it every day in the way that we choose to live. Scripture says that, �Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind controlled by the sinful nature is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace. The sinful mind is hostile to God; it does not submit to God�s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. You, however, are not controlled by the sinful nature but are in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you. Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation�but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. (Romans 8:1-14)�.
Choose Life
God has given us a choice, but He says to us, �This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life... (Deuteronomy 30:19-20)� Once we have chosen life in Christ, sin and the fear of death loses its power over us. As Scripture says, �Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?� The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:55-57)�. Yes! Jesus gives us the victory that He has won on our behalf! It is freedom from sin and death. Just as Scripture says, in the end there will be, �no more death, mourning, crying , or pain for the old order of things has passed away (Revelation 21:?)� for, �the last enemy to be destroyed is death.� (1 Corinthians 15:26)�.
Point to Ponder
What kind of choice are you making each day between life and death? Have you received new and real life in Christ by faith in Him as your savior and Lord? If you have chosen life in Christ, ask for His help to make it a daily reality in your life through the power of His Holy Spirit. Choose to live each day in a way that is worthy of God's call on your life (Ephesians 4:1).
Let's pray, �God, we see in your Word that each of have been born dead in sin, separated from you, and subjected to the law of sin and death. But we also know that You have offered us life through the sacrificial death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. You have pleaded with us to choose life, and right now, God, we do want to choose life � real life in You, a restored relationship with You. We confess that we have sinned and know from Your Word that when we confess, You will always forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). Thank You for the free gift of life that You give to us. We receive it right now. So now, Lord help us to walk in this newness of life (Romans 6:4) and to live every day in a way that is pleasing to You. Incline our hearts to Your will and Your Word for Your glory. We ask these things in confidence in the name of Jesus, the name above all names (Philippians 2:9). Amen.�
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> x wrote:
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> > The one that do software entry are called software developers ?
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> > To distinguish data from software you can say that the software provide
> > function and data does not. The data is processed.
> The software might just be sitting there, processing nothing at any
> given point. Is it then data and NOT software?
It is both software and data.
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What kind of function ?
The point is that software is the part that is usually replaced/altered for changing the function of the whole system.
Think about those old computers programable by changing the wiring. The wires are hardware, but the wiring scheme is software. When you store this wiring scheme in the computer, it is data.
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Audacia sails back to Spain
As negotiations with PanMed are off, Grimaldi Holding charters the ship to Trasmediterranea while in talks with DFDS for her sistership
Grimaldi Holding's ro-pax Audacia has been time chartered deck & engine at 19,000 euros a day for 30 days to Spanish company Acciona Trasmediterranea and will sail on the same trade Valencia-Palma de Mallorca (with a weekly call at Mahon) she already operated in the past precisely for the latter company (S2S n. 39/2008).
The ro-pax is the second of the 8 sisterships owner Aldo Grimaldi ordered from Marina di Carrara-based Nuovi Cantieri Apuania yard and, together with 4 of her sisterships, still in the hands of Grimaldi after he left Genoa-based Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV). With her 199 meters loa, a 2,500 linear meters garage (able to host up to 178 full-length trucks and some 100 cars) and a maximum speed of 23.5 knots, Audacia will replace Murillo, moved to Canary Islands in order to replace in turn Albayzin (former Maria Grazia On and owned by Moby), to be docked in Genoa for repairs.
According to a source close to Grimaldi Holding, Dutch company DFDS' technicians would be inspecting in Marina di Carrara Audacia's sistership Energia, delivered last September (S2S n. 35/2010) and currently unrigged in this port (DFDS already owns a sistership of hers, renamed Lisco Maxima). Energia is slightly different from her sisterships: loa 200 meters, 3,000 linear meters garage, 900 passengers, and cruising speed about 25 knots.
Of the other Grimaldi Holding's still-owned sisterships, Forza and Tenacia are chartered to GNV, while Coraggio to Stena (S2S n. 28/2010) with a buy option expiring in September. According to rumours, Audacia and Energia would have been kept idle because of negotiations with Alfonso Milani's PanMed, which then turned off as the advance payment was never made. At that time, in view of the sale, Grimaldi would have refused to charter the ships out to Sardinia region's company Saremar, which subsequently reached an agreement with the Visentini group (S2S n. 21/2011).


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Published Nov. 26, 2012
The city of Columbia is accepting applications to fill three vacancies on the newly created Richland County Transportation Penny Advisory Committee.
To apply
Check the city's website under boards and commissions for an application. Contact Connie Lucius at 803-545-4268 or send a request to email@example.com for more information.
All applicants must reside within the city limits. The term of office is five years.
Applications are due no later than Dec. 12.
The three members to be appointed by the city are part of a larger panel under the umbrella of the Richland County Council.
The council approved the creation of the committee at its Sept. 18 meeting, comprising 15 Richland County residents. Appointments for the entire panel must be made by Jan. 13.
The committee will consist of members appointed by the county, city and town councils of each Richland County jurisdiction.
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December 23, 2011 07:30 AM by Amelia Cooper
Facing jail time is a real possibility for Bravo's The Real Housewives of New Jersey Teresa Giudice's husband, Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice. Joe Giudice, 40, was indicted earlier this week on two separate counts. The first count, for wrongfully using identifying information of another, carries up to 10 years in prison. The second count, for impersonation, can carry up to 18 months in prison.
Joe Giudice's troubles started back in March, when his brother Pietro was pulled over during a routine traffic stop. Police soon discovered that Pietro and Joe's identities were a little too intertwined. When they ran Pietro's license, Joe's photo popped up. According to the police charges, Joe used his brother's marriage and birth certificates to renew his license, after his own license was suspended for a DUI charge. It seems Joe keeps digging his hole deeper and deeper with this one, one bad decision after another.
The legal drama, however, hasn't kept the couple from appearing on all three seasons of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Having four daughters haven't stopped them from engaging in legal (and other) drama either. Joe's already been behind bars for 10 days for driving on that same suspended license. Last spring, Teresa and Joe got into a bar brawl while vacationing in the Dominican Republic and faced a civil suit as a result. The couple was sued in 2010 by a former employee. In October 2010, Joe filed for bankruptcy, although he did later withdraw his claim. Teresa is well-known for her temper, including flipping tables and fighting with family, on The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
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[UPDATE] 4-15 Noon -
It's a murder case that has become a national obsession, gripping headlines since it began nearly three years ago. Casey Anthony, a 22-year-old single mother, was charged for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. Caylee's remains were found in December 2008, near her grandparents' home in Orlando, Florida. Authorities say duct tape was found wrapped around her skull and her body had been stuffed into two garbage bags and laundry bag. In the days following Caylee's disappearance, Casey did not show any signs of concern for her missing child, instead, she was seen out at dance clubs and visiting friends. Ever since, there has been a strong public outcry against the Anthony family and many the residents of Florida and around the country say they are convinced she was the one responsible for Caylee's death.
Now, with the trial just weeks away, 48 HOURS MYSTERY Correspondent Troy Roberts has gained inside access into the defense team and some of their experts who question the accuracy of some of the forensic evidence in the case. They hope to cast doubt on the prosecutions' evidence against Casey. If convicted, Casey could face the death penalty. Her two leading defense attorneys, Jose Baez and Cheney Mason, share with 48 HOURS MYSTERY how they plan to refute the prosecutions' evidence, and Forensic Expert Larry Kobilinsky explains that there is not sufficient evidence to prove that Caylee Anthony was even murdered.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The judge in the murder trial of a Florida mother charged with killing her daughter says jurors may be picked from the Orlando area if they can't be found in another location in Florida.
Circuit Judge Belvin Perry said at a hearing Friday that he still planned to pick jurors outside the Orlando area for Casey Anthony's trial next month. Jurors will be brought to central Florida, where they will be sequestered for the trial. If jurors can't be chosen in a week, the judge said he will consider
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The judge wants to use jurors outside of Orlando because of the media attention the case has gotten.
Anthony has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. She says a babysitter kidnapped her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.


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Wasn't the bail bailout Bushy's baby? I thought all the Republican rank and file lined up to give billions to bankers so they could split up bonuses to themselves.
Wasn't the bail bailout Bushy's baby? I thought all the Republican rank and file lined up to give billions to bankers so they could split up bonuses to themselves.
And, the crooks are walking free, living in the lap of luxury and donating money to their favorite PAC.
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Hitler did not have to destroy democracy; he merely took advantage of the decay of democracy and at the critical moment obtained the support of many to whom, though they detested Hitler, he yet seemed the only man strong enough to get things done. F. A. Hayek from his book, "The Road To Serfdom".
Saturday Paul Ryan will be in the "Villages" a popular senior community his mom who lives in Fl and is on Medicare will be there. He will be answering audience questions This could be to much for Obama
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Ok I will give you the benefit of the doubt since you are in the banking industry..point Sambo
BUT IMO opinion the truth is somewhere between your stance and Franco's....both of you are on complete polar opposites of the bank bailout issue
Franco is right about letting some businesses fail, in a free market that should have happened, but I don't think the entire banking system would have folded...but some people got VERY rich off the bank bailout...point Franco
I do agree with your statement that it was not politics, it was a MAJOR ____up
Why is it when you guys disagree with something said by the right you instantly jump to saying, "Well you guys did it to" and then add that us on the right supported that? It's incorrect, but again I think you guys know that...
I was on the board of directors of a regional bank that at the time of the banking crisis. At that time we had 600 plus million dollars in assets. We were never at risk of failure. In '06 I believe it was, our CEO told us a double dip recession was coming. He spent some time on the board of one of the Federal Reserve banks. I have to believe plenty of people knew what was coming. Has anyone watched the news report I referenced?


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Story by Sgt. Phillip Valentine
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — "Along the road, along the track…we get 'em there, we get 'em back" – U.S. Army Transportation Song.
Two movement control teams assigned to the 39th Joint Movement Control Battalion, 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, conducted a transfer of authority ceremony here April 18.
The 386th MCT, based in Vicenza, Italy, replaced the 99th MCT, which will return to its home base of Aviano Air Base, Italy.
The 99th, as the only MCT at Camp Leatherneck, has the third largest installation logistics throughput in theater and moved over 34,000 trucks in and out of base. They supervised 47 civilian contractors and were responsible for contracts worth almost $4 million. Additionally, the 99th maintained positive accountability of over 9,000 containers entering and exiting Leatherneck, ensuring leased containers were returned quickly, saving the U.S. taxpayer thousands of dollars in container detention fees.
"I've been really impressed," said Salt Lake City native Capt. John Bennion, commander, 99th MCT. "As much as we have moved, they have done really well. We came together as a team and made it happen."
Bennion said that the mission is still not over and they have to stay aware of their return and no matter how well they did in theater, they still have to get home safe.
Incoming 386th MCT commander and Ontario, Calif., native Capt. Lyall Morell, said he is looking forward to assuming the mission and the challenges and opportunities that will follow.
"Working with NATO and Marines as well as civilian contractors is something we are used to in Italy," said Morell. "I just want to make sure all my guys succeed. This is an outstanding unit and we are going to do good things."
Lt. Col. Michael Knapp, commander, 39th, spoke during the ceremony.
"They performed their mission with duty and honor," said Knapp about the outgoing 99th MCT. For the incoming 386th, "I know your MCT will succeed. Good luck and take care of your soldiers."
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The NFL Draft begins tonight with the first round at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The Houston Texans have the first overall pick. The Rams will follow with the second pick and also have the 13th overall selection. Rounds two and three are Friday, with four through seven on Saturday.
The Houston Texans are on the clock as the first round of the NFL Draft takes place tonight at New York's Radio City Music Hall. If they don't trade down, Houston is projected to select South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney with the top pick. Outside of Clowney, other players expected to go high in the draft include Auburn offensive tackle Greg Robinson, Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins, Buffalo linebacker Khalil Mack and former Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M.


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The story of bride Daphne and groom Ashley goes a little something like this:
A Connecticut born & bred yankee moves to Australia in pursuit of her career.
She is introduced to a tall, dark, and handsome Australian "bloke" through mutual friends.
She never looks back! And the rest, as they say, is history….
After many years, and a dual citizenship test (!), she comes back "home" to marry the man of her dreams in an elegant seaside wedding at her family's country club in Darien, CT. It was the perfect marriage of two best friends and two amazing cultures.
Click HERE to see all the fun….
All photos courtesy of the incredibly talented Maly Blomberg Photography.


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Pardew buzzing as cavalry return
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Newcastle manager Alan Pardew feels the return of some of his top stars will give the club a lift for Saturday's clash with Wolves.
The north-east outfit have enjoyed an incredible season to date and currently sit in sixth place in the table, with 42 points from 25 games played.
They were tipped as possible relegation material at the start of the season but have won 12 games and drawn six to maintain their challenge to play European football next season.
The Tynesiders have won four out of their last six games which is a remarkable statistic given the fact that they have been missing several key players.
But Pardew will welcome back the likes of French midfielder Yohan Cabaye from suspension, while Cheik Tiote is home again after playing for the Ivory Coast at the African Nations Cup.
Victory over the Midlanders would see the Magpies move up to fifth place and Pardew is delighted to have a strong squad again.
"Now I have my strongest squad to pick from since Man United," he said. "We've come through the period without our iconic players, with some fantastic results still. That's where we are. We're hurt, but we're still in a great position. We're looking forward."
Punters looking to use a free bet might fancy Newcastle to beat manager-less Wolves on Saturday and go on to finish in the top six.


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I don't like the term "legend", esp when used as a noun. Here's the definition:
A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
Very well known: "his speed was legend".
fable - story - tale - inscription - myth.
The key being "historical", but "not authenticated". Folks opinions are like a$$holes, & often times they stink. Lol!


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Dainty Days and Parasols
Rehoboth-Main Avenue — I find it delightful to imagine Rehoboth with little visitors over the summer months. The quiet bliss of these two beckoned me to a bench closest to theirs and with one click, there appears to be the town in its earlier days; just a couple enjoying each other's company and shade from the garish sun. There hardly looks to be any litter, aside from the one soda can next to the gentleman. Perhaps it is his, but maybe not. The walkway is clean and free to be strolled upon. There is so much symmetry and calming patterns that I almost forget there are stores a few steps behind that sell shirts which 'read' "YOLO" and "U MAD BRO?" The trees are blocking out the otherwise hectic place Rehoboth has become. It's nice to take in. When off to work or the bus, I usually just shuffle by all this without a second glance. Not today though. The couple here reminds me that my daily walk does not always need to be as ridiculously fast-paced or busy as all the shops, restaurants, and people that I pass by. It is indeed a lovely day for a parasol, especially when one has the calm and simple happiness of these two.


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Russian opposition activist loses appeal of fine
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November 19, 2012
Sergei Udaltsov (file photo)
The Ulyanovsk regional court has upheld a fine against Sergei Udaltsov, the coordinator of Russia's Left Front opposition movement.
Earlier this year, Udaltsov was found guilty of beating up a pro-government female activist during an anti-NATO demonstration in the city of Ulyanovsk in Russia's Volga region.
A local court later ruled that Udaltsov must pay a fine of 35,000 rubles ($865).
Udaltsov filed an appeal denying wrongdoing.
Neither Udaltsov nor his lawyers were present at the Ulyanovsk court for the decision announced on November 19.
Udaltsov told journalists in Moscow that he planned to continue to appeal the decision.
According to him, the authorities fabricated the case to turn him into a man with a criminal record.
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Motrin Debacle and the Booty Caller.
Last month the power of unhappy mommy bloggers was unleashed after Motrin launched an ad about the pros and cons of wearing a baby in a sling.(See the ad on YouTube if you missed it.) The ruckus from moms who felt offended certainly got Motrin's attention – in a good way – and I'm sure the brand manager has learned a thing or two about talking about babies to moms. It also shows how incredibly dicey it is to market to moms, period.
However, I want to take a moment to pause and say thanks for the fact that companies ARE marketing to moms, although they misstep occasionally. Even five years ago, ads for baby products seemed to reflect a generic mommy marketing ideal: all moms were about the same age, the same ethnicity, wore the same generic t-shirts, and achieved the same medium-attractive-but-not-threatening level of prettiness. We all seemed to care tremendously about clean laundry and clean floors. We never talked about finding affordable childcare, how hard it is to tell your boss you need to stay home with a sick child, or how to explain to one's husband that the ob-gyn really meant six weeks. I often wondered where the world's brand managers held the big convention that decided all 80 million moms in America still wanted to be Donna Reed, even though her last show wrapped more than 40 years ago.
All of a sudden, thanks largely to the cacophony of voices from moms on the Internet and the collective power of four decades of moms in the workforce, it's clear that most corporate marketers are starting to treat moms as individuals. Or individual categories of mothers, at least. Women who are pregnant for the first time. Moms pregnant with baby #2, juggling a toddler at home. Moms over 40. Black moms! Latina moms! Gay moms! Green moms!
Welcome to niche marketing, mom-style. And companies had best start listening: According to Marketing to Moms, moms spend an estimated $1.7 trillion dollars a year. Yet 60% of moms feel marketers are ignoring our needs. And 73% of moms say advertisers don't really understand what it's like to be a mom.
Here's proof that moms rule the marketing world: a new product called The Booty Caller, a series of ovulation alerts sent to wanna-be moms via text messages (three per menstrual cycle) that lets us know when we are most likely to be fertile. Messages like: "Your fertile window opens today and lasts five more days. Stress can get in the way of conception so relax and get a massage, meditate, or take a yoga class," or "Today is your last fertile day! If you get pregnant during this cycle, your due date will be on or around August 5, 2009."
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In first comment to media, president tells Israel Radio that he is not guilty of accusations leveled against him, rebukes public figures calling for his resignation before being found guilty
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After two days of police interrogation, President Moshe Katsav on Saturday is set to make his first public comments about accusations that he sexually harassed a former female employer and that he received bribes in exchange for granting the presidential pardon for criminals.
"Ms. Yacimovich decided that it is enough to hear the version of one side. It is unacceptable that they convict a man before being found guilty. But she has good faith she should wait for the legal authorities, the police and the prosecution to complete the investigation," he said.
Concerning the public opinion about him, President Katsav said: "Read the headlines. Within a month and a half, six weeks and over, there are all kinds of stories of slander and different humiliations every day, and nobody understands. Nobody gets up and says 'People, lets wait until the investigation is over'." When asked if he is innocent, he said: "Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely. All the accusations and the allegations are all blood libels. It never happened. It's all lies and falsehoods."
Attorney Barashi's apartment broken into
Attorney Kineret Barashi, the lawyer of the president's accuser, told Ynet that early on Friday morning, someone broke into her house leaving no apparent marks. Several personal items were stolen from the purse of the plaintiff, who currently lives in Barashi's apartment. The purse itself was left in the apartment.
Immediately after she found out the plaintiff's purse was robbed, Barashi alerted the police who arrived at the apartment to investigate. Barashi pointed out that she leaves the investigation in the hands of police and is not suspecting anyone.
On Thursday, the plaintiff met with MK Yacimovich and told her about what allegedly went on in the president's office. "I sat and listened for hours to her detailed testimony of alleged sexual crimes of all sorts, ranging from sexual harassment to rape," Yacimovich told ynet. "It's a wide spectrum – starting with sexual harassment up to rape with the use of force. Based on my impression and my expertise with many rape victims, I found her testimony very credible."
According to Yacimovich, the plaintiff's testimony exposes a series of severe crimes. "I have to point out that, in connection with the ad that was published about hugs and kisses, of what is allowed and what isn't, we are now in the darker area of a criminal offence that is clear and severe, for which the sentence is an active prison term. This is a matter of a suspicion of rape, including harassment."
On Thursday police interrogators probed Katsav for the second day. The president was investigated
for long hours in his house in Jerusalem.
On Sunday, he will leave on vacation and the investigation is set to resume in 10 days. The police released an official statement following the investigation saying that "the investigation team and President Moshe Katsav set up dates for further investigations."
The investigation focused on the plaintiff's allegation of forced sexual relations. The president firmly denied the allegations.


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One thing I liked about this jacket! And, this whole thing snugs-up pretty well...but for the money, the whole jacket really needs a re-design.
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This is about as good a closure as you can get on the cuffs.
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Unless you have these secured to each other, they constantly stick to your Velcro on the cuffs, or even to whatever else you may be wearing, especially street clothes.
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Note the only other inside pocket (on the upper left of the pic.)...you can fit a small set of keys, and some lip balm, that's about it...my cell won't fit, for ex.
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Showing the lousy "elastic" band used for inside pouch pocket. Be aware that contents can/will spill out if either unzipped and you take a spill, or carrying. There is absolutely no retention whatsoever, to keep your belongings inside. And, there is only this one pouch pocket, and one tiny zip pocket.
Pic showing the "slack" of the elastic band.
The "Cold Shoulder"...
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- Fit: Runs small
Been wanting to review this jacket for sometime now, and since it's really crummy weather-wise today (in fact, so cold out I had to wear this, and so was moved to write my experience with this item). I found that unless you are doing a very highly aerobic activity to create lots of heat, I'm am still cold when using for casual walks with a sweater & base layer underneath in just coolish' temps. Seems the fill from shoulder area always 'falls, or sinks downward, where there is just fabric and no fill on top of your shoulders; and I end up having to try to shake coat upside down to try to get fill back in place. Melted snow only slightly beaded up on outer shell (the North Face site listed this coat as "water resistant" only).
This coat was a gift, so I am grateful...but I wouldn't purchase it after having worn it this past winter.
My biggest gripe is the zipper...just trying to get it started is a big pain in the @#! the thing just is a pain to get it lined-up.
My friend got a Patagonia Primo Down and absolutely loves it. Totally warm; down stays in place; awesome hood; nice length (as the helicity is somewhat short on me). It has ALL the technical features you would want, plus it is WATERPROOF & Windproof. No fussy zipper, either. Who has time! So, after having some real time to wear this coat this past winter (and even this spring in our area!), I am somewhat disappointed; but grateful, since my old coat was beyond worn out! I'll use this for not-so-bad weather days...
Guess what coat I'm purchasing this coming winter season!
Patagonia Ladies' "Primo Down", of course!
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i wear it in falling snow, icy winds, sleet, hiking in winter snowy time.
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I love this jacket, I have it in pink, I bought my mom the white one for Christmas, and I want to get another one in black. It's very soft, comfortable, and warm. Wind proof and waterproof. I've worn it skiing in Colorado and I was almost too warm. I was wearing a base layer and a down sweater mid layer as well. I'm 5'4" 120 lbs and I bought the medium. It runs a little small.
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I love this coat! I've worn it skiing, sled riding, snowmobiling, or to work when its very cold and windy. I have no complaints. Its light, warm and windproof. If I'm participating in outdoor activities, I usually wear a baselayer, my North Face thunder jacket as a mid-layer and the helicity. I've never been cold and I have never felt a draft. I would say it runs a little small, keep in mind to size up with the layering. I'm 5'4" 120 lbs (petite but athletic). I typically wear a Small, but got a medium. A+


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Harvest Monday, 24th February 2014
Whew, it's been a while since I've done one of these, but it seems like the stars have aligned and I have both a harvest and the time to post about it.
This week, like the last few, has had harvests that look more or less like this:
Actually those photos are from earlier weeks but it's so similar this week that they'll serve just as well! (That's dill seed in the second photo btw.)
I'm getting a handful of veggies like this every couple of days I suppose: a zucchini or two, some thin little eggplants ("early long purple" variety), a handful of tomatoes. Apart from salads, I've been making ratatouille-variants (tonight: a layered casserole with cheesey rice and zucchini-tomato-herbs) and the other day I made this chocolate zucchini cake, only with walnuts instead of choc chips, and it was a total winner.
Everything is a bit late and less productive than I would have liked, I think because of moving house in December, but I've basically considered that anything I get out of the garden this summer is a bonus, so I can't really complain.
Today I was also the lucky recipient of this:
They came off my next door neighbour's tree, and will turn into applesauce and stewed plums over the next few days. I gave them a jar of tomato kasundi in exchange, and promised to bake them a loaf of bread as well. Then I walked away with a wheelbarrow load of paving bricks that they considered trash but which I'll use as stepping stones through my garden beds. Win!
Apart from all this, I've been picking herbs, but didn't bother to take pics. I have been drinking a lot of water flavoured with fresh mint, though, which is lovely and refreshing. I'm glad to have got into that habit.
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I'll get to the song in just a minute, but I just have to say that I need to do know what brand of shampoo and conditioner Jared Leto is using, because he has some gorgeous hair going on.
As for the song. "Stay" is actually one of my favorite Rihanna songs, basically because it doesn't sound like a Rihanna song. I love its darkness and haunting melody.
As for Jared and 30 Seconds To Mars' cover — I love it!
His rough vocalization and intense emotion that he poured into the song just really worked. It was a sexy and soulful performance. The band performed the song during the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session Tuesday (September 17).
Listen to the song below, and then check out pics from the band performing on Day 18 of the iTunes Festival.
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I'm investigating zimbra's LDAP directory and I tried to delete some users I created using the web admin directly, using plain LDAP tools. Almost everyting worked as I expected except the nightly backups that now end with an error:
[zimbra@host ~]$ /opt/zimbra/bin/zmbackup -i -a all
Error occurred: no such mailbox: 34
So I went after that mailbox, searched mysql, there was a record associating one of those accounts with an account_id == 34 and there was an extra database called mailbox34. DELETE'd and DROP'd but I still get the error.
What else is there where this kind of info is stored? besides LDAP and MySQL?


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American Honda Sets New January Sales Records
American Honda January vehicle sales of 86,174 set a new record for the month and were up 11.1 percent from last year's record, according to sales figures released today by American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Contributing to the mark were record January sales for the Honda Accord and Odyssey, Acura TL and another strong month for the MDX luxury sport utility vehicle.
"January turned out to be a pretty good month after all, despite the prediction of all the doomsayers," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of sales for American Honda. "The industry as a whole may be off a little from last year, but let's not forget that January 2000 was a great month."
Acura Division sales of 12,391 were up 38.4 percent from last year, breaking the previous January record set in 1990. Leading the way, the popular TL sport luxury sedan broke a January sales record with 5,056 units. The MDX sold 3,414 units, and CL sales increased 40.4 percent over last January.
Honda Division sales of 73,783 were up 7.5 percent from last January's record. Accord record sales leaped 34.0 percent, totaling 33,781. Odyssey minivan sales of 8,746 also set a new record.