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EFY's Electronics Design Community Facebook Page Crosses 2 Lakh 'Likes'
17 Dec, 2012, 05:42 GMT
NEW DELHI, December 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Electronics For You has set a Benchmark and has Proved how the Power of Social Media can be Leveraged by Creating a Bridge Between Local and Global Tech Enthusiasts
Electronics For You, South Asia's most popular publication on electronics, has witnessed an overwhelming response in the social media space as well. Its fan base on Facebook community, called EFY Electronics Design Community, has crossed over 2,00,000 followers, ever since its inception on 23 December, 2010. The community continues to grow by impressive count, with around 200-300 fans joining the bandwagon everyday. The magazine has achieved a major milestone as is visible in the statistics of its Facebook forum in a span of less than two years. This page was launched for electronics professionals interested in the domains of design and development to share knowledge with each other not only in India, but also on an international level.
Commenting on the heartening response, Ramesh Chopra, Founder and Vice Chairman of the Electronics For You Group, said, "We are overwhelmed by the response of the electronics enthusiasts to our Facebook initiative and are glad that this platform is being used by the global community to exchange information, tips and discuss key issues. We invite everyone who's interested in electronics to use this forum and keep the momentum growing."
Statistics of the past month (November) reveal that electronics enthusiasts from India are most active on this Facebook community with 131,813 likes, followed by Pakistan (36,466), Sri Lanka (9,722), Thailand (4,301) and Malaysia (4,076). Also, the top 5 cities that enjoy most followers worldwide are Colombo (8,133), Dhaka (7,876), Karachi (6,927), Mumbai (4,423) and Jakarta (4,366). Majority of the followers of this page consist of youngsters between the age of 18 and 24. The majority of visitors (55,742) of this page are from India only.
Electronics For You has set a benchmark and has proved how the power of social media can be leveraged by creating a bridge between local and global tech enthusiasts. Apart from a hugely successful magazine, Electronics For You has been able to create a platform for regular interaction amongst the electronics design community with the Facebook page. The electronics enthusiasts share and contribute their innovations and ideas at http://www.facebook.com/designelectronics. And the community can only continue its winning streak, growing and expanding from here, transcending all borders.
About Electronics For You:
The EFY Group's first magazine, Electronics For You, was launched in January 1969, when the Indian electronics industry was still at a nascent stage. Today, it has grown into South Asia's most popular electronics magazine. In fact, the name 'EFY' Group has been coined from the abbreviation of this magazine's title. The magazine's goal is to keep the electronics fraternity updated with the latest technical knowledge. It also keeps hobbyists busy with the circuit ideas and construction projects it carries month after month. And it helps end users decide on which electronic product to buy when they enter a shopping mall. The CD that accompanies each issue of this magazine carries a host of useful software and games. For more details and articles, check out the magazine's website at www.electronicsforu.com.
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Secondary Media Contact: Monika Bhati, firstname.lastname@example.com, 91-9871507599
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DENVER (CBS4) — Most caregivers know that an hour nap means a happier child, but a new study shows another benefit to a midday rest.
Children at the Bright Horizons Preschool in Manhattan, N.Y. go down for a nap every afternoon. The new study shows napping can help improve learning.
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts tested the memory skills of 40 preschoolers — once after the children napped and once after they skipped the midday rest.
"We found the kids who stayed awake forgot 15 percent of the information they learned in the morning, whereas when the kids took a nap during nap time they remembered everything they had learned in the morning," Professor Rebecca Spencer with UMass Amherst said.
Researchers measured little bursts of activity in the brain called "sleep spindles" during the children's naps.
"We think these bursts represent markers of plasticity of when the brain is really susceptible to forming new memories," Spencer said.
Teacher Zenobia Shroff notices the difference in her students after they wake up.
"Their social interaction is better. They are happier, less cranky. They participate much more," Shroff said.
Experts say about an hour of napping is all it takes. The children who napped also did better on memory tests the next day, suggesting the results are long lasting.

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A copy of the executives' restroom in the New York JPMorgan Chase headquarters installed inside the Olympic Restaurant on 115 Delancey Street, New York for public use.
Power Toilets/JPMorgan Chase is created for the exhibition Living as Form, commissioned by Creative Time New York and completed in September 2011.
Living as Form provides a broad look at a vast array of socially engaged practices that appear with increasing regularity in fields ranging from theater to activism, and urban planning to visual art. The project brings together twenty-five curators, documents over 100 artists' projects in a large-scale survey exhibition inside the historic Essex Street Market building, features four new commissions in the surrounding neighborhood, and provides a dynamic online archive of over 350 socially engaged projects.
Living as Form will present four "living" commissioned artist projects located throughout the Lower East Side. Artists Bik Van der Pol, Carolina Caycedo, SUPERFLEX , and Time/Bank (Julieta Aranda and Anton Vidokle) have each produced a project embodying some of the key tenets of socially engaged art, which will run throughout the exhibition.
The Exhibition is open from September 24–October 16
Thursday–Sunday, 12–8 PM
Address isThe historic Essex Street Market
Southeast corner of Essex and Delancey Streets
(entrance on Delancey), NYC
For more info: http://www.creativetime.org/programs/archive/2011/livingasform/about.htm


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Day 1 Whitehorse Welcome to the "Land of the Midnight Sun". Whitehorse is the capital of the Yukon Territory and at 22,000 people is the largest city in Canada's North.
Day 2 Whitehorse (Yukon Wildlife Preserve) Time to explore the region and take advantage of all that Whitehorse has to offer. Visit the Yukon Wildlife Preserve (included), this unique wildlife viewing property featuring 10 species of northern Canadian mammals in their natural environment. Encompassing over 700 acres with various natural habitats, the Yukon Wildlife Preserve offers unparalleled wildlife viewing and photo opportunities.
Day 3 Whitehorse to Skagway (176 km / 110 mi) Today travel the South Klondike Highway which connects the Yukon Territory with the Inside Passage ferry system in Alaska. Also known as the Skagway - Carcross Road, todays drive offers some spectacular scenery as it descend from the White Pass to Skagway. The highway winds through the subalpine landscape of Tormented Valley to Tutshi Lake, Tagish Lake and the much photographed Emerald Lake. The rest of the day is free to explore the Skagway area.
Day 4 Skagway to Haines (Ferry duration 1 hr) / (Driving 8 km / 5 mi) Spend the morning in Skagway and explore the old town buildings. Take the afternoon Alaska Ferry to Haines. It is a spectacularly scenic and relaxing ferry ride along the Lynn Canal, a fjord that is as beautiful and pristine as any in the world. Fjord walls steeply rise from sea level to 7,000 feet. Arrive in Haines, located in the Valley of the Eagles. Almost 4,000 American bald eagles gather along a 8 km stretch of the Chilkat River near Haines and Klukwan each fall.
Day 5 Haines to Haines Junction (238 km / 147 mi) The Haines Highway winds from Haines over the Chilkat Pass - the highest summit on this highway. Pass Klukshu, a native summer fishing camp offering great photo opportunities. Drive through the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve before arriving at Kluane National Park. The Kluane area covers the largest non-polar icefields in the world. Visit the Sheep Mountain Visitor Center with its interpretive programs about the flora and fauna. Viewing telescopes are available where you can spot Dall sheep on the mountain slopes.
Day 6 Kluane National Park (250 km / 155 mi) Leaving along the Haines Highway, the road climbs from the Chilkat River Valley to the windswept Chikat Pass. You skirt the boundaries of the Tatshenini-Alesk Provincial Park of British Columbia and Kluane National Park in the Yukon, part of the largest contiguous area of protected wilderness on earth, and a United Nations World Heritage Site. Haines junction is the only thing not huge in Kluane country, home to 800 residents, which is fewer than the number of grizzly bears in Kluane National Park. This is home to Canada's highest peak and the world's largest non-polar Icefields that lie behind the façade of mountains that provide the town's spectacular backdrop.
Day 7 Haines Junction to Tok (467 km / 290 mi) This morning go on a short hiking trip before driving north along the shores of beautiful Kluane Lake. Stopover at Sheep Mountain and look out for Dall sheep gracing alongside the mountain slopes. Your journey continues on the famous Alaska Highway through endless wilderness areas. Arrive in Tok, often referred to as the "Dog Mushing Capital of Alaska". Welcome back to Alaska.
Day 8 Tok to Dawson City (297 km / 185 mi) The Top of the World Highway (please note this is a partly gravel road) brings you through spectacular backcountry and gold mining areas. When the highway reaches its highest elevation incredible views into far-reaching countryside open up. Before you reach Dawson City, you'll cross the Yukon River by the government-run ferry. With your arrival in Dawson City you might feel you just landed in a different century. Experience the old Klondike in its well-kept color and fame.
Days 9 Dawson City A full day to visit the various historical sights of Dawson City: SS Keno – the last steamer to run the Yukon River from Whitehorse, the Jack London Interpretive Center with the poets original cabin, the city museum with audiovisual presentations, Dredge #4 – build in 1912 on famous Bonanza Creek, the Grand Palace Theatre – home of the " Gaslight Follies Show " and Diamond Tooth Gertie's Casino with legal gambling tables and " Can-Can" floor shows. Do not miss the short drive on the Ridge Road to the top of the Midnight Dome with excellent views over Dawson, the Ogilvie Mountains, and the Yukon and Klondike Rivers.
Day 10 Dawson City to Eagle Plains (408 km/254 mi) Today you will join the Dempster Highway and travel through the spectacular subarctic wilderness of Tombstone Provincial Park. Continue out onto the Eagle Plains, fringed by the Ogilvie and Richardson mountain ranges. Your accommodation tonight is the remote Eagle Plains Hotel, located just 35kms south of the Arctic Circle. (Please note: The Dempster Highway is unpaved)
Day 11 Eagle Plains to Inuvik (366 km/227 mi) Continue north today, crossing the Arctic Circle and passing through the Richardson Mountains as you leave the Yukon and enter the Northwest Territories. You may wish to take a short detour to Fort McPherson. You will reach the end of the Dempster Highway upon arrival in Inuvik.
Day 12 Inuvik At leisure to explore this remote Arctic settlement and its surroundings. The Western Arctic Regional Visitors Centre in Inuvik is a great place to start. Day tours are available to Tuktoyaktuk or Herschel Island, or you could take a sightseeing flight to view the Arctic Ocean from above (optional, additional cost).
Day 13 Inuvik to Eagle Plains (366 km/227 mi) Today you drive the Dempster Highway south to Eagle Plains. Again you cross the Mackenzie and Peel Rivers by state ferries (free of charge).
Day 14 Eagle Plains to Dawson City (408 km/254 mi) Continue south on the Dempster Highway to Dawson City.
Day 15 Dawson City to Mayo (230 km / 143 mi) Drive the Klondike Highway east towards Whitehorse accompanied by scenic mountain landscape. At the intersection with the Silver Trail Highway continue towards Mayo. The area around the Silver Trail Highway was once the richest silver mining area of Canada.
Day 16 Mayo to Whitehorse (406 km / 252 mi) Going south, enjoy the raw beauty of the surrounding landscape. Stopover at the Five Finger Rapids and hike down to the shore of the Yukon River. In late afternoon you will reach Yukon's capital city, Whitehorse - a city with a unique combination of pioneer values and urban sophistication.
Day 17 Whitehorse After check-out of your hotel your Yukon Self Drive adventure comes to an end.
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- Alaska Marine Highway Ferry (vehicle & passengers) between Skagway & Haines
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- Whitehorse - Best Western Gold Rush Inn (Deluxe Room)
- Skagway - Westmark Inn (Standard Room)
- Haines - Hotel Halsingland (Standard Queen Double Room)
- Haines Junction - The Raven Hotel (Standard Room) (Continental Breakfast Included)
- Tok - Cleft of the Rock Bed & Breakfast (Cabin) (Breakfast Included)
- Dawson City - Aurora Inn (Standard Room)
- Eagle Plains - Eagle Plains Hotel (Standard Room
- Inuvik - Nova Inn (Standard Room)
- Mayo - Bedrock Motel (Standard Room)
Tok, Dawson City, Haines, Haines Junction. Eagle Plains, Inuvik, Mayo accommodation is the best available in the area and considered lower end of 3 star.
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The verdict is in, and Barack Obama did not produce the change he promised. In fact, as he blames all his ills on the last 8 years, it is interesting to compare the Bush years to the Obama years. Consider the following:
Average Annual Increase in Public Debt (in millions):
Bush: $543,818 Obama: $1,497,601
Total Increase in Public Debt (in millions):
Bush (8 years): $4,217,261 Obama (4 years): $5,990,407
Average Annual Unemployment (Also see here):
Bush: 5.26% Obama: 9.2%
January, 2009: $55,198 August, 2012: $50,678
The Average Annual Price of Gas (not even including 2012):
Bush: $2.14 Obama: $2.89
Cost of Higher Education (adj. for inflation, not even including 2012):
Bush 2008: $16,661 Obama 2011: $18,497
But isn't health insurance cheaper now with Obamacare? No. In 2012 the amount a family with employer provided coverage pays in annual premiums has increased to about $16,000. For families with private individual plans, the amount is up to $5,615. And before you ask why families don't all just switch to private individual plans, remember that Obamacare taxes medium-large businesses up to $3,000 per employee that they don't cover.
But we know Obama has handled the economy terribly. The other thing people elected Obama for was to end the wars. Obama promised to close Gitmo, which didn't happen, and to end the war in Iraq. He ended the war in Iraq by sticking to Bush's timeline, but that wasn't the whole story. Obama intended to continue the war and leave troops in Iraq, but Biden could not negotiate simple immunity for our troops. Don't look now, but the Afghanistan war isn't ending in 2014. The administration is already negotiating to keep up to 25,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014.
Let's look at war by the numbers.
Involvement in Major Foreign Conflicts:
Bush: 2 countries Obama: 3 countries
Military Spending as % of GDP:
Bush, 2008: 4.4% Obama, 2011: 4.7%
Bush: $99.3 Billion Obama: $155.1 Billion
Obama boasts of ending the war in Iraq, but how is the peace President doing in Afghanistan?
Bush: 606 Obama: 445
Iraq: 528 66
Afghanistan: 78 379
But what about Bush's handling of Katrina? Surely Obama has done better than that, right? Former NYC Mayor Guiliani says no.
What about taxes? Obama boasts about cutting people's taxes, but most of the tax hikes he passed don't go into effect until next year. Obamacare has 20 different tax hikes in it, and many of those affect the poor and the sick.
But Obama saved the auto industry, right? Actually, the only Detroit major that survived was Ford. Ford didn't take Obama's bailout. Chrysler did, and is now owned by an Italian company called Fiat. GM took Obama's bailout and is now owned by the taxpayers. This was after Obama spent billions to bailout the unions before letting the two companies go through bankruptcy. If that's Obama saving the auto industry, I hope he doesn't do me any favors.
Add these factors to Benghazi, Fast and Furious, the Black Panther polling case, Solyndra, and the other various scandals and overreaches of the Obama administration, and there is no reason to re-elect Obama. Except of course if you got an Obama phone and are afraid of losing it.
How Obama Could Still Win:
Several states in play are ties or tossups in the latest polls. In some, Obama is leading by 3-5%, but 3-5% are either undecided or going third party. Obama can still win, even with his horrible statistics, if people vote third party or stay home.
I know many out there are voting third party or not voting to protest Romney. I, like you, am a very libertarian leaning constitutionalist. I'd love to see us out of the Middle East. I'd love to see government spending cut in half. I'd love to see us hold to our 10th amendment. But Mitt Romney is NOT Barack Obama.
If anything, Mitt Romney is far closer to Reagan. Despite being hailed as a conservative hero, Reagan is not as conservative as I would have preferred. In fact, many Ron Paul and Gary Johnson voters would probably not vote for Reagan either. But Mitt Romney is not the candidate you should be protesting. You should be protesting Barack Obama.
Consider your goals and which candidate will get us there:
Less involvement in the Middle East: Mitt Romney has a comprehensive energy plan that gets America using its own resources to lower our dependence on OPEC. Obama spent billions of your tax dollars on green energy companies that went bankrupt, and we are no closer to independence from foreign oil.
Simpler, fairer tax system: Romney's plan reduces rates in order to remove loopholes and deductions based on the government's definition of what a good citizen looks like without raising taxes. Obama's plan is higher taxes, more redistribution and a more complex tax system designed to pick winners and losers.
Foreign wars: Obama has proven himself to be an interventionalist. He is not the peace President people hoped for. He hasn't closed Gitmo. He only left Iraq because he was too incompetent to negotiate a way to stay there. But he is already negotiating to keep 25,000 troops in Afghanistan. Romney's approach is to show the kind of strength Reagan did. What major war did we fight when Reagan was President? The Cold War, where we sat across the ocean from each other and didn't pull the trigger for eight years. Finally, the Soviet Union collapsed under their economic system.
More personal freedom and responsibility: Nothing took us backwards further as a nation than Obamacare. Obamacare mandates that every American buy private health insurance or pay a tax. Obamacare takes deciding power away from doctors and patients and gives it to the government. If you protest Romney, Obamacare is here to stay. If you vote to protest Obama, we have a shot at repealing this monstrous tax on the sick and the poor.
Does My Vote Count?
If you are thinking of voting third party or not voting because Romney is not as conservative as you'd like, you could be part of the margin that gives Obama four more years to take us down the path towards socialism at hyperspeed. So where does Romney need your vote the most:
Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Florida, Nevada, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, New Mexico, Arizona.
But believe it or not, he also needs you in Oregon, Minnesota, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Maine. If nothing else, vote to tell the liberals in your state that they do not have a mandate. The country is changing and is leaning to the right. You will never get the conservative, limited government you want if you let the country fall off the socialist cliff because the most conservative candidate who can win is not conservative enough for you.
When you walk into the voting booth, consider what you want America to look like in 2016. Do you want to move forward the way Obama does? Do you really want four more years of this?
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The Scriptures repeatedly prescribe confession of sin as a means to expiation and atonement. "It shall be that when he is guilty of any one of these things, he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing" (Lev. v. 5). "Aaron shall . . . confess over him [the scapegoat] all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins" (ib. xvi. 21). "When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit . . . they shall confess their sin which they have done" (Num. v. 6, 7).Its Effect.
The effect of confession is remission. Thus the Bible states, "And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die" (II Sam. xii. 13). Elihu says, "God looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not [or, "I have not been requited"]: He will deliver his soul from going to the pit, and his life shall see the light" (Job xxxiii. 27, 28); and Jeremiah declares, "The Lord said to me . . . go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. Only acknowledge thine iniquity that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God" (Jer. iii. 11-13). Elsewhere the prophet says, "Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously. . . . I will heal their backslidings, I will love them freely" (Hos. xiv. 2 et seq.; see Atonement).
Confession may be individual, that of a person repenting backslidings; or it may be national, when the public at large humble themselves before God. As examples of the former may be cited the confession of Cain (Gen. iv. 13), of Jacob (ib. xxxil. 9), and of David (II Sam. xxiv. 10; Ps. xli. 4, li. 3, lxix. 5); of the latter, that of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. xiv. 40); in the dispersion (Lev. xxvi. 40); at Mizpah, when admonished by Samuel (I Sam. vii. 6), and again at Gilgal, after choosing their first king (ib. xii. 10). National confessions are sometimes made through national representatives, as by Moses, after the Israelites worshiped the golden calf (Ex.xxxii. 31), by the high priest on Atonement Day (Lev. xvi. 21), by Ezra (ix. 6, 7, 15), and by Nehemiah (i. 6, 7; ix. 2, 33-35).—In Rabbinical Literature:
Here repentance is likened to a door which, if man opens only as much as the eye of a needle, God opens as wide as a gateway (Cant. R. to v. 2), for whoso is willing to cleanse himself is assisted from above (Shab. 104a; Yoma 38b); and confession may be said to be the opening wedge, or the hinge on which repentance turns. Accordingly the Rabbis teach that Samuel, interceding for Israel (I Sam. vii. 5 et seq.), addressed to God the following argument in favor of his people's salvation: "Lord of the universe! Dost Thou ever require of man more than that he utter, 'I have sinned'? Now, the Israelites do plead, 'We have sinned' [ib. 6]: forgive them" (Midr. Sam. to vii. 6; Yer. Ta'an. ii. 65d). Elsewhere this doctrine is presented in another form (Yalḳ., Ps. c. 1; Pesiḳ. xxv. 159a). Citing the Scriptural verse (Prov. xxviii. 13), "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy," the Rabbis remark, when a man is charged of crime before a human tribunal, as long as he denies his guilt he has a chance for escape, but when he admits his guilt he receives punishment; not so before God; unless man confesses, he receives punishment, but when he confesses, he receives remission, provided he confesses with the determination to forsake his sins. According to another Midrash, even Balaam knew of the insuperable power of repentance and confession when he said (Num. xxii. 34), "I have sinned." He knew that nothing may avert heavenly visitation except repentance, and that over one who has sinned and then says, "I have sinned," the messenger of retribution has no power (Tan., Balaḳ, 10). Hence, although Solomon declares, "Evil pursueth sinners" (Prov. xiii. 21); and Ezekiel (xviii. 4, 20) says, "The soul that sinneth, it shall die," rabbinical lore (with reference to Ps. xxv. 8 and Amos v. 4) teaches that God Himself says, "Let him repent and he shall be pardoned" (Yer. Mak. ii. 31d; Pesiḳ. xxv. 158b; compare Soṭah 7b; Sanh. 43b).Formula in the Talmud.
No formal confession is prescribed in the Scriptures; time and circumstances suggested the penitent's thoughts or utterances (compare " Yad," Tefillah, i. 1; Kesef Mishneh ad loc.). Post-Biblical literature, however, contains some formulas. Of these, that embodying the phrase "I have sinned, transgressed, and rebelled"
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- Maimonides, Yad, Seder Tefillot Kol ha-Shanah;
- Moses of Coucy, Semag, precept 16;
- Isaac Aboab, Menorat ha-Maor, Ner v., part i., 4;
- Abu Darham, Tefillat Yom ha-Kippurim;
- Löwe b. Bezalel, Netibot 'Olam, Teshubah, v.;
- L. Landshut, Heggon Leb, pp. 489 et seq.;
- Baer, 'Abodat Yisrael, pp. 414 et seq.;
- Hamburger, R. B. T. ii. 1139 et seq.;
- Dembitz, Jewish Services in Synagogue and Home, pp. 165. et seq.
Ever since the return from the Exile (see Ezra ix.; Dan. ix. 4-20), confession of sins has formed an integral part of prayer, and verses selected from such passages as the penitential Psalms, xxxii., li., lxxxvi., were used in the liturgy. An example of elaborate confession of sins, composed in the second century
"I take refuge with Thee, Lord, my God, from now; to Thee I cry, O Lord, and before Thee I confess my sins. Spare me, O Lord, spare me! for I have greatly sinned; I have transgressed and done evil. I have spoken harsh words before Thee that should not be spoken. . . . I have sinned before Thee. O Lord; I have sinned, knowingly and unknowingly."
With these words Asenath begins her prayer while repenting of her idolatrous life, thus offering to proselytes an example of due preparation for admission into the Jewish fold. Confession of sins preceded baptism (Mark i. 5; compare Soṭah 12b) and was made the condition of admission into the Christian Church, as may be learned from Didache iv. 14, xiv. 1 (compare James v. 16).
The common formulas for confession of sins in the Christian Church being in the main exactly like those of the Synagogue, the conclusion is to be drawn that they go back to pre-Talmudic times. The words "Forgive, remit, pardon, O God, our offenses, voluntary and involuntary, committed knowingly or in ignorance, by transgression or through omission," in the closing prayer of propitiation in the liturgy of James (Hammond, "Eastern and Western Liturgies," p. 54), as well as the formula still found in the common prayer of the Episcopal Church: "We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done," are nearly identical with the closing words of the Atonement-Day confession: "O God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, grant us remission . . . for the violation of mandatory and for the violation of prohibitive precepts, for sins known or unknown to us."
In the time of Rab and Samuel in Babylonia and R. Johanan in Palestine the confessions of sin in the Day of Atonement liturgy was fixed by tradition, as is proved by the fact that these amoraim of the beginning of the third century refer to the liturgical portions containing these confessions as familiar and known by their initial words (Yoma 87b). The quotation of the confession of sins in Pesiḳ. R. (ed. Friedmann, xxxv. 160b; see note) also shows that the whole portion of the "Widdui" was known and familiar to all, and was included in the Talmudical reference in Yoma,
The alphabetical enumeration of sins in Ashamnu and ''Al Ḥeṭ may also be traced to pre-Talmudic times, as the catalogue of sins in Rom. i. 29, with its number of twenty-two, seems to be based upon an alphabetical confession of sins used in Paul's time (see J. Rendel Harris, "The Teaching of the Apostles," Baltimore, 1887, who refers to Shab. 55a: "They that observe the Law from Aleph to Taw").
The confession of sins is recited during bathing in preparation for the Day of Atonement, by the bridegroom before his wedding, and by the sick who prepares for the approaching end. For a still larger catalogue of sins, see "Kiẓẓur Shene Luḥot ha-Berit, Seder Widdui," pp. 126b, 127, Amsterdam, 1683.


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Republicans should be chomping at the bit to do a budget this year, Stan Collender writes at Forbes.
After all, a fiscal 2019 budget resolution would be the GOP's first opportunity to showcase the projected benefits of their policy changes — how the tax cuts passed last year would unleash enough growth to pay for themselves, or how the party's economic plan would lead to a balanced budget within 10 years.
A budget could also allow Republicans to once again try to enact parts of their legislative agenda through reconciliation, the same way they pushed through their tax bill. Without the option of reconciliation, technical corrections to the tax bill, cuts to Medicaid and social welfare programs and most of the president's infrastructure plan will be "virtually impossible."
So why are Republicans signaling that they might skip a budget resolution altogether?
"Because the vote on the 2019 budget — the last one Congress will consider before the 2018 midterm elections — will reveal that all the Republican promises on the deficit and debt, including its blind belief on dynamic scoring, were completely bogus," Collender argues. "But no budget resolution will mean no hearings in the budget committees, no floor debate, much less media attention and, most importantly, no votes. That makes it a great...and maybe the best...way for congressional Republicans to avoid talking about or taking responsibility for the spiking deficit and debt they said wouldn't occur."


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Though still just 27, Fahed Attal is already firmly established as a legend of Palestinian football. The talented striker is his country's all-time leading goalscorer and a standard-bearer for a nation battling to develop the beautiful game. Here, Attal speaks to FIFA.com about his ambitions and hopes for Palestine, and football's wider development.
*FIFA.com: Can you tell us about how your career started and how it has developed since? How were you spotted? Fahed Attal: *I started my career in the Islamic Qalqilya club in 2000 and, from there, was called up to the Palestinian national team in 2005. I made myself known playing for the national team and started a professional career abroad. I played five seasons in Jordan, four with Al Jazeera and one with Al Wahdat, and while I was there I achieved many titles. In 2006, I was nominated by the Asian Football Confederation as one of ten candidates for AFC Player of the Year Award, I also finished top scorer in the AFC Challenge Cup, and was named the best foreign-based Palestinian player. I was able to take part in many great tournaments and qualifying competitions such as the Asian Cup, the World Cup and the West Asian Championships. Then I returned home, joined Shabab Al Khaleel (Hebron), and have been playing with them in the West Bank Premier League. We finished second last year, and this year we are going for the title.
And what are your best and worst memories as a player?
My best memory was the goal I scored with the national team against Singapore, and the worst – as for any player – is being injured. Unfortunately, I recently picked up quite a bad injury.
*What do you think of football development these days? FIFA invests heavily in development; does the world governing body play an essential role? *FIFA contributes a lot by developing regular competitions within the leagues, governing the rules, promoting women's football and so on. All this is sign of the evolution of soccer. FIFA has also helped to develop football in Palestine, especially with the establishment of pitches in Palestine, which encouraged the public to become involved and was also a real boost to the national team and local clubs. FIFA has also played a major role in the training of referees and coaches through courses and seminars. It's contributing to creating a powerful sport.
*Although Palestinian football has improved significantly in recent years, where do you think further improvements are required? *Palestinian football has evolved a lot and we can now compete with other countries in Asia and the Arabic world. The main obstacles Palestinian football have is the difficulty our players face in moving around, and the lack of infrastructure. A solid organisation also needs to be developed to help younger players.
The Palestinian women's team is strong but it needs to be supported if it is going to evolve. The team reflects the evolution of Palestine.
*Can you explain the main difficulties you need to overcome, both in sporting and in human terms? *As a professional player, I believe the main difficulty is maintaining the aim of making Palestinian football professional thought the development of technique and skills, while also preserving the creative, fun and entertaining aspects of this lively sport. Palestinian players fear the future because playing professionally does not guarantee a permanent source of income. Players hence rely on other jobs for their income, and this inevitably affects their athletic performance.
*What is your opinion on women's football? *Women's football in Palestine is a new phenomenon, and I personally encourage it. The Palestinian women's team is strong but it needs to be supported if it is going to evolve. The team reflects the evolution of Palestine.
Some ex-professional players have become involved in beach soccer. Have you also tried your hand at this discipline?
I have never played this kind of football personally, but a lot of my colleagues play beach soccer, especially in the Gaza strip as they have the beaches to make it easy for them to practice. They have also formed a national team that is accomplishing important achievements.
* Like beach soccer, futsal is developing all over the world. What do you make of its rapid expansion? *For me, futsal is a very fun and beautiful game. It exists in Palestine but it needs greater attention and to have the required infrastructure.
*You are the Palestine national team's all-time leading scorer. How do you feel about that? *I am very proud and glad, but I see it as a collective and not a personal success. Representing my country is a great honour, and a huge source of motivation.
*Your career has taken you to several different clubs, and football has evolved greatly during that time. What is your perception of the game today? *Each player changes his perception of football through his own experience in different clubs. I have learned that a true professional needs to be multi-skilled and to develop high physical and technical capacities.
*How can a young player go about emulating your achievements? *Players who want to become professional need to exploit the opportunities given to them in life, and to reinvent themselves constantly. A professional player should use his talent and skill to develop a new way of playing. He also has to learn from other players.
*You are an idol for many youngsters, but who were your heroes when you were growing up? Who inspired you? *From the start, I've modelled myself on my coach, Azmi Nassar. He discovered my talent in football and trained me to acquire more skills. If I go into coaching later, his impact on the way I see football will be important.
In your view, what are the main differences between professional football and the amateur game?
There is a big difference between professional and amateur football. It's a financial issue first. In many countries, there are no professional leagues because of a lack of money. There is a strong demand but any professional project can't succeed because of very low wages and delays in paying those wages. These are obstacles to the development of professional football. Added to that, players are subject to complex laws and regulations. In amateur football you are just playing for pleasure without all these issues.
*If you take a look back at your journey from a young amateur to being a cornerstone of your national team, what is the main thing you would like to change? *A professional football player will face many difficulties during his career. For this reason, players should learn to develop and know themselves and the weakness they have. I wish I'd had more time to train and to improve my skills.
*Do you see yourself becoming involved in football development and grassroots football? *Though all my experiences at different clubs, I continue to learn every day, and I think I can later share these experiences with people: inventing exercises to improve skills, managing or teaching football to children.


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On a positive note those earpieces swivel and fold flat; the headphones, however, do not fold up for more compact storage.
More critically speaking, the cords leading up to the earpieces are pretty thin and the RP-HX40s aren't terribly comfortable. They're not uncomfortable, but they could use a bit of padding on the headband (there's none) and the cloth on the earpads is a little slick, so the headphones have a tendency to slide around a touch on your ears. If, for instance, the cloth had been replaced with some sort of faux leather, that probably wouldn't happen.
Because the fit and finish on these headphones screams "budget," I wasn't expecting them to sound all that good. But once again another pair of inexpensive Panasonic headphones exceeded my expectations on the performance front (they sound much better than the RP-HX35s, which are among the few Panasonics to disappoint).


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Recipe from Miriam Hoffman of East Palestine, Ohio
Total Time: 45 min
1 pound of eye round cuts
3 onions
2 tomatoes
3 garlic cloves
3 poblano peppers
6 bacon slices
3 oranges
Vegetable oil
1. Boil the eye round in 8 cups of water with 1 garlic clove, 1 onion and salt until is cooked.
2. In a pot, add vegetable oil and fry the 2 chopped garlic cloves and the 2 sliced onions, then remove. Fry the bacon lightly, add the fried garlic and onions, sliced tomatoes and the poblano peppers.
3. Before you add the poblano peppers, you have to roast them. Make a small cut in each one of them and roast until the skin turned black, immediately put them in a closed plastic bag and leave them there for 10 minutes in order to make them sweat. Then remove the black skin and cut into strips. Then add to the rest of the ingredients in the pot.
4. Continue adding the juice of the oranges, cilantro, salt, pepper and sugar. TIP: add the salt first and then the sugar.
5. Let it cook for 25 minutes and enjoy!!
Yield: 4 servings
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Zobrist day to day with tweaked lower back
Second baseman expects to be fine soon, doesn't believe injury is serious
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Ben Zobrist tweaked his lower back, which will have the Rays second baseman listed as day to day for the next couple of days.
"I was in the weight room [Wednesday] and I tweaked it," Zobrist said. "It's just tight and sore right now. Just going to have to wait a couple of days before I get started."
Though starting Spring Training injured would seem frustrating, Zobrist took his situation in stride.
"At this time [it's not that frustrating]," Zobrist said. "I've been through all the fundamentals they're going to be going through the next couple of days, and I don't think it's going to be hard for me to pick those up. ... [The injury is] nothing serious that's going to keep me from playing or from being ready for our first Spring Training game."
Rays manager Joe Maddon echoed Zobrist in regard to the nature of the injury.
"Talking to [head athletic trainer] Ronnie [Porterfield], hopefully it's not going to take him too long," Maddon said. "It's unfortunate he had that little bit of an accident there. ... See how he is tomorrow, but Ronnie does not anticipate a lengthy kind of a problem or concern. Ronnie and Zo, neither one thinks it's awful. But it's there right now and he really can't participate."


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15 canceled shows you want to bring back"First 'Women need to Stick together' now b----es better Bow. Smh. But it's all G! Chicks stay shooting the sh--. But when I speak my mind its a prob. #Well #StayMad," she continued.Beyonce's fans were quick to attack Cole for her disapproval of "Bow Down/I Been On," in which Beyonce sings, "I know when you were little girls / You dreamt of being in my world / Don't forget it / Respect that / Bow down, b----es / Don't get it twisted this is my sh--."This isn't the first time Cole has caused controversy. When Destiny's Child reunited for the Super Bowl, Cole dissed Beyonce's bandmate Michelle Williams, saying that she ruined the group's groove.Listen to "Bow Down/I Been On" below. Do you think Cole was right to criticize the song?


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I would like to know: What are the Presbyterian Church's views on capital punishment?
Thanks for the question. I would preface my remarks by explaining that there probably is more than one Presbyterian view on capital punishment. The liberal denomination (the Presbyterian Church in the USA) is probably opposed to capital punishment. There may be some who individually favor it, but officially that denomination doesn't hesitate to depart from the teachings of the Bible if modern culture urges them in that direction. Since I am not speaking for them, you'd have to present your question directly to authorities in that denomination. Unfortunately, I can't supply you with a name or an address. Perhaps they, like the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, have a website.
The Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC), along with two or three other Presbyterian denominations, strongly believes in capital punishment because the Bible (which we hold to as the inspired, infallible Word of God) teaches it - both Old and New Testaments (OT, NT).
In the OT, Genesis 9:6, the language is clear: "Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man." Of course, this was not intended to apply to accidental killing. In the ceremonial law given to Israel through Moses, in Numbers 35, anyone who killed another accidentally fled to the nearest city of refuge (12 cities in all scattered throughout Israel). If the one guilty of involuntary manslaughter arrived safely at a city of refuge, the case was heard by the elders of that city.
If the person who had killed someone had hated the man beforehand, or had lain in wait for him, the person who did the killing would be put to death. If the death had been accidental, he must remain in the city of refuge until the death of the high priest, after which he could return home in safety.
In earlier years, our laws distinguishing between murder and manslaughter were based on this distinction, but in later years, with the secularization of our criminal codes, the influence of the Bible on those codes has been eroded. It is worthy of note that verses 33 & 34 of Numbers 35 say that the shedding of innocent blood pollutes the land. Because it was God's land and He dwelt between the wings of the cherubim over the mercy seat of the holy of holies, innocent blood defiled the land. Again and again throughout the Mosaic law, especially in Leviticus through Deuteronomy, this phrase recurs: "The murderer shall surely be put to death."
In the NT the same principle prevails, though Roman law was in force throughout that period. The Apostle Paul in Romans 13:1-7 lays down the apostolic principles for civic governments. Christians are to submit to the laws of civil rulers, except when these rulers command what God forbids or forbid what God commands. The latter is illustrated in Acts 4:16-20 where Peter and John refused obedience to the Jewish rulers, who held a measure of civil authority from the Romans and commanded that Peter and John no longer teach or perform miracles in the name of Jesus, but the two disciples openly refused because the Lordship of Jesus superceded the rule of Rome. This principle still holds among evangelical Christians to this day.
In Romans 13:1-7, civil rulers are the ministers of God, and the sword is the symbol of their authority (v. 4). Why the sword? Because that was the Roman form of execution at that time. Thus both OT and NT say plainly that murder calls for the death of the murderer IF it is truly murder--killing another human being with "knowledge aforethought."
Going back to Genesis 9:6, we see that the reason for the sacredness of all human life is that man, alone of all God's earthly creatures, was created in the image of God. That's why man alone lives by reason rather than instinct. That's why man alone has an inborn sense of right and wrong. That's why man alone has a compulsive desire to worship some god! The Bible also teaches that man alone can never cease to exist. He has an eternal destiny which will eventuate in heaven or hell! (See John 3:16 & 17 and Mark 9:48; Jude 12 & 13; Revelation 20:11-15.) That is why Jesus Christ had to die--to save His people from their sins. It's because man's eternal destiny is fixed at the moment of his death that murder is so vile a crime. God alone has the right to terminate the length of anyone's days, and murder brings one of God's image-bearers to the end of his opportunity to turn to Jesus Christ, which he can only do in this life!
I must add that the corruption of civil justice in our times raises a question whether all who are convicted of "murder one" should be executed. I am personally persuaded that only those whose guilt is proved beyond the shadow of doubt should receive a death sentence, but the biblical principle still holds. Capital punishment IS taught in the Bible. Ordinary citizens, however, are not allowed to take the life of a murderer except in the case of self defense. "'Vengeance is mine. I will repay,' says the Lord" (Hebrews 10:30; cf. Deuteronomy 32:35).
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Tommy Milone shuts down Royals in strong A's debut
Ned Yost will be aggressive on the basepaths with his young Royals team - even when it means missing some chances along the way.
Kansas City was thrown out on the bases three times in a 1-0 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Monday night, including in the first inning after the Royals put themselves in prime position to grab an early lead.
"That's the way we play. We play aggressive and we play to win," Yost said. "We don't play safe. We pick our spots, and give them credit, they executed."
A's starter Tommy Milone allowed three hits over a career-high eight innings in an impressive debut with his new team. Milone (1-0) faced the minimum in five of his innings, including getting through the fourth despite throwing only two strikes among his 10 pitches.
Perhaps for a night, Milone made it easier for the small group of fans who turned out at the Coliseum to picture life without lefty Gio Gonzalez. The A's acquired Milone from the Nationals in December, sending All-Star Gonzalez to the nation's capital.
Milone won his sixth career start after the Nationals won all of his five starts last season. Grant Balfour finished the three-hit shutout for his second save in as many chances.
"You've got to kind of take your hat off to him. He did a fantastic job of keeping the ball off the barrel of our bats," Yost said. "He did it by changing speeds, he did it by changing location in and out. We just couldn't center him up. We had two opportunities, two leadoff doubles, and didn't capitalize." Milone started the game by allowing a leadoff double to Jason Bourgeois, who was then thrown out on an impressive double play in which right fielder Josh Reddick caught Lorenzo Cain's liner and fired to third baseman Josh Donaldson, who backhanded the short one-hopper and put the tag on from his knees.
"It was one of those things he threw it right on the base and I really didn't want him to get to the bag," Donaldson said. "I used my catcher instincts."
Donaldson also delivered an RBI single in the second that held up for Milone. The A's missed chances to add on that inning, then Donaldson struck out swinging with the bases loaded in the sixth.
Luis Mendoza hung tough through 5 2-3 innings in the opener of Kansas City's lone trip to Oakland this year. The right-hander (0-1), who went 4-0 with a 0.47 ERA in six spring training starts, allowed one earned run on five hits, struck out two and walked four.
Those two strikeouts were impressive just based on who they were against - new A's cleanup hitter Yoenis Cespedes.
"I felt great. I made good pitches," Mendoza said. "Just in the second inning I think the umpire squeezed me a little bit."
Cespedes, who hit three home runs in his first four games that were all against Seattle, also drew a walk and grounded out. Coco Crisp, who moved to left field so Cespedes could start the year in his familiar center field spot, singled in the seventh then stole his first base of the year. Kurt Suzuki added three hits for the A's.
After a day off Sunday following two home games with the Mariners to wrap up a season-opening series that began with two games in Tokyo, the A's were returning to a more regular regimen.
Yost sat Mike Moustakas and Alex Gordon for the opener of the three-game series after Moustakas went 1 for 11 and Gordon 0 for 13 in Kansas City's winning series to open the year at Los Angeles. Yost said both would be back in the lineup Tuesday night.
Bourgeois led off in Gordon's spot and gave Kansas City more production there in one at-bat than it got in the entire three-game series against the Angels.
Kansas City is eager to return home this weekend considering the Royals haven't been back since before spring training began in February.
Notes: Yost will look to get Mitch Maier in a game this week after he didn't play in the first four. ... Crisp is successful in his last 24 steal attempts. ... Attendance was bleak: listed at 10,054 but probably more than half that.


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I just hit the home stretch of my apprenticeship as a confectioner and am stuck in my studies with exams, papers and presentations up to my chin. What an exciting time! In less than 3 months everything will be over.
Even more exciting is the fact that I will have to decide what to do (and where to go) next. You probably remember me saying that "in 2013 I'll go back to New Zealand". Well. It is the year of 2013 now. And I'm reeeeaaallly homesick. And get even more homesick when project like the following remind me of how lovely the Kiwis are.
Look at these lovely shirts:
They were designed to celebrate the hot and sunny summer of 2012/2013 (which is the reason why Germany/middle-Europe had such a crappy winter, thank you very much!) and only a true Kiwi or a person who knows and understands Kiwi humour can get the message when looking at the "Beehive" popsicle or the bee… I love it!
The first and the second are my favourites. Which one do you like best? Anyway, they totally deserve to be posted in the Art & Craft category, don't you think?!
I've been thinking a lot about New Zealand and about all these things I love about the Kiwis lately (good music, good coffee, awesome personalities…) but sadly it looks as if it's going to take a little longer than expected before I get back. Hm.


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Starring César-winning actor Marc-André Grondin, Inglourious Basterds' Denis Ménochet, 24 Co-Star Miranda Raison and Downton Abbey's Brendan Coyle. Co-created and written by BAFTA Award-winner Ed McCardie.
New series leads Goran Visnjic (ER) and Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost) join Donald Sutherland (The Hunger Games) and Tom Wlaschiha (Game of Thrones). Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files) and Rola Bauer (Spotless) are Executive Producers.


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Woman finds 80 skeletons crammed into Ikea bags
Centuries-old skeletons should probably be 6 feet under—not overflowing out of blue Ikea bags and shoved under a tarp in a Scandinavian church. But that's exactly what Kicki Karlén says she recently found at the Kläckeberga church in Sweden.
"There were loads of skulls and bones stuffed into Ikea bags—I counted up to 80," she tells the Expressen newspaper via the Local. "I became angry, very angry about how they were just sitting there."
There appears to be a (somewhat) reasonable explanation, at least for the initial excavation:
The church called in an archaeology team five years ago to exhume the skeletons—some estimated to be 500 years old—for a renovation, according to one of the scientists who spoke to the Local.
"The plan was to rebury them as soon as possible … but the county board said they couldn't leave church ground, and it became complicated," he says.
He does give props to the unusual storage containers, acknowledging that "the Ikea bags aren't actually that bad [because] they'd be great for stopping the molding process."
Karlén still insists it's a terrible idea, posting on her blog (where you can see a picture of the bone-burdened bags): "How would you feel if it was your grandmother or grandfather?"
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Flickr is one of Yahoo's most popular services and since former Googler Marissa Mayer became CEO, Yahoo has been looking to capitalize on the photo-sharing site's popularity. Last year, Yahoo tried to attract more users by offering 1 terabyte of free online photo storage. Now the company is using Flickr as a gateway for creating a Yahoo account—if you didn't have one already, that is.
"Starting this month, we will be requesting that everyone use a Yahoo username and password to sign in to Flickr," Markus Spiering, Flickr's head of product, said on the service's forum Friday.
The forum posting also says that "eventually Facebook and Google sign-in will be removed." When exactly, Yahoo will dump Facebook and Google logins for Flickr is unclear. However, The Next Web reports the deadline is June 30. Yahoo was unavailable for comment as this article was posted.
March madness
Flickr's changeover to Yahoo IDs only has actually been in the works since March. At the time, Yahoo dumped Facebook and Google logins from the company's College Basketball Sports Tourney Pick'Em service leading up to March Madness. Yahoo also said it planned to convert all its web properties into Yahoo-only logins over time.
Flickr has set-up a special login page for Facebook and Google users that asks you to sign-in one last time with your third-party options. After that, you'll be prompted to create a new Yahoo account. The special login page will also let anyone who already has a Yahoo ID, but hasn't been using it with Flickr, to connect their Flickr account to their Yahoo login.
Yahoo says it is making the change to better serve its users with features such as easier password recovery, faster customer support, and a unified company login.
That last point is particularly important since Yahoo's biggest play here is to try and own its users again. Like other web giants, Yahoo wants to be your online data silo and to get a sense of your preferences by tracking your Yahoo ID across the web. That's a strategy that has proven very valuable for Google since data such as email contents, location data, and browsing history help the company more precisely target ads, and thus attract more advertisers.
A heavily used Yahoo ID also enables the company to offer a more unified and personalized set of services.
Yahoo originally introduced Facebook and Google login options in 2011.
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I am not generally a follower, more of a leader but I couldn't resist finding out what all the fuss was about so I caved and bought the trilogy '50 Shades of Grey'. Everywhere I turn I hear someone say something about this book! A writer man-friend of mine suggested I start reading erotic romance novels if that is what I aspire to write more of, so I am. Anything for research…right? I have never even picked up a Harlequin Romance Novel before so I'm a virgin when it comes to reading romance. I'd rather be living it or writing about it than reading it. I did however find a few forum magazines when I was younger and found it hard to put those down.
I have to admit that's where I find my flow in writing. I am naturally in my element when my romantic imagination joins my sensual erotic soul. I love the style of writing that leaves your loins aching for more, heart racing, imagination piqued and hormones surging!
I am not that far into the first book but I must say it's intrigued me, I am not exactly sure what to expect, I haven't got to the 'play-room' yet. I am secretly hoping their romance takes on a life of its own, being a true romantic myself. I also sense there is a darker erotic side to the story having heard there is a fair amount of S & M in the book.
As we read erotic sensual words, we feel the wash of sensuality flow over us. The look in our eyes change. We surrender to seduction. It's a feeling many women don't experience often enough in my opinion. I live for that feeling, thrive on it, I may even be addicted to it. It's an obsession for sure. If there was an AA for this type of addiction I'd tell them to go to hell! My mind naturally plays with elements of love and sexuality daily, it's a big part of who I am.
Lets face it a good number of relationships border on boring, we get too comfortable, so we look elsewhere to find a thrill. Taboo attracts us, well some of us. Knowing a man wants you is sometimes the only thing we need to get our heart racing. The feeling of lust and desire can be overwhelming! As for those comfortable souls who yearn for a Christian Grey to walk through their doors to titillate them, a novel is a much better safer place to look than between the sheets of a bed that doesn't belong to you. Just sayin….
Hallelujah for erotic sensual romantic novels and writers such as E.L James that want to take us by the hand and lead us into temptation! Tempt me, tease me…leave me wanting more! Just don't try to take my power as a woman away…cause I won't go down without a fight!
Mommy porn? I like to think about it as story time that brings out the woman in all of us. Husbands and partners need not worry, we still want you…more than ever! You have probably noticed if your wife or partner is reading one of these books. I guess the question is "Who isn't reading one of these books?"
Married women who are reading erotic romance are safe, husbands are in heaven with their wives new found libido, but what about the heat that has washed over single women? We're gonna start to do things we aren't proud of! I am considered getting a pool-boy but remembered I don't have a pool. My girlfriend Alison F told me she was getting a pool-boy. (she's reading the book too) Mind you she has a pool and lives back East where it's realllllly humid right now. I'm thinking one of those little kiddie pools with the elephant trunk that spouts water is technically a pool…right? I think I'll ask the sales clerk what isle the pool-boys are down, or if it comes with one? Is he in the box? Do I have to pay extra? Surely that trunk needs cleaning so there's not a build up of algae in it?
Reading Mommy-porn does crazy things to a woman's libido! Trust me! If you see a grown woman humping the leg of a crossing guard, or standing dangerously close to a jack hammer, just leave her be, she's probably reading the book. This too will pass!
Check out Saturday Night Lives Parody of 50 Shades of Grey. (click the link) funny!
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Synaxis of the Ecumenical Teachers and Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 1
Let us who love their words gather together / and honor with hymns the three great torch-bearers of the triune Godhead: / Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. / These men have enlightened the world with the rays of their divine doctrines. / They are sweetly-flowing rivers of wisdom / filling all creation with springs of heavenly knowledge. / Ceaselessly they intercede for us before the Holy Trinity!
Kontakion — Tone 2
O Lord, You have taken up to eternal rest / and to the enjoyment of Your blessings / the divinely-inspired heralds, the greatest of Your teachers, / for You have accepted their labors and deaths as a sweet-smelling sacrifice, / for You alone are glorified in Your saints!


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And my entire life, I've been writing letters to authors...in my head.
(The letters were in my head--not the authors.)
I think of comments, criticism, and/or praise and write sheafs of imaginary letters. But I've never bothered to put pen to paper. Mostly because I've never really believed an author would respond, and--furthermore--may or may not even receive/read said letter.
(However, once I wrote an open letter to Brandon Sanderson and posted it here.)
Anyway, then a few weeks ago, DOUG went and wrote a letter to Brandon Sanderson and E-MAILED it.
Here is the post script he added to his "request to be added to mailing list"
(Have I mentioned we're big fans of B.S.? The answer is yes. Yes I have.)
When will you be finishing Alcatraz? My son doesn't like to hear your name mentioned for two reasons, 1-Because I am always recommending your books to people and 2-He is mad at you for the cliff hanger after book 4 of Alcatraz. LOL
Love all your books!
Doug W.
Yes, he wrote LOL, but we'll forgive him for that. Moving on...
Well guess what?
Brandon Sanderson did not reply to Doug.
However Alcatraz, the title character of the Alcatraz series, responded to Max:
To your son,
I am so sorry that it's taking me such a ridiculously long time to continue my story! The Evil Librarians are relentless and it's all I can do to keep one step ahead of their nefarious plots. (They even went so far as to convince Scholastic to only publish 4 Alcatraz books and not contract the 5th book!) I have convinced Brandon to buy the rights himself and take my books to another publisher, Tor. They will be re-releasing the first four books, with new less stoopid covers, and then at long last my 5th and final book will be released in the Hushlands! It may take a couple of years to get it passed the Librarian defenses, but it WILL come out!
Anyway, the important thing is that you keep eating macaroni and cheese, avoid crapaflapnasti items (that shall remain nameless) and stay vigilant! RUTABAGA, I've got to get going, a horn-rimmed librarian is looking my way! Time to break something.
Best letter ever, right? It inspired me to fire off my first author letter also via e-mail, and also involving cliff hanger dismay:
Hello Ms. Updale!
My husband, 10-year-old son and I recently discovered and read your Montmorency series. We really enjoyed them and after the cliff-hanger at the end of book four, went straight to the Internet to find out when book five will be published. Please tell me there will be a book five?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? You can't leave ___spoiler alert___ with a __none-of-your-beeswax__!
How about a short story? A novella? A single chapter? A blog post? We'll take anything we can get!!!
Emily and Maxwell
And amazingly, lightening struck twice and Ms. Updale wrote me back!!!
Dear Emily, thank you so much for your kind words. Like you, I wish there were more Montmorency books. You will have guessed that I always intended to take the story on. Unfortunately, there was a series of upheavals at the publisher, which resulted in the departure of everyone who loved Montmorency. It has taken ages to sort everything out, but It seems that I may be able to get the fifth episode onto the Internet quite soon.
I won't spoil things by telling you what's going to happens next, but it won't hurt to tell you that __get the book__ survives his ordeal in __you'll have to read it__.
In the meantime, do look out for my newest books: 'Johnny Swanson', and 'The Last Minute' which comes out in January.
Very best wishes, and thanks so much for writing,
Eleanor Updale
Sent from my phone. Please forgive fatfinger typos and strange words generated by predictive text.
Awesome right? Two author e-mails in a matter of weeks!
I'm gonna write letters more often!!!
I'm gonna write letters more often!!!


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Will Rogers World Airport traffic upPublished: Friday, January 13, 2012 By: Brian Brus
OKLAHOMA CITY Passenger traffic through Will Rogers World Airport for 2011 was up almost 3 percent over the previous year, Oklahoma City airport officials reported Thursday.
But traffic through Tulsa International Airport for the year was down nearly 2 percent compared with 2010. Tulsas airport experienced a total decline of 52,000 passengers boarding and leaving planes for the calendar year, while Oklahoma Citys airport saw a total of 105,000 more passengers coming and going, officials reported.
The year ended on a high note for Will Rogers, with more than 13,000 passengers leaving the city during traditionally the heaviest travel months of November and December, up about 5 percent from the same months in 2010. Airport officials said earlier that mild weather probably helped buoy those figures. As is usually the case each year, fewer passengers disembarked in the city compared with those going to visit elsewhere.
In Oklahoma City, Southwest Airlines reported the greatest number of passengers boarding planes, nearly 57,000 over the entire year. Southwest showed 4-percent growth for the year over 2010. Delta and United airlines were next, with about 25,000 and 19,000 passengers, respectively. United, however, showed the greatest passenger growth in Oklahoma, 30 percent over 2010 traffic. At the other end of the scale, Continental numbers declined by 37 percent for the year.


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Bode-Mania Gaining Momentum in Skiing
Lake Placid, N.Y. (March 26, 2003) AP -- Bode Miller has made it exciting to follow the men's national ski team again. Now, he's hoping his presence will draw attention to some of his teammates.
That might be tough to do, considering the dominating season Miller wrapped up by winning three titles this past week at the U.S. Alpine Nationals, which ended Tuesday.
Despite his success, Miller expressed concern that American ski fans aren't as knowledgeable about the sport's stars as are their European counterparts.
"It's always disappointing to come back to the U.S. where the knowledge of the sport, the knowledge of the top racers and their abilities, isn't known the way it is in Europe," Miller said. "I mean, over in Europe, any Joe Schmoe on the street could tell you who all of the top-six, seven guys are."
"Not too many here have heard of anyone besides Schlopy and myself."
Miller was referring to friend and roommate Erik Schlopy, who two years ago led the team by recording eight top-10 results in World Cup competition.
While Schlopy enjoyed a rebound this year, and the U.S. nationals provided a glimpse of the potential of newcomers Jesse Marshall and 19-year-old Julia Mancuso, most of the attention went to Miller.
Fans, holding big green foamy hands, inscribed with "Bode," lined Whiteface Mountain slopes to cheer Miller on.
Even the Girl Scouts knew of Miller. One scout selling cookies at a table inside the resort lodge was overheard saying she'd give a box away for a Miller autograph.
Miller didn't disappoint, despite deteriorating snow conditions.
His three national titles were one short of matching Buddy Werner, who won four in 1959. And Miller displayed a knack for showmanship, completing a run backward during a legends event Saturday.
It all followed a season in which he finished second in the World Cup standings and, at last month's Alpine World Championships, became the first American to win three medals.
It's the best performance by an American man since 1983, when Phil Mahre won the overall World Cup and giant slalom titles.
"I think what we saw from Bode is that he is a star," U.S. Alpine Director Jesse Hunt said. "He showed that at the world championships. He showed that at the Olympics. He's showing that on the World Cup. And we're going to continue to see more results from him."
Hunt has much to be excited about. The Miller-led men's program appears to be on the rise after finishing third --behind Austria and Switzerland -- in the Nations Cup this past season.
Schlopy, who struggled from mononucleosis and bronchitis last season, rebounded by winning a bronze in the giant slalom at the worlds, and edged Miller to win the giant slalom at the nationals.
Together, Miller and Schlopy could make for an imposing combination next season.
"It could've happened this year or last year or the year before," Miller said, referring to the men having a breakthrough year. "For sure, the potential's there."
Add Marshall to the list, as he had two third-place finishes at the nationals and, a week earlier, earned three top-three finishes, including a win in the giant slalom at the Nor-Am Finals.
Mancuso, weeks after her 19th birthday, led the women, winning three national titles, including the giant slalom in Tuesday's finale. That followed a strong showing in last month's World Junior Championships at which she won the Super G and finished third in the downhill.
"It's definitely good to end on a high note,'' Mancuso said. "Coming here and doing well against girls who are consistently good on the World Cup, I just have to remember it and bring it into next year."
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In the market for a Nantucket retreat? Always wanted a penthouse in New Hampshire's biggest city? How does the estate of a famous songwriter sound? Tonight, we've found some unusual New England properties for sale or rent, some that carry hefty price tags – that island cottage will cost you 59 million dollars – and others with interesting stories, from Cole Porter's Berkshires getaway to the Sudbury home that once belonged to Babe Ruth.
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The Cole Porter Estate in Williamstown, Massachusetts is now on the market for 2.8 million dollars. Cole Porter, the legendary composer and lyricist famous for such musicals as "Kiss Me Kate" and "Anything Goes", wrote many of his most famous songs at this vast property. The grounds include a 5-bedroom main house, three smaller cottages, a pool, tennis court and exquisite views of the Berkshires. The property can be purchased in its entirety or subdivided. Listing brokers include:
Listing: Cindy Poulin
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77 Water Street, PO Box 644
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Sitting on two and a half acres of land in Sudbury, Massachusetts is Home Plate Farm, the former home of Red Sox and Yankee great, Babe Ruth. The five bedroom, three and a half bath is on the market for 1.65 million dollars.
Scott T. Adamson, Vice President
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Down a long driveway in Carlise, MA--and tucked away into the side of a hill...is a spot known to some of the biggest names in music. On the market for $799.000 is a 3,000 square foot music studio named Blue Jay Recording Studio.
Blue Jay Recording Studio
669 Bedford Road Carlisle, MA 01741
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Talk about a room with a view. This penthouse apartment in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire has nothing but; views of the city, views of the mountains, views of the river. 12,000 square feet encased in glass.
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One Constition Drive
Bedford, NH 03110
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The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is the oldest public arboretum in North America and one of the world's leading centers for the study of plant biodiversity. Occupying 265 acres, the Arboretum's living collection of trees, shrubs, and woody vines is recognized as one of the most comprehensive and best documented of its kind in the world.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Amanda Knox, the college junior who spent four years in an Italian prison after being accused of murdering her British roommate, is telling her story to ABC News.
The network says the exclusive interview will air on a prime-time special on April 30. It also will be featured on other ABC News programming.
Knox was an American student studying in Italy when, in 2007, she became the centre of a murder case that seized the world's attention. She was convicted in 2009. But after an appeal, she was acquitted and released in October 2011.
The interview is timed to the publication of Knox's book, "Waiting to Be Heard."