Religious Symbols And Their Significance

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	Religious Symbols And Their Significance a Hasidic dynasty named after a small town in Western Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA Jan 27-30 Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)In Mahayana countries the new year starts on the first full moon day in January.Feb 2 - Candlemas (Christian)A boy holds a statue of the baby Jesus during a celebration of the Dia de Candelaria, or Day of Candlemas, in the working-class neighborhood of Candelaria, Mexico City, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Mexicans flocked to area churches Monday carrying depictions of baby Jesus, to mark the day in the Bible when Mary and Joseph took baby Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)...
	Obama's Faith And Spirituality Have Changed Since Becoming President But far away from the public eye, his longtime advisers say, the president has carefully nurtured a sense of spirituality that has served as a grounding mechanism during turbulent times, when the obstacles to governing a deeply divided nation seem nearly insurmountable. Every year on Aug. 4, the president's birthday, Obama convenes a group of pastors by phone to receive their prayers for him for the year to come. During the most challenging of times, prayer circles are organized with prominent religious figures such as megachurch pastor Joel Hunter, Bishop Vashti McKenzie of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the Rev. Joseph Lowery, a civil rights activist.
	Women's friendly international The Matildas have been outclassed 4-0 by the United States in their friendly international in Texas.Reigning women's world player of the year Abby Wambach was among four goalscorers for the world No1-ranked US team in the match at the Alamodome in San Antonio.Australia's best player was striker Lisa De Vanna, who forced American goalkeeper Hope Solo into several saves."Our forward line was very dangerous in the first half and we created opportunities through our build-up which is a good thing," said Australian coach Hesterine De Reus. "The defending part of our game was not good enough. Conceding four goals is way too much."The Matildas return to Australia for two...
	Religion Services and Announcements This weekly event is sponsored by the Flagstaff Vipassana Sangha which is a group of people that explore Buddhist meditation practices and teachings mostly from the Theravada tradition. Following the regular meeting, there is an optional discussion. flagstaffvipassana.weebly.com. The Tibetan Center, Katog Jampel Sungling, 2708 N. Fourth St. 814-9851.San Francisco de Asis Catholic School: Visit our school for the following events: Evergreen wreath sale by the 8th grade class to fund their trip to Catalina Island and the Long Beach Marine Institute. Book Fair in the gym Oct. 21-25. Veterans Recognition Day, Nov. 8. Annual Christmas Bazaar, Nov. 16. 320 N. Humphreys St. 779-1341.B...
	Queens school that went vegetarian shows student gains, draws plaudit The school was recognized Tuesday by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group that promotes plant-based diets, for becoming the country's first public school to serve vegetarian-only meals in its ...
	Broncos WR practices in full, fantasy status never in doubt Denver Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker (shoulder) was a full participant in practice all week long and is expected to start Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts. Decker has 34 catches for 477 yards and two touchdowns through six games this year.
	Google Celebrates Celia Cruz's Birthday With Doodle Google celebrated what would have been Celia Cruz's 88th birthday Monday with a doodle honoring the Cuban singer who rose to international stardom as one of the world's greatest salsa singers. "There have been many posthumous tributes to Celia in ...
	Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales Wu-Tang Clan's Inspectah Deck has announced Czarface 2, a collaborative project with 7L & Esoteric, a follow-up to the trio's February release, Czarface. "We working on that right now," Inspectah Deck said in an exclusive interview with HipHopDX ...
	Peyton Manning, Denver lose in his return to Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS Peyton Manning failed Sunday night in his first game against his former team. All the 37-year-old ex-Indianapolis Colts quarterback can do now is hope for a second chance. On a night when second-year quarterback Andrew Luck, Manning's ...
	New Ilchi Lee Book Inspires Personal Growth in 'Change New York Times Bestselling author and meditation expert, Ilchi Lee, is marking this time of seasonal change with the launch of a new book. October 1, 2013, will begin with the official release of Change: Realizing Your Greatest Potential. Change was ...
	Ellen DeGeneres rewards waitress for US government shutdown generosity with cheque for $10,000 A big-hearted waitress who bought lunch for two soldiers affected by the US government shutdown has had her generosity rewarded by TV host Ellen DeGeneres - with a cheque for $10,000. Sarah Hoidahl, 21, picked up the bill for the two female National ...
	Cory Booker Hosts Happiness, History WEDDING DAY IN NEW JERSEY: Cory Booker Hosts Happiness, History. As midnight arrived in New Jersey, so did marriage equality, making it the 14th state. BY Lucas Grindley. October 21 2013 3:41 AM ET. Same-sex couples are getting married today in ...
	A Social Entrepreneur's Inspiration For Solar-Powered Lighting A Social Entrepreneur's Inspiration For Solar-Powered Lighting. comments, called-out. Comment Now. Follow Comments Following Comments Unfollow Comments. Comment Now. Follow Comments Following Comments Unfollow Comments. 91957046.
	Liverpool's Andre Wisdom to join Derby County on loan Liverpool are letting England under-21 defender Andre Wisdom go to Steve McClaren's Derby County on loan. McClaren made an approach for highly-rated Wisdom - who can play at right back or centre half - despite his side's big win at Watford. Wisdom has ...
	The National Zoo Becomes The Happiest Spot In Washington As It Reopens After The Government Shutdown In a city bruised by the fierce partisan battles of the last few weeks, happiness abounded Friday as the Smithsonian National Zoo in Northwest Washington, D.C., opened its doors for the first time since Sept. 30. The zoo, of course, was the site of ...
	3 Measures to Define Early Progress and Avoid Temptation The early stages of a startup are critical in so many ways. So how do you check you're on track? Sometimes entrepreneurs follow the money, choosing to measure progress as getting funded. Don't, it might be a mirage. Instead, look at the basics, such as ...
	UK solar installation heads for record Green power: UK solar installation heads for record. Investment in clean technology for UK has risen to £1.6bn, but sector remains under pressure amid growing energy bills. Share · Tweet this. Email. Fiona Harvey · The Guardian, Sunday 13 October 2013.
	Arizona Utility Tries Storing Solar Energy for Use in the Dark When it snowed in Flagstaff, Ariz., recently, thousands of people woke up and turned up their electric heating, and Arizona Public Service saw electricity demand reach a morning peak. To meet the demand, the company used the previous afternoon's ...
	Ducks Earn 7th Straight Victory With 6-3 Win Over Stars � CBS Los Angeles Ducks Earn 7th Straight Victory With 6-3 Win Over Stars. October 20, 2013 8:36 PM. View Comments. (credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images). Filed under. Ducks, NHL, Sports. Related tags. Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, NHL. Anaheim Ducks Central. Shop for Ducks ...
	Second rare oarfish washes up in Southern California By Daniella Silva, NBC News. For the second time in a week, the rare, serpentine oarfish has surfaced on a Southern California beach. Beach goers at Oceanside Harbor crossed paths Friday afternoon with the deep-sea monster when its carcass washed ...
	Library reaps good will with Fall Fest Library reaps good will with Fall Fest. Story · Comments · Image (3). Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Previous Next. Fall Fest at the library. At the Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library's Fall Fest ...
	Things to do in Macau One of the oldest and most famous Taoist temples of Macau with beautiful tiled roofs, it was built in 1488 and dedicated to Matsu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen. Firecrackers to scare away evil spirits are exploded at the entrance. Lion dances ...
	Cardinals pitcher and Dodgers outfielder engage in odd standoff NLCS Game 6 in St. Louis didn't start until umpire Greg Gibson ended one of the hardest fought battles of the postseason. Dodgers outfielder Scott Van Slyke and Cardinals pitcher Joe Kelly were engaged in a stand-off, holding their ground outside their ...
	Google Stock (GOOG) Tops $1,000 a Share For the first time ever, Google shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) have crossed the $1,000 a share mark. Google stock is soaring in early trading, up more than $110 a share, a gain of nearly 13 percent just today. It's been a great 2013 for Google shareholders.
	Madison Hosts Global Conference on Ecological Restoration The international gathering was the World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Madison was a fitting location, since the organization that put the pieces together - the Society for Ecological Restoration - came to life there twenty-five years ago ...
	Alabama, Florida State start on top in first official BCS rankings FSU holds the slimmest of leads over Oregon at the No. 2 spot in the first official BCS rankings. (USATSI). Florida State just edged past Oregon to start at No. 2 in the first official BCS ratings released on Sunday. The Seminoles' lead is just 0.0028 ...

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Religious Symbols And Their Significance a Hasidic dynasty named after a small town in Western Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA Jan 27-30 Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)In Mahayana countries the new year starts on the first full moon day in January.Feb 2 - Candlemas (Christian)A boy holds a statue of the baby Jesus during a celebration of the Dia de Candelaria, or Day of Candlemas, in the working-class neighborhood of Candelaria, Mexico City, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Mexicans flocked to area churches Monday carrying depictions of baby Jesus, to mark the day in the Bible when Mary and Joseph took baby Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)...

	LankaWeb – Kathina Pinkama at Das Buddhistische Haus (Berlin Vihara) in Germany Kathina is a Theravada Buddhist Festival which comes at the end of Vassa, the three-month rainy season retreat. It is usually held, beginning after the full moon of the eleventh month in the Lunar calendar (usually October). Kathina is a time of giving, for the laity to express gratitude to monks.  Lay Buddhists bring donations to temples, especially new robes for the monks. A Kathina Pinkama was held at Das Buddhistische Haus (Berlin Vihara) on Sunday October 20, 2013 and on the preceding day Saturday October 19, a Pirith reciting ceremony was conducted. During the Vassa period special Dhamma activities including Dhamma discussions, lectures, meditation classes...
	LES customers want renewable energy, but don't want to pay extra LES commissioned the survey to gauge customer interest in renewable energy, specifically in community- and customer-owned renewable projects, and what customers were willing to pay, said Marc Shkolnick, manager of energy services.To date, about 23 percent of the utility's energy comes from renewable sources, the rest from coal.Questionnaires were emailed to 8,020 customers, and 1,250 customers received them by regular mail. Only 407 surveys were returned to Infogroup.The company used LES' customer files and compared them with demographics for Lincoln to ensure a random and representative sample. The survey had a 95 percent confidence level and a margin of er...
	Things are getting real now for 7-0 Kansas City Chiefs As if being 7-0 isn't strange territory for the Kansas City Chiefs, they're sharing that rare space with no other team after the Denver Broncos lost to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night. You ready for the ride? It's going to be a wild one no ...
	Stanford 2013 Roundtable panelists demystify the secrets of happiness The New Science of Happiness and Wellbeing," convened a panel of psychologists, neuroscientists and business experts to discuss what makes people happy. Their message: Pursuing meaning in one's life is the key to establishing sustained happiness.
	Online dating now widely accepted, survey says (CNN) -- If eHarmony or Match.com features more prominently in your "how we met" story than a smoky nightclub or the produce aisle, you're probably not so reluctant to admit it. Six out of 10 Americans now believe dating sites are a good way to meet ...
	Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom set to join Derby on season-long loan Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom is set to join Derby on loan for the remainder of the season. Steve McClaren has wanted to bring in a new defender since becoming head coach at the Sky Bet Championship club at the beginning of this month and the former ...
	Possibly a Hall of Fame manager, definitely a HOF man During the Marlins' 1997 title season, Jim Leyland took time to teach a writer a lesson he wouldn't forget. (USATSI). Jim Leyland once gave me his pants and hit me fly balls off the Green Monster. That's a true story. (I would lie about Jim Leyland ...
	Kelly Clarkson marries Brandon Blackstock in Tennessee wedding Kelly Clarkson may need a moment to catch her breath as she is now officially a married woman. The 31-year-old singer got hitched to Brandon Blackstock Sunday in Tennessee at the Blackberry Farms in Walland, reports E! News. Clarkson and her hubby ...
	Taylor Swift Reveals Inspiration Behind New Song Sweeter Than Fiction From One Chance! Taylor Swift's new upbeat track, Sweeter Than Fiction, totally captures just how AH-mazing true love can be! But what's exactly the inspiration behind the sound?! Tay-tay is speaking out about her lyrical process with co-creator/fun. guitarist Jack ...
	Should Every Pro-Lifer Be a Vegetarian? You may not walk away from the book a vegetarian, but you will have considered some challenging questions. Addressing some of them, Camosy (whom you can follow on Twitter @nohiddenmagenta) talks with NRO's Kathryn Jean Lopez about For Love of ...
	Peyton Hillis helps carry Giants to victory "Peyton Hillis did an outstanding job," said head coach Tom Coughlin. With David Wilson (neck) and Brandon Jacobs (hamstring) sidelined, Hillis split the workload at running back with rookie Michael Cox, who was seeing his first regular-season action ...
	NY Giants snap losing streak, beat Minnesota Vikings� 23-7 for first win of season� GIANTS 23, VIKINGS 7. It took seven weeks and an opponent that was even worse than the Giants themselves. But at long last, the Giants have a win. PHOTOS: ABOUT TIME! GIANTS FINALLY WIN A GAME WITH 23-7 VICTORY OVER VIKINGS. Thanks to a ...
	Kate Hudson on fitness, childhood ballet, Fabletics line The fitness collection, which features numerous sports bras, running shorts, leggings and jackets in an array of colors, can be purchased online at Fabletics.com. Hudson's new business venture comes the same month the star graces the cover of Shape ...
	Chinese citizens losing patience with air pollution consequences China's tremendous growth has transformed the lives of its citizens but it has also come with a cost: significant air pollution. The major industrial city of Harbin shut down when smog levels reached record levels. Jeffrey Brown talks to Evan Osnos of ...
	Edawn The Esoteric You may have seen Edawn on our recent edition of Heatseekers, but if not, we're introducing you to the talented singer with her song "Partial." In the singer's own words, "'Partial' was originally a poem I wrote. Partial is sensual novelty. This track ...
	Steen launches Ergonomic Guitar line Guitars like Gibson's iconic Flying V, just about any BC Rich model, or Bob Wiley's Ministar travel guitars may well stand out in any crowd, but they're not exactly built for comfort. Guitar maker Shawn Steen has spent the last two years tweaking and ...
	WA Liberals to vote on royal commission into climate change science There are calls from within the Liberal party for a royal commission into the science of climate change, with the party's Western Australian division set to vote next month amid backing from the federal MP Dennis Jensen. The proposal has been put ...

The National Zoo Becomes The Happiest Spot In Washington As It Reopens After The Government Shutdown In a city bruised by the fierce partisan battles of the last few weeks, happiness abounded Friday as the Smithsonian National Zoo in Northwest Washington, D.C., opened its doors for the first time since Sept. 30. The zoo, of course, was the site of ...

	Louisville-s Chane Behanan ‘positive- he-ll earn his way back Chane Behanan was suspended indefinitely last Thursday by the University of Louisville for violation of University policy. Within days, the junior forward had repeated the violation, which caused head coach Rick Pitino to say Behanan could still earn ...
	Health Groups Tell Katy Perry to Stop Marketing Pepsi Can nutrition watchdogs shame Katy Perry to stop marketing Pepsi? A group of seven health organizations are going to try. On Tuesday, they plan to run an open letter to Perry urging her to not "exploit [your] popularity by marketing a product that ...
	The Dark Side of Yoga Art Before yoga became the chosen fitness pastime of suburban yuppies, it was a driving cultural force, shaping literature, religion, philosophy and other facets of society, first in India, and then the rest of the world. [READ: Alec Baldwin, Wife ...

New Ilchi Lee Book Inspires Personal Growth in 'Change New York Times Bestselling author and meditation expert, Ilchi Lee, is marking this time of seasonal change with the launch of a new book. October 1, 2013, will begin with the official release of Change: Realizing Your Greatest Potential. Change was ...

	GTA Online now halves money earnt from repeated missions, confirms Rockstar SURVIVAL is the best way to make money, but you need to be a 3-4 person squad. Frankly I'm getting bored at lvl 28. I'd like more missions. But Rockstar really need to fix their randomly spawning enemies during a mission. It really defeats the purpose ...
	Josh Freeman gamble costs free-falling Vikings in loss The Minnesota Vikings made a bold organizational decision when they were sitting at 1-3. They decided to bet the rest of their season on Josh Freeman. That decision might wind up costing a lot of people their jobs.
	Jenna Jameson's Hollywood mansion auctioned off for for $1.8M after foreclosure Home sweet home? Jenna Jameson recently lost her Hollywood Hills mansion to the bank. According to the website, Jameson was notified in February of her delinquent status and that the I Dream of Jenna star owed close to $57,000 in mortgage payments.

UK solar installation heads for record Green power: UK solar installation heads for record. Investment in clean technology for UK has risen to £1.6bn, but sector remains under pressure amid growing energy bills. Share · Tweet this. Email. Fiona Harvey · The Guardian, Sunday 13 October 2013.

	Business Success by Saying "No!" Have you ever wondered how some business owners find the time to do all the things they do and are able to accomplish so many things, for their own lives and their businesses? They have the same number of hours per day that we all do. How some of them ...
	Andrew Luck outduels Peyton Manning in memorable Broncos-Colts contest Could you take a weekend rematch, Peyton Manning at Andrew Luck? Or Peyton Manning at Tom Brady for the 867th time? (The 866th: Nov. 24 in Foxboro.) Come to think of it, Denver at Cincinnati would be a pretty big letdown. Sam Bradford's done for the ...

Library reaps good will with Fall Fest Library reaps good will with Fall Fest. Story · Comments · Image (3). Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Previous Next. Fall Fest at the library. At the Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library's Fall Fest ...

Arizona Utility Tries Storing Solar Energy for Use in the Dark When it snowed in Flagstaff, Ariz., recently, thousands of people woke up and turned up their electric heating, and Arizona Public Service saw electricity demand reach a morning peak. To meet the demand, the company used the previous afternoon's ...