Buddhist Temples Rededicated By Cambodian Dancers

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	Buddhist Temples Rededicated By Cambodian Dancers A Buddha statue is seen at Borobudur temple during celebrate Vesak Day, commonly known as 'Buddha's birthday', at the Borobudur Mahayana Buddhist monument on May 6, 2012 in Magelang, Indonesia. Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the Borobudur temple annually, which makes it the most visited tourist attraction in Indonesia. Vesak is observed during the full moon in May or June and the ceremony centers around three Buddhist temples, whereby pilgrims walk from Mendut to Pawon, ending at Borobudur. The stages of life of Buddhism's founder, Gautama Buddha, which are celebrated at Vesak are his birth, enlightenment to Nirvana, and his passing. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)...
	OPPD approves plan to more than double renewable energy sources If all works out, the project would more than double OPPD's portfolio of renewable energy sources.The OPPD board on Thursday approved a 20-year power purchase agreement with Geronimo Energy of Edina, Minn., to buy the power from the Grande Prairie Wind Farm, scheduled to come online in 2015. It would be the district's largest wind acquisition to date, providing enough electricity for 118,000 customers. The Nebraska Power Review Board still needs to approve the plan. OPPD has existing purchase agreements with five Nebraska wind farms, and turbines at the new Prairie Breeze Wind Farm near Elgin, Neb., should be spinning by second quarter 2014, spokesman Mike Jon...
	Ted Cruz Failed To Disclose Ties To Caribbean Holding Company Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz potentially violated ethics rules by failing to publicly disclose his financial relationship with a Caribbean-based holding company during the 2012 campaign, a review of financial disclosure and company documents by TIME shows. The relationship originated with a $6,000 investment Cruz made more than a decade ago in a Jamaican private equity firm founded by his college roommate. When Cruz later reported the financial relationship in 2013, he failed to comply with Senate rules requiring full identification of the holding company and its location, triggering an inquiry by Senate Select Committee on Ethics staff and a second amended disclosure. After addi...
	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 ...
	'Will & Grace' stars, Cheney, viral fitness mom TODAY's highlights: Debra Messing and Eric McCormack have a laugh, while Maria Kang, the fitness blogger and mom who created a firestorm of controversy after her photo went viral this week, smiles for the set. 1. "Will & Grace" reunite! Debra Messing ...
	The Most Extreme Niche Dating Sites Are you a lovelorn farmer? A passionate Persian? A smoldering smoker? An Ayn Rand fan hoping to hook up with someone else Ayn-inclined? Then there's likely an online dating site for you, where you can find a fellow farmer, Persian, smoker or ...
	Kim K and Nicki Minaj let it all hang out on Instagram Liz (@Killaliz) October 17, 2013. Out: Get Covered. In: Get Uncovered. As if the Twittersphere weren't polluted enough with attention-starved selfies, both Kim Kardashian and Nicki Minaj decided to post titillating stripped-down Instagrams for their ...
	United States to be surprisingly strong for Sunday-s Australia friendly The roster announcement for the upcoming friendlies was a weird one. The U.S. have games scheduled against Australia (Sunday, 1:30 p.m. ET, NBC) and New Zealand (Oct. 27, 30), but for Sunday's match against the Matildas, European players weren't set ...
	New Study Predicts Year Your City's Climate Will Change "We're providing a new metric on when ongoing climate change will lead to environments like we have never seen before," lead researcher Camilo Mora of the University of Hawaii told reporters, "when the coldest year of the future will be warmer than the ...
	How To Wire Your Brain For Happiness The secret to lasting happiness might be neatly summed up in a cheesy neuroscience joke: "The neurons that fire together, wire together." "It's a classic saying, and it's widely accepted because it's very true," neuropsychologist Rick Hanson, author of ...
	Giant Oarfish 'Sea Serpent' Found Off California After taking a closer look she discovered it was an oarfish, which can grow up to 15m. "Jasmine Santana was shocked to see (a) half-dollar sized eye staring at her from the sandy bottom," the institute said in a statement. "Her first reaction was to ...
	Gov't Urges Furlough Compassion The government is urging creditors to "remain patient and show compassion" for hundreds of thousands federal workers who remain furloughed without a paycheck. Some agencies are offering employees a cover letter that explains to creditors that the ...
	Man's act of kindness a reminder that 'there is good in the world' (CNN) -- Waitress Nikki Pirog had seen the two women crying. The women -- she presumed a mother and daughter -- and a single gentleman were her only tables in a small and secluded section at the Daedalus restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
	Pa. companies shying away from solar power Mr. Morinville's financial models show that over a period of 25 years the cost per kilowatt of solar power will be about 7.9 cents for residential clients and 6.4 cents for commercial clients. According to PAPowerSwitch.com, a website run by the Public ...
	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 ...
	Nine things that cost less than the government shutdown The government shutdown may have ended before the U.S. defaulted on its debt and caused worldwide financial calamity, but the economic impact from the 16-day standoff in Congress still came with a hefty price tag. Economists at Standard & Poor's ...
	Nexus 5 appears in Google Play store for $349 As if the cacophony of leaks around the Nexus 5 weren't enough, here's the most official yet: Google's latest flagship phone has appeared on the Play store. The listing appears to have been made in error, as the phone cannot be bought and no details ...
	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.
	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 ...
	Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim's Philanthropic 'Generosity' Gets The Nod From A Kennedy Scion Kerry Kennedy, the president of the non-profit Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, praised Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim's philanthropic generosity in general and his efforts to assist thousands of victims of the recent hurricanes in ...
	Business groups stand by Boehner, plot against tea party Despite presiding over a chamber that nearly drove the country to a debt default, John A. Boehner still has the enduring support of a group that would have been most harmed by that event: the business community. Rather than revisit their strategy of ...
	Government shutdown, debt ceiling vote interrupted by House stenographer WASHINGTON A woman described by lawmakers and aides as a long-time House stenographer was removed from the chamber Wednesday night after she began shouting during a vote to end the government shutdown and extend the federal debt limit.
	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 ...
	Sharks- Hertl feeling ‘very good- after pair of big hits, will face Blues The San Jose Sharks will have their leading goalscorer in the lineup tonight for a huge tilt with the Blues. Rookie Tomas Hertl, the NHL's leading marksman with seven goals in five games, told CSN Bay Area he's ready to face St. Louis after taking a ...
	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 ...
	OR company worker-stockholders want cash "You watch the Don Boones and Mike Nassers cash stock in for large sums of money and we are sitting there with our hands in our pockets," Dovenberg said. When KOIN 6 News went to the company's North Plains headquarters, Nasser didn't want to talk ...
	All 300 of You! What is a boss? According to the dictionary, a boss is (a) a person in charge of a worker or an organization, or (b) the verb which means to give orders in a domineering manner. I own several companies including real estate offices, a law practice, a ...
	Syrian opposition under pressure to attend Geneva peace conference Pressure is mounting on Syria's fractured opposition to attend a peace conference in Geneva next month despite only slim chances that it will succeed in finding an exit from the country's bloody conflict. Qadri Jamil, Syria's deputy prime minister ...
	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.
	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 ...
	Grant money gets more students learning about river ecosystem The company is forking out $20,000, over two years, to help the St. Lawrence River Institute engage local youth and others with programs that will get them thinking about the environment and the ecosystem of local waterways. "We invest in programs that ...

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