13-Feb-2013 01:56 For

For House of Cards and Arrested Development, Netflix favors big data over big ratings :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/XTCeVj5-qWI/story01.htm

Where To Get 'Ashes To Go' For Ash Wednesday In New York; Reason Behind Catholic Tradition :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>For practicing Catholics, Ash Wednesday is the annual commemmoration of the seventh week before Easter and the first day of Lent.</p>
<p>Imposing ashes on one's forehead is a sign of penitence that the early Christians adopted from Jewish practice. It is mentioned several times in the Bible (Jonah 3:5-9; Job 42:6; Jeremiah 6:26; Matthew 11:21).</p>
<p>The ashes symbolize various aspects of human existence. The following is a list, courtesy of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Worship/Learning-Center/FAQs/Imposition-of-Ashes.aspx">ELCA:</a></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/where-get-ashes-go-ash-wednesday-new-york-reason-behind-catholic-tradition-1080424

'What Are You Giving Up For Lent?' Behind The Catholic Tradition :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>What are you giving up for Lent?</p>
<p>It's a popular question Catholics ask each other, but some aren't even aware of the history behind the tradition.</p>
<p>Lent is the 40-day period from Ash Wednesday to Easter when practicing Catholics give up a luxury as a form of penitence. Lent used to be mostly about fasting, limited calories and only eating at certain times, but for many, it now means giving up candy or soda.</p>
<p>The Internet generation took to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://Twitter.com">Twitter </a>on Tuesday to share what they would be "giving up" for Ash Wednesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/what-are-you-giving-lent-behind-catholic-tradition-1080262

Real Madrid Vs. Manchester United: Preview And TV Details For Champions League First Leg :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Each of the Champions League last-16 ties have their appeal, but there can be no doubt that the contest between Real Madrid and Manchester United is the true heavyweight matchup of the round. Even ignoring the fact that it features arguably the two biggest clubs in the world, the subplots alone make the two legs a tantalizing prospect.</p>
<p>Sure, there Cristiano Ronaldo taking on former club United for the first time as a Madrid player, but most intriguing is the clash between the two managers, who have a rich history and potentially intriguing future relationship.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/real-madrid-vs-manchester-united-preview-tv-details-champions-league-first-leg-1080650

Four Loko Ban May Be Lifted After FTC Sets New Rules For Marketing, Phusion Projects To Add 'Alcohol Facts' Label To Controversial Can [PHOTO] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>College students at universities where the alcoholic beverage Four Loko is banned might have something to look forward to as the Federal Trade Commission Tuesday announced <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.business.ftc.gov/blog/2013/02/how-ftcs-settlement-will-change-four-lokos-label-and-packaging" target="_hplink">new rules for marketing</a> the much-reviled canned drink.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/four-loko-ban-may-be-lifted-after-ftc-sets-new-rules-marketing-phusion-projects-add-alcohol-facts

AUDIO: Queen tops most powerful woman list :: The Queen has topped the first ever power list put together by Radio 4 show Woman's Hour. Former editor of the Sunday Mirror and Sunday Express, Eve Pollard, explains why.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21424238#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

For polluted Beijing, canned air :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/-GWBlhVmo_c/

Defending the Faith :: For researchers of all stripes, the meat-cleaver approach to tackling the United States' unsustainable deficit that has been at the center of political wrangling in Washington, DC, represents an obvious threat. Unprecedented pressure to avert fallout from spending cuts, tax rises, and other measures that will result from awkward compromises forced by the so-called fiscal cliff means that research budgets will be pushed toward the chopping block despite President Obama's stated commitment to "doubling funding for key research agencies to support scientists and entrepreneurs." Critics argue, as presidential candidate Mitt Romney did last fall, that much innovation can be fostered at lower cost by forgoing increases in government support for research and instead removing barriers to investmen...
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Barack Obama and the 'empathy deficit' :: The US president claims the 'empathy deficit' is a more pressing problem than the federal deficit, but empathy may be merely a product of changing scientific fashionsIn 2011, researchers at the University of Chicago conducted a simple experiment to ascertain whether a rat would release another rat from a cage without being given a reward. The answer was yes. After several sessions, the rats learned intentionally and quickly to open the restrainer and release the caged rats. The rats also repeated the behaviour even when they were denied the reward of reunion. Even more astonishing, when the rats were presented with two cages, one containing a rat, the other chocolate, they chose to open both cages and "typically shared the chocolate".For the researchers, the conclusion was inescapable: the...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridi10111&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fscience%2F2013%2Fjan%2F04%2Fbarack-obama-empathy-deficit