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Drinking water for nearly 1 million Californians fails to meet state requirements, report finds
There is growing concern about the safety of drinking water for nearly 1 million Californians after a state assessment found hundreds of water systems across the state failed to meet health requirements. Two-thirds of the suppliers were in communities of color. Rachel Becker, water reporter for CalMatters, joined CBS News to discuss the...
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In addition to all the traditional beliefs of Christmas it seems to be a time to reflect and embrace an atmosphere of happiness.
To paraphrase Frost’s writings about Democritus, the goal of life is happiness. At all times man seeks happiness. Happiness is an inner condition or state of tranquility, which depends upon harmony of the soul. Happiness should not depend upon things of the world, since these come and go and a lack of them causes unhappiness. Rather, happiness should be a state of mind, a balance of life, an attitude that combines reflection and reason.
And on that note, Merry Christmas and I hope you find “happiness” in the New Year.
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“…The choice of December 25 was influenced by the fact that the Romans, from the time of Emperor Aurelian (275), had celebrated the feat of the sun god (Sol Invictus: The Unconquered Sun) on that day. December 25 was called the ‘Birthday of the Sun.’ and great pagan religious celebrations of the Mithras cult were held all through the empire.” [Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs, page 61]
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As for celebrating the birth of Christ, the exact date of Jesus of Nazareth's birth is unlikely to ever be recovered, given how scarce bureaucratic records at that time were and how small the fraction of those that were not lost throughout thousands years is. It is no wonder Christmas is celebrated on different dates in different countries (in Eastern Europe, for example, it is usually early January, rather than late December).
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