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  • Who Is the Prophet Hosea?

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    Where does the name Hosea come from?
    Hosea is a name that is of Hebrew origin. Its meaning is one that provides hope for those who have lost it; it gives a chance to people who have gone astray to come back to their true home. Hosea simply means “salvation,” that elusive word that many people in this world want to find. Perhaps you have heard of the prophet Hosea, one of the most famous people bearing the name.

    Who is Hosea?
    Hosea was a prophet from the Bible’s Old Testament. Bible Hosea was a son of Beeri, and he lived and prophesied about Israel and its destruction around 722 BC. At the time, Israel was divided into two kingdoms; Hosea was focused on preaching to the Northern Kingdom.

    The Book of Hosea contains Hosea’s prophecies and the story of his marriage to Gomer, a marriage commanded by God to show the relationship between His covenant and the people of Ephraim, the largest tribe in Israel and also referred to as Israel itself.

    Hosea is believed to be the very first prophet who used marriage in his book to show the relationship between God and His people. You see, the marriage of Hosea and Gomer was not a smooth one; it was, in fact, quite the opposite. This reflected the kind of relationship that God and the Israelites had at the time.

    What happened between Hosea and Gomer?
    As a prophet, bible Hosea preached – until the destruction of Israel – during the Reign of the Seven Kings. This was a chaotic period for the Kingdom of Israel, especially in terms of religious beliefs.

    During this period, different kings ruled with varying religious positions – that is, they implemented whatever was most profitable for them. Earthly pleasures were shamelessly pursued, and the kings’ – as well as their people’s – spirituality suffered greatly. God was forgotten as the Kingdom turned to idolatry.

    Hosea was instructed by God to marry, but the marriage, God warned, would not be perfect for the woman would turn into a prostitute to show the current state of Israel. Hosea married Gomer. There are different opinions as to the nature of Gomer; some say that Gomer was a prostitute even before, while others maintain that it was only during the course of her marriage to Hosea that she became one. At any rate, Gomer was a quarrelsome and adulterous wife.

    What does Hosea mean to me?
    I have gone through many hardships in life. Like the Israelites, I too have lost my way and my faith. The story of Hosea is perhaps one that best describes my marriage. What comforts me is that the Book of Hosea ends not in hopelessness, but in forgiveness and love. Bible Hosea sought out Gomer and forgave her sins, just as God forgave His people.

    I never thought I could find myself whole again and especially not with the help of the Church. But there really is a God, and I feel His love as He gives me the opportunity to live life with faith and trust in His will. When I joined the Church, the pastor gave me the name “Hosea,” and I felt I have truly come home.

  • 全国超低价购买蘋果平板電腦iPad Wi-Fi和iPhone 4手机

    9月17日上午10点开始，蘋果平板電腦iPad Wi-Fi正式在中国发售了。紧接着，在当月25日周六上午8点，iPhone 4也正式面向中国顾客发售。iPhone 4订购的方式为两种：

    一、到中国联通零售店内办理24个月合约计划订购套餐。

    二、到国内或香港Apple Store零售店购买，无需合约。

    iPad Wi-Fi的订购方式只有一种为：到国内或香港Apple Store零售店购买，无需合约。国内订购地点分别为上海的香港广场 Apple Store零售店和位于北京的西单大悦城 Apple Store零售店。

    iPhone 4在中国Apple Store零售店的价格为16GB机型零售价人民币4999元，32GB机型人民币5999元。香港Apple Store零售店的价格为16GB机型零售价4988港元，32GB机型5888港元。目前的人民币与港币兑换价是1元人民币=1.17港元。

    4988港元=4268元人民币，4999-4268=731元。在香港购买iPhone 4 16GB机型比在国内购买要便宜731元人民币。

    5888港元=5038元人民币，5999-5038=961元。在香港购买iPhone 4 32GB机型比在国内购买要便宜961元人民币。

    蘋果平板電腦iPad Wi-Fi在中国Apple Store零售店的价格为16GB机型零售价为人民币3988元，32GB机型人民币4788元，64GB机型为人民币5588元。香港Apple Store零售店的价格为16GB机型零售价3888港元，32GB机型为人民币4688港元，64GB机型为人民币5488港元。

    3888港元=3327元人民币，3988-3327=661元。在香港购买iPad Wi-Fi 16GB机型比在国内便宜661元人民币。

    4688港元=4011元人民币，4788-4011=777元。在香港购买iPad Wi-Fi 32GB机型比在国内便宜777元人民币。

    5488港元=4696元人民币，5588-4696=892元。在香港购买iPad Wi-Fi 64GB机型比在国内便宜892元人民币。

    从以上价格换算表中可看出，无论是在香港购买iPhone 4还是蘋果平板電腦iPad Wi-Fi都要比国内便宜很多。主要是看你所居住的地理位置在什么地方。你可根据自己居住的地理位置来计算去每一个Apple Store零售店的机票或车费是多少，争取用最低的价格买到您喜欢的蘋果平板電腦iPad Wi-Fi和iPhone 4手机。需要注意的是，香港版的苹果机和大陆版的苹果机软件会有所不同，维修时也会带来不必要的麻烦。

    还有一种购买iPhone 4更优惠的方法就是去中国联通零售店内办理24个月合约计划订购套餐。你只需要预存两年的话费就可免费获得一部iPhone 4手机。详细资料请看《到中国联通网上营业厅办理免费获得iPhone 4的预约套餐》。

    看了以上详细分析之后，你应该知道自己去哪里购买蘋果平板電腦iPad Wi-Fi和iPhone 4手机是最低价格了吧？把不必要花费的钱省下来还可以去KTV潇洒一次，或买件礼物送给心爱的人哄TA开心也不错哦！

  • 美艳宅女的极品私生活

    美艳俏丽的遥遥（网名）现在已经成了宅一组中的极品宅女。很多网友都说宅男宅女都喜欢把自己封闭在家里，不愿意和外界接触，多数都沉迷于网络游戏、聊天等。典型的宅女特点是去卓越网购书，去淘宝网买日用品，而衣服化妆品之类一概忽略。但遥遥却没有过这种老套的宅生活，有几分姿色的她生活自由自在，十分滋润。

    遥遥在家里基本每天都是“挂”着一件睡衣晃来晃去，没事上上网，吹吹空调。记得有一天早上她叫的外卖来了，还有些昏昏欲睡的她立刻爬起去开门，结果送外卖的小伙对着她目瞪口呆了半天说不出一句话。原来刚睡醒的遥遥头发凌乱、眼神空洞，睡裙的领口开得非常低，“满院”春光自然外泄。结果遥遥竟装作没事一样把衣领往上拉一拉，继续付钱买单。

    虽然遥遥每天宅在家里几个月不出门，但她时刻关心国家大事和周围的小事。经常跟帖新闻、发表评论。人家说宅女们的生活非常孤单，甚至是严重自闭，遥遥却每天都有成千上万个网友陪着她。遥遥自己开了个博客，经常把自己的个人心得和生活亮照摆到空间里给网友们欣赏。

    遥遥不但模样生的美艳，身材也非常火辣。它很追求时尚和性感，经常把淘来的宝贝完美搭配在自己身上，再拍了照片上传至空间教网友怎么包装自己。她性感的身姿和动人的言语引来了不少网迷和追求者。现在的遥遥已经成为网上红人和时尚潮人了。

    遥遥还在淘宝开了一家服装店，生意相当红火。聪明的她利用自己是时尚潮人的超高人气把网友带到自己的网店消费，每个月都有一笔不菲的收入。对于遥遥来说有了电脑和网络给她带来的高收入和高品质的自由生活，还有什么理由出门呢？

    亲爱的网友们，是不是很羡慕这位绝顶聪明、美艳俏丽的宅女呀？其实你也可以做到哦，赶快自己做博客开网店吧！

  • 再次相遇－我和慧一起吃午饭

    慧已经来到我们家两天了，我只是除了偶尔跟她讲几句话外就没有多聊过。越想接近她时就越害怕。

    中午醒来后看到慧在客厅看电视，出于礼貌就和她打了招呼。慧说到：“我们一起去吃午饭吧？好久没一起吃过东西了！” 这次我没再多考虑就答应了她。

    我们来到一家好吃的日本餐厅，点了许多好吃的料理，一边聊一边吃起来。慧还是和以前一样很喜欢拍照，她在餐厅的各个角落不停的摆姿势拍照。看着她开心的样子，我心里也美滋滋的。遗憾的是，她没邀请我一起拍。

    买单后，我们要回去了。在路上我们一起买了很多小吃回家。虽然一直都是我跟在她们后面，但我还是觉得很幸福。没想到我和慧的再次相遇也可以这么开心。

  • Finding the Right Pair of Tight Jeans

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    Tight jeans look sexy and make a statement if worn properly. They look good on both skinny body types and the more voluptuous. Tight jeans that fit you well make a good addition to your wardrobe. You can wear them with a loose or flowing blouse and different kinds of footwear like platform shoes, wedges, or flats. As can be seen in many celebrities today, wearing a thong with tight jeans easily make up for a sexy, foxy look.

    The tricky part is finding the right pair that fits you well in all the right places – one that you can wear in almost any occasion and with almost anything. Looking for the right fir, cut, and color can be tiring so it is best to do your tight jeans-hunting when you are feeling refreshed.

    Some women stick to a particular brand of jeans for the sole reason that it manufactures pairs that fit them perfectly. If you already have a pair of tight jeans that fits you snugly, buy the same one by all means. Call up stores to see if they are still selling the same pair. You can also check online stores like eBay for pairs with the same style number as the pair you own.

    Online shoppers are now offered the option to use size calculators when purchasing jeans online. This new technology saves up time and effort otherwise consumed in browsing rack after rack, shop after shop and trying on one pair of jeans after another only to go home empty-handed.

    Online size calculators like zafu.com considers all the measurements you enter and your body type in displaying results of suitable pairs of jeans for you. Within a few minutes, your choices are narrowed down to jeans that will fit you perfectly.

    Shopping online for the right pair of tight jeans is no longer as inconvenient as it used to be. Look for online stores that have favourable return policies and if possible, free return shipping with a provision of at least 30 days to return a purchased item. Once you find a store you feel confident about, look for a style you like then compare your measurements to the retailer’s size chart. Various brands have different sizing systems.

    Last but not least, stay in shape so that your perfect-fit jeans stay that way as long as you like them to. Exercise regularly and eat healthy so you feel beautiful inside out.

  • The Status of the HIV Virus in 2009

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    The problem with HIV is that through the years, it is consistently increasing in every regions of the world. This is despite of all the efforts of the governments and various world organizations to curtail the spread of this virus and to properly educate people on how to prevent themselves from getting it or if they already have it, from spreading it.

    There are currently about 34 million people living with HIV all around the world. This is the statistics on HIV as reported by the United Nations. Around 32 million of these are adults, with an equal distribution between male and female victims of this virus.

    However, the saddening part of these statistics is that over 2 million children aged 15 and below are affected. These cases are mostly from poor countries, particularly in Africa, where babies were born with the virus after contracting it from their mothers.

    It is a growing concern because no definite cure has been found. About 2 million people have died from this disease starting from 2008 to the present statistics on HIV. An alarming figure considering the number of people who have the virus.

    The majority of the people who have the virus remain to be homosexuals, mostly gay men who have active sexual relations with other men. On those who are bisexuals, most of them acquired the virus through having promiscuous sex or having many different sexual partners.

    This is an alarming trend as the morals of people from all nations, particularly in more developed countries, is said to be breaking down, mostly being blamed on mass media. Some moralists have claimed that the television and the movies have the lasting and strong influence on how the young people are thinking and what they believe in.

    Another thing to get us worried about is that each year, thousands of cases of new diagnoses have been recorded. Since 2008 up to 2009, there are around 8,000 new positive diagnoses. What is disturbing is that this is a very small percentage as compared to the greater number of HIV infected people who are not diagnosed. The reason behind this is because most of those undiagnosed individuals are living in far flung places, mostly in poor countries, where there are limited access to medical centres.

    The numbers clearly show the current status of the HIV. And it is a horrible figure. Further studies have to be made to help legislators come up with laws to help combat this virus and how it is being spread in the society. Furthermore, education regarding this matter should begin in schools so children will learn as early as possible about the dangers of HIV and how they can prevent from being infected with it.

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  • 2010年十一黄金周过个快乐的假期

    2010年十一黄金周很快要到了，这次一定要安排个好节目去享受一下，为平时劳累的身体和大脑“补一补”。虽然今年的中秋节和十一的时间比较接近，但不能连休真的好可惜。

    百年才一次的世博会从5月1日开幕以来，我一直都很想去参观一下它的宏伟壮观。但是由于平日里工作很忙，一直都没有机会去。世博会在下个月底就结束了，趁这次放假去一饱眼福。刚好上海离我的老家安徽很近，顺便去家里看看年迈的父母，尽点孝心。

    十一是众人消费的日子，肯定会有很多人出外旅游，我最讨厌拥挤的人群了。到时机票也会很贵，哇！去一次世博要付出这么高的消费，那我这半年不是白干了？对了，不如利用这个难得的假期和分居两地的男朋友度过一段幸福值得回忆的时光。

    现在天气已经转凉了，去泡温泉是个不错的注意。泡温泉不但可以舒缓疲劳，还能滋润一下我的皮肤。最重要的是和自己喜欢的人一起，哇！简直不敢想象有多幸福。很多旅行社都有这类的温泉度假套餐，价格也很便宜。比如去惠州铁泉大温泉的套餐是两日游，包车费、四星级酒店入住、免费早餐等总共四百多元钱。还可以参观南昆山森林公园、水国迷城等景点，体验大自然的风光。或者去疯狂的购物吧，趁这个机会把自己想买的东西都买回来。

    亲爱的朋友们，你们是怎么盘点自己的十一黄金周的？你不会是因为怕高消费与拥挤的人群准备待在家里吧！人是需要劳役结合的，不要只是拼命工作忽略了疲惫的身体。趁这个假期快给自己安排一个精彩的节目吧！这样你的生活才会更加精彩。

  • 再次相遇－不知如何去面对

    再次相遇－不知如何去面对

    我和慧已经有两年没见面了，回想过去，她留给我的只有一次又一次的伤痛。今天，她忽然来到了我家。

    当时我在楼上房间内，听到敲门声时就知是慧到了。那一刻，我的心止不住的加快了跳动。两年没见了，不知现在的她会是什么样子，真的好想立刻飞下去看她。可是经过一番挣扎后，我还是选择不去见她，因为不知如何面对。于是，我就装作很忙的样子躲在楼上不敢下去。

  • 湖南卫视八大娱乐节目精彩热点大集合

    湖南卫视八大娱乐节目精彩热点大集合

    我喜欢湖南卫视节目的原因是《快乐大本营》的热情给了我最大的动力，使我每天都满怀激情《天天向上》。《我们约会吧》里面的美女个个都风骚迷人，但我更喜欢《8090》后青纯可爱的小美眉。美女们的青春魅力无法阻挡，让我《越淘越开心》。《智勇大冲关》给了我无敌的勇气，使沉侵在温柔乡里的我《勇往直前》玩遍《天下女人》。

    我非常喜欢看湖南卫视的娱乐节目，几乎每一期我都不会错过，每个节目的精彩绝伦让我回味无穷。但是有些节目也会有让人很不满意的地方，甚至有些气愤。

    《天天向上》是以一个偶像男子团体的概念，用各种形式来介绍中国千年礼仪之邦的礼仪文化。我可喜欢礼仪课里面的小阿宝了，他好可爱，一口流利的湖南普通话惹得观众开怀大笑。在这个节目里面我最喜欢的就是欧弟了，他嘴巴能说会道、幽默感十足。欧弟虽然长的不怎样，但是很有才，再加上与汪函的一唱一和使节目搞得有声有色。

    湖南卫视的《快乐大本营》也非常搞笑。像我们年轻人在工作学习之后看看这个节目，可以放松一下压力轻松许多。这个节目虽然有点傻，但是有笑料，对身心健康有好处。有时还会有大美女和明星帅哥来，可以让人大饱眼福。不过最近节目不如以前好看了，可能是他们在忙快乐男生的节目没时间吧！

    湖南卫视《我们约会吧》反映出了社会单身男女的普遍想法，主要是给那些剩男剩女们提供一个良好的交友平台。不过最近几期的女孩子没有前面的漂亮了，好像越来越老。参加这个节目的人有些是为了炒作自己的事业品牌来做秀的，好像推销公司和产品一样，根本就不是来交友的。

    《8090》的节目故事很感人，深受年轻小女生的喜爱。通过这个节目在日常生活中，特别是感情方面能够学到许多东西。《勇往直前》很多时候都是演一些明星挑战的节目，还会建立希望小学帮助那些贫困的孩子，非常值得一看。

    湖南卫视除了以上娱乐节目以外，其他都不怎么样。像《越淘越开心》完全就是在帮淘宝打广告，没什么看头。《智勇大冲关》虽然有点刺激，但很多时候好像是内部人员在搞鬼，很不公平。例如，第一关的跑道和第三关的转盘有时很快，有时又很慢。《天下女人》好像是给那些已婚的女人上政治课一样，教她们怎样对待自己的事业、亲情和爱情，变成一个“有心机”的女人。这些适合那些老女人看，我觉得作为一个女人还是单纯、可爱一点比较好。

  • Eat Vegetables and Lose So Much Fat

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    If there is one thing that people should be doing more each day, but they are actually doing less of it, is to eat more vegetables. There are so many benefits of adding vegetables to one’s diet and one of which is that you can lose so much fat by just doing it.

    Vegetables are among the foods that we have learned to hate as a child. Why? Simply because they seldom taste good. Sadly, we tend to carry that dislike for vegetables as we grow up, which is a very poor habit. That is because we deprive ourselves of the many vitamins and minerals that can be naturally found in vegetables.

    We all know that vegetables are good for our health, but how can it help us lose so much fat? Well, for one thing vegetables are rich in fiber. Fiber plays an important role in making us feel full quickly and for a longer period of time. When we are full, we eat less often. So for example, if we have vegetables for lunch, since we will naturally already feel full, there is less chances that we will have an afternoon snack. We crave less because of this.

    Another way that vegetables help us lose so much fat is because vegetables have zero to very little fat to begin with. That means when we eat these health foods, we put less to none additional fat into our bodies. When there is less fat going in, it will be easier for us to burn off the existing fat within us.

    Aside from that, vegetables add variety to merely eating meat and other processed foods. Eating nothing but meat is dangerous because of the fat and the cholesterol that is abundant in most meats. And you know exactly what that translates into: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and possibilities of strokes and heart attacks.

    Vegetables also contribute to better mental health. These can help boost our memory, help us think more clearly, and retain more information. The vitamin C that is found in most vegetables alone is already great for keeping our mental faculties healthy. It is perhaps due to is immunity boosting properties.

    So in case you are one of the many number of people who are not into eating vegetables, you can start incorporating these in your daily meals in very little portions as a start. For example, instead of just eating steak, you can include a small bowl of green salad. You can also include mixed vegetables to any grilled or fried meal. Through such small portions, you can slowly train your palate to learn to love these healthy vegetables.

    There are many ways to lose weight, but as always, it is through a proper diet that you can benefit from the most. And you can do that by having more vegetables each day. Not only can you lose fat, but through the vitamins and minerals present in vegetables, your mind and body will become healthier. Just remember to include as many types of vegetables as you can on your daily meals.