Saturday, October 26, 2013

In the news, Saturday, October 26, 2013


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OCT 25     INDEX      OCT 27
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SPOKANE


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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)

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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)


U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree tour begins in Newport


from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)


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from NW Preps Now


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from The Spokesman-Review

to be added
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REGION


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from Columbia Basin Herald


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from Freedom Foundation


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from iFIBRE ONE News


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from KING 5 News (Seattle)

NW school lifts ban on teachers carrying guns at school
The St. Helens school board Wednesday night lifted a ban on teachers and staff to carrying firearms on school grounds.


Jurors wanted child abuse charges against JonBenet Ramsey's parents


from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)


7.3-magnitude quake rocks Japan; no damage reports

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from KOMO News (Seattle)


Military bases open their doors to home-schoolers


FDA proposes strict new safety standards for pet food producers

Judge who changed infant's name from 'Messiah' could be disciplined
An East Tennessee magistrate who ordered a baby's name changed from Messiah to Martin has been charged with violating the state's Code of Judicial Conduct.


FDA approves more potent, pure hydrocodone painkiller drug
Painkiller Zohydro's approval was quickly criticized by patient safety advocates who had urged the FDA to reject the drug at a public meeting last year.
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from NWCN


7.3-magnitude quake rocks Japan

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from The Star (Grand Coulee)


Bear a bigger problem than usual
Two were shot in Coulee Dam recently by Tribal Natural Resource officers, after residents there were bothered by them roaming the streets. A bear was trapped this week in the orchard at Shaw's Fruit and Produce, the fifth this year at that Belvedere orchard, tribal officer Rick Desautel noted.

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from The Wenatchee World


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NATIONAL


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from ABC News


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from ACLJ


“So help me God” The Latest Target of Anti-Christian Proselytizing in the Military


Elementary school students in California can now bring their Bibles to school.
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from AMAC


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from The Blaze


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from Breitbart


FOUR IRANIAN CHRISTIANS SENTENCED TO 80 LASHES FOR DRINKING COMMUNION WINE


HANNITY TO PAY YEAR'S SALARY TO OBAMACARE OPERATOR FIRED AFTER HIS PHONE CALL

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from CBS News


Arrival of Obamacare forcing insurers to drop customers with low coverage

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from CNSNews.com


Census Bureau: Means-Tested Gov't Benefit Recipients Outnumber Full-Time Year-Round Workers


from The Daily Caller


Michelle Obama’s Princeton classmate is executive at company that built Obamacare website

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from Drudge Report


NSA site went down due to 'internal error', not DDoS attack, agency claims[shared from RT News which brings the Russian view on global news]

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from Fox News


Megyn Kelly Presses ObamaCare 'Architect' on Disastrous Rollout: 'Should Someone Be Held Accountable?'


FBI to probe deputy shooting of California 13-year-old who had pellet gun


from The Heritage Foundation


Obamacare’s Harshest Critics? Look at What These Liberals Are Saying

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from Lars Larson


Minnesota Congresswoman Asks Governor, Metrodome to Not Display Redskins’ Name, Logo at Vikings Game[shared from PJ Media]  I find myself wondering how long it might be until one of the dimbulbs running the networks that broadcast NFL games chooses to exclude the Redskins from their broadcasts. Who is really behind the effort to get the Redskins to change their name? Most of them are not Native Americans. This is a prime example of white liberal guilt. - Lars Larson


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from National Journal


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from National Review


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from NBC News


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from NPR


'Loyal Soldier' Sebelius Vows To Stay Put, Fix HealthCare.gov
The Health and Human Services secretary says she has promised the president she'll get things straightened out.


Fish Sauce: An Ancient Roman Condiment Rises Again
Fish sauce — that funky, flavor-enhancing fermented condiment — part of what gives Southeast Asian cooking its distinctive taste, used to be integral to European cooking, until taxes and pirates caused it to disappear.


A Family Bible And Other Heirlooms, Found Online
An online business helps reunite people with orphaned heirlooms of their family history, boasting items connected to 50,000 surnames.


What If Husbands Had A GPS To Help Wives With Breast Cancer?
Imagine a device that would help a man correct course when they mess up while trying to support the woman he loves. One breast cancer husband who did just about everything wrong when his wife was diagnosed says he would have welcomed a little back-seat driving.


Aging Well: Keeping Blood Sugar Low May Protect Memory
New data suggest that even modest increases in blood sugar, among people in their 50s, 60s and 70s, can have a negative influence on memory. To control blood sugar, what you eat is important.


San Francisco Kitchen Lends Low-Income Food Entrepreneurs A Hand
San Francisco's Mission District is a cultural crossroads for food, where Mexican bodegas and burrito shops meet gourmet bakeries and cutting-edge California cuisine. It's also home to a kitchen where some of the most promising food startups in the region are getting a boost.
Since 2005, the non-profit group La Cocina has been providing equipment, mentoring and access to capital to promising small food businesses in the Bay area.


What Happens When You Just Give Money To Poor People?
"There is this growing realization that being poor is really stressful, and that that can make it hard to organize your life and plan and make good decisions," Paul Niehaus, a founder of the charity GiveDirectly, says. "If one of the things that giving people wealth is doing is enabling them to feel more sane and more in control of their life, that could ultimately be one of the more important things."


Historian Says '12 Years' Is A Story The Nation Must Remember
Yale historian David Blight says Americans like to think of themselves as "the country that freed the slaves," but prefer not to dwell on the sobering history that came first. He says the new film '12 Years a Slave' is a rare, effective depiction of slavery in the United States.

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from POLITICO


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from Senior Airman Brian Kolfage


Soldiers: Army warns of punishment for donations to Tea Party, Christian groups[shared from examiner.com]

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from USA Today


Report: Iran may be month from a bomb
Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to build a nuclear bomb in as little as a month, according to a new estimate by one of the USA's top nuclear experts.

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from The Wall Street Journal


Where in the World Top Buyers Shop
The strongest home purchasers tend to look for property investments in tried-and-true markets that offer both low risk and some potential for price appreciation. Outside of such safe havens, shoppers tend to buy in or near their own areas.

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from The Washington Post




from Weasel Zippers (100 Percent FED Up)


WTHI-IN: Indiana School District Faces $6 Million In Costs From ObamaCare, Cutting Hours For Workers


from The Weekly Standard


CBS Video: Obamacare Takes Away Woman's Health Care Choices

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WORLD


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from AsiaNews.it


TAIWAN: New food scandals lead consumers to wonder about "what they can eat
The government fines two companies that made edible oils adulterated with a copper complex of chlorophyllin and sold it as 'extra-virgin olive oil.' Consumers are exasperated by the constant problems with food safety.


MYANMAR: Thein Sein's decision not to run paves the way for a challenge between Aung San Suu Kyi and Shwe Mann in 2015
Myanmar's current president will not seek a second mandate and will leave active politics, Lower House Speaker Shwe Mann said in announcing his decision to replace him, likely against opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. However, the constitution will have to be amended if the Nobel Prize laureate wants run for the highest office. Meanwhile, reforms are "very slow".


IRAN: Greater media openness under Rouhani
Following the election of the new president, Iranian papers are covering issues once considered off-limits. This comes after years of censorship enforced by the secret services and the courts. However, a former member of the Khatami administration warns that it is still too early to talk about real change.


CHINA: Guandong: arrested New Express reporter makes a confession about hot stories
In an interview with CCTV, Chen Yongzhou said he took bribes to publish phony stories about industrial giant Zoomlion. Fellow journalists have doubts about his confession, suspecting instead that he was "forced" to make a retraction. In recent days, his newspaper had called for his release in its front-page.

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from BBC News


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from Daily Mail


'We've reached the end of antibiotics': Top CDC expert declares that 'miracle drugs' that have saved millions are no match against 'superbugs' because people have overmedicated themselves

Also found in chocolate, red meat, spinach, bananas and turkey


Sun unleashed one of its strongest solar flares, sparking temporary radio blackout
Increased activity has led to stronger solar flares coming from the sun since Wednesday
The strongest flare came early Friday morning, and caused a temporary radio blackout
Flares glancing earth this weekend may cause further radio blackouts, as well as power grid and GPS issues


Well-wishers donate $11,000 to woman caught stealing $3 from fountain because she couldn't afford to feed herself
Disabled woman on welfare saved from eviction thanks to fund and job offer
Attorney has also offered to fight her theft charge which carries $1,000 fine


Four Christians sentenced to 80 lashes for drinking communion wine in Iran
A new UN report criticised Iran's persecution of non-Muslims
Christian Solidarity Worldwide said it 'criminalised the Christian sacrament'
The death penalty is among the punishments for those who convert from Islam to Christianity
The four men were arrested at a house church in December as the government cracked down on the practice


Woman who lost all her memories following deadly brain swelling which left her unconscious for 14 weeks is re-learning her life with photographs
Liz Oldershaw, 24, developed encephalitis and was put into a 14-week coma
When she eventually woke up she had lost most of her memories
She had also lost the ability to read, write and even speak
But she is piecing her past back together with help from her family
They have made scrapbooks and photo collages to help her remember


Daredevil photographer gets stunning views of beauty spots - with a bird's eye view from his motorised paraglider


He got a kidney, she got a new last name: Couple weds three years after groom received life-saving organ donation from bride who was a 'friend of a friend'
When his kidneys practically stopped functioning at the age of 19, Kyle Froelich was desperate to find a donor
Despite many of his family and friends offering to donate a kidney to him, he struggled to find a match
In September 2009, Kyle met 22-year-old Chelsea Clair, a friend of a friend, at a car show and she offered him her kidney that same day
Six months later the two went into operation and the transfer was successful
It wasn't until after the donation that the two began seeing each other romantically
About four years after first meeting and offering to give up her kidney, Chelsea married Kyle in a ceremony in Danville, Indiana


'I Googled my boyfriend and found out he was a sex offender': How Holly stumbled across 'loving, caring' man's horrifying past
Holly Thorogood met Martin 'Haze' in a bar in Torquay
Grew suspicious as his sister had different name
Googled his real name, Hoyle, and found out he was a sex offender
Hoyle was sentenced to six years in jail in 2006 for trespass with the intent to rape a pensioner
He has now been jailed four times for failing to comply with the sex offenders register

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from The Guardian


Why the 1% should pay tax at 80%
The Reagan-Thatcher revolution changed society's beliefs about taxes. If we want economic growth shared fairly, we must rethink

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from The Hindu  (Madras, India)


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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)


Her Love for Jesus Shines Brighter, Despite Torture and Solitary Confinement
Eritrea is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Believer. OpenDoors released the inspiring story of a young Christian who magnifies God's grace in the face of brutal physical and psychological torture, starvation, and solitary confinement devised to force from her a renunciation of Him. Please pray for her, and for all those suffering for His name.

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from The Jerusalem Post


Iranian MP: Despite warnings from West, Tehran continuing 20% uranium enrichment
Which will come first, if any: Iran's agreement to stop enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium or Western sanctions relief? Alaeddin Boroujerdi contradicts previous claim by other Iranian legislator that Tehran has halted enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium; says Iran's nuclear energy activities continue as they have in the past.


'Israel's missile-defense system could crumble at the moment of truth'
Dr. Nathan Faber, an expert on anti-ballistic-missile defense, questions the efficacy of Israel's tiered-defense concept in an all-out war on several fronts, citing financial and operational reasons.


Intelligence minister says even at 3.5% enrichment, Tehran could weaponize within months, make 5-7 bombs in first year.

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from SPIEGEL International (Der Spiegel)


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from The Voice of the Martyrs


The Blessings of Persecution
(video) While most US churches will “Remember those in bonds” (Heb. 13:3) during the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) in November, First Wesleyan Church in Bartlesville, Oklahoma chose October 20 for their commemoration. The church’s pastor invited VOM’s Todd Nettleton—a member of the church—to bring the message in the morning services.

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FEATURES




from EarthSky


Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes near Japan
A strong earthquake struck Saturday morning (local time) off Japan’s coast. No Pacific-wide tsunami warning issued, but a local tsunami warning included the crippled Fukushima nuclear site.

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from Facecrooks


[Phishing Alert] Fake Message from Facebook Security Stating You Violated a Policy
[Scam Alert] Don't be fooled by messages claiming you have violated a Facebook policy and you need to confirm your account. A current one starts off with "Messages Blocking" spelled with nontraditional characters and leads to to external, phishing site. If you receive a message like this, then there is a good chance that one of your friends has been hacked. See the alert for more details and tips!

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from Family Tree Magazine


Former Ancestry.com execs to launch new genealogy startup YouWho (exclusive)
[shared from Venture Beat]

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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)





Avoid Any Products Containing Aborted Fetal Cells


10 Symptoms of Gluten Intolerance


The Brutally Honest Coca-Cola Commercial You’ll Never See On Television

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from Money Talks News


Get Ready for a Major Rent Hike
Rent rose almost 8 percent in the last five years and will continue to keep going.

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from Natural Society


Junk Food Palm Oil Production Leading to Massive Deforestation, Slave Labor, and Pollution


from PreventDisease.com


Are Women Better At Finding Things and Multi-tasking?


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