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from ancestry.com
Gems in Local Histories
Local histories contain valuable gems of information for family history researchers, regardless of whether the family lived in the city or in a rural area. But these resources are often overlooked. And even if they aren't entirely ignored, we may find ourselves just checking the index for surnames of interest. As it turns out, when our surnames don't appear in a local index, it's a huge mistake to dismiss it.
Local histories contain valuable gems of information for family history researchers, regardless of whether the family lived in the city or in a rural area. But these resources are often overlooked. And even if they aren't entirely ignored, we may find ourselves just checking the index for surnames of interest. As it turns out, when our surnames don't appear in a local index, it's a huge mistake to dismiss it.
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from AsiaNews.it
Pope: the hope of Advent to end all wars
Pope Francis mentions the prophecy of Isaiah, turning "swords" into "ploughshares" and "spears" in "pruning hooks". Humanity must find a shared horizon for its existence. The Church and the world are walking together toward the final goal. The Virgin Mary is the model to emulate. The Pontiff's thoughts also go out to people living with AIDS, grateful to missionaries and health care workers who quietly stand by them.
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from BBC News
New York train crash: Metro-North derailment in Bronx
Four people have been killed and more than 60 injured in a passenger train crash in the Bronx area of New York.
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from CBS News (& affiliates)
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from Choice and Truth
Thailand: Regime Deploys Black-Clad Militants
[Global Research] As promised by the Thai regime of Thaksin Shinawatra and his nepotist appointed proxy, sister Yingluck Shinawatra, it has released its black-clad militants against unarmed students in Bangkok, leading to several deaths, many more injuries and ongoing clashes.
Vaccines: Get the Full Story
[from naturalnews.com]
Near-Death Experiences and Conscious Brain Activity After Clinical Death Now Grounded In ScienceScience can often validate what we already know, but when its procedures attempt to arrive at a logical understanding of concepts that are not measurable by objective standards, it fails miserably to explain universal processes that are still far too grand for the entire world to accept at face value. But we’re getting there. The “near-death experience” reported by cardiac arrest survivors worldwide is now being grounded in science, according to research at the University of Michigan Health System in an attempt to at least explain why the brain continues to function well after clinical death.
Top 8 Supplements to Boost Your Pineal Gland Function
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from Collective Evolution
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
from EarthSky
Mach 1000 shock wave lights supernova remnant
The appearance of this “new star” stunned those who thought the heavens were constant and unchanging. At its brightest, the supernova rivaled Venus before fading from sight a year later.
Genius materials on the ISS
With proper coaxing, molecules in microgravity can assemble themselves into forms with surprising properties. This new NASA ScienceCast video explores the possibilities
With proper coaxing, molecules in microgravity can assemble themselves into forms with surprising properties. This new NASA ScienceCast video explores the possibilities
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from Facecrooks
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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
The Major Exercise Mistake I Made for Over 30 Years…Walk into any gym and you’ll see most of the people crowding around the aerobics equipment, but there’s actually a way to exercise that is FAR more effective than aerobic exercises like walking or running on a treadmill or elliptical machine for an hour, and it’s called Peak Fitness.
How Pharmaceuticals Came To Be The 4th Leading Cause Of Death In America
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from The Federalist Papers
Backdoor gun control is here: no lead means no bullets
This is a full on assault on the Second Amendment rights of American citizens! Own all the guns you want, but you won’t be able to buy ammunition.
Reporter condemns “hostile” White House
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from Fox News
5 weird things fast food does to your brain
Researchers found that just seeing fast-food restaurants and logos—not even necessarily eating it—can trigger impatience and make it more difficult to savor enjoyable experiences, like listening to an opera or looking at photos of nature. How come? Fast food brings to mind speed and instant gratification, both of which make you more restless, says study coauthor Sanford DeVoe.
Hill leaders: Terror threat growing in US; intel community not the 'bad guys'
Administration says ObamaCare site 'vastly improved', lawmakers remain wary
Administration says ObamaCare site 'vastly improved', lawmakers remain wary
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from The Heritage Foundation
Disabilities Treaty Would Not Benefit Disabled Veterans
The Administration has been pressuring the Senate to approve the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by claiming that the CRPD would benefit disabled American veterans traveling overseas.
Exclusive Interview: Gov. Scott Walker on Why Conservatives Don't Need to Move to the Center to Win
Three governors have faced recall elections in U.S. history. Wisconsin Republican Scott Walker is the only one to survive – and with a larger margin of victory the second time around.
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Algerian Church Attacked Again
A church in southern Algeria again was vandalized when a group of people attempted to break and throw a burning tire over the walls of the church. ICC recently spoke with the pastor and he recounted that similar incidents have happened before. He has filed complaints with the police, but nothing has resulted so far. The church has seen incredible growth in Algeria in recent decades and despite some improvements in the legal system there does remain social hostility towards Christians in some areas.
Netanyahu: I will not 'shut up' when Israel's interests are at stake
PM, predecessor go head-to-head over Iran approach; Olmert: Netanyahu has "declared war" on US by slamming ally's role in brokering deal.
Iranian FM Zarif: We are working to strengthen cooperation with Saudi Arabia
In midst of great tension between Tehran and Riyadh over nuclear agreement, Iran attempts to mollify regional rival.
PMO official denies Israel pushing ahead with plans for 24,000 new settlement units
Official in Netanyahu's Office shoots down reports of planning progress for projects over Green Line, including in controversial E1 area.
Al-Qaida-linked group says Islamist network has taken root in West Bank
Majles Shura al-Mujahideen, or Holy Warriors' Assembly, claims three militants killed by Israeli forces last week.
All Passengers Accounted For After Fatal Train Derailment In New York
Initial reports from the trains conductor say there may have been a brake issue.
Seattle Ferry Theft Raises Security Questions
A man in Seattle woke up Sunday morning, then stole the Victoria Clipper Ferry.
University to test pot for contaminants
Heather Miller Coyle, a forensic botanist and associate professor at the University of New Haven, says all sorts of nasty things not visible to the naked eye have been found in marijuana - mold, mildew, insect parts, salmonella and E. coli, to name a few.
Officials: Worst tech bugs over for Healthcare.gov
Visitors to the government's health care website encounter fewer errors and the system now works most of the time, administration officials said Sunday in a progress report.
Wash. 'high risk' for losing No Child Left Behind waiver
Education will be a focus when the Washington Legislature convenes in January, but money won't be the only issue on the table. Lawmakers must also bring the state's teacher evaluation system up to federal standards, or risk losing a waiver from the No Child Left Behind law.
Police: Man tries to steal ferry for West Seattle voyage
Seattle Police, the Coast Guard, and SWAT teams were called to Elliott Bay after reports of a suspicious person aboard a drifting Victoria Clipper shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday.
NYC train derailment kills 4, hurts more than 60
A New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve derailed Sunday, killing four people and injuring more than 60 in a crash that threw passengers from the toppling cars and left a snaking chain of twisted wreckage just inches from the water.
Patients notified about UW Medicine security breach
The University of Washington is warning thousands of patients that their personal information may have been compromised. In early October, an employee opened an email that contained malicious malware that took control of a computer containing patient information.
Idaho's top schools in Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy has been ranked as one of the top schools in Idaho. The principal says the curriculum is rigorous and students have to take two years of Latin to graduate.
Poll shows Americans are distrustful
A new poll shows that Americans are a mistrustful bunch. Nearly two-thirds say you can't be too careful in dealing with people, according to the General Social Survey, a massive survey of Americans conducted regularly since 1972 with funding from the National Science Foundation. To find out more, an Associated Press-GfK poll asked Americans how much they trust others in everyday situations.
from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
Algerian Church Attacked Again
A church in southern Algeria again was vandalized when a group of people attempted to break and throw a burning tire over the walls of the church. ICC recently spoke with the pastor and he recounted that similar incidents have happened before. He has filed complaints with the police, but nothing has resulted so far. The church has seen incredible growth in Algeria in recent decades and despite some improvements in the legal system there does remain social hostility towards Christians in some areas.
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from The Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu: I will not 'shut up' when Israel's interests are at stake
PM, predecessor go head-to-head over Iran approach; Olmert: Netanyahu has "declared war" on US by slamming ally's role in brokering deal.
Iranian FM Zarif: We are working to strengthen cooperation with Saudi Arabia
In midst of great tension between Tehran and Riyadh over nuclear agreement, Iran attempts to mollify regional rival.
PMO official denies Israel pushing ahead with plans for 24,000 new settlement units
Official in Netanyahu's Office shoots down reports of planning progress for projects over Green Line, including in controversial E1 area.
Al-Qaida-linked group says Islamist network has taken root in West Bank
Majles Shura al-Mujahideen, or Holy Warriors' Assembly, claims three militants killed by Israeli forces last week.
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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)
All Passengers Accounted For After Fatal Train Derailment In New York
Initial reports from the trains conductor say there may have been a brake issue.
Seattle Ferry Theft Raises Security Questions
A man in Seattle woke up Sunday morning, then stole the Victoria Clipper Ferry.
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from KING 5 (Seattle)
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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)
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from KOMO News (Seattle)
University to test pot for contaminants
Heather Miller Coyle, a forensic botanist and associate professor at the University of New Haven, says all sorts of nasty things not visible to the naked eye have been found in marijuana - mold, mildew, insect parts, salmonella and E. coli, to name a few.
Officials: Worst tech bugs over for Healthcare.gov
Visitors to the government's health care website encounter fewer errors and the system now works most of the time, administration officials said Sunday in a progress report.
Wash. 'high risk' for losing No Child Left Behind waiver
Education will be a focus when the Washington Legislature convenes in January, but money won't be the only issue on the table. Lawmakers must also bring the state's teacher evaluation system up to federal standards, or risk losing a waiver from the No Child Left Behind law.
Police: Man tries to steal ferry for West Seattle voyage
Seattle Police, the Coast Guard, and SWAT teams were called to Elliott Bay after reports of a suspicious person aboard a drifting Victoria Clipper shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday.
NYC train derailment kills 4, hurts more than 60
A New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve derailed Sunday, killing four people and injuring more than 60 in a crash that threw passengers from the toppling cars and left a snaking chain of twisted wreckage just inches from the water.
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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)
Patients notified about UW Medicine security breach
The University of Washington is warning thousands of patients that their personal information may have been compromised. In early October, an employee opened an email that contained malicious malware that took control of a computer containing patient information.
Idaho's top schools in Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy has been ranked as one of the top schools in Idaho. The principal says the curriculum is rigorous and students have to take two years of Latin to graduate.
Poll shows Americans are distrustful
A new poll shows that Americans are a mistrustful bunch. Nearly two-thirds say you can't be too careful in dealing with people, according to the General Social Survey, a massive survey of Americans conducted regularly since 1972 with funding from the National Science Foundation. To find out more, an Associated Press-GfK poll asked Americans how much they trust others in everyday situations.
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from MEDIAite
Fox’s Wallace Grills Liberal Guest: Isn’t Obamacare Just ‘Income Redistribution?’
Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace interrogated Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress, on whether the Affordable Care Act constituted “income redistribution” by using higher premiums for younger people to underwrite subsidies for older customers, while with Ethics & Public Policy Center senior fellow James Capretta alleged that Obamacare raises taxes to fund Medicaid subsidies.
NPR Reporter Frustrated by WH’s Transparency: ‘Have to Take Their Word’ on Obamacare Site Fixes
Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace interrogated Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress, on whether the Affordable Care Act constituted “income redistribution” by using higher premiums for younger people to underwrite subsidies for older customers, while with Ethics & Public Policy Center senior fellow James Capretta alleged that Obamacare raises taxes to fund Medicaid subsidies.
NPR Reporter Frustrated by WH’s Transparency: ‘Have to Take Their Word’ on Obamacare Site Fixes
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from Mother Nature Network
Creative recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers
Pinterest is a great resource for recipes, and there’s an abundance of ideas – hash, Pop Tarts, Nachos and more - to use up Thanksgiving leftovers on the addictive site.
Seasonal affective disorder: Natural remedies
Wintertime got you feeling down? We have some tips to get you out of bed and back into life.
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from National Review
Lies smooth the transition to a fundamental transformation of our health-care system.
Fraud can be so brazen it takes people’s breath away. But for a prosecutor tasked with proving a swindle — or what federal law describes as a “scheme to defraud” — the crucial thing is not so much the fraud. It is the scheme.
An Outbreak of LawlessnessReid and Obama have their way with the rules.
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from Natural Society
Study: Just 30 Minutes of Cell Phone Exposure Affects Brain Activity
Surprising Natural Herb Tackles Virulent Cancer TumorsBindweed extract has been shown to be helpful for numerous cancers, including prostate cancer, lung cancer, liver cancers, and more. It is so helpful, in fact, that it completely destroyed ‘virulent’ cancer tumors in laboratory mice.
Longevity Secrets: 6 Reasons Okinawans Live to Be Older than 100
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from NPR
Want To Break Up? 'Tis The Season, So Better Hurry
It's not just turkeys that get nervous this time of year. Chances are high that a failing relationship will also meet its end during the holidays. That's because it's not just turkey season — it's turkey drop season. "The turkey drop is that holiday breakup season where all the college students return home for their first major vacation, and everyone breaks up," Washington University junior Carly MacLeod tells guest host Robert Smith. She writes the romance column for the student newspaper.
A Soldier Accused, But Few Answers In Death Of Iraqi Teens
It sounds unthinkable, but there are times, according to the rules of war, when it's morally acceptable to shoot a child. A 12-year-old can, of course, fire an AK-47, but the more gut-wrenching decisions revolve around ambiguous situations. Could a child with a cell phone be a lookout for insurgents or send a detonation signal to an IED bomb?
The Key Test For HealthCare.gov Is The Part You Can't See
Calling the improvements "night and day" from October, the Obama administration says it has met its goal of getting the troubled HealthCare.gov site working for a "vast majority" of users. But that's only part of a complex technology system that is designed to end with insurance companies providing coverage for millions of consumers.
Morning-After Pill Disappoints, On To Plan C: More Effective Methods
They were splashy headlines this week: The emergency contraceptive pill “Plan B” does not work well in heavier women, and appears not to work at all in women over 176 pounds.
Restoring The Mausoleum That Helped Inspire The Taj Mahal
The tomb of a 16th century emperor became India's most ambitious heritage conservation project.
Five Things You May Not Know About Child Marriage
1. One in 3 girls in the developing world is married by age 18; 1 in 9 by the time she's 15. 2. The number of child brides is increasing. 3. In developing countries, the most common cause of death for girls age 15 to 19 is pregnancy and childbirth. 4. Parents often believe that by marrying off a young girl, they are doing what's best for her. 5. Child marriage hurts developing economies.
Odds Favor White Men, Asian Women On Dating App
Researchers recently took data from the Facebook app Are You Interested and found that not only is race a factor in our online dating interests, but particular races get disproportionately high — and low — amounts of interest.
Da Vinci's String Organ Must Be Heard To Be Believed
Saving The Native Prairie — One Black-Footed Ferret At A Time
A long campaign to rid ranchland of crop-ruining prairie dogs nearly wiped out native ferrets, too.
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from PositiveMed
8 Common Habits That May Damage Your Kidneys
from PreventDisease.com
Consumption of Milk As a Teen Not Associated With Stronger Bones And May Actually Increase Fracture Risk
Charges Filed: Panel of Experts Conclude Gardasil Injection Caused Multiple Sclerosis and Immune Mediated Disease In 15-Year Old
Mr. Jean-Christophe Coubris, defence lawyer for Marie-Oceane, a vaccine injured teen, has filed charges with the French public prosecutor in Bobigny, in the outskirts of Paris, against both Laboratoire Sanofi Pasteur MSD and the French authority Agence Nationale du Medicament (ANSM), the French National Medicines Agency, for breach of their manifest duty to ensure safety and for disregard of the precautionary and prevention principles.
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, Depression and Bipolar Disorder All Linked To Metal Toxicants Such As Lead and Mercury
Metal toxicants entering the part of the brain that deals with stress and panic have been linked to disorders dealing with the central nervous system. Increasing evidence indicates that damage to the locus ceruleus (LC), is present in a wide range of neurodegenerative diseases including demyelinating and psychiatric disorders.
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from Resurgence
16 SIGNS A LEADER HAS LOST HIS MIND
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from RT (Russia Today)
Genetically modified foods such as soy and corn may be responsible for a number of gluten-related maladies including intestinal disorders now plaguing 18 million Americans, according to a new report released on Tuesday. [26 Nov 2013]
Iceland’s government has announced that it will be writing off up to 24,000 euros ($32,600) of every household’s mortgage, fulfilling its election promise, despite overwhelming criticism from international financial institutions.
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from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Police nab suspect aboard drifting Victoria Clipper
Seattle police, the Coast Guard, and SWAT teams were called to Elliott Bay after reports of a suspicious person aboard a drifting Victoria Clipper shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday.
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Police nab suspect aboard drifting Victoria Clipper
Seattle police, the Coast Guard, and SWAT teams were called to Elliott Bay after reports of a suspicious person aboard a drifting Victoria Clipper shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday.
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from Space.com (& CollectSpacc)
Comet ISON Gets Roasted by Sun and Vanishes, But Did It Survive?
Call it a cosmic holiday miracle. The much-anticipated Comet ISON appeared to disintegrate during its Thanksgiving Day slingshot around the sun Thursday, but something — it seems — may have survived.
China launches 'Jade Rabbit' rover on first moon landing mission
China on Sunday (Dec. 1) launched its first mission to land a robotic rover on the moon. Should the Chang'e-3 lander and six-wheel Yutu ("Jade Rabbit") rover safely touch down in the Bay of Rainbows (Sinus Iridum), China will be the third country to land a craft on the moon, and the first to do so since the former Soviet Union's Luna 24 mission in 1976. Chang'e-3 marks the second 'step' in China's robotic lunar exploration plans, leading to returning samples of the moon to Earth.
The Truth About Neil Armstrong (Op-Ed)
[first posted 23 Aug 2013]
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from The Spokesman-Review
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from Sunny Skyz
An Ancient City Is Discovered Underwater. What They Found Will Change History Forever
The city of Heracleion was engulfed underwater 1500 years ago. This grand city had been mentioned by the Greek writer Herodotus, the 5th-century BC historian. He had told a wonderful tale of Helen of Troy, who traveled to Heracleion, then a port of 'great wealth', with her Trojan lover, Paris.
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from ThatsNonsense.com
Paul Walker Before and After Graphic Injury Photos - Internet/Facebook Rumour
Graphic photos claiming to show the body of actor Paul Walker after his fatal car crash are NOT real. They depict injuries of other people. Images in article are blurred out.
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from USA Today
Thai protesters occupy government buildings, cut power
Tens of thousands of protesters in Thailand's capital overran several buildings and cut power to the Finance Ministry on Monday in a stepped-up campaign to topple the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
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from The Weekly Standard
Beware Forecasters Who Are Certain They Are Right
Our economy is increasingly policy-driven, at least in the near- and medium-terms. What Congress and the president do or don’t do, what incoming Federal Reserve Board chairman Janet Yellen does or doesn’t do, will be important determinants of our growth, inflation, and job creation rates. So here is an attempt to see through the mist of obfuscation that is a feature of political and policy-making discourse, and spy the contours of future policy.
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from The Wenatchee World
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