Sunday, February 2, 2014

In the news, Sunday, January 12, 2014


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JAN 11      INDEX      JAN 13
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from Ancestry.com

Revealing the Contents of a 100-year-old Time Capsule
On April 22, 2013, the Oklahoma Historical Society in partnership with the First Lutheran Church unearthed a 6-ft x 3-ft x 3-ft (1.83m x 0.91m x 0.91m) chest, buried in the church’s basement exactly 100 years prior. [from Twisted Sifter, 9 May 2013]

10 Things to Know: Passenger Lists
Have you tried searching our Passenger lists? They can tell you where your ancestor was going to, and where they were coming from. Our experts have put together a "10 Things to Know" guide to help you dig into these records, and hopefully, take you on a few trips with your ancestors.

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from BBC News (UK)

Thailand crisis: Protesters launch Bangkok 'shutdown'
Protesters are blocking roads in parts of the Thai capital, Bangkok, in a bid to oust the government before snap elections on 2 February.

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from CNSNews.com (& NewsBusters)
from Downtrend.com
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from EarthSky

Triple millisecond pulsar reveals secrets of gravity
Astronomers have pinned down masses and orbits of three stars in a unique system. Next, they’ll use the system to study details in Einstein’s theory of General Relativity.

Smallest, faintest, most numerous galaxies seen yet in distant universe
Normally these remote galaxies would be too faint to see, even with the Hubble Space Telescope. Astronomers used a bizarre trick of nature to photograph them.

What causes the aurora borealis or northern lights?

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from Facecrooks


Fake Facebook Profiles and Pages – the Tools of Scammers, Bullies and Thieves
Privacy Tip - Edit your Friends List visibility so that no one can see it. If a friend is ever hacked, this will keep the scammer from mining data and targeting them with other scams.

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from Family Tree Magazine

Genealogy News Corral, Jan. 6-10
FamilySearch has unveiled a new FamilySearch Indexing website.

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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from The Guardian

China surpasses US as world's largest trading nation
Beijing describes 2013 figures as 'a landmark milestone' as annual trade in goods passes the $4tn mark for the first time

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from The Heritage Foundation

Navy SEAL from "Lone Survivor" Sets This Journalist Straight on What It Means to Protect America

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from The Hill

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from iFIBRE ONE News

Moncada spotted in New Mexico motel room, Girl still missing
The man reported to be with a missing 16-year-old Royal City girl was spotted at a New Mexico motel. Miles “Logan” Moncada, a 22-year-old man, was spotted in an Albuquerque, NM, motel Saturday night. Moncada had left the room before police arrived, but officers did find black hair dye and disposable razors at the scene. Monica Helberg, the missing Royal City girl, was not seen at the motel.

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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)

Pastor from Nigeria Explains Importance of the Church
According to Pastor Julius Oladiran Ogunkola, the Church is a critical institution to keeping the country of Nigeria peaceful and unified. Faced with and Islamic insurgency seeking to establish a separate Islamic state in Nigeria's northern region and a corrupt government, the Church is critical to advocating peace in unity in Nigeria. Please pray for continued strenght for the Church in Nigeria.

Christian Courage in Syria
The violence that has torn apart the country of Syria for nearly three years has taken more than 100,000 lives. As the stream of foreign Jihadist fighters continues to rise the dangers for Syrian Christians also is rising. Caught in between the two sides and with the increasing numbers of militants subscribing to a militant Islamic ideology, the situation looks even more dire for Christians.

China Remains Among Worst Nations for Religious Freedom
A new report by the Belgium based Human Rights Without Frontiers International has concluded that China remains one of the world's worst places for citizens to enjoy religious freedom. The report comes despite a general impression in the international community that China has largely improved its track record on human rights and religious freedom over the past few decades. While their have undoubtedly been improvements, conditions for religious minorities remain woeful as they face tight control over their activities.

Despite Major Incidents of Persecution, Indonesian Leader Claims Country is Example of Tolerance
Indonesian Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali made outlandish statements late last week claiming, among other things, that "Indonesia...is the best country in the world in terms of religious tolerance." Human rights groups correctly criticized the remarks, pointing out that Indonesia experienced hundreds of incidents of violence last year directed at religious minorities. For Christians belonging to the GKI Yasmin or HKBP Filadelfia churches, the claims ring especially hollow. Their churches, among dozens of others, were shut down after protests by radical Islamists pressured local governments into sealing off their church buildings.

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from KING 5 (Seattle)

'Barefoot Bandit' film, strip club sale helped bring feds $25M in Wash.
Proceeds from the Barefoot Bandit's movie deal and a strip club sale helped federal prosecutors in Washington state collect more than $25 million last year. The U.S. attorney's office in Seattle says it hauled in $22 million in criminal and civil actions, and the office in Spokane says it brought in $3.5 million more. They also worked on cases with other Department of Justice offices, which nationally collected about $8.1 billion.

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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)

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from KOMO News (Seattle)

Loss of jobless aid leaves many with bleak options
A cutoff of benefits for the long-term unemployed has left more than 1.3 million Americans with a stressful decision: What now?

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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)

Dog sent into emergency surgery, family finds tainted meat in yard
One family’s pit bull spent two hours in surgery Friday after eating a meatball tainted with rat poison. There were several of the meatballs thrown across the lawn of the home at the corner of Wellesley and I. Street.

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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)

Endangered Missing Person Advisory issued for Royal City girl
16-year-old Monica Helberg was last seen at 8254 Road E SW in Royal City.

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from Mother Nature Network

The 1919 Boston Molasses Flood: The forgotten tragedy too bizarre for the history books
A 30-foot wave of molasses claimed the lives of 21 people and injured 150 more.

The best workouts for 15, 30 or 45 minutes
Here's how to maximize your exercise routine if you're short on time.

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from NCWTV.com

DEPUTIES: Royal City Girl Believed Safe, In Love, & a Runaway
Deputies say they do not believe Monica Helberg is in danger. They believe she is with Logan Moncada, 23, and they have evidence including text messages that point to the two being in love and running away together.

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from NPR

Southword: Can This Historic Black Church Be Saved?
NPR's latest collaboration with The Oxford American magazine.

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from Popular Science

CES 2014: Scanadu's Real-Life Tricorder
It records your vitals in 10 seconds, without ever having to touch you.

CES 2014: Riding the World's First Driverless Shuttle

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from PreventDisease.com

[from Guardian Liberty Voice]

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from The Telegraph (UK)
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from ThatsNonsense.com

Be My Valentines 2014 – rogue Facebook app, not a virus
Two types of messages are spreading across Facebook, one asking users to find out who will be their Valentines, and the other claiming it is a virus. As is common in these types of instances, neither is true.

Giant Squid Photo in California - Facebook Rumour
An image of what appears to be a giant squid is circulating Facebook linking to an article that claims the creature washed up in California and is the result of genetic mutation after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. the image is fake, just a digital manipulation achieved by placing a much smaller image of a squid onto a beach that originally contained the image of a whale.

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from Truth Theory
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

The 10 Inventions of Nikola Tesla That Changed The World
[from 2012]

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from Viral Nova

from The Washington Post (DC)

from The Wenatchee World

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