Wednesday, May 21, 2014

In the news, Friday, May 2, 2014


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MAY 01      INDEX      MAY 03
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Some links to some sources may require subscription.

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from ABC News (& affiliates)
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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)

The Worst Idea I’ve Ever Heard … Or Maybe It’s Just LiberalWhy not let the IRS do our taxes for us? Liberal wunderkind Ezra Kline (formerly of the Washington Post and now of Vox.com) was pushing this new idea a few weeks ago. Well it wasn’t really new. He’s been pushing it for years.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Civility on NPR: Business Anchor Says Donald Trump Has 'A Special Place In Hell Reserved'

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from Columbia Basin Herald

E-cigarettes and the public's health
An editorial response from the Grant County Health District regarding e-cigarettes

The Grant County PUD recently won an award for its turbine design and implementation at the now damaged Wanapum Dam.

Utility continues to catch and haul adult fish past Wanapum

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from The Daily Caller
Sen. Mike Lee Pushes Bill To End All Energy Tax Subsidies
Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee has introduced legislation to eliminate tax subsidies for all energy sources, from renewables to hydrocarbons, to end market distortions in the energy industry.

California Congresswoman Wants A $26 Minimum Wage In Her State

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from Daily Mail (UK)

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from Discovery News

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from EarthSky

Bloated dead whale might explode in Newfoundland town
A bloated carcass of a blue whale that washed ashore near the town’s boardwalk could explode at any time, residents fear.

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from East Oregonian

PGG to sell retail locations

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from Examiner.com
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]

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from Facecrooks (& Bitdefender)

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from The Farmacy
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

This Is What Happens When You Put Milk In A Coke

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from The Federalist
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*from The Federalist Papers

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from Forbes

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from Freedom Foundation (WA)

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from The Globe and Mail (Canada)

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from Greatist

Recipe: Eggplant Bolognese

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from The Guardian (UK)

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from The Heritage Foundation  (The Foundry)

Pork Belongs on the Dinner Table, Not in Congress
In order to stop the return of earmarking to Congress, Sens. Tom Coburn (R–Okla.), and Mark Udall (D–Colo.), are urging their fellow colleagues to support continuing the earmark moratorium in the Senate, in a letter circulated this week.

Jobs Report: Unemployment Down, But 800,000 Leave Workforce

Krauthammer: White House Benghazi E-mail ‘Equivalent’ to ‘Nixon Tapes’ 

Finally: A Benghazi Select Committee

Final Obamacare Headcount Lacks Details on Who's Paid, Newly Insured
They Have No Idea What's Going On
The details are vague, the numbers are off, what else are we not hearing about?

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from The Hill

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from Huffington Post
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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)

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from The Independent (UK)

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from Independent Journal Review

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from International Business Times

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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)

Update: China Arrested Church Leaders Before Demolishing Sanjiang Church
ICC Note: More information is pouring in from Christians in China who were part of the effort to stop the Chinese government from demolishing the 4,000 seat Sanjiang Church on Monday. The church was completely destroyed with explosives only a few weeks after a human shield made up of thousands of Christians had initially caused the government to reach a compromise with church leaders. Now, Christians are reporting that Chinese authorities managed to clear out hundreds of protesters before the demolition by arresting leaders of the protest first, while subjecting their families to various forms of official scrutiny. Employing such high pressure tactics is not uncommon for Chinese government officials attempting to silence outspoken Christian leaders.

Boko Haram Suspected Responsible for 19 Dead, 80 Injured in Second Abuja Bombing
ICC Note: A second bomb rocked the outskirts of Nigeria's capital city of Abuja last night, killing 19 and injuring more than 80. Suspected to be the work of radical Islamic insurgency and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Boko Haram, the group set off a bomb in the Nyanya bus terminal, just 50 meters from the site of yesterday's explosion, on April 14th. That first attack, targeting Christian worshipers traveling to be with friends and family for the Easter Passion Week, draws into question the motives for the most recent bombing. While many point to the upcoming World Economic Forum for Africa set to take place in Abuja next week, rights groups familiar with Boko Haram question whether a deeper, religious motive spurred the group’s most recent attack.

Buddhist Nationalism Rising in Asia
ICC Note: In several Buddhist majority countries, a form of Buddhist nationalism is taking hold of the Buddhist majority population. In Sri Lanka, Buddhist nationalist have formed a group called BBS which attacks both Christians and Muslims in an attempt to protect the Buddhist heritage of Sri Lanka. For many people in the West, Buddhist nationalism is something foreign and unfamiliar. For Christians in some parts of Asia, it is the newest threat to their existence.


U.S. Discusses Support for Nigerian Government in its Search for 230 Kidnapped School Girls
ICC Note: U.S. State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf stated Thursday that the U.S. has "been engaged with the Nigerian government in discussions on what we might do to help support their efforts to find and free these young women." On April 14th, over 100 suspected Boko Haram militants abducted more than 240 school girls from their secondary school in the predominantly Christian town of Chibok, located in Northern Nigeria's ravaged Borno State. Protests erupted throughout Nigeria, demanding the Nigerian government find and release the more than 230 captive girls who are reportedly being sold into forced marriages with their captors before being ferried to Boko Haram strongholds in Chad and Cameroon.


Pakistani Christians in UK Hold Protest Against Blasphemy Laws
ICC Note: During a meeting between UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Pakistani Christian in the UK held a protest outside of the Prime Minister's residence to highlight the abuse of blasphemy laws in Pakistan. Cameron had promised the UK Parliament that he would discuss the abuse of Pakistan's blasphemy laws, especially how they are used to specifically target Christians. Please pray that this meeting and protest will bring about change in Pakistan.

Brunei Adopts Sharia Law, Christians May Face Harsh Punishments
ICC Note: On Wednesday, the small sultanate of Brunei became the first nation in Southeast Asia to officially adopt Sharia (Islamic) law country-wide. The courts will now begin to enforce a range of punishments for various crimes under Islamic law and over the next few years will phase in additional crimes, including insulting the Prophet Muhammad, which will be punishable by death. With an estimated 40,000 Christians living in Brunei, the possibility for these laws to turn into religious persecution is very real.

Five Ministers Arrested and Detained by Eritrean Officials Before Officially Ordained
ICC Note: Petros Yosief, Bemnet Tesfay, Aklilu Tesfay, Ermias Hadgu and Aron Mehretu, five pastors set to be ordained as official ministers of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, have been arrested by security officials in Asmara, Eritrea. Reports estimate more than 1,500 Christians remain imprisoned throughout Eritrea for the expression of their faith. Often referred to as the "North Korea of Africa" and the "Great Prison," Eritrea has, under President Isaias Afwerki's authoritarian administration, adopted a top-down policy of religious repression, arresting and detaining Christians afilliated with unregistered house churches and Bible studies and dictating to the fourregistered religious sects how, where, and when they may practice their religion.

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*from Jen Kuznicki

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from The Jerusalem Post

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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)

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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)

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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)

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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)

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from LiveScience

Did da Vinci Create a 3D 'Mona Lisa'?
Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" painting may be part of the oldest 3D artwork, say two visual scientists.

Human Brain Microchip Is 9,000 Times Faster Than a PC
Despite advances in computing, today's computers remain far less efficient than the 3-lb. (2.3-kg) hunk of matter in our skulls. But a new microchip modeled on the human brain is much faster and more efficient than a typical computer, researchers report.

Mount St. Helens Is Recharging: What Rising Magma Means
Mount St. Helens is nowhere near another eruption, but new magma is rising underground, heaving the volcano upward and outward by the length of a fingertip.

Jiggy Mazda and the Spiders from Cars
(Op-Ed) By Chris Buddle, McGill University

Spider-Man: 5 Weird Effects of Real Spider Bites

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from Los Angeles Times

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from MEDIAite

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from Media Matters for America

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from Money Talks News

Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
1. 20 Thrifty Decorating Tips
2. 3 Simple Ways to Save for Retirement on a Budget
3. 5 Ways to Improve Your Home That Are Cheaper Than a New TV
4. A Year of Bike Commuting
5. 35 Grocery Items You Should Make at Home (and 5 to Buy)

The Next Tech Trend That Could Make You Rich
If you missed the chance to make ground-floor investments in personal computers, iPods and smartphones, take heart. There may still be time to ride to riches on the coattails of the latest tech innovation. It’s called the Internet of Things, and it might be the next big cash cow for online investors.

Biggest Regrets: What Homebuyers Would Do Differently
According to a new survey from Chase, recent homebuyers said they have some regrets and would make different choices if they had an opportunity for a real estate purchase do-over.

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from Mother Jones

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from Mother Nature Network

New nature preserve will be the largest on Earth
Covering more than 320 million acres, the marine park in New Caledonia is twice the size of Texas, three times the size of Germany and much larger than any other protected area on the planet.

Aran Islands: A visual tour of one of Ireland's treasures
MNN photographer Catie Leary shares images from her bicycle tour across Inishmore, one of Ireland's most breathtaking destinations.

Portland reverses decision to dump 38 million gallons of pee-tainted drinking water

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from National Geographic

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from National Journal

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from National Review

Instant Citizens
Our misguided understanding of “birthright citizenship” is an invitation to abuse. Out of the world’s advanced countries, only two grant automatic citizenship to those born on their soil: Canada and the United States.

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from Natural Society
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Chipotle Has Nearly Eliminated All GMO IngredientsCall it a marketing gimmick or a revolutionary eco-food movement, but Chipotle is well on its way to becoming the first fast food or casual restaurant to offer completely GMO-free fare. According to a new statement, the restaurant’s coming price hike is with good reason—to supply American consumers with good food free of GMOs.

U.S. Apples Coated in Questionable Chemical that’s Banned in Europe

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from Nature News and Comment

Independence wouldn’t break research ties, says Scottish Government
Scotland will decide on 18 September whether to become an independent nation. Whatever the result, Scottish leaders say that the country will remain a part of the United Kingdom's scientific research system.

You don't always know what you're saying
People's conscious awareness of their speech often comes after they've spoken, not before.

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from NBC News (& affiliates)
Where are the jobs? They’re right here
April appears to be one of the best months for the U.S. job market since before the Great Recession began.

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from Newsmax

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from New York Daily News

Boehner calls for House select committee to investigate Benghazi attacks
House Speaker John Boehner announced on Friday he will call a vote to form a select committee to investigate the 2012 Benghazi attacks.

Two Alaska State Troopers who appeared on National Geographic show shot dead in tiny village, suspect caught
Patrick (Scott) Johnson and trooper Gabriel (Gabe) Rich - who both appeared on the show 'Alaska State Troopers' - were killed in Tanana, a town of 238 people that was featured on Discovery Channel's 'Yukon Men,' on Thursday while following up on a report of a man brandishing a gun the previous night.

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from New York Post

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from New York Times
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from NPR (& affiliates)

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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)

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from The Oregonian

Gov. John Kitzhaber has 'deep concern' about oil train safety, tells feds to move faster

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from PBS (& affiliates)

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from Personal Liberty

Mass Flight From U.S. Labor Force Drives Down April Unemployment

More Bad News For Obama: House Lawmakers Move To Appoint Special Prosecutor In IRS Targeting Scandal

Watchdog Takes A Look Inside The Secret Leftist Billionaire Club

GOP Ramps Up Benghazi Investigation, Forms Select Committee

Senator To Social Security Commissioner: Unwillingness To Speak And Read English Is Not A Disability

Pennsylvania High Court Allows Police To Search Vehicles Without Warrant

Missouri Legislature Nears Approval Of Nullification Bill To Limit Federal Gun Control
The Missouri State Legislature is on the verge of forwarding a bill to Democratic Governor Jay Nixon that, if signed into law, will nullify virtually all Federal gun laws while asserting the State’s rejection of “unlimited submission” to Federal powers not enumerated in the Constitution.

Is John Boehner Stupid, Bought, Or On The Other Side?

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from Pew Research Center

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from PJ Media

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from POLITICO

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from PoliticusUSA

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from Popular Science

CDC Confirms First Case of MERS Within U.S.
A patient in Indiana is ill with the first U.S. case of a serious infectious disease from the Middle East. The American, a health care worker, left the Arabian Peninsula on April 24 for London, and arrived in the U.S. on April 27, less than a week ago. The Centers for Disease Control confirmed this afternoon that the Indiana patient is infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). He was health care worker in Riyadh, according to the CDC, and most likely became infected while doing that work.

Invention Awards 2014: Stash Your Bike Helmet In A Briefcase

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from Press TV (Iran)

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from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

21 Health Tricks To Teach Your Body
Whether it's curing a throat tickle, resolving your headache in minutes or experiencing supersonic hearing, these 21 tricks are proven methods of fooling your body to achieve a desired result, whether that's relieving pain or just having fun.

9 Essential Mood, Memory, and Cognitive Enhancers That Boost Brain Energy Metabolism
Mood-stabilizing drugs are purely antimanic agents, which are mainly for treating mania. However, natural mood stabilizers help the body metabolize brain chemicals which enhance mood, something drugs can never do due to specific metabolic pathways necessary to metabolize the chemical constituents. These ingredients not only improve mood, memory and cognition, but they do it without long-term side effects associated with medication.

5 Simple Steps To Help You Eliminate This Deadly Ingredient From Your Diet
[via Collective Evolution] Sugar comes in many forms, and you may be surprised to find out that it actually comes in many different types of foods and you may be consuming more than you realize every single day.

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from Real Clear Politics

Mark Levin: Beating Your Chest On FOX Is Simply Not Enough Anymore

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from RedState

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from RetroVision

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from Reuters

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from Riel World View (Dan Riehl)

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from The Right Scoop

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from RT (Russia Today)

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from Science-Based Medicine

Cochrane Reviews: The Food Babe of Medicine?Just because something is labelled as a systematic review does not mean it is any good. We have to be just as vigilant now as ever. Even a review with a Cochrane label does not make its true. Four out of 12 Cochrane reviews on acupuncture were wrong. Caveat lector rules, OK?

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from ScienceDaily

MERS coronavirus can be transmitted from camel to humans
The so-called Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus was first found in June 2012 in a patient from Saudi Arabia, who suffered from severe pneumonia. Since this time, more than 300 persons have developed an infection, of whom about a third died. The fact that the Arabian camel is the origin of the infectious disease has been confirmed recently. The transmission pathways of the viruses, however, have not been clear until now.

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from Scientific American

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from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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from Skeptoid Podcast

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from Slate

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from Slate's The Vault Blog

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from Smithsonian Magazine

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
Watch a Giant Solar 'Tornado' Whirl Off the Sun
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory probe has captured spectacular video of an enormous plasma "tornado" spinning off the sun.

Albert Einstein: Before and After Relativity
Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity revolutionized science and, once proven observationally, brought the physicist international fame. Though some observers dismiss much of the science that came before him, Einstein relied upon older work to formulate his landmark theory, experts say.

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from The Star (Grand Coulee, WA)

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from Talking Points Memo

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from The Telegraph (UK)

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from ThatsNonsense.com

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from Think Progress

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from Time

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from The Times of India

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from Townhall.com

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from USA Today

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from U.S. News and World Report

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from The Wall Street Journal

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from The Washington Examiner (DC)

Obamacare's individual mandate effectively delayed another month

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from The Washington Free Beacon (DC)

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from The Washington Policy Center (State)

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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Washington Times (DC)

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from The Week

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from The Weekly Standard

Benghazi Lies
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed last summer by Judicial Watch, the Obama administration last week released 41 documents related to the attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012.

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from The Wenatchee World (WA)

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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)

Unbelievable: Liberal Congressman Calls Clarence Thomas An “Uncle Tom”

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from WIRED

A Biometric Gun Lock That Even the NRA Might Like

Microsoft Changes Its Tune With Free Version of Windows

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from WND (World Net Daily)

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from Yahoo News

Major security hole found in popular login protocols – and it won’t be fixed anytime soon

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from Yakima Herald-Republic

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from YouTube

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from Zero Hedge

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from 12Tribe Films Foundation

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from 100 Percent FED Up



In the news, Thursday, May 1, 2014


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APR 30      INDEX      MAY 02
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Some links to some sources may require subscription.

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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)

Hamas Clings to Jihad as America’s Top Diplomat Labels Israel an “Apartheid” State

A Day of Reckoning
The time has come for the American People to insist that the dishonesty stop, and that the simple truth about why four Americans died is acknowledged. For far too long, a political game has been made a higher priority than the truth. We must not accept that any longer. It is time for the truth, and only the truth.

A Nation’s History of Prayer
Today, May 1, 2014, is the 63rd annual National Day of Prayer.  However, our nation’s dependence on prayer reaches all the way back to our founding.  Our first President, George Washington, officially called the nation to prayer and Thanksgiving in 1789, and even before that, our first Congress opened its 1774 session with prayer, and returned repeatedly to prayer during its deliberations.

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from The Blaze

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Lindsey Graham: You Couldn't 'Increase MSNBC's Ratings If You Put Guns To Their Heads'

Krauthammer: ‘Media Are Somewhat Embarrassed’ By Missing Benghazi Dissembling

CBS: Law on Drug Abuse While Pregnant Limits 'What Women Can' Do With Their Bodies?

NBC’s Chuck Todd Rushes to Provide Cover for White House Over Latest Benghazi Emails

Joe Scarborough Eviscerates Donny Deutsch's 'Disgraceful' Defense of White House on Benghazi

Joke of the Day: Hillary's Largest 2016 Obstacle Is... The Media??

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from Columbia Basin Herald

Young Professionals group hosts candidates night at Pillar Rock Grill
Community members will have an opportunity to hear from some of the Fourth Congressional District candidates during a forum in Moses Lake later this month. The Young Professionals of the Columbia Basin is hosting a Candidates Night May 14 at Pillar Rock Grill. The group is inviting all of the candidates who filed to run for the position to attend the event, Emily Braunwart, of the Young Professionals, said.

One Washington school included in federal sex assault probe
Fifty-five colleges and universities - big and small, public and private - are being investigated over their handling of sexual abuse complaints, including Washington State University, the Education Department revealed Thursday.

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from The D.C. Clothesline
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from EarthSky

See Uranus from Saturn
Looking beyond the rings of Saturn, Uranus is that tiny blue dot in the upper left in this first ever image of the planet, taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.

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from End Of The American Dream (Michael Snyder)

Our tax dollars are being used to help arm and supply radical jihadists that are beheading and crucifying Christians.  And yet none of the big media organizations considers this to be news.

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from Examiner.com
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]
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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Lemon & Baking Soda Shown To Be Powerful Healing Combination

5 Powerful Antibiotics That Don’t Require A PrescriptionGarlic, Colloidal Silver, Oil of Oregano, Echinacea, Manuka Honey

Antidepressants May Worsen Depression And Psychological Problems
[via exposingtruth.com]

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from The Federalist

No, George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” Was Not An Endorsement Of Socialism
I once declared Kristen Stewart’s comments to be the silliest misreading of Orwell to date. Unfortunately, I had not reckoned with the minds at MSNBC, who make Stewart look positively erudite.

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
O'Reilly on Benghazi: Obama Admin Is 'Completely Derelict and the Press Doesn't Give a Damn'

'Dude, This Was Two Years Ago!': Fmr WH Security Spox Blusters Over '#TBT' Benghazi, Said Obama Not in Situation Room

Judge Napolitano: WH Benghazi Emails Could Be Violation of Federal Law
The White House scrambled yesterday to explain new emails, obtained by Judicial Watch, that may point to a cover-up of how the Benghazi attack occurred.

Re-Sentencing Ordered for Rapist Who Served 30 Days in Jail
There’s hope for justice in a shocking case out of Montana where a convicted rapist was sentenced to just 30 days in jail.

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from Gizmodo
from Greatist

How to Navigate a Mexican Menu
All that cheesy Chimichanga deliciousness isn’t usually the most nutritious way to fuel up. So before you say ole, take a look at our tips and tricks for making your Mexican fiesta (at home or at a restaurant) just a little bit healthier.

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from The Heritage Foundation  (The Foundry)

Attkisson: Why Can’t We See Photos at White House During Benghazi Attack?

The Media’s Double Standard on Sexual Assault
So an increase in reporting on college campuses is something positive, but an increase in reporting in the military is proof of systemic problems? Only in Washington.

Making a Movie About Kermit Gosnell: Confronting Evil by Exposing It

Why Sean Hannity Believes This Is the ‘Smoking Gun’ on Benghazi
Sean Hannity believes Americans now have “cold, hard evidence” of a White House cover-up of the Benghazi terrorist attack.

Two Brothers at Center of Benghazi Controversy: One Runs CBS News, the Other Is Obama’s Adviser

No Speech Can Fix This
America doesn’t need a policy speech; it needs a national security strategy backed by serious military modernization.

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from Homestead & Survival

27 Ways To Make Your Groceries Last Longer

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from Huffington Post
from iFIBER ONE News (WA)

Blue Winds Care Farm offers outdoor therapy for veterans
Career nurse Ingrid Huffman-Martinez is developing a military veteran’s care farm at her property on the edge of Quincy.

Soap Lake prepares for annual powwow taking place in June
The Soap Lake Powwow is a celebration of Northwest Native American culture.

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from The Independent (UK)
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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)

Egypt ‘Christians Expecting Death Any Time’
ICC Note: Egyptian Christians remain in a state of intense anxiety, not knowing when the next violent attack will come to their door or confront them in the streets. In the context of an extremely unstable state the Christian community has regularly come under attack and security forces appear either unable or unwilling to bring an end to the violence. The current government is implementing harsh crackdowns that have limited the rights of protesters, but in many cases this serves only to increase the intensity of the outrage.

More Church Demolitions to Come in Eastern China?
ICC Note: The forced demolition of the 4,000 seat Sanjiang Christian Church on Monday in Zhejiang Province has many Christians in the area seriously concerned that a campaign of church demolitions is about to begin. In 2000, authorities launched a devastating campaign that demolished hundreds of church buildings across the province, one of China's most Christian.

“A Medieval Kind of Slavery,” Abuducted School Girls Forced to Marry their Islamic Captors
ICC Note: As the search continues for more than 230 school girls abducted by suspected Boko Haram militants on the night of April 14th from their secondary school in predominantly-Christian Chibok, recent reports state the girls are being forcefully sold and married to their Islamic captors. Feared as having been ferried to Boko Haram strongholds in Chad and Cameroon, the Nigerian Army's ability to find and release the girls grows increasingly dismal as hundreds of protesters gathered in Abuja yesterday to demand the Nigerian state due more to increase security, stabilize the nation's north, and #BringBackOurGirls, as the twitter firestorm read. Receiving a ransom note late last night, community leaders from Borno State have allegedly initiated negotiations for the girls’ safe return. Take an opportunity this National Day of Prayer to lift up the abducted girls, their families, and the nation of Nigeria.

Sri Lanka Announces Cap on Places of Worship
ICC Note: The Sri Lankan government has announced that it has placed a cap on the number of places of worship allowed to be built in Sri Lanka. This has been done in an attempt to curb religious conflict which has been dramatically escalating over recent years. According to the cap, there are to be only 10,000 Buddhist temples, 5,000 Hindu temples, 2,500 churches and 2,500 mosques in Sri Lanka. In the past, the Sri Lankan government has used registration requirements in an attempt to stop the growth of churches. With house churches showing signs of success, this cap on places of worship will likely be used as a means to further restrict the growth of Christianity, which is seen as a foreign religion.

Hotels Across Malaysia Ordered to Remove Bibles
ICC Note: In another move that has Christians and other religious minorities alarmed, 147 hotels in the Malaysian state of Pahang have been ordered to remove all Bibles from their rooms. The order comes only a few months after the president and a staff member of the Malaysian Bible Society were arrested and hundreds of Bibles were confiscated by Malaysian authorities. The controversy over Bibles, sparked by a recent court ruling declaring the use of the Arabic word for God, 'Allah', by any non-Muslims to be illegal, is part of a larger overall trend of rising intolerance towards religious minorities in the country.

USCIRF Concerned by Religious Freedom Abuses in Sri Lanka
ICC Note: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has expressed its concern over rising levels of religious freedom abuses on the island nation of Sri Lanka and has asked the U.S. State Department to focus on this concern. Over the past several years, attacks on Christians and Muslims in Sri Lanka has escalated dramatically. These attacks are driven in large part by Buddhist nationalist ideal spreading in Sri Lanka's Buddhist majority population. These Buddhist nationalists believe they must protect the traditional Buddhist heritage of Sri Lanka from invading religions like Christianity and Islam. To this end, they attack churches, mosques and religious leader across the country.

Pakistan Tops New List of Religious Freedom Abusers
ICC Note: According to a new report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Pakistan is among the top countries who abuse the religious freedom of minorities found within their borders. Christians, who only make up 2% of Pakistan's population, are among those minorities who are forced to suffer both discrimination from the government and open hostility from radical elements within Pakistan's Sunni Muslim majority. Blasphemy laws, forced conversions, church bombings, grinding poverty and discrimination only begins to fill out the list of abuses experienced by Christians and other religious minorities within Pakistan. USCIRF is recommending Pakistan be designated a "Country of Particular Concern" for its religious freedom abuses. Please pray for Christians in Pakistan as they face near constant persecution.


from LiveScience

Spidey Science: 4 Bits of Real Science in 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'

Teen Suicide Clusters Linked to Newspaper Reports

Sly Birds Cleverly 'Cry Wolf' to Steal Food
The red-eyed, black-feathered fork-tailed drongo is an irrepressible mimic, capable of reproducing the calls of everything from other birds to mongoose-like meerkats. Now, a new study finds that these drongo birds are strategic copycats: They "cry wolf" about potential danger, startling other animals and stealing their food.

New Super-Heavy Element 117 Confirmed by Scientists

Solved! How Ancient Egyptians Moved Massive Pyramid Stones

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from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Conservative political star Ben Carson appears in Milwaukee
Doctor speaks to 1,500 at Wisconsin Right to Life Education Fund Dinner

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from Money Talks News

Microsoft Has a Security Fix for Internet Explorer
Microsoft issued an emergency security update Thursday, meant to fix a major security flaw in all versions of the Internet Explorer Web browser. In a surprising twist, Microsoft’s fix will also safeguard IE on Windows XP operating systems.

10 Low-Cost Ways to Keep Your Kids Entertained This Summer

from Mother Nature Network
from National Geographic

Fatal Superbugs: Antibiotics Losing Effectiveness, WHO Says
"Genetics is working against us, almost like a science-fiction story."
The spread of superbugs—bacteria that have changed in ways that render antibiotics ineffective against them—is a serious and growing threat around the world, according to the World Health Organization's first global report on antibiotic resistance.

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from National Journal
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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)

Portland Audubon: Windmills are 'giant Cuisinarts for birds'

Missing Tacoma airman returns home after nearly 45 years
U.S. Air force pilot, Captain Douglas Ferguson, was shot down over Laos in 1969.

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from The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

Kettle Falls driver killed in head-on crash
Jay E. Pratt, 34, of Kettle Falls, was pronounced dead at Mount Carmel Hospital, the Washington State Patrol reported.

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from POLITICO

Lindsey Graham: White House officials ‘scumbags’

Buck McKeon disses Darrell Issa over Benghazi witness
McKeon (R-Calif.) called Brig. Gen. Robert Lovell an unreliable witness and criticized Lovell’s assertion that the State Department was not quick to deploy troops to respond to the 2012 terrorist attack in Libya. Lovell testified Thursday before Issa’s (R-Calif.) oversight panel.

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from Popular Science

The States People Want To Get The Hell Out Of
[Infographic]  Survey says: people want to leave Illinois.

Learning More About China’s New Massive Warship Plan
(055 Cruiser) Just as the US did with the AEGIS and Zumwalt class cruisers and destroyers, modern naval engineering in China starts by first building full scale, land based mock ups of advanced warships. The rationale is that they provide a cheaper and less risky alternative to rushing directly into ship construction; it is far easier to measure, modify and fine tune a land based system as opposed to a seagoing prototype hull.

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from PreventDisease.com
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The Higher Your Vitamin D Levels, The Better Your Chance To Both Prevent and Survive Cancer
The active form of vitamin D essentially shuts down cancer cells by several mechanisms which inhibit proteins involved in metastases. Now Chinese researchers have found breast and colorectalcancer patients with higher levels of vitamin D at the time of diagnosis may have better chances of survival and remain in remission longer those who are deficient, according to a scientific review.

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from Real Clear Politics

Krauthammer on Benghazi Emails: "The Equivalent of What Was Discovered With The Nixon Tapes"

Fmr. NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor: Obama Was Not In The Situation Room During Benghazi Attack

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from ScienceDaily

Increased drought portends lower future Midwestern U.S. crop yields
Increasingly harsh drought conditions in the US Midwest's Corn Belt may take a serious toll on corn and soybean yields over the next half-century, according to new research. Corn yields could drop by 15 to 30 percent, according to the paper's estimates.

Undersea warfare: Viruses hijack deep-sea bacteria at hydrothermal vents
More than a mile beneath the ocean's surface, as dark clouds of mineral-rich water billow from seafloor hot springs called hydrothermal vents, unseen armies of viruses and bacteria wage war.

Missing piece of biogeochemical puzzle in aquifers discovered
New research may dramatically shift our understanding of the complex dance of microbes and minerals that takes place in aquifers deep underground. This dance affects groundwater quality, the fate of contaminants in the ground and the emerging science of carbon sequestration.

Spinal cord neurons that control skilled limb movement identified
Two types of neurons that enable the spinal cord to control skilled forelimb movement have been found by researchers. The first is a group of excitatory interneurons that are needed to make accurate and precise movements; the second is a group of inhibitory interneurons necessary for achieving smooth movement of the limbs. The findings are important steps toward understanding normal human motor function and potentially treating movement disorders that arise from injury or disease.

Whales hear us more than we realize: Sonar signal 'leaks' likely audible to some marine mammals
Killer whales and other marine mammals likely hear sonar signals more than we’ve known. That’s because commercially available sonar systems, which are designed to create signals beyond the range of hearing of such animals, also emit signals known to be within their hearing range, scientists have discovered.

Ground-breaking technique traces DNA direct to your ancestor's home 1,000 years ago
Tracing where your DNA was formed over 1,000 years ago is now possible, thanks to a revolutionary technique. The ground-breaking Geographic Population Structure tool works similarly to a satellite navigation system as it helps you to find your way home, but not the one you currently live in -- but rather your actual ancestor's home from 1,000 years ago.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

3 Space History Surprises in 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" may be about a web-slinging mutant on Earth, but that doesn't mean there aren't a few great moments in the movie for space fans, too.

Jupiter Moon's 'Club Sandwich' Ocean Could Potentially Support Life
Jupiter may have two moons capable of supporting life as we know it. Like its famous neighbor Europa, the huge Jovian satellite Ganymede might have an ocean of liquid water in contact with a rocky seafloor, a new study reports.

Why Is Mars So Much Smaller Than Earth?
New ideas about how the solar system took shape are helping astronomers tackle a planetary puzzle — why Mars is so much smaller than its rocky neighbor worlds.

Could Alien Life Cope with a Hotter, Brighter Star?

3D Printing: 10 Ways It Could Transform Space Travel

'Battlestar Galactica's' Richard Hatch Talks 'Star Trek' and Sci-Fi History

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from WIRED

What’s the Pressure Inside an Exploding Whale?

Science Graphic of the Week: Dying Star Collapsing Into Black Hole Emits Corkscrew Light

Why the Smart Reading Device of the Future May Be … Paper

Cops Must Swear Silence to Access Vehicle Tracking System
It’s no secret that police departments around the country are deploying automated license plate readers to build massive databases to identify the location of vehicles. But one company behind this Orwellian tracking system is determined to stay out of the news.

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from WND (World Net Daily)

DOBSON TEARS INTO OBAMA: 'COME AND GET ME'
Christian leader refuses to bow to 'wicked regulations' of 'abortion president'

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from 100 Percent FED Up