Wednesday, May 21, 2014

In the news, Sunday, April 20, 2014


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APR 19      INDEX      APR 21
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from About.com

5 Conversations Every Parent Should Have With Their Teen Before Prom Night

How to Find Your Dream Nonprofit Job
Nonprofit Careers Appeal to More People Than Ever

Oregano Cooking Tips, Substitutions, and Measures
Marjoram may be substituted for oregano

Easter Egg Recipes
8 Things to Do With Hard Boiled Eggs

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from Alex Jones (INFOWARS.COM)

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from American Thinker

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from BBC News (UK)

Everest avalanche: Search for missing guides abandoned
The search for three Sherpa guides, missing after an avalanche on Mount Everest killed 13 of their colleagues, has been called off.

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from The Boston Globe

Liberals now love Barry Goldwater, but his 1964 loss won the GOP’s future
Goldwater was nicknamed “Mr. Conservative,” but now even liberals adore him. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. penned an essay a few years back effusive in its praise for Goldwater, whom he described as an exemplar of civility, decency, and integrity. Goldwater was “neither mean-spirited nor racist,” wrote Kennedy; he challenged the liberals of his time through “sensible argument and honest conviction.”

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from Breitbart
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Pelosi Thought She 'Might Want To Be a Priest': 'More Power There'

S.E. Cupp: Michael Bloomberg Is ‘The Best, And By That, I Mean The Worst Face For Gun Control’
Conservative commentator S.E. Cupp had some tough words for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the wake of him giving $50 million to push his gun control agenda.

MSNBC's Harris-Perry Mocks People Who Lost Insurance: Suggests Dems Say 'Just Deal With That'

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from The Daily Caller

Is there an ethics investigation in Rep. Cummings’ future over IRS emails with Lerner?

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from Daily Express (UK)

Jews urged to flee Ukraine by Holocaust survivor
ALL Jewish people should leave Ukraine at once, a Holocaust survivor warned last night, after “grotesque” anti-Semitic leaflets were handed out in the country.


from EarthSky

7 ways to celebrate International Dark Sky Week
International Dark Sky Week runs April 20-26, 2014. Learn how to help celebrate and preserve the beauty of the night.

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

You Won’t Believe The Way They’re Teaching
The dumbing down of elementary school children has reached epidemic proportions. They can no longer make any informed decisions due to the quantity of misinformation, falsities and deliberate use of distraction, all while imposing academic standards not even fit for a primate.

This Works Wonders For Thickening & Regrowing Hair, Eyelashes & Eyebrows
Castor oil is often overlooked for its benefits for the skin and hair because of its extremely thick and sticky consistency.  However, if you’re looking for a cheap, natural remedy for several common skin and hair complaints, then castor oil is definitely worth your time.

5 US Foods Banned by the Rest of the World | Brainwash Update

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from Forbes

It's Final -- Corn Ethanol Is Of No Use
Can we stop pretending biofuel from corn is helping the planet and the environment? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report reversing its previous support of biofuels, stating, “Increasing bioenergy crop cultivation poses risks to ecosystems and biodiversity” (WGIII).

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from The Heritage Foundation  (The Foundry)

Easter Sunday in Photos: Why America Is Exceptional
People often say the United States is the best country in the world. But sometimes, it’s hard to remember why.

The Paycheck Fairness Act Will Harm, Not Help, Women
As a working woman and mother of four young children, I strongly support fairness in the workplace. And that is why the Paycheck Fairness Act worries me. It would unintentionally harm working women by taking away some of the freedoms and choices we currently enjoy.

"Gosnell" Filmmakers Speak at Heritage About Raising Over $1 Million

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from Huffington Post

from Independent Sentinel

Obama’s Platform Is Eerily Similar to the Communist Party USA’s

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from LiveScience

7 Things You Need To Know About Cancer
A beautiful country and a nation of wonderful, creative and vibrant people - the film aims to highlight some of the successes and challenges of global cancer care in low and middle-income nations.

Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week

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

Stumped About How to Eat? Yale Scientist Compares All Diets and Finds REAL Food BestWhat should you do to get back in shape this Spring? Try a paleo-diet, go vegan? How about the Mediterranean diet, or even experiment with a low-carb diet? It turns out, according to a study recently published in Annual Reviews by a highly credentialed medical expert, Dr. David Katz, that the best food – is REAL food.

Composing Only 5% of the World Population, Americans Take 50% of All Pharmaceutical Drugs

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from NBC News (& affiliates)

‘I blame both sides,’ Oklahoma militia members join fight against feds
A land dispute in Nevada  between rancher Cliven Bundy and the federal government began decades ago. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R - Okla.) said, “You’ve got a bunch of people there trying to take the law into their own hands and they shouldn’t be doing that. And the Bureau of Land Management is not government-owned, it’s publicly owned. There’s a big difference there. I blame both sides.”

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from Newsmax

Kristol, Dershowitz Slam Effort to Rig Electoral College
Conservatives and leading liberals slammed the campaign to effectively end the Electoral College's role in presidential elections, saying that the National Popular Vote Compact Law circumvents the Constitution, saying it resembled President Barack Obama's abuse of the law through his extensive use of executive orders.

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Easter services today are expected to kick off a record-breaking week at the Vatican. Two beloved modern popes — John Paul II and John XXIII — are to be canonized at the Vatican next Sunday by Pope Francis.

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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)

Kraft recalls 96,000 pounds of Oscar Mayer wieners
Kraft Foods is recalling 96,000 pounds of its Oscar Mayer wieners because they may mistakenly contain cheese. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Sunday that Kraft's "Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners" may instead contain the company's "Classic Cheese Dogs.”

Climate changes visible by ZIP code with new online tools
With the click of a computer mouse, the potential risks of rising sea levels will be searchable by ZIP code for all U.S. coastal communities.

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

Earth Is Treating Its Inhabitants To Quite A Show for Earth Day
First came a Mars closeup and a Blood Moon, and now the 2014 Lyrid meteor shower. The annual fireball show is already underway, and it's expected to continue for more than a week -- with the peak arriving Earth Day, April 22.

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from ScienceDaily

Climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue: Researchers cast doubt
Biofuels made from corn stover -- stalks, leaves and cobs that remain after harvest -- appear to emit more carbon dioxide over their life cycle than federal standards allow, according to new research. The findings cast doubt on whether corn residue can be used to meet federal mandates to ramp up ethanol production and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Red Tape Hinders Study of Asteroid Impacts on Earth
At issue is the ability to combine space data with outputs from a global network of seismic, infrasound and hydroacoustic sensors that have been deployed worldwide to provide treaty verification for a nuclear test ban. The only thing preventing a catastrophe from a city-killer-sized asteroid is blind luck.

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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

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from USA Today

General Mills scraps criticized new legal terms
General Mills is scrapping a controversial plan to strip consumers of their right to sue the food company.

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from Yahoo News

General Mills scraps controversial new legal terms
General Mills reverses course on legal terms barring consumers' right to sue after outcry

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