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from About.com
Reasons Why You Feel Sleepy
Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy, and Other Disorders May Cause Excessive Sleepiness
Jackie Robinson
The First Black Baseball Player on a Major League Team
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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)
from American Overlook
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from AsiaNews
The 5th round in India's general election is set for Thursday. Mgr Thomas Dabre calls on the community in his archdiocese to vote for "candidates and parties who will take care of every citizen, [...] especially minorities. This is true secularism." Fearful of a victory by Hindu nationalists, the prelate notes that "No religious community has a monopoly over the nation's history and culture".
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from The Blaze
from Breitbart
FACING RESIGNATION CALLS, MISSISSIPPI GOP CHAIRMAN DUBS TEA PARTY LEADERS 'FANATICAL'
EXCLUSIVE - SEN. SESSIONS COMES OUT SWINGING AGAINST SECRETIVE HOUSE IMMIGRATION PUSH
EXCLUSIVE - SEN. SESSIONS COMES OUT SWINGING AGAINST SECRETIVE HOUSE IMMIGRATION PUSH
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from CBS News (& affiliates)
Board Member Wants Dress Code For Parents Dropping Kids Off At High School LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla.
Source: Bag Detonated In Boston Contained Rice Cooker, Confetti
Police detonated two bags near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Tuesday night.
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Source: Bag Detonated In Boston Contained Rice Cooker, Confetti
Police detonated two bags near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Tuesday night.
from Christianity Today
Five Errors to Drop From Your Easter Sermon
If you want to help people see Holy Week with fresh eyes, start by dropping these familiar fallacies.
If you want to help people see Holy Week with fresh eyes, start by dropping these familiar fallacies.
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from The Christian Post
from ClashDaily.com with Doug Giles
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
PRAYING CURSES ON GOD’S ENEMIES: The Imprecatory Prayers
What is an imprecatory prayer? It is a biblical prayer asking God to crush a clear enemy of His, an enemy which is an aggressive adversary of freedom and peace loving people. "There comes a time when the intercessors’ gloves must come off and enough is enough and we pray the “not so nice prayers”.
PRAYING CURSES ON GOD’S ENEMIES: The Imprecatory Prayers
What is an imprecatory prayer? It is a biblical prayer asking God to crush a clear enemy of His, an enemy which is an aggressive adversary of freedom and peace loving people. "There comes a time when the intercessors’ gloves must come off and enough is enough and we pray the “not so nice prayers”.
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from CNN
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
Nutritionist Goes After Bubba Watson For Celebrating Masters Win at Waffle House
Millions of Americans LOVE this place, but the food police think it's bad.. so naturally they ripped on Bubba Watson for eating there.
One Year Ago, Media Jumped to Blame Boston Bombing on 'Anti-Government' 'Extreme Right'
Ann Coulter Shoots Back When Maddow Sneers 'All Her Books and All Her Appearances' Are a Comedy Act
Nutritionist Goes After Bubba Watson For Celebrating Masters Win at Waffle House
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from Collective Evolution
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
It’s Official – Russia Completely Bans GMOs
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev recently announced that Russia will no longer import GMO products, stating that the nation has enough space, and enough resources to produce organic food.
It’s Official – Russia Completely Bans GMOs
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev recently announced that Russia will no longer import GMO products, stating that the nation has enough space, and enough resources to produce organic food.
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from The Daily Beast
Bill O’Reilly Tries to Enlist Kentucky’s Basketball Coach in Bashing Blacks
The Fox News host went on another racially charged rant and tried to get John Calipari to help, but even that was too much for this ethically challenged coach.
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from EarthSky
Monday’s eclipse marks the beginning of a special eclipse series known as a tetrad – four total lunar eclipses in a row, with no partial eclipses in between. The next one is October 8.
Is Saturn making a new moon?
A small icy object within the rings of Saturn might be a brand new moon in the process of being born.
Sundial noon and clock noon agree in middle April
Large Hadron Collider discovers new form of matter
Researchers say that exotic hadrons -particles made up of two quarks and two anti-quarks – actually exist.
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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
These Three Companies are Using GMOs in their Baby Formula
Similac, Enfamil, Gerber Good Start
The Four Steps Required to Keep Monsanto OUT of Your Garden
These Three Companies are Using GMOs in their Baby Formula
Similac, Enfamil, Gerber Good Start
The Four Steps Required to Keep Monsanto OUT of Your Garden
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from The Federalist
Conservatives Still Don’t Want You To Get Sick And Die
The Left's imaginary moral high ground
Obama’s Census Bureau Officially Plans To Cook Obamacare’s BooksIt's official: the Census Bureau is cooking the books to make it almost impossible to measure the effects of Obamacare.
The Holiest Levy: Is The U.S. Tax Code Divinely Inspired?Parishioners are invited to bring their tax forms, or their tax guides, or other representations of their IRS returns, forward to put on the altar. What follows is an exhortation to “give thanks to a generous and loving God for the good that comes through our taxes.”
The Left's imaginary moral high ground
Obama’s Census Bureau Officially Plans To Cook Obamacare’s BooksIt's official: the Census Bureau is cooking the books to make it almost impossible to measure the effects of Obamacare.
The Holiest Levy: Is The U.S. Tax Code Divinely Inspired?Parishioners are invited to bring their tax forms, or their tax guides, or other representations of their IRS returns, forward to put on the altar. What follows is an exhortation to “give thanks to a generous and loving God for the good that comes through our taxes.”
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from Fox News (& affiliates)
Teen punished for recording alleged bullying wants policy changes, not 'heads to roll'
Taking anti-depressants during pregnancy may increase autism risk
Casual marijuana use linked with brain abnormalities, study finds
For the first time, researchers at Northwestern University have analyzed the relationship between casual use of marijuana and brain changes – and found that young adults who used cannabis just once or twice a week showed significant abnormalities in two important brain structures.
Guess Which Word Obama Left Out of Boston Marathon Statement?
President Obama issued a statement marking the one year anniversary of the Boston Marathon terrorist attack. But instead of calling it a terrorist attack, he called it a “tragedy.”
Ron Paul Group To Defy IRS
Ron Paul's nonprofit Campaign for Liberty will fight the Internal Revenue Service's demand that it reveal its donor list to the agency, despite having already been fined for refusing to do so.
Taking anti-depressants during pregnancy may increase autism risk
Casual marijuana use linked with brain abnormalities, study finds
For the first time, researchers at Northwestern University have analyzed the relationship between casual use of marijuana and brain changes – and found that young adults who used cannabis just once or twice a week showed significant abnormalities in two important brain structures.
Guess Which Word Obama Left Out of Boston Marathon Statement?
President Obama issued a statement marking the one year anniversary of the Boston Marathon terrorist attack. But instead of calling it a terrorist attack, he called it a “tragedy.”
Ron Paul Group To Defy IRS
Ron Paul's nonprofit Campaign for Liberty will fight the Internal Revenue Service's demand that it reveal its donor list to the agency, despite having already been fined for refusing to do so.
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from Freedom Foundation (WA)
Sen. Pam Roach to host Property Rights Town Hall
This Thursday (April 17th), members of the Washington State Senate will convene in Sumner to discuss the damaging effects of the Shoreline Management Act (SMA) on property rights.
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from Greatist
19 Ideas for a Healthier Easter Basket
The Easter Bunny is the bearer of all things sweet, delicious, and right with the world. But this holiday doesn’t have to induce the same sugar high as Halloween.
[from 18 Aug 2012]
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from The Heritage Foundation (The Foundry)
Where Did Your Tax Money Go?
In 2013, the major entitlement programs - Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care consumed 49 percent of all federal spending. These programs, and interest on the debt, are on track to consume an even greater share of spending in future years, while the portion of federal spending dedicated to other national priorities will decline.
TV Star Praises Immigrant Parents, Says 'I'm Weirdly Patriotic'
In an interview last month, TV star Mindy Kaling confessed that she is “weirdly patriotic.”
Rendering to God What Is God’s
This year tax day falls on Tuesday of the Christian Holy Week—the day on which, according to the Gospel accounts, Jesus was asked about paying taxes to Caesar.
The Left Is Missing the Real ‘War on Women’
The oppression that women in some predominantly Muslim societies continue to face is tragic. And regrettably, such “honor”-based violence is spreading as an increasing number of immigrants representing those communities are bringing their beliefs with them. It’s happening in Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, and yes, the United States.
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Tax day socks wealthy
With federal returns due Tuesday, the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center says that a deal struck just months after President Obama's reelection will force the top 0.1 percent – those making more than roughly $2.6 million a year – to pay an average of around $232,000 more in taxes for 2013.
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BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS
On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and wounding more than 260 other people. Four days later, after an intense manhunt that shut down the Boston area, police captured one of the bombing suspects, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose older brother and fellow suspect, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, died following a shootout with law enforcement earlier that same day.
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Republicans Accuse Census Bureau Of Trying To 'Hide The Effects Of Obamacare'
Alison Lundergan Grimes Tops Mitch McConnell In Latest Fundraising Quarter
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) raised more than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the first three months of 2014, taking in $2.7 million to McConnell's $2.4 million as she campaigns to unseat the powerful senator.
Harvard University Admits Highest Number Of Black Students In School's History
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In 2013, the major entitlement programs - Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care consumed 49 percent of all federal spending. These programs, and interest on the debt, are on track to consume an even greater share of spending in future years, while the portion of federal spending dedicated to other national priorities will decline.
TV Star Praises Immigrant Parents, Says 'I'm Weirdly Patriotic'
In an interview last month, TV star Mindy Kaling confessed that she is “weirdly patriotic.”
Rendering to God What Is God’s
This year tax day falls on Tuesday of the Christian Holy Week—the day on which, according to the Gospel accounts, Jesus was asked about paying taxes to Caesar.
The Left Is Missing the Real ‘War on Women’
The oppression that women in some predominantly Muslim societies continue to face is tragic. And regrettably, such “honor”-based violence is spreading as an increasing number of immigrants representing those communities are bringing their beliefs with them. It’s happening in Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, and yes, the United States.
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from The Hill
Tax day socks wealthy
With federal returns due Tuesday, the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center says that a deal struck just months after President Obama's reelection will force the top 0.1 percent – those making more than roughly $2.6 million a year – to pay an average of around $232,000 more in taxes for 2013.
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from History
BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS
On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and wounding more than 260 other people. Four days later, after an intense manhunt that shut down the Boston area, police captured one of the bombing suspects, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose older brother and fellow suspect, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, died following a shootout with law enforcement earlier that same day.
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from Huffington Post
Republicans Accuse Census Bureau Of Trying To 'Hide The Effects Of Obamacare'
Alison Lundergan Grimes Tops Mitch McConnell In Latest Fundraising Quarter
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) raised more than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the first three months of 2014, taking in $2.7 million to McConnell's $2.4 million as she campaigns to unseat the powerful senator.
Harvard University Admits Highest Number Of Black Students In School's History
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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)
Microsoft to construct data center expansion in Quincy
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Dr. Ben Carson: Obama Wanted Him to Apologize for Offending Him During Famous Speech
The Next Governor Who Wants Out of Common Core has Arrived – It’s Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
Christian and Muslim Leaders in Nigeria Meet for “Friends Day Service”
ICC Note: As Islamic insurgency and terrorist organization Boko-haram continues to commit acts of terror against both Christian and Muslim communities throughout northern Nigeria, their respective religious leaders have committed to working together in calling for peace. Celebrating their like-minded vision of a Nigeria free of religious fundamentalism, Evangelic Church Winning All (ECWA) invited 50 Muslim leaders to speak and share lunch with leaders of the united Church Monday in an effort to provide the Nigerian people with a practical symbol of national unity, despite religious differences.
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws Creating System of Injustice for Christians
ICC Note: Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws are often cited as among the toughest issues faced by Christians living in Pakistan. One of the most religiously hostile places on the planet, Pakistan's blasphemy laws have become a useful tool for extremists seeking to abuse religious minorities, including and especially Christians. Those accused under the "black laws" are often convicted with little or no proof and accusers are almost never charged with crimes of violence which are often unleashed once a blasphemy accusation is made. Please remember the Christians of Pakistan in your prayers today.
Allegations Surface that Boko-Haram Targeted Christians in Latest Abuja Bus Blasts
ICC Note: Monday morning an horrific sequence of bombs exploded in a bus terminal in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, killing 71 and wounding 134. In the immediate moments following the attack, numerous allegations charged Boko-haram, an Islamic insurgency listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, amongst others. New evidence including an analysis of the remains of the suspected bomber support these allegations. To many, the motive behind the bombing remains unclear; however, Christian rights groups has received information alleging the attack as having specifically targeted Christians traveling to and from families and friends for the celebration of a Easter holiday.
Hundreds of Christian Girls Forced to Covert to Islam in Pakistan and No One Seems to Care
ICC Note: The persecution faced by Christian women in Pakistan is unique. Both the wrong religion and the wrong gender, Christian women are often the most vulnerable to abuse and persecution in Pakistan. Chief among the challenges Christian women face in Pakistan are abduction, forced conversion to Islam, forced marriage and rape. According to a recent report, hundreds of Christian women are abducted, forcefully converted, forcefully married and raped every year. This systematic form of persecution that has been going on for years makes many feel like the world just doesn't care about the suffering of these women. Please pray for them today and look for ways to take action.
Malatya Murder Trial Postponed Again
ICC Note: The trial of the five men accused of killing three Christians in Central Turkey has been postponed again. The murders took place on April 18, 2007, seven years ago this week, and after 92 hearings and some 100,000 pages of court documents the trial has not yet concluded. The killing of these three Christians has been connected to other political events and alleged coup plots that has added increasing complexity to the issue. In a strange twist, the five accused and confessed killers are currently out of prison because of a change in the amount of time that an individual can be held without a conviction, the regulation was reduced from ten years to 5 years.
Heroic Priest Assassinated In Syria
ICC Note: A 75-year-old Dutch priest paid with his life for choosing to stay and serve the Syrian people. Fr. Frans gave 50 years of his life to serve in Syria and was committed to stay in the city of Homs despite the war going on around them. He felt he could not abandon the few Christians the also remained. He was killed by a masked gunman who came into the monastery and pulled him into the garden and shot him. It is still unclear exactly who is responsible for his assassination.
MSGOP Chair Still Won’t Explain Link To Cochran
Mississippi Republican Chair Interview Exposes Bias Against Tea Party
ICC Note: As Islamic insurgency and terrorist organization Boko-haram continues to commit acts of terror against both Christian and Muslim communities throughout northern Nigeria, their respective religious leaders have committed to working together in calling for peace. Celebrating their like-minded vision of a Nigeria free of religious fundamentalism, Evangelic Church Winning All (ECWA) invited 50 Muslim leaders to speak and share lunch with leaders of the united Church Monday in an effort to provide the Nigerian people with a practical symbol of national unity, despite religious differences.
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws Creating System of Injustice for Christians
ICC Note: Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws are often cited as among the toughest issues faced by Christians living in Pakistan. One of the most religiously hostile places on the planet, Pakistan's blasphemy laws have become a useful tool for extremists seeking to abuse religious minorities, including and especially Christians. Those accused under the "black laws" are often convicted with little or no proof and accusers are almost never charged with crimes of violence which are often unleashed once a blasphemy accusation is made. Please remember the Christians of Pakistan in your prayers today.
Allegations Surface that Boko-Haram Targeted Christians in Latest Abuja Bus Blasts
ICC Note: Monday morning an horrific sequence of bombs exploded in a bus terminal in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, killing 71 and wounding 134. In the immediate moments following the attack, numerous allegations charged Boko-haram, an Islamic insurgency listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, amongst others. New evidence including an analysis of the remains of the suspected bomber support these allegations. To many, the motive behind the bombing remains unclear; however, Christian rights groups has received information alleging the attack as having specifically targeted Christians traveling to and from families and friends for the celebration of a Easter holiday.
Hundreds of Christian Girls Forced to Covert to Islam in Pakistan and No One Seems to Care
ICC Note: The persecution faced by Christian women in Pakistan is unique. Both the wrong religion and the wrong gender, Christian women are often the most vulnerable to abuse and persecution in Pakistan. Chief among the challenges Christian women face in Pakistan are abduction, forced conversion to Islam, forced marriage and rape. According to a recent report, hundreds of Christian women are abducted, forcefully converted, forcefully married and raped every year. This systematic form of persecution that has been going on for years makes many feel like the world just doesn't care about the suffering of these women. Please pray for them today and look for ways to take action.
Malatya Murder Trial Postponed Again
ICC Note: The trial of the five men accused of killing three Christians in Central Turkey has been postponed again. The murders took place on April 18, 2007, seven years ago this week, and after 92 hearings and some 100,000 pages of court documents the trial has not yet concluded. The killing of these three Christians has been connected to other political events and alleged coup plots that has added increasing complexity to the issue. In a strange twist, the five accused and confessed killers are currently out of prison because of a change in the amount of time that an individual can be held without a conviction, the regulation was reduced from ten years to 5 years.
Heroic Priest Assassinated In Syria
ICC Note: A 75-year-old Dutch priest paid with his life for choosing to stay and serve the Syrian people. Fr. Frans gave 50 years of his life to serve in Syria and was committed to stay in the city of Homs despite the war going on around them. He felt he could not abandon the few Christians the also remained. He was killed by a masked gunman who came into the monastery and pulled him into the garden and shot him. It is still unclear exactly who is responsible for his assassination.
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from Jen Kuznicki
MSGOP Chair Still Won’t Explain Link To Cochran
Mississippi Republican Chair Interview Exposes Bias Against Tea Party
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from Liberty News
Harry Reid, A Chinese Green Energy Company, The BLM and The Cliven Bundy Ranch – The Story You Aren’t Being Told
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from LiveScience
Chilean Mummies Reveal Signs of Arsenic Poisoning
People of numerous pre-Columbian civilizations in northern Chile, including the Incas and the Chinchorro culture, suffered from chronic arsenic poisoning due to their consumption of contaminated water, new research suggests.
Viagra Ice Cream Arouses Controversy
The long list of unnatural food combinations just grew a little bigger: Viagra and Champagne ice cream.
Even Casual Pot Use Changes the Brain
Cub Watch Begins After Panda's Artificial Insemination
Officials at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland announced today (April 15) that Britain's only female giant panda, Tian Tian, was artificially inseminated at the Edinburgh Zoo after failing to get it on the natural way with her partner, Yang Guang. A cub for the panda pair would be the first born on British soil.
Lab-Grown Esophagus Could Aid Cancer Patients
Doctors have implanted bio-engineered tracheas in patients, and researchers have experimented with growing bladders and kidneys. Now, another organ joins that list: the esophagus, which brings food and water to the stomach.
Chilean Port City Fire Seen from Space
What looks like a wisp of smoke on a new satellite image is actually the largest fire in the history of Valparaiso, Chile. Strong winds brought a forest fire into this port city of 280,000 over the weekend, NASA's Earth Observatory reports. About 10,000 people had to evacuate their homes, and at least 15 have died, according to news reports.
Under a Blood Moon: 1st Total Lunar Eclipse of 2014 Wows Stargazers
NASA Photo May Show Birth of New Saturn Moon
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from Money Talks News
Ask Stacy: Why Doesn’t the Media Vet Advertisers?
Rent Is More Unaffordable Than Ever
What do New York City, Santa Rosa, Calif., and Boulder, Colo., have in common? Those are just three of 90 U.S. cities where rent has skyrocketed out of reach of middle-income families, The New York Times says, based on a Zillow report.
Can You Get One of the New Subprime Mortgages?
Some would say that subprime loans are back. But they're not like the subprime loans that gained notoriety during the housing bust.
Rent Is More Unaffordable Than Ever
What do New York City, Santa Rosa, Calif., and Boulder, Colo., have in common? Those are just three of 90 U.S. cities where rent has skyrocketed out of reach of middle-income families, The New York Times says, based on a Zillow report.
Can You Get One of the New Subprime Mortgages?
Some would say that subprime loans are back. But they're not like the subprime loans that gained notoriety during the housing bust.
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from Mother Nature Network
Blood moon shines during total lunar eclipse in stunning photos
See the lunar eclipse up close with these amazing images.
Does local honey diminish allergies?
It certainly tastes fabulous, but does local honey have the power to stop itchy eyes and scratchy throats?
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from MSN News
[from 15 Jul 2013]
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from The National Audubon Society
Scientists fear BP blowout killed far more birds than officially reported
Almost from the start, wildlife advocates described the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as a war on the Gulf ecosystem. Few quibbled with that analogy as a record 210 million gallons spewed into the Gulf just 50 miles from one of the world’s most productive coastal estuaries.
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from National Geographic
Monarch Butterflies Shrink, Get Paler After Skipping a MealBrilliantly colored monarch butterflies literally are what they eat—and missing even one meal can be harmful, a new study says.
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from Natural Society
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Meditation: Reduce Stress and Pain, Trigger Genetic Changes, and More
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
Moon-Day! Skywatchers Catch a 'Blood Moon' Eclipse and Mars
Dick Morris: Democrats Conspiring to Rig Electoral College, Law Passed in 9 States So Far
A plan, now stealthily making its way through state legislatures with astonishing speed, would junk the Electoral College and award the presidency to the winner of the popular vote. The Movement is funded, in part, by the Center for Voting and Democracy, a George Soros-funded election group.
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from Newsmax
Dick Morris: Democrats Conspiring to Rig Electoral College, Law Passed in 9 States So Far
A plan, now stealthily making its way through state legislatures with astonishing speed, would junk the Electoral College and award the presidency to the winner of the popular vote. The Movement is funded, in part, by the Center for Voting and Democracy, a George Soros-funded election group.
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from New York Times
from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)
Washington attorney general: Dish to refund $2M
The state attorney general's office says Dish Network Corp. will reimburse Washington state customers about $2 million for what it calls a deceptive surcharge.
from PJ Media
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from Popular Science
How Carl Sagan Described Death To His Young Daughter
A new essay from Sasha Sagan shows how a great popularizer of science answered his own kid's big questions.
When Predators Bite Off More Than They Can Chew
Featuring a snake whose centipede dinner tried to claw out of its body and other… interesting examples
Hillary Clinton's Shoe Incident Mimics Our Problems With Ebola And MERS
Hillary Clinton's shoe reaction is well understood in epidemiology.
Finally, A Way To Harvest Hydroelectric Energy From Toilet Flushes
A team of researchers in South Korea have created a transducer that translates water motion—from toilets, raindrops, or other water-based uses—into electricity.
Toyota I-Road Test Drive: Is This Three-Wheeled Electric Vehicle The Answer To Urban Gridlock?
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from Real Clear Politics
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from The Right Scoop
STUPID: Western Washington University president not happy about school being so ‘white’
IN-DEPTH: Mark Levin gives his take on the dispute between Cliven Bundy and the federal government
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from ScienceDaily
Cultivating happiness often misunderstood
The concept of maximizing happiness has been explored by researchers, who have found that pursuing concrete 'giving' goals rather than abstract ones leads to greater satisfaction. One path to happiness is through concrete, specific goals of benevolence -- like making someone smile or increasing recycling -- instead of following similar but more abstract goals -- like making someone happy or saving the environment.
Lifestyle determines gut microbes: Study with modern hunter-gatherers tells tale of bacteria co-evolution
The intestinal bacteria of present-day hunter-gatherers has for the first time been deciphered by an international team of researchers. Bacterial populations have co-evolved with humans over millions of years, and have the potential to help us adapt to new environments and foods. Studies of the Hadza offer an especially rare opportunity for scientists to learn how humans survive by hunting and gathering, in the same environment and using similar foods as our ancestors did.
New method of screening children for autism spectrum disorders works at 9 months old
Researchers have identified head circumference and head tilting reflex as two reliable biomarkers in the identification of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children that are between 9 and 12 months of age. ASD is identifiable as early as two years old, although most children are not identified until after the age of four. While a number of studies have reported that parents of children with ASD notice developmental problems in children before their first birthday, there has yet to be a screening tool to identify those children.
Targeting cancer with a triple threat: New nanoparticles can deliver three drugs at once
Chemists have designed nanoparticles that can deliver three cancer drugs at a time. Such particles could be designed to carry even more drugs, allowing researchers to develop new treatment regimens that could better kill cancer cells while avoiding the side effects of traditional chemotherapy. "We think it's the first example of a nanoparticle that carries a precise ratio of three drugs and can release those drugs in response to three distinct triggering mechanisms," says the lead researcher and author.
Tiger beetle's chase highlights mechanical law
If an insect drew a line as it chased its next meal, the resulting pattern would be a tangled mess. But there’s method to that mess: It turns out the tiger beetle, known for its speed and agility, does an optimal reorientation dance as it chases its prey at blinding speeds.
Brain changes associated with casual marijuana use in young adults: More 'joints' equal more damage
The size and shape of two brain regions involved in emotion and motivation may differ in young adults who smoke marijuana at least once a week, according to a new study. The findings suggest that recreational marijuana use may lead to previously unidentified brain changes, and highlight the importance of research aimed at understanding the long-term effects of low to moderate marijuana use on the brain.
SSRI use during pregnancy linked to autism and developmental delays in boys
In a study of nearly 1,000 mother-child pairs, researchers found that prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a frequently prescribed treatment for depression, anxiety and other disorders, was associated with autism spectrum disorder and developmental delays in boys.
New study outlines 'water world' theory of life's origins
Life took root more than four billion years ago on our nascent Earth, a wetter and harsher place than now, bathed in sizzling ultraviolet rays. What started out as simple cells ultimately transformed into slime molds, frogs, elephants, humans and the rest of our planet's living kingdoms. How did it all begin?
Functional brain imaging reliably predicts which vegetative patients have potential to recover consciousness
A functional brain imaging technique known as positron emission tomography is a promising tool for determining which severely brain damaged individuals in vegetative states have the potential to recover consciousness, according to new research.
Astronomers: 'Tilt-a-worlds' could harbor life
A fluctuating tilt in a planet's orbit does not preclude the possibility of life, according to new research. In fact, sometimes it may help. That's because such "tilt-a-worlds," as astronomers sometimes call them -- turned from their orbital plane by the influence of companion planets -- are less likely than fixed-spin planets to freeze over, as heat from their host star is more evenly distributed.
from Slate's The Vault Blog
FDR's Forgotten Instructions for a Simple Funeral and Burial
In December, 1937, Franklin Roosevelt wrote out instructions for his funeral and burial. The four-page document, kept folded in an envelope in Roosevelt’s personal safe in his bedroom at the White House, was discovered only after he was interred on April 15, 1945.
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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
Under a Blood Moon: 1st Total Lunar Eclipse of 2014 Wows Stargazers
'LIGO, A Passion for Understanding' Documentary Premiere
WATCH NOW: You can now watch a new, 20-minute film that chronicles the people and strange science behind an amazing astronomical tool that uses lasers to search for violent cosmic events trillions of miles from Earth.
NASA Photo May Show Birth of New Saturn Moon
Photographs taken by NASA's Cassini probe in April 2013 show a bright arc about 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) long and 6 miles (10 km) wide at the edge of Saturn's outermost ring (known as the A ring). This arc and some strange bumps nearby were probably created by the gravity of a small, icy object —possibly a newborn moon, a new study reports.
China's President Xi Wants More Military Use of Space: Report
Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly asked his nation's air force to hasten its integration of air and space capabilities.
Chilean Port City Fire Seen from Space
What looks like a wisp of smoke on a new satellite image is actually the largest fire in the history of Valparaiso, Chile.
NASA Signs Over Historic Apollo-Era Launch Pad to SpaceX
Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida is now under the direction of SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies), the private spaceflight company headed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.
Geologic Wonder: See the Grand Canyon from Space
Whirlpool Galaxy: Exploding With Supernovas
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'LIGO, A Passion for Understanding' Documentary Premiere
WATCH NOW: You can now watch a new, 20-minute film that chronicles the people and strange science behind an amazing astronomical tool that uses lasers to search for violent cosmic events trillions of miles from Earth.
NASA Photo May Show Birth of New Saturn Moon
Photographs taken by NASA's Cassini probe in April 2013 show a bright arc about 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) long and 6 miles (10 km) wide at the edge of Saturn's outermost ring (known as the A ring). This arc and some strange bumps nearby were probably created by the gravity of a small, icy object —possibly a newborn moon, a new study reports.
China's President Xi Wants More Military Use of Space: Report
Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly asked his nation's air force to hasten its integration of air and space capabilities.
Chilean Port City Fire Seen from Space
What looks like a wisp of smoke on a new satellite image is actually the largest fire in the history of Valparaiso, Chile.
NASA Signs Over Historic Apollo-Era Launch Pad to SpaceX
Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida is now under the direction of SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies), the private spaceflight company headed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.
Geologic Wonder: See the Grand Canyon from Space
Whirlpool Galaxy: Exploding With Supernovas
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from The Spokesman-Review
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from The Washington Examiner (DC)
Study finds more immigrants equals more Democrats --- and more losses for GOP
Republicans are famously divided on immigration reform, but Democrats pretty much unanimously support it.
Republicans are famously divided on immigration reform, but Democrats pretty much unanimously support it.
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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Washington Times (DC)
CARSON: Recovering Tocqueville’s vision of American exceptionalism
By returning to Christian roots, the nation can achieve greatness once again
By returning to Christian roots, the nation can achieve greatness once again
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from WIRED
Are Touchscreens Melting Your Kid’s Brain?
Failure Is the Best Thing That Could Happen to Google Glass
Today, for one day only, Google Glass goes on sale to everyone in the U.S. Everyone, that is, with an extra $1,500 to spare and a desire to become a guinea pig in a hotly contested social experiment. If Glass doesn’t sell today, maybe Google will take that as a sign to stop toying around and figure out how to make Glass really matter.
UPDATED: Deal Would Allow Tennessee Bus Rapid Transit Project to Proceed
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from Yahoo News
4 Tax Tips Your Accountant Will Never Tell You
How to Disable Autoplay Videos on Facebook
Elusive 'Exotic Hadron' Particles Confirmed
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from 100 Percent FED Up
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