Wednesday, October 8, 2014

In the news, Wednesday, September 24, 2014


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from BBC News (UK)

Why India's Mars mission is so cheap - and thrilling
Investment in science and technology builds capability and capacity, and develops the sort of people who benefit the economy and society more widely. Space activity is also a wealth generator. Some of the stuff we do up there pays for stuff down here.

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from Breitbart
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from Charisma News
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Franklin Graham Leads Worldwide Prayer Vigil for Persecuted Pastor Saeed Abedini

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from Clarion Project - Addressing Islamic Extremism

Pakistan Court Upholds Death Penalty for Christian Woman
Accused on trumped up charges of blasphemy, Asia Bibi, a mother of five, was sentenced to die by hanging.

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from Conservative Tribune

Journalists Come Forward: Obama is Much “Worse” Than Bush On Major Issue
According to a number of leading journalists, the Obama administration has been less transparent than that of his predecessor.

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from Consumer Reports

Best & Worst of 2014
Highlights and lowlights of the year



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from Daily Kos
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg explains why she isn't retiring yet: The filibuster

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from Discovery News
from East Oregonian

Potatoes baked just right
Above average harvest expected after long, warm season

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from The Economist

First time lucky
FOR a brief period in the small hours of the morning of September 24th, a control room full of Indian engineers held their breath as Mangalyaan (Hindi for "Mars vehicle") hid behind the planet's dark side. They waited for automatic systems to fire the main engine, which had passed  tests earlier in the week, in order to slow the craft enough that it could fall into an orbit around Mars after a 323-day journey. A few tense minutes later, screens in the control room revealed that India had managed to do what no other nation had done before—succeeded in its first attempt to reach Mars safely.

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from Esquire

THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE WANTS TO FINE YOU $1,000 FOR TAKING PICTURES IN THE FOREST
The Forest Service oversees 36 million acres of wilderness. In a month, you won't be able to take a picture in them without getting a fine -- even if the new rules are unconstitutional.

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from Examiner.com
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]
from FactCheck.org
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from Financial Times

After the sanctions, prepare for the Russian counterattack
For all the costs that sanctions are inflicting on the Russian economy, the Russian flag still flies over Crimea, Moscow remains undeterred and the ceasefire in Ukraine is at risk. Worse still, Russia is using its own form of economic warfare as a shield and a sword.

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from Forum for Middle East Understanding
(FFMU) (Shoebat.com)  [Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Turkey Will Soon Invade Egypt As The “Experts” Are Now Seeing Clearly

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

The “Black Friday” Gold Scandal, 145 Years Ago

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from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Muslim Scholars Release Open Letter To Islamic State Meticulously Blasting Its Ideology
More than 120 Muslim scholars from around the world joined an open letter to the “fighters and followers” of the Islamic State, denouncing them as un-Islamic by using the most Islamic of terms.

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from IFL Science

Common Misconceptions About Global Warming

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from Money Talks News

Out-of-Network Surgeons Increasingly Perform Wallet-ectomies

The 5 States With the Fairest Taxes (and the 5 Worst States)
The top five fairest state and local tax systems are:
Montana. Oregon. South Carolina. Delaware. Idaho.
The least fair state and local tax systems are:
Washington state (last place). Hawaii. Arkansas. Illinois. Florida.

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from New York Times

A Calm Exterior, Sure, but There’s More Going On
‘The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher,’ by Hilary Mantel

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from Rare
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]

Is Obama marching quietly toward a ground war in Iraq?

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from RedFlag News
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]

FBI SAYS NO ONE KILLED AT SANDY HOOK
FBI publishes crime report showing "0" murders occurred in Newtown in 2012

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from ScienceDaily

Brain scans reveal 'gray matter' differences in media multitaskers
Simultaneously using mobile phones, laptops and other media devices could be changing the structure of our brains, according to new research. People who frequently use several media devices at the same time have lower grey-matter density in one particular region of the brain compared to those who use just one device occasionally.

'Skin-like' device monitors cardiovascular and skin health
A new wearable medical device can quickly alert a person if they are having cardiovascular trouble or if it's simply time to put on some skin moisturizer, researchers report. The small device, approximately five centimeters square, can be placed directly on the skin and worn 24/7 for around-the-clock health monitoring. The wireless technology uses thousands of tiny liquid crystals on a flexible substrate to sense heat. When the device turns color, the wearer knows something is awry.

Fossil of ancient multicellular life sets evolutionary timeline back 60 million years
Geobiologists shed new light on multicellular fossils from a time 60 million years before a vast growth spurt of life known as the Cambrian Explosion occurred on Earth.

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from SFGate

The social media giant in Menlo Park would be the second Silicon Valley giant in recent days to sever ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council, known as ALEC. On Monday, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt told a radio show that the company would end its membership with the group over its stance on global warming.

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from Slate
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

“Why Are We So Busy Trying Not to Offend Putin?”
An interview with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Vodka and Space Travel: Virgin Galactic Teams Up with Grey Goose

20-Year-Old Supernova Mystery Finally Solved
Researchers using data gathered by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have determined that the supernova SN 1993J occurred because one star nabbed hydrogen from another.

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from The Spokesman-Review

One Spokane Public Schools officer will carry gun
District officials agreed in early 2013 to allow district-employed school resource officers to carry guns in schools. Making it happen has been arduous.

NRA endorses Newhouse for Congress despite opponent’s gun-rights focus

Judge Lodge to take senior status, Idaho to get new federal judge

Q&A with state House candidates Benn and Riccelli
Both candidates for 3rd Legislative District state representative, position 1, were asked the same questions on key issues.

Pasco officer kills car theft suspect

Obama calls for dismantling IS ’network of death’
Speaking to the annual gathering of the United Nations General Assembly, Obama said the U.S. would be a “respectful and constructive partner” in confronting the militants through force.

BNSF Railway training Washington firefighters in oil train accidents
Burlington Northern Santa Fe is paying for 142 Washington firefighters to receive training in Pueblo, Colorado, in oil train accidents.

Coeur d’Alene third-grader’s Seedboard invention wins national competition

Spokane pot use measurable by THC levels in wastewater, panel told
“Nobody can lie about what’s showing up in the sewage,” said American Civil Liberties Union attorney Alison Holcomb to Spokane City Council’s Marijuana Policy Subcommittee on Tuesday when suggesting that the city test its wastewater to find out how much pot is being used. Spokane wastewater director Dale Arnold said he would check with a lab this week to find out how possible it is to get readings for THC from wastewater. But he suspects it might be difficult. “A large portion of that wastewater doesn’t come out of human beings,” he said.

Coalition: Airstrikes in Syria are just the beginning

CDC: Ebola could spread to 1.4 million more by January without sustained aid

Judge reinstates federal protection for wolves in Wyoming

Uighur scholar’s life sentence by China court called human rights abuse

Obama at U.N. summit: Join U.S. on climate

In brief: Ex-employee kills two UPS workers, turns gun on self
U.S. excepts Korea in pledge to eliminate land mines

Colorado high schoolers ditch class to protest history changes

Federal prison population drops by 4,800 in the last year

Wife of British aid worker receives message of him pleading for his life

Vatican puts defrocked priest on house arrest

SpaceX shipment arrives at space station

Bin Laden’s son-in-law receives life sentence

Audit faults city’s grant handling

Experts set sights on saving threatened whitebark pines
Scientists get close look at CdA nursery’s preservation efforts

Shawn Vestal: Midterm elections setting ‘dark money’ spending record

In brief: FEMA declines Washington request for wildfire aid to individuals
Police department gets federal review

Campaign ad attributes Idaho’s recovering economy to Otter

Workers allege racism at Seattle light rail site

Seattle cracks down on food found in trash
Fines will force use of compost bins

Photo: Highway reopens after mudslide
A rebuilt portion of state Highway 530 between Darrington and Arlington, Washington, opened to traffic Monday night.

Companies propose $8 billion wind energy project
An alliance of four companies proposed an $8 billion project Tuesday that within a decade could send wind power generated on the plains of Wyoming to households in Southern California.

Cadillac moving headquarters to NYC to court luxury buyers

Voice of real human is goal of Talko phone app
Recordings are sent like texts

Business in brief: Soda makers pledge to cut calorie output
Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper said Tuesday they’ll work to reduce the calories Americans get from beverages by 20 percent over the next decade by more aggressively marketing smaller sizes, bottled water and diet drinks.
P&G sells last remaining pet care brands
The Procter & Gamble Co. is selling its Iams and Eukanuba brands in Europe to Spectrum Brands, shedding the remaining parts of its pet care business.
Climbers in catalog settle with national park
Three rock climbers have paid a $4,000 settlement to Capitol Reef National Park in Utah for violating climbing policies in the making of a photograph that appeared in a Patagonia clothing catalog, a park official said Tuesday.
Report: Bigger iPhone 6 has larger profit margin
Apple’s largest iPhone is selling for $100 more than its other new model, but an outside research firm estimated Tuesday that it costs Apple only $15.50 more to make the more expensive version.

Philanthropist launches bid for U-T San Diego newspaper

Fire, ‘stories’ helped injured climber trapped overnight by boulder, partner says

Editorial: Pregnancy decline in teens is question for the ages

Trudy Rubin: Ukraine the battleground for Putin’s ambitions

Grandpa’s cherished birthday cheesecake  [recipe]

In the Kitchen With: Shanon Davis  [recipes]
Greek-style Chicken Skewers
Fresh Herb Tzatziki
Greek-style Quinoa Salad

Hazan’s cookbooks, methods shaped the way we eat today  [recipe]
Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter

Obituary: Suess, Agnes Ruth
Steptoe, Cheney

Obituary: Langford, Eilen M.
Ritzville

Obituary: Reitz, Doris Lorraine
Reardan

Obituary: Allert, Marjorie Katherine (Mitchell)
Benge, Ritzville

Obituary: Kimpel, Nona K. (Kunz)
Davenport

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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)

Warning: This State Could Be About To Release A Flood Of Dangerous Criminals From Prison
One of the measures on California’s statewide ballot this fall is a controversial proposal to change dramatically how the state treats certain “nonserious, nonviolent” drug and property crimes.

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from 100 Percent FED Up


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