Tuesday, September 17, 2013

In the news, Tuesday, September 17, 2013


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MON 16      INDEX      WED 18
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from ACLJ


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from AMAC


AMAC Celebrates Constitution Day

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from AsiaNews.it


NEPAL: Leaders from all of Nepal's faith communities come out against child marriages


BANGLADESH:  Abdul Quader Mollah, the 'butcher' of Mirpur, sentenced to death


CHINA: Mid-Autumn Festival: Time for the Church in China to learn from Pope Francis
A seminarian in northern China sends AsiaNews a reflection on the feast day, which falls on September 19: "It 's the right time to accept the invitation of Pope Francis and make our church a happy home. And to those who have the good fortune to spend the holidays with family I would say: enjoy the time that the love of Christ will grant you with your loved ones. "


IRAQ:  As death toll hits highest level since 2007, Patriarch Sako laments rising sectarianism, loss of unity
More than 5,000 deaths have been recorded since January, the bloodiest level in civilian casualties since 2007. "People are unwilling to forgive or turn the page," according to the Chaldean Patriarch. For a Christian lawmaker, "a wider conflict between Sunni monarchies in the Gulf and the Shiite axis Tehran-Damascus-Hezbollah" could drag down the country.


INDONESIA:  Jakarta , Museum theft: ancient Hindu Mataram kingdom artifacts stolen


PHILIPPINES:  Mindanao: Philippine army advance on rebels , Bishops' appeal for negotiation


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from The Blaze


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from Breitbart


DC MAYOR: 13 DEAD IN WASHINGTON NAVY YARD SHOOTINGS INCLUDING GUNMAN

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from CNSNews.com


Wrong: Al Gore Predicted Arctic Summer Ice Could Disappear In 2013

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from Columbia Basin Herald


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from Daily Mail


Breakfast in bed? Terrified man finds an 8ft crocodile hidden under his bed after it spent entire night just inches from where he slept
300lbs giant had sneaked into the Humani lodge, Zimbabwe
Spent the entire night lying quietly beneath oblivious Guy Whitall
Beast had managed to stay hidden for more than eight hours overnight
The crocodile has now been released back into the wild


'He was all by himself': Hero pictured leading blind co-worker from Navy Yard shooting recalls how he assured the man he would not leave him behind
Omar Grant had just arrived at work when he heard shots ring out on Monday morning - and saw another employee, Linwood, alone
Grant was pictured leading him to safety from the building amid the chaos
12 people were killed when Aaron Alexis, 34, opened fire at the Navy Yard before police shot the gunman dead


Getting away from it all Chinese-style: Over 15,000 people pitch up for giant camping festival


First aerial photos reveal how doomed Costa Concordia has been rolled upright as divers begin grim task of hunting for the missing two bodies
Salvage officials think Russel Rebello and Maria Grazia Trecarichi's bodies could be found in lifeboat under hull
Engineers confirmed they reached 25 degrees just before midnight and vessel was finally upright by 4am today
The 114,000 tonne ship has been marooned outside Giglio harbour off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, for 20 months
Some 32 people lost their lives on January 13, 2012 when the vessel hit rocks and sank with 4,200 people aboard
Liner was rotated with pulleys and lifted up in the largest and most expensive maritime salvage operation ever
Engineers expect a 'burp' of noxious gases as the ship is lifted and trapped air bubbles are released
Raised the ship by 65 degrees - without it breaking in two - and it's vertical so it can be towed away next spring
Ship's captain Francesco Schettino, aka 'Captain Coward', at home in Naples preparing to face trial over disaster


A blue dot in a cosmic ocean: Radio signal from Nasa's Voyager 1 as it travels outside our solar system is seen from Earth for the first time
Voyager 1 was launched in 1977 and has now left our solar system
Scientists can't see the spacecraft but they can detect its radio light
Powerful radio telescopes picked up the signal which looks like a blue speck
Scientists claim Voyager 1 entered interstellar space more than a year ago
Study claims Voyager 1 left heliosphere around August 25, 2012
Voyager 1 is now the first mission to explore interstellar space


Someone's snappy: Jaws-dropping moment deadly Tiger shark tears £11,000 camera from the grasp of a petrified photographer
Diver Miguel Lasa, 49, was swimming without a cage when the Tiger shark approached
Deadly shark grabbed the specialist, £11,000 camera and swam off
Luckily, it dropped the equipment 100 metres away on the sea floor in the Bahamas
Tiger sharks are the world's second most dangerous breed - just behind the great white
'It was a great experience but I wouldn't do it again as it was too dangerous,' says Lasa


Revealed: Washington gunman who murdered 12 had 'anger issues' after rescuing victims of 9/11 and had been kicked out of the Navy after gun charge
Aaron Alexis, 34, named as the heavily armed gunman who opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington D.C. – killing 12 people and injuring eight others on Monday morning
Used an AR-15 rifle the same weapon used in the Sandy Hook and Aurora mass shootings
SWAT Teams fought a heavy gun battle with him and shot him dead
Alexis served in the U.S. Navy for almost four years before he was discharged in 2011 for 'misconduct'
It has been reported he was discharged from the U.S. Navy because of an arrest for firing his own gun in 2010; a similar incident occurred in 2004
The FBI has determined that Alexis was the only shooter, and police say a valid security pass was used to get into the Navy Yard buildings

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from Facecrooks


How to Protect Your Facebook Account from Rogue Applications
[Scam Alert] Profile Viewer Apps Do not Exist! Facebook doesn't offer this feature, and they don't give developers the data required to create such apps. They will be a scam every single time! 99% of the time it will be a rogue Facebook application.  Use this guide to clean up from rogue apps in general.

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from Family Tree Magazine


Can Your DNA Reveal Where Your Ancestors Came From?


Oral History and HeirloomsForms to download

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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)


The Many Health Benefits of Avocado


Former NSA Contractor Develops Font to Combat Government Snooping


The Apartment Harvest: 6 Vegetables to Grow Indoors

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from Fox News


DC gunman was suffering host of mental issues prior to shooting, report says


IRS corruption update -- three key revelations from Lois Lerner’s emails


Victims' Names Released in Navy Yard Shooting


Brain-eating amoeba found in water supply of New Orleans suburb


At Least 7 Dead, 1,200 Unaccounted for in Colorado Flooding

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from Freedom Foundation


God and the Minimum Wage
New Labor Secretary Tom Perez has cited inspiration from God as to why he wants to see an increased minimum wage.  Our Labor Policy Analyst, Max Nelson, responded in American Spectator about why business owners should see Perez' speech as a warning, and why an increased minimum wage would do more harm than good.

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from Greekgeek


Beware Telephone Scam! "Microsoft" Says Your Computer Has a Virus

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from The Guardian


Note to the V&A: a 3D-printed gun still kills people
Why are we not allowed to be shocked that the museum has acquired Cody Wilson's 'Liberator' handgun, a working firearm, just as another US shooting occurs?
The V&A is the Victoria and Albert Museum


Inspectors catch Bristol prison officer denying meals to inmate
Surprise inspection finds HMP Bristol overcrowded, dirty and cockroach-infested with 'delinquent' staff


The niqab debate: 'Is the veil the biggest issue we face in the UK?'
The long-running argument about full-face veils has erupted again. Home Office minister Jeremy Browne has called for a national debate, but do we really need one? Don't tell women what to wear, say three leading Muslims


Costa Concordia engineers exhausted and relieved after successful salvage
Salvage workers 'very satisfied' as parbuckling operation paves way to search wrecked cruise ship for remaining two bodies


Costa Concordia righted after 'perfect' parbuckling salvage operation
Authorities on Italian island of Giglio say ship that ran aground in January 2012 has been righted in biggest ever feat of its kind


Washington DC shootings: America's gun disease diminishes its soft power
The spate of shootings in the US and the lack of political will to tackle gun control shows the country as a basket case, not a model state
On this subject, the Guardian is almost totally wrong. - C. S.


Unreasonable critique of Kant leads to man being shot in Russian shop
Dispute over the German philosopher Immanuel Kant turns violent in Russian town of Rostov-on-Don

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from The Heritage Foundation


Morning Bell: 5 Ways Obama Has Trampled the Constitution

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from iFIBRE ONE News

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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)


Visiting our Sister Freedom
When Freedom, gave her life to Christ, her husband abused her to the point of paralysis. After he died, her in-laws took her sons because of her faith; without a male in the family and being a Christian, she has been outcast by the community, unable to provide for three girls.
YouTube Video


Persecution at unprecedented levels
ICC Note: With Christian persecution seeming to reach unprecedented levels across the world, it is difficult to know how or where to start when trying to pray for the persecuted. From Africa to the Middle East to Asia, Christians continue to suffer for their faith on a daily basis. Here are several current incidents of persecution Christians can take time to remember while praying for the persecuted this weekend.

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from The Jerusalem Post


Knesset panel's emergency meet questions bombshell court ruling on migrants
Right, left call for illegal migrants to be dispersed around Israel; Likud MK Regev: How did Knesset, ministerial legal advisers approve law that was found to be unconstitutional?


Netanyahu to meet Obama at end of month, says Iran's nuclear plans to top agenda
Prime minister calls for strengthening of sanctions on Tehran; is also scheduled to speak at UN General Assembly during US visit.

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from KCAL (Los Angeles)


Undocumented LA County Parents On Pace To Receive $650M In Welfare Benefits

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from KHQ Local News


Safeway Adopts Poison Pill After Big Stock Buys
Safeway is adopting a plan to prevent a hostile takeover after learning of a significant accumulation of its stock.

Navy Yard Shooter Got Honorable Discharge
U.S. officials say the former Navy reservist who gunned down 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard had a string of misconduct problems during his nearly three years in the military, but he received an honorable discharge.


'What's With All The Emergency Alerts?!?! Football Is On!!!'

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from KING 5


Inslee: Union to stop picketing, 'Bertha' back to tunneling soon
The tunnel boring machine that has been sitting for weeks due to a labor dispute should be up and running in the next few days.


Ballard residents unhappy with new neighbor
A big controversy over small housing units has some Ballard neighbors upset. A home on NW 58th Street is being torn down and 43 tiny apartments will take its place.


Former Army Capt. William Swenson of Seattle to receive Medal of Honor

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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News


Gov. Inslee says tunnel work to resume as labor talks continue


Former Seattle home of Navy yard shooter visited by FBI

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from KOMO News


Gary Ridgway: 'I want to prove there's 80 bodies out there'
While Green River killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 49 murders, prosecutors, police and his own defense team acknowledge he could be responsible for many more. Now Ridgway himself says in an interview with KOMO Newsradio the actual number of victims is closer to 75 or 80


Navy Yard suspect arrested in Seattle in '04 after anger-fueled 'blackout'


Obama clears way for chemical weapons aid to Syria


13 dead at D.C. Navy Yard; shooter killed


UN: 'Convincing evidence' of Syria chemical attack

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from KREM 2 News


Teen free of charges for allegedly hiding Belton murder suspect


City Council considers forcing bikini baristas to cover up


Bill Gates tops Forbes richest list ... again!

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from KXLY 4 News


Washington DC gunman has ties to Seattle


Condon wants increased police presence downtown
Downtown property crime, like the break-in and looting of Sport Town last week, half an hour after the same group of juveniles assaulted a man in front of the Satellite Diner, is actually down five-percent from the same period last year, while violent crime in downtown Spokane is down six-percent from last September, but Mayor David Condon said more needs to be done, including putting more officers on the streets and toughening up city ordinances that will give officers more authority to get people committing property and violent crime off the streets.


Thousands cited for having pot on federal land

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from Money Talks News


Ask Stacy: Can I Repair My Own Credit?


5 Open Enrollment Tips for Obamacar


Should You Let Your Car Insurance Company Spy on You

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from National Review


Minimum-Wage Madness
Young people and minorities are hit hardest by minimum-wage laws.
By Thomas Sowell


Website Lets You See Your ‘Secret’ Marketing Data
Users must provide a substantial amount of personal information when they sign up, including their birthday and Social Security number. Understandably, some users will be loathe to hand over such data to Acxiom, but Howe says it’s purely to verify the identity of the user, and the information won’t end up in Acxiom’s database.  Really?

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from Natural Society


How to Optimize Turmeric Absorption for Super-Boosted Benefits


Study: Raw Garlic Consumption can Cut Lung Cancer Risk in (Nearly) Half


Forget Marijuana Madness: Could Marijuana Treat Depression?

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from North Cascades Brodcasting

14 Machines That Were Brilliant in 1985Shared from Mashable.com

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from NPR


'I Miss Her Already': Profiles Of The Navy Yard Victims Emerge
The victims of the Navy Yard shootings that brought panic and tragedy to a corner of Washington, D.C., yesterday morning are in many people's thoughts, as their names and other information emerge.


The Bubble At The Edge Of The Solar System
Science, at its most fundamental level, is about telling the story of all that is around us. In this installment, commentator and astrophysicist Adam Frank tells the story of the stellar wind and the bubble that Voyager has just exited on its journey into interstellar space.


American Farmers Say They Feed The World, But Do They?
When critics of industrial agriculture complain that today's food production is too big and too dependent on pesticides, that it damages the environment and delivers mediocre food, there's a line that farmers offer in response: We're feeding the world.  It's high-tech agriculture's claim to the moral high ground. Farmers say they farm the way they do to produce food as efficiently as possible to feed the world.  But is it true?


Always, Always There
I'm going to tell two stories here, two very different stories. One's about bad guys hurting good guys that made me think the world is going to hell; the other is about good guys outfoxing bad guys and made me smile — made me think there's hope, always hope. I found them in different books.


Mission Success: Costa Concordia Is Vertical
In an operation that took 19 hours, the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia is now in an upright position. The ship ran aground in January 2012 off the coast of Tuscany.


Ear Wax From Whales Keeps Record Of Ocean Contaminants
How often do whales clean their ears? Well, never. And so, year after year, their ear wax builds up, layer upon layer. According to a study published Monday, these columns of ear wax contain a record of chemical pollution in the oceans.


Navy Yard Shootings: No Second Gunman; Victims' IDs Emerge


Whether Facebook Makes You Lonely Depends On How You Use It


Why Do We Describe Asian Eyes As 'Almond-Shaped'?
TV personality Julie Chen's recent revelation about getting plastic surgery to make her eyes look "less Chinese" has renewed a long-running discussion about how to describe an Asian person's eyes.

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from NWCN


UW graduate among DC Navy Yard shooting victims


Company creates controversial 'Breaking Bad' Lego meth lab

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from NW Preps Now


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from POLITICO

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from PreventDisease.com


10 Steps To Growing Cannabis Safely and Efficiently In Your Own Home

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from RedState


The Void Filled, the Polling Goes Up. So #DefundIt

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from The Smoking Gun


Aaron Alexis, Suspect In Washington Navy Yard Shooting, Was Once Arrested For Shooting Bullet Into Neighbor's Home

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from Space.com (& CollectSpacc)


Asteroid Will Buzz Earth This Week Inside the Moon's Orbit


Extreme Space Weather Storms Spark Satellite Failures, Study Suggests


How the Strange Star Delta Cephei Is a Universe Mile-Marker


Meteorite Minerals Hint at Earth Extinctions, Climate Change


For Voyager 1, New Discoveries Await in Interstellar Space


Pale Blue Dot 2: Voyager 1 Signal from Interstellar Space Seen from Earth (Photo)

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from The Star (Grand Coulee)

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from USA Today

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from The Voice of Reason


The first episode of “M*A*S*H” aired on CBS 41 years ago today!
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from The Voice of the Martyrs

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from The Wall Street Journal


Steps to Better Foot Health
Foot pain can signal big and small problems. Even how you get out of bed matters.


Indonesian Volcano Forces Villagers to Flee
A volcano in western Indonesia erupted for the second time this week, forcing some villagers who were just returning home to flee Mount Sinabung again.


Where Job Growth Will Come Over This Decade
What Industries and Occupations Will Be in Demand


Are Insomnia's Effects on the Brain as Bad As They Feel?
Researchers are intrigued by how insomnia patients perform cognitive tasks despite feeling sleepy and unable to concentrate


Shooting Suspect Had Record of Gun Use, Misconduct
Aaron Alexis, the 34-year-old suspect killed in the U.S. Navy Yard shooting spree, had at least two earlier brushes with the law involving guns that led to the end of his four-year Navy career in 2011.


No Flight of Fancy, the Jetpack Is Coming—From New Zealand
But Figuring Out What It Is and What To Do With It Is Still Up in the Air


Say, Where Did That 450-Meter Tower Go?
Building a skyscraper a few miles away from a major international airport sounds like a project that needs careful calibration—such as making it easy for aircraft to see and avoid.
Instead Incheon will be getting the first high-rise that can go into stealth mode.


Tencent Market Value Tops $100 Billion, Nearing Facebook


Young Graduates Struggle Whether They Majored in Engineering or Philosophy
Five years after the financial crisis, the unemployment rate for Americans under 25 is 15.6%.

Ex-Sailor's Rampage Leaves Dozen Dead, Stuns Capital
Suspected Gunman Among Those Killed in Chaos at Navy Yard
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from Weasel Zippers (100 Percent FED Up)


Obama Forced To Waive Ban On Arming Terrorists So He Can Send Weapons To Syrian Rebels…

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from The Weekly Standard


Ryan: GOP Should Delay Obamacare
"What we’re trying to do is figure out the best way of maximizing our leverage to get the president to delay his health-care law."
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