Tuesday, September 24, 2013

In the news, Tuesday, September 24, 2013


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from ACLJ


American Pastor Saeed Writes His Daughter a Letter for her Second Birthday without Him


The Jihad Is Wide and Deep
As we confront yet another weekend of jihadist violence – with 81 Christians dead in Pakistan, 142 dead after a jihadist killing spree in Nigeria, and 62 innocents slaughtered in a Kenyan shopping mall – we should remember three key (and infuriating) realities.

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from AMAC


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from AsiaNews.it


PAKISTAN - ISLAM: Peshawar: as Christians protest against violence, prayer held in the church where massacre took place
A religious service is held at the All Saints Church to remember the victims. Across the country, protests are held against the Islamist attacks. Muslim leaders express solidarity, but the religious minority wants justice. Catholic leaders appeal for calm and non-violence.


CHINA - UKRAINE: Beijing to buy grain from the Ukraine
Under a 50-year plan, Ukraine will eventually provide China with 3 million hectares, starting with 100,000. Although exact figures are unavailable, Ukrainian sources say that the price tag is at least US$ 2.6 billion. After acquiring land in Argentina and Brazil, Beijing is now looking to the fields of the former Soviet Union to meet its domestic demand.


INDIA - PAKISTAN: Pune bishop: Christian massacre in Peshawar, a failure of the Pakistani government
Mgr Thomas Dabre has decided that all the parishes in his diocese will devote next Sunday Mass to the victims of the attack in Pakistan. "The integrity and moral authority of a nation," he said, "depend on its firm commitment to ensuring the rule of law and defending its minorities." Religious freedom "is an inalienable human right."


CHINA: Bo Xilai launches an appeal
After receiving a life sentence yesterday, the former secretary of the Communist party in Chongqing asks for an appeal. State media praise the "exemplary" sentence, boasting the health of the rule of law.


CAMBODIA: Phnom Penh: parliament approves new mandate for Hun Sen as opposition boycotts session
In office for 28 years, the prime minister will rule for an additional five years. Pro-democracy parties stay away from session, ask for an independent commission into alleged election fraud. New protests break out in the capital and across the country.


VIETNAM: Northern bishops support for Vinh diocese, targeted by authorities
In a letter the prelates confirm their closeness to bishop, priests and faithful, all victims of attacks by the media and government. Appeal for the release of the parishioners of My Yen and for religious freedom . Religious tensions and "official" Catholic movements obstacle to dialogue between Hanoi and the Holy See.


KENYA - ISLAM: Westerners involved in Nairobi mall attack
According to the Kenyan government , the names of some young Americans and a British woman in the al- Shabab command. The security forces now control the building, but it is not clear how many terrorists and hostages still inside. Death toll unchanged.

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from The Blaze


WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A MILLIONAIRE MOGUL USES A GUN TO DEFEND HIMSELF IN NEW YORK?
Millionaire mogul George Bardwil faces years in prison for using a firearm to scare away a home intruder in January.


SUSPENDED STUDENT MAY BE EXPELLED FOR REST OF THE YEAR FOR PLAYING WITH TOY GUN…IN HIS OWN YARD
A suspended seventh-grade student in Virginia Beach, Va., could be expelled for the rest of the school year for shooting an airsoft gun with a friend in his yard as they waited for the bus to come.
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from Breitbart


HERO WITH A HANDGUN SAVED 100 PEOPLE FROM ISLAMISTS IN MALL ATTACK

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from CNSNews.com


Rep. Meadows: President Says Obamacare ‘Just Needs a Little Bit of Tweaking Like it were an App on an Iphone’


Black Liberals: Opposition to Obamacare Based on Racism, IgnoranceYouTube video


33%: Harry Reid Is Congressional Leader With Lowest Approval


$3.39T Quantitative Explosion: Fed Owns More Treasuries and MBSs Than Publicly Held Debt Amassed From Washington Through Clinton

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from Columbia Basin Herald


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from Crooks and Liars


An Open Letter to Deborah Turness, President of NBC News

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from The Daily Caller


Somali-American leader: ‘I tried to warn America’ about homegrown radicalization
The Council on American Islamic Relations repeatedly tried to stop a Minnesota community leader from warning about the dangers al-Qaida-linked group posed to the Somali-American community prior to the Kenyan mall massacre.  Minnesota residents were reportedly among the attackers in the grisly assault by al-Shabaab terrorists on the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya. The Twin Cities are home to the largest Somali community in the United States.


Rand Paul wants Chief Justice Roberts, all federal workers, to enroll in Obamacare
Arguing federal workers should not get special treatment, Rand Paul says he does not want taxpayers subsidizing the personal health-care plans of any federal employee — including Chief Justice John Roberts — anymore.
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from Daily Mail



The iPhone 36C: After cat paws and human toes, Apple 5S owners are now using their NIPPLES to unlock the device's fingerprint scanner
Videos show people unlocking the iPhone 5S using just their nipples
Last week the technology registered a cat's paw and a man's toe
The cat's paw was registered as one of five safe Touch ID profiles
Heel of palm and wrist were also able to unlock the phone's content


Unbelievable moment a golden eagle is pictured swooping on a DEER and trying to fly off with it in its talons 'in first ever photographed case of its kind'
Vicious bird of prey attacks unsuspecting prey from behind
Then drags the terrified beast away to be eaten
Amazing shots were captured by scientists in Lazovsky, Russia
Zoologists believe it is the first time such an attack has been photographed


Protecting the head of the Catholic Church: Pope dons hard hat as he visits poverty stricken region in Italy
Pontiff implored former workers to have hope for future
He spoke intimately of the hardships his own family faced
He also denounced the evils of greed and money worship


Three boys, age 13 and 14, 'killed homeless man in game of knockout after stalking him and punching him in the head'
Three New Jersey boys, two age 13 and one 14, have been arrested and charged with killing a homeless man after allegedly stalking and killing him in what police are calling a game of 'knockout.'


Too good to be true? The smartphone screen that can survive being hit with a HAMMER - and costs less than £20
The transparent Rhino Shield protector is as thick as three sheets of paper
It can absorb up to five times the impact energy than current Gorilla Glass
The sheet was undamaged even after being dropped on bricks and tarmac
Rhino Shield does not affect a phone's touchscreen sensitivity


Meet the last of China's women to have her feet bound: 102-year-old subjected to ancient custom had her toes broken when she was just two-years-old
Han Qiaoni's feet were broken and bound when she was a toddler
Having small feet was seen as beautiful and a status symbol - often the only way for a woman to marry into money
Custom was banned in 1912 but some children's feet were bound in secret
Footbinding aimed to stop feet growing longer than three to four inches

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from EarthSky


Eagle vs. deer
An amazing photo from the Russian Far East shows predation of sika deer by a golden eagle.


Which cities are most at risk for a natural disaster?
Swiss Re – the world’s second-largest reinsurance company, with headquarters in Zurich – has released results of a new study that looks at the human and economic risks from natural disasters faced by over 600 cities around the globe.

Chasing the black holes of the ocean
According to researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Miami, some of the largest ocean eddies on Earth are mathematically equivalent to the mysterious black holes of space.


Powerful earthquake strikes Pakistan, possibly raises new island
The quake struck in the large and sparsely populated Balochistan region of Pakistan. Death toll now stands at 45. A new island appears to have risen off Pakistan’s coast.


September 2013 guide to the five visible planets


Moon, Pleiades from mid-evening until dawn September 23-24

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from Facecrooks


Facebook Uses Artificial Intelligence to Analyze Intent & Emotions in Your Updates
Facebook has an 'AI' team that uses a simulated neural network to analyze user's news feeds. Facebook's CTO explained how their goals are to offer up content to "delight you" and related advertisements.

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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)


The Brutally Honest Coca-Cola Commercial You’ll Never See On Television


How Glyphosate Worsens Modern Diseases
While Monsanto insists that Roundup is safe and “minimally toxic” to humans, Samsel and Seneff’s research tells a different story altogether.


Early Death Comes From Drinking Distilled Water

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from Fox News


Obama Says Diplomacy With Iran Must Be Pursued


One man's ObamaCare nightmare
Here's the interview FOX News' Jim Angle did with AMAC Government Relations Vice President Andy Mangione regarding the impact of Obamacare on his family's health care.


Lois Lerner retires---courtesy of the American taxpayer
ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow's latest Fox News article


School Suspends 7th Grader for Playing With Toy Gun ... in His Yard!


Utterly Awkward Moment: Minister Stops Wedding to Scold Photographer


Factor Producer Confronts Professor Behind Attacks on David Petraeus


National Park Service produces videos praising Islam


The Birds, the Bees, and the Gov't - Oh My! New App Lets Kids Text About Sex

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from Freedom Foundation


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from The Guardian


Brazilian president: US surveillance a 'breach of international law'
Dilma Rousseff's scathing speech to UN general assembly the most serious diplomatic fallout over revelations of US spying


The Simpsons' secret formula: it's written by maths geeks
When one of Britain's best-known science writers went to Los Angeles to meet the show's writers for a new book, he found a team dedicated to inserting gags about complex maths problems. And you thought it was just a cartoon…


Westgate mall siege: hostage crisis over, say Kenyan officials
Officials have declared that all hostages being held by al-Shabaab militants at the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi are now free


Ed Miliband stakes the house on huge new-build programme and tax cut
Labour leader to promise 200,000 new homes a year by 2020, and will echo Reagan by asking voters: 'Are you better off now?'

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from The Heritage Foundation


Morning Bell: This Fight Is for YouWe're fighting Obamacare. These people are the reason we refuse to be silenced. Do you know them? You might be one of them.

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from iFIBRE ONE News


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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)


Islamist Terrorists Brutally Attack Shopping Mall in Kenya
ICC expresses grave concern over the horrific terrorist attack that took place at a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, over the weekend. On Monday afternoon, Kenyan forces again raided the mall, killing two additional members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group. They reclaimed control of the shopping center, moving closer to an end of the hostage situation that began on Saturday and claimed the lives of at least 69 people. This is the latest in Al-Shabaab’s campaign of terror, motivated by Islamic extremism, targeting Christians and non-Muslims across East Africa.

142 Slaughtered as Boko Haram Continues its Reign of Terror in Nigeria
142 corpses have been discovered in a town located in northeastern Nigeria after suspected Boko Haram militants attacked. Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group fighting to carve out a separate Islamic state in Nigeria, have also focused their brutality on Christians living in northern Nigeria. Church bombings and drive-by shootings are among the group's "go-to" tactics to terrorize Christians. Should this most recent incident of violence lead Christians to fear that a large-scale attack is coming?

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from The Jerusalem Post


Obama at UNGA: Direct Iran talks, Syria intervention, Israel-Palestinian peace push
President demands strong Security Council resolution on Syria chemical weapons, says Kerry to begin talks with Iranian officials, says US must tell Israel its future depends on Palestinian statehood.


Ya'alon: Recent terror attacks should not raise fears of 3rd intifada
Defense Minister says murder of 2 IDF soldiers in separate attacks does not raise alarms over violent uprising in West Bank; says IDF "will not rest until we catch the last terrorist involved in these attacks."


Steinitz: Iran may want an agreement, but it's liable to be 'Munich agreement'
Washington Post releases details of internal Israeli documents on Iran, saying Iran can create bomb fuel "within weeks".


Abbas condemns killing of IDF soldiers in NY meeting with Jewish leaders
PA leader calls on Israel to condemn IDF killing of Palestinians; says bi-national state gaining ground among Palestinians.


Report: Americans among al Shabaab terrorist group behind Westgate Mall massacre


Kenya: Attack is over, all hostages have been freed
Kenyan officials say their forces are "in control" of the Westgate mall after it was under siege for more than 3 days.


Israelis, Palestinians trade barbs but peace talks are not derailed
Israel protests to US over "Palestinian Authority incitement," after 2 IDF soldiers murdered in separate terror attacks.

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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)


SALUTING THE BRAVE: Northwest Honor Flight On Its Way To DC

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from KING 5 News (Seattle)


Messy desk? Study explains what that says about you


Hackers claim they've broken iPhone fingerprint security
BERLIN — The fingerprint-based security system used to unlock Apple's latest iPhone can be bypassed using a household printer and some wood glue, a German hacking group has claimed.

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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)


Radioactive waste drums fall off truck at Hanford


Burger King launching lower-calorie french fry


SPD pushes back on blame for Navy shooter background
The agency that oversees federal background checks said the Seattle police department refused years ago to give information about the man suspected of killing 12 people last week at a Navy Yard. But Seattle police said they would have provided specific information to anyone who requested it.

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from KOMO News (Seattle)


Washington Penitentiary inmates raise butterflies


Car thief caught in the act killed in gun battle with former Marine
MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. -- A suspected car thief who was in the middle of breaking into a pickup truck was shot and killed by the truck's owner in Maple Valley early Tuesday morning, King County Sheriff's deputies said.


'Bertha' resumes digging Seattle's waterfront tunnel
The world's largest tunnel boring machine has resumed digging its way under downtown Seattle.
Work restarted at 4:48 a.m. today after being stopped since Aug. 20 by a labor dispute over four jobs moving dirt.

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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)


Should social media sites come with an eraser button?
California just passed a law requiring apps and websites to offer an 'eraser button' to minors. It would require sites to remove information posted by a minor if the minor requests it.


Study: 1 in 3 users suffers 'Facebook envy'
Can Facebook make you sad? A new study shows one-third of users have "Facebook envy," a type of resentment towards their friends' success or exciting photos.


Activists want Montana judge booted over rape case
District Judge G. Todd Baugh has faced widespread condemnation since sentencing 54-year-old Stacey Rambold to just 30 days in prison for raping a former student who later killed herself.


RAW VIDEO: Leach and Petrino's bitter post game exchange

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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)


Boulder offers free joints for flood relief
Anti-tax group runs out of marijuana during Colorado giveaway


Judge determining if murder suspect competent to stand trial
Avondre Graham, 18, is suspected of stabbing Sharlotte McGill to death as she walked her dog along the Spokane River back in May of last year.


Tiny snake on a plane grounds flight
8-inch snake was as slender as a pen; found near Qantas airliner's doorway


Scammers using Obamacare to steal money from people


City leaders approving police body cameras
The Spokane City Council will approve Monday night plans to invest $1 million to buy the Spokane Police Department 220 body cameras for its officers. The new cameras could be deployed on patrol as soon as the second quarter of 2014.


Developer ready to bring Ridpath back to life
Developer Ron Wells is moving forward with plans to refurbish the Ridpath Hotel and transform it into an apartment complex.


Activists want Mont. judge booted over rape case

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from LiveScience




Every so often, doctors encounter a patient with a problem so unusual they decide to publish a case report. Case reports are meant to add to scientific research, or help other doctors who might encounter the same strange symptoms in the future. But to those who aren't doctors, case reports illuminate the limits and the mysteries of the human body.

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from Money Talks News


8 Ways to Save on Holiday Shopping — Right Now
If you aren't prepared for holiday shopping today, you're doing it wrong.


Ask Stacy: How Can I Curb Emotional Shopping?
If you fill an emotional void with shopping, you are not alone.


4 Unexpected Ways to Save With a Green Vehicle


6 Things You Don’t Know About Minimum Wage
The good news: more people are making more than minimum wage. The bad news: it's not by much.

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from NASA


NASA Rover Inspects Pebbly Rocks at Martian Waypoint

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from Natural Society


GMO-Riddled ‘Lucky Charms’ Makes it to UK Supermarket, Parents Outraged


Fighting Pandemic Disease with Herb Power

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from NBC News


First Thoughts: Health care remains a tough sell16 Sep 2013 9:07 am EDT

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from NPR


How Many Scientists Does It Take To Write A Climate Report?
Scientists are about to deliver another major assessment of climate change. The report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change involved hundreds of scientists from around the world and has left some of them wondering whether there's a more effective way to put the document together.


Siege Over, Kenya Has 'Defeated The Monster Of Terrorism'
Telling his nation that security forces have "ashamed" those who attacked a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday declared "we have defeated the monster of terrorism."


The GOP Strategy Behind Defunding Affordable Care Act
Audie Cornish speaks with Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state about the House's continuing resolution vote, and the Republican strategy behind it. McMorris Rodgers is chairwoman of the House Republican Conference.


Word Spreads Far Of Canceled Wedding That Fed The Homeless


Book News: 'Captain Underpants' Tops List Of Most-Challenged Books
Young adult novels lead this year's list of most banned or challenged books, including Captain Underpants and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.


A Young Afghan War Survivor Touches Two American Lives
Last year, two sisters took in Arefa, a badly burned Afghan girl, while she received medical treatment in the U.S. The sisters were ecstatic to host a goofier and wigglier Arefa during a return visit this summer, but they say the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan may make future reunions difficult.


Could Detectives Use Microbes To Solve Murders?
Long after we die, many of the microscopic creatures living in and on us continue to thrive. In field experiments, forensic scientists are tracking changes in communities of microbes on human remains that could one day serve as clues.


Raising Tastier Sea Urchins For Foodies And The Environment
A scientist is trying to help overharvested sea urchins - considered a delicacy in many parts of the world - find their way back to a restaurant near you. He's developed an urchin farm to help grow them more sustainably and a special feed that gives them a sweet umami taste.


Does Science Require Faith?
People get worked up about this question because something about the relationship between science and religion seems to be at stake. Commentator Tania Lombrozo maps out the possible answers before turning the tables on this seemingly intractable argument.

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from NWCN


Report: Navy Yard shooter lied about Seattle arrest

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from POLITICO


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from PreventDisease.com


Laser Printers and Photo Copiers Release Invisible Toxins Which Cause Inflammation And Oxidative Stress


Consumption of Artificial Sweeteners Linked To Choosing High-Calorie Alternatives In The Future

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from Space.com (& CollectSpacc)


Will Sick Mars Astronauts Be Forbidden from Returning to Earth?
If an astronaut gets sick on Mars, should they be allowed back to Earth? The world may be reluctant to welcome such travelers home, leery of possibly unleashing an extraterrestrial superplague on Earth's 7 billion people.


Effects of Ancient Meteor Impacts Still Visible on Earth Today
The footprint of an ancient asteroid impact site in what is now the Chesapeake Bay shows how meteor strikes not only affected Earth's past, but continue to affect the world today. The Chesapeake Bay Crater is the largest known impact site in the United States and the sixth largest in the world, although clues about the crater weren't found until 1983 and the site itself wasn't found until nearly a decade later.

Space Station Traffic Jam Delays 1st Arrival of New Private Cygnus Spacecraft
The unmanned Cygnus spacecraft's arrival at the International Space Station has been delayed until no earlier than Saturday (Sept. 28) to make way for a new crew launching to the orbiting lab this week, NASA officials say. The spacecraft, built by Orbital Sciences Corp., was initially expected to link up with the station on Sunday (Sept. 22), but a software glitch forced controllers to abort the arrival and wait at least 48 hours for the next attempt.


Space History Photo: Pioneer F Plaque Location


Space History Photo: Launched on March 2, 1972, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft, originally designated Pioneer F, carries this pictorial plaque designed to show scientifically educated inhabitants of some other star system when Pioneer was launched, from where, and by what kind of beings. On June 13, 1983, Pioneer 10 crossed the orbit of Neptune, becoming the first man-made object to leave the proximity of the major planets of our solar system. The final, very weak signal from Pioneer 10 was received on January 23, 2003.


'Ferrari of Space' Doomed: Satellite Will Fall from Space in October
A European satellite, billed as the "the Ferrari of space," is facing a fiery doom next month, when it is expected to begin falling from space to end a successful mission to map Earth's gravity.


Did Earth Life Come from Space? Tough Algae Suggests Panspermia Possibility
A team of researchers found new evidence that a terrestrial algae just might be able to survive the physical strains of space travel, a discovery that may support the possibility that panspermia could potentially occur.


The Moon Is 100 Million Years Younger Than Thought

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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)




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from The Star (Grand Coulee)


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from USA Today


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from The Voice of the Martyrs


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from The Voice of Reason


“The Love Boat” debuted on ABC-TV 36 years ago today!


“The Bullwinkle Show” premiered in prime time on NBC-TV 52 years ago today!

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from The Wall Street Journal


From Athletes to the Elderly: The Science of Trips and Falls
New research into how we maintain our balance could help athletes and prevent falls among the elderly
After a fall, people often say they tripped or slipped. But tripping causes just 1 out of 5 falls.


The Friendship Bank: How and Why Even the Most Giving Friend Expects Payback
Being helpful and giving makes friendship better—as long as it is a two-way street


The Family That Fights Together
New Thinking for Parents Since the Days of 'Not in Front of the Children'

Number Caught Entering U.S. Illegally Rises Again
The number of people caught illegally entering the U.S. is up for a second straight year, according to federal data. The numbers are still far below the peak, from 1980 to 2005, when the Border Patrol averaged more than one million apprehensions a year. Data add fuel to debate over beefed-up border security


Apple Sells Nine Million iPhones Over Debut Weekend
Apple sold 9 million iPhones over its debut weekend, beating analysts’ expectations. However, assessing demand for the phones is difficult because more countries are involved this year, including China, which is a huge smartphone market.


Robots May Revolutionize China's Electronics Manufacturing
Machines in Pipeline to Supplant Workers as Pay Soars and People Age


In India, Rapist's Wife Faces Harsh Judge: Tradition
In Conservative Hinterland, Women Without Husbands Face Destitution
The wife of one of the men sentenced to death in India’s gang-rape case expects to be cast out by her in-laws and face destitution—not because she is married to a convicted murderer, but because she is a woman without a husband.


Health-Law Implementation to Vary by State
As 'Obamacare' Kicks In, Americans' Experiences Are Set to Diverge Depending on Where They Live

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from Weasel Zippers (100 Percent FED Up)


Rand Paul takes apart Hillary Clinton in testimony on Lybya attackYouTube video


9 Days to Stop ObamacareShared from Tea Party Patriots


Three Boys Arrested For Stalking And Killing Homeless Man, Playing The “Knock Out Game”


Student refuses to remove cap in Bromley College unless Muslim women remove their headdressesShared from Young Concervatives


Students Sign Petition to Legalize 4th Trimester Abortion
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SIGN PETITION TO LEGALIZE ABORTION AFTER BIRTH - YouTube video


The Reid-Cruz War Begins
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday branded his Republican colleagues who seek to defund Obamacare as “tea party anarchists,” who are both “radical” and “fanatics,” in a blistering monologue on the Senate floor. - YouTube video


Danny K. Davis Communist-Recognized Congressman 'Shares Obama's Values'
COMMUNISTS WHO SERVE IN CONGRESS LIKE ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN DANNY DAVIS NEED TO GO!!! AMERICA IS NOT A COMMUNIST NATION!!! - YouTube video

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from The Weekly Standard


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