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from ACLJ
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from AMAC
So, About That Messaging
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from AsiaNews.it
JAPAN: Yusai Sukai, the monk who explained Buddhism to the pope, is dead
A kamikaze who converted to the Buddhist religion after the war, he was received by Pope John Paul II in 1995. He became famous throughout the world for twice performing the Sennichi Gyo, a 1,000-day pilgrimage on a Japanese mountain.
ISLAM - SOMALIA: Mogadishu bishop: evangelical mission only answer to al-Shabab violence
Bishop Giorgio Bertin talks about the Church's witness in the land where al-Qaeda's most violent terrorists are born. For the prelate, "bearing witness to the Gospel means giving oneself to God's initiative, participating with Christians in the hopes and the suffering of the whole population."
MALAYSIA: In Kuala Lumpur as in Beijing, people are set go to prison without going to court
The government asks parliament to amend criminal laws to set up a three-member board to rule on two-year detention without trial, which could be renewed indefinitely. The opposition is set to fight the bill.
SOUTH KOREA: Korean Church back in the streets against corrupt intelligence service
At least 5,000 priests, nuns and lay people take part in fresh demonstrations against NIS interference. Several official Church organisations join citizens in the fight for freedom and rights. The intelligence agency is a "dangerous organisation" and a "threat to democracy".
CHINA: Wei Jingsheng: Anti-blogger laws worse than Cultural Revolution
The great Chinese dissident comments on latest repressions imposed by the government of Xi Jinping on freedom of expression and attacks the communist regime, interested only in safeguarding their privileges while continuing to violate the rights of the people: "They are even more brazen faced than Mao Zedong."
Nepali and Bangladeshi Christians pray for brothers and sisters in Peshawar
Yesterday, a hundred people held a demonstration in Dhaka to demand justice for the victims of the attack against a local Protestant church. In Nepal, a week of special prayer is held for the Christians of Pakistan.
Indian Protestant leader: In aftermath of Peshawar attack protect minorities
Sajan George , president of the Global Council of Indian Christians ( GCIC ) , writes a letter to the High Commissioner of Pakistan in India. The massacre of Christians in Peshawar is "a terrible tragedy " after which "promises and condemnation is no longer sufficient ."
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from Breitbart
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from CNSNews.com
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from Columbia Basin Herald
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from Daily Mail
The world's freshest real estate: Massive Pakistani earthquake heaves a brand new 18 meter high island above the waves
The mountain-like island appeared 600m off Pakistan's Gwadar coast
The earthquake triggered a movement of gases in the earth under the sea
This pushed earth up to the surface in something akin to a 'mud volcano'
Such land masses have appeared after quakes in Pakistan in 1999 and 2010
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from EarthSky
Star-hop from Great Square to Andromeda galaxy
Because the waning gibbous moon won’t rise until fairly late this evening, nightfall and early evening will present a fine time for viewing deep-sky treasures, such as the Andromeda galaxy.
Powerful earthquake strikes Pakistan, raises new island
Whoa! People are already out walking on the new island that rose from the waves yesterday, off the southern coast of Pakistan.
Surtsey and the birth of new islands
On November 14 1963, crew aboard a trawler sailing south of Iceland spotted a column of smoke rising from the sea surface several kilometers into the air. A new island was being born.
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from Facecrooks
Four Things You Need To Do If Your Facebook Account Gets Hacked
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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
213 Women Who Took Gardasil Suffered Permanent Disability
The Top 5 Regrets of The Dying
[from 22 Sep]
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from Fox News
Kerry signs UN arms treaty, senators threaten to block it
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from Freedom Foundation
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from The Guardian
Revealed: Qatar's World Cup 'slaves'
Exclusive: Abuse and exploitation of migrant workers preparing emirate for 2022
The Nepalese workers in Qatar who don't make it home alive
Analysis: Qatar 2022 puts Fifa's reputation on the line
Is Facebook sharing making us more vain?
Facebook is set up, through its tools and ideology of 'sharing', to encourage users in a relentless PR campaign for themselves
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from The Heritage Foundation
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from iFIBRE ONE News
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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
Christians Protest as Details of Church Bombing Come to Light in Pakistan
Christians across Pakistan have engaged in protests against the government in reaction to the suicide bombing at All Saints Church in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar. Peshawar is known to be a hotbed of religious intolerance, which has many Christian wondering why the government has not done more to protect the Christians living there. As Pakistan and the world reacts to this instance of horrific violence, many hope this could be a watershed moment for Christians in Pakistan. Please pray for the safety and security of Christians in Pakistan.
Mob Led by Buddhist Radicals Attack Prayer Meeting in Sri Lanka
Religious extremism continues to take hold in Sri Lanka as Buddhist radicals rally a mob of 30 individuals and attack a Christian prayer meeting in the country's capital of Colombo. As a result of the raid, the Christian fellowship's musical instruments were destroyed and their pastor was beaten unconscious, requiring medical attention. Attacks on Christians and other religious minorities, like Muslims, in Sri Lanka has seen a dramatic rise in the past year. Without decisive action by the Sri Lankan government, attacks like this may continue to become the norm.
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from The Jerusalem Post
Iranian press lauds Obama's UNGA speech, dismisses Israel as 'isolated,' 'warmonger'
Newspapers in Iran hail seemingly altered US tone toward long-time foe; official: The Iranians are smiling, but they're still cheating; Erdan warns that world's changing approach to Tehran is a dangerous turn of events.
UN inspectors return to Damascus as Putin ally calls for US shift to reach Syria peace deal
Russian MP: Peace in Syria possible if US drops demands, threats.
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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)
Two People Killed In Crash At Trent And Starr
A man and woman from Rathdrum died Tuesday afternoon following a head-on accident in Otis Orchards. The deceased victims are identified as James Arthur Jemison, 76, and Donette Lee Jemison, 57.
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from KING 5 News (Seattle)
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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)
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from KOMO News (Seattle)
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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)
Two 7th-graders suspended for playing with airsoft gun in front yard
A pair of 7th grade boys in Virginia were suspended for the entire school year after they were spotted playing with an Airsoft gun in their own front yard.
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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)
N. Idaho school district considers training, arming teachers
SANDPOINT, Idaho - A school board in northern Idaho is considering a new school security policy that includes training and arming district staff and teachers.
SWAT situation in N. Spokane ends in 2 arrests
Spokane police arrested two people Wednesday after a SWAT situation at a home at N. Perry and Rowan.
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from Money Talks News
Not Using Credit Card Rewards? You’re Leaving Money on the Table
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from Natural Society
Essential Lavender Oil: A Natural Solution for Migraines and Anxiety
5 Easy Ways to Stress Proof Your Diet
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from The New American
Kerry Signs UN Arms Trade Treaty — Civilian Disarmament Advancing
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from NPR
Your Government Shutdown Questions, Answered
Wild Weather Tied To Unusual Jet Stream Activity
The jet stream - usually well-behaved ribbon of high winds that runs eastward across North America - wandered all over recently and even split in two. That's caused a whole host of extreme weather in the Northern Hemisphere, including the recent rains in Colorado, bitter cold in Florida and a heat wave in Alaska.
Book News: Donald Antrim, Karen Russell Win 'Genius Grant' Awards
Also in Book News: a ban on Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man prompts a backlash, and Peter Matthiessen is coming out with a new work.
Latest MacArthur Geniuses Include Sound Savior
Experimental physicist Carl Haber is among 24 people receiving $625,000 awards for their work. He heard on NPR that historic recordings were in danger of being lost. Using techniques that allow scientists to track atomic particles, he developed a way to preserve those sounds.
Pakistan Quake Killed Hundreds, Created Island Off Coast
The death toll, currently reported at 327 by Reuters, from Tuesday's temblor in southern Pakistan may go even higher, authorities warn. Meanwhile, it appears that a "mud volcano" triggered by the quake created an small new island in the Arabian Sea. It is likely the small land mass will slide back into the sea at some point in the future.
Global Love Of Bananas May Be Hurting Costa Rica's Crocodiles
Bananas are the most popular fruit in America, and demand is growing worldwide, too. But growing bananas requires a lot of pesticides. And a new study shows that some of those chemicals are ending up in caimans living downstream from banana plantations in Costa Rica where many of the bananas that Americans eat are grown.
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from NWCN
Emotional reunion for Spokane Honor Flight veteran
Emotional moment for a WWII veteran on Spokane's Honor Flight! Troy Garrett's granddaughter flew from Alaska to D.C. to surprise him when he got off the plane. She also brought his great grandson... whom he had never met.
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from POLITICO
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from PreventDisease.com
Top 10 Reasons You Should Drink Coffee[via Eyes Popping]
________
from Space.com (& CollectSpacc)
NASA's Innovative Ion Space Thruster Sets Endurance World Record
A five-year test of NASA's latest ion drive for future spacecraft has set a new world record for the longest single space engine test. The next generation of ion engines have a fuel efficiency 10 to 12 times greater than traditional chemical thrusters.
Mars Spacecraft to Photograph Comet ISON's Red Planet Flyby Next Week
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from The Star (Grand Coulee)
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from USA Today
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from US Bureau of Reclamation
Burnt River Project
Sajan George , president of the Global Council of Indian Christians ( GCIC ) , writes a letter to the High Commissioner of Pakistan in India. The massacre of Christians in Peshawar is "a terrible tragedy " after which "promises and condemnation is no longer sufficient ."
________
from Breitbart
________
from CNSNews.com
________
from Columbia Basin Herald
________
from Daily Mail
The world's freshest real estate: Massive Pakistani earthquake heaves a brand new 18 meter high island above the waves
The mountain-like island appeared 600m off Pakistan's Gwadar coast
The earthquake triggered a movement of gases in the earth under the sea
This pushed earth up to the surface in something akin to a 'mud volcano'
Such land masses have appeared after quakes in Pakistan in 1999 and 2010
________
from EarthSky
Star-hop from Great Square to Andromeda galaxy
Because the waning gibbous moon won’t rise until fairly late this evening, nightfall and early evening will present a fine time for viewing deep-sky treasures, such as the Andromeda galaxy.
Whoa! People are already out walking on the new island that rose from the waves yesterday, off the southern coast of Pakistan.
Surtsey and the birth of new islands
On November 14 1963, crew aboard a trawler sailing south of Iceland spotted a column of smoke rising from the sea surface several kilometers into the air. A new island was being born.
________
from Facecrooks
Four Things You Need To Do If Your Facebook Account Gets Hacked
________
from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
213 Women Who Took Gardasil Suffered Permanent Disability
The Top 5 Regrets of The Dying
[from 22 Sep]
________
from Fox News
Kerry signs UN arms treaty, senators threaten to block it
________
from Freedom Foundation
________
from The Guardian
Revealed: Qatar's World Cup 'slaves'
Exclusive: Abuse and exploitation of migrant workers preparing emirate for 2022
The Nepalese workers in Qatar who don't make it home alive
Analysis: Qatar 2022 puts Fifa's reputation on the line
Is Facebook sharing making us more vain?
Facebook is set up, through its tools and ideology of 'sharing', to encourage users in a relentless PR campaign for themselves
________
from The Heritage Foundation
________
from iFIBRE ONE News
________
from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
Christians Protest as Details of Church Bombing Come to Light in Pakistan
Christians across Pakistan have engaged in protests against the government in reaction to the suicide bombing at All Saints Church in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar. Peshawar is known to be a hotbed of religious intolerance, which has many Christian wondering why the government has not done more to protect the Christians living there. As Pakistan and the world reacts to this instance of horrific violence, many hope this could be a watershed moment for Christians in Pakistan. Please pray for the safety and security of Christians in Pakistan.
Mob Led by Buddhist Radicals Attack Prayer Meeting in Sri Lanka
Religious extremism continues to take hold in Sri Lanka as Buddhist radicals rally a mob of 30 individuals and attack a Christian prayer meeting in the country's capital of Colombo. As a result of the raid, the Christian fellowship's musical instruments were destroyed and their pastor was beaten unconscious, requiring medical attention. Attacks on Christians and other religious minorities, like Muslims, in Sri Lanka has seen a dramatic rise in the past year. Without decisive action by the Sri Lankan government, attacks like this may continue to become the norm.
________
from The Jerusalem Post
Iranian press lauds Obama's UNGA speech, dismisses Israel as 'isolated,' 'warmonger'
Newspapers in Iran hail seemingly altered US tone toward long-time foe; official: The Iranians are smiling, but they're still cheating; Erdan warns that world's changing approach to Tehran is a dangerous turn of events.
UN inspectors return to Damascus as Putin ally calls for US shift to reach Syria peace deal
Russian MP: Peace in Syria possible if US drops demands, threats.
________
from KHQ Local News (Spokane)
Two People Killed In Crash At Trent And Starr
A man and woman from Rathdrum died Tuesday afternoon following a head-on accident in Otis Orchards. The deceased victims are identified as James Arthur Jemison, 76, and Donette Lee Jemison, 57.
________
from KING 5 News (Seattle)
________
from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)
________
from KOMO News (Seattle)
________
from KREM 2 News (Spokane)
Two 7th-graders suspended for playing with airsoft gun in front yard
A pair of 7th grade boys in Virginia were suspended for the entire school year after they were spotted playing with an Airsoft gun in their own front yard.
________
from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)
N. Idaho school district considers training, arming teachers
SANDPOINT, Idaho - A school board in northern Idaho is considering a new school security policy that includes training and arming district staff and teachers.
SWAT situation in N. Spokane ends in 2 arrests
Spokane police arrested two people Wednesday after a SWAT situation at a home at N. Perry and Rowan.
________
from Money Talks News
Not Using Credit Card Rewards? You’re Leaving Money on the Table
________
from Natural Society
Essential Lavender Oil: A Natural Solution for Migraines and Anxiety
5 Easy Ways to Stress Proof Your Diet
________
from The New American
Kerry Signs UN Arms Trade Treaty — Civilian Disarmament Advancing
________
from NPR
Your Government Shutdown Questions, Answered
Wild Weather Tied To Unusual Jet Stream Activity
The jet stream - usually well-behaved ribbon of high winds that runs eastward across North America - wandered all over recently and even split in two. That's caused a whole host of extreme weather in the Northern Hemisphere, including the recent rains in Colorado, bitter cold in Florida and a heat wave in Alaska.
Book News: Donald Antrim, Karen Russell Win 'Genius Grant' Awards
Also in Book News: a ban on Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man prompts a backlash, and Peter Matthiessen is coming out with a new work.
Latest MacArthur Geniuses Include Sound Savior
Experimental physicist Carl Haber is among 24 people receiving $625,000 awards for their work. He heard on NPR that historic recordings were in danger of being lost. Using techniques that allow scientists to track atomic particles, he developed a way to preserve those sounds.
Pakistan Quake Killed Hundreds, Created Island Off Coast
The death toll, currently reported at 327 by Reuters, from Tuesday's temblor in southern Pakistan may go even higher, authorities warn. Meanwhile, it appears that a "mud volcano" triggered by the quake created an small new island in the Arabian Sea. It is likely the small land mass will slide back into the sea at some point in the future.
Global Love Of Bananas May Be Hurting Costa Rica's Crocodiles
Bananas are the most popular fruit in America, and demand is growing worldwide, too. But growing bananas requires a lot of pesticides. And a new study shows that some of those chemicals are ending up in caimans living downstream from banana plantations in Costa Rica where many of the bananas that Americans eat are grown.
________
from NWCN
Emotional reunion for Spokane Honor Flight veteran
Emotional moment for a WWII veteran on Spokane's Honor Flight! Troy Garrett's granddaughter flew from Alaska to D.C. to surprise him when he got off the plane. She also brought his great grandson... whom he had never met.
________
from POLITICO
________
from PreventDisease.com
Top 10 Reasons You Should Drink Coffee[via Eyes Popping]
________
from Space.com (& CollectSpacc)
NASA's Innovative Ion Space Thruster Sets Endurance World Record
A five-year test of NASA's latest ion drive for future spacecraft has set a new world record for the longest single space engine test. The next generation of ion engines have a fuel efficiency 10 to 12 times greater than traditional chemical thrusters.
Mars Spacecraft to Photograph Comet ISON's Red Planet Flyby Next Week
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from The Star (Grand Coulee)
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from USA Today
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from US Bureau of Reclamation
Burnt River Project
The Burnt River Project in east-central Oregon consists of a storage dam and reservoir that provides water for supplemental irrigation of some 15,600 acres which formerly depended entirely on the natural flow of the Burnt River.
________
from The Voice of the Martyrs
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from The Wall Street Journal
America's Toilet Turnaround
After Years of Moving Work Overseas, Remaining Factories Ramp Up U.S. Output
More Snacks Made From Brown Rice, Vegetables, Legumes Aim to Satisfy the Craving for 'Permissible Indulgence'
Triscuits, Green Giant Join Niche Brands Like Snapea Crisps and Annie Chun's to Feed the Three-Snacks-a-Day Crowd
New Approaches to Teaching Fractions
The government is funding new research on more effective ways to teach the often-dreaded subject
Nearly half of eighth-graders aren't able to put three fractions in order by size. New methods for teaching fractions will rely on number lines, paper models and games that help put fractions in context.
Prices Set for New Health-Care Exchanges
Younger Buyers May Face Higher Insurance Premiums
________
from Weasel Zippers (100 Percent FED Up)
________
from The Weekly Standard
________
________
from The Voice of the Martyrs
________
from The Wall Street Journal
America's Toilet Turnaround
After Years of Moving Work Overseas, Remaining Factories Ramp Up U.S. Output
More Snacks Made From Brown Rice, Vegetables, Legumes Aim to Satisfy the Craving for 'Permissible Indulgence'
Triscuits, Green Giant Join Niche Brands Like Snapea Crisps and Annie Chun's to Feed the Three-Snacks-a-Day Crowd
New Approaches to Teaching Fractions
The government is funding new research on more effective ways to teach the often-dreaded subject
Nearly half of eighth-graders aren't able to put three fractions in order by size. New methods for teaching fractions will rely on number lines, paper models and games that help put fractions in context.
Prices Set for New Health-Care Exchanges
Younger Buyers May Face Higher Insurance Premiums
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from Weasel Zippers (100 Percent FED Up)
________
from The Weekly Standard
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