Thursday, December 12, 2013

In the news, Thursday, December 5, 2013


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from AsiaNews

SRI LANKA: A government-sponsored survey of damages (to people and property) caused by the country's civil war gets underway. For some priests and activists, the investigation is "not credible" because it is being conducted by the government, which has been accused of war crimes. Tamil activist says, "The president creates commissions to escape awkward situations."

Pope to create Commission for the Protection of Children
On 22 February consistory for the appointment of new cardinals. The Commission, proposed by the Council of Cardinals, will advise the Pope on the Holy See’s commitment in the protection of children and ministry for victims of abuse.

Haiphong: Church and local organisations together for AIDS patients
VIETNAM: Due to the lack of interest on the part of the Vietnamese government, thousands of people die of HIV every year. Haiphong alone has had more than 10,000 people with HIV/AIDS by June of this year. In the Year of Faith, the local Caritas and the Health Education Centre worked together to provide care and psychological and spiritual support to patients.

South Sulawesi: Islamists and local authorities pull down Protestant church
INDONESIA: Pangkep District leaders order the demolition of the GKSS's only place of worship. For extremists, the building did not have the necessary permits. For the faithful, this was a "senseless operation" in violation of religious freedom. Christian activist slams the Indonesian president and government for failing to protect minorities.

Young Tibetan father sets himself on fire calling for an end to Chinese repression
Konchon Tseten, 30, burnt for more than an hour before he was taken away by police. His current condition is unknown. When a group of Tibetans try to defend him, police intervene to arrest people, including his wife and relatives. Tseten's self-immolation is the 124th of its kind since protests began.

Indian Hindu leader against inter-religious violence bill
India's parliament opens its winter session today with the Communal Violence Bill on its agenda. Narendra Modi, prime ministerial candidate for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), defines the bill as a "recipe for disaster" that must be stopped. He has been blamed for deadly violence between Hindus and Muslims in Gujarat in 2002, which led to the drafting of the bill currently before parliament.

Seoul, Chondogyo members join anti-Park protests: She has created chaos in the country
SOUTH KOREA: The followers of the syncretic religion, about 3 million throughout Korea, announce a public manifesto against the executive. The Blue House "has considerably reduced people’s confidence in the State."

Pope: Christian words not put into practice lead to vanity, self-assuredness, pride, "power for power's sake"
VATICAN: A Christian word that does not have its vital roots in Jesus "is a Christian word without Christ and without Christ, Christian words deceive, they hurt." "This also divides us among ourselves, it creates division in the Church."
SYRIA: "We appeal to the international community and to the rulers of the whole world to intervene for the release of the hostages. This abduction, which continues despite all the contacts made, is a flagrant violation of human dignity and path of peace and prayer.” Maronite bishops join call for the liberation of women religious.

The Saudi monarch opens to women at the wheel
King Abdullah orders authorities to examine the 72 reforms proposed by the Commission for Human Rights (HRC). Among these, the opportunities for women to drive to and from work; greater protection from family violence. Under examination the right to citizenship for children born in mixed marriages, in which the mother is Saudi Arabian.

Thai king marks birthday with call for peace and solidarity amid protest truce
Today, Thailand celebrates the 86th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The monarch addresses the nation and invites the people to preserve "the public interest, stability and security." The anti-government protests promise to continue after festivities. AsiaNews sources: intellectuals, government, military and religious leaders want a peaceful resolution of the dispute.

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from The Boston Globe

In reversal, Obama says he lived with uncle
President Obama acknowledged Thursday that he lived with his Kenyan uncle for a brief period in the 1980s while preparing to attend Harvard Law School, contradicting a statement more than two years ago that the White House had no record of the two ever meeting.

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from Breitbart
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from CNSNews.com
from The Daily Caller
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from EarthSky


Astronomers discover planet that shouldn’t be there
The discovery of a giant planet orbiting its star at 650 times the average Earth-sun distance has astronomers puzzled over how such a strange system came to be.


Everything you need to know: Geminid meteor shower


How to shoot photos of meteors, or shooting stars

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from Facecrooks


The Top Ten Commandments of Password Protection
In case you missed the news, Over 2 million passwords were stolen and posted online. Facebook has initiated a password reset for exposed users. A strong, secure password is an important part of keeping your online privacy and security intact. Check out this guide for some tips on how to protect your passwords!



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from The Federalist Papers


This Is How The NSA Is Tracking You This Instant
That cell phone in your back pocket, which you are so addicted to thanks to all its apps, videos, messaging function and all other cool bells and whistles, that you can’t possibly live without? It is simply the definitive NSA tracking beacon used to find where you are at any given moment.


Does The Minimum Wage Hurt Workers?
While the minimum wage may be well-intentioned public policy, it often hurts the very workers most in need of our help.


Court hears discrimination case over same-sex wedding cake


In New Jersey, 50,000 sign up for online gambling; 741 sign up for ObamaCare.


Reagan Would Have Found Common Ground With Tea Party


School Bans Christmas Trees, The Colors Red & Green


Obama Youth Turn On Their Leader


Turley: Obama’s “Become The Very Danger The Constitution Was Designed To Avoid”


CNN Poll: Opposition to Gun Control Up 23 Percent Since January


George Clinton, Fourth Vice President of the United States


Jefferson Wins Re-Election, 12-5-1804

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from Fox News


How to protect yourself: 2 million Facebook, Google accounts compromised

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from Freedom Foundation

Are worker strikes really "worker" strikes if they are funded and organized by unions?

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from Hawaii News Now


President Obama planning annual Hawaiian holiday

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from The Heritage Foundation


Farm Bill Giveaways for Underwear, Flatulence, and Manure
$1 trillion taxpayer dollars -- including over $1 million to study cow flatulence in effort to prevent global warming. And that's just ONE of the insane items on this list.


We Bet You Haven't Heard This About Obamacare
Another push is underway to raise the minimum wage. But what you probably haven’t heard is that Obamacare has already done that.

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from The Hill

Young invincibles spurn O-Care
Mounting opposition to ObamaCare among young adults is creating a new crisis for the White House. While the federal enrollment website HealthCare.gov appears to be improving by the day, polls show the “young invincibles” key to making the law work are becoming less likely to enroll.

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

Nancy Pelosi: House Democrats Will Not Support A Budget Deal With No Unemployment Extension

Understanding Identity Theft
Identity Theft is a huge problem and big business! The more you share online, the easier you make it for the identity thieves. How much are your personal details worth on the black market?

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from iFIBRE ONE News

Soap Lake hires interim fire chief after discussing closing department

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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)

‘Jesus would not be safe in Egypt today,’ UK Parliament Hears in Discussion on Global Persecution
The UK Parliament has acknowledged the severity of Christian persecution globally, and the need for a more significant response around the world. The discussion focused on both the severity and the pervasiveness of the attacks. One member highlighted that today Jesus would not be safe in Egypt today. Another noted the duplicity that Christian persecution receives. He said, "If this were happening to almost any other religious group it would be something of a national scandal."

Indonesia: Riot Police Escort Christians Home After Radical Islamists Disrupt Service
On Sunday Christians worshiping on the Indonesian island of North Sumatra were forced to abandon their worship service and cancel planned services after hundreds of radical Muslims, many belonging to the extremist Islamic Defenders Front, disrupted the service and began issuing threats. Police in riot gear were forced to step in and escort the Christians away from the church, though it is unclear of any of the radicals disrupting the service were arrested. Last year radicals managed to pressure local governments across Indonesia to shut down as many as 50 Christian churches using a highly controversial building permit law as justification. Although the closing of churches be local governments in Indonesia dropped considerably after the first few months of this year, radical groups continue to try to intimidate Christians into abandoning their property and relocating their churches.

Syrian Islamists Control Christian Village of Maaloula, Nuns Taken From Monastery
The ancient Christian village of Maaloula has again become the site of fierce fighting in Syria. A coalition of rebel groups, including the extremist al-Nusra Front, which has ties to al-Qaeda, attacked forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. After intense fighting over the weekend, they have taken control of the village. Twelve nuns and three other women from the Greek Orthodox monastery of Mar Takla were taken by rebel forces from Maaloula towards the border town of Yabroud, an International Christian Concern (ICC) contact in the region reported on Tuesday.

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from The Jerusalem Post

The iconic South African leader had a important relationships with the local Jewish community in his country.

Former South African president Nelson Mandela dies aged 95
Mandela led the country during the transition years of apartheid South Africa and was its first black president; South Africa's President Jacob Zuma announces passing, says nation has "lost its greatest son."

Palestinians reject US security ideas for peace accord
Abbas rejects ideas posed by US retired general John Allen, enlisted by Obama to analyze the security aspects of any future agreement; ideas "would only lead to prolonging, maintaining the occupation," PA official says.
US secretary of state meets PM Netanyahu, vows to consult Israel on final nuclear deal with Tehran; Netanyahu says Israel remains committed to peace talks, calls on Palestinians to stop "finger pointing."

Arab Mks to Kerry: Beduin resettlement plan is 'ethnic cleansing'
Ahmed Tibi, UAL Ta'al MKs, call on visiting US secretary of state to prevent Prawer-Begin bill.

Former Obama adviser: Public Israel-US spat only strengthens Iran’s hand
Gary Samore, ex-key member of president's national security team, warns in 'Post' interview against dissension in coalition opposing Iran.

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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)

Vacant Homes Attract Crime; Slow Process Cleaning Them Up
Over the past several months KHQ investigated the vacant home problem in Spokane. The issue of what to do with vacant homes is not Spokane specific. Many cities deal with it.

Obama Mourns Death Of Icon Nelson Mandela
President Obama: "We will not see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. It falls to us to carry forward the example that he set."

PHOTOS: Up To 20 Beached Whales Moved To Deeper Water
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) - Wildlife officials say as many as 20 pilot whales in danger of stranding in Everglades National Park are swimming into deeper water.

Garland Car Explosion: Formal Charges Filed
The Spokane County Prosecutor's Office filed formal charges on Thursday against the driver of a car that exploded in the Garland District in August.

Gay Weddings 17 pct. Of WA Marriages In First Year

28 Most Common Passwords

'He Was The Silver Lining': Students Mourn American Teacher Shot Dead In Benghazi

Man Caught After Stealing Vehicle & Firing At Deputies

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from KING 5 (Seattle)
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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)
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from KOMO News (Seattle)

Gay weddings make up 17 percent of Washington marriages

Property owners funding Lake Union clean-up project
In a first-of-its kind clean-up program, workers began removing 12,000 cubic yards of arsenic-contaminated sediment from Lake Union earlier today.

Nelson Mandela, South Africa's peacemaker, dies at 95

States grovel before Boeing in bid for 777X jobs

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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)
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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)
Cat film festival comes to Spokane
Cats have taken over the internet and now they have their very own film festival. The Internet Cat Video Film Festival is coming to Spokane in January.

Most Americans predict more gridlock in 2014
Poll: 57% say WH, Congress cooperated less than usual this year

Storm's 1-2-3 punch: Frigid, snowy and icy
Dallas sees 60-degree temperature drop

Fresh fast-food strikes planned for Thursday
Effort has drawn support from Service Employees International Union

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from The Lars Larson Show

HOW DO YOU FIX HEALTHCARE? DR. BEN CARSON HAS SOME THOUGHTS

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from Life

Last Call: Prohibition and the Speakeasies of New York in 1933
On the 80th anniversary of the end of Prohibition, LIFE.com offers up photos made in a number of New York speakeasies by Margaret Bourke-White. Most famous for her work as a LIFE photographer — along with Peter Stackpole, Thomas McAvoy and Alfred Eisnestaedt, she was one of the weekly’s original four staff photographers — Bourke-White was for years an editor and photographer at FORTUNE; the pictures in this gallery were shot for that storied Time Inc. monthly, three years before LIFE began publishing. Bourke-White’s photos ran in the June 1933 issue of FORTUNE, under the simple and evocative title, “Speakeasies of New York.”

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from LiveScience


from Media Trackers

Fast-food customers in as many as 200 American cities who encounter protesters today demanding a federal minimum wage increase to $15 per hour may want to know who, exactly, is driving the “Fight For 15″ campaign.

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from Money Talks News

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from Mother Nature Network


7 nutrient deficiencies that can make you sick
Tired? Depressed? Always under the weather? You might not be getting the right amount of these vitamins and minerals: B12, C, D, Iodine, Iron, Magnesium, Zinc.


Flock of feral turkeys terrorizes Staten Island homeowners
They're loud, they're destructive and they have absolutely no qualms about defecating or having sex on your front lawn at 6 am. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the feral turkeys of Staten Island.


How to eat local during the winter months
It's harder to eat local as the days get shorter, but it's possible. Here's how.


7 of the coldest places in the world to live
Verkhoyansk, Russia; Oymyakon, Russia; International Falls, Minn.; Fraser, Colo.; Yakutsk, Russia; Hell, Norway; Barrow, Alaska.

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from Natural Society

Microwave Cooking: Cancer for Convenience?
You won't like hearing this, but using a microwave oven could actually be depleting your food of nutrients and making you sick - all for convenience.

Study: Obesity Fuels Breast Cancer Cell Growth and Tumor Size
Obesity puts you at a greater risk of a variety of diseases—including breast cancer. But a recent study says the link between your waistline and breast cancer doesn’t stop there. Researchers with the Tulane School of Medicine say that obesity is directly related to breast cancer cell growth and even tumor size.

Tis the Season: Mistletoe Extract Doubles Survival Rates of Cancer Patients

6 Powerful Health Benefits Offered by Beets

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from The News Tribune (Tacoma)

Union workers coerced into political positions
Overcharging employees for union representation, which individual workers cannot refuse, gives union officials a steady stream of income they can use to advance their political agenda.

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from NPR

'King Cocktail' Serves Up Prohibition History, Hangover Cure
Exactly 80 years ago today, Dec. 5, Prohibition came to an end and Americans were able to legally pick up their drinks again, allowing us to enjoy an adult beverage without looking over our shoulders for the cops.


Why Isn't Open Source A Gateway For Coders Of Color?


What's For Dinner? Try Brazilian
When you think of the world's great cuisines, Brazilian food doesn't spring to mind. But that is about to change.


The Day Nelson Mandela Walked Out Of Prison
South Africans knew they were facing seismic change. But they didn't know where it would lead.


Mandela: A Rare Success As Liberation Leader And President


Mandela: An Audio History
From the archives: Mandela's journey from freedom fighter to president capped a dramatic half-century-long struggle against white rule and the institution of apartheid. This five-part series, originally produced in 2004, marked the 10th anniversary of South Africa's first free election.


Nelson Mandela, Inspiration To World, Dies At 95


Beyond Good Cop/Bad Cop: A Look At Real-Life Interrogations


Fast-Food Workers Across The U.S. Cry Poverty Wages, Demand Better Pay


Muskegon is home to America's tallest singing Christmas tree
The Muskegon tradition has been happening for 29 years.


80 years after Repeal Day, a look at how Seattle drank during the Prohibition


Donor Gives $200K For UO Comics Minor


GOP Family Feud: 'Showboat' DeMint Takes on 'Tyrant' McConnell


Plight Of The Bumble Bee: Species In Decline
Old World parasites and New World pesticides have taken their toll on Vermont's bumble bees.


Teens Who Feel Supported At Home And School Sleep Better


Banks Come Under Fire For Filling In The Payday Loan Gap


Mushroom Foraging: When The Fun(gi) Hunt Gets Out Of Hand


Why $7-Per-Gallon Milk Looms Once Again
If Congress doesn't reach agreement, the nation faces going over "the dairy cliff" – a reversion to 1949 farm policy that would cause a big spike in milk prices.

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from NWCN

Child dies after dump truck crashes into Idaho school bus

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from PreventDisease.com


Researchers Finally Show How Mindfulness and Your Thoughts Can Induce Specific Molecular Changes To Your Genes
With evidence growing that training the mind or inducing specific modes of consciousness can have beneficial health effects, scientists have sought to understand how these practices physically affect the body. A new study by researchers in Wisconsin, Spain, and France reports the first evidence of specific molecular changes in the body following a period of intensive mindfulness practice.

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from Real Clear Politics

Turley: Obama's "Become The Very Danger The Constitution Was Designed To Avoid"
Obama supporter and Georgetown Law Professor Johnathan Turley testifies that President Obama and an over powerful executive branch is the very danger the Constitution was designed to avoid.
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from Riehl World View

The NRSC’s Incompetent “Clown” Brad Dayspring Strikes Again
McConnell, Rove and the National Republican Senatorial Committee might deliver the Senate to Harry Reid and the Democrats in 2014.

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from The Right Scoop

Matt Bevin GRILLED on why he’s running against Mitch McConnell

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from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Nelson Mandela, 20th century colossus, dies at 95

Washington's weird words

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from Space.com (& CollectSpacc)

40 Years Ago: NASA's Pioneer 10 Snaps 1st Up-Close Look at Jupiter
On Dec. 4, 1973, exactly 40 years ago this week, NASA's Pioneer 10 probe beamed the first up-close images of Jupiter back home.

Life on Mars: How a One-Way Martian Colony Project Could Work

Universe's Biggest Explosions Shaped by Extreme Magnetic Fields
Gamma-ray bursts are the most extreme particle accelerators in the universe.

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from ThatsNonsense.com

2 million accounts compromised – what happened
Stories are true that millions of social media accounts have been compromised after username and password combinations were posted online.

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from Viral Nova
from The Weekly Standard
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from The Wenatchee World


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from 100 Percent FED Up

Benghazi? Security? State Dept Spends 2.5 Million On Art For Embassies, Including 1 Million For 1 Statue
Wouldn’t you rather see “art” than have adequate security? After all, security can only save lives, this guy’s art can look like old blocks. No Democrat better dare try to claim that Benghazi was due to “budget cuts” by Republicans after this, which claim was already refuted by State Department’s Charlene Lamb anyway.



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