Saturday, March 29, 2014

In the news, Wednesday, March 12, 2014


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MAR 11      INDEX      MAR 13
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Some links to some sources may require subscription.

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from ABC News (& affiliates)
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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)

Huffington Post Author Soft-pedals Dangerous Illegal Abortions

American Pastor Saeed Abedini Taken to Hospital, But Shackled and Forced to Return Untreated

Religious Freedom Priority: Congress Reminds India of the Importance of its Religious Plurality

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from Allen West

Obama suggests people cancel cable and cell phones to afford Obamacare
If the Affordable Care Act is unaffordable, it's YOUR fault. Obama says you should cancel cable tv and cell phones to pay for it.

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from AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens


from The Blaze
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from Breitbart

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from CNSNews.com (& NewsBusters)

CNN's Cuomo Revolted By 'Price Is Right' Music at GOP Victory Party; Omits Bob Barker Backed Candidate

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from Columbia Basin Herald

State closes water access sites near Wanapum Dam

PUD working to allow fish to pass Wanapum

Former county clerk arrested Friday
Former Grant County Clerk Kenneth Kunes, 60, who served two terms as county clerk from 1999 to 2006, was charged in superior court with felony harassment with threats to kill, unlawful imprisonment, fourth-degree domestic violence assault and interfering with reporting domestic violence stemming from an incident early Friday morning.

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from Conservative Infidel

Oliver North: ‘Any Other President Would Be Impeached’

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from The Daily Caller
from EarthSky

Stellar luminosity: The true brightness of stars
Nearly every star that you see with the unaided eye is larger and more luminous than our sun. Astronomers speak of a star’s true brightness as its “luminosity.”

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from East Oregonian

A hole in the heart of Pendleton
Albertsons looking to sublet property
Albertsons stands empty as of last month, the building’s windows covered with particle board and the parking lot deserted. The distinctive blue letters have vanished and only a grimy remnant of each remains.

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from Facecrooks

Why you should NOT install ‘Fun & Entertaining’ Facebook Applications
[from 26 Jan 2012]  We often have readers ask us questions about specific Facebook applications. It's impossible for us to check them all out. Some apps generate an enormous amount of spam and can annoy the heck out of your Facebook friends. Others are outright scams and should be avoided entirely. For example, any application offering to show you who has viewed your profile, who your Facebook stalkers are etc., are guaranteed to be fraudulent. Facebook doesn’t allow developers access to the data required to create apps like this.

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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
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from The Federalist

VIDEO: Obama Blames Texas For Obamacare’s Unaffordable Health Care Costs

Who’s Throwing Stones At The Duke Porn Star?

Has Ezra Klein Made a Huge Mistake?It is striking and puzzling to see people who made the leap from the outsider status of blogs to the big league mainstream outlets deciding to go in the other direction.

When Will Fox News Recognize Other Views on Foreign Policy?

Guess What Millennials: You’re Going To Be Just Like Your Parents
Times change. People don't

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from Freedom Foundation (WA)

The Green Mafia Strikes Again
Friends of the San Juans styles itself an environmental protection group. It might better be described as a protection racket.

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from Gizmodo (& SPLOID)


from The Guardian (UK)

Israel passes law to conscript ultra-Orthodox Jews into military
Law passed in Knesset on Wednesday will require army to conscript increasing number of ultra-Orthodox Jews each year

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from The Heritage Foundation  (The Foundry)
Rep. Marlin Stutzman: 'Common Core Not the Answer' on Education 

Why These Senators Talked About Climate Change All Night

The Obama Administration's About-Face on Medicare

Lerner Likely Waived the Fifth and Can Be Held in Contempt

Report: U.S. Is One of Seven Countries That Allows Late-Term Abortion

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from Huffington Post
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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)

Citizen groups to fix Moses Lake sidewalk for man with cancer
A collection of groups, businesses and people are fixing a man’s sidewalk after the city threatened to fix it and charge him for it.

Mick Hansen resigns from MLIRD board, notes taxes, voting issues
Mick Hansen resigned from the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District board of directors.

Both sides claim win, man awarded $3,842 for dog shot by deputy

Water replacement project moves forward for Odessa aquifer

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from Independent Journal Review

This New Video About ObamaCare’s ‘War On Seniors’ Hits The Nail On The Head

Watch Trey Gowdy’s Epic Speech on the Floor of Congress That May Be a Defining Moment for America
Five Democrats joined Republicans in passing a bill that directs Obama to follows the laws – clearing the House by a 233 to 181 vote.

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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)

Beijing: Church Members Released from Jail, but Thugs Harass Fellowship
In January, 15 Christians belonging to the Holy Love Fellowship in Beijing were arrested and held in criminal detention for a month. Although all but one has been released, the church has now been banned from meeting and unidentified thugs have shown up and harassed church members. The church is now faced with the decision to continue meeting at the risk of further arrests and harassment, though one source reported the church is determined to do so despite the risks. While China publicly claims to offer complete religious freedom, in practice the Communist Party still maintains a close eye on religious adherents and allows local governments to routinely arrest Christians. In addition, by law, no one under the age of 18 is allowed to attend a church service

Pakistani Christians Move from Hardship to Hardship
From hardship to hardship: the reality of life for Pakistani Christian asylum seekers
As Pakistani Christians seek asylum in other Asian countries in search of safety, they find they face new challenges and dangers.

Imprisoned Chinese Christian Leads Fellow Prisoners to Christ
Wenxi Li was arrested by the Chinese government last year for his help in setting up a Christian bookstore. His family recently reported that Li has been spending his two-year prison sentence serving as a witness for Christ, leading fellow inmates to Jesus. China continues to routinely arrest and harass Christians, especially those who practice their faith outside the government controlled "Three-Self" churches. Li's family report they have also been harassed since he was imprisoned, a common practice of government officials attempting to intimidate the family into silence.

Finally, a Little Good News for Nuns and Christians in Syria
After having been held captive for nearly four months a group of Syrian nuns and a few other women were set free. They were part of a prisoner exchange for women who had been arrested by the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad. The news of their release was welcomed even as the fate of other church leaders who have gone missing in Syria remains unknown.

Egyptian Christian Shot in Libya Near Death
An Egyptian working in Libya remains in critical condition after he was shot on March 2. Salama Fawzy Tobia was working as a produce salesman in Benghazi. This was the second attack on Egyptian Christians in the span of a few days. There has been an increase in the targeting of Christians by extremists in Libya in recent weeks. Many Egyptians have gone to Libya to find work, but now it is becoming increasingly dangerous for those who can be identified as Christians.

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from LiveScience

NASA Offers Cash Prizes for Help Hunting Dangerous Asteroids
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from Mises Institute
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

President Obama’s Investment Skills
After the Obama administration bailed out General Motors by purchasing a 60.8% ownership share in the company for $49.5 billion, President Obama said, “We expect taxpayers will get back all the money my administration has invested in GM.” (I do like the way the president takes responsibility for the investment.) Now, the president’s administration has sold all of its ownership in GM and taken a $10 billion loss. It is worth noting that what the president called an investment on behalf of the taxpayers lost 20% of its value, and that the president’s expectations on the investment his administration made did not pan out. I don’t know whether the president actually believed the GM bailout would yield a profit or whether that was just political rhetoric he hoped people would forget over the years. Either way, it turned out not to be true.

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from Money Talks News

from Mother Nature Network

10 health benefits of honey
From fighting dandruff and drunkenness to treating coughs and cuts, honey is a powerhouse of health benefits.  See also from Hub Pages: Top 50 Uses of Honey

8 spices you've never heard of
[from 9 Oct 2013] We know you've heard of parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, but what about asafoetida, mahlab, sumac and wattleseed?

Are there more grains of sand on Earth or stars in the sky? Scientists finally have an answer
[from 25 Sep 2012]  It's an age-old inquiry, and it turns out the answer is as awe-inspiring as the question itself.  (It's the stars, by far.)

How to attract hummingbirds to your yard
[from 10 May 2012]  Feeders will do the trick, but creating a habitat with native plants is more effective.

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from National Geographic

Perceiving the Invisible
Black holes can’t be seen, but their location can be plotted by measuring their effect on the orbits of surrounding stars. Clouds of interstellar gas and dust are pulled in, and whole stars that venture too close are torn apart and devoured.

Good News for Animals in Nepal: A Full Year Without Poaching
Bucking the worldwide trend, Nepal continues its successful fight against poaching.

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from Natural Society
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Monsanto Latte? Consumers Tell Starbucks to go Organic and Drop GMO-Milk

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from NBC News (& affiliates)

Chris Matthews inducted into Irish American Hall of Fame
Chris Matthews talks about what his Irish heritage means to him, and thanks Irish America Magazine for inducting him into the Irish American Hall of Fame.

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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)

Officer wounded, suspect killed in SW Portland

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from PoliticusUSA

Paul Ryan Claims Black Men Are Lazy And The Cause Of Poverty In This Country

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from Popular Science

Audi Traffic Light Recognition Could Save Time And Fuel
The new system tells drivers when a light is about to change.

Big Pic: An Alien Rainbow On Venus
A spacecraft spies a pretty phenomenon.

Three Projects That Wage War On Spring
Rally the garden troops

New Detector Lets People 'See' Radiation
Available now for all of your nuclear fallout needs

Not Just New York: Gas Leaks Are A Problem All Over The U.S.
Some evidence suggests a natural gas explosion triggered this morning's building collapses in New York City. Here's why we should all be worried.

Why Is Google Building A Robot Army?
In short: robotics world domination

Prosthetic Robot Arm Gives Drummer A Third Stick
And it improvises, too.

Big Pic: A Hypergiant Star And Its Clingy Companion
This enormous star is a million times brighter than the sun.

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from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

15 Facts Most People Don't Know About Fluoride
Advocates of fluoride say its use in municipal water systems poses no adverse health concerns, however results from investigations clearly state the opposite.

Out of the 10 Most Addictive Substances, Guess Which One Is Not On The List?

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from RedState

Obama: You could afford insurance if you gave up your cable and phone

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from The Right Scoop

“He is a menace and a destructive force” – Mark Levin RIPS Harry Reid over Climate Scam remarks
from Science-Based Medicine

Oil Pulling Your Leg
Oil pulling for general health or any other indication is pure pseudoscience. Detox claims are based on nothing, as are all detox claims. There is no evidence or plausible rationale to recommend oil pulling for any indication other than as a poor substitute for oral care.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Pew! Pew! Pew! Space Station Laser to Beam HD Video to Earth

Largest Yellow Star Ever Seen Revealed in New Light
A powerful telescope in Chile has imaged the largest yellow star ever discovered. The star, called HR 5171 A, shines 12,000 light-years from Earth in the center of a new image released today.

What Would A Rocky Exoplanet Look Like? Atmosphere Models Seek Clues

NASA Joins Hunt for Missing Malaysian Jetliner

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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

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from The Star (Grand Coulee, WA)

Mayor, officer discuss critical report again
Grand Coulee Mayor Chris Christopherson and police officer Sean Cook had another encounter, this time a brief one, at the council meeting March 4. Cook asked the mayor if he knew who had given a copy of the “Key report” to The Star newspaper. The report stated that the mayor had overstepped his office in regard to issues he had with the police department. The published report was also uncomplimentary to Cook.

Accident cause and cost reported
An accident and resulting fire that put the John W. Keys III Pump Generating Plant at Grand Coulee Dam out of commission has cost the Bureau of Reclamation $990,000 for cleanup, fire response and incident investigation alone, and will lead to a “corrective action plan” by April. An investigative team issued its report last week on the cause of the incident that left one worker severely burned in the Nov. 18, 2013 incident and facing a lengthy recovery. Actual repair costs for damage are still unknown. The accident happened when an employee closed a ground switch and short circuited part of the electric power to the plant. The resulting arc is what burned him and damaged associated equipment.

Commissioners to look for cause to fire hospital CEO
Revelations and rancor dominated a two-and-a-half-hour hospital commission meeting that culminated with steps taken toward the possible ouster of Coulee Medical Center's CEO and for an independent evaluation of physician pay.

Some drivers could see new tab fee next year
Added fee would pay for new ferry

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from ThatsNonsense.com

Lion and Zebra Drinking Side by Side - Internet/Facebook Rumour
An image purporting to show a lion and a zebra drinking water from a lake side by side is actually the result of video manipulation. In fact the image is a still taken from an advertising campaign from Travellers Insurance, called "Take the Scary Out of Life."

The man who created a fake expert
Santiago Swallow. If you’ve never heard of him, we can only assume you’ve been living in a cave for the last few years. But how can such a revered online expert with such an influential social media following be almost totally unknown on the Internet? Well, as it turns out, it’s because he doesn’t exist.

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from Think Progress
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Poll Suggests Americans Think Sugar Is A Bigger Health Threat Than Marijuana

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from Time

Israel Passes Law Drafting Ultra-Orthodox Into the Army
Controversial bill addresses difficult reality that country's fastest growing Jewish population is also poorest. The stated intention of the bill is to share the burden of military service equally, but it’s also aimed at preserving Israel’s economy: Military service is an established gateway to employment and currently fewer than half of ultra-Orthodox men work for a living.

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from Townhall.com
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from The Wall Street Journal

Karl Rove: GOP, Beware of Tuesday's Victory
David Jolly's Florida win shows that opposition to ObamaCare alone won't be enough in November.

Who Needs to Know How to Code
To Build Websites and Apps, People Flock to Coding Classes

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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Washington Times (DC)
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from The Weekly Standard
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from Yahoo News

Rare Diamond Reveals Earth's Interior is All Wet
A battered diamond that survived a trip from "hell" confirms a long-held theory: Earth's mantle holds an ocean's worth of water.

The NSA Posed as Facebook to Better Spy on You

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