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from ABC News (& affiliates)
Katie Couric: Game Changing Moms
From lobbying for stricter gun laws to funding cancer research, find out how moms are using social networking to change the world. Learn how you can take action on the most critical issues impacting women and families today. Then, Anita Hill opens up about her historic testimony, why she came forward and how it changed her life. Plus, beauty fixes found in your fridge!
From lobbying for stricter gun laws to funding cancer research, find out how moms are using social networking to change the world. Learn how you can take action on the most critical issues impacting women and families today. Then, Anita Hill opens up about her historic testimony, why she came forward and how it changed her life. Plus, beauty fixes found in your fridge!
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from About.com
5 Dumb Things Managers Do
Common Sense Behaviors That Managers Can Exhibit Instead
10 Reasons You're not Losing Weight
Common Sense Behaviors That Managers Can Exhibit Instead
10 Reasons You're not Losing Weight
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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)
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from AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens
AARP Faces Competition From Conservative-Leaning Groups
Beards of the Civil War
How many ways were there to wear a beard during the Civil War? A lot. The team at Fold3 took a look at photographs and put together the best they found.
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from Ancestry.com
Beards of the Civil War
How many ways were there to wear a beard during the Civil War? A lot. The team at Fold3 took a look at photographs and put together the best they found.
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from The Blaze
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from Bloomberg
Abdullah Sees Surprise Win Making Him Afghanistan President
Abdullah Abdullah, who finished second in Afghanistan’s 2009 presidential election, is confident he can win enough ballots on April 5 to avoid a runoff and sign a deal “within a month” to keep U.S. troops in the country.
Abdullah Abdullah, who finished second in Afghanistan’s 2009 presidential election, is confident he can win enough ballots on April 5 to avoid a runoff and sign a deal “within a month” to keep U.S. troops in the country.
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from CNET
The FCC voted to free up an additional 100MHz of wireless spectrum for unlicensed use in a move that will help alleviate congestion on Wi-Fi networks and pave the way for faster-speed service.
from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
Rachael Ray To Joe Biden: 'You Have The Most Glowing, Perfect Skin Of Any Person I've Ever Seen'
Why would she ask him that? It's just weird. ABC’s Rachael Ray hosted Vice President Joe Biden for a pre-taped interview which aired on Monday March 31 to push people to sign up for ObamaCare before the midnight deadline.
Soros' Son Says, ‘Get Money Out of Politics’ - But Helped Give $58M to Lefty Causes in 2011
Politico profiles Jonathan Soros campaign, ignores involvement in Open Society Foundation.
Hollywood Actress Mindy Kaling Confesses: I'm 'Weirdly Patriotic'
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from EarthSky
Everything you need to know: zodiacal light or false dusk
The zodiacal light is an eerie light extending up from the horizon. No matter where you are on Earth, springtime or autumn is the best time to see it.
Climate change effects already seen on all continents, all oceans
An IPCC report, issued today, says that climate change has already affected agriculture, human health, water supplies, and people’s livelihoods, from the tropics to the poles, from the wealthiest countries to the poorest.
Tropical Cyclone Hellen crushing parts of Madagascar
Meteorologists said Hellen was likely to be “one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever seen over the northern channel [of the southwestern India Ocean] since the satellite era (1967).”
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from East Oregonian
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from Facecrooks
Facebook “Friend” Allegedly Robs Woman’s Home While She’s On Vacation
This woman learned the dangers of over-sharing on Facebook the hard way. Be sure to keep your privacy settings locked down tight and don't share when you'll be gone on vacation. A better option is to share photos and stories about how much fun you had when you return.
Fans Tricked with Fake Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2015
How to Never Miss A Post From Your Favorite Facebook Pages
[from 11 Nov 2012] There have been several articles written lately about Facebook decreasing the organic reach of Facebook pages and posts. This means you are less likely to see posts from pages you have liked. This guide details some actions you can take to make sure you never miss a post from your favorite pages.
This woman learned the dangers of over-sharing on Facebook the hard way. Be sure to keep your privacy settings locked down tight and don't share when you'll be gone on vacation. A better option is to share photos and stories about how much fun you had when you return.
Fans Tricked with Fake Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2015
How to Never Miss A Post From Your Favorite Facebook Pages
[from 11 Nov 2012] There have been several articles written lately about Facebook decreasing the organic reach of Facebook pages and posts. This means you are less likely to see posts from pages you have liked. This guide details some actions you can take to make sure you never miss a post from your favorite pages.
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from Family Tree Magazine
Surnames: Family Search Tips and Surname Origins
Get tips for Surname Research with our free e-Book!
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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
50 Amazing Ways To Use Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is antimicrobial, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-parasitic, and antiviral. It also aids in the absorption of vitamins and minerals. These immune boosting properties make it the perfect oil to use in a million ways.
How To Purify Water With Fruit
There is a cheap and easy way for any community in the developed (or underdeveloped) world to purify their water. The peels of some of the most widely consumed fruits in the world are remarkably efficient at absorbing a wide variety of harmful pollutants, including heavy metals, and they can be transformed into effective water filters with only minor preparation.
Religious fundamentalism could soon be treated as mental illness
50 Amazing Ways To Use Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is antimicrobial, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-parasitic, and antiviral. It also aids in the absorption of vitamins and minerals. These immune boosting properties make it the perfect oil to use in a million ways.
How To Purify Water With Fruit
There is a cheap and easy way for any community in the developed (or underdeveloped) world to purify their water. The peels of some of the most widely consumed fruits in the world are remarkably efficient at absorbing a wide variety of harmful pollutants, including heavy metals, and they can be transformed into effective water filters with only minor preparation.
Religious fundamentalism could soon be treated as mental illness
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from The Federalist
Why Modernity Happened In The West
Giving credit where credit is due
Forty years ago the most important and popular freshman course at the best American colleges and universities was “Western Civilization.” It not only covered the general history of the West but also included historical surveys of art, music, literature, philosophy, science, and other matters. But this course has long since disappeared from most college catalogues on grounds that Western civilization is but one of many civilizations and it is ethnocentric and arrogant to study ours.
The Film Common Core Educrats Don’t Want You to SeeIt’s crucial you don’t see a free 40-minute documentary film out today or you might get concerned about an effort to control and dramatically reshape every American child’s education. Building the Machine has Common Core right: It’s the biggest reform you know nothing about.
Opening Day Doesn’t Need Government Help To Be A National Holiday
It already is a national holiday.
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from Forbes
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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from Greatist
from The Heritage Foundation (The Foundry)
Md. Looks to Scrap $125.5 Million Obamacare Website, Start Over
Printing Money: Adopt a New Typeface and Save $136 Million in the Federal Budget
But see: Why Garamond Won't Save The Government $467 Million A Year
Who Creates Jobs—and Why?
If you want to protect spending in Washington, call it “job creation.”
Why the Hispanic Media Are Biased and What to Do About It
Boy Wonders: How Do You Solve Math Problem with Essay?
Bobby Jindal on Why He Spoke Out for Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson
Obamacare 'Glitch' on Deadline Day
Where You Can Buy Health Insurance After Today
Dana Milbank's War on Women
Exclusive: Home-Care Mom Questions Union’s ‘Fine Print’ Dues Drive
Dana Milbank's War on Women
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10 Things You May Not Know About the Eiffel Tower
On March 31, 1889, workers riveted the last of more than 18,000 iron pieces into place to complete construction of the Eiffel Tower. To inaugurate the magnificent metallic structure, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the tower’s designer, climbed its 1,710 steps and unfurled a French tricolor flag from its pinnacle. As the Eiffel Tower turns 125 years old, explore 10 surprising facts about the Parisian icon.
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Printing Money: Adopt a New Typeface and Save $136 Million in the Federal Budget
But see: Why Garamond Won't Save The Government $467 Million A Year
Who Creates Jobs—and Why?
If you want to protect spending in Washington, call it “job creation.”
Why the Hispanic Media Are Biased and What to Do About It
Boy Wonders: How Do You Solve Math Problem with Essay?
Bobby Jindal on Why He Spoke Out for Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson
Obamacare 'Glitch' on Deadline Day
Where You Can Buy Health Insurance After Today
Dana Milbank's War on Women
Exclusive: Home-Care Mom Questions Union’s ‘Fine Print’ Dues Drive
Dana Milbank's War on Women
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from History
10 Things You May Not Know About the Eiffel Tower
On March 31, 1889, workers riveted the last of more than 18,000 iron pieces into place to complete construction of the Eiffel Tower. To inaugurate the magnificent metallic structure, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the tower’s designer, climbed its 1,710 steps and unfurled a French tricolor flag from its pinnacle. As the Eiffel Tower turns 125 years old, explore 10 surprising facts about the Parisian icon.
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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)
Divers continue to search canal for missing man, identity released
Divers are still looking for Scott Kolves, a 45-year-old Ephrata man, who disappeared in a canal near Coulee City Sunday afternoon.
Missing man worked at Ephrata High School helping special students
Ephrata businesses recognized for excellence at chamber auction
State to start construction of roundabout near Mattawa
A new $1.3 million roundabout is being constructed at the intersection of state Route 243 and Road 24 Southwest, starting on April 14.
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That Priceless Moment When a Reporter Tells Sebelius How Unpopular Obamacare Is and She’s Speechless
HealthCare.gov Begins ‘Deadline’ Day The Way It Started: By Crashing
Check Out Which Party Dominates the Top 10 Richest Districts in America
Unbelievable: Common Core Problem Asks Kids to Choose Two Amendments to Remove From Bill of Rights
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(PERSECUTION.org)
Egypt’s Christians Place Their Faith in Al-Sisi’s Presidential Bid
ICC Note: Many of Egypt’s Christians have turned their support to Egypt’s former defense minister, who has stepped down in order to run for president. He certainly appears as a welcome alternative to the Islamist rule of Mohammed Morsi, but there remain fears about whether he will be able to lead Egypt towards a society that protects the rights and freedoms of all of its citizens, or if it will descend into a military-led dictatorship.
Another Egyptian Christian Found Murdered In Bengahzi
ICC Note: In at least the third separate incident in the past few weeks, an Egyptian Christian working in Benghazi, Libya has been killed. The latest, Jad Abdulmasahi Abdulmalik was found with multiple gunshot wounds. There appears to be an increased targeting of Egyptian Christians by militants in Libya who come to find work in Libya.
China: Gov’t Threatens to Shut Down Christian Care Centers
ICC Note: Authorities in China's Southeastern province of Guangdong threatened Christian care facilities for the elderly and mentally handicapped with closure last week. Police came to a branch of the "Loving Care Center" in Huizhou saying that the "church" was operating illegally and that they planned to demolish the facility. Christians report that police are also putting pressure on the properties landlord to evict the Christians. The facility currently cares for 19 patients.
Kenya Says It Will Bring Church Attackers to Justice
Last Sunday, Islamic militants connected to the al-Shabaab terrorist network in Somalia attacked a Christian church in the Kenyan city of Mombasa. According to reports, the militants attacked the unarmed worshipers with automatic weapons, killing six and wounding many others. The Kenyan authorities have made it a priority to bring these attackers to justice declaring all people who attack unarmed worshipers are devils. Please pray for justice to be done in this case.
Pakistani Christian Sawan Masih Sentenced to Death on Blasphemy Charge in Pakistan
Controversial Blasphemy Laws Once Again Brought to International Attention
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Sawan Masih, a Pakistani Christian, was sentenced to death by the Lahore Sessions Court yesterday, March 27, after being accused of committing blasphemy against Islam in March 2013. The incident made international headlines when a mob of 3,000 enraged Muslims attacked Masih’s Christian neighborhood, Joseph Colony in Lahore, resulting in the destruction of over 170 Christian homes and two churches.
Taliban Attempt to Wipe-Out Christian Day Care Center in Afghanistan
Christianity continues to be heavily targeted by Islamic extremists in Afghanistan. Considered one of the most closed countries on the planet, the practice of Christianity and conversion of Islam to Christianity is considered a crime by many in Afghanistan. Taliban fighters attempted to attack a Christian day care center on Friday, but by mistake attacked a neighboring American contractor. The attack was ordered by Taliban leadership who claimed the day care center was being used to hold church services and convert Muslims to Christianity. Please pray for peace in Afghanistan and safety for those working there.
Democrats In Connecticut Roll Out New Gun Law Tomorrow That Targets Hunters
Consultants and Lobbyists Emulate Plan To Destroy America
Chris Christie is a Meathead
Last Sunday, Islamic militants connected to the al-Shabaab terrorist network in Somalia attacked a Christian church in the Kenyan city of Mombasa. According to reports, the militants attacked the unarmed worshipers with automatic weapons, killing six and wounding many others. The Kenyan authorities have made it a priority to bring these attackers to justice declaring all people who attack unarmed worshipers are devils. Please pray for justice to be done in this case.
Pakistani Christian Sawan Masih Sentenced to Death on Blasphemy Charge in Pakistan
Controversial Blasphemy Laws Once Again Brought to International Attention
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Sawan Masih, a Pakistani Christian, was sentenced to death by the Lahore Sessions Court yesterday, March 27, after being accused of committing blasphemy against Islam in March 2013. The incident made international headlines when a mob of 3,000 enraged Muslims attacked Masih’s Christian neighborhood, Joseph Colony in Lahore, resulting in the destruction of over 170 Christian homes and two churches.
Taliban Attempt to Wipe-Out Christian Day Care Center in Afghanistan
Christianity continues to be heavily targeted by Islamic extremists in Afghanistan. Considered one of the most closed countries on the planet, the practice of Christianity and conversion of Islam to Christianity is considered a crime by many in Afghanistan. Taliban fighters attempted to attack a Christian day care center on Friday, but by mistake attacked a neighboring American contractor. The attack was ordered by Taliban leadership who claimed the day care center was being used to hold church services and convert Muslims to Christianity. Please pray for peace in Afghanistan and safety for those working there.
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from Jen Kuznicki
Democrats In Connecticut Roll Out New Gun Law Tomorrow That Targets Hunters
Consultants and Lobbyists Emulate Plan To Destroy America
Chris Christie is a Meathead
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from LiveScience
6 Mysterious 'Dracula' Ant Species Discovered in Madagascar
Japan Must Halt Antarctic Whaling Program, UN Court Rules
Does Antimatter Fall Up or Down? New Device May Tell
Microbes May Have Caused Earth's Biggest Extinction
11 Stolen Burial Boxes Seized by Israeli Authorities
Eleven ancient stone chests filled with bones were confiscated by Israeli authorities during a smuggling bust early Friday (March 28).
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from Money Talks News
Will Bad Credit Stop You From Getting Cable?
15 Ways to Have a Memorable Funeral on the Cheap
The Best and Worst Things to Buy in April
15 Ways to Have a Memorable Funeral on the Cheap
The Best and Worst Things to Buy in April
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from Mother Nature Network
Can you identify these weather phenomena?
ICJ declares Japan's 'scientific whaling program' illegal
International Court of Justice confirms what everyone has known all along: Japan is engaged in impermissible commercial whaling.
Galaxies light up the night sky in amazing cosmic vista
Can you spot the Milky Way and its closest neighbor, Andromeda, in this stunning vertical panorama?
Clear skin diet: Foods that bring acne relief
[from 4 May 2011] To eliminate blemishes, you'll want to drink more water, eat more vegetables, stay away from fried foods and alcohol and opt for foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids.
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
Fire and Explosion at Natural Gas Plant near Plymouth
Wiping out the hepatitis c virus
A class of drugs known as DAA have cured 90 percent of people with the hepatitis c virus.
Wiping out the hepatitis c virus
A class of drugs known as DAA have cured 90 percent of people with the hepatitis c virus.
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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)
Idaho man who shot at White House sentenced to 25 years
Sheriff's office releases list of 22 landslide missing
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit released a list of 22 people presumed missing in the Oso landslide. A list of 24 confirmed fatalities was released on Monday. Haakenson said of those 24, 18 have been identified. "That leaves six unidentified victims in the medical examiner's office who also could be on the list of 22 that was put out by the Sheriff's Office," Snohomish County Executive Director Gary Haakenson said Monday afternoon.
Official number of landslide victims rises to 24
Estimated financial losses from the deadly Washington mudslide that has killed at least 24 people have reached $10 million, Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday in a letter asking the federal government for a major disaster declaration.
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from Pittsburg Post-Gazette
Experts: Excess sugar consumption leads to a host of diseases
While food companies say there's no proof that sugar leads to higher likelihood of illness, researchers push back
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from Popular Science
Israeli Students Spoof Waze App With Fake Traffic Jam
The future of cyber attacks is mildly annoying
Missile Sub Pairs With Aircraft Carrier
The presence of a Type 094 SSBN in the Liaoning's task force suggests a possible future cruise missile attack capability for Chinese naval combined arms operations.
Turn Empty Beer Cans Into Sun-Tracking Cameras
Search For Flight 370 Turns Up... Tons of Trash
While the search hasn't yet found the plane, it has turned up a lot of floating plastic rubbish.
The Month In Plagues: Giant Invasive Lizards, Ebola Outbreak, And More
Japan Ordered To Stop Its Whaling Program
The UN court said that the hunt was not for scientific purposes, as Japan had claimed.
The 500-Yard Headlight
There are headlights that sync to your steering, ones that shift their aim when the road curves, even ones that dim their glare when they sense other cars. But with the new Laserlight system, Audi is returning to the basics: making beams brighter.
Robots Seem More Thoughtful If They Glance Away While They Talk
Maybe you can use some of these tricks to impress your next date. (Plus, talking about robots is always impressive and sexy, non?)
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from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Attention Men With Erectile Dysfunction - You Do Not Need Medication To Restore Mr. Wonderful
97 Percent of The Time, Chemotherapy Does Not Work And Continues To Be Used Only For One Reason
Attention Men With Erectile Dysfunction - You Do Not Need Medication To Restore Mr. Wonderful
97 Percent of The Time, Chemotherapy Does Not Work And Continues To Be Used Only For One Reason
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from RetroVision
Shirley Jones is 80 years old today!
Richard “Dr. Kildare” Chamberlain is 80 years old today!
Gabe “Mr. Kotter” Kaplan is 69 years old today!
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from ScienceDaily
Temperature fluctuations: Atlantic Ocean dances with the sun and volcanoes
Natural fluctuations in the ocean temperature in the North Atlantic have a significant impact on the climate in the northern hemisphere. These fluctuations are the result of a complex dance between the forces of nature, but researchers can now show that solar activity and the impact of volcanic eruptions have led this dance during the last two centuries.
Evolocumab safely drops LDL cholesterol well below statin-only baseline, study suggests
The monoclonal antibody evolocumab produced highly significant reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the "bad cholesterol," as an add-on to statins in all treatment groups, according to new data.
Breakthrough in creating invisibility cloaks, stealth technology
Scientists have managed to create artificial nanostructures called metamaterials that can 'bend light.' But the challenge has been making enough of the material to turn invisibility cloaks into a practical reality. New research, however, may have just cracked that barrier.
Anti-anxiety drugs, sleeping pills linked to risk of death
Anti-anxiety drugs and sleeping pills have been linked to an increased risk of death, according to new research. The large study shows that several anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) drugs or hypnotic drugs (sleeping pills) are associated with a doubling in the risk of mortality. Although these findings are based on routine data and need to be interpreted cautiously, the researchers recommended that a greater understanding of their impact is essential.
Transcatheter pulmonary valve study shows strong results, reports pediatric interventional cardiologist
The first post-FDA approval study of a non-surgically implanted replacement pulmonary valve showed strong short- and mid-term results for the device in patients with certain congenital heart defects, according to research. The valves in the study had low rates of narrowing, leakage, and other adverse events.
Arctic melt season lengthening, ocean rapidly warming
The length of the melt season for Arctic sea ice is growing by several days each decade, and an earlier start to the melt season is allowing the Arctic Ocean to absorb enough additional solar radiation in some places to melt as much as four feet of the Arctic ice cap's thickness, according to a new study.
Experimental cancer drug reverses schizophrenia in adolescent mice
An experimental anticancer compound appears to have reversed behaviors associated with schizophrenia and restored some lost brain cell function in adolescent mice with a rodent version of the devastating mental illness. The drug is one of a class of compounds known as PAK inhibitors, which have been shown in animal experiments to confer some protection from brain damage due to Fragile X syndrome, an inherited disease in humans marked by mental retardation.
Self-healing engineered muscle grown in the laboratory
Living skeletal muscle that contracts powerfully and rapidly, integrates quickly into mice, and for the first time, demonstrates the ability to heal itself both inside the laboratory and inside an animal has been grown in the lab by biomedical engineers. "The muscle we have made represents an important advance for the field," an author said. "It's the first time engineered muscle has been created that contracts as strongly as native neonatal skeletal muscle."
Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day reduces your risk of death by 42 percent
New evidence linking fruit and vegetable consumption with lower mortality
Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day reduces your risk of death at any point in time by 42 percent compared to eating less than one portion, reports a new study. This is the first study to link fruit and vegetable consumption with all-cause, cancer and heart disease deaths in a nationally-representative population, the first to quantify health benefits per-portion, and the first to identify the types of fruit and vegetable with the most benefit.
Ancient whodunit may be solved: Methane-producing microbes did it!
Methane-producing microbes may be responsible for the largest mass extinction in Earth's history. Fossil remains show that sometime around 252 million years ago, about 90 percent of all species on Earth were suddenly wiped out -- by far the largest of this planet's five known mass extinctions. It turns out that Methanosarcina had acquired a particularly fast means of making methane, and the team's detailed mapping of the organism's history now shows that this transfer happened at about the time of the end-Permian extinction.
Warming climate may spread drying to a third of earth: Heat, not just rainfall, plays into new projections
A new study estimates that 12 percent of land will be subject to drought by 2100 through rainfall changes alone; but the drying will spread to 30 percent of land if higher evaporation rates are considered. An increase in evaporative drying means that even regions expected to get more rain, including important wheat, corn and rice belts in the western United States and southeastern China, will be at risk of drought.
from Skeptoid Podcast
Cosmos (2014) Episode 4: Best and Worst
What Are 250 Million Americans Infected With?
Even for weird internet ads, this one is especially disgusting. And the text reads “250m Americans infected” with an arrow that invites you to “learn more.” As per the other “one weird trick” ads, clicking on the link is going to give you a lot of information, but none of it with any value. “It” turns out to be candida, a variety of yeasts that lives in our guts, on our skin and in other parts of the body. Everyone has it and it normally doesn’t hurt anyone.
from Slate
from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
Comet-Chasing European Spacecraft Spies Icy Target
Dates set for move of NASA shuttle carrier aircraft to Space Center Houston
Major Solar Flare Erupts from the Sun
The sun unleashed a major solar flare on Saturday (March 29), causing a radio blackout for several minutes on Earth, space weather experts say.
'Cosmos' Recap: Ghosts and Illusions of Universe Laid Bare
"A Sky Full of Ghosts" focused on the life and times of William Herschel, voiced by Sir Patrick Stewart of "Star Trek: The Next Generation."
Watch Cosmic Inflation Theory Architect Andrei Linde React to Big Bang News
One-Way Mars Colony Project to Simulate Red Planet on Earth
R/V Neil Armstrong: Navy christens ocean research ship for first moonwalker
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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
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Shocking Confessions From Industry Professionals. The Secrets Are Out, So Take Notes
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from The Telegraph (UK)
British sniper in Afghanistan kills six Taliban with one bullet
Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards hit trigger switch of suicide bomber whose device then exploded, Telegraph learns
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from Townhall.com
from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Weather Channel
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from Zero Hedge
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