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from ABC News (& affiliates)
Why Your Spouse May Be ‘Hangry’ for a Fight
It may be that domestic arguments are an unavoidable part of matrimony. For some couples, however, the answer lies not with a marriage counselor, but with a visit to the kitchen. Hunger could be the sinister culprit behind your argument, according to a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)
On the Verge of Victory: Is the Obama Administration Backing Down From Handing Over the Internet?
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from The Atlantic
The Nevada rancher isn't just resisting the Bureau of Land Management—he's also fighting against his state's unusual constitutional history.
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from The Boston Globe
GOP pushes funding cuts for social science work
If Republicans have their way, a Harvard University anthropologist would not be using tax dollars to study the impact of China’s one-child policy. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology political scientist would not have the money to research how Medicare changes might shape seniors’ political attitudes. And a Brown University archeologist would not be spending hundreds of thousands of dollars examining textiles from the Viking Age.
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from CBS News (& affiliates)
Obamas’ Charitable Giving Dips By Nearly $100,000 in 2013
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from Charisma News
Persecuted Christian Asia Bibi's Appeal Hearing Delayed for Third Time
Appeal proceedings have been delayed again in the case of Asia Bibi, the Christian mother of five sentenced to death for blasphemy.
Appeal proceedings have been delayed again in the case of Asia Bibi, the Christian mother of five sentenced to death for blasphemy.
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
Bill Maher is Shocked! Shocked! That Crime 'Plummeting' While More Criminals Sent to Prison
Leave to Bill Maher to revive an amusing complaint on his HBO show during a discussion with his guests about crime and punishment.
Rabid Conspiracy Theorist Jenny McCarthy Desperately Spins: 'I'm Not Anti-Vaccine'
Obama Gave 0.3% of Income to Church
Kerry Warns Israel Could Become an 'Apartheid State;' Networks Silent
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from Columbia Basin Herald
Accident led to complete change of career for Joseph Weiss
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from The Daily Caller
Ben Carson: White House wanted apology for ‘offending’ Obama
Total lunar eclipse for the Americas on night of April 14-15
See also (shared from MrEclipse.com):
Total Eclipse of the Moon: April 15, 2014
What is a Blood Moon?
The first Blood Moon eclipse in a series of four is coming up on the night of April 14-15, 2014. We in astronomy had not heard the term Blood Moon used in quite this way before this year, but now the term is becoming widespread in the media. The origin of the term is religious, at least according to Christian pastor John Hagee, who wrote a 2013 book about Blood Moons.
Cults In Our Midst: Patty Hearst And The Brainwashing Of America
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from EarthSky
See also (shared from MrEclipse.com):
Total Eclipse of the Moon: April 15, 2014
What is a Blood Moon?
The first Blood Moon eclipse in a series of four is coming up on the night of April 14-15, 2014. We in astronomy had not heard the term Blood Moon used in quite this way before this year, but now the term is becoming widespread in the media. The origin of the term is religious, at least according to Christian pastor John Hagee, who wrote a 2013 book about Blood Moons.
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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
10 Huge Reasons To Start Oil Pulling and How
But see The Atlantic, 19 March:
Swishing With Oil for Oral Health: Not Recommended
See also Discovery News, 11 March:
Can 'Oil Pulling' Improve Your Health?
Why You Should Never Eat Tilapia
10 Survival Tips Using Tampons
A 31 Year Old Was Sick Of Expensive Rent & High Costs. What He Did Took Guts… But Look Inside.
Shocking Truth: Obesity Now Threatens to Overtake Hunger as Global Health Concern Number One
10 Huge Reasons To Start Oil Pulling and How
But see The Atlantic, 19 March:
Swishing With Oil for Oral Health: Not Recommended
See also Discovery News, 11 March:
Can 'Oil Pulling' Improve Your Health?
Why You Should Never Eat Tilapia
10 Survival Tips Using Tampons
A 31 Year Old Was Sick Of Expensive Rent & High Costs. What He Did Took Guts… But Look Inside.
Shocking Truth: Obesity Now Threatens to Overtake Hunger as Global Health Concern Number One
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from The Federalist
Exactly forty years ago Patricia Hearst stunned the nation when she turned up as a bank robber, a mere two months after she was kidnapped by the violent cult that called itself “The Symbionese Liberation Army.” Her astonishing transformation was documented by bank cameras on April 15, 1974.
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from Fox News (& affiliates)
Report: Obama Has Proposed 442 Tax Increases Since Taking Office
Survey shows ObamaCare sending premiums rising at fastest clip in decades
HS English Teacher Slams Common Core Standards in Resignation Letter
Gov’t to Stop Seizing Tax Refunds From Americans Over Parents' Debts
Survey shows ObamaCare sending premiums rising at fastest clip in decades
HS English Teacher Slams Common Core Standards in Resignation Letter
Gov’t to Stop Seizing Tax Refunds From Americans Over Parents' Debts
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from The Heritage Foundation (The Foundry)
Most Small Businesses Burdened by Costly Tax Preparation Process Support Tax Reform
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Forum Excavations Reveal Rome’s Advanced Age
Rome celebrates its official “birthday” on April 21, the date on which (according to ancient Roman legend) brothers Romulus and Remus founded the city in 753 B.C. While its official age is pretty advanced—2,767 years, to be exact--Rome may be even older than that, according to new evidence found during excavations inside the Roman Forum.
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from History
Forum Excavations Reveal Rome’s Advanced Age
Rome celebrates its official “birthday” on April 21, the date on which (according to ancient Roman legend) brothers Romulus and Remus founded the city in 753 B.C. While its official age is pretty advanced—2,767 years, to be exact--Rome may be even older than that, according to new evidence found during excavations inside the Roman Forum.
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from Huffington Post
from Independent Journal Review
White House: Nah, We Don’t Want to Meet With Victims of Fort Hood
Alternate Title: Why a Majority of the Country Disapproves of You.
Spiritual Leaders Call for Peace in Slipping CAR
ICC Note: As the situation in the Central African Republic further deteriorates toward ethnic cleansing and genocide, some in the country are carrying out positive, peace-building efforts to bring the nation back from the brink. On a diplomatic level, Christian and Muslim spiritual leaders have set aside their differences to call for an end to the violenece and to advocate a return to the peaceful and religiously tolerant Central Africa Republic they remembering loving in what seem now distant childhood memories.
Beaten and Detained in Defense of Religious Freedom
ICC Note: Legal persecution of Christians and their defense lawyers continues to be a primary issue for the growing body of believers in the world's most populous country. As the faithful continue to see their churches shut down and their members detained, increasingly so those that come to their defense run the risk of detention in so-called "black jails." ICC and the international community continue to call on China to right past wrongs and to respect every individual's right to worship freely.
Christians Killed in Egypt Reflect Growing Hatred in Segments of Society
ICC Note: When a Christian teacher confronted a Muslim student , the situation ended up with the teacher shot to death by a brother of the student. This is just the latest in many events that show the deepening of the rift between some segments of Egyptian society. Egypt’s Christians have repeatedly been targeted by Islamists who view them as largely to blame for their political and social loses since protests in the summer of 2013.
Global War on Christianity Is Violent And Real
ICC Note: Was the killing of a Dutch priest in Homs, Syria just an isolated incident? The reality is that his death, while just one of nearly 150,000 in the past three years in Syria, is also just one of many such incidents that are driven because of ones identification as a Christian. From a Coptic girl in Egypt, to a Dutch priest in Syria, and many, many more, there is ample evidence, John L. Allen writes, to support the idea of a war on Christianity.
Christians in India Face Tough Choice in National Elections
ICC Note: With India's national elections in full swing, many Christians are faced with a tough choice on who to give their support. Many churches across the country are calling on their members to vote for a secular government that will respect religious freedom and the rights of minority groups. Many Christians fear the rise of the BJP, a party poised to take over the majority in the government. BJP continues to come from a base of Hindu nationalism. In states where BJP already is in the majority, attacks against Christians are frequent. Many Christians fear that if the BJP takes over the nation, India will become a tougher place for Christians to exist.
Appeal Hearing for Asia Bibi in Pakistan Delayed for a Third Time
The appeal hearing for the blasphemy charge against Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi was delayed for a third time today. After two delays in March, the Lahore High Court had set the date of the appeal for April 14. After briefly holding the hearing, the judges postponed the case again to a later date. The judges hearing the appeal are both thought to be under extreme pressure from hard-liner groups who are demanding the court confirm the death sentence passed on Asia Bibi for blasphemy in 2010. Please pray that justice will be done in this case.
Could Somebody Explain How a Chinese Solar Deal in Southern Clark County Affects Bundy In Northeast Clark County?
The Bundy Ranch Saga Should Prompt Discussion on the Sale of Federal Land
Sylvia Burwell, The Smiling Sebelius
White House: Nah, We Don’t Want to Meet With Victims of Fort Hood
Alternate Title: Why a Majority of the Country Disapproves of You.
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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
Spiritual Leaders Call for Peace in Slipping CAR
ICC Note: As the situation in the Central African Republic further deteriorates toward ethnic cleansing and genocide, some in the country are carrying out positive, peace-building efforts to bring the nation back from the brink. On a diplomatic level, Christian and Muslim spiritual leaders have set aside their differences to call for an end to the violenece and to advocate a return to the peaceful and religiously tolerant Central Africa Republic they remembering loving in what seem now distant childhood memories.
Beaten and Detained in Defense of Religious Freedom
ICC Note: Legal persecution of Christians and their defense lawyers continues to be a primary issue for the growing body of believers in the world's most populous country. As the faithful continue to see their churches shut down and their members detained, increasingly so those that come to their defense run the risk of detention in so-called "black jails." ICC and the international community continue to call on China to right past wrongs and to respect every individual's right to worship freely.
Christians Killed in Egypt Reflect Growing Hatred in Segments of Society
ICC Note: When a Christian teacher confronted a Muslim student , the situation ended up with the teacher shot to death by a brother of the student. This is just the latest in many events that show the deepening of the rift between some segments of Egyptian society. Egypt’s Christians have repeatedly been targeted by Islamists who view them as largely to blame for their political and social loses since protests in the summer of 2013.
Global War on Christianity Is Violent And Real
ICC Note: Was the killing of a Dutch priest in Homs, Syria just an isolated incident? The reality is that his death, while just one of nearly 150,000 in the past three years in Syria, is also just one of many such incidents that are driven because of ones identification as a Christian. From a Coptic girl in Egypt, to a Dutch priest in Syria, and many, many more, there is ample evidence, John L. Allen writes, to support the idea of a war on Christianity.
Christians in India Face Tough Choice in National Elections
ICC Note: With India's national elections in full swing, many Christians are faced with a tough choice on who to give their support. Many churches across the country are calling on their members to vote for a secular government that will respect religious freedom and the rights of minority groups. Many Christians fear the rise of the BJP, a party poised to take over the majority in the government. BJP continues to come from a base of Hindu nationalism. In states where BJP already is in the majority, attacks against Christians are frequent. Many Christians fear that if the BJP takes over the nation, India will become a tougher place for Christians to exist.
Appeal Hearing for Asia Bibi in Pakistan Delayed for a Third Time
The appeal hearing for the blasphemy charge against Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi was delayed for a third time today. After two delays in March, the Lahore High Court had set the date of the appeal for April 14. After briefly holding the hearing, the judges postponed the case again to a later date. The judges hearing the appeal are both thought to be under extreme pressure from hard-liner groups who are demanding the court confirm the death sentence passed on Asia Bibi for blasphemy in 2010. Please pray that justice will be done in this case.
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from Jen Kuznicki
Could Somebody Explain How a Chinese Solar Deal in Southern Clark County Affects Bundy In Northeast Clark County?
The Bundy Ranch Saga Should Prompt Discussion on the Sale of Federal Land
Sylvia Burwell, The Smiling Sebelius
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from Money Talks News
A Bank Fee That’s So Insulting, It’s Unbelievable
Looking to settle a dispute with your bank? Your options are likely limited. Chances are your bank has a so-called mandatory binding arbitration agreement in its checking contract – the voluminous, 40-plus-page document that you signed and probably didn’t read. (You’re not alone. Ninety percent of consumers don’t read all of it, according to MarketWatch.)
from National Geographic
The Best Way to Deal With Ocean Trash
Plastic debris doubles every decade. What ends up in the ocean is nearly impossible to clean up. Most of the garbage accumulates in five little-explored "patches" found in the doldrums of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
Pollution From Asia Makes Pacific Storms Stronger
Aerosols in atmosphere change weather in North America, says new study.
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from Nature News and Comment
Sperm RNA carries marks of trauma
Stress alters the expression of small RNAs in male mice and leads to depressive behaviours in later generations.
Stress alters the expression of small RNAs in male mice and leads to depressive behaviours in later generations.
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)
Small earthquakes continue to rattle near Challis
What's that rumble? Several quakes up to a 4.9 have struck central Idaho this past week.
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from Popular Science
from ScienceDaily
NASA Cassini images may reveal birth of a Saturn moon
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has documented the formation of a small icy object within the rings of Saturn that may be a new moon, and may also provide clues to the formation of the planet's known moons.
from Slate
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Republicans Are Quietly Trying to Kill No-Fault Divorce
Republicans Are Quietly Trying to Kill No-Fault Divorce
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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
First Total Lunar Eclipse of 2014: The Complete Skywatcher's Guide
Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight: How Bright Will the 'Blood Moon' Be?
Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage of the Blood Moon
Dwarf Planet Discovery Could Help Show Life's Spread Through Solar System
On March 26, researchers announced the discovery of 2012 VP133, an estimated 280-mile wide (450-kilometer) object that lies just beyond the Kuiper Belt of icy objects that swarm outside of Neptune's orbit. The new object is nicknamed "Biden" after the vice-president of the United States, because both Joe Biden and 2012 VP133 are "VPs." It is one of only two dwarf planets discovered beyond the Kuiper Belt, with Sedna (a decade ago) being the other one.
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Dwarf Planet Discovery Could Help Show Life's Spread Through Solar System
On March 26, researchers announced the discovery of 2012 VP133, an estimated 280-mile wide (450-kilometer) object that lies just beyond the Kuiper Belt of icy objects that swarm outside of Neptune's orbit. The new object is nicknamed "Biden" after the vice-president of the United States, because both Joe Biden and 2012 VP133 are "VPs." It is one of only two dwarf planets discovered beyond the Kuiper Belt, with Sedna (a decade ago) being the other one.
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from The Spokesman-Review
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from The Times of India
Graphene: Strongest & thinnest material known to exist, may be the next wonder material
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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)
Sharyl Attkisson is a highly acclaimed investigative journalist. She had 20 year career with CBS News which she walked out on earlier this year.
from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Washington Times (DC)
Kirsten Dunst: Actress sparks feminist ire: ‘You need a man to be a man’
Hollywood’s Kirsten Dunst seems to have set off a gender war among feminists after she told a Harper’s Bazaar UK writer that the concept of a knight in shining armor wasn’t a bad one — and that women and the world should allow their men to be men.
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New Gadget From Amazon Makes Grocery Shopping Dangerously Easy
Amazon announced a new stand-alone gadget today called the Dash. It’s basically a remote control for buying groceries. The small, handheld gadget itself is free, but the catch is you can only use it to order food and other goods from Amazon Fresh, the company’s same-to-next-day delivery service.
Watch Live Tonight as a Total Lunar Eclipse Turns the Moon Blood Red
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from Yahoo News
Monday's Big Space Day: See a Rocket Launch, Mars and Total Lunar Eclipse Online
President Jimmy Carter: ‘I Consider Myself a Feminist’
Since he left office in 1981, President Jimmy Carter has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, founded a nongovernmental center to address global public policy, and written 28 books. He considers his latest one – “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power” -- “by far the most important book I’ve ever written in my life.”
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from 100 Percent FED Up
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