Tell Amazon.com: No Sweatshop Warehouse: "Conditions are brutal inside Amazon.com's Pennsylvania warehouse. Employees are pressured into working for long hours at breakneck speeds in temperatures well above 100 degrees.
Things are so bad that ambulances were kept outside the warehouse to take sick, overheated employees away on stretchers.
Amazon doesn't mind if workers quit because of brutal conditions – but we need to tell them that their customers do! Tell Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos that you won't stand for these miserable working conditions."
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Friday, September 23, 2011
China Took Almost Ten Thousand Jobs from Maine | The Exception Magazine
China Took Almost Ten Thousand Jobs from Maine | The Exception Magazine: "Maine has lost 9,545 jobs to China since the Communist nation entered the World Trade Organization (WTO) ten years ago.
That's according to a report by the Alliance for American Manufacturing, which figures that China's unfair economic subsidies, currency manipulations and inhumane labor practices have resulted in 2.8 million U.S. jobs either lost or displaced.
The report concluded that 1.45 percent of lost jobs in Maine were due to trade with China. Other states in the region fared worse. New Hampshire lost 19,700 jobs, or 2.84 percent of employment and Vermont saw 2.39 percent of jobs slip away. Overall, around 170,000 jobs in New England were eliminated from trading with China; that's greater than the population of Portland, Lewiston and Bangor, Maine's three largest cities, combined!"
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That's according to a report by the Alliance for American Manufacturing, which figures that China's unfair economic subsidies, currency manipulations and inhumane labor practices have resulted in 2.8 million U.S. jobs either lost or displaced.
The report concluded that 1.45 percent of lost jobs in Maine were due to trade with China. Other states in the region fared worse. New Hampshire lost 19,700 jobs, or 2.84 percent of employment and Vermont saw 2.39 percent of jobs slip away. Overall, around 170,000 jobs in New England were eliminated from trading with China; that's greater than the population of Portland, Lewiston and Bangor, Maine's three largest cities, combined!"
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BBC News - SAS war diary: The SAS secret hidden since World War II
BBC News - SAS war diary: The SAS secret hidden since World War II: "Unorthodox from the start, the SAS was conceived as a commando force to operate behind enemy lines in North Africa, where the British were fighting Field Marshall Rommel's highly-skilled Afrika Korps. Their orders were to attack enemy airfields and harass the Germans in any way possible. Over months they repeatedly went into the desert and destroyed German planes, sometimes with bare hands when their bombs ran out.
After the end of the North African campaign, the SAS then served in Italy. It was at the forefront of the action with the Normandy landings in June 1944, again going behind enemy lines in jeeps assisting the French Resistance and providing crucial intelligence for allied forces.
The SAS continued to be at the forefront of operations through Belgium, Holland and Germany until the end of the war in Europe"
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After the end of the North African campaign, the SAS then served in Italy. It was at the forefront of the action with the Normandy landings in June 1944, again going behind enemy lines in jeeps assisting the French Resistance and providing crucial intelligence for allied forces.
The SAS continued to be at the forefront of operations through Belgium, Holland and Germany until the end of the war in Europe"
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High-Fructose Corn Syrup Propaganda | pilladvised
High-Fructose Corn Syrup Propaganda | pilladvised: "The main point of the information packet was that HFCS is nutritionally the same as sucrose (table sugar). Emphasizing that point was considered so important that it was stated at least 17 times in the mailing.
As discussed below, HFCS and sucrose are not the same, which might be why so much effort was made to convince doctors otherwise. As a corollary to the main point, the packet sought to dispel the "myth" that "sugar is healthier than HFCS." The use of the word "healthier" is particularly amusing, since almost no one on the planet considers sugar to be a health food."
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As discussed below, HFCS and sucrose are not the same, which might be why so much effort was made to convince doctors otherwise. As a corollary to the main point, the packet sought to dispel the "myth" that "sugar is healthier than HFCS." The use of the word "healthier" is particularly amusing, since almost no one on the planet considers sugar to be a health food."
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BPA Found in 18 of 20 Most Popular Food Cans | Natural Society
BPA Found in 18 of 20 Most Popular Food Cans | Natural Society: "Brand / Maker/ Contains BPA?
1. Heinz classic soup / Heinz / YES
2. John West canned fish / John West / YES
3. Heinz Baked Beans / Heinz / YES
4. Princes canned fish / Princes / YES
5. Napolina tomato products / Princes / YES
6 Branston Baked Beans / Premier Foods / YES
7. Tesco canned fish / Tesco / YES
8. Sainsbury canned fish / Sainsburys / YES
9. Green Giant Niblets / General Mills / YES
10. Princes Corned Beef / Princes / YES
11. Fray Bentos canned pies / Premier Foods / YES
12. Heinz Big Soup / Heinz / YES
13. Baxters Favourites Soup / Baxters / YES
14. Tesco Value tomato products / Tesco / NO
15. Asda canned fish / Asda / YES
16. Spam Chopped Ham/Pork / Spam / YES
17. Heinz Long Spaghetti / Heinz / YES
18 Heinz Beans with Pork Sausages / Heinz / YES
19 Tesco Value canned fish / Tesco / YES
20. Tesco canned fruit / Tesco / NO
Sources: Kantor Worldpanel and The Independent"
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1. Heinz classic soup / Heinz / YES
2. John West canned fish / John West / YES
3. Heinz Baked Beans / Heinz / YES
4. Princes canned fish / Princes / YES
5. Napolina tomato products / Princes / YES
6 Branston Baked Beans / Premier Foods / YES
7. Tesco canned fish / Tesco / YES
8. Sainsbury canned fish / Sainsburys / YES
9. Green Giant Niblets / General Mills / YES
10. Princes Corned Beef / Princes / YES
11. Fray Bentos canned pies / Premier Foods / YES
12. Heinz Big Soup / Heinz / YES
13. Baxters Favourites Soup / Baxters / YES
14. Tesco Value tomato products / Tesco / NO
15. Asda canned fish / Asda / YES
16. Spam Chopped Ham/Pork / Spam / YES
17. Heinz Long Spaghetti / Heinz / YES
18 Heinz Beans with Pork Sausages / Heinz / YES
19 Tesco Value canned fish / Tesco / YES
20. Tesco canned fruit / Tesco / NO
Sources: Kantor Worldpanel and The Independent"
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Activist Post: BPA Highly Present in Canned Foods Marketed to Children
Activist Post: BPA Highly Present in Canned Foods Marketed to Children: "During the early stages of life, proper hormonal balance is essential for adequate growth and development. Bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogen-mimicker, can offset the hormonal balance of your body leading to conditions such as cancer and early puberty. Therefore, it is quite disturbing that a new study conducted by the Breast Cancer Fund has found that BPA is highly present in 6 different canned foods marketed specifically towards children."
The 6 canned goods that the study identified, along with the measure of BPA contamination measured in parts per billion (ppb), are as follows:
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- Campbell’s Disney Princess Cool Shapes, Shaped pasta with Chicken in Chicken Broth – 114 ppb
- Campbell’s Toy Story Fun Shapes, Shaped Pasta with Chicken in Chicken Broth – 81 ppb
- Earth’s Best organic Elmo Noodlemania Soup USDA Organic – 38 ppb
- Annie’s Homegrown Cheesy Ravioli USDA Organic 31 ppb
- Chef Boyardee Whole Grain Pasta, Mini ABC’s & 123′s with Meatballs – 20 ppb
- Campbell’s Spaghettios with Meatballs – 13 ppb
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Ron Paul Wins Presidential Debate But Gets One Line Mention In CNN Story.
Perry is focus of attention, attacks at Florida debate - CNN.com: "Romney, Perry, Bachmann and Santorum were joined onstage at the debate by former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and businessman Herman Cain."
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Report: Al-Jazeera Top Officials Resign for fabricating news on Syria : Deadline Live With Jack Blood
Report: Al-Jazeera Top Officials Resign for fabricating news on Syria : Deadline Live With Jack Blood: "After eight years as Al Jazeera’s top news director, Wadah Khanfar resigned on Tuesday. Though the network released a statement saying the departure had been planned since July, observers have been quick to suggest that Khanfar was forced out after a WikiLeaks cable release revealed that he allowed U.S. officials to influence the station’s coverage of the war in Iraq (and other things, presumably). In contrast to the network’s public image as a harsh critic of U.S. actions abroad, the 2005 report portrays Khanfar as “eager” to show the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency that Al Jazeera’s work is “fair”:"
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Baffling CERN Results Show Neutrinos Moving Faster Than the Speed of Light | Popular Science
Baffling CERN Results Show Neutrinos Moving Faster Than the Speed of Light | Popular Science: "Don’t go throwing out your physics texts just yet, but there’s some strange and unprecedented news brewing at CERN today that could potentially undo large parts of the Standard Model, and it has nothing to do with particle collisions at the LHC or elusive god particles. Physicists running routine neutrino experiments between CERN’s Geneva HQ and the Gran Sasso laboratory in Italy 455 miles away have found that their neutrinos seem to be traveling faster than the speed of light. That’s right: faster than the fastest known speed in the universe.
Just a refresher--not that you need it--but nothing travels faster than the speed of light. In physics-as-we-understand-them, it is the absolute and ultimate speed limit in our universe. We’ve tested and retested the speed of light, measured it in as many ways as we can think of, and much of modern physics is built upon the idea that nothing can exceed it."
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Just a refresher--not that you need it--but nothing travels faster than the speed of light. In physics-as-we-understand-them, it is the absolute and ultimate speed limit in our universe. We’ve tested and retested the speed of light, measured it in as many ways as we can think of, and much of modern physics is built upon the idea that nothing can exceed it."
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Russia prepares UN ban on anti-government propaganda on Internet
Russia prepares UN ban on anti-government propaganda on Internet: " Russia wants the U.N. to ban the use of the Internet for spreading anti-government propaganda and for military purposes, Moscow's Kommersant business daily reported Friday.
It has drafted an 18-page convention titled "About providing international information security", which it aims to table at the United Nations in 2012, the newspaper said.
Russia also proposes governments keep full control over their national segments in the worldwide web "according to the national laws" and suggests governments obtain a right to restrict activities on the Internet "to protect national and public security.""
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It has drafted an 18-page convention titled "About providing international information security", which it aims to table at the United Nations in 2012, the newspaper said.
Russia also proposes governments keep full control over their national segments in the worldwide web "according to the national laws" and suggests governments obtain a right to restrict activities on the Internet "to protect national and public security.""
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In Scramble for Land, Oxfam Says Ugandans Were Pushed Out - NYTimes.com
In Scramble for Land, Oxfam Says Ugandans Were Pushed Out - NYTimes.com: "According to a report released by the aid group Oxfam on Wednesday, the Ugandan government and a British forestry company forcibly expelled more than 20,000 people from their homes here in recent years, emblematic of a global scramble for arable land.
“Too many investments have resulted in dispossession, deception, violation of human rights and destruction of livelihoods,” Oxfam said in the report. “This interest in land is not something that will pass.” As population and urbanization soar, it added, “whatever land there is will surely be prized.”
Across Africa, some of the world’s poorest people have been thrown off land to make way for foreign investors, often uprooting local farmers so that food can be grown on a commercial scale and shipped to richer countries overseas."
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“Too many investments have resulted in dispossession, deception, violation of human rights and destruction of livelihoods,” Oxfam said in the report. “This interest in land is not something that will pass.” As population and urbanization soar, it added, “whatever land there is will surely be prized.”
Across Africa, some of the world’s poorest people have been thrown off land to make way for foreign investors, often uprooting local farmers so that food can be grown on a commercial scale and shipped to richer countries overseas."
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Brain imaging reveals the movies in our mind
Brain imaging reveals the movies in our mind: "As yet, the technology can only reconstruct movie clips people have already viewed. However, the breakthrough paves the way for reproducing the movies inside our heads that no one else sees, such as dreams and memories, according to researchers.
"This is a major leap toward reconstructing internal imagery," said Professor Jack Gallant, a UC Berkeley neuroscientist and coauthor of the study to be published online Sept. 22 in the journal Current Biology. "We are opening a window into the movies in our minds."
Eventually, practical applications of the technology could include a better understanding of what goes on in the minds of people who cannot communicate verbally, such as stroke victims, coma patients and people with neurodegenerative diseases."
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"This is a major leap toward reconstructing internal imagery," said Professor Jack Gallant, a UC Berkeley neuroscientist and coauthor of the study to be published online Sept. 22 in the journal Current Biology. "We are opening a window into the movies in our minds."
Eventually, practical applications of the technology could include a better understanding of what goes on in the minds of people who cannot communicate verbally, such as stroke victims, coma patients and people with neurodegenerative diseases."
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Texas School Punishes Boy For Opposing Homosexuality | Fox News
Texas School Punishes Boy For Opposing Homosexuality | Fox News: "An honors student in Fort Worth, Texas, was sent to the principal’s office and punished for telling a classmate that he believes homosexuality is wrong.
Holly Pope said she was “absolutely stunned” when she received a telephone call from an assistant principal at Western Hills High School informing her that her son, Dakota Ary, had been sent to in-school suspension."
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Holly Pope said she was “absolutely stunned” when she received a telephone call from an assistant principal at Western Hills High School informing her that her son, Dakota Ary, had been sent to in-school suspension."
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BBC News - 'First Irish case' of death by spontaneous combustion
BBC News - 'First Irish case' of death by spontaneous combustion: "It is believed to be the first case of its kind in Ireland.
West Galway coroner Dr Ciaran McLoughlin said it was the first time in 25 years of investigating deaths that he had recorded such a verdict.
Michael Faherty, 76, died at his home at Clareview Park, Ballybane, Galway on 22 December 2010.
Deaths attributed by some to "spontaneous combustion" occur when a living human body is burned without an apparent external source of ignition.
Typically police or fire investigators find burned corpses but no burned furniture."
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West Galway coroner Dr Ciaran McLoughlin said it was the first time in 25 years of investigating deaths that he had recorded such a verdict.
Michael Faherty, 76, died at his home at Clareview Park, Ballybane, Galway on 22 December 2010.
Deaths attributed by some to "spontaneous combustion" occur when a living human body is burned without an apparent external source of ignition.
Typically police or fire investigators find burned corpses but no burned furniture."
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Nunez Leaves Marlins on Identity Issue | NBC Miami
Nunez Leaves Marlins on Identity Issue | NBC Miami: "Both people said the Marlins have been aware of the issue for several months. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Dominican and team officials haven't made any public comment on the case.
One of the people said Nunez's real name is Juan Carlos Oviedo and he's 29, a year older than listed in the team media guide. The Marlins placed Nunez on Major League Baseball's restricted list, and he isn't expected to pitch in the final week of the season."
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One of the people said Nunez's real name is Juan Carlos Oviedo and he's 29, a year older than listed in the team media guide. The Marlins placed Nunez on Major League Baseball's restricted list, and he isn't expected to pitch in the final week of the season."
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Palestinians prepare to submit UN statehood bid - Forbes.com
Palestinians prepare to submit UN statehood bid - Forbes.com: " Defying U.S. and Israeli opposition, Palestinians were determined to ask the United Nations on Friday to accept them as a member state, sidestepping nearly two decades of troubled negotiations in the hope this dramatic move on the world stage would reenergize their quest for an independent homeland.
In the West Bank, the core of that hoped-for state, a Palestinian man was shot dead in a clash with Israeli soldiers and settlers as antagonisms flared over the statehood bid."
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In the West Bank, the core of that hoped-for state, a Palestinian man was shot dead in a clash with Israeli soldiers and settlers as antagonisms flared over the statehood bid."
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Huge Tumbling Satellite Could Fall to Earth Over US Tonight, NASA Says | NASA UARS & Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite | Space Junk & Orbital Debris | Space.com
Huge Tumbling Satellite Could Fall to Earth Over US Tonight, NASA Says | NASA UARS & Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite | Space Junk & Orbital Debris | Space.com: "A huge, dead satellite tumbling to Earth is falling slower than expected, and may now plummet down somewhere over the United States tonight or early Saturday, despite forecasts that it would miss North America entirely, NASA officials now say.
The 6 1/2-ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) was expected to fall to Earth sometime this afternoon (Sept. 23), but changes in the school bus-size satellite's motion may push it to early Saturday, according to NASA's latest observations of the spacecraft."
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The 6 1/2-ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) was expected to fall to Earth sometime this afternoon (Sept. 23), but changes in the school bus-size satellite's motion may push it to early Saturday, according to NASA's latest observations of the spacecraft."
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Obama: I'm A Class Warrior | RealClearPolitics
Obama:I,I,I,I, I'm A Class Warrior | RealClearPolitics: ""Now the Republicans, you know when I, I talked about this earlier in the week. They said 'well, this is class warfare.' You know what? If asking a billionaire to pay their fair of taxes. To pay the same tax rate as a plumber or a teacher is class warfare, then you know what? I, I, I, I, I'm, I'm a warrior for the middle class. I'm happy to fight for the middle class," President Obama said at the Brent Spence Bridge in Cincinnati, OH."
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1740s Tavern Becomes Victim of Recession | NBC Connecticut
1740s Tavern Becomes Victim of Recession | NBC Connecticut: "Since 1740, the Marlborough Tavern has been a fixture of this small town southeast of Hartford, but it will close this weekend.
The establishment, which has operated off and on as a tavern and restaurant, has been a host to presidents and even the French army during the Revolutionary War, but Saturday will be the tavern's last day until a new owner is found.
Jim Bradley took over the restaurant in 1985 with three friends. The building had been vacant since the previous owner closed the place in 1979. After a rough start, "the whole thing took off," Bradley said."
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The establishment, which has operated off and on as a tavern and restaurant, has been a host to presidents and even the French army during the Revolutionary War, but Saturday will be the tavern's last day until a new owner is found.
Jim Bradley took over the restaurant in 1985 with three friends. The building had been vacant since the previous owner closed the place in 1979. After a rough start, "the whole thing took off," Bradley said."
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Stock Market and Investing: Global Markets Meltdown on Recession Fears - CNBC
Stock Market and Investing: Global Markets Meltdown on Recession Fears - CNBC: "The dollar was also a beneficiary of a massive fear trade that sent U.S. stocks sharply lower, on the heels of steep sell-offs in equities markets around the globe.
The worst performing stock market sectors mirrored the sell-off in global commodities markets, with materials down 4.6 percent and energy stocks down 4.1 percent.
Copper, hit by concerns of a Chinese slowdown, tumbled 7 percent to a 1-year low. Gold, usually a safety play, was sold into the maelstrom as investors raised cash. The euro [EUR=X 1.346 -0.0117 (-0.86%) ], broke below 1.35, a recent bottom of its range. It was trading in the 1.346 area, an eight-month low against the dollar. The dollar index [.DXY 78.44 1.11 (+1.43%) ] was 1.4 percent higher."
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The worst performing stock market sectors mirrored the sell-off in global commodities markets, with materials down 4.6 percent and energy stocks down 4.1 percent.
Copper, hit by concerns of a Chinese slowdown, tumbled 7 percent to a 1-year low. Gold, usually a safety play, was sold into the maelstrom as investors raised cash. The euro [EUR=X 1.346 -0.0117 (-0.86%) ], broke below 1.35, a recent bottom of its range. It was trading in the 1.346 area, an eight-month low against the dollar. The dollar index [.DXY 78.44 1.11 (+1.43%) ] was 1.4 percent higher."
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Anonymous Declares Sept 24 as "Day of Vengence"
Anonymous Declares Sept 24 as "Day of Vengence": "Wednesday hactivist group Anonymous deemed September 24, 2011 (this Saturday) as the USA's "Day of Vengeance." According to a press release, the collective and various other "cyber liberation groups" plan to "peacefully yet forcefully" protest all over the United States. They also plan to launch a series of cyber attacks against various targets including Wall Street, "Corrupt Banking Institutions" and even the New York City Police Department."
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
KNX 1070 EXCLUSIVE: Feds Probe Possible Arabic-Type Markings On Southwest Jets « CBS Los Angeles
KNX 1070 EXCLUSIVE: Feds Probe Possible Arabic-Type Markings On Southwest Jets « CBS Los Angeles: "KNX 1070 investigative reporter Charles Feldman has learned that since February, several Southwest jets have been vandalized with mysterious writings that show up on the underbelly of their 737 passenger aircraft.
The writings — which some have interpreted as being either Arabic or Arabic-type symbols — appeared to have been done with a chemical process that reveals the text once an auxiliary power unit is turned on and heats up the outside skin of the aircraft, according to Feldman."
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The writings — which some have interpreted as being either Arabic or Arabic-type symbols — appeared to have been done with a chemical process that reveals the text once an auxiliary power unit is turned on and heats up the outside skin of the aircraft, according to Feldman."
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East Village IHOP Employs Bouncer To Control The Rowdy « CBS New York
East Village IHOP Employs Bouncer To Control The Rowdy « CBS New York: " Here’s a sign of the times.
The new International House of Pancakes in the East Village has hired a bouncer."
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The new International House of Pancakes in the East Village has hired a bouncer."
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Taco Bell Hot Sauce Beef Ends In Patron's Bust | The Smoking Gun
Taco Bell Hot Sauce Beef Ends In Patron's Bust | The Smoking Gun: "Angered that his Taco Bell drive-thru order failed to include hot sauce, a Missouri man returned to the fast food restaurant and allegedly pulled a shotgun on an employee, who fled in fear from the takeout window.
The bizarre incident Saturday evening resulted in the arrest of Jeremy Combs, a 30-year-old convicted felon, on both state and federal charges. Combs is pictured in the below mug shot."
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The bizarre incident Saturday evening resulted in the arrest of Jeremy Combs, a 30-year-old convicted felon, on both state and federal charges. Combs is pictured in the below mug shot."
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EcoAlert --Iceland's Laki Volcano may be Poised for a Massive Historic Eruption
EcoAlert --Iceland's Laki Volcano may be Poised for a Massive Historic Eruption: "What if one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recent history happened today? A new study suggests that a blast akin to the Laki eruption that devastated Iceland in the 1780s would waft noxious gases southwestward and kill tens of thousands of people in Europe. And in a modern world that is intimately connected by air traffic and international trade, economic activity across much of Europe, including the production and import of food, could plummet. At least four Laki-sized eruptions have occurred in Iceland in the past 1,150 years."
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Isis Brantley, Dallas Woman, Mad At TSA For Checking Her Hair For Weapons
Isis Brantley, Dallas Woman, Mad At TSA For Checking Her Hair For Weapons: "A Dallas-bound woman is angry at the TSA after agents stopped and searched her afro while she went through security at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport.
Isis Brantley, a hairstylist, was rocking her signature haircut while going through security to make her American Airlines flight, Dallas' KXAS reports. Brantley, it should be noted, has not cut her hair since she was 12 (she is now 53).
"I just heard these voices saying, 'Hey you, hey you, ma'am, stop. Stop -- the lady with the hair, you," Brantley told the station. She then claims that TSA agents stopped her so they could "check for weapons." A female agent started "digging in her scalp.""
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Isis Brantley, a hairstylist, was rocking her signature haircut while going through security to make her American Airlines flight, Dallas' KXAS reports. Brantley, it should be noted, has not cut her hair since she was 12 (she is now 53).
"I just heard these voices saying, 'Hey you, hey you, ma'am, stop. Stop -- the lady with the hair, you," Brantley told the station. She then claims that TSA agents stopped her so they could "check for weapons." A female agent started "digging in her scalp.""
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Atlanta increases surveillance of city | ajc.com
Atlanta increases surveillance of city | ajc.com: "Talks are underway to link up with more cameras at CNN Center, Georgia State University, the Georgia World Congress Center and MARTA, along with cameras in Buckhead.
Officials say hundreds or thousands more private-sector cameras will eventually feed into the center. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution toured the center last week, as live footage of a traffic stop and archived video of a DragonCon parade played on a 15-foot screen. Officers can watch up to 128 views at once.
“This is just the beginning,” said Dave Wilkinson, president of the Atlanta Police Foundation, which helped raise money for the center. “This is going to grow by leaps and bounds over the years. The goal, of course, is to have the entire city blanketed.”"
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Officials say hundreds or thousands more private-sector cameras will eventually feed into the center. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution toured the center last week, as live footage of a traffic stop and archived video of a DragonCon parade played on a 15-foot screen. Officers can watch up to 128 views at once.
“This is just the beginning,” said Dave Wilkinson, president of the Atlanta Police Foundation, which helped raise money for the center. “This is going to grow by leaps and bounds over the years. The goal, of course, is to have the entire city blanketed.”"
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There's A Book Coming Out Today That Has The White House Freaked Out
There's A Book Coming Out Today That Has The White House Freaked Out: "One of the more shocking revelations that leaked last week is that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is said to have disobeyed an order from Obama to plan to dissolve Citigroup in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Geithner denied the allegations Monday, saying that while he hasn't read the book "I lived the reality. The book bears no resemblance to the reality — no resemblance.""
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Geithner denied the allegations Monday, saying that while he hasn't read the book "I lived the reality. The book bears no resemblance to the reality — no resemblance.""
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Ron Paul Issues Open Letter to President Obama Concerning Cuts to Veterans' Benefits - MarketWatch
Ron Paul Issues Open Letter to President Obama Concerning Cuts to Veterans' Benefits - MarketWatch: ""We have put our troops in harm's way, and we must honor our promises. And, our troops have paid a heavy price these past ten years. Over 5,000 have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, 40,000 have seen crushing injuries, and hundreds of thousands more suffer from brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder.
"Failing to meet the promises we have made to our troops would be unjust and immoral. The cuts you announced yesterday, combined with the rumored cuts in benefits reported in publications like Army Times, have our soldiers and Veterans deeply concerned.
"Mr. President, instead of cutting our Veterans benefits, I call on you to support our troops. Support them by bringing them home to our shores, to protect our borders and defend our country. Ensure that they are rested and equipped to repel any real credible attack. Re-unite them with their families. And, make sure they no longer play policeman in dangerous foreign civil wars."
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"Failing to meet the promises we have made to our troops would be unjust and immoral. The cuts you announced yesterday, combined with the rumored cuts in benefits reported in publications like Army Times, have our soldiers and Veterans deeply concerned.
"Mr. President, instead of cutting our Veterans benefits, I call on you to support our troops. Support them by bringing them home to our shores, to protect our borders and defend our country. Ensure that they are rested and equipped to repel any real credible attack. Re-unite them with their families. And, make sure they no longer play policeman in dangerous foreign civil wars."
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“9/11 Conspiracy Roadtrip” – A Participant’s Perspective
Well, according to the masters of propaganda at the BBC/Renegade Productions.
This summer I participated in a BBC hit piece on 9/11, entitled “Conspiracy Roadtrip”. The premise is simple: five non-believers of the official story journey across the east coast of the USA in search of the truth. On the way we meet “experts” and victims of the attacks, guided by “comedian” Andrew Maxwell who believes the 9/11 commission report was the be all and end all of the 9/11 story.
The show aired a few hours ago and I felt compelled to write my version of what happened on that 8 day roadtrip, to give you the perspective you were not shown by BBC 3.
Firstly, I must tip my hat to them. They did a wonderful editing job. Anyone who has ever had a conversation with me or knows me personally will be very much aware of my opinions re: 9/11, and how outspoken I am about them. However, on this show I appear to be pretty much silent the entire way through.
I wasn’t.
Throughout my time on the show I asked question after question. I asked every single person we met whether they believed the official story to be true and the vast majority of them said no. Ask yourselves this question: why has the footage of us meeting Tom Owen, a voice analyst who worked on the Osama Bin Laden “confession” tapes, been cut completely? There is a simple answer. Because he told us not to believe the official report. Why? Because we aren’t in the “need-to-know” category, his words, not mine. Throughout our entire meeting with Tom Owen it was pretty much clear that the director of the show wasn’t happy with his take. Like most of our meetings with “experts” she would try and steer the conversation in a direction that would better fit her hit piece.
I’d also like to ask why footage of [FAA National Operations Manager] Ben Sliney saying that someone needs to be held accountable for 9/11 was cut? Surely that’s something that the TV license paying public should be able to see? But no, it didn’t fit their requirements for the perfect hit piece.
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Tony Bennett: Bush knew Iraq was a mistake, 9/11 attack 'USA's fault' - Monsters and Critics
Tony Bennett: Bush knew Iraq was a mistake, 9/11 attack 'USA's fault' - Monsters and Critics: "American icon Tony Bennett was interviewed by Howard Stern and shockingly stated that "we (USA) caused" the 9/11 attacks and former President George W. Bush told him that the Iraq war was a mistake.
"They flew the plane in, but we caused it," the singer told Stern on his Sirius Radio show Monday night.
"Because we were bombing them and they told us to stop."
ABC news reported that Stern had asked the World War II vet how the U.S. should deal with the terrorists responsible for toppling the Twin Towers."
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"They flew the plane in, but we caused it," the singer told Stern on his Sirius Radio show Monday night.
"Because we were bombing them and they told us to stop."
ABC news reported that Stern had asked the World War II vet how the U.S. should deal with the terrorists responsible for toppling the Twin Towers."
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Typhoon Roke Nears Japan on Track for Leaking Nuclear Plant - BusinessWeek
Typhoon Roke Nears Japan on Track for Leaking Nuclear Plant - BusinessWeek: "Typhoon Roke brought evacuation orders and fears of floods to Nagoya city in central Japan today as it approached the main island of Honshu on a course toward the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant.
More than 1 million people in Nagoya have been advised to evacuate because of Roke and almost 80,000 have been ordered to leave due to flood risk, said Katsuya Kobayashi in the city's disaster prevention center."
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More than 1 million people in Nagoya have been advised to evacuate because of Roke and almost 80,000 have been ordered to leave due to flood risk, said Katsuya Kobayashi in the city's disaster prevention center."
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Harper's promise: a warrantless online surveillance state - Jesse Brown, Science & Technology, Technology - Macleans.ca
Harper's promise: a warrantless online surveillance state - Jesse Brown, Science & Technology, Technology - Macleans.ca: "That was Stockwell Day, speaking to me in 2007. He was the Harper government’s public safety minister at the time, and his office came into controversy when consultation documents surfaced suggesting that the Conservatives were drafting a “lawful access” crime bill that would greatly expand the powers of police to obtain personal information about Canadians from their Internet service providers without court oversight.
If such a bill were to become law, cops would no longer need a warrant to trace, say, an Internet comment to a citizen’s name, IP address, email address, home address, and cell phone number. In fact, as long as the police had any one of the above, they could request the rest of the info from ISPs without a judge ever considering the need for such disclosure."
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If such a bill were to become law, cops would no longer need a warrant to trace, say, an Internet comment to a citizen’s name, IP address, email address, home address, and cell phone number. In fact, as long as the police had any one of the above, they could request the rest of the info from ISPs without a judge ever considering the need for such disclosure."
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Rick Perry Gay Rumors: Governor's Aides Prepared To Tackle Allegations Should They Resurface: Report
Rick Perry Gay Rumors: Governor's Aides Prepared To Tackle Allegations Should They Resurface: Report: "Perry said the rumors "are not correct in any shape, form or fashion. These are irresponsible. They're salacious. They're hurtful to my family."
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"I don't think a rumor can just get to critical mass by itself," Perry said. "I think you have to have a well thought-out, organized effort to disseminate that kind of information and keep it going day after day after day after day.""
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"I don't think a rumor can just get to critical mass by itself," Perry said. "I think you have to have a well thought-out, organized effort to disseminate that kind of information and keep it going day after day after day after day.""
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Feds Call Full Tilt Poker A Massive Ponzi Scheme - Forbes
Feds Call Full Tilt Poker A Massive Ponzi Scheme - Forbes: "“Full Tilt was not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme,” Bharara said in a statement. “Full Tilt insiders lined their own pockets with funds picked from the pockets of their most loyal customers while blithely lying to both players and the public alike about the safety and security of the money deposited.”
Federal prosecutors have drawn up an amended complaint that names Bitar, Lederer, Ferguson and Furst, adding them to the original complaint which was filed seeking $3 billion from Full Tilt Poker and unrelated poker companies, PokerStars and Absolute Poker."
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Federal prosecutors have drawn up an amended complaint that names Bitar, Lederer, Ferguson and Furst, adding them to the original complaint which was filed seeking $3 billion from Full Tilt Poker and unrelated poker companies, PokerStars and Absolute Poker."
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Police: 3 Hurt In Possible Monroe Vehicle Bomb Blast - Detroit Local News Story - WDIV Detroit
Police: 3 Hurt In Possible Monroe Vehicle Bomb Blast - Detroit Local News Story - WDIV Detroit: " Monroe police are investigating an explosion that happened in a vehicle near the intersection of Elm Avenue and I-75 late Tuesday night. It happened in a wooded area away from any homes or businesses.
Monroe police said this is being investigated as the detonation of a car bomb.
Police say the three people were taken St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where they were in serious condition."
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Monroe police said this is being investigated as the detonation of a car bomb.
Police say the three people were taken St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where they were in serious condition."
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Top Interior official heads to firm working for BP
News from The Associated Press: " The former chief of staff to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has taken a job with one of the law firms representing BP in legal proceedings stemming from the massive Gulf oil spill last year.
Tom Strickland joined the Interior Department as Salazar's chief of staff and an assistant secretary in 2009. He worked there at time when the department ushered in reforms and new ethical rules to reduce conflicts of interest between offshore oil drilling's regulator and drilling companies after a series of scandals at offices in Colorado and along the Gulf Coast."
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Tom Strickland joined the Interior Department as Salazar's chief of staff and an assistant secretary in 2009. He worked there at time when the department ushered in reforms and new ethical rules to reduce conflicts of interest between offshore oil drilling's regulator and drilling companies after a series of scandals at offices in Colorado and along the Gulf Coast."
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Christian Books For Less - The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
Christian Books For Less - The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism: "Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics and non-believers bring to religion. Using literature, philosophy, anthropology, pop culture, and intellectual reasoning, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God is, in fact, a sound and rational one. To true believers he offers a solid platform on which to stand against the backlash toward religion spawned by the Age of Skepticism. And to skeptics, atheists, and agnostics he provides a challenging argument for pursuing the reason for God."
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'Doomsday' comet just fades away - Technology & science - Space - msnbc.com
'Doomsday' comet just fades away - Technology & science - Space - msnbc.com: "Comet Elenin has sparked more than its fair share of doomsday talk over the past few months, but it looks as if the only chance of impending doom is for the comet itself: It is disintegrating and quickly fading away.
Australian amateur astronomer Michael Mattiazzo has been monitoring this comet’s trip toward perihelion (closest point in its orbit to the sun), which occurred on Sept. 10, and he says Comet Elenin has likely has not survived. It's barely visible as a disintegrating smudge in an image taken by Mattiazzo on Wednesday."
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Australian amateur astronomer Michael Mattiazzo has been monitoring this comet’s trip toward perihelion (closest point in its orbit to the sun), which occurred on Sept. 10, and he says Comet Elenin has likely has not survived. It's barely visible as a disintegrating smudge in an image taken by Mattiazzo on Wednesday."
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» Obama Hides Tax Increases in New Government Fees Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
» Obama Hides Tax Increases in New Government Fees Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!: "Documents crafted by the Obama administration describe the fees as savings, according to the Associated Press.
Air travelers will be forced to pay more “federal security fees” – and endure what amounts to sexual molestation at the airport – and corporate air travel will get socked with a round of new fees.
Government workers are easy targets, so they will face an additional 1.2 percentage point deduction from their paychecks to contribute $21 billion more for their pensions.
Military retirees will pay a $200 fee when they turn 65 to have the government pay their out-of-pocket Medicare expenses and will also pay more for non-generic prescription drugs.
Mortgage behemoths Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be charged new fees that will naturally be passed along to lenders. The fee increase will reportedly raise $28 billion over 10 years.
Obama has come up with a blizzard of new fees, including fees that “tilt toward the arcane,” according to the AP."
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Air travelers will be forced to pay more “federal security fees” – and endure what amounts to sexual molestation at the airport – and corporate air travel will get socked with a round of new fees.
Government workers are easy targets, so they will face an additional 1.2 percentage point deduction from their paychecks to contribute $21 billion more for their pensions.
Military retirees will pay a $200 fee when they turn 65 to have the government pay their out-of-pocket Medicare expenses and will also pay more for non-generic prescription drugs.
Mortgage behemoths Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be charged new fees that will naturally be passed along to lenders. The fee increase will reportedly raise $28 billion over 10 years.
Obama has come up with a blizzard of new fees, including fees that “tilt toward the arcane,” according to the AP."
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Rare Charge in Protest - WSJ.com
Rare Charge in Protest - WSJ.com: "New York City police monitoring a social media-fueled protest in Manhattan's Financial District have charged demonstrators with violating an obscure, 150-year-old state statute that bans masked gatherings.
Since Saturday, five people connected with the protest to "occupy" Wall Street have been issued a violation for running afoul of the antimask law, according to police."
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Since Saturday, five people connected with the protest to "occupy" Wall Street have been issued a violation for running afoul of the antimask law, according to police."
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Chavez to UN: Palestinians have right to country - Israel News, Ynetnews
Chavez to UN: Palestinians have right to country - Israel News, Ynetnews: "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is backing the push for Palestinian statehood in a letter released Tuesday, saying the Palestinian people have a right to be recognized as a nation.
Chavez said in the letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN General Assembly that Venezuela supports "Palestine's right to become a free, sovereign and independent state.""
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Chavez said in the letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN General Assembly that Venezuela supports "Palestine's right to become a free, sovereign and independent state.""
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FBI is on your cell phone. Do you care?
FBI is on your cell phone. Do you care?: "Here we are in 2011, with our federal, state and local governments having the technological ability to track and store in massive databases what we say on the phone, in emails, on Facebook, on Twitter and the myriad other digital means in which we communicate. The Obama administration has the power to punish an American for providing "material support" to our terrorist enemies.
Moreover, as I and others have reported, the Department of Justice's Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative, or NSI, enlists We the People to spy on possible seditious Americans among us and report them to the FBI and local and state police."
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Moreover, as I and others have reported, the Department of Justice's Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative, or NSI, enlists We the People to spy on possible seditious Americans among us and report them to the FBI and local and state police."
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Israel Floats 'Interim Solution' Proposal At UN To Stem Palestinian Statehood Tension « CBS New York
Israel Floats 'Interim Solution' Proposal At UN To Stem Palestinian Statehood Tension « CBS New York: "With the clock ticking toward a showdown, Israel floated the possibility of an “interim solution” to allow the Palestinians to establish a state within existing borders in Gaza and the West Bank and deal with all the tough stuff later, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.
“This is one possible solution whereby we, the situation they get independence and we can continue and negotiate in the future, but with less acrimony and less mistrust and as we continue to build a future together,” Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said"
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“This is one possible solution whereby we, the situation they get independence and we can continue and negotiate in the future, but with less acrimony and less mistrust and as we continue to build a future together,” Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said"
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15 Food Companies That Serve You 'Wood' - TheStreet
15 Food Companies That Serve You 'Wood' - TheStreet: "The recent class-action lawsuit brought against Taco Bell raised questions about the quality of food many Americans eat each day.
Chief among those concerns is the use of cellulose (read: wood pulp), an extender whose use in a roster of food products, from crackers and ice creams to puddings and baked goods, is now being exposed. What you're actually paying for -- and consuming -- may be surprising."
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Chief among those concerns is the use of cellulose (read: wood pulp), an extender whose use in a roster of food products, from crackers and ice creams to puddings and baked goods, is now being exposed. What you're actually paying for -- and consuming -- may be surprising."
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Canadians suspicious over radiation testing of seafood — Official “puzzled” gov’t withholding where samples were taken « ENENEWS.COM
Canadians suspicious over radiation testing of seafood — Official “puzzled” gov’t withholding where samples were taken « ENENEWS.COM: "The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CIFA) has deemed fish tested in the wake of the Japan nuclear disaster as radiation free, but will not divulge where samples were taken from. [...]
The agency did not answer repeated questions about where the samples were taken from in B.C., saying only that they were came from various processing stations. [...]"
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The agency did not answer repeated questions about where the samples were taken from in B.C., saying only that they were came from various processing stations. [...]"
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The Apocrypha: Is it scripture? | Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry
The Apocrypha: Is it scripture? | Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry:
The APOCRYPHA, regarded by Catholics as inspired text and denied as inspired by Protestants. Lets Look within the text for answers with this article prepared by Matt Slick of Christian Apologetic's Research Ministry (CARM).
Is Your Lamp Full Of Light?
IS YOUR LAMP FULL OF LIGHT?
“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!” (Matthew 6:22-23)
The New Traditions Of Men
First of all, we must ask ourselves: Why do you suppose our Master said that? Was He ever known to say something just to say it? Did Christ Jesus ever teach as suppositions things that, like some self help guru, might possibly be a good idea for us to try out and see if we like them? I think not.
This is a vital truth taught by Jesus Christ of Nazareth—our very Creator Himself in human form—that is so greatly ignored in all these Seeker Driven and emerging spurious spiritual beliefs, which have slithered their way into the mainstream evangelical community today.
And this touches on what is being obscured by these SD and Emergent leaders who are turning Christian teachings backward in order to make them accessible to the unregenerate—the absolute authority and holiness of the LORD God Almighty. The visible church of Jesus Christ has made a horrible mistake.
Ignoring the warnings of previous watchmen the Lord has sent, and instead, choosing to continue to preach a man-centered self-esteem message in the useless power of the flesh. Are we really so obtuse spiritually that we just cannot see? Obviously a worldly message will be accepted by the world! Flesh will always please flesh.
They have forgotten that our Lord said to God the Father — “I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world” (John 17:14). Where in these words from Jesus Christ could one ever possibly see a sinner-sensitive message; unless they were man-centered?
Sure, there are a number of evangelical “celebrities” today who are even accepted as such within secular social circles; but where in these words do we see anything that tells us the true messenger of God will be popular? The answer is: We can’t; and, we don’t. That’s the major problem with all this psycho-philosophical preaching in evangelicalism today.
This proliferation of hirelings we have on our hands roaming the evangelical landscape right now pretending to be pastors has literally reversed that which we are sent by Jesus to proclaim. The Lord be praised though that those who are listening to the true Voice of the Great Shepherd within these words will still hear the truth.
Here I tell you that the evangelical camp has drunk deeply of the poison philosophy of postmodernism and spends the majority of its time preaching about man, and what God supposedly wants to do to make his life better here on earth. Take a moment to think about it; simply consider the worship songs written in the past few years.
Instead of preaching for the glory and honor of the Creator, we cower before His creation and attempt to appease man’s already inflated self-esteem. It’s called pride; even though the Seeker Driven prophet-pastor today may try to tell himself that he is only making the Christian message more “accessible.”
You see, the Lord knows that the truth is he is actually preaching this doctrine because of fear he himself won’t be accepted. Be that as it may, it happens to be my view that those like Steven Furtick, fearful of personal rejection, have convinced themselves that their “gospel” is consistent with what Christ taught.
However, all one needs to do is to actually open that Bible we profess to believe, and then read it for a change, to clearly see this anthropocentric quasi-Word faith self-esteem gospel clearly is not. In actual fact, the spiritually spineless evangelical community long ago stopped preaching what the Bible actually says.
Instead, it’s church growth gurus taught them to substitute a message that does have an appeal to our capricious culture, which is already centered on the self. It really should come as no surprise that a worldly message will always be accepted by the world; after-all, the world is in love with it-self.
Actually, in John’s Gospel our Lord says the same thing — If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own (John 15:19). And the tragic result of the Christian church consistently ignoring the watchman Christ has sent her is that she continues on trying to accomplish a supernatural task naturally.
However, an easy road of telling people what they wanted to hear didn’t seem to be of much interest to these real servants of the Lord, who:
all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland…they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one… Some were tortured,… Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment… They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated—of whom the world was not worthy… (Hebrews 11: 13-14; 16; 35-38)
Doesn’t look too much like the ol’ seeker sensitive message preached incessantly today does it? Those who are regenerated will understand why… God had provided something better for us (verse 40). It’s about time for the true child of God to remember who you really are in Christ:
“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.” (Matthew 7:6)
He who has an ear, let him hear.
Germans Manufacture Artificial Blood Vessels With a 3-D Printer | Popular Science
Germans Manufacture Artificial Blood Vessels With a 3-D Printer | Popular Science: "From intestines to tracheas, tissue engineers are building a handful of new body parts — but progress on larger organs has been slow. This is mainly because tissues need nutrients to stay alive, and they need blood vessels to deliver those nutrients. It’s difficult to build those vascular networks, but now a team from Germany may have a solution: Print some capillaries with a 3-D printer."
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Pentagon Warns of Space Junk War
Pentagon Warns of Space Junk War: "But the Pentagon reports that two satellites colliding in space could spread out and send thousands of tiny pieces of shrapnel throughout orbit drifting gradually to hit other satellites and cause problems that could be felt for years afterward. And in this case, not only cable television stations would be affected. GPS systems, phone lines, certain internet providers, weather prediction models, and perhaps even military satellites would be disrupted by the catastrophe. If this were the case, then the process wouldn't be the end of the world, but it might be the end of communication as we know it. At least for a time."
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200 underground cities
200 underground cities:
This is obviously a crude map of the "underground projects". Obviously, there are no official maps of them (certainly none that you would've learned from your health care MBA or switching your RN to BSN online) because this subject is in the politically incorrect "taboo" category of sensitive, covert black-operations funded secretly without public debate.
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South Florida Invaded by Giant Snails -- Earth Changes -- Sott.net
South Florida Invaded by Giant Snails -- Earth Changes -- Sott.net: "About 1,000 were found Thursday within a one-square-mile radius, the Miami Herald reported. Several hundred were found in one backyard in Coral Gables. How they got there was not immediately known.
The snails were sent to freezers to be frozen to death.
Why worry? Besides their intimidating size - up to 8 inches long and 4 inches in diameter - "they consume at least 500 different types of plants, can cause structural damage to plaster and stucco, and can carry a parasitic nematode that can lead to meningitis in humans," the Florida Department of Agriculture said in a statement Thursday. "
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The snails were sent to freezers to be frozen to death.
Why worry? Besides their intimidating size - up to 8 inches long and 4 inches in diameter - "they consume at least 500 different types of plants, can cause structural damage to plaster and stucco, and can carry a parasitic nematode that can lead to meningitis in humans," the Florida Department of Agriculture said in a statement Thursday. "
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China Pulls The Rug From Under Europe, Halts French Bank Transactions, Makes Good On Trade War Ultimatum | ZeroHedge
China Pulls The Rug From Under Europe, Halts French Bank Transactions, Makes Good On Trade War Ultimatum | ZeroHedge: "A flurry of headlines out of China suggest global macro-economic volatility may be ready to take it to the next level. We discussed last week how China's oh-so-generous offer of help to Europe was merely a veiled threat playing US against Europe in a game of who-gets-the-funding. Well, tonight, it seems, they are making good on some of those threats. Aggravated by EU's lack of market economy recognition, they pull trading lines with French banks, express concern at the EUR's safety (preferring US Treasuries), and indicate a clear preference for bonds over stocks - all the while warning of growing trade tensions - consider the sabre-rattled"
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Gamers solve decade old AIDS puzzle in ten days - Yahoo! News
Gamers solve decade old AIDS puzzle in ten days - Yahoo! News: "In what University of Washington researchers saw as a longshot at best, they sent a virtual model of the protein to fold.it, a program/website that asks gamers for help in solving complex protein puzzles that it displays like a game. In the case of this particular enzyme, what had stumped the scientific community for more than ten years was solved in ten days.
“This was really kind of a last-ditch effort. Can the Foldit players really solve it?” Firas Khatib, a biochemist at the University of Washington and the lead author on the recently published research paper told MSNBC. “They actually did it in less than 10 days.”"
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“This was really kind of a last-ditch effort. Can the Foldit players really solve it?” Firas Khatib, a biochemist at the University of Washington and the lead author on the recently published research paper told MSNBC. “They actually did it in less than 10 days.”"
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