Japan's nuclear crisis escalated to its worst level in two years on Wednesday, with its nuclear watchdog saying it feared more tanks were leaking contaminated water and China expressing its shock over the disaster.
Japan's nuclear regulator also said it feared the disaster exceeded the ability of the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co, to cope "in some respects".
http://news.yahoo.com/japan-raise-severity-rating-fukushima-leaks-level-3-021935392.html
Muslims Mobilize Ahead of Hearing to Rule on Whether Christians Can Use It, Too
http://m.asia.wsj.com/articles/a/SB10001424127887324747104579024583200404824?mg=reno64-wsj
Harrison Ford has suffered the worst film flop of his career.The veteran star's latest film Paranoia took just $3.5m at the box office on its opening weekend.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2397338/Harrison-Ford-suffers-worst-film-flop-career-new-movie-Paranoia-brings-just-3-5m.html
KEVIN Rudd appears to have switched from negative to angry..
http://m.couriermail.com.au/news/special-features/cranky-kev-lets-fly-at-the-coalition-and-media-at-press-conference-in-brisbane/story-fnho52jo-1226701399783
Bill Clinton’s foundation has spent more than $50 million on travel expenses since 2003, an analysis of the non-profit’s tax forms reveal.
http://m.nypost.com/p/news/national/bubba_just_plane_extravagant_XaSUKqaz40XBy0x5V9LDBL
About 300 metric tons, or 79,000 gallons, of highly radioactive water has leaked from a storage tank at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, operatorTokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday, the worst such spill since the plant suffered a triple meltdown two years ago.
http://m.asia.wsj.com/articles/a/SB10001424127887323608504579024420997687470?mg=reno64-wsj
A New Zealand vet has successfully saved a poisoned cat by administering blood from a dog in a rare inter-species transfusion.
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-21/no-pet-hates-as-dog-donates-blood-to-save-cat/4903002
Japan's nuclear agency dramatically raises status after saying a day earlier that radioactive water leak was only an 'anomaly'
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/21/leap-fukushima-danger-ranking
“Earlier this morning, Chris Cassidy had noted an object that was floating past the station near the station’s Progress 52 cargo ship,” said the NASA TV narrator.
“That object has been identified by Russian flight controllers as an antenna cover from the Zvezda service module.”
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/08/20/nasa-solves-ufo-mystery-outside-international-space-station/
Michael Hastings died of “traumatic injuries” as a result of a fiery Los Angeles car accident in June and had traces of THC and methamphetamine in his blood, according to the highly anticipated medical examiner’s report in the case.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/20/highly-anticipated-michael-hastings-autopsy-report-released/
You might think the biggest challenge for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is figuring out how to make money running a print newspaper, but here is a risk hitting much closer to home: Brick-and-mortar retail stores are becoming cheaper than Amazon.
http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/BL-234B-2108
THE long-delayed plans for a Gold Coast cultural precinct face a major setback which mean the project might not go ahead until 2020.
Gold Coast News http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/08/21/456724_gold-coast-news.html
The Al Jazeera news channel has been caught airing what appears to be the fake death of a Muslim Brotherhood-backed protestor in Egypt, according to reports.
http://freebeacon.com/al-jazeera-caught-airing-fake-death-of-muslim-brotherhood-protestor/
Police are searching for two men who dressed as Mormon missionaries and allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint in Las Vegas.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/two-men-posed-as-mormon-missionaries-and-allegedly-robbed-a?s=mobile
Egypt on Tuesday announced the arrest of the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, dealing a serious blow to the Islamist group
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_EGYPT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-08-20-05-35-31
New Zealander Trevor Loudon has just published an encyclopedic new 689-page volume, “The Enemies Within: Communists, Socialists and Progressives in the U.S. Congress,” to accompany his 668-page 2011 book, “Barack Obama and the Enemies Within.”
http://mobile.wnd.com/2013/08/communists-in-congress-just-count-em/?cat_orig=politics
08/19/13 1:21 pmIsraeli and Jewish targets all over the world are likely to be sought out by terrorist organizations in the coming weeks, the Israeli government’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau warned in striki...
http://www.timesofisrael.com/terror-groups-aiming-to-hit-israeli-jewish-targets-worldwide-in-coming-weeks/
(Wall Street Journal) They're profiting from the failure of Chavez's revolution ...
The socialist economic policies of Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's late president, have paradoxically benefited U.S. exporters as production of steel, sugar and many other goods has fallen in the Latin American country.
http://m.asia.wsj.com/articles/a/SB10001424127887323681904578640291651501034?mg=reno64-wsj
Internal warnings show that President Xi Jinping fears that the Communist Party is vulnerable to public anger about corruption and challenges from liberals impatient for political change.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/world/asia/chinas-new-leadership-takes-hard-line-in-secret-memo.html
All she wanted was a pen!
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/08/19/nh-woman-arrested-after-calling-911-and-asking-for-a-pen/
An unusual love story that hurt my brain...
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/boy-formerly-girl-meets-girl-formerly-boy-8775000.html
The White House has quietly placed military aid to Egypt on hold, despite not saying publicly whether the Egyptian military takeover was a coup, Josh Rogin reports exclusively.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/19/senator-obama-administration-secretly-suspended-military-aid-to-egypt.html
Music superstar Beyonce was booed at Britain's V Festival on Saturday after she left thousands of fans waiting in the pouring rain.
http://m.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/beyonce-booed-at-v-festival-20130819-2s5s2.html
Google Glass has lots of potential applications beyond just making it easier for people to check out their Twitter feed without taking their phones out of their pockets. Mutualink is demoing one such app today at APCO, a conference for public safety communications, with its Glass App for police, firefighters and first responders.
http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/08/19/google-glass-gets-an-app-to-power-the-cyber-cops-and-futuristic-firefighters-of-tomorrow/
Study: More Than 25% Of Journalism Grads Wish They’d Chosen Another Career
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/08/17/study-more-than-25-of-journalism-grads-wish-theyd-chosen-another-career/
Trusting backpackers looking for work have been tricked into selling fake metals to gold buyers, and have had their identities stolen, Qld police say.A criminal mastermind has been nabbed accused of tricking backpackers into selling fake gold and stealing their identities to launder the profits.The 29-year-old Gold Coast man allegedly lured dozens of primarily Asian tourists to work for him to sell the fake gold and other precious metals to dealers.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/queensland/latest/a/-/latest/18558740/backpackers-caught-in-fools-gold-ring/
While a large amount of concern is due to the negative physical effects of drinking soda and other sugar-heavy beverages, a new study shows that soda consumption in children could also have negative mental and emotional effects.
http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2013/08/18/study-soda-consumption-in-children-could-lead-to-violent-behavior/
— A 9-year-old southern Utah girl is dead after a wind gust picked up the backyard trampoline she was sitting on and sent it flying more than 150 feet.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/18/horrible-freak-accident-girl-9-dies-after-wind-gust-lifts-backyard-trampoline-she-was-sitting-on-sending-it-flying-150-feet-away/
A nine-year-old boy has died from bird flu in Cambodia, the 10th victim this year, the World Health Organisation said Monday, warning that the kingdom's deadliest outbreak of the virus could continue.The boy, from the northwestern province of ... http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130819-cambodian-boy-dies-bird-flu-who
Young Australians have a reputation for being fit and enjoying a sporty, outdoorsy lifestyle, but research released Monday found they are stacking on more weight than any other age group.The alarming findings of the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and ... http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130819-young-australians-getting-fatter-study
India's rupee hit a new low and shares slipped another 1.3 percent on Monday on growing fears about the country's slowing economy and the government's ability to stem a deepening economic crisis.The rupee, now Asia's worst-performing major currency ...
http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130819-indias-rupee-hits-new-low-stocks-tumble-further
A new contamination scare hit New Zealand's multi-billion dollar dairy industry on Monday after it was revealed a milk product with excessive nitrate levels had been exported to China.Both New Zealand's Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) and the ... http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130819-new-contamination-scare-hits-n-zealand-dairy-industry
(Debka) Monarch warns against outside interference in fight against terrorism ...
Facing condemnation at every hand from the West, Egypt’s military rulers received a powerful shot in the arm from Riyadh Friday, Aug. 16, with an unprecedented public assurance from Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz that the kingdom supports Egypt in the fight “against terrorism” – the military rulers’ term for Muslim Brotherhood resistance. In a statement broadcast by official Al-Ekhbariya TV, Abdullah said Egypt’s stability is being targeted by “haters” and warned that anyone that interferes in Egypt’s internal affairs seeks to “waken sedition.” http://www.debka.com/article/23197/Saudi-King-Abdullah-backs-Egypt%E2%80%99s-military-ruler-warns-against-outside-interference
Iran has installed 18,000 uranium-enrichment centrifuges, the country's outgoing nuclear chief was quoted as saying by Iranian media on Saturday. The U.S. and its Western allies are pressing Iran to curb its uranium enrichment program, which they suspect is aimed at developing a nuclear weapons capability, but Iran refuses and insists its nuclear activity is for purely peaceful purposes. http://news.yahoo.com/iran-18-000-uranium-centrifuges-says-outgoing-nuclear-213038750.html
Queensland's top fraud investigator has described such surveys as "sucker lists" as they can hand personal and financial details to criminals on a platter.
The Australian Crime Commission has found examples where scam syndicates have obtained as many as 200,000 profiles from a range of lists and then used them to fleece people of their life savings.
http://m.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/scam-syndicates-obtain-profiles-from-surveys-and-use-them-to-fleece-people-of-their-life-savings/story-fnihsrf2-1226698552097
Australian researches have found a way to improve the hydrating qualities of beer, without compromising on taste. By adding electrolytes to the amber ale, the researchers from a Queensland university may even have found a way to avoid a post-drink hangover.
http://www.australiantimes.co.uk/news/news-in-australia/australian-scientists-brew-up-hydrating-beer.htm
The Saint Virgin Mary Church in Al Nazla is one of 47 churches and monasteries that have been burned, robbed, or attacked in a new wave of violence against Christians in Egypt.
http://m.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0818/In-Egyptian-village-Christian-shops-marked-ahead-of-church-attack-video
They look like shelters for hikers in a national park, but these wooden sheds in Switzerland have a rather less innocent purpose – they provide a discreet location for men to have sex with prostitutes.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/switzerland/10247035/Switzerland-opens-drive-in-sex-boxes-to-make-prostitution-safer.html
After torching a Franciscan school, Islamists paraded three nuns on the streets like "prisoners of war" before a Muslim woman offered them refuge. Two other women working at the school were sexually harassed and abused as they fought their way through a mob. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20130818/DA886TOG0.html
London airports are on “high terror alert” due to fears that women suicide bombers could use surgically inserted explosive breast implants to attack airliners, according to British media reports.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/18/report-london-airports-on-high-terror-alert-over-breast-implants-suicide-bomb-threat/
A legislative change taking effect in Germany this November allows parents to opt out of determining their baby’s gender.
The law is the first of its kind in Europe. Germany is set to beco... http://m.spiegel.de/international/germany/a-916940.html#spRedirectedFrom=www&referrrer=http://www.idrudgereport.com/
Facebook. It’s place where people air relationship woes , where pictures of nights before should never see the light of day and where best friends sometimes become enemies.
Although the social networking site has many positive uses keeping friends and families connected, it is unfortunately a place where even the most heinous of crimes are admitted.
So one church has a message for its congregation, taking form in a gospel song: “You need to keep your business off of Facebook.”
It has often been perceived that women are constantly fixated on their diets.
Now, a growing number of men have become obsessed with “bulking up.”The new trend has been called “bigorexia” and it could come with some serious health consequences.
Early in his career, personal trainer Alfonso Moretti was obsessed with building his own muscles.“It takes over your life. Every decision you make becomes the workout and how your body looks. I used to track and weigh every single ounce of food that went in my body. I used to wake up at 3 o’clock in the morning to drink protein shakes. I never missed a workout, ever, ever, ever,”
Atlanta looked set to break a second straight record for a lowest maximum temperature on Friday, capping one of the coolest, wettest summers on record for the usually sweltering city.
Becoming a non-drinker will result in healthier looking skin and brighter eyes LOSE THE BOOZE: Why life is better without alcohol
SICK of waking up crippled with regret and shame? A consummate party girl offers seven reasons to quit alcohol for good. So before you head out for a night on the cans, read this.
http://mobile.news.com.au/lifestyle/health-fitness/seven-reasons-life-is-better-without-booze/story-fneuz9ev-1226698948492
Church of England files dating back more than 60 years are to be reopened in search of evidence of child abuse by clergy who have since died.
The Archbishop of York, the Most Rev John Sentamu, ordered the review as he acknowledged that previous inquiries could have missed important evidence because only files relating to those still living were examined.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10248599/Paedophile-priests-church-re-examines-files-dating-back-60-years.html
Newly declassified documents, obtained by George Washington University's National Security Archive, appear to for the first time acknowledge the existence of Area 51.
Hundreds of pages describe the genesis of the Nevada site that was home to the government's spy plane program for decades.
The documents do not, however, mention aliens.
http://m.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/08/government-now-admits-theres-area-51/68389/
Not much applause for Lady Gaga‘s comeback single “Applause.” Rushed into release this week, “Applause” didn’t make number 1 or number 2 on the iTunes chart. It finished 3rd, with only about 225,000 downloads so far.
http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/08/16/new-lady-gaga-single-beaten-to-number-1-by-katy-perry-on-itunes
(NaturalNews) Today we announce the first investigation conducted at the Natural News Forensic Food Laboratory, the new science-based research branch of Natural News where we put foods under the microscope and find out what's really there.
Earlier today I purchased a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets from a McDonald's restaurant in Austin, Texas. Under carefully controlled conditions, I then examined the Chicken McNuggets under a high-powered digital microscope, expecting to see only processed chicken bits and a fried outer coating.But what I found instead shocked even me. I've seen a lot of weird stuff in my decade of investigating foods and nutrition, but I never expected to find this...
Strange fibers found embedded inside Chicken McNuggets
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041646_Chicken_McNuggets_forensic_food_analysis_strange_fibers.html
The NHS advises that drinking more than four cups of coffee a day may increase blood pressure and that lovers of coffee, tea and other caffeine-rich drinks should consider cutting down.But the findings, by the Preventive and Clinical Investigations Centre in Paris, run counter to most medical advice which recommends people with high blood pressure should cut their caffeine intake.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2352237/Drinking-4-cups-tea-coffee-day-BETTER-drinking-all.html
After a car accident paralyzed her from the waist down at age 17, Stevie Beale hated hearing that “things would get better.” She felt that no one truly understood the struggles she was going through. “Who am I?” she found herself asking.Seven years later, after months of physical therapy and practice, Beale no longer feels that way — thanks to the man who she says brought her "back to life." http://m.today.com/style/dreams-do-come-true-paralyzed-bride-walks-aisle-6C10904967
Stories about Muslims who convert to Christianity afterencountering Jesus Christ in their dreams may seem far-fetched, but, as TheBlaze has reported in the past, many people claim they have personally experienced this phenomenon. In a recent interview with CBN News, Omar Mulinde, a former Muslim, described one such dream — an experience that inevitably vanquished his hatred for Israel, while also leading him to abandon Islam.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/15/former-muslim-and-acid-attack-victim-claims-jesus-spoke-to-him-in-a-dream-forever-changing-his-life/
I guess that check from Al Jazeera must have cleared, because Al Gore is in the news with another major score
http://www.forbes.com/sites/igorgreenwald/2013/01/18/dont-hate-on-al-gore-for-his-big-apple-score/
The average iPhone uses more energy than a midsize refrigerator, says a new paper by Mark Mills, CEO of Digital Power Group, a tech investment advisory. A midsize refrigerator that qualifies for the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star rating uses about 322 kW-h a year, while your iPhone uses about 361 kW-h if you stack up wireless connections, data usage, and battery charging.The paper, rather ominously titled "The Cloud Begins With Coal: Big Data, Big Networks, Big Infrastructure, and Big Power,"
http://m.theweek.com/article.php?id=248273
Put it this way: President Obama’s Egypt policy is about as effective as his Syria policy. And for the first time Wednesday, with the number of dead and injured mounting, one could almost envision Egypt’s descent into out-and-out civil war.
Obama was briefed, said nothing and went back to golf. Secretary of State John Kerry took a break from his fruitless obsession with the nonexistent “peace process” to condemn the violence, but took no questions and had no policy
http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2013/08/15/obama-golfs-kerry-lectures-egyptians-die-in-droves/
Drinking watermelon juice can relieve muscle soreness after exercise, new research suggests.It is believed that the amino acid L-citrulline, which is found in watermelon, can cut an athlete’s recovery time and boost their performance.Watermelon juice has long been popular with sportspeople but scientists have now given them an excuse to continue indulging in the summer favourite.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2394321/Drinking-watermelon-juice-relieve-muscle-soreness.html
Muslim Brotherhood supporters have torched churches in Egypt in response to a violent army crackdown on pro-Morsi camps that left dozens dead, AFP cited Egyptian media reports on Wednesday. According to the reports, protesters threw firebombs as the Mar Gergiss church in Sohag, a city with a strong Coptic Christians community.
http://www.thetower.org/egyptian-govt-calls-on-morsi-supporters-to-end-violence-as-islamists-burn-down-scores-of-christian-churches-and-home/
The locks were changed on Lauxes on the Park at Broadbeach at 6am yesterday.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/08/15/456454_gold-coast-news.html
DRUNKEN violence has been pushed out of Surfers Paradise and into Broadbeach, sparking calls for serial offenders to face a ban from all Gold Coast nightclubs.
A recent State Government report showed that since the introduction of the Drink Safe Precinct in Surfers Paradise, the number of assaults had dropped in the Glitter Strip but spiked in Broadbeach.Broadbeach Alliance boss Jan McCormick said there had been an increase in violence as revellers switched from Surfers to Broadbeach, traditionally seen as a more family-friendly area. http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/08/15/456469_gold-coast-news.html
By CODY WILLARD
The potential for a black swan event in gold and silver exchange-traded funds appears to be growing. I’m not making an outright call on such a scenario, but I am fearful that precious metals ETFs could crash even as gold and silver spikes higher. I’m always on the lookout for such events and I’m finding data and pricing set-ups that suggest a coming meltdown. http://blogs.marketwatch.com/cody/2013/08/14/goldsilver-etfs-face-black-swan-event/?link=sfmw
unprecedented number of people rushing to develop mobile apps for iOS and Android.
But looking at the installed user base on each platform and information on the payouts made by the different companies, it appears that the vast majority of developers will find themselves with little revenue to show for.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tristanlouis/2013/08/10/how-much-do-average-apps-make/?partner=yahootix
Muslim Brotherhood supporters of the the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, urged followers to take to the streets on Thursday, a day after Egyptian security officers stormed two protest encampments in a scorched-earth assault that killed hundreds, set off a violent backlash across Egypt and underscored the new government’s determination to crush the Islamists who dominated two years of free elections.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/16/world/middleeast/egypt.html?partner=rss&emc=rss∣=tw-nytimes&
Supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi torched three churches in central Egypt on Wednesday in reprisal attacks as police dispersed demonstrations in Cairo, reports said.The assailants threw firebombs at Mar Gergiss church in Sohag, a city with a large community of Coptic Christians who comprise up to 10 percent of Egypt's 84 million people, causing it to burn down, the official MENA news agency said.
http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130814-morsi-supporters-torch-three-churches-egypt
In 2005, Oprah Winfrey accused luxury store Hermes in Paris of turning her away when she stopped in to purchase an expensive watch for singer Tina Turner. A spokesperson for the TV personality later referred to the incident as her “crash moment.”
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/14/does-oprah-have-a-history-of-making-disputed-racism-claims/
An Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman has further raised the death toll from the previous day's clashes between police and supporters of the country's ousted president to 421. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_EGYPT?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-08-14-11-55-48
A cold, dry spell that lasted hundreds of years may have driven the collapse of Eastern Mediterranean civilizations in the 13th century BC, researchers in France said Wednesday.In the Late Bronze Age, powerful kingdoms spanned lands that are now Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, Syria, Turkey, Israel and the Palestinian territories, but they collapsed suddenly around 1200 BC.Archeologists have long debated the reasons behind their fall, often citing economic factors.But in the past few years, more research has come to light indicating that natural factors, including a wintry drought, may have dried up agriculture, caused famine and forced people into war. http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/94227
A Chinese zoo's supposed "African lion" was exposed as a fraud when the dog used as a substitute started barking.The zoo in the People's Park of Luohe, in the central province of Henan, replaced exotic exhibits with common species, according to the state-run Beijing Youth Daily.It quoted a customer surnamed Liu who wanted to show her son the different sounds animals made -- but he pointed out that the animal in the cage labelled "African lion" was barking.The beast was in fact a Tibetan mastiff -- a large and long-haired breed of dog.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5glx2Hn8c-tr6DL6vSSU5GhWY3xvg?docId=CNG.9f0fadd32fa85924b1c8c9c701e8a9de.be1
There are fakers among us, at least on Twitter.
And although it’s not new news that some Twitter followers are not real, it’s interesting none the less to take a look at the breakdown every once in a while of notable people who might not be as popular as they seem.
Thanks to the tool “Fakers” by Status People, it’s easy to look up the percentage of faker, inactive and good accounts among the followers of any person’s Twitter base....
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/14/who-has-the-most-fake-twitter-followers/
Sad shoppers are getting sadder.
Findings from a new study show when we're feeling blue and socially isolated, we shop. Shopping, meanwhile, makes us even more depressed and alone. To fix it, we shop—and the vicious cycle continues.But there's hope. It turns out there are three types of materialists in this world—and for one of them, shopping is a "virtuous" cycle that actually decreases loneliness over time. http://www.cnbc.com/id/100962304
A new study shows that Facebook may help people feel connected, but it doesn’t make them any happier.In fact, according to the research, which was conducted by the University of Michigan, Facebook use actually predicts a decline in a person’s well-being.The study used 82 young adults, all of whom had smartphones and Facebook accounts. The researchers then used experience-sampling to measure how the users think, felt and behaved by texting them at random times five days a week for two weeks. Each text contained a link to an online survey with five questions, including how the Facebook user felt at that moment, how worried he/she was and how lonely the user felt at that time. http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/08/14/study-facebook-use-predicts-decline-in-happiness/
On the day Navy SEALs were raiding Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan and killing the 9/11 mastermind, President Obama didn’t spend every moment in the White House situation room. Instead, the commander in chief played cards in a private dining room that night, too — about 15 games of spades, in fact, his former personal assistant Reggie Love recently told a UCLA forum.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/14/obamas-former-bodyman-president-left-situation-room-to-play-15-games-of-cards-during-day-of-bin-laden-raid/
Men who drive blue BMWs are more likely to be aggressive than motorists in any other car, a study claims.And the peak time for drivers to get angry is 5.45pm on a Friday as they fight the rush-hour – followed by the dismal Monday morning commute.
The likeliest road rage culprits are men aged 35-50 with blue BMW cars, the study of 2,837 motorists found. Drivers also reported run-ins with owners of Land Rovers, Audis, Subarus and Vauxhalls.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2390373/BMW-drivers-really-aggressive-drivers-prone-road-rage-wheel.html
Sit up straight. Put your shoulders back. Don't slouch." Chances are good that you've heard nags like these from your mother more than a few times in your life.This week, I tested a gadget that might give mothers a rest. It's a $150 sensor called LumoBack, from a company called Lumo BodyTech, that straps around your lower waist to track your posture and vibrates whenever you slouch. It also tracks steps while walking and running, standing time, sitting time, sleep positions and sleep time.
http://m.asia.wsj.com/articles/a/SB10001424127887323585604579010720828024230?mg=reno64-wsj
Although the number of executions that take place in China is kept secret, a report from Amnesty Internationallast year stated that its information “strongly indicates that China carries out more executions than the rest of the world put together.”
WSJ referenced a report from Dui Hua estimating 3,000 executions in 2012, which is far lower than 13,500 estimated in 2002.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/13/warning-video-surfaces-claiming-to-show-public-execution-in-china-and-the-reaction-of-the-onlookers-may-surprise-you/
New York is surpassing London as the property investment capital of the world once again. New developments on prime real estate in the Big Apple are commanding eye-wateringly high prices and attracting international buyers in their droves.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/95m-penthouse-manhattan-prices-hit-new-heights-8760324.html
Coca-Cola plans to run its first ad defending the safety of artificial sweeteners on Wednesday, a move that comes as the company looks to stem declining sales of diet soda. http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=19947805
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released its “State of the Climate in 2012” report, which states that “worldwide, 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record.”But the report “fails to mention [2012] was one of the coolest of the decade, and thus confirms the cooling trend,” according to an analysis by climate blogger Pierre Gosselin.
http://m.cnsnews.com/news/article/what-global-warming-2012-data-confirms-earth-cooling-trend
Not a single person showed up at the Georgetown waterfront Tuesday for aclimate change agenda event put on by Organizing for Action, the shadowy nonprofit advocacy group born out of President Obama’s 2012 campaign, the NRCC wrote in its blog. http://freebeacon.com/ofa-gets-zero-attendance-for-climate-change-rally/
“What followed was one of the most heinous, gruesome, senseless hate crimes, ever.”
Missouri rodeo cowboy official resigns amid Obama-masked clown furor
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/12/4406292/condemnation-of-obama-masked-rodeo.html
Man spotted 31-year-old woman kissing her 19-year-old colleague in car parked behind mosqueBy Bassam Za’za’, Legal and Court Correspondent August 6, 2013Dubai: A 31-year-old banker and her 19-year-old colleague have been given a one-month sentence each after they were caught kissing in a tinted car behind a mosque in Al Muhaisna.An Omani man was said to have spotted the Emirati woman’s car with its engine on and parked suspiciously between two trucks.The man claimed that he saw a couple clutching intimately to each other but he doubted that they were having sex. He called the police.Prosecutors charged the Emirati woman and her fellow countryman with kissing inside the car on January 21.
http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/court-gives-kissing-couple-one-month-sentences-1.1217432
The sales assistant who Oprah Winfrey claims refused to show her a $35,000 handbag is fighting back against the influential billionaire’s allegations of racism. Speaking toSunday newspaper SonntagsBlick, the woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, said Oprah lied about the circumstances surrounding their interaction in the luxury Swiss boutique where she works.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/12/swiss-sales-assistant-accused-by-oprah-of-being-racist-this-is-not-true-this-is-absurd/
As President Obama offered greetings from the White House to Muslims celebrating the feast that ends the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the Catholic school he attended in Jakarta was hit with a terrorist attack.
》 http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/terrorists-strike-obamas-jakarta-elementary-school/
A St. Paul, Minn., man is in a coma today, fighting for his life after a black mob beat him, stripped his clothes off and left him for dead. Even if he recovers, he will have permanent brain damage. Ray Widstrand thought he had nothing to fear from moving into a black neighborhood on the East Side of St. Paul.
This young white guy and aspiring filmmaker thought he had nothing to fear when he decided to take a Sunday night stroll through his adopted part of town. Nothing to fear from a crowd of 50 black people fighting outside a nearby party. So he stopped to check it out. Soon, however, the mob’s attention turned on him. http://mobile.wnd.com/2013/08/he-thought-hed-be-safe-in-black-neighborhood/
"… it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment”
The noted French atheist, Voltaire, died a frightening death. Let me quote for you the exact record as published
“When Voltaire felt the stroke that he realized must terminate in death, he was overpowered with remorse. He at once sent for the priest, and wanted to be ‘reconciled with the church.’ His infidel flatterers hastened to his chamber to prevent his recantation; but it was only to witness his ignominy and their own. He cursed them to their faces; and, as his distress was increased by their presence, he repeatedly and loudly exclaimed, ‘Begone! It is you that have brought me to my present condition. Leave me, I say; begone! What a wretched glory is this which you have produced to me!’“Hoping to allay his anguish by a written recantation, he had it prepared, signed it, and saw it witnessed. But it was all unavailing. For two months he was tortured with such an agony as led him at times to gnash his teeth in impotent rage against God and man. At other times in plaintive accents, he would plead, ‘O, Christ! O, Lord Jesus!’ Then, turning his face, he would cry out, ‘I must die-abandoned of God and of men!’“As his end drew near, his condition became so frightful that his infidel associates were afraid to approach his beside. Still they guarded the door, that others might not know how awfully an infidel was compelled to die. Even his nurse repeatedly said, ‘For all the wealth of Europe I would never see another infidel die.’ It was a scene of horror that lies beyond all exaggeration. Such is the well-attested end of the one who had a natural sovereignty of intellect, excellent education, great wealth, and much earthly honor.” (Dying Testimonies of Saved and Unsavedby Rev. S B Shaw, pp. 49-50.)
Pope Francis departed from his prepared remarks to recall that this coming Thursday is the solemnity of Mary’s Assumption into Heaven and said on that day we will honour Her. He then said he wished to send greetings to Muslims, our brothers, throughout the world...
http://en.radiovaticana.va/m_articolo.asp?c=718872
The brain remains conscious after the heart stops beating, according to University of Michigan researchers. It may even function higher in the moments immediately following cardiac arrest than it does when the body is in a normal state.
The finding supports the shared experience of nearly 20 percent of people who have survived cardiac arrest.
These survivors report having internal visions and heightened perception, known as near-death experiences, but the scientific reality of the experience has long been debated.
http://m.cbsnews.com/storysynopsis.rbml?&pageType=scitech&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2F8301-205_162-57598161%2Fnear-death-experiences-arent-figment-of-imagination-study-shows%2F&catid=57598161&nb_splitPage=0
Speaking with 7 News, a CNN affiliate, Australian Parliamentary Candidate recently made some curious comments about Islam and Judaism — statements deemed so absurd that they quickly went viral.
“I don’t oppose Islam as a country, but I do feel that their laws should not be welcome here in Australia,” she proclaimed.
Considering that Islam is a religion and not a country, the country chuckled. But that’s not all. She also seemingly confused Judaism and Christianity, claiming that the former is a faith system that embraces the teachings of Jesus Christ.
“Jews aren’t under haram, they have their own religion which follows Jesus Christ,” Bannister said, while seemingly speaking about Islamic dietary law (or the Koran, as it’s unclear).
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/12/i-dont-oppose-islam-as-a-country-australian-parliamentary-candidate-drops-out-following-embarrassing-religion-gaffes/
Jan Brzeski stands in a sun-filled, beautifully refurbished living room high in the Hollywood Hills, looking out at a swimming pool and, kilometres below, stunning views of Los Angeles.Brzeski is a private money lender running an investment firm in Los Angeles that provides loans to house flippers - investors who buy a home, refurbish it, and sell it at a profit. Many flippers turn to money lenders because they cannot get banks to provide such short-term, quick financing.Between 2011 and today, flips of homes valued at $US1 million or more have risen almost 40 per cent across the United States Standing with Brzeski is Scott Ryan, the realtor who bought this four-bedroom, five-bathroom house in December 2012 for $US1.5 million ($1.63 million) - with money lent by Brzeski - and has transformed it with another $US600,000. This week the property will go on the market at $US3.295 million. http://m.smh.com.au/business/world-business/investors-see-riches-in-luxury-us-homes-20130812-2rqqf.html
Iowa Republican Rep. Steve Kingtold a crowd in Fort Dodge that global warming was more “religion” than actual science.“It is not proven, it’s not science. It’s more of a religion than a science,” King said while on the “Bruce Braley Big Government Tour,” sponsored by the conservative group Americans for Prosperity. http://dailycaller.com/2013/08/08/gop-rep-steve-king-global-warming-is-a-religion/
A gospel singer who says God delivered him from homosexuality reports that the mayor of Washington, D.C. asked him to cancel his scheduled appearance at a concert for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/11/ex-gay-gospel-singer-says-d-c-mayor-under-pressure-from-gay-rights-activists-asked-him-to-cancel-performance-at-mlk-concert/
Missouri State Fair officials and politicians on Sunday condemned the performance of a rodeo clown who donned a mask resembling President Obama during a bull riding competition
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/11/rodeo-clown-dons-obama-mask-gets-chased-by-bull-crowd-goes-nuts-libs-want-heads-to-roll/
The smartest person in Britain is an 11-year-old girl — and her ambition is to become governor of the Bank of England.
Does she have a chance?
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2013/08/09/smarter-than-einstein-could-11-year-old-become-first-boe-chief/?link=sfmw
When President Barack Obama goes on holiday to the seaside things can get complicated.Rooms have to be found for dozens of Secret Service agents, someone has to carry a selection of presidential basketballs, and of course the family dog needs his own state-of-the-art aircraft.
Arriving in the idyllic coastal retreat of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, Mr Obama left behind him in Washington D.C. high profile debates over the budget, government surveillance and his health care reforms. Instead, he will spend the next eight days playing golf, going to the beach, and buying books from the Bunch of Grapes bookstore.In the air he swapped his suit and tie for khakis and a blue shirt with rolled-up sleeves, while Mrs Obama wore a yellow-and-white summer dress.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/10236302/First-dog-Bo-is-airlifted-to-Obama-holiday-home.html
During a radio interview Sunday, a representative of al-Qaida in the Gaza Strip sent a message to the United States: “Islam is coming and there is no other choice.”That sentiment was expressed by Abu Saqer, leader of Jihadiya Salafiya in the Gaza Strip, speaking on “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio” on New York’s WABC Radio.
Read more at http://mobile.wnd.com/2013/08/jihadist-leader-to-u-s-islam-is-coming/
At the Otay crossing near the San Diego border last Monday, about 200 people coming from Mexico gained entry to the United States all using the same key phrase; they claimed they had a 'credible fear' of drug cartels. According to KSAZ FoxPheonix
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/08/11/Sudden-Flood-of-Asylum-Requests-At-U-S-Mexico-Border
At that young age, a child’s brain is wired to play. “These kids are watching too much television at a time when they should be out there in the environment exploring and interacting, especially with other humans,”
http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2013/08/10/study-childrens-poor-motor-social-skills-linked-to-too-much-television-watching/
Wounds, ulcers and MRSA healed within days!
New honey has been produced that has had ‘amazing’ results treating wounds and infections.
The bio-engineered product Surgihoney was tested on babies, new mothers, cancer patients and the elderly for over a year in Hampshire hospitals.
Wounds and ulcers, including those infected with the superbug MRSA, healed within days, while the number of women who suffered infections after giving birth by caesarean section has halved.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2389121/Doctors-discover-super-honey-amazing-power-treat-soldiers-wounds-kill-superbug-infections.html
A new study finds that sharing, or over-sharing, your photographs and selfies on Facebook may have a significant negative impact on real-life relationships.
According to research from the University of Birmingham, University West of England and the University of Edinburgh, people who frequently post photos to Facebook can’t control how their various “friends” will perceive the posts.
“It’s worth remembering that the information we post to our ‘friends’ on Facebook, actually gets viewed by lots of different categories of people: partners; friends; family; colleagues and acquaintances,” said Dr. David Houghton, lead author of the report, told Phys.org. “And each group seems to take a different view of the information shared.”
“Our research found that those who frequently post photographs on Facebook risk damaging real-life relationships. This is because people, other than very close friends and relatives, don’t seem to relate well to those who constantly share photos of themselves.”
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/08/10/study-posting-facebook-photos-negatively-impacts-real-life-relationships/
Eternal Life
I had a dream of a place where everything was at peace.There was no more pain, no hurting or crying,A place where death forever ceased.
There was no more hunger or diseaseNor, nations rising up against each other.All pride and jealousy were swallowed up in the final battle.
The King has returned, so let us all rejoice.We all gathered there to meetAs people assembled to pay homage at His feet.
Even the creatures on earth and in heaven came to proclaimHis eternal, sweet and precious name.There we will reign with Him forevermore,As we crowned Him King of kings and Lord of lords.
I am surrounded by thousands and thousandsOf angelic hosts singing His praises.Oh, what a sweet sound which will continue throughout the ages.I turned to see our loved ones who had gone on before usWe rejoiced with each other as we joined the endless chorus.
Our new bodies, how perfect we are designed.Oh, the wisdom and knowledge of GodHow unsearchable are His ways,There will be joy and peace throughout the eternal days.
There in that holy place forever we will be,The earth shall be full of His knowledge and gloryAs waters that cover the sea.
When I woke up from that beautiful dreamI gave thanks to Jesus Christ my Savior, Who will forever reign supreme.So, read to me the Word of Life page by pageGod’s eternal love will never age.
I Corinthians 15: 51-55
Behold, I show you a mystery: We shall not all sleep,but we shall all be changed,
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the lasttrump; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raisedincorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and thismortal must put on immortality.
So, when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall bebrought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowedup in victory.
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
Romans 8: 18
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are notworthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/10/n-c-man-posts-moving-poem-about-going-to-heaven-on-facebook-then-dies-in-tragic-car-accident-the-next-morning/
More than 100,000 people are eager to make themselves at home on another planet. They've applied for a one-way trip to Mars, hoping to be chosen to spend the rest of their lives on uncharted territory, according to an organization planning the manned missions.
http://www.clickorlando.com/technology/More-than-100-000-want-to-go-to-Mars/-/16721636/21404096/-/5v5kty/-/index.html
Officials have said. Mount Rokatenda, on the island of Palue some 2,000km (1,250 miles) east of Jakarta, spewed ash and rocks hundreds of metres into the air. Disaster officials said hot ash covered a nearby beach, leaving three adults and two children dead.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23646467
Another stark reminder of how mind-numbingly slavish many Americans are was provided this week when activist Mark Dice managed to garner several signatures on a petition to release all illegal aliens from prisons, even if they are convicted rapists or murderers.“Help get the illegals out of prisons and jails, and support Obama.” Dice asked one man, handing him the petition to sign while out on the street in San Diego. http://www.infowars.com/americans-sign-petition-to-let-illegals-out-of-prison-no-matter-what-crimes-they-committed/
Nidal Hasan gunned down 13 fellow soldiers including a pregnant woman who pleaded for the life of her unborn child and screamed "My baby, my baby, my baby," a court martial heard.
Private Francheska Velez, 21, who had become pregnant while serving in Iraq, was one of those killed in the massacre carried out by Hasan, an American-born Muslim, in a medical building at the Fort Hood military base in Texas on Nov 5, 2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10232122/Fort-Hood-shooter-Nidal-Hasan-gunned-down-pleading-pregnant-woman.html
The victims, 18, hurt in late night attack where acid was thrown in their faces
Police issue a warrant for the arrest of Islamist preacher
Londoners Kate Gee and Kirstie Trup were in final week of trip
Friends claim they may have been targeted because they are Jewish
The teenagers were last night 'medically evacuated' from Tanzania
They are due to land in London in the next few hours
Five men were arrested last night and this morning in the capital Stone Town, near where attacks took place
Police offer £4,000 reward for help catching attackers
The victims, 18, hurt in late night attack where acid was thrown in their faces
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2387651/Zanzibar-acid-attack-British-teenagers-Kate-Gee-Kirstie-Trup-injured-return-home-today.html
Variety said its one of the “more openly socialist political agendas of any Hollywood movie in memory, beating the drum loudly not just for universal healthcare, but for open borders, unconditional amnesty and the abolition of class distinctions as well.”
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/08/07/elysium-drector-star-matt-damon-deny-movie-has-political-agenda/
A new trial in the U.K. lets people pay for items using the PayPal app, a mobile phone, and a photo to prove their identity. http://m.cnet.com/news/paypal-tests-mobile-payments-using-your-face-for-verification/57597555?ds=1
When leaders of the G20 assemble in St Petersburg next month, all eyes will be on the body language between the host Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, who this week snubbed the Russian leader by cancelling a separate summit in Moscow. But the cameras will also be keen to capture the chemistry between Mr Putin and Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader who has quietly encouraged the growing rapprochement between the two nations. http://m.ft.com/cms/s/0/0016add8-004c-11e3-ba6b-00144feab7de.html
'You've got shrinking circulation, ad pages, revenue, and you wonder why'
Radio powerhouse Rush Limbaugh says American newspapers are dying not because of a flawed business model or the influence of the Internet, but for one reason left-leaning journalists don’t wish to admit.“When are you people gonna realize it is your content that’s being rejected? It’s your content that is your problem as much as anything else,” Limbaugh said Wednesday on his top-rated program.
Read more at http://mobile.wnd.com/2013/08/rush-the-untold-reason-newspapers-are-dying/?cat_orig=money
Kim Williams has stepped down as chief executive of News Corp Australia, to be replaced by veteran executive Julian Clarke. http://m.afr.com/p/business/marketing_media/news_corp_australia_ceo_kim_williams_vDhcAkeNXekJtiFrvLRlKP
It's an almost Biblical thing that beer is dropping from the sky," said Hoffmann.The beer, free at this stage, is dropped in plastic cups and the drone is performing well."Every time it drops a parachute a crowd of 5,000 cheers," he said. http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130808-drone-delivers-beer-not-bombs-safrica-music-festival
THE Gold Coast is facing an extreme fire season with the fuel load at record highs and firefighters warning homes could be lost.
Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority bushfire education officer Len Jeavons said the fuel load had reached dangerous levels in some areas of the Hinterland."We have had a lot of rain the last few seasons and the fuel load is double the normal levels in some areas," he said. http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/08/09/456176_gold-coast-news.html
Beware the military salute!
The National Football League will reportedly be cracking down on excessive celebrations and taunting this upcoming season.
Pro Football Talk reports that that referees working training camps have been warning players about celebrating too much. http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/08/07/nfl-plans-to-crack-down-on-excessive-celebrations-this-season/
Julia Gillard looks to be trading in her humble Melbourne brick-and-tile for a renovated bungalow in one of Adelaide's top beachside suburbs with her shack up partner.
http://theage.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/18m-bungalow-close-to-beach-wins-over-gillard-20130808-2rkp5.html
ONE of the four groups vying for the right to build a multibillion-dollar Broadwater Marine Project has dramatically pulled out of the race amid claims the development would not ``stack up''.Azure Consortium includes Brookfield Multiplex, which took over the Surfers Paradise Hilton, and New Zealand casino and gaming company Skycity Entertainment, has withdrawn from the project, leaving three consortiums left in the tender process. http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/08/09/456136_gold-coast-news.html
We moan about it most of the year, but rainfall can be sorely missed during a summer drought.Not any more, though, thanks to a new upside-down outdoor shower designed to mimic rain droplets.Inspired by sprinklers, this new invention fires jets of water as high as 12ft into the air before they patter back down to the user.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2386737/New-upside-outside-shower-designed-mimic-rainfall-shooting-water-12ft-air.html
"The president of the United States went to a late-night comedy show for his first-ever statement about this increased terror threat. A late-night comedy show." Limbaugh added that though there is "nothing wrong with late-night comedy shows," this "would not have happened with any prior president." "Matters of such consequence, matters of such seriousness would have been dealt with in a far more serious and appropriate way and forum and time of day," Limbaugh said. "There were serious items on the agenda in our relationship with Russia, and all of it was treated as a joke. All of it was treated as unserious, halfhearted, nothing to really be concerned about." http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/08/07/Rush-Limbaugh-A-Shame-Obama-Diminished-Presidency-By-Talking-Nat-Sec-on-Leno
ABC newsman who switched genders wants to switch back
He thought he was a woman trapped in a man’s body — but it turns out he’s “just another boring straight guy.”ABC News editor Don Ennis strolled into the newsroom in May wearing a little black dress and an auburn wig and announced he was transgender and splitting from his wife. He wanted to be called Dawn.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/guy_again_eKq3Jw6LjgsjpBdmZklrtM
"HAVES VS. HAVE NOTS: Star, director of 'Elysium' deny movie has political motive...'More openly socialist political agendas of any Hollywood movie in memory'...
The Hollywood Reporter calls it a “politically charged flight of speculative fiction.”Newsmax refers to it “sci-fi socialism” and “political propaganda.”Variety said its one of the “more openly socialist political agendas of any Hollywood movie in memory, beating the drum loudly not just for universal healthcare, but for open borders, unconditional amnesty and the abolition of class distinctions as well.”But the director of “Elysium,” Neill Blomkamp, begs to differ, as does the film’s star, Matt
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/08/07/elysium-drector-star-matt-damon-deny-movie-has-political-agenda/
A plant extract used in Chinese herbal remedies for arthritis, gout and inflammation has been directly linked to cancer and causes a surprising number of genetic mutations, scientists said Wednesday.The gene signature of aristolochic acid -- derived ...
http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130807-chinese-herb-remedy-extract-linked-cancer-study
“It looks like we’re no more than 3 to 4 months away from a complete field reversal,” says solar physicist Todd Hoeksema of Stanford University. “This change will have ripple effects throughout the solar system.”The sun’s magnetic field changes polarity approximately every 11 years. It happens at the peak of each solar cycle as the sun’s inner magnetic dynamo re-organizes itself. The coming reversal will mark the midpoint of Solar Cycle 24. Half of ‘Solar Max’ will be behind us, with half yet to come. http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/05aug_fieldflip/
Bynum's AP story, as carried at the Charlotte Observer and WSAV in Savannah (but oddly not present at the AP's national site), covered up the gaffe by putting words Obama didn't say into his mouth....
http://m.newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2013/08/07/aps-russ-bynum-covers-obamas-gulf-ports-gaffe
Friendliest cities: 2013
1. Florianopolis, Brazil
2. Hobart, Tasmania
3. Thimpu, Bhutan
4. Queenstown, New Zealand
5. Charleston, South Carolina6. Paro, BhutanEqual
6. Margaret River, Australia7. Mandalay, Burma9. Kilkenny, IrelandEqual
9. Ubud, Bali
10. Chiang Mai, ThailandFlorianopolis, Brazil. Picture: Atramos/FlickrUnfriendliest cities:1. Newark, New Jersey2. Islamabad, Pakistan3. Oakland, California4. Luanda, Angola5. Kuwait City, Kuwait6. Lome, Togo7. New Haven, Connecticut8. Detroit, Michigan9. Atlantic City, New Jersey10. Tangier, Morocco http://mobile.news.com.au/travel/holiday-ideas/the-world8217s-friendliest-8212-and-unfriendliest-8212-cities-named/story-e6frfqd9-1226691364948
GOVERNMENT officials are urgently contacting 20 Australians in Yemen, urging them to leave amid growing fears of an imminent attack by al-Qaeda.Government staff are making phone calls to the Australians registered as being in Yemen as the United States and United Kingdom withdraw diplomats and step up security in the Middle East.
A pair of suspected U.S. drone strikes killed four al Qaeda militants in Yemen as the United States maintained a heightened security alert in the country and urged all Americans to leave immediately.Security sources told CNN about the strikes but didn't offer additional details. A Yemeni official said four drone strikes have been carried out in the past 10 days.
http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/australians-urged-to-leave-yemen-amid-fears-of-alqaeda-attack/story-e6frfq80-1226692998411
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/05/world/yemen-us-drone-strike/index.html
THE unemployment rate is expected to have risen to a four-year high in July as the rate of hiring in the mining sector slows.The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release its monthly labour force figures on Thursday morning.The median forecast from an AAP survey of 11 economists is for the unemployment rate to rise to 5.8 per cent, from 5.7 per cent in June. http://mobile.news.com.au/business/breaking-news/unemployment-to-hit-four-year-high/story-e6frfkur-1226693231551
The Eugene Police Department explains that the officer was simply reacting to being bitten on the hand.
“You do not hit an underaged child,” one bystander can be heard screaming in the video.
“He just bit me,” the officer responds.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/07/caught-on-video-chaos-and-screaming-erupt-after-oregon-cop-appears-to-smack-10-year-old-boy/
"Holy s—," exclaims Kevin Mullen, the safety director at ADS Logistics Co., a 300-truck firm in Chesterton, Ind. "If I didn't have to deal with drivers, and I could just program a truck and send it?"Roughly speaking, a full-time driver with benefits will cost $65,000 to $100,000 or more a year. Even if the costs of automating a truck were an additional $400,000, most owners would leap at the chance, they
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/message-to-57-million-truck-drivers-no.html?m=1
“Everything on Earth is cyclical — a warm period is followed by a cold one, and vice versa. We are currently in a warm period. However, unlike past periods, it is advancing too quickly. Over the last 100 years, we have seen a drastic migration of animals and plants to the North.” Thus every year, trees are rising by about 1.5 feet toward the peaks of the northern mountains, and they are encroaching on the tundra. http://m.rbth.ru/articles/2013/01/15/russia_launches_year_of_the_environment_21891.html
A global warming critic on Monday announced plans to release new data showing that the threat of rising global sea levels has peaked and that the Sun is entering a "hibernation" period that could bring colder weather.
Read More 》http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/claim-global-cooling-not-warming-is-earths-coming-threat/article/2533902
A bowler’s dream of a 300 game goes down the gutter thanks to a lane malfunction.
See Video Here http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/08/06/gutter-ball-bowler-denied-300-game-after-lane-malfunction-on-last-frame/
The US Supreme Court dismisses an appeal to halt the execution
Ferguson was one of a group of armed robbers that killed six people during a bloody home-invasion robbery in Carol City in July 1977. Early the next year, Ferguson killed Belinda Worley and Glenfeldt, both 17-year-old Hialeah High students, during a robbery.
Watching porn online is the norm for boys as young as 13, a shocking survey has found.Most teenage boys tune into porn at least two or three times a week on their phones or bedroom computers – with an astonishing one in eight so addicted that they watch it several times a day....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2385166/Online-porn-routine-just-13-boys-watching-times-day.html
The Obama administration’s sweeping response to an alleged al Qaida plot – closing diplomatic posts in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia – suggests a terrorist organization that’s capable of striking virtually anywhere, not the one U.S. officials have depicted as a group that’s near defeat.
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/08/05/198581/global-terror-alert-inconsistent.html#.UgCN6pF_XFo#storylink=cpy http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/08/05/198581/global-terror-alert-inconsistent.html#.UgCN6pF_XFo
Rob Guarino Mark Levitt August 2013
A relatively new type of El Niño, which has its warmest waters in the central-equatorial Pacific Ocean, rather than in the eastern-equatorial Pacific, is becoming more common and progressively stronger, according to a new study by NASA and NOAA. The research may improve our understanding of the relationship between El Niños and climate change, and has potentially significant implications for long-term weather forecasting.
http://www.liveweatherblogs.com/index.php?option=com_community&view=groups&task=viewdiscussion&groupid=44&topicid=37748&Itemid=179
A pair of suspected criminals got what the Huffington Post described as a “lethal dose of Texas justice” last week after allegedly kidnapping a couple and then forcing them to rob a bank.
After the robbery, police say the suspects — identified as 20-year-old Jordan Kutach and 21-year-old Preston Kutach — forced the husband to drive the group in his truck down Highway 71.
However, they were presumably unaware that the husband had a firearm in his car. After surreptitiously accessing it, the husband shot both suspects, seriously wounding one and killing the other.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/05/armed-husband-dishes-out-lethal-dose-of-texas-justice-after-suspects-kidnap-him-and-his-wife-then-force-them-to-rob-bank/
Brawley was 15 years old in 1987, when she was found in her hometown of Wappingers Falls, New York, with “Bitch,” “KKK,” and “Nigger” written on her stomach, her jeans burnt in the crotch, feces in her hair, and her tennis shoes sliced open. She said that she had been abducted and raped by a group of white men.A trio of increasingly prominent, and radical, New York City black activists represented her and her family: attorneys Alton Maddox and C. Vernon Mason and the Rev. Al Sharpton. Brawley told them said that a cop had been one of her attackers, and Sharpton named that officer as Harry Crist Jr., a police officer from a nearby town who had committed suicide shortly after Brawley was found. Sharpton also named a local prosecutor, Steven Pagones, as one of the attackers. He offered no proof.Gov. Mario Cuomo dispatched a veteran prosecutor, Jack Ryan, to handle the case. Brawley and her advisers refused to cooperate in any way with Ryan and his team. “That was the decision of the lawyers,” Sharpton says defensively in the Times interview. When asked why Brawley’s team would not meet with New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams, Sharpton said it would be “like asking someone who watched someone killed in the gas chamber to sit down with Mr. Hitler.” Sharpton later accused Ryan of kicking a blind man in a scuffle with demonstrators. Ryan was nowhere near the scene.After a six-month investigation a grand jury found that the entire episode had been a hoax, with Brawley having defaced herself to avoid the wrath of her stepfather after staying out late to visit a boyfriend. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/03/al-sharpton-s-long-bill-of-goods-from-tawana-brawley-to-primetime.html
Bezos, whose entrepreneurship has made him one of the world’s richest men, will pay $250 million in cash for The Post and affiliated publications to the Washington Post Co., which owns the newspaper and other businesses.
http://m.washingtonpost.com/national/washington-post-to-be-sold-to-jeff-bezos/2013/08/05/ca537c9e-fe0c-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html
Virgin Australia said Monday it was expecting a full-year loss of Aus$95-$110 million (US$84-98 million) due to a range of factors including the tough economic environment and restructuring costs.In updated guidance for the financial year ended June ...
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/virgin-australia-expects-loss-98-190524471.html
Man, 64, wakes up without a penis after night of drinking... and the neighbours tell him a dog ate it
Neighbours of Geraldo Ramos claim that he was attacked by a dog as he stumbled around the Dominican Republic naked while drunk.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2384061/Man-64-finds-penis-missing-waking-drunken-night.html
FIRST they got tubed now these radical rodents are ripping it up at their own Gold Coast skate park. http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/08/05/455813_gold-coast-news.html
Newsweek, the iconic news magazine whose print version was abandoned late last year, has been sold to an all-digital news company, IBT Media.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/03/news/companies/newsweek-ibt/?hpt=zite_zite9_featured
The U.S. intelligence community has been leaking information on Israeli air strikes in Syria, and U.S. President Barack Obama is behind the leaks, according to a report in the World Tribune. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/wap/Item.aspx?type=0&item=170547
Access to the Wall Street Journal's Chinese-language edition has been cut off in China http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130804-wall-street-journals-chinese-version-blocked-china
Oakland Raiders punter Chris Kluwe believes you can play football and wear Google's fascinating glasses. He's already been using them at practice. What next? Linebackers wearing them? Probably.
http://m.cnet.com/news/how-google-glass-may-change-the-nfl/57596828
‘Normally the high Arctic has about 90 days above freezing. This year there was less than half that’
http://www.climatedepot.com/2013/08/03/unprecedented-july-cold-arctic-sees-shortest-summer-on-record-normally-the-high-arctic-has-about-90-days-above-freezing-this-year-there-was-less-than-half-that/
On the wind-blown steppes of central Asia, in an isolated corner of Kazakhstan, there's a large pentagram etched into the Earth's surface...
http://www.livescience.com/38623-giant-pentagram-in-kazakhstan.html
Sources now tell CNN dozens of people working for the CIA were on the ground that night, and that the agency is going to great lengths to make sure whatever it was doing, remains a secret....
http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/01/exclusive-dozens-of-cia-operatives-on-the-ground-during-benghazi-attack/?hpt=hp_c3
The Cancer Council says one third of cancer deaths in Australia are caused by preventable risk factors.
It says the seven key steps to lower cancer risk are: limit alcohol intake, quit smoking, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, eat for health, be sunsmart and take advantage of cancer screening programs.
There is some good news in all of this Australia also leads the world in cancer survival.
http://mobile.news.com.au/national-news/federal-election/who-cancer-rate-data-show8217s-australia-has-worst-in-the-world/story-fnho52ip-1226690657650
'This newspaper will not permit violations of its standards'
Chattanooga Times Free Press editorial page editor who criticized President Obama’s jobs plan by telling the president to “shove it” is now out of a job.
http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/editor-fired-over-shove-it-obama-headline/
The State Department has issued a worldwide travel alert because of the threat terrorist attacks from al-Qaida and affiliated organisations, it said Friday.
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/al-qaida-terror-threats-state-department-travel-warning-2013-8
New Zealand warned international health authorities on Saturday of exported dairy products, including infant formula, containing a bacteria that could lead to botulism -- a potentially fatal illness.The government said the contaminated whey protein ... http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130803-new-zealand-dairy-giant-issues-global-botulism-alert
A new study from Pew Research finds that 36 percent of Millennials – young adults ages 18 to 31 – are living at their parents’ homes, the highest number in four decades. A record 21.6 million young adults were still living at home last year.
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/08/02/poll-record-number-21-million-young-adults-living-with-parents/
The move comes as the government warned of slower economic growth and a much bigger budget deficit than it had previously forecast.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23544767
Shifts in climate are strongly linked to increases in violence around the world, a study suggests.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23538771
In a coastal area long silent due to the Fukushima nuclear accident, the only sounds of human activity on June 18 were from workers removing rubble and continuing their decontamination efforts. But soon, their supervisor discovered something that broke up the monotony of the work and added to the eeriness of the atmosphere. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201308030015
One of the best ways to get rich quick is by getting others to think they can get rich quick. You just round up a herd of TV-tuned sheep and take out the shears.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/get-rich-quick-con-others-on-tv-2013-08-02?link=sfmw
TENANTS are being offered free TVs, iPads, gift vouchers and $2000 cash to rent in Mackay as the effects of mining jobs losses hit the economy.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/tenants-being-offered-tvs-ipads-and-cash-to-rent-properties-as-mine-job-losses-empty-out-mackay/story-fnihsrf2-1226690459363
Thinking about a facelift? Before you spend the money, consider this: It might help you look a few years younger but not more attractive, a new study found. http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/plastic-surgery-boosts-youthfulness-not-attractiveness-200101640.html
"We have found a holy thing in a chest. It is a piece of a cross, and we think it was [part of the cross on which Jesus was crucified]," lead excavator Professor Gülgün Köro?lu told Hurriyet Daily News.
iblical archaeology offers a fascinating lens into the lives of key individuals living during Old and New Testament times. Of late, numerous items have been discovered that are heralded as offering important context to the holy book's contents. The latest find comes from archaeologists working in Turkey who believe they may have have uncovered the most fascinating relic yet -- a piece of Jesus Christ's cross.
http://news.yahoo.com/did-archaeologists-just-discover-piece-jesus-christ-crucifixion-163428407.html
US embassies and consulates across the Middle East and Asia — including in Israel — will be closed on Sunday due to an al-Qaeda-related terror threat, officials said Thursday.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-embassies-shut-down-due-to-terror-threat/
Ahead of Al-Quds Day held on Friday,Hezbollah hung a large banner in front of the Israeli border reading, in Hebrew and Arabic, "We're coming." Next to the inscription, the banner was adorned with an image of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-4412825,00.html
It is an incredible view of our planet ‘breathing’ over the course of a year.Created using images from Nasa, the incredible animated images give the iconic ‘blue marble’ view of the Earth a dramatic new twist.They were created by John Nelson, a Michigan programmer for IDV Solutions.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2381764/Watch-Earth-breathing-Mesmerising-animation-shows-planets-heartbeat-seasons-change-year.html
A GLITZY $4.2 billion mega-resort and casino will bring an influx of tourists and create thousands of jobs in far north Queensland, locals say. http://m.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/b-mega-resort-moves-ahead-in-qld/story-fni0xqi3-1226690108143#
Activists call for mass-protests after police say Judaism's holiest site will be closed to Jews at least until after Ramadan, on August 11. In an "unprecedented" move, police on Wednesday informed Jewish groups that the Temple Mount will be closed to all non-Muslims until at least the end of Ramadan, on 11th August. The announcement has provoked renewed anger over anti-Jewish discrimination on the Temple Mount, and sparked calls by activists for a mass-protest on 7th August, at the start of the Hebrew month of Elul.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/wap/Item.aspx?type=0&item=170452
AUSTRALIAN BANK customers will be forced to help prop up the Rudd Government's budget with a new levy that will slice a combined $733 million from interest payments.
In a brave move just before calling an election, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will whack a 0.05 per cent levy on all bank, mutual bank and credit union accounts up to $250,000 to help boost his own Budget bottom line.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/rudd-government-to-whack-005-per-cent-levy-on-bank-accounts-to-take-733-million-for-budget/story-fnihsrf2-1226689834813
"We want Logan in our family pictures, and we want him to see his mother and dad get married," Swidorsky said.
Dying 2-year-old son to be Pa. couple's best manJEANNETTE, Pa.A 2-year-old boy with only weeks to live will serve as best man when his parents wed this weekend.Sean Stevenson and Christine Swidorsky, of Jeannette, had planned to wed next year, but decided to move the ceremony up to Saturday so their son, Logan, who has leukemia and other complications, could participate.
http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/DA7T87B00
If a nuclear war had broken out in 1983, Queen Elizabeth II would have known just what to say.Documents released Thursday by Britain's National Archives show that in 1983, as part of an extensive war game, British officials drafted a speech to be read by the queen in the event of nuclear conflict.
http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2606867
MORE than 40 children have been abandoned by their parents at Jupiters Hotel and Casino in the past three years, according to a report obtained by the Bulletin.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/08/02/455707_gold-coast-news.html
....If Petrovich's analysis proves true, it would be evidence of the accuracy of Old Testament tales. If Hebrew as a written language existed in the 10th century, as he says, the ancient Israelites were recording their history in real time as opposed to writing it down several hundred years later. That would make the Old Testament an historical account of real-life events.According to Petrovich, archaeologists are unwilling to call it Hebrew to avoid conflict."It's just the climate among scholars that they want to attribute as little as possible to the ancient Israelites," he said.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/07/31/3000-year-old-inscription-translated-biblical-history/?cmpid=NL_FNTopHeadlines
Amid all the frenzy caused by photos that appear to show a lake where one would expect to find the polar ice cap, scientists are just now starting to explain what exactly the images are portraying.The good news: Santa and his elves don't need snorkels. Scientists at the UW Applied Physics Laboratory say that such accumulation of melted water is normal.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/07/31/santa-not-swimming-no-lake-at-north-pole-scientist-says/
Exporters, such as wine producers, and tourism industries will benefit from the drop pf the Australian dollar, while importers, shoppers and Australians travelling overseas will feel the pain.
The downward trend is set to continue for the next year and a half, with the dollar expected to hover between 85 to 88 US cents.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/#article1795261_Winners-and-losers-of-Aussie-dollar-drop
THE Opposition is demanding Prime Minister Kevin Rudd explain why he travelled first class to Europe courtesy of a major tobacco firm.The government has announced it will raise the tax on cigarettes by 12.5 per cent every year for the next four years, raising $5.3 billion in revenue.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/special-features/tobacco-firm-korber-8216flew-rudd-first-class8217/story-fnho52jl-1226689400531
And Maine man hiking with a group in a northeastern Canadian national park was dragged from his tent and mauled by a polar bear last week, despite the fact that their encampment was surrounded by an electric fence.
Dyer was mauled by the bear but was dropped after the other group members fired flares to scare the bear off.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2013/07/27/nl-hiker-recovering-polar-bear-727.html
Australia has a debt problem - we don't have enough of it, says Cameron Clyne. Australia has a debt problem - we don’t have enough, says National Australia Bank's chief executive.
Australia had a "unique window" as a triple-A rated country to issue more debt to fund desperately needed infrastructure, Cameron Clyne said today.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/more-debt-needed-for-investments-nab-chief-20130801-2r1k6.html
A major research aquarium able to simulate ocean warming and carry out key studies on the deadly crown-of-thorns starfish devastating the Great Barrier Reef opened in Australia on Thursday.
The Aus$35 million (US$31.4 million) National Sea Simulator, or SeaSim, was unveiled in the northern city of Townsville by Industry Minister Kim Carr, who said it was a vital weapon in protecting the reef and Australia's vast territorial waters.
http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130801-australia-opens-worlds-smartest-aquarium
In Russia it is now illegal to even speak about homosexuality around minors, much less openly display gay pride.
Technically the ban is against "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" around minors, but the implication for openly gay individuals is clear.
Public displays of affection by gays, including holding hands or displaying symbols like a rainbow flag, are now banned. Violators face steep fines and jail time; foreigners face similar penalties plus deportation....
http://bredred.com/gay-athletes-could-be-prosecuted-at-14-winter-olympics/
Newspaper to Obama, "Shove it Mr. President"“Take your jobs plan and shove it, Mr. President: Your policies have harmed Chattanooga enough,” said a commentary in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. “Forgive us if you are not greeted with the same level of Southern hospitality that our area usually bestows on its distinguished guests. You see, we understand you are in town to share your umpteenth different job creation plan during your time in office. If it works as well as your other job creation programs, then thanks, but no thanks. We’d prefer you keep it to yourself,” the newspaper said. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/jul/30/take-your-jobs-plan-and-shove-it-mr-president-your/?opinionfreepress
A dozen of California's largest corporations are holding nearly $262 billion in foreign earnings in offshore subsidiaries to shield the money from American taxation, according to a new study by a consumer advocacy group.
California's Apple, was listed as having the most offshore holdings of any American corporation, $82.66 billion.
Read More http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/07/big-california-corporations-parking-262-billion-offshore.html
"There was a baby whose heart stopped because of lack of phosphorus," Robbins says. "Across the Washington area, I've heard of plenty of babies with calcium deficiencies who are experiencing poor bone growth and developmental problems because of this lack of nutrients."
Yet amidst the shortage of vitamins that premature babies are struggling to receive, some are managing to get ahold of the highly-pursued nutrients, Robbins says. Only, these people are using the drugs recreationally, to cure hangovers and keep a youthful look.
http://wtop.com/?nid=893&sid=3406718
Who would cut the tongues and take the reproductive organs from several cows? That’s the mystery police in a small town 90 miles away from Kansas City are dealing with.
“We couldn’t see any signs of trauma, and it doesn’t appear that there was any type of wild animal, such coyotes, that were involved,” Hills told KMOX.
The first cow discovered on Mitchell’s ranch had her tongue and ear removed. Mitchell toldKSHB-TV she assumed the mutilation was part of a sacrificial ritual or just teenage..
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/07/30/mutilated-cows-missouri-aliens/
It was believed to have been destroyed years ago, but a copy was secretly made and has subsequently surfaced.Lewinsky is the only voice heard.
On it, she tells the 42nd President: “Since I know you will be alone tomorrow evening, I have two proposals for you, neither of which is you not seeing me.”
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/07/bill-clinton-sex-tape-monica-lewinsky/
Chunk of Sun Headed Toward Earth at 2 Million Miles an HourCorey Powell, Editor of Discover Magazine, joined Bill Hemmer on America’s Newsroom this morning to explain the giant black hole, and what it means for us here on Earth. “The reason it’s dark is that whole chunk of the sun basically ripped off, blew out and is coming our way at about two million miles an hour,” said Powell. Well, that doesn’t sound good. Powell explained that this phenomenon happens frequently, but we don’t often see something this large. http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/07/30/chunk-sun-headed-toward-earth-2-million-miles-hour
